Grass Valley PDR User Manual
User Manual
Profile Family
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terms of the license are contained on the package containing the backup disks,
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Revision Status
Profile Family User Manual
Rev Date Description
APR 1997 Original issue for version 2.1. Part number 070-9955-00.
SEP 1997 Version 2.2. Part number rolled to 070-9955-01.
revision status.
Contents
Preface
About this Manual................................................................................. xv
Related Documentation........................................................................ xvi
Terminology and Conventions.............................................................. xvii
Chapter 1 Introducing the Profile Family
A Profile System Overview................................................................... 4
Video Disk Subsystem..................................................................... 4
Video Compression.......................................................................... 5
Video Interface Boards .................................................................... 6
Profile Software Development ......................................................... 8
What to Read First................................................................................ 9
Starting Your Profile System................................................................. 10
Starting and Closing Profile Applications.............................................. 11
Starting an Application..................................................................... 12
Viewing Help.................................................................................... 12
Closing an Application ..................................................................... 12
Profile Configuration Manager.............................................................. 13
Media Manager..................................................................................... 14
VdrPanel............................................................................................... 15
Profile Disk Utility.................................................................................. 16
Tool Box Editor..................................................................................... 17
List Manager......................................................................................... 18
TimeDelay............................................................................................. 19
Profile Logs........................................................................................... 20
ProLink.................................................................................................. 20
PortSever.............................................................................................. 20
Fibre Channel Support.......................................................................... 20
Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager
Saving a Configuration File................................................................... 22
Loading a Configuration File................................................................. 23
Setting Master Timecode...................................................................... 24
Setting the System Timing.................................................................... 27
E to E Timed Outputs....................................................................... 29
Adjusting the Timing when Upgrading to 2.2................................... 30
Setting the Reference Genlock............................................................. 31
Status Indicators.............................................................................. 31
VITC Reader Setting........................................................................ 31
Internal Reference Timing................................................................ 32
Changing LTC Input and Output Names .............................................. 33
Video Input............................................................................................ 34
Analog Composite Video Input ........................................................ 34
Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control........................... 37
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Analog Composite Video Input Time Base Correction.................... 39
Analog Composite Video Input for Preexisting Profile Units............ 40
Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control .......................... 43
Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval.............................. 46
Component Analog Video Input....................................................... 48
Serial Digital Component Video Input.............................................. 51
Serial Digital Component Video Input Advanced............................. 53
Video Output ........................................................................................ 54
Analog Composite Video Output..................................................... 54
Analog Composite Video Output Vertical Interval ........................... 57
Analog Composite Monitor Output .................................................. 58
Analog Composite Monitor Output Burn-in Timecode Tab.............. 59
Serial Digital Component Video Output........................................... 60
Serial Digital Component Video Output Advanced.......................... 61
PDR100 Audio..................................................................................... 62
Analog Audio Input.......................................................................... 62
Digital Audio Input ........................................................................... 63
Analog Audio Output ....................................................................... 64
Digital Audio Output......................................................................... 65
PDR200 Audio..................................................................................... 66
Analog Audio Input.......................................................................... 66
Digital Audio Input ........................................................................... 69
Analog Audio Output ....................................................................... 71
Digital Audio Output......................................................................... 75
Audio Configuration for the PDR200.................................................... 76
Input and Output Mapping............................................................... 76
Input Clocking.................................................................................. 79
Audio Configuration Other Tab........................................................ 82
Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager
Starting and Exiting the Media Manager.............................................. 86
Starting Other Applications from the Tools Menu............................ 87
Viewing and Hiding the Toolbar and Status Bar.............................. 88
Viewing Help and Software Version Information............................. 88
Connecting to a Remote Machine................................................... 89
Viewing the Media Hierarchy................................................................ 93
Copying Media................................................................................. 96
Moving Media.................................................................................. 96
Duplicating Media............................................................................ 98
Creating, Renaming and Deleting Bins ........................................... 98
Renaming Clips and Masters .......................................................... 99
Deleting Clips and Masters.............................................................. 100
Emptying the Recycle Bin................................................................ 100
Viewing Clip and Master Properties..................................................... 101
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Finding Clips and Masters.................................................................... 103
Using a Library System......................................................................... 105
Archiving a Clip................................................................................ 105
Restoring a Clip ............................................................................... 106
Renaming an Archived Clip ............................................................. 107
Deleting an Archived Clip................................................................. 108
Importing a Cartridge....................................................................... 109
Exporting a Cartridge....................................................................... 111
Updating and Inventorying Cartridges ............................................. 112
Inventorying the Library ................................................................... 114
Formatting Cartridges...................................................................... 115
Viewing Library, Cartridge and Archived Clip Properties................. 118
Viewing Tape Transport Status........................................................ 121
Viewing the Transfer Monitor................................................................ 124
Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel
Opening a Panel................................................................................... 130
Making a Panel Active.......................................................................... 131
