Technicolor - Thomson LCP 400 User Manual

User’s Guide

3922 496 30951 November 2007 v1.01

LCP 400

Infinity Wireless Local Control Panel Application

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Table of contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction

1.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 Wireless camera control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.3 Metadata support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.4 ENG workflow support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.5 EFP Workflow support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 – Setup

2.1 Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

2.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2.4 Setting up a connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2.4.1 Typical setup procedure for a PDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.4.2 Typical setup procedure for a TouchPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 3 – Operation

3.1 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.2 Metadata menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.3 Operate menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.4 Paint menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.5 Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.6 Setup Cam menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.7 PDA Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.8 Camera configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 4 – Metadata

4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

4.2 Selecting stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

4.3 Managing stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.3.1 View story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.3.2 Edit story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.3.3 Create a new story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3.4 Delete a story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3.5 Backup a story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3.6 Restore a story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.3.7 Move a story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1 Application

The LCP 400 is a control application for Electronic News Gathering (ENG) and Electronic Field
Production (EFP) workflows. It runs on a mobile device such as a PDA or TouchPhone using
Windows Mobile. The LCP 400 application supports the Infinity™ Series Digital Media
Camcorder.

When installed on a mobile device, the LCP 400 application allows you to adjust camera
settings and access menus. It also provides facilities for handling production metadata.

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.2 Wireless camera control

Using the wireless Bluetooth connection of the mobile device, the LCP 400 application
communicates with the Infinity camcorder equipped with a USB Bluetooth adapter. The
application is paired with a specific camera to give you complete control over its settings.

The LCP 400 application provides access to all camera menus and lets you adjust settings
while shooting. It displays audio levels visually and, thanks to its low latency, lets you make
critical adjustments to audio and video parameters.

The application also makes it easy to enter and read metadata associated with your video clips
before, during and after the shoot. You can prepare metadata on a PDA or TouchPhone with the
camera switched off; as soon as the camera is switched on, the devices synchronize
automatically.

1.3 Metadata support

The role of standard IT technologies has already significantly increased productivity in ENG and
EFP, particularly in the adoption of file-based workflows that provide earlier and more in-depth
access to content throughout the production chain.

Within these workflows, the ability to create, add, and distribute metadata is a significant time
saver. Whether from a newsroom computer system, an assignment desk, or an editing room,
the ability to tag assets electronically ensures that the members of the production team have
all the information they need.

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The LCP 400 application is a logical extension of the metadata workflow. Instead of using a
laptop or USB memory stick to relay a shot list from a newsroom to a camera operator, or to
bring back camera metadata from the field, you can carry the information with you in a
handheld device as well as update and share it wirelessly.

1.4 ENG workflow support

For ENG workflows, you can synchronize the LCP 400 application with a newsroom computer
system and update it via a mobile connection, including GPRS and UMTS.

The implications of this integration are significant. An assignment editor can hand out stories in
advance. A field crew can pick up assignments remotely via e-mail, then drag and drop them
into the LCP 400 application. They can then capture interview details and shot lists in the
application, wrapped as metadata, and transmit the information to a newsroom so editors and
directors have full details concerning the content and start planning on-air time, even before
that content arrives.

This streamlined workflow lets journalists and editors use metadata to get straight to the key
content they need to prepare the story. It also eliminates a stumbling block to a fully integrated
newsroom, letting you create a unified production that starts at the moment of assignment
and continues through acquisition, editing, and delivery.

The LCP 400 application works seamlessly with our Aurora™ fast-turn production suite, which
fits into workflows that span acquisition, production, and playout. For instance, if the Aurora
Ingest™ solution is part of your workflow it can be used to reconcile any metadata changes
that may have been made in the field with the LCP 400 application and your newsroom.

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Chapter 2

Setup

2.1 Requirements

To use the LCP 400 application with an Infinity camcorder you need the following equipment:

Chapter 2 - Setup

Bluetooth USB adapter

iPDA

Mobile device

• To install and run the LCP 400 application a mobile device using Windows Mobile 5.0 or
higher is required.

• To allow the camcorder to communicate with mobile device, plug the Bluetooth USB
adapter into the USB connector at the rear of the handgrip or into the USB (A) connector
at the bottom-right side of the Infinity camcorder.

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