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1. y REPEAY REINVENTED USER GUIDE Revised Mar 28 2013 Trademarks NewTek TriCaster TriCaster XD TCXD850 TCXD850 Extreme TriCaster TCXD850 Extreme TriCaster 850 Extreme TriCaster Extreme TriCaster 850 TCXD450 TCXD450 Extreme TriCaster TCXD450 Extreme TriCaster 450 Extreme TriCaster Extreme TriCaster 450 IsoCorder TCXD300 TriCaster PRO TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST TriCaster DUO VGA SpeedEDIT 3PLAY 3PLAY 820 3PLAY 425 3PXD820 3PXD425 LiveText DataLink LiveSet LiveMatte TimeWarp VT V T5 Video Toaster Toaster 3D Arsenal Aura LightWave LightWave 3D and LightWave CORE are trademarks of NEWTEK All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders TABLE OF CONTENTS Table OF Contents cercada AENOR EEN i il A nn e o o 1 C ADO TAE MONA on n N 3 DMO CUO oat AEA EA pata E AA AE 5 2 1 VE N IA E E E E E eee 5 2 2 Recording Marking and Events ccccssesscccccessececcnssecescnssecescauesecessaussecsssuunseesssaunsecsseaees 6 221 MV Tee aT EVEN sail 6 2 3 NewTek 3Play Control Surface ccccsseeeccccssessecccnnessececccucseesssausseessuaussecsssuusecsssauesecsssaees 7 2 4 SIS iaa 8 2 5 REID O ESTO ica 8 2 6 eo A A E 9 2 6 1 PIV Le CPAP En o A Pe 9 2 6 2 input Output SCCEIO TUNES sesionin a a a 10 2 6 3 MIONO A e e E IIA 11 2 6 4 Vio alo 0 AA A o In A 12 2 6 5 A A 12 2 6 6 TS CO SENG AA e E O Be o OE O 13 2 6 7 TS PIS ita 13 2
2. 1 If necessary close the Replay Desktop by clicking the x button at the right hand end of the titlebar 2 Click the Shutdown icon on the icon ring in Startup 3 Click the Exit to Windows link at right and confirm the warning dialog A 7 4 RETURN TO THE STARTUP SCREEN FROM THE WINDOWS DESKTOP Double click the 3Play icon on the Windows desktop to return to 3Play s Startup screen A 8 MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A 8 1 WHY IS MY POWER SUPPLY BEEPING NewTek 3Play 3PXD820 has redundant replaceable power supply units When you i disconnect or ii power down just one of the modules or iii if a PSU should fail a beep is sounded to alert you If you wish you can mute the alert by pressing the green button on the back of the unit Figure 136 SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q Where can I obtain replacement or spare Power Supply modules A Contact NewTek Sales for purchase information for spare components A 8 2 WHY ARE MY CLIP DURATION AND COUNTDOWN TIMES DIFFERENT At times the duration shown for a clip in the Clips List may not perfectly match the HUDs countdown timecode This Duration value is based on the original clip framerate However the HUD countdown timecode is based on the project framerate B KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS Previous row Clips List and Play List Next row Clips List and Play List Previous table cell Clips List and Play List Next table cell Clips List and Play List On
3. 13 4 CLIP CONTEXT MENU The Play List also features a context menu Figure 127 Not unlike its Clips List equivalent the menu provides access to Cut Copy and Paste also available using the standard keyboard shortcuts It also has one important additional item Figure 127 The Export Play List option flattens the entire playlist including audio down to a single clip which is appended to the current Clips List page This is the same feature discussed back in Section 13 1 2 13 5 PLAYBACK To initiate Play List playback select a clip and press Play control surface dashboard keyboard Spacebar or double click a clip s Memo field Figure 128 See Section 13 3 6 regarding the making of Speed adjustments during playback 13 6 PLAY LIST EDLS On exiting a session 3Play creates an EDL Edit Decision List file for each existing playlist These files can be used to reconstitute a playlist in NLE non linear editing applications with EDL file import support 3Play s EDL files are created on the master Session Drive for the session in a folder located at drivename Media EDL session name 14 THE DASHBOARD ee On occasion you may find it useful to control your NewTek 3Play using the mouse for functions normally invoked using the control surface The Dashboard located at the bottom of the Replay Desktop makes this possible In addition the Dashboard offers visual feedback of control surface operations S
4. 25Mbit s 4 1 1 NTSC or 4 1 0 PAL sub sampling very broad compatibility h 264 Highest Quality mov h 264 Very Good mov MJPEG mov e Same as Source file copy no re rendering e Video Server o Leightronix NEXUS Ultra NEXUS SD NTSC 720x480 PAL 720x576 high quality MPEG2 Program Stream 9Mb s variable bitrate 4 2 2 o TelVUE Princeton SD NTSC 720x480 PAL 720x576 high quality MPEG2 Program Stream 9Mb s variable bitrate 4 2 2 NTSC 720x480 PAL 720x576 Hint The time an export takes is affected by numerous factors the number duration and resolution of the selected files the speed of the device selected as target for the files the designated format and so on It is generally unwise to commence a file export shortly before a live event since you cannot launch 3Play s Replay Desktop during export If necessary you can cancel the current export operation Next use the Destination field drop down to designate a target folder for exported files to be sent A progress gauge is shown during file processing Click the Export button at the bottom of the dialogue to begin batch export processing FORMAT NOTES When export presets that do not support HD are selected during an HD session the clip is automatically scaled to fit the selected file format This is a convenience but be sure to select a preset suitable for your ultimate needs In a somewhat related matter note that 3Play recor
5. Inno Setup is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY of FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE All other software with the TriCaster not expressly noted as free is proprietary and subject to NewTek s copyright rights or those of its licensors Trademarks NewTek TriCaster TriCaster XD TCXD850 TCXD850 Extreme TriCaster TCXD850 Extreme TriCaster 850 Extreme TriCaster Extreme TriCaster 850 TCXD450 TCXD450 Extreme TriCaster TCXD450 Extreme TriCaster 450 Extreme TriCaster Extreme TriCaster 450 IsoCorder TCXD300 TriCaster PRO TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST TriCaster DUO iVGA SpeedEDIT 3PLAY 3PLAY 820 3PLAY 425 3PXD820 3PXD425 LiveText DataLink LiveSet LiveMatte TimeWarp VT V T5 Video Toaster Toaster 3D Arsenal Aura LightWave LightWave 3D and LightWave CORE are trademarks of NEWTEK All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders c NewTek 1990 2013 All Rights Reserved N NewTek www newtek com 3Play is a trademark of NewTek Inc Copyright 2013 NewTek In All rights reserved
6. 1080 O 720p 420i 16 9 NSTC NTSC J Japan or PAL 1080 30p 720 30p 480i 4 3 1080 24p 720 24p Continue with session creation by assigning drives to cameras you intend to record Create Session Qualified storage volumes connected to 3Play or mounted in its removable drive bay s are listed in Figure 26 the Drives column of the Record Configuration section Figure 26 Use the drop down menus under Inputs to assign sources to hard drive Notice that the panel layout encourages you to record just two sources to a given drive The hard drives assigned here can be thought of as comprising a drive set for the session The Session Volume menu allows you to designate the primary member of the session drive set For multi standard models only set the Video Standard as appropriate for your locale For the moment let s choose 1080i for Resolution even if the cameras you plan to connect are SD 4 3 then click the Create Session link below THE SESSION PAGE Clicking Create Session will display the Session page odii Since our intention at this stage is simply to Clips configure our connections done in 3Play s Replay Still Sound SUSE Desktop go ahead and click Start Session on the icon ring This will launch the Replay Desktop which is likely where you will spend most of your time working Figure 27 with 3Play Figure 28 Initially as you have yet to configure input device
7. Start Session Figure 43 This results in the corresponding session options pane being displayed as shown in Figure 43 Multi standard model options shown 5 2 1 NEW SESSION As just mentioned clicking New on the icon ring populates the pane at right with related options Principally for each session you must designate by selecting switches your local video standard Multi standard model only select NTSC PAL or NTSC J and session format 1080i 1080 24p 1080 30p 720p 720 30p 720 24p 480 30i 16 9 or 480 30i 4 3 Multi standard models offer PAL format equivalents SESSION NAME You will see a name entry field above the session options in the pane at right Click in this name field to provide a suitable name using your keyboard RECORD CONFIGURATION Record Configuration Drives Inputs Media D 16 GB Free Caml Y Cam Y HD 2 F 828 GB Free Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Figure 44 Beneath the Session name you entered you will notice a control group labeled Record Configuration In this section you assign one or more storage devices to the session for replay clips you will record and other assets associated with the session Hint The titlebar of the Home page has an Eject button to allow you to disconnect and remove storage media Suitable hard drives added to a removable drive bay or otherwise connected are listed in the Drives column Use the drop down menus under nputs to assign inputs for recording to th
8. 14 16 42 01 14 16 42 02 00 00 00 01 Started Re i Started Recording 1 i Started Recording 1 14 16 46 10 14 16 56 29 00 00 10 20 14 16 59 04 14 17 03 04 00 00 04 00 Figure 58 Click the Add button at upper left to open a custom Media Browser Figure 58 Use this pane to locate and select or multi select video clips for export choosing from the Clips List entries for the current session see Section 12 1 2 for browser details Multi clip selections are supported Hint The Export Media panel can be resized by dragging its edges or corners with the mouse After selection click OK to add the clips you chose to the Export Media file pane The file pane is much like a spreadsheet table listing all files in the current export batch in its first column then the current settings for each file in other columns on the same row A Status column shows the current export status or progress for each file in the list TOOLS Note that the Export Media file list pane also supports multi selection Add When a file or group of files is selected you may use the Duplicate and Remove buttons at right to either clone or delete entries in the list Duplicate The Duplicate feature is very useful for cases when you wish to export a file Remove to multiple target file formats to be used for different purposes or in e different applications Clip Handles As The Clip Handles control is a numeric slider that allows you to pad the exported clips be
9. A 5 Software Maintenance and Updates cccocoooccnncccooncnnnnconononnnnanononnnnanccnnnonanononnnnnnoos 162 A 5 1 Improve Perl ormantEe r nara cias 162 A 5 2 Resolve Serious Instability or Dropped frames cooooccnncccnocnnnncnnnonnnnnnonccnnnnnnanonnos 162 A 5 3 Update NewTek 3Play software cooocccncccnocccnnncnononnnnnnnncnnnonononnnnnnnanonnnnonanenoss 162 A 5 4 Netal Virus Proteccion oa 163 A 5 5 Install My Favorite Software or Codec ooooccncccnnnccnnnnnnncccnnonnnaconnnnnnaccnnnonanonoss 163 A 5 6 Restore the system to Original As Shipped Condition ooocccncccnoccnnnnnnononoss 164 A 6 Registration And Tech SUPPO occccccocnncononnnncnonononncnononanonnonanononnnnnnonanonnonanononnnnnenarinnnns 165 A 6 1 Register the NewTek 3Play system ooocccooooocccoconcnonnnnnononononcnnnnnononnncnnonananrnnnnnos 165 A 6 2 Contact Technical SUD adas 165 A 6 3 Find Hardware Firmware Revision Numbers ooooooononnncncncnnnnnncnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnoss 165 Ar I WUSCCHONCOUS de ei acia 165 A 7 1 Set up remote desktop control Of 3Play cccccooonccnnnononcnnnnnnanonnnnnnanonononanoss 165 A 7 2 Deal With Clips or images That Seem Blurry ooocccccoccncccocnnncnncnnnnanononnncnnnnononos 165 A 7 3 ACCESS WINdOWwWS M Paron areara Er AS 166 A 7 4 Return to the Startup Screen from the Windows Desktop ccccccooccnnnccnononos 166 A 8 More Questions and ANSWELS cccoocccnoconcnnocononcc
10. Jim Plant Engineering Andrew Cross Kevin Rouviere Nathan Kovner James Killian Kirk Morger Brian Brice Kevin Nations Jeremy Wiseman Masaaki Konno John Perkins Mike Watkins Bennie Pierce Cary Tetrick Alvaro Suarez Steve Bowie Charles Steinkuehler Menghua Wang Shawn Wisniewski Bob Peene Greg Heine Dan Fletcher Anthony Louviere Jan Uribe Jeremy Brosius Michael Joiner Jarrod Davis Ryan Hansberger Naveen Jayakumar Todd Bryant Design Consultants Kris Gurrad Additional thanks to e NewTek Marketing and Sales e NewTek Customer Support e NewTek Business Development This product uses the following libraries licensed under the LGPL license see link below For the source and the ability to change and recompile these components please visit the links provided Freelmage libraryhttp freeimage sourceforge net LAME library http lame sourceforge net FFMPEG library http ffmpeg org For a copy of the LGPL licence please look in the folder c TriCaster LGPL Portions use Microsoft Windows Media Technologies Copyright c 1999 2008 Microsoft Corporation All Rights reserved VST Plugin Spec by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH This product uses Inno Setup Copyright C 1997 2010 Jordan Russell All rights reserved Portions Copyright C 2000 2010 Martijn Laan All rights reserved Inno Setup is provided subject to its license which can be found at http www jrsoftware org files is license txt
11. The official broadcast standard for SD video is Rec 601 but HD video conforms to Rec 709 and NewTek 3Play output color space is governed by the session format When the natural color space for a connected source does not match the current output specification in this example Rec 709 3Play automatically attempts to compensate but it s always best to refer to downstream scopes for critical accuracy As required connect external Waveform and Vectorscope monitors to 3Play outputs Disable Output Proc Amps Section 7 1 1 or set them to defaults to adjust input settings 3 Your downstream scopes should be configured to conform to the broadcast color specification for your current session 4 Calibrate your sources one by one using the Proc Amp tools for individual inputs see Section 7 2 3 A 1 3 CONNECT MONITORS REPLAY DESKTOP MONITOR With the power off connect an external computer monitor to the nterface DVI port on the NewTek 3Play system backplate Use a suitable adapter if necessary for your monitor MULTIVIEW SECONDARY MONITOR The secondary monitor output on the backplate is for the Multiview output feature 5 Connect the external device to the Multiview output on the backplate using an appropriate cable and or adapter if required see Section 3 5 4 6 Launch a 3Play session or create a new one from the Startup Screen 7 Roll the mouse pointer into the header above the output m
