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1. Options General Preferences View Profiles in clips With this on you will see a representation of the sound waves within each clip in the track display Clip Profiles are double sided Is applicable when the above option is enabled Changes the way the profiles are displayed Drop Broadcast WaveFile to emedded timecode When this is enabled and you drag a bwf onto the timeline it will appear on the timeline at the embedded time Size of Locators Controls the size of the Video Locators shown at the right of screen Nudge Size By default the nudge size is one frame However you can adjust the nudge size here by clicking on Set and entering the new nudge size that you wish You nudge in Pyxis by pressing the nudge left right buttons or you can use the lt gt keys to nudge left or right Pyxis NLV Page 50 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Projects i xi Video Capture Audio Capture Skins Options Projects Scrolers Playback Autosave S Bd IT Restore Previous View on Project Load m MT Options Default Fuf extension fuf E m Undo Redo Options IV Playhead follows Undo J Zoom Level follows Undo IV Track selection follows Undo I Track display follows Undo Auto Save Select the period between automatically saving backup files Select Off to turn the Auto Save feature off Backups can be used to recreate your current project in cas
2. Adam s Yes 00 05 57 19 00 08 5219 00 02 55 00 329C1D6 DSP_32 Adam s Yes 000852193 00122919 00 03 37 00 View Multiple Media Display separate entries for duplicated clips Find Lost Media Enter a specific path for clips which are currently offline Localize Media Copy the selected media files to the local device Delete Project Pyxis NLV Page 59 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Remove the selected project View Backup Projects Include Auto Save backups in the list of projects Rescan Media Looks at all your hard drives again to find Decklink ouput flip field order MJPEG compression Process The process menu contains options for modifying the audio and video data contained in the selected clips Sample Rate Convert Process gt Sample Rate Convert Speed Enter the playback rate conversion factor Sample Rate Enter the target sample rate Pyxis NLV Page 60 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Natural Rate Reset to the clips natural sampling rate Sample Rate Type Select the quality option for sample rate conversion The default type is for real time conversion Select one of the other options for better audio quality Any of the other options will render a new sound file to which the clip will then be linked SRC Perform the conversion on the entire media file or just the portion represented by the clip Add optional edit handles either side o
3. If you are using a Elo touch screen you can run the Elo software by going to the control Panel and running Elo Touchscreen Click on the button in the Genera1 tab to calibrate the touch screen Multiple Monitors Pyxis supports the use of multiple monitors If you have multiple monitors you must map the monitors for the TouchWare interface Select the Multiple Monitors tab and follow the instructions to map the monitors The second monitor may be used to display a full screen video image To configure your monitors go to the Windows Control Panel and select Display then select the Settings tab Pyxis expects the second monitor to be located directly to the right in the Display Properties dialogue Stretched or Spanned mode is a display mode supported by the video card driver It is not directly supported in the Display Properties dialogue In the settings tab you should see 2 monitors labeled 1 and 2 The number 2 monitor should be grayed out if it is not then uncheck Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor then press OK and then reopen the Display Properties and go back to Settings Select the main monitor then click on the Advanced button to display the video card s user interface tab Select the GeForce tab then click on the nview Display Mode menu Check the Horizontal Span item To enable the second monitor within Pyxis go to the Setup General Preferences gt Video Playback menu and check the Use dual monitors if there option
4. A project can contain video clips recorded at any frame rate and the clips will be frame rate converted in real time Standard frame rates are PAL 25 NTSC DF 29 97002997 NTSC ND 29 97002997 30DF and 30ND frames per second In HD mode you get the HD rates Sample Type This field is greyed out because Pyxis projects are always 16 bit Other audio bit depths can be placed on the timeline such as 24 bit but Pyxis will bit depth convert on the fly to 16 bit Modifier Fractional modifiers are provided to allow for pull up or pull down rates for NTSC First select the closest natural rate then apply the appropriate modifier 0 999 Approximate NTSC pull down rate used by some systems This is provided for compatibility with imported material 0 999000999 Accurate NTSC pull down rate 1000 1001 1 0 Default natural rate with no modification 1 001 Accurate NTSC pull up rate 1001 1000 1 001001 Approximate NTSC pull up rate used by some systems This is provided for compatibility with imported material Modified Rates These are the resultant rates after the modifier has been applied Pyxis can also play back other frame rates and if a project comes in that is not one of the standard frame rates then Pyxis will display the projects frame rate here The Frame Rate field will display Custom General Preferences Setup gt General Preferences Pyxis NLV Page 49 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008
5. Amplitude zoom can also be set in dB The current level mapping being applied can be seen in the Status bar The level mapping modes are shown below for comparison Pyxis NLV Page 52 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 115 21 END 00 01 18 Si END BE 01 18 fu EN iil 16 0 d IA i Jj dy My H d i r D ii R rl 4 vd d 1 l no END DO 01 180 We y Le d ie A AM Ma ie ales Sad LOG 115 21 END 00 01 18 04 15 Ail END A4 16 08 DI D SE My Wu par 16 0 U l r d i i Mi fh ui l d dh H i Aal lx Mu th Wille Ain A V CI 2424 HI vod 20 4224 MID Wo i 34224 LO LO Linear waveform display Absolute peak amplitude displayed as a positive and negative outline around a 0 reference point LIN_LO 12 db vertical zoom LIN_MID 6 db vertical zoom LIN_HI O db vertical zoom Logarithmic waveform display Showing the loudness of the sound logarithmic displays help to view detail of the sound not seen by linear display Linear Logarithmic waveform display Showing a combination of linear above and logarithmic below gives extra detail to differentiate speech sounds Pyxis NLV Page 53 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 LO LOG linear log 12 db vertical zoom MID_LOG linear log 6 db vertical zoom HI_LOG linear log 0 db vertical zoom Sample Accuracy This defines how many samples make up one pixel of
6. kennd Clip Name New Clip Allows you to add a clip directly from a media file The clip is added on the track you select with its head at the current timecode position You can also add clips by dragging and dropping audio files from a Windows folder on to any track Rename Tracks Tracks Rename Track Enter a name for the most recently selected track Set Record Seed Name Tracks Set Record Seed Name Mute Tracks Tracks Mute Tracks Pyxis NLV Page 46 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Mute the audio output of all selected tracks Solo Tracks Tracks Solo Tracks Solo the selected tracks Arm Tracks Tracks Arm Tracks Arm the selected tracks for recording If the video track is armed any incoming video signal is displayed in the video window Only the first two audio tracks are ever armed Add 4 Tracks Tracks Add 4 Tracks Allows you to add a second bank of 4 tracks to the project No more than 8 tracks are allowed in SD systems and 16 in HD systems Setup The setup menu contains options for configuring projects hardware and general options Hardware Setup Y Hardware Setup audio hardware Pyxis uses the Direct Sound audio system mykerinas O Pinnacle Targa 9100 Enable Audio J ogging When this option is checked moving one of the scrollers will play back the audio at the speed the scroller is moved By zooming in at different levels on the audio scroller you can jo
7. this is known as the timecode master Click the Timecode Master button on the front panel of the slave machine to make it the timecode master for the rack To lock Pyxis to the slave machine click on the Locked buttons on both the Pyxis machine and slave machine front panels Alternatively click on the Lock button on the Pyxis main screen just below the timecode display to lock or unlock Pyxis Slave Operation To select slave mode select Machine Control Y 9 pin Slave from the main menu In slave mode Pyxis will respond to Sony protocol transport commands issued by an edit controller or digital audio workstation Pyxis also responds to timecode and status reguests allowing a master machine to chase or sync the Pyxis machine s current timecode location Connect a straight through wired RS422 9 pin cable from the master machine to the slave port on the Pyxis break out cable Connect a 75 ohm video cable from you house master video sync generator to the Pyxis VSync port on the Pyxis break out cable Pyxis indicates if a valid sync signal is present by displaying the video format PAL NTSC in the lower right hand corner of the AVSync rack If no valid signal is present this dis play shows UNLOCKED In the AVSync rack you will see a Pyxis machine at the top of the rack and a master machine below it This master machine contains the settings for a slave emulation device As Pyxis is a non linear device you should use the default Pyxis set up H
8. 14 2008 9 pin Master gt VTR Machine Control P 9 pin Master gt VTR Select the preset for using Pyxis as a VTR emulator 9 pin Master Machine Control Y 9 pin Master Select the preset for using Pyxis as a master device When setup as a master you use the cable labelled as Master 9 pin Slave Machine Control Y 9 pin Slave Select the preset for using Pyxis as a master device When setup as a slave you use the cable labelled as Slave If Pyxis is a slave it can try and use bi directional control which is supported by Fairlight products This allows transport controls to be used also on the Pyxis See Using Pyxis with a Fairlight LTC Chase Machine Control Y LTC Slave This option is disabled in the base Pyxis However if you require Pyxis to be a slave via LTC then you can purchase an upgrade from your Pyxis dealer to enable this feature They will give you a serial number and key which you enter into Machine Control AVSync Registration MIDI Slave MTC Chase Machine Control Y MIDI Slave Allows Pyxis to chase MIDI Timecode Autoswitch TC Master Machine Control Y Autoswitch TC Master Autoswitch TC master provides a mechanism such that the TC master switches automatically to the most appropriate machine Typically this will be the last machine that did something The purpose is to allow true bi directional control actually multi directional control from any device in the rack at any time Lock Machine
9. Control Lock When you have machine control setup the way you need you can choose this option or the lock button under the timecode window to lock Pyxis to the master If at any time you need to use the Pyxis without being locked to the master use this option again ADR The ADR package is an optional package fo which you need an upgrade You can contact your Pyxis dealer to get a serial and key to enable this functionality Once enabled you will be able to use Pyxis as an ADR machine Pyxis NLV Page 64 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 ADR Display ADR gt ADR Display No no no don t don it pleeeeeaaaase The ADR Display can show the text for the current cue as well as a simple visual cueing device consisting of two white blocks coming together at the cue In point ADR Preferences ADR Preferences Allows you to adjust the ADR environment to your needs m Cues Pause Single Multiple Cues singl e Pause Before Take 0 Seconds Beeps Iv Video Streamer Number of Beeps H Streamer white D Before Zero Spacing Seconds 1 Cross white y JW Zero beep Frequency Hz 1000 Gain dB 0 Duration ms 40 TV Cross Beep d Frequency Hz 1500 Gain dB 0 Duration ms Ia gt Text Color white v IV AutoScale Font Choose Font Reset Wrap Text ER ee Single Multiple Cues This should be controlled from the ADR List Nu
10. Options Projects Scrollers Playback Video Capture Audio Capture Skins Watermark Device Decklink Video Capture e Capture Settings Standard Py Capture Size Input Source fo Record Format MJPEG i si Capture Format MEL Frame Offset 0 25 FPS Presets Save Delete Cancel Device Select the video capture card to use Capture Settings Standard Select from PAL or NTSC video standards Capture Size Select the image resolution to capture The default is the maximum delivered by the capture device at the selected video standard Input Source Select the input port on the capture card Record Format Select the record format either DV25 compression or uncompressed The uncompressed format used by Pyxis is YUV 422 This field also sets the video import format Capture Format This field displays the component or RGB video format This may be useful for diagnosing compatibility problems FPS Enter the frame rate for capture The default value is determined by the video standard selected If a value lower than the default is selected some frames will be not be captured Pyxis NLV Page 56 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Audio Capture General Preferences Projects Video Capture Audio Capture Device SoundMAX Digital Audo y Capture Settings Input Source Line In DI Capture Format PCM Stereo 44100Hz 16bit gt Offset Audio by fa Sune captured un
