XTAccess v01.08.30 Release notes
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1. 5 4 8 CLEAN EDIT INTEGRATION e ees os ono n nh oh osos oho sas os osos sesso ese sensa osos ss sss sess snas sss ossa ss Pass sese pasan 5 RS EMIT BEP IOS TID 5 5 BUGS CORRECTION SINCE XTACCESS V 1 05 11 ecce e eere ee eere eene enun uen 6 6 LIMITATIONS ssiciscisccssussccsntsssscussvetcssstvsseccsuvetdsvesss ieseivetdsssdsssvssstvoossdedssnssssvotssddvsseccasvascssesctsesestss 7 T KNOWN BUGS E S iss sssi s ssi RR RII 8 2 EVS COMPLIANCE MATRIX e Release Package M9 00 74 o Please refer to the specific document Software Compatibility for Package Multicam 09 00 74 e Package Package M10 00 45 Beta version o Please refer to the specific document Software Compatibility for Package Multicam 10 00 45 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION See Installation Manual for details of the installation procedure Copy the installshield XTAccess 1 08 30 Setup exe in a temp directory e g C Install Software XTAccess It is recommended to first uninstall XTAccess versions prior to v1 04 34 Run XTAccess installshield XTAccess_1 08 30 0_Setup exe and then follow the steps of the Setup wizard Reboot needed after first launch Clean Edit Integration Option Contact Clean Edit support to install the compliant software Installshields are only available for Clean Edit v2 06 xx amp 2 07 xx o CEXTAccessIntegration v02 06 XX exe or CEXTAccessIntegration_v02 07 X2. 2 E Instant Tapeless TechnOlogy XTAccess bs Auteurs Serge Comes Olivier Fettweis Release Note v1 08 30 February 23 2009 Um 1 TABLE OF CONTENT L TABLE OF CONTENT wissssisscscccscctssdssssccscsestacsvaess asa ab eo earam sa un se seio Seen aan aae e arae nene nena siio suene nenas 1 2 EVS COMPLIANCE MATRIX 5 eoe so si eos toot icri sores sre ters eere eee so aree erre Pos epos impresos Up ra eDi de 1 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5 eoe eoo toot tore tores ne ter ses r oe eese aee reos tops epos iore ere sopra epbde 2 4 NEW FEATURES SINCE XTACCESS V 1 05 17 sees e eee eene eere eene enne n uen 2 4 1 TRANSCODING ON THE FLY 3 cccccccccccssccccscsoscscscscscsssososososcsososcsccccescsescccsccesccescseseseseseseseseses 2 AZ XML JOBS E E E S EA E E A cesessnscbecoseecsee 3 4 3 VARID LOUTHID SUPPORT 3 sssaccsssccccosscssoctesesessonsescecsssscsevusseessesecesdsoveasosesseees sosse sausso E Ue E Uo aUa nba 3 4 4 BACKUP TO AVID MXF OP ATOM NATIVE FORMAT e eese nnno nh on ono hosohhs ss ss osos ossa nsns sese suu 4 4 5 UNICODE SUPPORT 3 eecvoc ccoscvec esoscveroseroV reso cor eFeUrDVUF Esos Var ones oP eF Pe ep oro eU OF OSSOS OSPS ud PUOI Pe eC HEC EU Ue 4 4 6 ERROR CODES 6 n itves eoe ei ee eport kr eeu eo seb re c e esa ende eT Deed ee aun Roe so re ekle ea oonods slee eo Sea SU UE Er bod ee Eoo SUE Ee RUE 5 AT XTACCHSS eU
3. XTAccess can be minimized in system tray manual operation New log file C EvsLogs XTAccess xXTAccess_UI csv This is an As Run Log of all the jobs performed by XTAccess in a Excel sheet New log file C EVSLogs XTAccess EVSxxxxEncoder log use by the EVS encoder DLL Transcoding on the fly Some buttons in XTAccess GUI have been properly renamed Error messages are displayed in XTAccess monitoring GUI with short and detailed explanation 4 8 Clean Edit Integration When a backup clip job doesn t finish successfully the media is deleted in CleanEditDB not for the backup of train Possibility to use the Primary TC in Clean Edit Setting via registry key HKCU Software EVS Broadcast Equipment XTAccess Use PrimaryTC DWORD 0 not active 1 active This TC is only supported in a workflow with Clean Edit 4 9 Miscellaneous Serial Number The Serial Number must be a multiple of 10 between 10 amp 16330 in compliance with other EVS applications Restore Avid IMX QuickTime Movies not Quick Time reference file format Backup clip flag When a backup is successful the STATUSXFILE in MCCLIPTABLE can be updated to notify the operator via Multicam VGA display Setting via registry key Oo HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNEVS Broadcast EquipmentNXTAccessNUpdateStatusXFileIfBackupSuccessful DWORD 0 1 Oo HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNEVS Broadcast EquipmentNXTAccessNSCANxxNUpdateStat
4. S Broadcast Equipment XTAccess Encoder Profiles Default EVS Profiles It is possible to generate any custom Encoder Profile for specific application The document Encoder Profiles pdf describes all the parameters for the XML profile e XSecure code Transcoding on the fly is an option in XTAccess XSecure codes must be enabled to allow transcoding All the codecs are included in one XSecure code no need for multiple codes for each codec Note that XTAccess without transcoding on the fly option can run without XSecure codes as for previous versions Please check XTAccess User s Manual or contact EVS support for additional information 4 2 XML Jobs e New job supported o Job Type 16 Grab a field from file o Job Type 44 Short XT copy partial transfer of clip to another XT Note that IPD v4 does not support this job e New tags in EVS XFile Job Job Progress Info Processing Device to identify the job processor Name Serial Number Host Name This tag allow to trace the XTAccess device which has processed the job e XTAccess suddenly stopped At the re start of XTAccess o XML job files in Jobs Scheduled amp Jobs In Progress are moved to Jobs Done with Job Status 7 failed 4 3 VarlD LouthID support e It is allowed to identify a XT clip by its VarID or LouthID for Backups XTCopy Delete dip Grabfields Streaming to Avid 4 4 4 5 Backup to Avid MXF OP Atom Native Format XTAccess and XFile are able to