12. answer too The answers are intentionally brief perhaps just a reminder of one or two steps required to perform some operation For this reason we ll also point you to explanatory information elsewhere in this manual whenever that would be useful If you ve largely mastered your NewTek 3Play system but have a specific question this may be the best place to look first The headings that follow list related questions and answers together along with cross references and other helpful remarks Hint The NewTek website includes a comprehensive FAQ database containing a wealth of useful information on all of its products please see http www newtek com faq How dol COPECO a NENE A TE AN E TENE NE E A N E 149 Connect cameraS cristo eos 149 Color correct mismatched cameras cccccssssecccccessececcceeeccceceeseccecseeneceessuaeceessaaeeeessagasses 149 Connect MONITOIS cocccooccncnncnncncnncncnnonacnnnarononrnnonnnnonnnnnnrrnonornnnnnnnnnnnrnrrnonrnnonnnrennnnnnnrinonsonenaoss 150 Improve the quality of Multiview output occcccocccnncccnoccnnnnonononnnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnononncnnnnnnnannnnnnns 151 Connect the Genlock Source ura 152 Connect the 3Play control SUrfAaCe ccccsssssccscsssssccucossssccscesssscessesssssencesssssensesssssensesssss 152 Supplement My system has suddenly stopped responding to the control surface What CLADE ur N 152 Insert Remove a Drive From a Removable Drive Bay cccc
13. pressing the LIVE CLIPS or PLAY LIST mode button sends the currently selected item from the corresponding source to output 9 2 1 HEADS UP DISPLAY A l FT a T BAR 0 r j ola o all 8 CLIP SPD 0 TH SADE o Fe me Prem 18 12 47 10 Figure 93 At right above both output monitors is a small button labeled i for info These buttons toggle the Replay Desktop HUD Heads Up Display for each monitor The output HUD provides a wealth of useful information about the video stream assigned to the monitor It may include any of the following tags e Name the output name as supplied in Output Configuration see Section 7 1 1 e CONTROL When this label appears it indicates whether A B or A B buttons are pressed on the control surface In turn this serves as a reminder as to which of the two independent outputs is being controlled at the moment or whether both are See Section 8 5 for more on Control Modes e Current transport mode always shown one of the following 1 PLAY 2 LIVE 3 DELAYED 4 STOP e Clips List or Play List details 1 CLIPS mode e Clip ID and Memo 2 LIST mode e Clip ID and Memo e Time display 1 LIVE or DELAYED mode Live button on control surface is pressed e Timecode at the current frame e Or Behind Live time Delayed mode only 2 CLIPS mode Clips button on control surface is pressed e Countdown to playback end e Recorded Timecod
14. 3Play is a multi channel high definition video device supporting simultaneous recording display and instant replay of multiple audio and video sources up to eight of each for 3Play 820 and four in the case of 3Play 425 Its output possibilities include professional hardware connections capable of conveying two fully independent video streams to external video systems such as live broadcast switching equipment and of course file export Output at any time may consist of any combination of the following l Live video direct pass through of an input source lI Delayed video output running somewhat behind live input III Clip playback of a bookmarked time segment of captured or imported media IV List playback of a prepared playlist that may include clips or other imported media and transitions Hint It s important to realize that Delayed Clip or List playback do not interrupt continuous capture of configured live sources Delayed Clip and List Play List video streams can also be played back at variable speeds The standard NTSC 3PLAY supports NTSC video in HD1080i 720p and SD formats Multi standard 3Play systems support the equivalent formats for NTSC NTSC J and PAL video broadcast standards 2 2 RECORDING MARKING AND EVENTS Recording is intrinsic to NewTek 3Play and is configured for each incoming a v source to be captured prior when creating live production session When Record
15. 40 76 92 113 114 116 127 132 142 p PAL See Video Standard Play List Loop 144 Play List 45 131 Audio 136 Crossfade 137 Memo 136 Music 132 133 Pages and banks 132 Play Indicator 135 Render 47 138 Selection 135 Speed 47 137 Table 134 Transition 137 Trimming 136 137 Playback mode Clip 5 Delayed 5 142 List 5 Live 5 Power conditioning 16 Power Supply 166 Proc Amp See I O Configuration Production Time 90 R Record 6 7 12 40 41 54 107 Register See 3Play Register Rename Input 71 Render See Play List Replay Desktop 8 28 69 Dual Displays 72 Restart See Startup Screen Shutdown System Restore 3Play 60 Restore 3Play 164 S Sessions 26 52 54 56 155 Session Volume 56 Shutdown See Startup Screen Shutdown Software Installing Third Party 163 Startup Screen 8 26 51 Export Media 64 Home Page 8 26 53 Open Session 56 155 Session Page 26 27 61 Shutdown 57 Exit to Windows 57 Utilities Defragment 59 162 U Restore 3Play 164 Update 3Play 162 UPS 16 Storage external 154 Support 165 V T Video Standard 20 55 Virus Checker 163 Tally Lights See Connections Tally Lights VU Meters 88 103 Technical Support 165 Timecode 21 88 90 97 111 121 124 125 134 W Configure 89 Titlebar 73 Windows Activate 16 Exit to See Startup Screen Shutdown Transition See Play List CREDITS Acknowledgments Tim Jenison
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17. 720 50p Component e Analog source high definition progressive scan e 1280x720 pixels 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y Pr and Pb input connectors 720 60p SDI 720 30p SDI 720 24p SDI 1720 50p SDI 1720 25p SDI e Digital source high definition progressive scan e 1280x720 pixels 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors e Optionally carries embedded audio The standard definition options listed below are provided in both 4 3 and 16 9 versions 480 30i Component e NTSC analog format standard definition interlaced e 720x480 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y Pr and Pb input connectors 480 30i SDI e NTSC digital format standard definition interlaced e 720x480 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors e Optionally carries embedded audio 480 30i Y C e NTSC S Video analog format standard definition interlaced e 720x480 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y and Pb input connectors 480 30i Composite e NTSC analog format standard definition interlaced e 720x480 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y input connector 1576 25i Component e PAL analog format Standard definition interlaced e 720x576 p
18. Adjustment range from 180 to 180 Adjusts the master color of the video signal from the attached source swinging the entire image through the color wheel s spectrum e Saturation Adjustment range from 0 500 Zero saturation results in a black and white picture increased saturation results in richer colors High saturation values can exaggerate the color portion of the signal You should be aware that over saturated colors are considered illegal for broadcast transmission and may result in display problems on some devices Note The input and output Proc Amps are very useful However keep in mind that whenever possible it is best to perform color adjustments at the source or target device For example it is preferable to calibrate a camera s colors at the camera before sending the signal to the 3Play system Doing so will yield higher color precision Similarly it s often better to adjust output color using controls on down stream monitors The output Proc Amps can never completely compensate for a badly calibrated monitor The Proc amps are especially useful for occasions when no external options are available many cameras lack built in color controls at other times the physical placement of a device can make access inconvenient WHITE BALANCE A secondary group labeled White Balance adds U Offset and V Offset controls Figure 70 e The U portion of the video signal carries blue and green color
19. Connect the mouse and keyboard to USB ports on 3Play 3 Connect the A C power cord s from the three prong connection s cda on 3Play s backplate to an external power receptacle see Hint below Modified sine wave UPS devices are popular due to low manufacturing costs Turn on the computer monitor 5 Press the Power switch located on However such units should generally be 3Play s faceplate viewed as being of low quality and possibly inadequate to fully protect the system from At this point the blue Power LED will abnormal power events illuminate and the adjacent hard drive activity light should flicker as the device For a modest added cost consider a pure boots up If this does not happen check sine wave UPS These units can be relied your connections and retry on to supply very clean power eliminating potential problems and are recommended OUEN pOr AE QUI TENG weee Stoney for applications demanding high reliability recommend that you connect 3Play using an uninterruptable power supply UPS as for any mission critical system Likewise consider A C power conditioning especially in situations where local power is unreliable or noisy Surge protection is especially important in some locales Power conditioners can reduce wear on 3Play s power supplies and other electronics and provide a further measure of protection from surges spikes lightn
20. E ngage Audio 1 2 Audio 3 4 In Point Out Point Speed Crossfade Ends At 0 dB O dB 07 58 22 26 07 98 38 01 69 01 00 00 00 21 29 Figure 126 The columns from left to right Figure 125 and Figure 126 are labeled as follows e Clip ID a non editable display field showing the numeric clip identifier The hyphenated digit identifies the input the clip represents e Memo Field an editable name or comment field e Audio 1 2 this column contains a switch allowing you to enable or disable the audio from audio channels 1 and 2 recorded with the clip and a Volume slider that allows you to adjust its level e Audio 3 4 as above but for audio channels 3 and 4 e Jn Point timecode field showing the In Point for the clip e Out Point timecode when the clip will end e Speed a numeric slider allowing you to preset the speed at which the clip will play back e Crossfade an on off toggle switch for a crossfade type transition to the next clip in the playlist and a numeric input field allowing you to specify the time for the crossfade e Ends At the total time for the playlist until the end of play for the clip in the current row 13 3 PLAY LIST PREPARATION Clips are added to a Play List page in any of several methods as discussed in Section 12 5 Once in the list they can be freely re ordered by dragging them up or down The standard Cut Copy and Paste shortcut keys Ctrl x Ctrl c and Ctrl v respe
21. If the system should ever become seriously unstable or drop frames after the warm up period consider a full 3Play Restore operation see item A 5 6 A 5 3 UPDATE NEWTEK 3PLAY SOFTWARE 1 Connect 3Play to a valid Internet connection 2 Click the Utilities icon on the Home page in Startup 3 Click Update 3Play and follow directions provided see Section 5 2 4 A 5 4 INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION Virus and malware protection applications can dramatically impact system performance this is true even for Windows Defender which is deliberately disabled for this reason In general once additional software or services are enabled on the system real time performance cannot be guaranteed In a perfect world we d love to recommend that you do not install virus and or malware protection software on NewTek 3Play Certainly you should always take sensible precautions to avoid introducing infected files by rigorously virus checking media you plan to connect or import before ever connecting it to 3Play Realistically though in some settings you may feel the need for protection outweighs the risk If you really feel you must install virus protection switch all of its active scanning operations off so that nothing can occur in the background during live production Anything that provides full time protection will dramatically reduce memory and disk speed on your system so you should disable those features Then only
22. Line typically for consumer type device connections such as a CD player computer audio output or VCR e Select AES EBU 3Play 820 only or SDI Embedded to connect a digital audio source Note Analog levels conform to SMPTE RP 155 The maximum input output level is 24 dBu nominal input level 4 dBu 20dBFS and the sample rate is 96 kHz The Gain slider defaults to OdB on first launch After adding audio sources slowly adjust the slider to achieve an appropriate signal level use the VU meters in the titlebar above the monitor as an aid Hint Most numeric controls in on the Replay Desktop can be reset to their defaults using Shift double click on the control knob 3 12 NETWORKING Connecting 3Play to a local area network LAN may require additional steps beyond those mentioned back when we discussed Microsoft Windows activation Section 3 2 Here is the basic procedure involved in joining a workgroup ale Connect a suitable cable from the ETHERNET port on 3Play s backplate to your external network If necessary close the Replay Desktop click the Back arrow to return to the Home Page Click Shutdown then select Exit to Windows at right to access the operating system s own desktop Right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties Scroll down in the right hand pane of the System panel that opens to find the Computer name domain and workgroups settings area Click the C
23. List switch in the Dashboard on the Replay Desktop When this switch is enabled playback will begin again when the end of the current playlist is reached and continue until manually stopped 8 5 3 LIVE While LIVE mode is active as you doubtless expect you control a live source from the system inputs and pass it through to the current output A or B Note that some operations such as Stop or using the Jog wheel to move the video output back in time can only be done in Live mode if Record is enabled In such cases output is actually no longer truly live but rather is Delayed In this case no Control Mode button is highlighted Hint In this Control Mode select a specific live source for output by clicking its representative input monitor 8 6 PAGE AND BANK P1 P4 P1 P2 P3 P4 Figure 85 Both the Clips List and Play List modules feature four banks each with four pages a total of sixteen discreet repositories each in which to organize your media According to the Control Mode that is operative Clips or PLAY LIST pressing a button with present the corresponding page numbered 1 through 4 To change banks in the currently active module hold down ALT when pressing one of the four Page buttons In LIVE mode press P1 P4 to send the corresponding numbered input to the current output A or B Use ALT P1 P4 for inputs 5 8 8 7 TRANSPORT Figure 86 The VCR style controls in this group are familiar
24. Location Figure 111 The name of any folder you select using this button is added to the Media Browser s Location List under the main heading My Media Locations These custom locations can be accessed in others sessions opened by the same user as well File recursion for listings under My Media Locations is limited to one sub folder below the folder sub heading selected in the Location List Note Adding a custom Location or adding a clip or image to the Clips List does not import content copy it into a session folder Rather external files are added as linked media Be aware that large linked files highly compressed video clips or media storage devices with slow transfer speed can degrade system performance It s always best to import files beforehand when the opportunity exists FILE PANE Icons appearing in the File Pane represent content located in folders under the sub heading selected at left in the Locations List Media Browser Clips Figure 112 These are grouped under horizontal dividers named for sub folders in the File Pane which allows related content to be organized conveniently Double click a file or press OK to append it at the end of the current Clips List page Conveniently the File Pane supports multi selection as well Filenames for media added to the Clips List are initially shown in the Memo field columns for all camera angles Since the Memo field is editable you can modify these entries wit