Arranging Panels and Icons.................................................................. 131
Viewing Record Capacity...................................................................... 132
Viewing an Audio Monitor for a Panel................................................... 133
Selecting a Controller ........................................................................... 134
Selecting a Communications Port.................................................... 135
Selecting Clip Length (BVW Only)................................................... 136
Configuring a Controller................................................................... 137
Setting Compression Presets .......................................................... 139
Setting up BVW [insert edit] Emulation............................................ 141
Selecting Video Crosspoints............................................................ 143
Setting Timecode.................................................................................. 145
Selecting How to Display Timecode on a Panel.............................. 145
Setting Timecode Crosspoints......................................................... 147
Setting Drop-Frame Timecode......................................................... 149
Panel Basics......................................................................................... 150
Using Clips............................................................................................ 154
Defining a New Clip ......................................................................... 154
Loading and Playing a Clip.............................................................. 157
Renaming a Clip .............................................................................. 159
Setting Clip Protection ..................................................................... 160
Striping a Clip................................................................................... 161
Setting Long or Short Clip Names ................................................... 161
Ejecting All Clips.............................................................................. 162
Deleting a Clip.................................................................................. 162
Clip Lists............................................................................................... 163
Saving a Group of Clips in a Clip List .............................................. 163
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Playing a Clip List............................................................................ 164
Editing a Clip List............................................................................. 165
Setting In and Out Marks in Clips......................................................... 166
Setting Marks................................................................................... 166
Removing Marks.............................................................................. 167
Setting Field Dominance for Marks ................................................. 167
Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility
Creating a File System......................................................................... 170
Setting a Disk Label ............................................................................. 171
Formatting a Disk Volume.................................................................... 172
Loading Microcode............................................................................... 173
Relocating and Testing Bad Blocks...................................................... 174
The Detail Log...................................................................................... 175
Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities
Viewing Profile Logs............................................................................. 177
ProLink................................................................................................. 179
PortServer............................................................................................ 179
PDR Access Control............................................................................. 180
Chapter 7 Video Networking
Configuring a Fibre Channel Hardware Address.................................. 184
Configuring the Fibre Channel Board for TCP/IP................................. 185
Configuring Fibre Channel for Isolated Operation........................... 185
Configuring Fibre Channel for an Existing Network......................... 186
Checking Profile Communication .................................................... 187
The PDR Network Configuration Service............................................. 188
Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor
Starting and Exiting the Tool Box Editor............................................... 190
Using the Resource Manager............................................................... 192
Acquiring Resources ....................................................................... 193
Acquiring Profile Channels.............................................................. 194
Configuring Video Resources.......................................................... 195
Configuring Audio Resources.......................................................... 196
Configuring Timecode Resources................................................... 197
Project Files.......................................................................................... 199
Connecting to a Remote Profile Machine............................................. 200
Selecting a Current Bin ........................................................................ 201
Opening a Bin.................................................................................. 203
Creating a New Bin.......................................................................... 203
Record Time Remaining.................................................................. 203
Renaming Media ............................................................................. 203
Viewing Media Properties................................................................ 204
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Deleting Media................................................................................. 205
Emptying the Recycle Bin................................................................ 206
The Capture Timeline........................................................................... 206
Capturing a New Clip....................................................................... 208
Loop Recording................................................................................ 210
Playing a Clip................................................................................... 211
Trimming a Clip................................................................................ 211
Creating a Subclip............................................................................ 212
Creating Subclips on the Fly............................................................ 214
The Edit Timeline.................................................................................. 215
Creating a New Master.................................................................... 217
Adding Media to a Master................................................................ 217
Playing a Master.............................................................................. 218
Using the Audio Controls...................................................................... 219
Tool Box Editor Keyboard Shortcuts..................................................... 221
Chapter 9 Using the List Manager
List Manager Overview......................................................................... 224
Starting List Manager............................................................................ 225
Configuring Resources......................................................................... 227
Acquiring Profile Channels............................................................... 228
Configuring Video Resources.......................................................... 229
Configuring Audio Resources.......................................................... 231
Connecting to a Remote Profile Machine............................................. 232
Building a Playback List........................................................................ 233
Adding Media for Playback.............................................................. 233
Changing Event Settings ................................................................. 235
Monitoring a List as it Runs.............................................................. 238
Validating a List................................................................................ 238
Scheduling Recording Operations........................................................ 239
Using a Live Feed................................................................................. 240
Scheduling a Transfer Event ................................................................ 241
Scheduling an Archive Event................................................................ 242
Editing Event Lists................................................................................ 243
Changing the Order of Events ......................................................... 243
Inserting Events............................................................................... 243
Removing Events From a List.......................................................... 244
Using the Edit Window.......................................................................... 245
Creating a New List.......................................................................... 245