5. X exe o EvsEditFramework 3 06 XX exe or EvsEditFramework 3 07 XX exe 4 NEW FEATURES SINCE XTACCESS V1 05 11 4 1 Transcoding on the Fly e XTAccess can backup a clip from XT or file re wrap and transcode it on the fly to another format codec amp wrapper e The performance of the backup transcoding is driven by the slowest process Both backup and transcoding will finish at the same time e It is possible to o backup only like in previous versions o transcode on the fly only XTAccess Release Note v1 00 04 Page 2 of 8 Created by Serge Comes o backup amp transcode on the fly e The transcoding feature can not be triggered by XML jobs The transcoding option must be checked in XML Scan settings and the XML profile for the codec must be selected in the XTAccess folder See XTAccess User s Manual for additional information e Codecs supported o DV DV25 DVCPRO 25 DVCPRO 50 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 IMX 30 IMX 40 IMX 50 MJPEG EVS Proxy SD amp HD Avid DNXHD lo and hi level DVCPRO HD XDCAM HD 420 XDCAM HD 422 WM9 o The source clip backup or file rewrap must be a codec natively supported by XT servers MJPEG IMX Avid DNxHD codecs Apple ProRes is not supported e Conversion formats are also supported SD to HD HD to SD See MediaXchange features for additional information about limitations e Encoder Profiles Default Encoder Profiles have been generated and are located in C Program Files EV
6. adata from Apple Final Cut Pro or Avid 2097 XTAccess did not restore files to XT Multicam v8 with the correct date and time Corrected 2396 IMX files from GVG e VTR type can not be restored with XTAccess Corrected 2398 XTAccess crashes if you want to restore corrupted files Additional protection have been added to avoid the crash 2406 TC incorrect on XT after restoring copying a sequence created in FCP via XTAccess in 720p 5994 Corrected XT Transfer 1730 XT Transfer Cancelled Quick Time file is now correctly closed Clean Edit Integration Delete Media function via CleanEditDB dll is not called anymore when a backup train fails o Hi Low relationship discordances with CleanEdit e Miscellaneous o 1368 XTAccess main window disappears suddenly 6 LIMITATIONS e XML Jobs must specify the Job Dest Short in TC and Job Dest Short out TC based on legacy TC only not User TC This is compliant with IP Director v5 5 e It is not possible to generate Thumbnails from Apple ProRes 422 clips e SuperMotion MXF OP1a file format is not supported backup of clips e An XStore 2 device is recommended to run simultaneously XTAccess and Clean Edit Suite e XT copy from Hires XT to Lores XT is not allowed e Unicode amp ASCII Transfer of Unicode metadata to Avid Transfer Manager e In case of backup of trains XT Creation Time tags are based on XTAccess workstation date and time not o
7. anscoding on the fly with SuperMotion files will transcode only 1 field over 2 or 3 depends of the Rec mode on the XT 2 SuperMotion mode is lost during transcoding process e 2259 It is impossible to create lo res files Mjpeg Proxy MPEG1 WM9 from 720P60 and 720P50 clips It will be supported in future version 7 KNOWN BUGS e 1513 Bitrate of MJPEG restore file is false in IP Director database e 1648 XTAccess crashes in case the Avid storage is full e 1676 SMPTE 334M XTAccess removes SMPTE 334M data during backup and restore processes Anyway XTAccess is able to restore any file including SMPTE 334M data like for files backuped with XFile which keep this metadata e 2083 Partial transfer to Avid Transfer Manager of MXF file that have been backuped with XTAccess version prior to 1 06 00 is not feasible Complete transfer is OK