25. P1 P4 cameras 5 8 3Play 820 to select the corresponding input for display Note Input Monitors on the Replay Desktop do not show a HUD Heads Up Display but their equivalents on the Multiview screen can optionally do so see Section 7 1 2 9 2 OUTPUTAAND B Output B put 5 3 T BAR 0 STOP T BAR 0 nih CLIP SPD 0 CONTRO e CLIP SPD 0 18 13 23 04 Figure 92 NewTek 3Play supports two fully independent video and audio output sections referred to as Output A and Output B The corresponding output monitors could hardly be more important They show what you are displaying to your viewing audience at any moment At right just above the monitor for Output B there is a Configure button gear Clicking this button opens a tabbed panel titled Output Configuration This panel that contains video and audio controls and options for Output A and B Aux Auxiliary Output and the secondary Multiview output and the Genlock input see Chapter 7 for details When the A or B button is lit on the control surface or Dashboard your actions determine which source is assigned to the corresponding output For example if A is lit and you click an input monitor that source is sent to Output A When play is stopped clicking a clip in the Clips List or Play List has two consequences first the clip is shown on the current output and second the Control Mode is set to Clips or Play List respectively Similarly
26. as they appear for an HD session formats and details subject to change e Application e AV O Adobe Premiere Pro high quality MPEG 2 Program Stream full raster 4 2 2 sub sampling variable bitrate 100 Mbps nominal Apple Final Cur Pro mov very high quality M JPEG encoding full raster 4 2 2 sub sampling high compatibility Grass Valley Edius high quality HD encoding full raster 4 2 0 sub sampling high bitrate up to 100 Mb s NewTek SpeedEDIT high quality MPEG 2 Program Stream full raster 4 2 0 sub sampling variable bitrate up to 100 Mb s Sony Vegas high quality MPEG 2 Program Stream full raster 4 2 0 sub sampling variable bitrate up to 100 Mb s DV DVCPro avi moderate quality SD only NTSC 720x480 PAL 720x576 25Mbit s 4 1 1 NTSC or 4 1 0 PAL sub sampling very broad compatibility MJPEG avi moderate quality SD or HD capable 4 2 0 sub sampling broad compatibility e DVD o x minutes mpg SD only MPEG 2 quality presets up to 9MB sec bitrate 60 minutes with 4 2 2 sub sampling e Flash Flash 9 o A diverse collection of presets suitable for playback in newer or legacy Flash players e Mobile Devices o Presets suitable for use with Android iPad iPhone or iPod Touch e Quicktime o Renderless Conversion high quality wrapped Quicktime file o DV DVCPro mov moderate quality SD only NTSC 720x480 PAL 720x576
27. different types of camera to a point Output Proc Amp settings allow you to make adjustments for special purposes Let s begin with a consideration of Output Configuration tools 7 1 OUTPUT CONFIGURATION T BAR 0 Figure 65 Roll the mouse pointer over the Configure button Figure 65 above the top right corner of the monitor for Output B and click it to open the Output Configuration panel Figure 66 Output Configuration has four tabbed panes Figure 66 Two tabs are labeled Output A and Output B and contain identical controls discussed momentarily The Aux Multiview tab relates to optional secondary display s for monitoring purposes while the Genlock tab is home to important video timing calibration controls 7 1 1 OUTPUT A AND B Output Configuration Analog Output Type A A ee aj o Figure 66 The video format for NewTek 3Play video Outputs A B and Aux on 3Play 820 is identical to the session format Digital video output is supplied to the SDI output connectors in the corresponding format HD for HD sessions and SD for SD sessions Analog Output Type Component Figure 67 For HD sessions the only suitable Analog Output Type in popular use is Component so options are not provided in this case The three analog connectors in the VIDEO OUT rows for a given output on the system backplate are supplied with the component Y Pr and Pb signals For SD sessions however you can choose betwe
28. drives or USB thumb drives These are commonly prepared using the FAT32 file system which does not support files larger than 4GB As video files will often exceed this size FAT32 is not very suitable for use in that context You should reformat these drives using the NTFS system to eliminate this limitation or you might consider transferring larger files over a network connection A 4 9 AVOID THE ERROR COPY THIS FILE WITHOUT ITS PROPERTIES Windows shows this error message when you export a media file to an external volume that does not use the NTFS file system The warning is not really a concern although we highly recommend using NTFS formatted storage as noted in Section A 4 8 The files will copy just fine regardless NewTek 3Play generates metadata attributes for media files for internal use This metadata is only retained when you export to storage formatted as NTFS That being said the metadata is automatically regenerated if you use the files with NewTek 3Play again later so its loss poses no issue A 5 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND UPDATES A 5 1 IMPROVE PERFORMANCE 1 Click the Utilities icon on the Home page in Startup 2 Click the Defragment Hard Drive link at right see Section 5 2 4 and follow further directions provided This process can take considerable time so it s best not to commence unless time before a production permits A 5 2 RESOLVE SERIOUS INSTABILITY OR DROPPED FRAMES
29. indicator is displayed in the upper right corner just above the corresponding monitor in any of the three main monitor tabs This indicator is itself also a toggle switch 7 2 4 AUDIO SETTINGS Record Audio from Input Audio 1 Input Type Lime Figure 77 The lower part of the Input Configuration panel is devoted to Audio Configuration The Input Type menu offers the following audio connection options e Mic e Mic Phantom e Line e SDI Embedded shown only when the video connection is SDI The neighboring Gain slider adds a range of adjustment beyond the basic level established by the Input Type selection permitting you to benchmark individual sources Finally the Mute switch prevents the audio source from being heard at all in captured files or on output Note The Input Type menu for Input 7 is ghosted when the input is in use for timecode LTC input see Section 7 2 5 The audio VU meters VU stands for Volume Unit above each of the video input monitors serve several purposes At the simplest level as you record audio with your video or pass it through to output the input meters assure you that audio is arriving at the audio inputs Likewise the output VU meters provide confidence that you are supplying audio to the outputs More importantly you can monitor audio levels to be sure you are not overdriving the system which would result in clipping of the signal 7 2 5 TIMECODE CONFIGURATION del o
30. information When you adjust the U Offset the change affects only the blue yellow portion of the video signal o Rotate U Offset clockwise to shift the signal toward blue and counter clockwise to shift the signal toward yellow e The V portion of the video signal carries the red and green color information Adjusting it affects only the red green portion of the video signal o Rotate V Offset clockwise to shift the signal toward red and counter clockwise to shift the signal toward green Figure 70 e To automatically white balance click and hold the mouse button over the Color eyedropper button and then slide the pointer on the monitor for the corresponding source Release the mouse button over a part of the image that should be white 7 1 2 MULTIVIEW The next tabbed pane in the Output Configuration panel may show controls for two distinct outputs Aux output 3Play 820 only is a supplemental video output with the same set of video connectors as Output A and B Multiview supports a multi bridge or supplemental monitoring layout connected by a DVI cable AUX OUTPUT The third connector row in the VIDEO OUT group on 3Play s backplate is AUX As for the other two outputs there are no configuration options for AUX For SD sessions the Component or Y C Composite connection type options are available The video stream displayed on AUX is determined by the active Output Mode A or B see sections 8 4 and 11 1 T
31. is the gateway to your NewTek 3Play functionality and also home to session management and system maintenance features Icons in the left hand pane of the Startup Screen provide access to various functions We ll discuss each of these in the pages that follow beginning with a review of the concept of sessions The Startup Screen appears whenever you launch NewTek 3Play From here you create configure manage and launch 3Play sessions by making selections from the icon ring Home Session Name Record Configuration Drives Inputs Media D 672 GB Free Cami Y Cam2 Y 2TBHDA F 1801 GB Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Free Session Volume Media D Video Standard O NISC Resolution O 1080i 720p 480i 16 9 1080 30p O 720 30p O 480i 4 3 1080 24p O 720 24p Figure 41 Your intention may be to participate in a live production or perform asset management functions within an existing session In either case let s consider a fundamental concept the session What is a session and why are sessions both important and valuable to you 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO SESSIONS Whenever you work with your 3Play system you provide certain information about the production environment e What broadcast standard is used in your locale Is it PAL common in Europe among other places or perhaps NTSC standard throughout North American regions e Are your cameras or other live sources HD SD or a mixture of both e How are ca
32. output A or B accordingly 8 10 UTILITY BUTTONS Figure 89 or 8 10 1 ESC Press the Esc Escape button cancels a popup dialog or exits from text input without applying changes 8 10 2 REMOVE Push the Remove button to remove selected events from the Clips List or selected clips from the Play List 8 10 3 EDIT When held down while operating another control the ED T button may provide access to a secondary function Generally it is currently implemented to offer another convenient method to modify the value of most numeric controls as follows e Navigate to a numeric control in the Clips List or Play List e Press Edit and continue to hold it down e Rotate the Jog wheel to modify the current value for the Speed control in the Play List you can optionally use the 7 Bar rather than the Jog wheel to change settings Another useful application of the EDIT button is to change a playlist entry to a different camera angle clip Navigate to the Clip ID field then hold down the EDIT button on the control surface and rotate the Jog wheel to cycle the through the available clips for the current time 8 10 4 ADD TO PLAY LIST Push Add to PLAYLIST to insert the currently selected clips from the Clips List to the current Play List page The operation only proceeds if the Operating Mode is set to Clips when the button is pressed 9 DESKTOP MONITORS el The word monitor comes from the Latin monere
33. when you need to do so perhaps on a daily or weekly schedule perform a manual scan Never let scanning continue into a live switching event and do not assume that you can now omit pre checking files and external media for nasty surprises Hint In the unfortunate event that malware ever does evade defensive measures you employ you can always use the Restore function to completely rehabilitate your system A 5 5 INSTALL MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE OR CODEC NewTek 3Play is not a general purpose computer The installed software suite is finely tuned to provide reliable performance and amazing features Anything you install apart from official updates places these important goals at risk Doing so is strongly discouraged Regarding codecs NewTek 3Play supports many popular image audio and video formats for playback That said hardly a day passes without another new one appearing on the scene Ifa file you would like to use does not play back well or at all consider converting it to a friendlier format The Import Media module makes this very easy to do If you feel the format is so popular that it should be supported please submit the details as a feature request A 5 6 RESTORE THE SYSTEM TO ORIGINAL AS SHIPPED CONDITION We firmly expect you will never need it but isn t it good to know that a complete 3Play Restore function is available in the event of an unforeseen problem You can use one of two methods to r
34. 0 Push the IN button which is how you would set an In Point for an event Note that when you do this a new event row is added to the Clips List This new event can be referred to as an incomplete event because it has an n Point but no Out Point 21 Keep an eye on the In Point column for this incomplete event and push N again Notice that the n Point updates when you do this 22 Complete the current event in the Clips List by pressing the OUT button on the control surface Note that the event now has both an n Point and an Out Point and the calculated Duration for the event is also now shown Chip Configuration started One Button Marking 4 Seconds Out Point Padding 3 Seconds still Image Duration 00 00 05 00 Figure 40 23 Click the small button at the extreme right end of the Clips List header This opens the Clip Configuration dialog 24 Notice the One Button Marking menu which lets you change the default duration value for this handy feature Hint Just below the One Button Marking menu notice the Out Point Padding switch and associated numeric control Enter a duration in the numeric field and enable the switch ifyou want playback to continue past the end point of clips you play rather than stop immediately when the Out Point is reached 25 Click the Close button to dismiss the Clip Configuration dialog 4 5 2 ONE BUTTON MARKING 26 Finish marking any incomplete event if ne
35. 0 00 00 05 00 Figure 11 Events can be rearranged and trimmed in the Clips List Memo fields for each clip allow you to enter comments that can be used to quickly locate specific clips for playback or inclusion in playlists The Clips List offers four banks of four pages each to help you manage your recorded content In addition the Clips List supports the import of other media clips and still images for use when preparing playlists for various purposes 2 6 7 THE PLAY LIST Figure 12 Individual clips from events appearing in the Clips List can be added to the Play List pane below Play List Bank 1 Page 1 Clip ID 002 2 long rush high 003 1 Smith fumble east end zone 004 1 first td end zone Figure 13 The Play List plays all entries in sequence with optional transitions between clips Like the Clips List the Play List pane offers four banks of four pages each supports clip re ordering comments trimming and numerous other features 2 6 8 THE DASHBOARD The Dashboard replicates major features normally accessed using the NewTek 3Play control surface It is located at the bottom of the Replay Desktop just below the Play List and can serve at least two useful purposes Mark In Mark Out Figure 14 The Dashboard can be displayed on demand or full time Perhaps you ll find you use it only between live events when you might not want to connect the control surface while working with recorded data Or you