11. PAL then the clip will play as normal However if the clip is PAL and the project is NTSC then every frame of the clip will be played once making the clip end sooner Resize Clip Indicates if the clip should be resized to where it would now end on the timeline after the frame rate convert Normalise Clips Process Y Normalise Clips Normalise the maximum level of the clip Set the maximum sample value in decibels This is calculated in real time and does not affect the original source media Regenerate Profiles Process Y Regenerate Profiles vee EEEEEEEE 000 Import EEFEFFFE 000 Import Redraw the clip waveform profiles for all clips or just the selected clips Pyxis NLV Page 62 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Localize Clips Process Localize Clips Localizes the media for clips that have been placed onto the timeline but are not in your project s media directory This makes it easier to move the project to another system because all the media is in the same place as the Project file You can also use this to convert a Quicktime or AVI clip that you have dragged onto the timeline to the internal format When you choose this option it will bring up the following dialog This dialog shows you the clips that you have selected to import It shows you which clips have been completed which clip is currently being imported and which clips are pending importing Progress bars display how far a
12. Project Management You can import a video file using File Import Video File see Video File how to do this The final way to add a clip is to use the Quick Import List see Quick Import List Selecting a Clip All edits are performed on the currently selected clips The clips under the play head on the currently selected tracks are the currently selected clips To select a track click or press in the track ID area at the left hand end of the track in the track ID area Click or press again to de select The selected tracks are highlighted and the selected clips are coloured red Selecting a Range Click on the select button as shown below it goes blue indicating that the cursor can be used for selection then click and drag starting outside any clips on the track display The selected clips are coloured red When the select button is active you can click and drag on a clip to move it to another track or location If using a mouse you can left click on a clip at any time to drag it to another location Edit Operation Most edit options are displayed on the edit buttons Additional edit functions are located in the Edit menu For a complete description of edit functions see Edit Keyboard shortcuts are available for most edit operations see Keyboard amp Mouse Shortcuts Video versus Audio Edits When the video track is selected all edits occur at the frame boundary at the beginning of the current frame
13. Sample Type Displays the audio bits per sample A project can contain audio clips recorded at any bit rate and the clips will be converted in real time Currently the only option available for a project is 16 bit Pyxis NLV Page 23 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Open File Open Select Device 192 Track Test 1_504 New Project1 96Trk_MADI The File Open window is divided into two panels The top panel displays the available AVMedia formatted devices showing the available free space format and globally unique identifier for the device The lower window displays the projects stored in that device Each project is displayed with an animated thumbnail showing the frames stored as locator tiles in that project Double click on a frame to open the project Details Click on the Details button to display full project details as shown below Pyxis NLY 192 Track Test 1 504 Pyxis NLV v2 0rc2 New Project1 Pyxis NLY v2 0rc2 96Trk_MADI Dream II v1 50 16 jog Dream II v1 60 0b12 Gemini Missing Gemini Xtra The lower panel now includes details for each project including the project type description number of clips audio sample rate video frame rate and date of last save View Backups Pyxis NLV Page 24 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Click to the View Backups box to include backup projects in the lower panel Automatic backups project names are appended wi
14. an audio scroller The default is 256 samples equals one pixel To change this accuracy the mouse wheel may be used to zoom in out on the scroller while the mouse cursor is over the scrollers Playback General Preferences V Use dual monitor if there Iw DV Load both Fields T AVid JPEG OMF Full Quality M Small View Display both fields Field1 C Field2 Iw Large View Display both fields E DG Buntin Timecode Special Video Frames Audio Options Y No Media Soft edits samples V Media Offline o Display Options Display mode Set the aspect ration of the video display Choose Original aspect ratio to maintain the aspect ratio of the source video or choose Stretched to output device to scale the picture to fit the video display window You can also choose 4 3 ratio or 16 9 ratio which will stretch the source video to one of these ratios This is useful for anamorphic footage Use dual monitors if there If dual monitors are available and they are configured for span mode this option allows a full screen video image to be displayed on the second monitor If Pyxis can not detect a second monitor in horizontal span mode then it will display a user warning DV Display both fields When playing back DV material this option allows full de interlacing When not selected lines from the first field are repeated to create an image at the original aspect ratio This Pyxis NLV Page 54 User Manual MENU REFERENCE Novemb
15. and click the button labeled Set 1 1 1 You may move the transport earlier than the first bar which is negative bar territory Note there is no zero bar the number goes from 1 straight to 1 Pyxis NLV Page 44 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Snap Snap editing is used when dragging clips with the mouse You may set the snap points to any musical interval in the bar To switch snapping on click Edit Snap Editing Note that several types of snap may operate at the same time e g clip and beat This can lead to conflicts if two snap points are in close proximity BPM from Range The system will calculate accurate tempos based on fitting to a range To do this mark the In and Out points of the range using the From and To keys Now enter the number of bars that should fit in the range and click the button labelled BPM from Range Clip Details View Y Clip Details Color Track Layer Start Time End Time Duration Closer new 03 gt Track 22 1 09 50 24 07 09 50 33 05 00 00 08 23 Closer new 03 Track 60 1 09 50 24 07 09 50 33 05 00 00 08 23 Closer new 03 Track 98 1 09 50 24 07 09 50 33 05 00 00 08 23 _621 My Name Is Frank_ Track 9 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 _621 My Name Is Frank_ Track 10 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 _621 My Name Is Frank_ Track 47 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 _621 My Name Is Frank_ T
16. and drop video or audio files from Windows Explorer from a AVMedia formatted device directly onto a track Pyxis can export video files Fairlight ML4 files audio mixdowns audio files AES31 and OMF When importing video files from the Import menu the video is trans coded into either DV M JPEG or Pyxis native Uncompressed format The uncompressed format is YUV 422 To choose the target format select the record format in the combo box located to the right of the filename When importing OMF files from the import menu or when dragging video files onto the timeline Pyxis will attempt to play the video directly from the OMF or video file If the Pyxis machine cannot decode the video format in real time it is possible to convert the video material to Pyxis native DV or Uncompressed To do this select the clips to convert and then select Process Y Import Clips The target format is chosen in the Setup zb General Preferences gt Video Capture gt Record Format dialogue Pyxis NLV Page 21 User Manual EDITING November 14 2008 If the frame rate of the imported material is not the same as the frame rate of the project the clip will be marked to indicate that it is being played at different rate A clip can be frame rate converted by selecting Process Y Frame Rate Convert See Frame Rate Convert for more details Audio files can be imported by dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer If the sample rate of the clip is not
17. button Add or subtract a single frame from the offset by clicking the or buttons See the AVSync manual located on the Pyxis CD for further information Using Pyxis with a Fairlight Workstation Pyxis can be used in either slave or master mode with a Fairlight DREAM II product In master mode the Pyxis transport controls and locators can be used to control the Fairlight When properly configured Pyxis provides bi directional control with the Fairlight when Pyxis is operating in slave mode You must be running ODC version 18 3 or above or any version of DREAM I to fully support this feature The key to using the Pyxis transport controls in slave mode is set the Multiple Masters Setting in the AVSync rack Select Machine Control PP View AVSync Rack then click on the Configure Rack button at the bottom of the rack Tick the Multiple Masters check box and click ox This option is set by default DREAM II Setup Connect the Pyxis to the 9 pin A or B ports with a straight through wired 9 pin cable On the DREAM console press BLUE m1 to display the machine control menu and select Pyxis A Or Pyxis B Press the mi button when you are ready to lock the machines together The unlace and lace values will be set automatically when the Pyxis is detected Import Export Pyxis can import and export a variety of file formats There are two methods of importing material into Pyxis The first is via the File Y Import menu The second method is to drag
18. can be zoomed in or out to view more or less of the project If using a wheel mouse simply move the mouse over the timeline and roll the wheel up or down Alternatively click on the zoom button and drag the mouse up or down The left and right extents of the track display are indicated in the bottom left and right of the status bar The timescale of the track display is indicated by the graduated scale along the top of the video track Major graduations are placed at every minute intermediate graduations indicate seconds and minor graduations indicate frames The audio scrollers can be zoomed independently of the track display Hold the mouse over the scroller and roll the wheel Alternatively the scroller can be set with numeric accuracy by selecting Setup General Preferences Y Options scrollers See Scrollers for more details Making a Recording To support recording your Pyxis system must be fitted with a compatible video capture card and sound card See Minimum Requirements for more details Selecting a Recording Source and Format Pyxis must be configured for the appropriate capture device Select Setup General Preferences Y Options Y Video Capture for the video source Select Setup Y General Preferences Y Options Y Audio Capture for the audio source Pyxis NLV Page 13 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 General Preferences Options Projects Scrollers Playback Video Capt
19. head Move the transport to select a new location or click on the clip and drag to a new track before selecting paste Alternatively click the Paste button or hold the ctr1 key and press v to paste Erase Erase the selected clips from the project Alternatively click the Erase button or press the Delete key Accidentally erased clips may be recovered by pressing the undo Button Erase Head Erase the portion of the selected clips to the left of the play head Alternatively click the Erase Head button Erase Tail Erase the portion of the selected clips to the right of the play head Alternatively click the Erase Tail button Restore Head Clips which have been previously edited can be restored to reveal all the audio data contained in the original file Restore head restores the portion of the selected clips to the left of the play Pyxis NLV Page 36 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 head to the extent contained in the original media file on disk Alternatively click the Restore Head button Restore Tail Clips which have been previously edited can be restored to reveal all the audio data contained in the original file Restore tail restores the portion of the selected clips to the right of the play head to the extent contained in the original media file on disk Alternatively click the Restore tail button Rotate Where two or more clips are layering on a track Rotate causes the clip on the bottom of the