8. create Avid MXF OPATOM files which are natively compatible with the Media Composer without transcoding or Avid Transfer Manager transfer In this release version we can only create Avid MXF file without the check in into Interplay Codecs supported o IMX D10 30 40 50 o Avid DNxHD codecs Lo amp Hi Level formats Workflow The EVS operator creates backuped files from clips or trains in Avid MXF format on XF 2 removable drives or Avid storage via networking connection using XFile XStream or XTAccess IPDirector The Avid Media Composer operator can then import the media using Avid Media Tool and edit the Avid MXF files on its original storage No need to transfer again the files to Avid storage using Avid Transfer Manager The MXF Avid file format option is not yet supported in XML jobs a new checkbox in XML Scan settings has been added to overwrite Job Dest File Format from the XML job by the file format defined in the XML scan settings Important Notice The Avid MXF files are detected by the MediaComposer Media Tool only if the MediaComposer is used in Stand Alone without Avid Media Indexer interplay Interplay check in is planned for a future release Unicode Support Metadata ClipName Keywords VarID metadata are correctly managed by XTAccess in Unicode mode Note that VarID in Unicode is not supported by IPDirector v4 UmID may not be unicode File Names o XTAccess never generates files with unicode fil
9. enames Files are named UnicodeFilename xx mxf where xx is incremented accordingly instead of the actual unicode clipname o XTA is capable of handling files with unicode filenames Those files can be located in a folder having a unicode filename And those Unicode files can be scanned by XTAccess without any trouble Windows settings for Unicode support To use different languages and Unicode instead of ASCII characters Windows must be configured with the keyboard Unicode language and the default Language for non unicode programs See XTAccess User s Manual for additional information about Unicode configuration All ASCII 128 are considered as Unicode Limitation with Avid integration Avid Transfer Manager API can not transfer metadata in Unicode and Avid Media Composer does not display Unicode fields in the project s bin In summary it is not possible to populated EVS metadata in unicode to Avid 4 6 Error Codes After each Job XTAccess shows a status of the job More information can be displayed right click on the job with short and detailed description The same information is available in the XML job status Those diagnostics are based on the possible cases defined in XTAccess code but mainly during testing and experience on the field Anyway it is always advised to check the logs and send them to EVS support for deeper analysis The document Error Code pdf lists all the error codes in detail 4 7 XTAccess GUI
10. n XT date and time e It is not allowed to open edit or process a file stored in an XTAccess Scan folder XTAccess will not be able to access the file and could generate errors e XTAccess does not work properly when Anti Virus like Norton is activated e Backup File Name Format String XTAccess is not able to handle special characters like the V in a string e Progress current TC in IPD v5 is not available for the Copy XT to XT and with the Avid transfer The progress bar is available e In Hi Lo mode you need to use VCodec to do the difference between the two backuped clips and XML e If the backup rewrap fails because the target becomes unreachable i e network failure the incomplete a v file CANNOT be deleted e In case XTAccess with transcoding capabilities runs simultaneously with Clean Edit v2 07 01 the MainConcept dlls located in C Windows System32 must be moved to C ProgramFiles EVS Broadcast Equipemen EVSEdit Framework Mainconcept dlls used by XTAccess and Clean Edit Suite are not compatible e SuperMotion in IMX Clips backuped in IMX SuperMotion can not be played on a 3d party viewer in the right order Avid Media Composer Apple Final Cut Pro But the restore on the XT 2 it is ok e The XML metadata of the transcoded file doesn t contain the correct codec value e If QT ref or Opatom backup job is cancelled only the video file is removed not all the associated audios files e The tr
11. usXFilelfBackupSuccessful DWORD 0 1 Field IN 0 issue for playlists on XT server When restoring a file to XT for which the field IN is 0 the field IN will be replaced by the value 1000 This will allow to play this clip in a playlist on Multicam Backup Add keywords and rating support in filename format output string Restore Possibility to specify a preferred Page or Camera when restoring a file to XT A new clip location syntax handling xyz ABC has been implemented for both XML jobs and scan folder processes See User s Manual for additional information about the usage of this option BUGS CORRECTION SINCE XTACCESS V1 05 11 Backup O O 1717 Aspect Ratio in IMX corrected 1771 XTAccess dumps when streaming to Avid Transfer manager from a MXF OP1a file with associated XML metadata file 1986 No more freeze when using unknown tags in Backup Filename Format String 2001 Exception error in XTAccess when stream record train Apple ProRes to Quick Time Reference Corrected 2014 Using new ProRes field write capability for SuperMotion 2305 Backup of SuperMotion clip in MJPEG doesn t work with XTAccess Corrected Restore O O O Some blocking artefacts were generated on XT after restore EvsMXF fix EvsMXFBlockWriter rounds up picture size to 8 byte boundary 1801 amp 1853 TC not valid on XT when restoring a Quick Time or MXF OP1A files without XML met
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