Saving a List .................................................................................... 245
Reusing a List.................................................................................. 246
Closing a List ................................................................................... 246
Exporting a List................................................................................ 246
Importing a List ................................................................................ 249
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Deleting an Entire List ..................................................................... 249
Overriding Events in a List ................................................................... 250
Taking an Event............................................................................... 250
Stopping an Event........................................................................... 250
Customizing Your List Display.............................................................. 251
Using the Event Log............................................................................. 255
Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay
Getting Started with TimeDelay............................................................ 259
Record Panel Controls .................................................................... 260
Playback Panel Controls ................................................................. 262
Censor Panel Controls .................................................................... 263
Exiting TimeDelay............................................................................ 265
Configuring the Panels......................................................................... 266
Selecting a Controller...................................................................... 266
Selecting a Communications Port for Remote Control.................... 267
Configuring a Controller................................................................... 268
Setting up the Signal Routing............................................................... 270
Assigning Video Crosspoints........................................................... 271
Setting up Timecode........................................................................ 272
Assigning Timecode Crosspoints.................................................... 274
Setting a Delay Time............................................................................ 276
Starting Video Recording................................................................. 277
Changing Playback Delay Time........................................................... 278
Pausing the Playback Panel............................................................ 278
Changing the Timecode .................................................................. 278
Locking the System.............................................................................. 279
Recording a New Clip........................................................................... 280
Renaming a Clip................................................................................... 281
Deleting a Clip...................................................................................... 281
Using Drop-Frame Timecode............................................................... 281
Auto Restore ........................................................................................ 281
Auto Shuttle.......................................................................................... 282
Starting the Censor Channel................................................................ 282
Understanding Segments................................................................ 283
Marking Segments........................................................................... 284
Reviewing Segments....................................................................... 285
Editing Segments ............................................................................ 285
Closing the Censor Channel............................................................ 286
Using Remote Control.......................................................................... 287
Packet Format................................................................................. 287
Arguments............................................................................................ 288
Commands........................................................................................... 288
Capacity........................................................................................... 288
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Censor ............................................................................................. 289
ClipSelect......................................................................................... 289
Close................................................................................................ 289
Cue .................................................................................................. 290
Drive................................................................................................. 290
EE.................................................................................................... 290
EndClip ............................................................................................ 291
Frame............................................................................................... 291
GotoTimecode ................................................................................. 291
Jog................................................................................................... 292
JoinBoth........................................................................................... 292
JoinDelete........................................................................................ 293
JoinNext........................................................................................... 293
JoinPrevious .................................................................................... 294
Lockout ............................................................................................ 294
MarkIn.............................................................................................. 294
MarkOut........................................................................................... 295
NewChannel .................................................................................... 295
Pause............................................................................................... 295
Play.................................................................................................. 296
Record ............................................................................................. 296
RecordPair....................................................................................... 296
Rename ........................................................................................... 297
SegmentReview............................................................................... 297
SetTime............................................................................................ 297
Stop.................................................................................................. 298
SysPause......................................................................................... 298
StartClip........................................................................................... 298
Status............................................................................................... 299
TimeSet............................................................................................ 299
Timecode......................................................................................... 299
TrimIn............................................................................................... 299
TrimOut............................................................................................ 300
System Control Returns........................................................................ 301
ACK.................................................................................................. 301
NAK.................................................................................................. 301
Status Responses................................................................................. 302
CapacityData ................................................................................... 302
StatusData....................................................................................... 302
TimeSetData.................................................................................... 303
TimecodeData.................................................................................. 303
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Figures
1 PDR100 and PDR200 features compared .............................................................2
2 Digital audio input channel indicators ......................................................................70
3 Board representation key ........................................................................................80
4 Configuration example, two video input clocking sources .......................................80
5 Configuration example, four video input clocking sources ......................................81
6 Factory set values of the compression presets .......................................................139
7 VdrPanel shortcut keys ...........................................................................................153
8 Tool Box Editor Keyboard Shortcuts .......................................................................221