20. if enabled This parameter controls the colour of the streamer cross ADR List ADR ADR List This is where the dialogue is entered for the voice artist To enter a new Take move to the position on the timeline when the dialogue is meant to begin and then press ada Enter the required dialogue then press okay Pyxis NLV Page 66 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Stat End Dialogue 00 01 16 02 00 01 23 08 No no dont do it eeeeease i z 00 01 17 15 00 01 19 12 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hal EE 00 01 20 03 00 01 22 15 Not so fast Moriarty get him men multiple y IV Enable Beeps IV Show Streamer IT Loop o o Postroll fi Take Stop Review Jump To Take Begins a recording pass During this pass the system will Move to the ready position In time minus preroll Start playing forwards emitting cross beeps if enabled Emit a zero beep at the cue In time if enabled Enter record at the cue In time Exit record at the cue Out time Stop at the end time cut Out time plus postroll Note Double clicking a cue also initiates a Take of the cue Stop Stops the transport Review Plays through the same period as the record pass but plays back the existing audio instead of recording a new take Add Creates a new cue at the current timecode position prompting you to enter the text Mark In Click this button to copy the current timecode position to the In time of the sele
21. is selected Undo Used to undo the last move Alternatively click the undo button Redo Used to redo the last move Alternatively click the Redo button All Layers More than one clip may be placed at the same point on the timeline Clips may overlap cover a part or cover a whole clip Only the top clip can be heard when played back Edits may be performed on the top layer or on all clip layers Select Edit All Layers to enable editing on all clip layers Edit Mode Normal In the Normal edit mode time is not affected by edits only the currently selected clips are modified Razor On In Razor On mode time is inserted where clips are pasted or removed where clips are insert This mode is similar to editing a tape with a razor blade After a paste operation clips to the right of the play head are moved to the right After an erase operation clips to the right of the erased Pyxis NLV Page 39 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 section are moved to the left to fill in the gap This affects all selected tracks meaning if you erase a 2 second clip on one track then all selected tracks are moved left by 2 seconds Drag In the Drag edit mode Cut and Copy operations select everything after the play head Erase operations remove time from the time line in the same way as Razor Mode Paste operations do not affect the time line and are the same as Normal mode edits Drag affects all selected tracks Select
22. second time reverses the sort order e Double click any clip to locate to its timecode e Press the Playhead soft key or select the Under Playhead checkbox to display only clips touching the cursor This is updated as the transport moves Pyxis NLV Page 45 a of User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 e Press the Pop soft key or select the Pop button to bring the currently selected clip to the top layer on its track This can be used to manage multiple takes of the same recording layered on a single track e Press the offline soft key or select the only Offline Clips button to reduce the list to only those clips for which media are not currently available e Click the Reveal File button to display a Windows Explorer window showing the file containing the media for the clip e Resize the dialog by dragging with the mouse on any of its sides e Change the order of displayed fields by dragging the field names horizontally with the mouse You can keep the Clip Details dialog on the screen while you do other types of editing Full Screen Video The full screen video display replaces the normal Pyxis display with video image Double click the video window to quickly display the full screen video image double click again to return to the normal Pyxis display Tracks The tracks menu contains options for naming muting and soloing tracks Add Clip Tracks P Add Clip Track 1 ii File Name
23. will ensure that the video stays at the same aspect ratio Video Rate Native FPS Video frames are imported at the frame rate specified in the video file PAL Video frames are imported at 25 frames per second NTSC Video frames are imported at 29 97 frames per second Film Video frames are imported at 24 frames per second Custom Specify the frame rate at which to import the video Enter the custom frame in the number box below Length Frames Displays the length of the imported video in frames Time Displays the length of the imported video in seconds Import Range Check this box to specify a range of video to import in frames Import AES 31 File gt Import Y AES 31 Import OMF File gt Import gt OMF Pyxis NLV Page 26 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 m Import Media Clip naming 3 Nuendo Advanced Sieg cu RES Fully Import Media a Source Clips eg Audio Data Mode EQ Plugins Offset Ze Embeded Media All Media is in One File Ce e Timecode HE Try to Locate External Files Vie d Track lo sf Search Specific Folders for External Media f Original Pyxis can import compatible OMF files including OMF EDLS with external data and OMF compositions Select the file select the options as described below then click ox to import Import Media Preview Media Pyxis will attempt to play video directly from the OMF file it is able to playback both DV and
24. 00 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 2 Puts a mini window on the screen containing the project name Pyxis NLV Page 43 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Sort Video Locators View Sort video locators Sorts the video locators by timecode Timescale View Timescale Allows a choice of different time scales for the project as follows Timecode positions can be displayed in whole frames frames with subframes frames with subframes and samples feet and frames in either film format or Bars and Beats Bar Beat display Positions can be displayed in bars and beats To enable this use the Edit Screen menus and click View gt Timescale 3 Bars and Beats The Edit Screen shows dark bar lines and light beat lines To set up parameters go to Setup gt Bars and Beats Setup This displays a dialog with the following parameters BPM From Range Tempo Expressed as beats per minute The box on the right allows you to choose the beat value used in specifying the tempo In some cases you may wish to specify beats differently from the time signature Time This is the time signature expressed in the usual way Origin Time This is the timecode where the first bar starts To set it locate to the timecode of the first bar
25. Avid JPEG video Pyxis may not be able to play back the J PEG video in real time depending on the speed of the computer in which case the media can be imported into Pyxis native format There is also an option in Setup 2 General Preferences Y Playback 2 Avid JPEG OMF Full Quality which when turned off will enable most machines to be able to play back Fully Import Media Pyxis will transcode the video data in to either Pyxis native uncompressed or DV format To select the import format select Setup gt General Preferences Y Video Capture gt Record Format Audio Data Mode Embedded Audio All audio is in one file Pyxis will import the media directly from the OMF composition Try to locate external files Pyxis will look for external media files associated with the OMF EDL Search specific folders for external audio When this button is selected the lower panel is displayed allowing specific search paths to be added Click the Add Folder button and browse to the path where the media files are located Clip Naming Standard Suitable for most compositions Sub composition Retains clip names used in sub compositions suitable for some later generation Avid OMF files Use when standard clip naming produces undesired clip names EQ Plugins PreRendered Where an OMF file was exported using rendered EQs or Plugins this allows you to import Pyxis NLV Page 27 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 the pre
26. Cantar CMX edls bwf w metadata Advanced Authoring Format AAF L LJe jejeje 42 jjj je 2 e jej 2 Ill 2 2 2 e Lie Requires Plug in from Dark Matter Digi Pyxis NLV Page 75 User Manual APPENDIX 2 November 14 2008 Drag amp File gt Import gt Video File Formats Import Export Audio Ve an Ae Mond SD HD Notes MXF Audio bwf encoding y y y Requires an MXF license dongle MXF Audio AES 3 encoding y y y Requires an MXF license dongle BWF Broadcast Wave Format y y y y ee Anann Fies Mieno AAC Advanced Audio Coding y y y MPEG 1 Audio Layer 11 MP2 y y y MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 y y y y Can be exported using VSR Virtual Stt Advanced Authoring Format AAF y y y y y V V Requires Plug in from Dark Matter Digi AES31 y y y y y Audio Interchange File Format AIFF y y y y Open Media Framework OMF y y y y y ML4 Fairlight EDL format y y y y y MIT Fairlight MFX3 native format y y y Pyxis NLV Page 76
27. Display Layering Pyxis NLV Page 40 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 MU IW WI i LEL SE 0 NO EI kr bd KH U ol va ges e ir at oo paa When Layering is displayed the tracks show all layers of the clips This allows you to easily see how the clips are arranged You can move a clip from one layer to another by dragging and dropping up and down with the mouse Quick Import List View Y Quick Import List Quick import lists provide a quick method of inserting often used clips such as sound effects program IDs or titles Quick import lists may be loaded from existing projects or from new projects containing regularly used clips Five separate lists are available Quist 1 Quist 2 Quist 3 Quist 4 Quist 5 01 06 00 15 00 00 15 13 01 07 44 01 00 00 05 09 01 06 00 15 00 00 09 00 01 07 44 01 00 00 05 24 01 10 45 06 00 00 11 23 01 12 28 17 00 00 11 23 01 10 45 06 Pao 01 12 28 17 pegs e pe 01 06 00 15 00 00 10 11 Pig_ambience__large_group_in_pen_ Eldon 00 00 28 24 Pig_ambience__small_group_in_pen_ animal L 01 07 44 01 00 00 42 09 01 06 00 15 00 00 30 20 01 07 44 01 00 00 07 08 01 06 00 15 00 00 28 15 01 07 44 01 00 00 27 22 01 10 45 06 00 00 22 18 01 12 28 17 00 00 06 01 01 10 45 06 00 00 21 09 01 12 28 17 00 01 09 09 Lb Y Y NN pa Ab 0 NN Save QI mport Save the import lists so that they are accessible from other projects Clear List Remove all clips from the current lis
28. FAIRLIGHT Pyxis NLV User Manual 14 November 2008 Software Version 2 0 Issue 001 Important Notice The material in this document is copyright to Fairlight AU Pty Ltd and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company Fairlight is a trademark of Fairlight AU Pty Ltd All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Table of Contents INTRODUCTION WE 6 lie hee 6 EEN 6 GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS c nica ENEE EEN 7 Media and ProJectSien feed eege desch ee eg ed dia ee dk 8 The Track Display e aaa eee avai boasted an wanes cea aaa EE 8 Playback and Transport Control eenegen dE Ate eege 10 Making a Recording enges de Gyd GN yT Cw Gy DN Ay eet eee Dei eebe 13 GEI UC cine scat Y seca bs tac face sec apd ana ce FFF HRN AN FFF NN EDEN 18 Adding CliPS cea kia a Roa ee La st YG dL 18 A o O E E E 18 Selecting a Rang ci n 18 Machine Controla dd da 19 E A AN 21 MENU REFERENCE octanos 23 File MEA A EE FFF NE FAR FE FE FFR NY YS 23 d ee RD YR HN NY NHORFAEN RF RIF EE 28 Gel 36 VUE 40 Ree EE 46 ED tege Msi sect atime oe ase ae hen CR RA at Meee 47 de aE Y HR RR NHW E RR I vada ten E 60 Machine Control acosada loca rd 63 AD A A ETE 64 A FC EEN EENS EEN eege RF 69 KEYBOARD 8 MOUSE SHORTCUTS oonmooocccccccccnocnonanancnconononnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnrnnannnnnrrennnnnnns 70 APPEND Leer See eege TH DH 72 Break out Cable Specification rer Yn ay 72 Touchscreen Setup TT 73 Mul
29. Mode To enter Select mode click the Select button so that it goes blue In Select mode left mouse click and drag a clip to move it to another location or track Left click and drag on an empty track to create a selection border All clips contain by the selection border become the selected clips for subsequent edit operations Click the Select button to quickly enter select mode When not in Select mode Pyxis is in Grab mode In Grab mode left clicking and dragging moves the entire transport This option exists so that people using Pyixs with a touch screen can accomplish both of these tasks easily Range Selection Inclusive Only clips wholly contained in the range will be affected by commands You can see this because the clips will not go red unless they are completely inside the range Intersecting The parts of the clips that are inside the range are affected by commands and the other parts are not This is shown by red colouring Snap Editing Editing can be made easier by enabling snap editing When moving clips snapping causes clip boundaries to be placed at the nearest clip or mark on a selected track Snap To All Events Snap clips to all clip boundaries and locator marks Skip Clips Snap clips to clip boundaries only Skip Marks Snap clips to locator marks only View The view menu contains options for viewing additional floating windows Press the Esc key to remove a view window Display Layering View P