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37. Click on Final Cut s File menu and choose Send To gt Compressor Compressor will open automatically 2 Select your encoder setting as follows a Inside Compressor click on the Settings tab in the bottom left panel b Find the Program Stream setting from the Apple Formats Mpeg 2 folder c Drag this setting and drop it onto your Sequence 3 Set your destination setting as follows a Click on the Destinations tab in the bottom left panel b Drag the destination of your choice onto your job tem 4 Click Submit A 4 4 ADD AN EXTERNAL FILE LOCATION TO THE MEDIA BROWSER 1 Open a 3Play session 2 Click the Add Media button in the Clips List titlebar 3 Click the Add Media Location button at bottom left in the Media Browser 4 Select the folder you wish to list as a custom location and click OK 5 Optional Enable the Transcode switches for each item added to ensure smooth playback See External Locations in Section 12 1 2 A 4 5 REMOVE A LOCATION FROM THE FILE BROWSER 1 Click the Add Media button in the Clips List titlebar 2 Right click the name of the location you wish to remove from the list and select Remove in the menu that opens See the sub heading Context Menus in Section 12 1 2 A 4 6 EXPORT FILES TO AN EXTERNAL DRIVE There are several approaches to exporting media files from within 3Play sessions By far the simplest is to use the Export Media feature in Startup see the Export Media s
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39. GA Output Resolution menu provides a long list of popular and useful options to allow you to configure Multiview output to conform to your downstream external device Note that it is important to select the native resolution of the external display device for best results SHOW INPUT OUTPUT HUD The Show Input HUD and Show Output HUD switches toggle the Heads Up Displays on the secondary Multiview output See Section 9 2 1 for more on the Heads Up Display 7 1 3 GENLOCK The Genlock feature allows the NewTek 3Play system to lock its video output to a reference video signal house sync such as black burst supplied to its Genlock input connector This allows 3Play output to be synchronized to other external equipment that is locked to the same reference Genlocking is not an absolute requirement in most cases but is recommended if you have the capability Hint Genlock refers to generator locking Professional video devices often provide a genlock input which allows an external reference signal often referred to as house sync to control its video timing The output of video devices connected in this manner is synchronized to the reference signal and they are referred to as genlocked The 3Play system accepts input from multiple video sources Miniscule local timing differences between these may result in tiny delays during downstream switching operations Serving the same reference si
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41. HHH DO h Q Q Q Figure 16 3Play 820 Figure 17 3Play 425 1 Connect video sources to the appropriate connectors in the VIDEO IN section Figure 16 whether SDI Component Y C S Video or Composite may require RCA to BNC adapter a SDI Attach the SDI source connectors to BNC connectors marked SDI in the Video In group Hint If your equipment supports SDI this is your best quality I O option b Component Attach the appropriate BNC connectors from your sources to all three analog BNC connectors labeled Y Pb and Pr in each column in the Video In group c Y C If your S Video equipment and cabling has the usual 4 pin mini DIN connectors you will need an S Video to dual BNC adapter To connect Y C sources attach the Y luma connector of your source to the second analog BNC connector labeled Pb Attach the source s C chroma connector to the bottom connector labeled Pr d Composite Attach the composite source s connector may require an RCA to BNC adapter to the second connector labeled Y Note The video broadcast standard such as NTSC NTSC J or PAL of all video sources connected for a given session must be the same 2 To input analog audio along with the video connect the external audio sources to the XLR or connectors in the Audio In group box Two connectors labeled a and b are provided for each input group We ll discuss audio Connection Type optio
42. MARKING OPERATION 1 Press ESC on the control surface or Esc on the keyboard A 3 5 PLAYA CLIP 1 Inthe Clips List double click the Memo field for the input clip you want to play or 2 Navigate to a clip using the control surface see Section 8 7 or keyboard and press Play RELATED QUESTIONS Q pressed Play so why is my output frozen A Check to see if the control surface T Bar is at the 0 position stopped A 3 6 PLAY A CLIP IN SLOW MOTION Slide the T Bar to set the desired playback speed or choose a Speed Preset 25 50 etc and then press Play A 3 7 PREPARE A HIGHLIGHT REEL 1 Select clips for events you want to include in the Clips List and press Add to Play List to add them to a page in the Play List module 2 Drag clip entries up or down in the Play List table as necessary to place them in the order you want them to play 3 Optionally re trim the clips to taste 4 Adjust level controls for embedded audio in the Audio columns see Section 13 3 4 Crossfade times Section 13 3 7 and Speed 13 3 6 for individual or multi selected clips 5 Optional Enable the Music switch in the Play List titlebar and load a music file using the nearby menu see Section 13 1 2 Adjust its level by clicking the Music Configuration button gear at right A 3 8 SELECT A DIFFERENT PLAYLIST CLIP FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD 1 Navigate to the Clip ID field in the Play List 2 Hold down the EDIT but
43. NNECTIONS Next we ll discuss the audio and video output connectors along with relevant settings We ll start with video output not only so you can view your results but because some aspects are best considered before even beginning a 3Play session 3 5 1 A V OUTPUT Figure 22 3Play 820 Figure 23 3Play 425 3Play provides several video and audio output connector groups and very flexible options for display of your live and recorded video streams Here are some of the possibilities e Simultaneously send two indpendent outputs to extneral devices e Send 3Play audio and video output to a network connected TriCaster e Simultaneously send output to both analog and digital devices e Transmit another output or multi bridge monitoring layout to a secondary monitor or projector via the Multiview port e An additional output is provided via an HDMI port This output tracks the active 3Play Output Mode A or B 3 5 2 HD AND SD As mentioned earlier the Video Output section on 3Play s backplate provides vertical columns of four BNC connectors These represent e Output A Row 1 e Output B Row 2 e HDMI This output tracks the active 3Play Output Mode A or B e Aux Row 3 carries the same signal as either Output A or Output B depending on 3Play s current Output Mode see Section 7 1 2 The output connectors provide either SD or HD video output according to the format specified for the
44. O PROCESSING Proc Amps allow you to adjust the video signal to preserve pristine image and color fidelity through the entire pipeline to final output e Separate controls are provided for Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation for every video source along with White Balance and U and V Offset e Likewise individual Proc Amp controls are provided for Output A and Output B 2 6 5 RECORDING Apart from live throughput virtually all replay output features depends on recorded data Figure 9 e The Record button is located just below the Output A monitor on the Replay Desktop e Useful information about the recording and remaining space is displayed nearby e Recording can also be enabled from the NewTek 3Play control surface 2 6 6 THE CLIPS LIST 07 58 22 26 07 58 38 01 00 00 15 06 lor 18 1247 10 18 13 2304 0000 35 19 Sm 17520909 17 5243 10 00003401 f 0000 00 00 00000500 00 00 05 00 Figure 10 Segments of recorded data are bookmarked as individual events by setting in and out points Events and their constituent clips representing the different recorded sources or angles appear in the Clips List see Section 2 2 1 Clips List Bank 1 Page 1 Add Event ID In Point Out Point Duration Input 1 002 07 58 22 26 07 58 38 01 00 00 15 06 long rush east end zone 003 18 12 47 10 18 13 23 04 00 00 35 19 Smith furnble east end zone 004 17 52 09 09 17 52 43 10 00 00 34 01 first td end zone 005 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 0
45. Paragraph 10 4 3 Hz to 500 Hz Random Mil Std 810F Part 2 2 2 60 minutes each axis Section 51 Electrostatic Discharge IEC 61000 4 2 Air Discharge 8K Volts Contact 4K Volts 3 3Play Register 17 165 A Activate Windows See Windows Add 45 Apple Final Cut Pro 159 161 Audio AES EBU 20 Clip List menu 126 Configure 30 33 88 Connections 24 LTC Connection 21 89 Music 132 Play List 46 134 136 VU meters 103 Audio 1 2 amp Audio 3 4 See Play List Aux Output Audio 24 Aux Output Video 23 B Beep 166 C Clip Trim 137 Clips List 6 7 13 41 117 Add to Playlist 45 100 128 158 Banks and pages 118 Clip Configuration options 123 Cut Copy Paste 126 Media Browser 119 Add Media Location 120 160 Filter 121 Menus 121 Memo 43 125 Navigation 43 Play indicator 128 Playback speed 127 Re order 126 Selection 128 Show Hide columns 122 Table 124 Titlebar 117 Transport 127 Trimming 125 Codecs 163 Connect the Genlock source 152 Connections Cameras 19 83 149 Control Surface 152 External Drive 154 Genlock 20 LTC Timecode 21 Output 22 150 151 Tally Lights 25 Control Mode 40 43 46 93 94 95 103 104 114 116 118 142 Control Surface 6 152 Add to Playlist 45 100 128 158 ESC 157 Fast Jog 96 IN 98 Jog wheel 96 Navigation 96 One button marking 98 156 OUT 98 Page and bank 95 Speed 142 157 Transport 96 Two
46. SUPPORT A 6 1 REGISTER THE NEWTEK 3PLAY SYSTEM Please refer to Section 3 3 License and Registration A 6 2 CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT Visit the NewTek Website at www newtek com and select Technical Support from the main Customer Care menu at the top of the page This page always contains the latest support information for your NewTek products including FAQs for all products It also lists the Technical Support Department s hours of operation and contact details A 6 3 FIND HARDWARE FIRMWARE REVISION NUMBERS Click the Help icon and select About 3Play in Startup Doing this opens an information panel that lists significant version numbers at the bottom A 7 MISCELLANEOUS A 7 1 SET UP REMOTE DESKTOP CONTROL OF 3PLAY Attempts to run screen sharing or remote desktop software on 3PLAY are strongly discouraged this includes NewTek s own iVGA client Applications of this type require significant system resources At the same time 3PLAY s primary functions require unhindered CPU and GPU access Adding the resource demands of additional software of this type would almost certainly cause 3PLAY to drop frames on output and should simply never be done A 7 2 DEAL WITH CLIPS OR IMAGES THAT SEEM BLURRY When paused or stopped the system performs motion removal to avoid unwanted flicker This can make the image seem slightly blurred when paused but it should look perfect during playback A 7 3 ACCESS WINDOWS
47. at a glance to most and provide easy to use transport through your media 8 7 1 PREVIOUS lt The first button in the upper row selects the previous clip in the Clips List or Play List when possible of course When SHIFT see section 8 2 is pressed and held at the same time pressing the Previous button can multi select neighboring clips as well 8 7 2 NEXT The Next button makes its appearance at the opposite end of the same row in the Transport Control group Push it to select the next clip in the Clips List or Play List When SHIFT see Section 8 2 is pressed and held at the same time pressing the Next button multi selects neighboring clips as well 8 7 3 STOP W Asingle press of the Stop button stops playback if it is underway Press Stop again to jump to the first frame of the current clip or double press Stop during playback to do this In Play List Mode pressing Stop a third time jump the playhead to the n Point of the first clip in the current playlist 8 7 4 PLAY gt Pushing Play initiates playback of the currently selected source whether a clip in the Clips List or Play List or even a Delayed video source 8 7 5 FAST JOG The Fast Jog button is a toggle Press it to turn the feature on and press it again to disable it When enabled the transport effect of the Jog Wheel discussed next is multiplied eight times so that you can traverse the frames in your media more quickly 8 7 6 JOG WHEEL Rot
48. ate the Jog wheel to navigate back and forth through the frames of the current a v selection Hint Inside Media Browser you can scroll through the File Pane using the Jog Wheel 8 8 PLAY SPEED T BAR SECTION This group of controls contains Speed Preset buttons 25 and so on and a T Bar Pressing a Speed Preset buttons immediately sets the media playback rate to the specified speed Hold EDIT while selecting a speed to modify the rate for a selected Play List item Making an adjustment to T Bar position also modifies playback speed These controls work together whether you punch a preset button or use the T Bar the current Speed setting is replaced by your action Figure 87 8 9 IN OUT MARKING Marking events is of course the core business of NewTek 3Play These two simple buttons will see a lot of use Their roles are not complicated but it would be good to review them anyway Figure 88 8 9 1 IN Pressing the IN button adds a new event row to the Clips List The current timecode supplies the In Point for the event Of course marking events would be rather pointless without recording audio visual data so pressing the IN button automatically enables Record when necessary ALT IN Hold down ALT while pressing N to update the n Point for the selected event in the Clips List or when the Play List is displayed on the active output A or B the selected clip The timecode for the n Point is revised
49. atures a Connection Type menu at the top The available source type options vary depending on the format for the session amera 1 Configuration Multi standard systems provide PAL and NTSC J options according to session type in addition to NTSC The E Connection Type menu options for a PAL session list PAL wi HD and SD format options O IRE O IRE Choosing NTSC as the session video standard results in a Restore Defaults Connection Type list with appropriate formats and it is Soa ae similar for NTSC J Changing from one video standard to Record Audio from Input another requires opening a new session Audio 1 nput lype Line Figure 75 Hint All connected cameras must conform to the video standard of the current session The standard options are 1080i Component e Analog source high definition interlaced e 1080 60i or 11080 50i e 1920x1080 pixels 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y Pr and Pb input connectors 1080i SDI e Digital source standard definition interlaced e 1080 60i or 11080 50i e 1920x1080 pixels 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors e Optionally carries embedded audio 1080 30p SDI 1080 24p SDI 11080 25p SDI e Digital source standard definition progressive scan e 1920x1080 pixels 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors e Optionally carries embedded audio 720 60p Component