9 Event status indicators ............................................................................................235
10 Factory set values of the compression presets .......................................................269
1 Profile front panel ....................................................................................................1
2 The PDR200 block diagram ....................................................................................7
3 PDR Application shortcuts on the Windows NT 4.0 desktop ..................................11
4 Profile Configuration Manager window ...................................................................13
5 Media Manager window ..........................................................................................14
6 VdrPanel window ....................................................................................................15
7 Profile Disk Utility window .......................................................................................16
8 Tool Box Editor window ...........................................................................................17
9 List Manager window ..............................................................................................18
10 TimeDelay window ..................................................................................................19
11 Profile Configuration Manager window ...................................................................21
12 Save As dialog box .................................................................................................22
13 Open dialog box for loading a configuration file ......................................................23
14 Master Timecode dialog box, genlock settings .......................................................24
15 System Timing dialog box, zero-timed ....................................................................28
16 System Timing dialog box, E to E timed .................................................................29
17 Reference Genlock dialog box ................................................................................31
18 LTC Inputs and Outputs dialog box .........................................................................33
19 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Main tab ..............................................34
20 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Advanced Control tab ..........................37
21 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Time Base Correction tab ...................39
22 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Main tab ..............................................40
23 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Advanced Control tab ..........................43
24 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box, Vertical Interval tab .............................46
25 Component Analog Video Input dialog box (CAV) ..................................................48
26 Serial Digital Component Video Input dialog box ....................................................51
27 Serial Digital Component Video Input, Advanced tab .............................................53
28 Analog Composite Video Output dialog box ...........................................................54
29 Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval dialog box ....................................57
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30 Analog Composite Monitor Output dialog box, Main tab .........................................58
31 Analog Composite Monitor Output dialog box, Burn-in Timecode tab .....................59
32 Serial Digital Component Video Output dialog box .................................................60
33 Serial Digital Video Output dialog box, Advanced tab .............................................61
34 Analog Audio Input dialog box .................................................................................62
35 Digital Audio Input dialog box ..................................................................................63
36 Analog Audio Output dialog box ..............................................................................64
37 Digital Audio Output dialog box ...............................................................................65
38 Analog Audio Input dialog box, Main tab .................................................................67
39 Analog Audio Input dialog box, Line Level tab ........................................................68
40 Digital Audio Input dialog box, Main tab ..................................................................69
41 Digital Audio Input dialog box, Status tab ................................................................70
42 Digital Audio Input dialog box, Sample Rate Converter tab ....................................71
43 Analog Audio Output dialog box, Main tab ..............................................................72
44 Analog Audio Output dialog box, Line Mode tab .....................................................73
45 Analog Audio Outputs dialog box, Line Level tab ....................................................74
46 Digital Audio Output dialog box ...............................................................................75
47 Audio Configuration dialog box, Input Mapping tab .................................................76
48 Audio Configuration dialog box, Output Mapping tab ..............................................77
49 Audio Configuration dialog box, Input Clocking tab .................................................81
50 Audio Configuration dialog box, Other tab ...............................................................82
51 Media Manager window ...........................................................................................86
52 Hardware Communication message box .................................................................87
53 Add/Remove Machine dialog box ............................................................................91
54 Add Network Host dialog box ..................................................................................91
55 The Media Manager window ...................................................................................93
56 Properties dialog box for clips or masters ...............................................................101
57 Find dialog box ........................................................................................................103
58 Import Cartridge dialog box .....................................................................................109
59 Export Cartridge dialog box .....................................................................................111
60 Confirm Inventory dialog box ...................................................................................114
61 Format Cartridge dialog box ....................................................................................115
62 Format Cartridge dialog box ....................................................................................116
63 Properties dialog box for the library .........................................................................118
64 Properties dialog box for a cartridge ........................................................................119
65 Properties dialog box for an archived clip ................................................................120
66 Tape Transport Status dialog box ...........................................................................121
67 Transfer Monitor dialog box .....................................................................................124
68 VdrPanel window .....................................................................................................129
69 Open Panel dialog box ............................................................................................130
70 Message box showing record capacity ....................................................................132
71 Audio Monitor dialog box .........................................................................................133
72 Controller Setup dialog box .....................................................................................134
73 Comm Port dialog box .............................................................................................135
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74 Set Clip Marks dialog box .......................................................................................136
75 Profile Options dialog box .......................................................................................137
76 Profile Options dialog box (BVW [insert-edit] only) .................................................138
77 Edit Compression Presets dialog box .....................................................................139
78 Video Crosspoint dialog box ...................................................................................143
79 Timecode Setup dialog box .....................................................................................145
80 Timecode Crosspoint dialog box .............................................................................148
81 Panel dialog box ......................................................................................................150
82 New Clip dialog box ................................................................................................155
83 Load Clip dialog box ................................................................................................157
84 Rename Video Clip dialog box ................................................................................159
85 Set Clip Protection dialog box .................................................................................160