30. Recording AVSync makes lay back and other dubbing processes a simple and auto mated procedure See Machine Control for details on con figuring remote machines Once a machine has been added to the AVSync rack it may be remotely armed for recording by clicking on the Configure Arming button on its front panel Record commands issued by the 9 pin master device are sent to all Pyxis NLV Page 16 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 slave devices in the rack In this way Pyxis may control remote devices as sources for recording or as des tinations for transfer lay back or dubbing The drop in procedure out lined in the previous section may be used with one or more remote machines Pyxis NLV Page 17 User Manual EDITING November 14 2008 Editing Pyxis provides all the features necessary to perform simple edits for conforming inserting or deleting video or audio material Pyxis uses a nondestructive clip based editing model Each clip refers to audio or video data contained in a media file on disk Edits performed on clips do not affect the original data contained in the media files Adding clips You can add clips to a project a couple of different ways You can record a clip onto the timeline see Entering Record You can drag a file from windows explorer onto the timeline and if Pyxis can read it a clip will appear on the timeline The file must be on a AVMedia formatted device see Media and
31. Switch Alternate Lines Causes the fields in the current video clip to be swapped in a slightly different way to Flip Fields If you apply Switch Alternate Lines on the image shown above you get this BOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO AO0AO0AO0A0A0AO0A0AOAOA000AO B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1 A1AIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAI Pyxis NLV Page 38 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2 A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2 B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3 A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3 Resync to Recorded Time Moves the selected clips so that their audio is at the same timecode where it was originally recorded This is particularly useful after auto conforming to find out where audio came from Space Clips evenly Works with a range of selected clips Places them so that their heads beginnings are evenly spaced by an amount of time that you enter The software will not overlap the clips so the time you enter must be longer than any of the selected clips or the results will be unpredictable Join Split Joins a clip that you have split Use by jumping to the split point before issuing the command The two parts of the clip must be in contact in order for the split to be joined Cleave Multi Channel Clips Unlinks stereo clips so that they become two mono clips each on its own track Remove Hidden Clips Erases clips that are completely covered by other clips The command performs this clean up for the whole project regardless of what
32. This option is enabled by default Using a TV as the second Display If using a monitor and a TV the monitor must be plugged into output 1 on the back of the video card There is a label on the back of the video card identifying the two monitor outputs If you still can not get the graphics card to display out to the TV then click on the Troubleshooting Section in the GeForce settings and select My connected TV is not being detected Pyxis NLV Page 73 User Manual APPENDIX 2 November 14 2008 Supported formats Appendix 2 The following table lists the video and audio formats supported by Pyxis NLV VIDEO z Drag amp File gt Import gt Video N File Formats Import Export Audio Drop or File Menu SD HD otes Quicktime mov y y y y y y y can play natively depending on Codec Avi avi y y y y y y y can play natively depending on Codec Windows media format wmv y y y y y y Mpeg4 files mp4 y y N y y Mpeg 2 Long Gop y y y y y y Mpeg 1 or 2 mpg m2v mvf y y y y y y recommend main concept codec dv25 dv or dif y y y y V V HD means DVCPro HD Bitmap bmp y y y NI NI NI Sequence of images in sequentially nu frame per file Cineon cin N Ni N NI NI NI Sequence of images in sequentially nui frame per file Native files are not imported rather t Uncompressed vmu N A A A A y the timeline and played natively even P import video dialog Consequently t
33. When only audio tracks are selected edits can occur at any location Edit Modes There are three edit modes In the Normal edit mode time is not affected by edits only the clips themselves are modified In Razor On mode time is inserted where clips are pasted or removed where clips are inserted This mode is similar to editing a tape with a razor blade After a paste operation clips to the right of the play head are moved to the right After an erase operation clips to the Pyxis NLV Page 18 User Manual EDITING November 14 2008 right of the erased section are moved to the left to fill in the gap Razor affects all selected tracks meaning if you erase a 2 second clip on one track then all selected tracks are moved left by 2 seconds In the Drag edit mode Cut and Copy operations select everything after the play head Erase operations remove time from the time line in the same way as Razor Mode Paste operations do not affect the time line and are the same as Normal mode edits Drag affects all selected tracks Select Edit gt Edit Mode to choose the edit mode Layers More than one clip may be placed at the same point on the timeline Clips may overlap cover a part or cover a whole clip Only the top clip can be heard when played back Edits may be performed on the top layer or on all clip layers Select Edit All Layers to enable editing on all clip layers Snapping Editing can be made easier by enabling snap editing Wh
34. ack 1 Track 1 Project Name 00 33 41 03 00 33 44 07 00 33 46 05 00 33 50 16 00 33 56 09 00 34 04 15 00 34 37 11 00 34 41 07 00 34 46 06 00 35 03 21 00 35 12 11 00 35 15 15 00 35 21 23 00 35 23 15 00 35 28 03 00 35 33 05 00 35 39 24 00 36 38 17 00 36 44 08 00 36 51 16 00 37 05 18 00 37 13 12 00 37 42 12 00 38 05 01 nn 38719 View P Project name 00 33 44 07 00 33 46 05 00 33 50 16 00 33 56 09 00 34 04 15 00 34 37 11 00 34 41 07 00 34 46 05 00 36 03 21 00 35 12 11 00 35 15 15 00 35 21 23 00 35 23 15 00 35 28 03 00 35 33 05 00 35 39 24 00 36 38 17 00 36 44 08 00 36 51 16 00 37 05 18 00 37 13 12 00 37 42 12 00 38 05 01 00 38 07 19 NN381571 00 00 03 04 00 00 01 22 00 00 04 11 00 00 05 17 00 00 08 06 00 00 32 20 00 00 03 21 00 00 04 24 00 00 17 14 00 00 08 15 00 00 03 04 00 00 06 08 00 00 01 17 00 00 04 12 00 00 05 01 00 00 06 19 00 00 58 17 00 00 05 16 00 00 07 08 00 00 14 02 00 00 07 19 00 00 26 24 00 00 22 13 00 00 02 18 OMAN 70884550 00000011 70884550 00000013 70884550 00000015 70884550 00000017 70884550 00000019 70884550 00000018 70884550 00000010 70884550 0000001F 70884550 00000021 70884550 00000023 70884550 00000025 70884550 00000027 70884550 00000029 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit 16 hit 44100 Hz 44100 Hz 441
35. ber 14 2008 being fed into Pyxis then some frames will be double up if yo select a rate less than the current video standard then some frames will be dropped Audio In the audio capture dialogue box select the appropriate values from the drop down boxes General Preferences Options Projects Scrollers Playback Video Capture Audio Capture Device SoundMAX DigtalAudo y M Capture Settings Input Source inen y Capture Format PCM Stereo 44100H2 16bit sl Offset Audio by O ms 7 Sme eud nodiad Record Level e Device Select the audio capture card e Input Source Select from the available input connectors on the selected audio capture card e Capture Format Indicate the required audio capture format e Offset Audio by This is an offset setting in milliseconds This allows for if the audio is always being captured ahead behind by the same amount then you can adjust for this here It is recommended that you cap ture a known bit of video initially to work out what this value should be for your system e Record Level Allows you to adjust the level that the audio is captured at Arming Tracks Pyxis NLV Page 15 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Tracks must be armed for record Select the tracks to arm by clicking in the track ID boxes at the left hand side of the track display then click the Arm Tracks button Alternatively you can click the track arm boxes at the
36. cted cue Mark Out Click this button to copy the current timecode position to the Out time of the selected cue Set Start Time Click this button to display a dialog where you can enter the timecode for the In time of the selected cue Set End Time Click this button to display a dialog where you can enter the timecode for the Out time of the selected cue Edit Text Click this button to change the text of the selected cue Jump to Moves the transport to the In time of the selected cue Pyxis NLV Page 67 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Delete Removes the selected cue from the list Delete All Removes all cues from the list Import Initiates import of a cue list from a text file see below Enable Beeps Turns on audible beeps which are heard during the preroll to each cue Show Streamer Turns on visible marks which help to cue the artist Loop Causes the transport to loop through the timecodes of the cue If Take is selected a recording pass will be executed on each loop Single Multiple cues This controls which lines of text are shown in the ADR Display Single shows only the current cue Multiple shows cues following the current one if they overlap in time Track shows cues whenever the transport is in their timecode range whether or not the ADR transport commands are active Hide Closes the ADR List Importing ADR cue lists from a text file You may also import an entire script by pre
37. cuts space bar toggle play stop toggle selection of video track 1 toggle selection of audio track 1 2 toggle selection of audio track 2 3 toggle selection of track 3 4 toggle selection of audio track 4 erase head of selected clips erase tail of selected clips lt key nudge left gt key nudge right lt left arrow key jump left to head tail or locator mark gt right arrow key jump right to head tail or locator mark Ctrl toggle video scroller display Ctrl 1 toggle track 1 scroller display Ctrl 2 toggle track 2 scroller display Ctrl 3 toggle track 3 scroller display Ctrl 4 toggle track 4 scroller display Ctrl x cut selected clips Ctrl c copy selected clips Ctrl v paste selected clips Ctrl z undo last edit Ctrl y redo Ctrl s split selected clips Ctrl right Used above the track view Will cause the audio mouse down engine to jog to the time under the mouse pointer Jogging must be enabled Alt toggle arming of video track Alt 1 toggle arming of track 1 Alt 2 toggle arming of track 2 Alt 3 toggle arming of track 3 Alt 4 toggle arming of track 4 a left click click in track selection box at left of track to select track m left click click in track selection box at left of track to toggle track mute mouse wheel zoom Shift ctrl h Jump back 5 seconds and go into pla
38. de Display This can be used to display a resizable timecode window that can be moved where ever you like alabat k 23 17 Software Keyboard View Software Keyboard Brings up the windows software keyboard This is useful for people with a touchscreen who wish to enter text into Pyxis Clip Info Display View Clip Info Display The clip info window provides a complete list of all clips in the project All Pyxis media files are identified with a globally unique identifier or GUID The clip details window provides a cross reference between clip names and GUIDs This can assist in identifying individual media files in the Pyxis media directory 6003_42_1_CAT WILD 6003_34_1_BIRD MEA 6003_35_1_BIRD WO 6003_36_1 ALLIGATO 6003_37_1_BOBCAT 6003_38_1_CAMEL L 6003_39_1_CAT DOM 6003_40_1_CAT DOM 6003_41_1_CAT DOM 6003_33_1_BIRD WA 6003_43_1_CAT WILD 6003_44_1_CAT WILD 6003_45_1_CHIMPAN 6003_46_1_CHIMPAN 6003_47_1_CHIPMUN 6003_48_1_COW SIN 6003_49_1_COW AMB 6003_50_1_DOG POM 6003_51_1_DOG SAM 6003_52_1_DOG MIX 6003_53_1_DOG COL 6003_54_1 DOG SHE 6003_55_1_DOG MIX 6003_56_1_D0G DRI Ma S7 1 DOG KEN Track_ Start ns End Time Duration _ Media Guid Bit Sample Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Track 1 Tr
39. e of system failure or power loss Load last project on start up Check this box to load the last project each time Pyxis is started Profiles Profiles are used to display waveforms on the screen Large projects can use a lot of disk space storing them and they are not deleted when a project is removed from the system The easiest way to handle them is to automatically delete after a certain number of days of non use If profiles have been deleted for a project they are re created as soon as the project is opened This takes a little time during which the waveforms are not displayed but the audio can still be heard and edited Number of Backups When the Auto Save feature is on a copy of the project with an incremental numerical suffix is saved automatically every Auto Save period When the last suffix is used Auto Save starts again from 1 Enter the number of separate backup files to be created Pyxis NLV Page 51 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Scrollers Scrollers provide a detailed view of the video or audio material in the clips on the time line Tracks that have scrollers Select the tracks that display scrollers Alternatively hold down the Ctrl key and press for video and 1 4 for the audio tracks Scroller Settings Scrollers as Outline Display the outline of the waveform only Level Mapping The scroller vertical scale can be set to either Linear Logarithmic or combination display modes