50. audio via analog AES EBU AES3 or SDI Embedded audio e Balanced XLR audio connectors e Multiple simultaneous SDI and analog output connections j Y Fan 0 P 0 ifa O90 O Pr vic 00 e Figure 7 3Play 425 e Record up to either four or eight sources audio and video freely choosing between SDI and analog HD or SD cameras e Capture and play back 16 9 and 4 3 formats in both HD and SD sessions e Output HD sessions as SD 4 3 or 16 9 and HD simultaneously from HD sessions e Play list module supports inserting pre recorded video sound and imagery into your live productions e Send output from 3Play to a network connected TriCaster e Supplemental Aux Auxiliary Video output to a projection system or secondary monitor at session resolutions up to 1920x1080 2 6 3 MONITORING 03 58 48 10 01 11 16 ESTA Figure 8 The Replay Desktop includes two large output monitors labeled Output A and B with associated controls Tabs above the monitor group at left allow you to freely toggle between viewing e Recorded Cameras onscreen monitors for all sources that are configured for recording Figure 8 showing 3Play 820 e Cameras 1 4 The first four live video sources supplied to 3Play s video inputs e Cameras 1 6 The first six live video sources supplied to 3Play s video inputs only e Cameras 1 8 All eight live video sources supplied to 3Play s video inputs 2 6 4 VIDE
51. aylist content while in Output A mode then enable Output B and access the same page it will reflect the modifications you made previously 13 1 2 EXPORT PLAY LIST The Export Play List button allows you to flatten the entire playlist including audio down to a single clip This clip is then appended to the current Clips List page 13 1 3 MUSIC TOOLS Figure 122 At the opposite end of the Play List titlebar you will see controls that allow the addition of a background music track for highlight reels The common WAVE and MP3 audio file formats are supported Enable the Music switch and select Browse from the drop down menu to open the custom Media Browser The menu also lists your 30HeyOh most recent selections for convenience z 30Engage UL Ewi 5 25 The features of the Media Browser were discussed back in Section 12 1 2 so we won t Fl igure 123 review them again here Hint One useful thing to note is that because the Media Browser is context sensitive when opened from the Music menu it automatically points to Audio locations in its left column the Locations List A switch at left of the Music menu allows you to toggle playback of your selection on or off More elaborate controls are located in the Music Configuration dialog Figure 124 MUSIC CONFIGURATION To open the Music Configuration panel click the configuration gear button just to the right of the Music menu The panel contains two c
52. before actually beginning the event Naturally you can store multiple sessions and load any session freely This greatly simplifies business models that involve regular trips to several venues a number of similar consecutive events or different users with their own specific needs 52 THE HOME PAGE Figure 42 This primary screen is the first thing you encounter on launching the system Figure 42 shows the icon ring that dominates it When you click an icon on the ring such as New or Open that item advances to the front most position Hint Alternatively you can use the keyboard s arrow keys to cycle through the icons on the ring When you choose an icon from the ring the right hand pane of the Home page updates to provide more options related to your choice For example the first thing you will generally do is create a session In anticipation of that the New icon is pre selected automatically whenever no existing sessions are detected Having discussed sessions let s go on to consider how you create sessions and choose which one to work on This and a few other top level functions are found in the 3Play s Home page Session Name Record Configuration Drives Media D Inputs 716GBFree Cami Y Cam2 Y PRO 2E 828 GB Free Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Video Standard NTSC NTSC J Resolution 1080 720 O 1080i O 720p 1080 30p O 720 30p 1080 24p O 720 24p 4801 480i 16 9 480i 4 3
53. button gear icon e QR Code scan with a suitable mobile device to download and read this manual on its screen e x Exit button 6 5 1 STATUS BAR An information display is conveniently located just above the twin output monitors From time to time this bar displays information pertaining to operations or system status including any cautionary indications Figure 64 For example a brief initialization is required following a system start or restart for video playback to stabilize During this warm up period an initialization countdown is displayed Figure 64 in the Status Bar Hint Status messages disappear on their own after a little while but you can manually dismiss them by clicking the square icon shown to the left of the text message 7 1 0 CONFIGURATION a NewTek 3Play provides extensive control over your video signal at both input and output stages In addition to broad format an connection options for audio and video inputs each video source has its own realtime Proc Amp As well independent Proc Amps are provided for both outputs Other important options include Multiview support on a secondary monitor external timecode and genlock configuration It is very useful to be able to configure each source and also the outputs independently Source configuration options ensure that you can match camera inputs to each other and that their signals fall within legal ranges and even mix and match
54. button marking 157 Crossfade See Play List D Dashboard 141 Control Mode 142 Jog Shuttle 143 Marking 143 Play List Loop 144 Speed 141 Delayed playback See Playback mode Delayed E EDL 139 Eject 54 154 EULA See 3Play Register Event 6 124 Cut Copy Paste 45 126 Marking See Control Surface Re order 45 126 Selection 45 Trim 44 125 136 158 Export Media See Startup Screen F FAQ 147 Fast Jog See Control Surface Files Export 64 160 162 Import 62 159 Final Cut Pro 159 161 G Genlock Configure See I O Configuration Connect See Connections H Hard Drive Defrag See Startup Screen Utilities Eject 154 Hard drive external 154 Highlight Reel 135 158 Home Page See Startup Screen I O Configuration Audio 33 Clipping 89 Genlock 81 82 83 Proc Amp 12 52 87 Video Input 31 83 Connection Type 84 Video Output 28 75 IMAG 24 Input Connectors 19 Installing Third Party Software 163 Jog See Control Surface K Keyboard 15 L Live playback See Playback mode Live LTC See Connections M Marking See Control Surface Memo See Clips List Monitors Dual Displays 72 Interface 15 150 Output external 151 Replay Desktop 11 Multiview Output 80 Music See Play List N Navigation See Control Surface and Clips List Network 10 16 34 65 Network Output 25 NTSC See Video Standard O Open Session See Startup Screen Output Mode 6
55. ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 152 Supplement What hard drives are recommended for NewTek 3Play 153 Connect an external hard drive sscsmacionitai rat latido 154 Eject a hard VEN stories 154 Connect to a network the Internet ccccccnnncccnnnnnicnnnnnnnnoncnnnonacinononanorcnnonanorcnnnnnnarinnnnnnoss 154 Enable termination for video inputs oooccnncccnnccnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnonononnnononnnnnnnonnncnnnononacnnnnnos 154 A O O UI O 5 IS 155 Supplement What is a SESSION essa 155 Delete a session and its content insti 155 Rename SESSION rs 155 Manage selected content inside a session cccooccnnccnccnncnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononcnnnnannnonnanononanenos 155 agas A o or CE EOS A 156 Stan CON OI nea 156 EN CONG tersa ios 156 MANcaln EVER aaa arca 156 Cancel Incomplete Marking Operation c coonncncccnoncnnnncnnononononanonnnnnnnnnonnnonnnrcnnnnnnarnnnnnnnnoos 157 A a e O A 157 Play in Slow Motion cccccssssccccceessecccceeescceecseeecccccaeeeeceesaeeeeceesaeasceessaeasecesseaaseeesssaaeeeessaees 157 Prepare a PIENEN REC ana 158 Select a different playlist clip for the same time period ccccoccccccncccnnnnccnnonacononononnnnnncnnnos 158 o O O A SL oe E E edi eee eee 158 E e acess o Pe ERA 158 DORE media MES act 159 Prepare clips for the Playlist using Apple Final Cut Pro occcccocccnncccnncnnnnnonononnnononoconnnnos 159 Add an external File Locati
56. cessary by pressing OUT 27 Wait for a few more seconds to elapse and then press OUT only without pressing IN first 28 Repeat this step a few times allowing a few moments to pass between repetitions Notice that even though you haven t pressed IN first new complete events have been added to the Clips List By default the duration for each of these new events is four seconds The Out Point was set when you pressed OUT and a suitable n Point is assigned as required 4 6 CLIPS LIST NAVIGATION 29 Hold down ALT and press the P Next button Nothing happens This is because you are still in LIVE mode 30 Press the CLIP LIST control mode button A bright border is added to the Clips List module and the HUD for Output B also updates to CLIPS Both of these are indicate that Output B is now in Clips control mode 31 Hold down ALT and press the Next button again You ll see that the view on the current output updates to show the second camera angle and the gold highlight in the Clips List moves to the Memo column for the second clip in the event row 32 Hold ALT down again and press dl Previous to return to the first camera angle Press Previous or Next without ALT to move up or down in the Clips List 4 7 ADDING A MEMO 33 Press F2 or alternatively the Enter key on the keyboard Note that this places the currently highlight Memo field into text edit mode 34 Type touchdown into the M
57. ck on a file icon in the right hand pane to show a menu providing Rename and Delete options Be warned Delete really does remove content from the hard drive this menu is not shown if the selected item is write protected 12 1 3 FILTER Figure 113 Getting back to the Clips List after our detour into the Media Browser another valuable titlebar feature is the Filter Entries here delimit the events shown below in the Clips List table The Memo columns for each recorded camera allow you to enter notes about clip content etc The Filter allows you to display only events that have one or more matching entries in their Memo fields clear the field to display all events again 12 1 4 SHOW HIDE COLUMNS o CITEREDE Figure 114 3Play 820 A group of buttons located at the right hand end of the Clips List titlebar allows you to selectively show or hide the columns associated with the clips recorded from different inputs Hint The Clips List never shows columns for un recorded inputs For example if you are recording only from inputs 1 4 columns will not appear for cameras 5 8 and the Show Hide buttons for those columns will be grayed out during the session When a numbered button is lit a Memo column for that input is displayed in the Clips List table Click the button to toggle visibility for a column The clips for the input are not affect ted by this operation of course 12 1 5 CLIP CONFIGURATION The final tit
58. creen consists of two similar screens the Home page and the Session page Among other things the Home page is where you choose basic 3Play session settings see Section 5 1 for a discussion of sessions THE HOME PAGE Session Name Record Configuration Drives Inputs Media D 672 GB Free Cami Y Cam2 Y 2TBHDA F 1801 GB Free Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Session Volume Media D Video Standard O NTSC Resolution O 1080i 720p 480i 16 9 1080 30p 720 30p O 480i 4 3 1080 24p 720 24p Figure 25 When no previously created sessions exist the icon ring dominating the Home page defaults to New inviting you to create a new session A link labeled Enter Session Name is shown at the Session Name top of the right hand pane when New is selected on i Enter Session Name the icon ring Click in this area to modify the name Record Configuration using the keyboard if you like The default name is Drives Inputs the current date Media D 672 GB Free Caml Y Cam2 Y 2TBHDA F 1801 GB Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Note 3Play supports a variety of optional session GSE configurations for live production You can choose Session Volume either HD High Definition or SD Standard Media D Definition operating modes SD options include Video Standard NTSC both 4 3 and 16 9 widescreen image aspects 2 Multi standard models permit you to select from Resolution three video standards according to your locale
59. ctively allow you to move clips from one Play List page to another or within the same page 13 3 1 CLIP SELECTION A clip can be selected highlighted by navigating to it using the control surface keyboard or direct mouse click and multi selection is supported as follows e Hold down Shift while navigating by any means to another clip to select both clips and all others between them e Select a clip then press and hold Ctrl while clicking another to multi select clips that are not near one another Hint When clips are multi selected many operations will affect all selected clips at once For example you can turn the sound on or off for a number of clips in this manner PLAY INDICATOR Similar to the Clips List the Play List shows a red background in the Clip ID field to indicate the current playback position in the list 13 3 2 CHANGING A CLIP Perhaps after adding a clip to a playlist you decide you want to show the same event from a different camera angle You could go back to the Clips List locate the event and add a different clip to the playlist There is better way to change clips though To do so navigate to the Clip ID field then hold down the EDIT button on the control surface and rotate the Jog wheel to cycle the through the available clips for the current time Hint Copy and paste a clip then edit the copy in this fashion to inset a clip from the same time segment into the playlist without remo
60. current session using any of several different device connection types as discussed next 3 5 3 CONNECTING DEVICES 1 Connect downstream video devices to the appropriate output connectors in the VIDEO OUT section whether SDI Component Y C BNC or Composite Please note that the latter two formats may require RCA cinch plug or S video 4 pin mini DIN to BNC adapters and also that both of these connection options support output at SD resolution only a SDI Attach SDI connectors to the uppermost row of BNC connectors in the VIDEO OUT connector groups Hint If your equipment supports SDI connections this is your best quality option a Component Attach your device to the second third and fourth BNC connectors Y Pb and Pr in the VIDEO OUT connector groups b Y C If your S Video equipment and cabling has the usual 4 pin mini DIN connectors you will need an S Video to dual BNC adapter Attach the Y luma connector of your device to the second analog BNC connector row labeled Pb Attach the C chroma connector to the third analog connector labeled Pr c Composite Attach the device s connector to the first top analog connector 2 Connect 3Play s audio outputs a Analog audio Connect external audio devices to the connectors in the AUDIO OUT section Note that there are two rows of connectors Connectors numbered la and so on provide Output A sound while 2a etc are assigned to Output B T