86 Stripe Timecode dialog box .....................................................................................161
87 Delete Clip dialog box .............................................................................................162
88 Save Group of Clips dialog box ...............................................................................163
89 Load Group of Clips dialog box ...............................................................................164
90 Edit Clip List dialog box ...........................................................................................165
91 Field Dominance dialog box ....................................................................................167
92 Profile Disk Utility window .......................................................................................169
93 Set Label dialog box ................................................................................................171
94 Format Disk(s) dialog box .......................................................................................172
95 Microcode Filename to Load dialog box .................................................................173
96 Detail Log dialog box ...............................................................................................175
97 WinTail window .......................................................................................................177
98 PortServer window ..................................................................................................179
99 Services dialog box .................................................................................................181
100 Tool Box Editor window ...........................................................................................190
101 Hardware Communication message box ................................................................191
102 Resource Manager dialog box ................................................................................192
103 Channel tabs in Tool Box Editor ..............................................................................194
104 Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box ..............................................................195
105 Resource Manager dialog box, Timecode ..............................................................197
106 Remote Machine dialog box ....................................................................................200
107 Current bin display ..................................................................................................202
108 Properties dialog box ..............................................................................................204
109 Capture timeline ......................................................................................................206
110 Timecode entry window ..........................................................................................208
111 E to E button ...........................................................................................................208
112 Record buttons ........................................................................................................208
113 Clip Name text box ..................................................................................................209
114 Transport controls ...................................................................................................209
115 Record Buffer dialog box .........................................................................................210
116 Create and User Mark buttons, plus event and frame controls ...............................212
117 Edit timeline .............................................................................................................215
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118 Trim handles on the edit timeline .............................................................................216
119 Audio controls ..........................................................................................................219
120 List Manager window ...............................................................................................225
121 Resource Manager dialog box .................................................................................227
122 Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box ..............................................................230
123 Remote Machine dialog box ....................................................................................232
124 A basic playback list ................................................................................................234
125 Creating a record event ...........................................................................................239
126 New Switch Event dialog box ..................................................................................240
127 New Transfer Event dialog box ...............................................................................241
128 New Transfer Event dialog box ...............................................................................242
129 New List dialog box .................................................................................................245
130 Font dialog box ........................................................................................................251
131 Color dialog box, with custom color controls shown ................................................252
132 Columns dialog box .................................................................................................253
133 An example of a log file ...........................................................................................255
134 TimeDelay conceptual model ..................................................................................257
135 TimeDelay window with record/playback pair ..........................................................259
136 Record panel controls ..............................................................................................260
137 Playback panel controls. ..........................................................................................262
138 Censor panel controls ..............................................................................................263
139 Controller Setup dialog box .....................................................................................266
140 Communication Port dialog box ...............................................................................267
141 Profile Options (controller configuration) dialog box ................................................268
142 Edit Compression Presets dialog box ......................................................................269
143 Video crosspoint dialog box .....................................................................................271
144 Timecode Setup dialog box .....................................................................................272
145 Timecode crosspoint dialog box ..............................................................................274
146 Go To Timecode dialog box ....................................................................................278
147 Panel Lockout dialog box ........................................................................................279
148 New Clip dialog box .................................................................................................280
149 Segments in the clip window ...................................................................................283
150 Censor channel .......................................................................................................284
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Preface
About this Manual
The Profile® Family User Manualsupports Profile System Software 2.2 for the
industry-standard Profile PDR100 Video Disk Recorder and the PDR200
Profile Video File Server. Profile disk recorders use digital technology to store
and produce broadcast-quality video and CD-quality audio. This manual
documents the standard and optional software applications that run on the
Profile disk recorder:
• The Profile Configuration Manager configures your hardware for input and
output of video and audio, genlock, and system timing.
• The Media Manager manages clips and masters on disk and in a cartridge
library system.
• VdrPanel lets you capture and use video and audio clips.
• The Profile Disk Utility lets you create a file system or load new microcode
for a volume of disks.
• The optional Tool Box Editor logs material and performs simple, cuts-only
edits. It also allows you to create a sequence of clips called a master.
• The optional List Manager allows you to set up simple station automation.
• TimeDelay, also optional, allows you to delay a video feed by a specific
amount of time.
• Other Profile utilities include Profile Log (WinTail), PDR Service, ProLink,
PortServer, plus
fcconfig, a utility used for Fibre Channel networking.
NOTE: This manual assumes that you are familiar with basic
Microsoft Windows operation.
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Related Documentation
Several manuals related to the Profile Family User Manual include:
• On-line manuals. You can access on-line help for an application at any time
by choosing
• Profile System Version 2.2 Release Notes.
• Profile PDR200 Installation Manual.
• PLS200 Library System Manual.
• PRS200 RAID Storage Instruction Manual.
• PDX103 Disk Expansion Unit Installation Manual.
• PDX208 Disk Expansion Chassis Instruction Manual.
• PRC100 Profile Control Panel User Manual.
• Microsoft Windows NT user documentation.