40. e output file names The numerical suffix is incremented for each file Resize To change the resolution of the exported bitmap files click this box and enter the new width and height in pixels in the number boxes to the right Export every frame Every frame is exported as a separate bitmap file Export on every _ frames Enter 50 to export every 50th frame as a bitmap file Export frames displayed on video locators Only frames stored on the video locator tiles are exported as bitmaps Native Click the Native button to select export in YUV422 or DV 25 PAL format Pyxis NLV Page 34 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Mpeg Click the Mpeg button to select export to MPEG format Source material must be in IMX MPEG format This can be useful when the original video came from a container such as MXF and it is desirable to have it in simpler format i e MPEG D10 Click the p10 button to select export to D10 format D10 format is IMX MPEG with 8 tracks of audio Typical use is to import a D10 file edit the audio then export it with the new audio This file is the ready to broadcast Long GOP Click the Long cop button to select export to Log GOP format Recent File List File 2 Recent File List This list displays the most recently opened project for guick selection Click on a file name in the list to open a project Hide File Y Hide Minimize the Pyxis window to gain access
41. en moving clips snapping causes clips boundaries to be placed at the nearest clip or mark on a selected track To enable snap mode select Edit gt Snap Editing You can choose to snap to all events or just clips or marks by selecting the appropriate option under Edit gt Snap To Note that marks are the locations of the locator tiles Undo Redo All edits can be undone Click on the undo button to undo the last action Click on the redo button to redo the last undone action Machine Control Pyxis provides a simple machine control and synchronisation solution in a customised version of AVSync AVSync is AVMedia s complete synchronisation tool which uses the same PCI Comms card as Pyxis A full version of AVSync may be purchased separately to provide Pyxis with sophisticated multi machine synchronisation features With Pyxis machine control you can operate Pyxis as a slave or master device connected via an industry standard Sony 9 pin RS422 interface to any compatible device Machine control offers remote transport control and track arming plus frame accurate synchronisation when supplied with a standard video sync signal To display the AVSync interface select Machine Control View AVSync Rack Pyxis offers several default modes of operation master and slave 9 Pin Master gt VTR LTC Chase and MIDI Slave Master Operation To select master mode select Machine Control 9 pin Master from the main menu In master mode Pyxis will is
42. eo File Mix Tracks to Mono or Stereo automatically choos Single Multichannel File all selected tracks Mono Files 1 per track Each track is exported to a single mono file Stereo Files 1 per track pair Each pair of tracks 1 2 3 4 is exported to a single stereo file Mix Tracks to a single Mono File All tracks are mixed together into one mono stream which is exported to a single file Mix Tracks to a single Stereo File Pyxis NLV Page 28 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Tracks 1 and 3 are mixed to the left channel and tracks 2 and 4 are mixed to the right channel and saved as a single stereo file Mono Stereo files automatically choose The system determines whether there are any stereo multi channel clips in the project If there are it outputs to a single stereo file otherwise a single mono file Multi channel clips are created when stereo files are imported into Pyxis Single Multi Channel file All active tracks are saved as a file with multiple channels If all four tracks have audio on them this file is four channels wide File Type Wav Audio is exported in Windows standard wav format BWav Audio is exported in broadcast wave format The timecode location at the head of the audio is included in the audio file Aif Audio is exported in Apple Macintosh standard aiff format Audio Type Sample Size Enter the sample word length in bits Pyxis can export 8 16 and 24 bi
43. er 14 2008 may allow real time playback on slower systems Avid J PEG OMF Full Quality Decoding JPEG OMF S is very processor intensive it is normally done in hardware To allow computer systems to decode it in real time this option causes only one field to be decoded Small View Display both fields This can be used to remove artifacts on the small video window caused by the 2 fields in a video frame being different when they are displayed on a computer screen You have the option to display either field 1 or field 2 Large View Display both fields This can be used to remove artifacts on the large video window caused by the 2 fields in a video frame being different when they are displayed on a com puter screen You have the option to display either field 1 or field 2 Burnt in Timecode Can be used to put timecode onto the video being displayed Special Video Frames No Media Display the special No Media frame where there is no video clip This helps to differentiate between black image frames and places where there are no Clips Media Offline Display the special Media Offline frame where the original media data file is not available Audio Options Soft Edits Can be used to put automatic dissolves at the beginning and end of all audio clips Specify the size the automatic dissolves should be in samples Pyxis NLV Page 55 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Video Capture General Preferences
44. f the clip head and tail Enter the handle value in samples Resize Clip Indicates if the clip should be resized to where it would now end on the timeline after the sample rate convert RENDER Perform the sample rate conversion and render the media file This only appears if you have selected not to do real time conversion Advanced Options Order Set FIR order number of taps is 2 order 1 Calculation time is proportional to order Beta Beta values of 2 to 12 are reasonable For a given order larger beta reduces pass band ripple but widens the rolloff transition band so a lower roll off frequency is required to avoid aliasing Rolloff Roll off frequency must be less than 1 2 of both sample rates Auto Rolloff Means Pyxis will calculate the required rolloff for you Frame Rate Convert Process Frame Rate Convert New Frame Rate A ws sum ME Drop Frame Rate 1 000000 v Resize Cip New Frame Rate Enter the target frame rate Select from the list of standard rates or select custom to select your own rate FPS Used to enter a custom frame rate in frames per second Drop Frame Select drop frame format Rate Enter the rate conversion factor Pyxis NLV Page 61 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Native Rate Reset to the clip s native frame rate Frame for Frame Sets so that every frame from the video clip is displayed This means that if the clip is PAL and the project is
45. g at different speeds You can also jog by holding down ctri and the right mouse button over the track view Jog Threshold samples This option displays the minimum amount of samples the time line must be moved before it starts to play back audio On some systems the direct sound engine may not be able to cope with a low threshold Pyxis NLV Page 47 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Configure Select DirectX Driver Select the audio output device from the drop down list Buffer Size Specify the output buffer size in samples Decreasing the buffer size will improve playback latency Making the buffer size too small may cause the audio output to break up or distort Trim Playsync This option is used when locked with AVSync It is used to keep the audio locked with the VSync Trim Offset This option is used when locked with AVSync It allows the audio to be played ahead or behind of time by an amount of samples Current Project Setup Current Project Set the audio sample type and video frame rate for the current project Pyxis NLV Page 48 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Natural Rates Sample Rate Select the audio sample rate A project can contain audio clips recorded at any sample rate and the clips will be sample rate converted in real time Pyxis supports a sampling rate of either 44 1KHz or 48KHz Frame Rate Select the video frame rate
46. he left channel and tracks 2 and 4 are mixed to the right channel Guicktime Click the Quicktime button to select export to a Quicktime mov file Enter the Quicktime export settings as described below Codec Select the codec from the list of available codecs in the system Export Quality Select the export quality used by the codec for image compression Increased quality will improve the visible detail within the video and increase the file size Key Frame Rate Key frames are used to compare the differences between subsequent frames for data compression Decreasing the key frame rate increases both the quality and file size Audio Select whether to the use audio data compression algorithm in the video codec The algorithm is non losy and compresses at a ratio of 4 1 Streaming compatible Encode the audio in a streaming compatible format for delivery over the internet Resize Click to resize the video frame resolution Enter the new width and height in pixels in the number boxes to the right Pyxis NLV Page 32 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 AVI r Project Properties Width 320 Height 240 1 12 44 15 1 28 16 19 Dur 00 15 32 04 Duration r Export Source r YCrCb To RGB Project Gpu Current Clip C Rec 601 SD Into Gut not set Rec 709 HD jv Export first 2 selected Automatic audio tracks T Resize Compress
47. hey resized mjpeg vmj y y y y y Native file lossless Huffman compression vmh y y y y Native file with the addition or a DVCPro License Quicktime DV50 y y y y y other windows software can currently of files although Macs can of course Pyxis NLV Page 74 User Manual APPENDIX 2 November 14 2008 Quicktime dv100 DVCPro HD with the addition or a DVCPro License other windows software can currently of files although Macs can of course MXF mxf dv25 Requires an MXF license dongle MXF mxf dv50 EEN Requires an MXF license dongle MXF mxf dv100 DVCPro HD Requires an MXF license dongle also DVCPro License dongle MXF Mpeg Long gop Requires an MXF license dongle MXF Mpeg frame HD Lie Lie Requires an MXF license dongle MXF mxf MX mpeg compressed video Requires an MXF license dongle Omf video files omf mjpeg Omf video files omf dv25 Omf video files omf uncompressed Thomson Grass valley dv25 files vid Avid codecs DnxHD media inside an MXF file via a Quicktime reference movie EDL lt Jejejeje lt lt subject to CPU speed and performance Quicktime ProRes 21 2 Jejejeje 2 Jaye 2 22 2 requires ProRes codec contained in Qu Thomson Grass valley xml edls LJe 242 J2je jejej 2 lt Prunus Mpeg2 HD ll 2 Jejejeje 2 2 je 2 212 2
48. interchange format Pyxis NLV Page 30 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 There is also the option to enable handles Normally only audio used in clips will be exported instead of all of the audio if the clip only references a section of the original audio file When using the enable handles option you can also specify some extra samples at the head and tail of the clip to be exported New Export gt OMF Project Video File File Y Export Video File EE Pyxis can export Quicktime AVI sequential bitmaps its own native format MPEG d10 or LongGOP Select the settings as described below enter a file name then click ox to export Project Properties Width Displays the current project s width in pixels Height Displays the current project s height in pixels Number of Frames Displays the number of frames in the current project Pyxis NLV Page 31 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Export Source Project Click to export the entire current project Current Clip Click to export only the currently selected clip Between In and Out Points Click to export only between the in and out points To set the in and out points locate the transport to the desired location and click on the Mark In Or Mark Out buttons directly above the transport controls Export Audio Mixdown Click to include a mixdown of the audio tracks in the exported video file Tracks 1 and 3 are mixed to t
49. io workstation or other 9 pin control device with external video sync e Instant random access to any point in the project with visual frame locators timecode locator and jump keys e Network ready project management e Intuitive touch screen interface e Simple edit functions e Import OMF AVI and MOV files e Export Fairlight ML4 BWave WAV AIFF AVI Quicktime and Pyxis VMU files Pyxis NLV Page 6 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Getting Started with Pyxis Starting Pyxis To start Pyxis either double click on the Pyxis NLv icon on the Windows desktop or click on the Start button at the bottom of the screen and select Programs Y Pyxis NLV Pyxis NLV Exiting Pyxis To quit Pyxis click on the File menu and select Exit The Pyxis Screen File Edit View Tracks Setup Erase Split Clip Head ip Level Process Machine Control ADR Help Pyxis NLV v2 0rc2 Beta NLV Diana lt 5 tracks gt NLV Diana 25 fps 44100 00 02 24 02 Erma FI 00 09 14 17 CIR CLEAS a PST Bee e een e P oa EZ ET aim cas acids een DN Ne cL RG ELE KS EES ren 0a ss id amor sive pope re WW bau up Ip nn Bai R H h Status Bar deer Locator tiles Transport PY AO Video scroller Track Zoom Clip timeline Selectors ERESIER Level Meters Select grab Video Display Jump Editing Timecode position Commands Pyxi