61. de the current value Double click or click and either press Enter or F2 to type a new value directly Numeric Audio Gain Proc Drag in line with the Slider Amp controls control s orientation to raise etc or lower the current value Click to directly type in a new value Text Field Input and Output Click the field to activate it Configuration and then type Keyboard panels shortcut for Clips List Filter F3 Text Field Clip Comment Navigate to or click the field Clips List and and then press Enter or F2 Play List to enable Text Entry mode and ESC to cancel Hint To make very fine adjustments to slider values hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while dragging with the mouse this increases accuracy by a factor of 10 6 4 CUSTOMIZING THE REPLAY DESKTOP The Replay Desktop offers several convenient provisions for tweaking the user interface to suit your particular needs 6 4 1 RENAME As charming as descriptive names like Camera 1 Camera 2 and so on are we must admit that it s possible you might wish to change these default labels to something localized Camera 1 Configuration Connection Type 10801 Component Figure 62 To do so click the Configuration button gear icon at right in the monitor titlebar for a given input The Input Configuration panels have editable Name text fields 6 4 2 DUAL DISPLAYS AND MONITORING The Replay Desktop monitor tabs and Multiview options can be flex
62. ded This process defragmentation can take considerable time so it s not something you want to begin just before an important event RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS A complete system restore function is available in the event of an unforeseen problem This does not merely restore the operating system or other data files Rather it restores the system to an as shipped software state Please refer to Section A 5 6 in Appendix A for full details and usage notes 5 2 5 HELP e Click the 3Play User Guide link to open the manual e Click the License Agreement link to review the 3Play end user license e Click About 3Play to list version information Figure 51 credits and acknowledgments 5 3 THE SESSION PAGE Clips Stills Figure 52 Opening a session from the Home page whether using Open or New takes you to the Session Page providing a new set of options as links at right Home Green vs Orange 1080 60 Figure 53 The name of the current session is shown in the top left corner of the screen The session is displayed in the form Home session name If you wish to leave the current session and return to the Home page you can click the large Back Arrow displayed beneath the session name or the word Home in the session name label 5 3 1 ASSET MANAGEMENT Browse Clips Stills Sound amp Music Figure 54 At times you may find it useful to be able to quickly access the vario
63. dicating that they are visible in the table Recording is configured for these cameras e Pressing the button for Cam 4 which is un lit but not ghosted would display a column for it in the Clips List Even though the column is not displayed at the moment the fact that it can be tells us recording is also configured for Cam 4 10 2 2 RECORDED CAMERAS Figure 97 3Play 820 An arguably easier way to quickly see which cameras are configured for recording is to click the Recorded Cameras monitor tab Located at upper left on the Replay Desktop The only inputs shown in this tabbed pane are those you can record Figure 98 shows the Recorded Cameras tab content for the same session configuration discussed in the previous section 10 2 1 As you can see the monitors display previews for Cameras 1 3 and 4 even though the column for Camera 4 in the Clips List is currently hidden Te PRA AA a _ Figure 98 3Play 820 Likewise the Recorded Cameras layout for the Multiview output shows only those sources configured for recording 10 2 3 RECORD ON OFF lt Undetermined Figure 99 Both the Replay Desktop Figure 99 and control surface Figure 100 provide Record buttons As you d expect these controls do the same thing toggle recording of audio visual data from selected inputs on and off hold down ALT when pushing RECORD on the control surface to end capture Figure 100 Note For any sing
64. dictably If you are using a very long USB cable or a poor quality cable you should supply a powered hub at the end of the cable nearest the control surface then complete the connection with a short USB cable from the hub to the control surface an unpowered hub will be of no help A 1 7 INSERT REMOVE A DRIVE FROM A REMOVABLE DRIVE BAY 1 Ifthe system is running and if applicable Eject the hard drive you wish to remove see Section A 1 9 Drop the front panel on your NewTek 3Play down Open the removable drive bay door Pull the hard drive currently in the drive bay if applicable to remove it E eS Insert the new hard drive connector end first Figure 135 3P lay 820 6 Close the drive bay door 7 Close the front panel SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q What hard drives are recommended for removable drive bays A NewTek Sales offers additional hard drives for use in the removable bays NewTek supplied storage media has been carefully tested to meet exacting specifications and can be expected to provide optimal performance and reliability Of course you are free to purchase storage media from other sources Keep in mind that manufacturer specifications and reviews may highlight favorable statistics focusing on results from typical i e less demanding operating environments Naturally NewTek cannot guarantee that hard drives obtained from such sources will provide performance adequate to me
65. ds files from external sources in their native formats which may or may not match the session format For example an SD camera recorded by 3Play during an HD session is nevertheless recorded as SD When exported the recorded SD clip will export as SD Finally note that clips you imported into a session are simply exported as is that is without transcoding if added to the file list in Export Media 6 REPLAY DESKTOP OVERVIEW a The Replay Desktop serves as the principal control center for your production It provides control over input and output configuration recording clip marking Play List preparation and playback and so on This chapter provides a top level view of the Replay Desktop with more detailed information following in subsequent chapters The Replay Desktop is launched by creating or opening a session in the Startup Screen then clicking the large Start Session button 6 1 DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS The Replay Desktop requires a minimum screen resolution of 1440 x 900 03 58 48 10 01 11 16 i PE vo oes gt e R le de SPI x E Mais 1 Monitoring ars et TE AO e 2 Clips List 3 Play List 5 Dashboard Figure 61 6 2 OVERVIEW The Replay Desktop provides visual feedback for operations including monitoring features clip marking and so on It is divided into four horizontal bands Figure 61 From top to bottom these are 1 Monitoring e In
66. e network not different subnets they will appear in the source selector menu for TriCaster s Net 1 and Net 2 inputs as 3Play A and 3Play B where 3Play is the network name for the system Conveniently the output includes embedded audio freeing up multiple TriCaster a v inputs for other purposes MULTIVIEW 3Play s Multiview output is variously supplied by a DVI connector 3Play 820 or HDMI connector 3Play 425 located near the interface DVI connector Again connect a suitable external monitor or device The new device should be recognized and enabled by the system automatically This output offers a variety of optional monitoring layouts that can be selected at any time in the Replay Desktop Note For best results it is important to configure Multiview Output to the native resolution of the external display monitor or projector connected 3 5 5 TALLY LIGHTS You may notice that 3Play s backplate connections include a DB 15 port labeled Tally This is intended for future expansion At the present time the connector is not active 3 6 STARTING A SESSION If 3Play is not already running power it up now to reveal the Startup Screen If 3Play is already running and is in the Replay Desktop or another area of the interface you may need to click the small x button at upper right to exit or click the Back arrow at upper left in the Session Page to return to the Home Page The Startup S
67. e 35 1 On the Startup gt Home page click the New button on the icon ring and configure a new 1080i session Name it Practice Session without quotation marks Drives Inputs Media D 716 GB Free Cam1 Y Cam2 Y Figure 36 2 As part of the session setup process assign different camera inputs to the individual drives using the controls in the Drives and Inputs columns under Record Configuration 3 The Startup gt Session page will appear when you click the Create Session link at right Browse Clips Stills Sound amp Music NO E EXport Media Figure 37 Glance around this screen which provides some useful session asset management tools but we re going to press on to other features right now 4 In similar fashion click Start Session Figure 37 to leave Startup and launch the Replay Desktop 4 2 THE REPLAY DESKTOP Figure 38 5 At this point you should see the blank Replay Desktop Figure 38 Camera 1 Configuration Connection Type 10801 Component Enable Proc Amp s O IRE O IRE Restore Defaults Audio Configuration Record Audio from Inpu Audio 1 Input Type Line Figure 39 6 We discussed configuring input and output connections and devices for new sessions back in sections 3 4 Input Connections 3 7 Configure Video Output 3 8 Configure Multiview Output and 3 11 Configure Audio Review these points if necessary and set up your connections we re assumi
68. e M0 CMA NewTek 3Play can supply timecode from its internal Timecode Configuration system clock or can refer to an external LTC Linear Timecode source supplied to 3Play inputs see Section 3 4 3 Source None System Clock subtract 12 Hours This timecode is embedded in video files captured during Aa the session A Configuration button gear beside the Production Time Display PE SS Timecode display in the Desktop s titlebar opens the Start 12 00 00 AN f A Timecode Configuration panel ECT Close Figure 78 SOURCE The Source control group holds a menu allowing you to select between timecode sources labeled as follows SRUAY 2520 3PLAY 425 e None System Clock e None System Clock e External LTC Input 7 Mic e External LTC Input 3 Mic e External LTC Input 7 Line e External LTC Input 3 Line e 1 8 Mic Mic Level Red e 1 8 Mic Line Level Blue Hint If the LTC source fails the system automatically reverts to Internal System Clock after a moment or two an error flash message is displayed in the Status Bar see Section 6 5 1 Another switch in the Source group allows you to optionally Subtract 12 Hours from the system timecode This permits you to avoid confusion that might arise later when sequencing files based on timecode that wraps around past midnight Otherwise for example a video frame recorded one minute before midnight would be assigned the timec
69. e Production Walkthrough a brisk jog through fundamentals about 10 pages if you re a quick study this may provide all you need Part Il Reference chapters in this section cover every arcane detail related to using 3Play for those who need it and those who just like to know everything Part Ill Appendices leads off with a handy section titled How do a helpful question and answer section with its own brief index When you have a specific need you may well find a quick answer here along with cross references to more detailed information when appropriate Appendix B lists shortcut keys Part Ill is also home to a comprehensive keyword index This User Guide discusses two 3Play models 3Play 820 and 425 In most respects operations and interface are very similar and a single description will suffice There are some relatively minor exceptions however Wherever these are discussed in the text they will be flagged in the same manner as this paragraph 2 INTRODUCTION a Thank you for purchasing NewTek 3Play 3Play is a member of the NewTek family of video production systems and software and bears a proud heritage A bona fide video pioneer NewTek is justifiably proud of its record of innovation ongoing commitment to excellence and superb product support This chapter provides a quick tour of the major components of your NewTek 3Play 2 1 OVERVIEW Figure 1 Figure 2 NewTek
70. e at current frame 3 PLAY LIST mode PLAY LIST button on control surface is pressed e Countdown to playback end e Timecode at current frame from file e Speed Shows the T bar position during play as a percentage 10 RECORD AND MARKING a Recording audio and video from its inputs and marking timed segments of this data for review instant replay or other purposes are the core functions of your NewTek 3Play system This section will explain recording and various approaches to event marking in fine detail showing how these important operations can be performed using control surface Replay Desktop controls or using keyboard shortcuts We ve previously mentioned marking events timed or if you like bookmarked segments of your audio video data see Sections 2 2 and 8 9 Managing and playing clips from events will be covered in Chapter 12 The Clips List and 13 The Play List Live or previously recorded audio video data can be sent to 3Play s outputs when Record is off but as event marking is dependent on recording let s expand on that matter first 10 1 RECORD CONFIGURATION NEW SESSION The first step toward recording is deciding which live inputs will be captured and on which hard drives the data from various inputs will be stored These important decisions are made in the Startup Screen at the time of first creating a new session Session Name Enter Session Name Record Configuration Dr
71. e hard drive listed in the same row See also Section 10 1 Record Configuration New Session Note External drives while suitable for backup and restoration operations are not recommended for recording applications To ensure adequate data throughput for capture the Inputs layout lets you to assign two inputs to any single storage volume Regarding hard drive specifications for use in 3Play s removable drive bays see Section A 1 7 VIDEO STANDARD AND RESOLUTION Video Standard NTSC NTSC J Resolution O 1080i O 720p 480i 16 9 1080 30p 720 30p 480i 4 3 1080 24p 720 24p Figure 45 The format of video output by 3Play varies according to the session type The session settings also affect capture For example if your session format is SD 4 3 this is the format captured by the Record function even when the input Connection Type might be HD to match a specific camera the converse is also true The frame is scaled and cropped as required to properly match the session setting regardless of input type Multi standard 3Play units show the Video Standard option buttons allowing you to choose NTSC NTSC J or PAL for your session according to your local regional requirements The Resolution radio button groups allow you to further configure the recording and output format for the new session Note See Section 7 1 for more information on Video Output configurations Having made your sel