Help | Help Topics.
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Terminology and Conventions
Button (graphical) Buttons shown in bold (OK, for example) that you click with
the mouse pointer.
Button (mouse) The two or three buttons on the top of the mouse.
Terminology and Conventions
Choosing Choosing menu items,
means choose the Exit menu item under the File menu.)
Commands Commands (
Clicking Pressing and releasing the mouse button without moving
the pointer.
Ctrl key Hold Ctrl down while pressing other keys in a sequence.
Double-clicking Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without
moving the pointer.
Dragging Pressing and holding the mouse button while moving the
pointer.
Moving Changing the location of the pointer on the screen by
moving the mouse.
Pointer An arrow or other graphic on the screen indicating the
current cursor position for selecting or clicking.
Pointing Positioning the pointer on an object on the display by
moving the mouse.
Right-click Pressing and holding the right mouse button.
a:\setup, for example) are shown in bold.
File | Exit, for example. (File | Exit
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1
Introducing the Profile Family
The PDR100 Profile Video Disk Recorder and the PDR200 Profile Video File
Server store broadcast-quality video and CD-quality audio on computer disk
drives rather than on tape, allowing almost instant access to any location in your
video and audio material.
A Profile system is more than just a one-for-one replacement of a VTR: it can
have up to four video channels which is like having four independent VTRs in
one unit. Clips are available to all channels at once, so you can play a clip on
more than one channel at the same time without making a copy of it. Since each
channel is independent of the others, each playback can start at a different time
and at a different place in the clip.
You can even start playing a clip while it’s still being recorded. Just start
capturing the clip on one channel, wait about five seconds, and then play the clip
back on another channel. This kind of control makes the Profile system an ideal
solution if you want to go to air with a clip before you are finished recording it.
Table 1 on page 2 lists and compares other features of the PDR100 and PDR200
in detail.
Figure 1. Profile front panel
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Table 1. PDR100 and PDR200 features compared
Feature PDR100 PDR200
Video inputs Analog composite,
component analog (CAV),
serial digital component
Video channels
2 or 4 2 or 4
Analog composite,
component analog (CAV),
serial digital component
(CODECs)
Disk drives Up to eight 4-GB SCSI Up to eight 9-GB Ultra-SCSI
Audio Up to 16 channels, 16-bit
analog standard; digital
embedded optional (625
16 channels, digital standard
(AES/EBU, embedded);
analog optional
only)
Digital audio interfaces None XLR216, BNC216
Analog audio
interfaces
Internal storage at 24
XLR100 PAC208 (8 channel),
PAC216 (16 channel)
3 hours 6 hours
Mb/s
Mainframe bandwidth 24 Mb/s 30 Mb/s
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT 10/100 BaseT
Video network Fibre Channel upgradeable Fibre Channel ready
RS-422 protocols Profile, Louth, Odetics, BVW Profile, Louth, Odetics, BVW
Reference signals NTSC and PAL NTSC and PAL
Line formats 525/60 and 625/50 525/60 and 625/50
Compression Continuously variable
motion JPEG
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Continuously variable
motion JPEG
NOTE: Profile System Software version 2.2 supports both the
PDR100 and the PDR200. In addition, version 2.2 is runs on
Windows® NT™ 3.51 and 4.0.
The PDR100 and PDR200 are supported by the following optional products:
• Fibre Channel interface card
• PDX103 and PDX208 Profile Disk Expansion Units
• PAC208 and PAC216 Analog/Digital Interface chassis (PDR200 only)
• XLR216 and BNC216 Digital Interface chassis (PDR200 only)
• PRS200 Profile RAID Storage System (3 to 96 hours of storage)
• PLS200 Profile Library System
• PRC100 Profile Control Panel unit
• LVS100 Live Controller
• PDRFCD CD-ROM Drive
• Profile Tool Box Editor software
• Profile Tool Box List Manager software
• Profile TimeDelay application software
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Chapter 1 Introducing the Profile Family
A Profile System Overview
The PDR100 and PDR200 are multichannel digital disk recorders capable of
supporting up to four channels with motion JPEG compression. In a fourchannel Profile system, each channel can play back one video and four audio
signals while using several different video formats. In other words, one Profile
unit can replace up to four VTRs, with added benefit of random access to video
and audio data stored on disk.
The Profile system has an EISA motherboard with an internal digital video
routing system. There are sixteen EISA slots and one ISA slot used for interface
cards and routing audio data.
The applications processor subsystem, which runs the Windows NT operating
system, is based on an Intel Pentium 133 Mhz with 32 Mbytes of RAM. The
subsystem also has a hard disk drive and a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, plus a
keyboard, mouse, and an SVGA card.