50. ion No Compression 3 Blackmagic 10 bit 4 2 2 Codec Settings Blackmagic 10 bit 4 4 4 Codec AVI Export Save as m New Width 220 New Height 240 Blackmagic 16 bit 4 4 4 Codec Blackmagic HD 8 bit 4 2 2 Codec Cinepak Codec by Radius DV Video Encoder Click the avz button to select export to a Windows avi file Enter the AVI export settings as described below Resize To change the resolution of the exported video file click this box and enter the new width and height in pixels in the number boxes to the right Compression Select the video compression codec from the available codecs in the list Settings Some video codecs provide settings for customising the compression algorithm Click the Settings button to display the codec settings dialogue Ouality Each codec has a default overall guality setting This setting may be modified Click the set button to apply the guality setting Key Frame Rate Key frames are used to compare the differences between subseguent frames for data compression Increasing the key frame rate increases both the guality and file size Click the set button to apply the key frame rate setting Bitmap Click the Bitmap button to select export to seguential bitmap files Enter the bitmap export settings as described below Pyxis NLV Page 33 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Format of output files Select the format for th
51. left hand side of the track display Tracks can be dropped in or out of record during a recording using the methods described above As soon as the video track is armed any incoming signal is displayed in the video display window The video scroller still shows the clip under the play head while armed However once you start recording it shows the recorded frames as they are captured Entering Record To begin recording simply click the record button To stop recording press the record button again or the stop button Drop In Out Individual tracks can be dropped in or out clicking in the track arm boxes at the left hand side of the track display All selected armed tracks can be dropped out of record by clicking the arm Tracks button When using the AVSync rack tracks can be dropped in or out of record at pre defined times Arm tracks for recording Select Machine Control View AVSync Rack Configure Rack to display the rack configuration dialogue You need to enable the option Allow Video Recording if you would like to record onto the video track Enter preroll drop in and drop out points by clicking on the times Then press the Drop In Recording button at the bottom of the rack Click the Execute Recording button to pre roll and drop in and out at the preset locations Rack Configuration AVSync machine control Correted Field y 00 00 00 00 See Machine Control for more details on machine control Remote
52. lobally unique identifier of the device View CD Drives Windows XP allows CDs to be converted to AVMedia devices and used for backup of projects Check this box to add all removable media to the device panel Default Project Device Select the device to be used for all new projects Record Priority Pyxis uses available space on the devices for recording in the order they are displayed in the device panel Select a device and use the Up or Down buttons to change its position in the list Purge Media Purge media deletes all unreferenced media data files from the selected devices Rescan Devices Rescan for new devices which may have been recently connected Export Project to another device Copy the project and all associated media files to another device List Media in Project gt 00 07 05 21 00 15 46 02 00 16 16 01 PAL Test Video Video 00 16 16 00 00 16 51 01 00 00 35 01 23F6424 AVM_23 Adam s Yes XG AVM_ PAL Test Video Video 00 17 05 24 00 24 15 11 00 07 09 12 3E3643D AVM_23 Adam s Yes Long_Roa PAL Test Track 1 00 00 00 00 00 05 59 00 00 05 59 00 329C265 DSP_32 Adam s Yes i 0005 57 19 00 08 5219 00 02 55 00 329C1D6 DSP_32 Adam s Yes Audio Audio A Audio 000852198 00122919 00 03 37 00 329C1B9 DSP_32 Adam s Yes CdwoD000 PAL Test Track Audio 001228611 00164200 00041314 329C1BE DSP_ 32 Adam s Yes Audio Audio Audio 00 00 00 00 00 05 59 00 00 05 59 00 329C265 DSP_32
53. locked Record Level Device Select the video capture card to use Capture Settings Input Source Select the input source on the capture card Capture Format Select what audio format you would like the capture card to capture at Offset Audio by This is an offset setting in milliseconds This allows for if the audio is always being captured ahead behind by the same amount then you can adjust for this here It is recommended that you capture a known bit of video initially to work out what this value should be for your system Sync captured unlocked audio to video This option is required if you are capturing from a sound card that cannot be locked Having this option disabled will cause the audio to slowly drift away from the captured video as the sound card will be running of its own clock which can be running slightly fast slow This can mean over a 10 minute capture your audio may drift up to a couple of frames away from the video When this option is enabled it keeps the audio in sync with the video by adding removing samples Record Level Select the audio level you would like the audio captured at if clipping is occurs during capture then you need to reduce this level Pyxis NLV Page 57 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Media and Project Management The media and project management window is divided into two panels The top panel lists the available devices The lower window displays the projects con
54. long the import process is Machine Control The machine control menu contains options for remote control of external devices and for Pyxis to be remotely controlled by another device Setup Rapid Machine Control Setup Rapid This option is used only to interface with Fairlight QDC systems Rapid Setup xj TF Use Rapid to link Projects r Rapid Client Compter Name 192 168 3 241 Prompt for Save Project before opening new RAPID called project ME Select the Fairlight RAPID protocol for linking project open and close operations Enter the IP address of the Fairlight Constellation Station or FMC remote You also need to setup the FMC side to get this to work You need to run DreamStart and click on Setup There will be an option labelled Enable Remote Control which you need to enable If this option is greyed out then you need to get a later version of FMC or you can edit the FMC ini file manually You need to add REMOTE_ENABLED into the FMC ini file Also to get this functionality to work you need to be logged in with the same user name and password on both the FMC machine and Pyxis machine View AVSync Machine Rack Machine Control View AVSync Machine Rack AVSync allows Pyxis to be used as a 9 pin master or slave device See Machine Control or refer to the AVSync manual contained on the Pyxis CD for more information on using AVSync Pyxis NLV Page 63 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November
55. mber of Beeps Controls the number of beeps to be played before the zero beep Spacing Controls the number of seconds between each beep Zero Beep Frequency The Zero Beep is used in rehearsal mode to help an artist get used to the timing of the cue This parameter controls the frequency of the zero beep Zero Beep Duration Controls the duration of the zero beep Cross Beep Frequency Pyxis NLV Page 65 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Cross beeps are the beeps preceding the start of the recording They can have their own frequency duration and gain This parameter controls cross beep frequency Cross Beep Duration Controls the duration of the cross beeps Text Colour Controls the colour of the displayed text Autoscale Font Forces the text to fit on the screen if it is too large at its normal font size Wrap Text Causes the text to break to second and subsequent lines if it is too long Pause before Take Pauses the transport after locating to the preroll point before moving forward into the cue This gives more time for video sources to buffer or park before starting the take Video Streamer Colour The streamer is a vertical line than travels from both sides of the screen towards the center It arrives at the center exactly at the Cue In time This parameter determines its colour Video Streamer Cross The Streamer Cross is an extension to the streamer which coincides with the audible beeps
56. mp to that location unless that locator is empty Click the right mouse button on a locator to store the current time and frame You may also click the left or right mouse button on an empty locator and it will store the current time When using a touchscreen drag the current frame from the video display window onto any tile or select an empty locator to store the current time on a locator The up and down arrows to the right of the locator tiles scroll through the available tiles Organise the locator tiles by dragging frames from one tile to another Drag an empty locator onto an existing locator to clear the locator or simply drag the locator off the right hand side of the screen where a red cross will appear in place of the locator indicating it will be removed Pyxis NLV Page 12 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Jump Keys Use the transport jump keys to jump right or left to the next clip or locator point The nudge keys can be used to move left or right by one frame and can aslo be changed to nudge by any amount see Nudge Size Video Scroller Left click on any frame on the video scroller to jump the transport to the beginning of that frame Right click anywhere in a frame on the video scroller to jump the transport to that point in the frame Audio Scroller Click on a point within the audio scrollers and the timeline will jump to that point Zooming The horizontal scale of the timeline
57. owever some master machines may not recognise the Pyxis device ID In this case you may want to select a device from the list of common device presets To select a different device for slave emulation click in the device name on the AVSync master machine and select a known device from the drop down list You will probably want to modify the device settings by clicking on the Configure Machine button on the front panel of the master device Click on the Reset button at the bottom of the dialogue box then select Stop Command Stop amp Locate Select Slave Control Method Non linear device These settings will make the slave emulation behave like a non linear device The AVSync rack can contain only one master timecode reference this is known as the timecode master Click the Timecode Master button on the front panel of the master machine to make it the timecode master for the rack Pyxis NLV Page 20 User Manual EDITING November 14 2008 To lock Pyxis to the master machine click on the Locked buttons on both the Pyxis machine and master machine front panels Alternatively click on the Lock button on the Pyxis main screen just below the timecode display to lock or unlock Pyxis Offsets Timecode offsets can be entered in the AVSync rack Double click in the offset field of the machine you wish to adjust and enter the desired offset Offsets can be captured from the current difference between the master and slave by clicking the sec
58. project select File z Open Select a device in the top window and the projects contained in that device will be displayed in the bottom window Projects may be listed with a video thumbnail or with a list of project details Select a project and click ox Creating a New Project To create a new project select File New When you create a new project you must enter the sample and frame rates and sample type AVI Ouicktime and OMF files can be imported onto the time line by using the File gt Import menu or dragging and dropping onto the time line from the Windows Explorer See Making a Recording for details on recording new material into Pyxis Project Settings Once the project is open the audio sample rate bits per sample and the video frame rate can easily be changed To change the current project settings select Setup Current Project and enter the appropriate values For more details on the project settings dialogue see Current Project The Track Display The lower half of the screen displays the project timeline as a series of clips containing the video and audio material and edits The top half of the track display includes one video track and four audio tracks The bottom half contains the optional video frame scroller and audio scrollers Pyxis NLV Page 8 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Above the tracks is the timeline This displays frames seconds and minute markers What markers thi