72. e in the Home page of the Startup Screen 2 Under Browse at right on the Session page click the link for the type of content you wish to manage see Section 5 3 1 A 3 EVENTS AND RECORDING A 3 1 START RECORDING 1 Press the REC button on the control surface Or 2 Press the IN button on the control surface Or 3 Press the Record button beneath the Output A monitor on the Replay Desktop A 3 2 END RECORDING 1 Press ALT REC on the control surface or 2 Press the Record button beneath the Output A monitor on the Replay Desktop a second time A 3 3 MARK AN EVENT There are two principle methods for marking events ONE BUTTON METHOD 1 Watch the input monitors and press the OUT button on the control surface whenever a notable event occurs see Section 8 9 2 This creates a new event in the Clips List setting an Out Point at the current timecode and an n Point as required to fulfill the default Duration see Section 13 4 Of course you can trim the event afterward any time you wish TWO BUTTON METHOD 1 Press the JN button on the control surface at any convenient time This creates a new incomplete event in the Clips List 2 Optional If nothing noteworthy occurs in the next while feel free to press IN again from time to time updating the In Point of the event 3 Press OUT to complete the event when something interesting occurs see Section 8 9 A 3 4 CANCEL AN INCOMPLETE
73. e page up in table Clips List and Play List One page down in table Clips List and Play List First cell in row Clips List and Play List Last cell in row Clips List and Play List First cell in table Clips List and Play List Last cell in table Clips List and Play List Cut Copy Paste Remove event Clips List or clip Play List Engage text edit mode End text editing Exit text edit without saving changes Activate Clips List filter field for text entry Add Media to Clips List Send input or camera to output LIVE or Clips mode Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Page Up Page Down Home End Ctrl Home Ctrl End Ctrl x Ctrl c Ctrl v Del Enter Enter Esc F3 F5 Numpad 1 4 or 8 C RELIABILITY TESTING We know our products play vital roles in the productions of our customers Durability and consistent robust performance are much more than just adjectives for your business and ours For this reason all NewTek products undergo rigorous reliability testing to ensure they meet our exacting test standards For NewTek 3Play the following standards are applicable Evaluation Standard Test Parameter Temperature Mil Std 810F Part 2 Sections 501 amp 502 Ambient Operating 0 C and 40 C TAO TES LO C and 55 C Humidity Mil STD 810 IEC 60068 2 38 Ambient Operating 20 to 90 TA O TIEN 20 to 95 Vibration ASTM D3580 Exceeds ASTM D3580 95
74. e the n Point or Out Point using Alt Mark In Out as described in the prior sub heading 12 3 1 PLAY SPEED Play Speed is governed by the control surface T Bar position Speed Preset 25 33 etc selection and their Dashboard equivalents Selecting a preset or adjusting the T Bar position sets the speed for playback but does not initiate it During play however Play Speed changes are applied immediately This selection is a top level system playback setting and is applied to all sources with the exception noted below as opposed to a setting that applies just to the current clip Note Live playback is always at 100 Play Speed i e actual speed when Record is in operative PLAY SPEED AND OUTPUT MODES The Play Speed settings for Output A and Output B are independent of one another except in cases when the A B mode is selected In that case new settings apply to both Output A and Output B They both respect the current Speed setting 12 4 SELECTION DISPLAY Generally the highlighted clip in the active event row is shown on the current output A or B In the case of multi event or multi clip selections the last selected clip is the one displayed on output 12 4 1 PLAY INDICATOR Clip selection and consequently display on output normally follows Memo field selection whether by control surface keyboard or mouse operation when no clip is playing Moving into a timecode field using the arrow keys or contr
75. ections you would normally click the Create Session button at lower right then Start Session to launch the Replay Desktop but first let s explore the features of the Home page a bit more 5 2 2 OPEN SESSION If there are existing sessions on any currently mounted drive s the icon ring on the Home Page will default to the Open icon Figure 46 Utilities Shutdown Figure 46 Selecting Open causes the Sessions List to appear at right This pane shows all sessions stored on currently mounted drives The Session Name and video format for each is listed separately under a header named for the storage volume they are located on Figure 47 Media D Green vs Orange 1080 60 Figure 47 Note Media configured as Read only is not shown for the New or Open session features since they cannot be used for sessions However Read only media can be used for import purposes CONTEXT MENU Right click a session name to open a context menu with two items listed in it Rename and Delete The Delete function should be used thoughtfully as it cannot be undone All content stored in the named session s folders on currently mounted drives will be deleted This will include clips images and audio files associated with the session Note Content that is not local to the session but which was used in it is not deleted For example you may have added still images to your Play List directly from a USB thumb drive doing so with
76. em while other operations such as changes to Control Mode clip selections and the like apply exclusively to the dominant or visible output For example when A is lit along with A B on the control surface or Replay Desktop e The Replay Desktop displays the operational state for Output A e Pressing Stop or Play affects the sources on both outputs e Selecting a different clip or Clips List Play List page affects the visible output only in this example Output A For Live video sources transport control operations are invalid when Record is disabled and will have no effect 12 THE CLIPS LIST a The core functionality of your NewTek 3Play is to capture multiple views of live events and allow you to quickly recall and display any portion of that recorded footage with ease and accuracy The Clips List is first stop for newly recorded media and also serves as the library where production assets are organized and managed It provides a wealth of convenient features to help you find and display the perfect clip on a moment s notice The central band of the Replay Desktop between the upper monitoring section and the Play List pane below is home to the Clips List along with related controls and features Figure 107 Clips List Bank 1 Page 1 Event 1D In Point Out Point Input 1 Input 2 102 07 58 22 26 07 58 38 01 long rush east end zone long rush high 003 18 12 47 10 18 13 23 04 Smith fumble east
77. emo field for the current clip typically comments on the nature of the action captured 35 Press Next or Previous to move to another event then use ALT Next to move to the Memo field for a different camera angle Note that moving the highlight to another field concludes text edit mode 36 Press F2 again enter the text penalty into the Memo field and press Enter 37 Press F3 the cursor jumps into the Filter text field in the Clips List titlebar 38 Start to type the word penalty notice that even before your are done typing the Clips List view is filtered to show only events with matching criteria in their memo fields Hint Of course judicious use of Memo entries and the Clips List Filter make it easy to find events for Play List construction or other organizational purposes 39 Press Backspace on the keyboard a few times to clear the Filter criteria resulting in the Clips List once again displaying all existing events 4 8 TRIMMING EVENTS 40 Using ALT Previous move the Clips List highlight into the n Point for an event 41 Hold down the EDIT button on the control surface and rotate the large Jog Wheel watching the In Point value change as you do so Hint The same method allows you to edit the Out Point or Duration values Alternative you can either simply drag left or right with the mouse over a numeric field or press either Enter or F2 to use direct text entry mode to modify the
78. en Component or Composite Y C This selection sends a composite video signal to the fist analog connector labeled Y in the VIDEO OUT rows on the system backplate and simultaneously sends a Y C video signal to the two connectors in the same output row labeled Pb and Pr respectively The following table lists the signal types for each connector in the video output section Connection Type BNC 1 SDI BNC 2 Y BNC 3 Pb BNC 4 Pr Component SD Y Pb Pr Composite Y C Figure 68 The Name field next to Analog Output Type is editable allowing you to enter a custom name for each output The name supplied will appear in the HUD Heads Up Display Figure 69 Proc Amp adjustments can be toggled on and off using the Enable Proc Amp switch at upper left or reset by clicking the Restore Defaults button Hint When the Proc Amp is enabled for a specific source a small yellow indicator is displayed in the upper right corner just above the corresponding monitor in any of the three main monitor tabs This indicator is itself also a toggle switch Each Proc Amp has numeric slider controls for e Brightness Adjustment range from 50 to 50 IRE the default being 0 As reference the full luminance range of a video signal can be thought of as 100 IRE units named for the Institute of Radio Engineers ignoring minor regional variations e Contrast Adjustment range from 25 400 default 100 e Hue
79. en appears This is your command center for initiating most other operations Session Name Enter Session Name Record Configuration Drives Inputs Media D 6 2 GB Free Cami Y Cam2 Y 2TBHDA F 1801 GB Free Cam3 Y Cama4 Y Session Volume Media D Video Standard O NISC Resolution O 1080i 720p 480i 16 9 1080 30p 720 30p 480i 4 3 1080 24p 720 24p Figure 4 The Home page of the Startup Screen allows you to define and open sessions essentially custom presets for individual productions or other purposes Later when you re open a session all of its assets and settings are remembered After creating a session or opening an existing one you are taken to the Sessions page Here you can launch the Replay Desktop or perhaps choose to Import Media for your session or Export Media from an earlier one 2 5 REPLAY DESKTOP 3Play s live production features are all available from its unique Replay Desktop The various features controls and modules on the Replay Desktop are essentially laid out in three horizontal bands as seen in Figure 5 depicting the 3Play 820 Replay Desktop 07 58 38 01 00 00 15 06 18124710 18 13 2304 0000 35 19 Smith furrtie e 17520909 17 5243 10 0000 3401 id high 0000 00 00 00000500 0000 0500 rige tackle center south Clips List 00 00 21 29 00010000 0001 3401 Play List Figure 5 The uppermost area is devoted to monitoring The spreadsheet like Clips List i
80. end zone 004 17 52 09 09 17 52 43 10 first td end zone 005 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 Figure 107 The Clips List is the receptacle for marked events It presents all of the different camera views for each event marked by an n Point and an Out Point on one row of a spreadsheet style table 12 1 TITLEBAR FEATURES The Clips List titlebar contains a number of important tools and features discussed next 12 1 1 BANK PAGE Clips List Bank 1 Page 1 Figure 108 The first control at left in the titlebar is the Page Selector Figure 108 a drop down menu allowing you to choose which of sixteen clip pages you wish to work with Clip pages are grouped in four banks with four discreet pages in each bank Hint Naturally newly marked events are always added to the current visible page To display a specific clip page within the current bank with the Control Mode set to Clips press the corresponding control surface button P1 P4 Hold down ALT keyboard Alt at the same time to select the clip bank 12 1 2 ADD MEDIA It is possible to include video clips and still images in the Clips List Such files may have been imported into the session using the Import Media feature in Startup see Section 5 3 1 or perhaps is stored on another currently mounted volume ds such as an external drive An Add Media button sits right beside the Page Selector in the Clips List titlebar This button is identified by an icon displaying a
81. er and team the type of event or provide any other sort of information that is useful to you Activating the Memo field for text editing can be accomplished in one of two ways navigate to the field to select it and then press either Enter or F2 on the keyboard This will open a text entry field to allow direct keyboard entry If text edit mode is activated when text already exists in the Memo field the text is entirely selected initially and the cursor is placed to the right of the last character This allows you to overwrite the current comment easily To conclude text editing press Enter again or navigate to a different field on the Desktop To cancel without accepting changes press the Esc key Figure 117 y Da eee Hint Remember that events can be shown or hidden based on text values in Memo fields using the Clips List Filter 12 2 3 MANAGING EVENTS Events can be trimmed and named as described in prior sections They can also be re ordered easily by clicking anywhere in their row and dragging up or down you cannot drag an event above the top most entry 10 dB k Cut Copy and Paste functions using keyboard shortcuts Ctrl x Ctrl c and Ctrl v work just as you would expect this is how you move events into 6 dB other Clips List pages Alternatively you can access these features from a 0 dB context menu opened by right clicking Figure 118 _6 dE 10 dE This menu also provides Audio Level
82. ert the new clips below the currently select Play List entry 13 THE PLAY LIST a At times you will likely wish to assemble and play a compilation of clips forming a highlight reel or prepare such a sequence for other purposes The Play List module supports these special playback features and more Multiple Play List banks and pages let you organize and switch from one compilation to another with alacrity Play Lists can include imported media and music content can be re ordered trimmed have its speed and audio levels adjusted and be rendered as a clip Figure 120 The Play List is similar to the Clips List but offers a number of additional features and has a different columnar layout The Play List is outlined by a gold border when it has control see Section 11 2 Hint Drag the upper border of the Play List up or down to show more or less rows 13 1 TITLEBAR FEATURES 13 1 1 PLAY LIST PAGES Figure 121 Also like the Clips List the Play List module offers four banks each with four pages for a total of sixteen independent playlists Pages can be assigned custom names making it easier to locate just the right one Click in the Name field Figure 121 in the Play List titlebar to edit the default page name using the keyboard Note There is just one set of Play List Banks and Pages referenced for both Output A mode and Output B mode In other words if you select Play List Bank 1 Page 3 and edit the pl