A video router chip set is integrated on the mother board. It routes video signals
between the video disk system, video effects cards, and video I/O cards. The
video router is a 32 x 32 crosspoint matrix capable of full bandwidth 4:2:2
CCIR 601 8-bit digital video. The video router allows real-time transfer of
video throughout the system without impacting overall system performance.
The video router also makes simultaneous record and playback possible on
separate channels.
Video Disk Subsystem
In the video disk subsystem, video data is compressed and written to disk, or
read from disk and decompressed. This video data is read from and written to
the video router in 8-bit, parallel component digital video format. The video
disk subsystem has disk recorder boards, a SCSI interface to the disks, and an
Intel i960 real-time processor.
The video disk subsystem uses master and slave disk recorder boards with two
SCSI channels on each board. The master disk recorder board comes standard
with a two-channel Profile unit, and a four-channel system adds a slave disk
recorder board. The master board has a Intel i960 real-time processor which
controls compression and the data flows on SCSI channels and CODECs.
A two-channel Profile has two JPEG CODECs and an i960 processor located
on the master disk recorder board. Bidirectional CODEC channels allow
channels to be configured for recording or playback. In a four-channel Profile
system, a slave disk recorder board adds two additional video disk recorder
channels and another SCSI-2 interface to support more disk drives.
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Video Compression
The i960 on the master board is used to control data flow and compression
coefficient loading of the JPEG CODECs. The amount of video compression
varies according to the setting of the compression coefficient. Higher
compression ratios store more data, but the result is lower quality video. On the
other hand, lower compression ratios result in higher quality video and less
storage capacity. Audio is not compressed.
Since JPEG compression ratio can be varied to change the video quality given
available storage time, the amount of storage depends on your choice of
compression ratio. A quick rule of thumb is that five minutes of video—plus
four channels of audio and two channels of timecode—is roughly equal to one
gigabyte of disk storage at a 24 Mbps compressed video data rate. For example,
a PDX208 Disk Expansion unit expands storage up to twelve hours and a
PRS200 RAID Storage System can brings it up to approximately 96 hours.
In addition to video compression, the recorder boards also integrate the audio
data, coming from the EISA bus, with compressed video data. with up to four
channels of audio per channel of video. These recorder boards communicate
with the SCSI-2 interface using a Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface.
Video data is written to and read from the disk over a fast/wide/differential or
Ultra SCSI interface. A maximum of eight 9 gigabyte disk drives are used for
storing the video and audio. Data is striped across disk drives for increased
aggregate bandwidth. External disk drives may be added, such as the PDX208
Disk Expansion unit or the PRS200 RAID Storage system. A maximum of
twelve drives can be supported on a single SCSI-2 bus. The master and slave
recorder boards each have one SCSI-2 interface.
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Video Interface Boards
Video and audio interface boards receive incoming and send outgoing video
and audio data. These boards are responsible for converting the video and audio
to internal formats used by the disk recorder.
There are several video boards that allow a Profile unit to be used with various
standard video formats: Composite analog, serial digital component, or
component analog video are all possible. All boards accept 525/625 (NTSC or
PAL) video standards.
The latest analog composite input and output board offers two input and output
channels per board. The two output channels for this board are similar to the
output channels of the original analog composite board.
The monitor board allows you to display text and burn-in timecode on an output
monitor.
Component analog input allows dithering, auto-timing, and vertical blanking.
As with other inputs, you can automate VITC detection. You adjust input gain
and also select an input format such as Betacam.
A serial digital component board handles both input and output. You can also
enable dithering, auto-timing, and automate VITC detection. The board also
has error detection and handling.
The standard reference genlock board allows you to time your Profile disk
recorder to other devices in a broadcast facility. You can lock a Profile unit to
a PAL or NTSC reference signal (house black). The genlock board also lets you
have four LTC inputs and outputs, one input and one output for each for the four
possible channel.
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Video Interface Boards
Fibre
Channel
Arbitrated
Loop
Networking
• RS-422 ports(8)
• Ethernet LAN I/O
Slave Recorder Bd.
• 2 JPEG CODECs
• Ultra SCSI-2
External SCSI Devices
PCI Bus
Applications Processor
Subsystem
• Intel Pentium
133 Mhz Processor
EISA Bus
Master Recorder Bd.
• Intel i960 real-time
processor
• 2 JPEG CODECs
• Ultra SCSI-2
Video I/O
• Analog Composite
• SDI w/Embedded
Audio
CCIR 601
Video Router
Reference
Genlock
Board
CCIR 601
32 x 32
CCIR 601
Digital
Audio
I/O
Optional
Analog
Audio I/O
(External
CCIR 601
Chassis)
Optional
Mix
Effects
Board
CCIR 601
9955-1
Figure 2. The PDR200 block diagram
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Profile Software Development
The Profile Software Development Kit (SDK) provides an application
programming interface (API) for libraries of Profile functions. You can call
these functions from any language that permits calls to C declared functions.