59. rack 48 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 _621 My Name Is Frank_ Track 85 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 _621 My Name Is Frank_ Track 86 1 09 50 27 08 10 04 19 15 00 13 52 07 Closer new 03 Track 1 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 12 07 00 00 08 23 Closer new 03 Track 2 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 12 07 00 00 08 23 LHall_Frank Open mp3 ne Track 7 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 51 19 00 00 48 10 LHall_Frank Open mp3 ne Track 8 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 51 19 00 00 48 10 CLOSER_12 Track 11 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 03 22 00 00 00 12 CLOSER_12 Track 13 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 03 22 00 00 00 12 Closer new 03 Track 39 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 12 07 00 00 08 23 Closer new 03 Track 40 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 12 07 00 00 08 23 LHall_Frank Open mp3 ne Track 45 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 51 19 00 00 48 10 LHall_Frank Open mp3 ne Track 46 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 51 19 00 00 48 10 CLOSER_12 Track 49 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 03 22 00 00 00 12 CLOSER_12 Track 51 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 03 22 00 00 00 12 1 09 51 03 09 09 51 12 07 00 00 08 23 Closer new 03 Track 77 Reveal File J Under Playhead J Only Offline Clips While the Clip Details dialog is open you can e Filter the list by typing a sequence of characters in the text box Only clip names containing that seguence will be displayed To guickly move the cursor into the Search field press the search soft key e Sort the clips in track order start order end order or duration or clip colour by clicking on the column header Clicking the header a
60. rendered audio Original New Import Pyxis DR2 Project New Import Thomson XML project Export Audio Tracks Clips File gt Export P Audio Tracks Clips r File Type Audio Type wav Bit Depth native depth y C BWave 7 ixML C aif Sample rate Hz 44100 y Export With Mixdown clip Eq Entire Project I clip Level Between In and Out I Clip Fades Selected Clips Gain I Selected Tracks Only dB foo J Align to Video Frame Boundaries TT Export Empty Tracks Peteco onto tmelne Allows you to import the original source audio that the EQs or plugins was performed on Save Location Folder D FairlightAU Projects kg Prefix prefix lt numbe Dest D FairlightAU Projects lt track number gt wav E Export cips n backaround F Overwrite Existing Files Mono Stereo files automatically choose y Channels 0 00 00 00 00 12 57 03 00 12 57 03 19428 frames Tracks The audio in your project can be exported to one or more audio files Spaces between audio clips become zero samples in the exported file Fades and cross fades are rendered into the audio before exporting Select the settings as described below then click ox to export Enter a file name and click save Channels Mono files 1 per track Stereo files 1 per track pair Mono Stereo files automatically choose Mix Tracks to a single Mono File Mix Tracks to a single Ster
61. rs indicate that the source media is not in Pyxis format Scrollers The scrollers display the actual frames for the video track or a waveform for an audio track The video scroller displays roughly 15 frames of video on the screen at once The audio scroller display can be zoomed independently of the track display but as a default the audio scroller represents nearly six seconds of audio with each screen pixel representing 256 audio samples The horizontal audio scale can be adjusted from 10 frames to over 3 minutes The vertical scale can be set to one of seven display modes including linear and logarithmic amplitude display The current play position can be moved with fine resolution by clicking and dragging the scroller to the left or right With jogging enabled in setup Y Hardware audio will be played at the rate you move the mouse Zoom the scrollers with the wheel on a mouse Click on a video frame or an audio sample to jump to that location To turn a scroller on or off hold the Ctrl key down and press the track number for the audio track that you would like to display or press the key for the video scroller See Scrollers for more details Pyxis NLV Page 9 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Playback and Transport Control Transport Controls Jump to locator clip Nudge transport left or right y REW FF Play Stop record The transport control buttons are designed for use with a touch
62. s Pyxis Pro Causes the fields in the current video clip to be swapped Each Interlaced video frame is composed of 2 fields Each field is exactly one half of the frame The fields are interleaved interlaced on a line by line basis l e the first line of the frame will be from field A the second will be from fields B and so on like this AOAOAOAOAOAOAOADAOAOODAD lt line O of field A BOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO lt line 0 of field B AIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAlA1 lt line 1 of field A B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1 lt line 1 of field B A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2 lt line 2 of field A B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2 lt line 2 of field B A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3 lt line 3 of field A B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3 lt line 3 of field A Each even line is from field A each odd line is from field B The even lines come first so field A comes first Sometimes video signals or video files arrive that have been put together wrong so you would use either flip fields or switch alternate lines to correct the signal back to its normal state above If you apply Flip Fields on the above image you would get this BOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO A1A1A1A1A1A1A1A1A1A1A1A1 B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1B1 A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2A2 B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2 A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3 B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3B3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Each evenline is now from field B each odd line is now from field A The even lines come first so field B comes first
63. s NLV Page 7 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Media and Projects Pyxis uses a separate directory or drive to store projects and media The selected device should be formatted with the Windows NTFS file system Pyxis may also store projects on a mapped network drive Default Media Device When Pyxis is first started it displays a dialog box stating that no on line Pyxis NLV devices have been found You then need to press okay so that the Media and Project Management dialog can come up For more information on the Media and Project Management dialog see Media and Project Management No online Pyxis NLY devices have been found on this machine Please connect a Pyxis NLY device to this machine and Rescan devices or convert an existing drive to a Pyxis NLV compatible device using the Convert to Media device button To prepare a drive for use with Pyxis select the device from the devices list and click on Convert to Media device This does not affect any other data on this drive though it is recommended that you use a sepa rate disk as a media device to enable video frames to be loaded quick enough You also need to select a device to be your default project device You can click on the Exit button on the Media and Project Management dialog and it will prompt you for a project device or you can set it manually by setting the default manual device property Opening a Project To open an existing
64. s displays depends on the zoom scale you are at At the centre of the track display is a blue vertical line This represents the current time location or play head Tracks can be selected for edit operations by clicking in the track ID box at the left hand side of the track display Selected tracks are highlighted for example tracks 1 and 4 are selected below as well as the video track Clips under the playhead on selected tracks are also highlighted indicating these are the clips that edit operations will be performed on Grat Wachter bd p AU LIU ym 9 nn nyn te Clips can be placed at the same location or overlapping on the timeline however only the top clip will be played back Audio clips can display a profile of the waveform contained in the clip On the scrollers at the bottom of the screen the current time or play head can be moved to show more or less of the up coming frames Simply click on the line and drag it left or right to the desired location Clip Colours Clips on selected tracks under the play head are coloured red These are the currently selected clips for all edit operations Audio clips and AVI or Ouicktime video clips that are dragged onto the timeline are coloured light blue DV video clips are coloured light green and uncompressed video clips are coloured mauve Clips that have been imported from an OMF file and are playing back from the original OMF file are coloured yellow Yellow and other colou
65. screen or a mouse They offer your usual selection of transport controls You may also use the space bar to toggle between play and stop The arrow keys to jump to the next clip or locator Or you can use the lt gt keys to nudge left or right By default the nudge size is set to one frame Locating Pyxis offers several options for locating the transport and navigating throughout a project Dragging the Timeline To quickly move the transport right click with the mouse over the timeline and drag left or right Alternatively click the grab button first and use the left mouse button or the touchscreen Direct Timecode Entry To move to a specific timecode location click on the timecode display to reveal the timecode entry 00 09 14 1 dialogue Pyxis NLV Page 10 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Locate to WWW EN he o oo DEL Enter the reguired location and click ox The last four entries are stored and can be recalled by clicking one of the four buttons at the bottom of the window Pyxis NLV Page ll User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS November 14 2008 Video Locators Three columns of video locator tiles are displayed at the upper right hand side of the screen Each tile contains a frame of video and stores the asso ciated timecode location Clicking on a tile instantly moves the transport to that frame Click the left button mouse on a video locator to ju
66. ssing the Import button This can import a short script that has been written in a word processor Each line of text in the file is treated as a separate line of ADR cue text Each line of text can optionally have one or more timecode numbers at the start of the line 00 00 00 00 This line has one timecode number or 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 12This line has two timecode numbers The first timecode number becomes the cue in point and the second if present the cue out point Timecodes must contain 4 individual numbers separated by colons 01 00 23 12 or semicolons if the timecode is drop frame based 01 01 00 02 Here is an example of a text file in the correct syntax with timecode numbers at the start of each line 00 02 19 19 Her eyes shined bright and true 00 04 57 07 00 09 42 18 Do not look now but 23 58 39 03 00 02 58 19 Haven t I seen you before The format described above is the native format used by Pyxis NLV for storing ADR cue lists You can edit the stored ADR cue lists directly in any word processor or text editor as long as you make sure you save the file as a text file Pyxis NLV Page 68 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Help About The about box displays the Pyxis version number and versions of some of the components it uses New Licenses shows optional extra liceneses you have Pyxis NLV Page 69 User Manual KEYBOARD amp MOUSE SHORTCUTS November 14 2008 Keyboard amp Mouse Short
67. stack to be moved to the top This is a convenient way of auditioning multiple recording takes of the same audio against the same piece of picture 1 4 Le Clicking rotate will cause the blue clips to come to the top which will make them go red kr PJ iis S o va ge AA Split Clips Split the currently selected clips into two clips divided at the point of the play head Alternatively click the split Clip button or press s to split Cut Tail Cut the portion to the right of the play head on the currently selected clips to the clipboard The tails are removed from their current location and are displayed as a grey shadow anchored to the play head Clips which have been cut may subsequently be pasted at a different location Alternatively click the Cut Tail button Rename Enter a new name for the currently selected clips Alternatively click the Rename button Clip Level Apply gain to the currently selected audio clips Enter the amount of gain in dB This is calculated in real time and does not affect the original media Alternatively click the clip Leve1 button Set Sync Point Sets a sync point on all selected clips A sync point is a way of defining a sync point on a clip It is used to define the beginning of the most important sound in a clip This can then be used when inserting a clip into another project see Quick Import List Pyxis NLV Page 37 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Flip Field