Software developers can use the API to control the Profile from third-party
hardware devices, for example. The API consisting of six libraries:
• The TekCfg library provides an interface to the Profile configuration.
• The TekPdr library furnishes calls that inventory and manage movies in
Common Movie Format (CMF), an internal file format standard for video,
audio, and timecode.
• The TekRem library makes it possible for a remote Windows NT system on
an x86 processor to control a Profile disk recorder over an Ethernet LAN.
• The TekVdr library provides an interface for playing and recording video
and audio clips.
• The TekVfs library supports low-level access to individual media files in the
media file system.
• The TekVme library controls the optional video mix effects board.
Eight RS-422 serial ports come standard on a disk recorder. A disk recorder can
issue serial commands or receive them from an external device via RS-422
communication lines. The Profile Protocol associates each API call with a
specific number that can be sent over an RS-422 line. The ProLink application
monitors Profile Protocol calls over an RS-422 link, allowing you to use
compatible hardware devices, such as the PRC100 Control Panel, to issue
commands to a Profile unit.
Windows applications are also available to control the Profile system. Your
disk recorder comes with several standard and optional applications. See
“Starting and Closing Profile Applications” on page 11 for more information.
NOTE: Louth and Odetics RS-422 protocols are also supported,
although there is not a one-to-one correspondence between these
protocols and the Profile API. Louth and Odetics protocols do not
allow you full access to the functionality of the
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What to Read First
The order in which you should read the chapters of this manual depends on how
you want to set up your Profile system.
• Before using your Profile unit, you must first configure your video and audio
resources. Refer to Chapter 2, “Using the Profile Configuration Manager.”
• If you are upgrading a PDR100 to version 2.2 of Profile system software
from version 1.4.XX or earlier, you must rebuild your file system. Refer to
Chapter 5, “Using the Profile Disk Utility.”
• Once you have configured your video and audio resources, and rebuilt your
file system, if necessary, you are ready to capture and replay video and audio
clips. Refer to Chapter 4, “Using VdrPanel.”
• To read Profile logs, access your Profile system from a remote PC, or attach
a PRC100 Profile Control Panel, refer to Chapter 6, “Using Profile
Utilities.”
• To learn how to manage media on disk or over Fibre Channel on a Profile
network, see “Using the Media Manager” on page 85.
• If want to use purchase and use optional software applications, see “Using
the Tool Box Editor” on page 189, “Using the List Manager” on page 223,
or “Using TimeDelay” on page 257.
What to Read First
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Starting Your Profile System
Once the unit is properly installed, you are ready to log in. For instructions on
how to install and power-on either a PDR100 or PDR200, see the unit’s
installation manual.
To log in automatically:
1. Power up the Profile unit, and the start up routine begins. During normal start
up, you are logged in automatically and the VdrPanel application starts. You
can hold down the Shift key during start up to interrupt the automatic log in
process.
NOTE: If you stop the automatic log in, or if it fails, the Windows NT
log in screen appears. When logging in, remember that Windows NT
is case-sensitive.
To manually log in:
1. At the Windows NT log in screen, enter the username: profile
2. Use the Tab key to advance to the From field. If your domain name or local
computer name is not displayed in the box, click in the box to access a list of
choices. Select your domain or local computer name from the list.
3. Use the Tab key to advance to the password field.
4. The password appears as asterisks (*) for password security. For the
password, enter:
5. Click OK or press Enter.
NOTE: If a log in error message appears, and all the information is
correct, try deleting the password and clicking
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OK.
Starting and Closing Profile Applications
Starting and Closing Profile Applications
After logging into your Profile system, you see shortcuts for the Profile
applications on the Windows NT desktop.
Figure 3. PDR Application shortcuts on the Windows NT 4.0 desktop
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Starting an Application
To start a Profile application such as VdrPanel using Windows NT 4.0:
• Double-click the shortcut icon on the Windows NT desktop.
Or:
• Choose
Start | VdrPanel.
Or:
• Choose
Start | Programs | PDR Applications | VdrPanel.
To start a Profile application such as VdrPanel using Windows NT 3.51:
1. In Program Manager, double-click the
icon.
2. Double-click the VdrPanel icon in the
Viewing Help
To view the Help for an application:
• Choose
• Click the
Help | Help Topics.
Help button on a dialog box or a toolbar, if available.
To view version information (for VdrPanel in this example):
• Choose
Help | About VdrPanel.
Closing an Application
To close Profile applications:
• Choose
File | Quit, File | Exit or click the Close button.
PDR Applications program group
PDR Applications program group.
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