68. sue Sony protocol transport commands to a slave VTR or digital audio workstation Pyxis also issues timecode and status reguests allowing it to chase the slave machine s current timecode location Pyxis NLV Page 19 User Manual EDITING November 14 2008 Connect a straight through wired RS422 9 pin cable from the slave machine to the master port on the Pyxis break out cable Connect a 75 ohm video cable from you house master video sync generator to the Pyxis VSync port on the Pyxis break out cable Pyxis indicates if a valid sync signal is present by displaying the video format PAL NTSC in the lower right hand corner of the AVSync rack If no valid signal is present this display shows UNLOCKED In the AVSync rack you will see a Pyxis machine at the top of the rack and a slave machine below it Pyxis automatically recognises most common 9 pin slave devices when they are connected and loads a slave machine configuration to suit If your machine is not one of those currently supported Pyxis will auto matically add it to its machine database You may need to modify the machine configuration to suit the new device Click on the Configure Machine button on the front panel of the slave device to change the set tings for the slave machine s transport type and ballistics For more details on the machine configuration settings refer to the AVSync manual included on the Pyxis CD The AVSync rack can contain only one master timecode reference
69. t Pyxis NLV Page 41 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Insert Project s Clips Insert all the clips contained in a previously saved project Remove Clips Remove the selected clips from the import list To select a clip click on the clip name in the list To select multiple clips hold down the Ctrl or Shift key and click Use Source Track when Insert Clips is clicked the selected clips will be copied to the tracks where they were originally placed as shown in the Track column Frame Align When Frame Align is checked the selected clips will be inserted at the nearest frame boundary to the current position Insert at Head Insert the head of the clip at the play head Insert at Tail Insert the tail of the clip at the play head Insert at Sync Point Inserts the clip so that its sync point is at the play head if the clip does not contain a sync point then the head of the clip will be placed at the play head To create a sync point see Set Sync Point Insert Clips Insert the selected clip s on the first selected track Project Overview View Y Project Overview The project overview window provides a quick view of all the clips within a project Statistics View Statistics The project statistics window displays the total number of clips and tracks in a project Pyxis NLV Page 42 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Pyxis NLV Timecode Display View Timeco
70. t files Sample Rate Enter the sample rate in Hertz Pyxis can export audio with 11025 22050 44100 48000 and 96000Hz sample rates Mixdown Entire Project All audio clips in the project are mixed down for export Between In and Out Only audio clips between the in and out points are exported To set the in and out points locate the transport to the desired location and click on the Mark In Or Mark Out buttons directly above the transport controls Selected Tracks Only Only audio clips on the selected tracks are exported To select a track click in the track ID box at the left of the track display Selected tracks are highlighted Pyxis NLV Page 29 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Click to select or deselect tracks Track 3 Exports the audio in your project to AES 31 interchange format Audio Media You have the option to copy all the media to the same folder as the AES 31 file or leave it where it currently is and link to it If you are moving the project to another location it is wise to copy the audio media to the destination folder Audio Sample Rate You have the option to sample rate convert all audio to the project sample rate This is useful if you have imported clips running at different sample rates and the machine for which the AES 31 project is intended cannot handle a mixture of sample rates File gt Export ML4 Exports the audio in your project to Fairlight s ML4
71. tained in the currently selected device Devices DESS Qu E Pyxis NLV Both RAW 6375296 Yes 2500 Shared Yes 0000000 Pyxis NLV Both Windows Forma Both Windows Forma Both 461393016 Manual project frango SoftwareException frango Test Project frango C C FairlightAU Projects New Project1 C FairlightAU Projects Test_192 el Convert to Media Device Media devices must first be formatted with the NTFS file system Select this to create the AVMedia Project and Media directories which is used by Pyxis to store projects and media Creating a Media device does not affect other data on a drive However it is recom mended that the you do not use your normal system disk as a Media device as Pyxis may be unable to retrieve video guick enough of the drive For uncompressed video you should use a striped raid to ensure the reguired bandwidth To use a network connected device first create a mapped network drive in Windows Explorer This can now be selected in the device panel and converted to a Media device You will also be able to play DV projects of a net work connected device if you have setup a gigabit network Set Device Info gt Pyxis NLV p ox H ceca Pyxis NLV Page 58 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Device Name Enter a name for the device Device Speed Set the device speed Device Type Set the device type Format Indicates if the device is a AVMedia device GUID Displays the g
72. th a number The most recent backup has the highest number To activate automatic backups select setup Y General Preferences gt Projects Save File Y Save Saves the current open project Save As File Y Save As To save the project with a different project name enter a new name in the dialogue box and click OK Import Video File File Y Import P Video File Filename E FairlightAU Media a n 621 My Name Is Frank 11 Format Y Maintain Eeler A eta Hd not E wf Pyxis can import video and audio from AVI MPG Quicktime and sequential bitmap files Select the file select the options as described below then click ox to import Import Audio Import the audio tracks contained in the video file The audio tracks are saved as separate wave files in the Pyxis media directory Scale Native Size No Scaling Pyxis NLV Page 25 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Video will be imported without changing the image reso lution PAL Video will be resized during importing to PAL size NTSC Video will be resized during importing to NTSC size VideoWindow Video will be resized during importing to size of the small video window Custom Size Imported video is scaled to a user defined resolution Select this item then enter the image width and height in pixels in the number boxes below Maintain aspect ratio If you are resizing the image during the import this
73. the same as the rate of the project the clip will be sample rate converted in real time The clip will be marked to indicate it is being converted More conversion options are available from the Process Y Sample Rate Convert dialogue See Sample Rate Convert for more details For complete details of the Import and Export functions see Import and Export Pyxis NLV Page 22 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Menu Reference File Menu New Folder E FairlightAU Projects kel Project Name New Project Comment Project Rates Sample rate Hz ER ed Frame E fps y Sample Type 16 bit y File Y New Project Name Enter a name for the project This is also the file name for the project file Comment Optionally enter a comment for the project Sample Rate Select the audio sample rate A project can contain audio clips recorded at any sample rate and the clips will be sample rate converted in real time The project sample rate can be changed later by selecting setup Current Project Sample Rate Pyxis supports two sampling rates 44 1 or 48 KHz Frame Rate Select the video frame rate A project can contain video clips recorded at any frame rate and the clips will be frame rate converted in real time The project frame rate can be changed later by selecting setup Current Project Frame Rate Available rates are 25 29 97DF 29 97ND 30DF and 30ND frames per second
74. tiple MonItOFS eessen FU TWT FY da 73 APPENDIX A O 74 SUPPORT CR 74 User Manual INTRODUCTION November 14 2008 Introduction Pyxis offers a complete solution for video playback in the audio post pro duction environment Pyxis supports a huge range of formats including recording and playback of uncompressed and DV25 format video with standard PC hardware See a list of formats in Appendix 2 Pyxis includes a sophisticated PCI I O card to support synchronisation with video sync and 9 pin RS422 machine control Pyxis provides an ultra fast user interface when combined with a standard touch screen Pyxis also provides native playback of video OMF files quicktime files and AVI s Using this Manual This manual is divided into two main sections The first section Getting Started with Pyxis provides a easy tutorial approach to learning how to use the software The second section provides a complete Menu Reference to all the features You can quickly find the information you need by scanning the Table of Contents or by referring to the Index Menu items are referred to with the following notation File gt Open This means click on the File menu at the top of the Pyxis screen and select the Open menu item The names of buttons that you can click or press are also displayed this way for example OK Pyxis Features e Record a large range of video and audio formats See a list in Appendix 2 e Record audio e Playback video in sync with an aud
75. to the Windows desktop Pyxis may be restored by clicking on the icon on the Windows Taskbar Pyxis NLV Page 35 User Manual MENU REFERENCE November 14 2008 Exit File Y Exit Quit Pyxis Edit The edit menu contains options for performing clip based editing Most edits are performed on the currently selected clips on the currently selected tracks The currently selected clips are either those directly under the play head on the selected tracks or those clips which have been selected by clicking and dragging the selection border in select mode Many edit functions are also available directly from the edit function buttons to the left of the video display window Cut Cut the currently selected clips to the clipboard The clips are removed from their current location and are displayed as a grey shadow anchored to the play head Clips which have been cut may subsequently be pasted at a different location Alternatively click the cut button or hold the ct ri key and press x to cut Copy Copy the currently selected clips to the clipboard The original clips remain at their current location and the copies are displayed as a grey shadow anchored to the play head Clips which have been copied may subsequently be pasted at a different location Alternatively click the copy button or hold the ct ri key and press c to copy Paste Clips which have been cut or copied to the clipboard are displayed as a grey shadow anchored to the play
76. ure Audio Capture Skins Watermark Device Decklink Video Capture v Capture Settings Standard Py Capture Size Input Source fo Record Format MJPEG i si Capture Format MEDIASUBTYPE_UYWY Frame Offset 0 25 FPS Presets Cancel Video In the video capture dialogue select the appropriate values from the drop down boxes e Device Select the video capture card e Standard Select the video standard to match the source playback device NTSC PAL or SECAM e Capture Size Select the capture resolution The highest resolution available depends on the video standard being captured e Input Source Select from the valid input connectors on the selected capture card e Record Format Pyxis can record in both uncompressed and DV formats Note The format set n this field also determines the target conversion format for imported video e Capture Format This field displayed the component video format supported by the capture card This may be useful in diagnosing capture problems e FPS This field sets the cautre frame rate in frames per second It defaults to the frame rate of tehs election video standard i e 299 97 for NTSC or 25 for PAL or SECAM gt However you can capture at a lower or higher frame rate if required Click on the arrows to increase of decrease the value If you select a rate higher than the video standard Pyxis NLV Page 14 User Manual GETTING STARTED WITH PYXIS Novem
77. y Pyxis NLV Page 70 User Manual KEYBOARD amp MOUSE SHORTCUTS November 14 2008 Pyxis NLV Page 71 November 14 2008 APPENDIX 1 User Manual Appendix 1 Break out Cable Specification POP wu 69 Ft vuM 460 Pahau cg coc SE REI GC cU a eae ee ee Si Pr CM LUS Sc ND Ed E LIKX OLLA ban eegen ou E A OLA S Jd Teeten emer am tad 6d emaj ve ol pm CLO 6Y e SU Ta 6LLON od perxw o WUO S4 uiBuog owes ap mey em ave s490 SEION Jrst rr mamm Ba xoef aam durd SNA WHO Sz 009 194 A PU 6746 PPE 39 AQUI VEP PIPAS STTenptw puu sted Z SI 11945 mow seq oeu uid cg EL0 6y1 Tl Fs 62 TOM 34 puEee oD WYO SLA Z1O E9 oui to pays paw 60 901 869 e Wout a apewa uid GQ SNOLOBNNOO 00194 8 ai 6ZL6 pisa Fo 34492 mp peprarys Apenpouput seg Z oeu uid cO tS1 FZ wr Sa youl 21922 dwus ONE WYO S unos Page 72 Pyxis NLV User Manual APPENDIX 1 November 14 2008 Touchscreen Setup TouchWare Setup If you are using a TouchWare touch screen device run the TouchWare application by clicking on the start menu and selecting Programs Y TouchWare Touchware Select the Calibrate tab and follow the instructions to calibrate the touch interface You will need to calibrate for every screen resolution used Select the Touch Settings tab and select the Drawing Touch Mode EloTouch Setup

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