83. estore your system depending on your situation To restore your 3Play system software after the system launches normally 1 Click the Utilities icon in Startup 2 Select the link labeled Restore to Factory Defaults and follow prompts If your NewTek 3Play should ever fail to boot up properly you may need to try a different approach to restoring your software as follows 1 Select the menu item labeled Reset to Factory Defaults from the black boot screen that appears shortly after powering up If this screen does not automatically appear reboot and press F8 a few times in quick succession say once per second immediately after powering up Follow prompts to complete the process Note Following a 3Play Restore operation the Windows system software must be re activated To do this you will need the operating system serial number which you will find on a sticker affixed to the exterior of your NewTek 3Play system This procedure restores your system drive C to its as shipped state Other drives which may hold content and sessions won t be modified However any 3Play system software updates you have performed will be overwritten so use this function only if you truly find it necessary a call to NewTek s excellent Tech Support staff first may often be fruitful see Section A 6 2 When you do restore remember to update the 3Play system software afterward A 6 REGISTRATION AND TECH
84. et operational requirements Here are some guidelines to keep in mind if you employ hard drives purchased from other sources e All else being equal larger drives are normally faster try to use 1TB drives or above e Use SATA 3 0GB s drives with rotational speed of 7200 R P M or better e Drives should have a larger onboard cache 32Mb or better is recommended A 1 8 CONNECT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE Connect a suitable cable from the external hard drive to a matching port on the backplate Note that in general for use with large video files the hard drive should be formatted using the NTSF file system the FAT file system chokes on exported files exceeding 4 Gigabytes as will often be the case The eSATA port provided on the backplate supports transfer speeds that are fast enough for live recording to suitable external media The slower USB ports should not be used for recording but may be useful for transferring files to and from the system it is always best to import media for use in live sessions The USB ports provided on the backplate do not support transfer speeds that are suitable for live recording to external media thus should not be used for recording These connections may be useful for transferring files to and from the system however it is always best to import media for use in live sessions A 1 9 EJECTA HARD DRIVE Click the Eject gadget in the Home page titlebar in 3Play s Startup screen for the hard drive
85. fireboat avi firerysunset foottraffic avi BE due N z gt A globe avi hazynycsk hdfireworks mountainc timelapsec build a list in the Import Media file pane Some highly compressed video files may not Pub be well suited to live playback Enable Mas switches in the Transcode column for files timelapsec you wish to convert to a friendlier format on Fiename gobe avi hfreworks avi Dean import Files can be re ordered by dragging Baitan their entries up or down with the mouse or removed from the list by highlighting them Figure 56 and clicking Remove Once the batch import list is prepared click Import to complete the operation Files are processed quickly and are automatically added to Import folders properly located according to type for easy access in different modules as required during live production Hint Sections 12 1 2 A 4 2 and A 4 3 discuss other aspects of importing media files EXPORT MEDIA Clicking the Export Media link opens a new panel Figure 57 Export Media Add Destination Clip Handles As Figure 57 The Export Media module allows you to create a list of video clips for export even selecting a new file format for these exports to be converted to on a per file basis and designating where to send them Clips List Browser Bank 1 Page 1 Filter i g293 4 See eee Event ID In Point Out Point Duration Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4
86. folder with a sign Figure 109 Click the button to open 3Play s custom Media Browser which can be used to add video clips and still images to the current Clips List page Note Startup s Import Media stores files in session folders but does not insert then into the Clips List Use the Media Browser to add them as described above Media added in this manner can be played directly from the Clips List or be used in a Play List The keyboard shortcut to open the Media Browser is F5 MEDIA BROWSER Media Browser Clips reen vs Orange Add Media Location Cancel Figure 110 The left and right panes of the Media Browser are the Location List and File Pane respectively Hint Press the keyboard Tab key to cycle between the Location List Filter and File Pane LOCATION LIST The Location List is a column of favorite locations grouped under the headings Clips Stills and My Media Locations A list of sub headings corresponding to named sessions or other content locations discussed momentarily can appear under these main headings Media files that were imported from the Startup Screen will be shown in the File Pane at right when you select a Location sub heading under Clips or Stills The third main header in the Location List is somewhat special EXTERNAL LOCATIONS Clicking the Add Media Location button Figure 111 at the bottom of the Location List opens a standard system folder selector Add Media
87. form the same functions See Section 10 3 to review these vital features Note The Dashboard does not provide an ALT button since the mouse would have to be in two places at once if it did The keyboard Alt key serves as a stand in when you wish to update the In Point or Out Point of a Clips List event or Play List clip using Alt Mark In Out 14 6 TRANSPORT BUTTONS Figure 134 The Stop and Play buttons in the Dashboard mimic the functionality of their control surface equivalents Likewise the knurled wheel next to play performs much like the physical Jog wheel You may however notice a difference While the physical Jog control is supplemented by a FAST JOG mode button the Dashboard wheel is accompanied by Jog and Shuttle buttons instead shuttling is often preferable to jogging when using a mouse for input 14 7 PLAY LIST LOOP When the Loop switch in the Dashboard is enabled Play List playback will begin again when the end of the current playlist is reached and continue repeatedly until manually stopped Hint Press Ctrl the PLAY LIST mode button to toggle the Loop Play List switch in the Dashboard on the Replay Desktop PART III APPENDICES A time saving question and answer section followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys and keyword index HOW DO a In this section we ll consider the most common questions NewTek 3Play operators may have and of course well provide the
88. gnal to i the system s Genlock input and ii other video devices in the chain is the best approach and ensures a match between 3Play system output and any downstream video devices required to handle both it and any other genlocked sources 0 00 0 00 Figure 73 Locking all devices to house sync is important but this alone does not actually ensure a perfect downstream match Consider an army marching along each step the soldiers take occurs at precisely the same moment so we could say their timing is synchronized Even so problems result if one soldier leads with the left foot while everyone else is on the right Or perhaps everyone is evenly spaced and perfectly aligned but for one misfit who tailgates the soldier ahead of him and keeps stepping on his heels This is essentially why the Genlock tab provides several settings The Horizontal and Vertical Position settings pin the image in the proper space in the frame and in doing so could be likened to making sure each marching soldier is in position relative to his fellows as viewed from above The Phase setting ensures proper color alignment corresponding to making sure everyone is on the left or right foot at the same time Thus the Vert Position Horiz Position and Phase settings allow you to tweak synchronization to arrive at an optimum match between devices Typically these settings are fine tuned with the aid of downstream vectorscope and waveform monit
89. hange Settings link at right Click the Computer Name tab of the System Properties panel that opens Click the Change button and enter the name of your local workgroup as provided by your system administrator Close the OK button 10 Close the System control panel 11 At this point the network connection should be functional If further help connecting is required please consult your system administrator The next section Chapter 4 Live Production Walkthrough will guide you through your first experience using 3Play 4 LIVE PRODUCTION WALKTHROUGH This chapter provides a quick hands on tour of the major components and functions of your NewTek 3Play In a very short time these basics will be second nature to you More detailed reference material on all aspects of 3Play follows in Part II Reference Having made the essential external connections in the previous section let s start your first 3Play session and skim through some important fundamentals e Startup and Import e Monitoring and related features e Recording and marking events e Playing clips e Using metadata e Creating a highlight reel 4 1 CREATING A SESSION We ran through the basics of starting new sessions and configuring devices back in sections 3 6 through 3 9 If you need to review this information go ahead and do so now We ll look at these items individually again later in Part Il Reference too Utilities Figur
90. hat is whatever is on the output with control is also sent to Aux MULTIVIEW OUTPUT The Multiview connection supports a secondary display monitor for the 3Play operator or other control room display purposes The Multiview control group offers Screen Layout and VGA Output Resolution options along with HUD Heads Up Display switches Hint See Section 7 2 5 for details on the time shown in Multiview layouts with clocks Aux Options Multwiew Recorded Cameras 1970x1080 Display Options 1970x1080 In puts 1 A Inputs 1 8 Outputs Figure 71 Figure 72 3Play 820 Note Changing Multiview output options can cause frames to be dropped briefly Changing these settings during live production is not recommended The Screen Layout menu offers a list including several displays as follows e Recorded Cameras Shows cameras that are configured to be captured only with clocks e Inputs 1 4 The first four inputs plus large Output A and Output B monitors and clocks o EINEN A D20 e Inputs 1 6 The first six inputs plus large Output A and Output B monitors and clocks e Inputs 1 8 All inputs plus large Output A and Output B monitors and clocks e Outputs Large Output A and Output B monitors plus clocks Hint The layouts complement Replay Desktop monitor tab options and can be used to provide monitoring solutions when the primary monitor is entirely devoted to the Clips List and Play List The V
91. he Startup Screen does not engage recording Recording is active only when the Record button on the Replay Desktop is lit 10 2 RECORDING AND THE DESKTOP It s worth noting that you aren t forced to record all active video inputs Sometimes you may wish to supply an input with video for some reference purpose that does not call for it to be captured The Input Monitors tabs on the Replay Desktop and Multiview show connected sources whether they are configured for capture or not This may raise a question in your mind though If your configuration includes some sources that are not recorded how can you distinguish between these ones and sources that are captured The Replay Desktop provides several clues to help you do so Understanding these matters will help you comprehend other ramifications of your Record Configuration decisions as well 10 2 1 CLIPS LIST Figure 96 3Play 820 One way to tell which inputs are configured for recording is to observe the Show Hide Column buttons located in the Clips List titlebar The numbered buttons for inputs that are simply being passed through but are not configured for recording are ghosted disabled e In Figure 96 the second button Cam 2 is ghosted as are the buttons for Cam 5 through Cam 8 This indicates that these inputs are not configured for capture That s the reason why they cannot be shown in the Clips List table below e The buttons for Cam 1 and Cam 3 are lit in
92. her Enter or F2 to engage direct text entry using the keyboard Another approach to trimming is to Jog using the control surface or Dashboard or Shuttle Dashboard only to a different timecode and then hold down Alt while pressing Mark In or Mark Out to update the current In Point or Out Point respectively See also Section 12 3 Clip Transport Of course changing the value of the n Point or Out Point will have an effect on Duration and vice versa Editing Duration normally affects the Out Point providing the desired length can be achieved by doing that alone in rare cases when the Out Point reaches the end of the recorded footage the n Point is adjusted as required Hint The Jog control is normally restricted to the established length of the clip as established by its In Point and Out Point If you wish to Jog to frames outside of this range hold down ALT while Jogging Naturally all clips for the current event are affected by trimming operation as above In the case of multi selected events only the displayed clip and associated clips for the same event are trimmed Hint Individual clips that have been added to a Play List can be trimmed independently without altering the timing of the original event in the Clips List or other Play List clips originally added from the same event 12 2 2 MEMO FIELDS Memo fields allow you to insert text notes to any clip for an event These can serve to identify a play
93. hese two output sections are configured and controlled separately in the Replay Desktop Aux Row 3 carries the same audio as either Output A or Output B depending on 3Play s current Output Mode b Ein Digital audio Use the two BNC connectors identified as 1ab and 1cd in the AES section below the analog audio outputs section to connect downstream AES EBU AES3 audio devices A separate digital audio connection is not necessary for SDI output with embedded audio Hint 3Play s SDI and analog output sections can be used simultaneously For example you could use the Component output to view your program on a local analog video monitor at the same time as you use the HD SDI connection to supply broadcast equipment sy curo or 3 5 4 SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEO OUTPUTS Additional dedicated video outputs make it possible to connect other devices to 3Play for a variety of purposes including program output for IMAG Image Magnification installations or flexible monitoring for the convenience of the operator A labeled HDMI connector on 3Play s backplate tracks the active 3Play Output Mode A or B Simply connect a suitable device to the HDMI connector on the backplane GI Receive R 3Play1 B LiveText CG MyLaptop Figure 24 3Play s Output A and Output B are available as Switcher sources to a network connected TriCaster There is nothing to configure on 3Play Provided the two units are on the sam
94. hout breaking the link to the file This allows the Memo entry to serve as an alias if so desired The In Point for a video file is initially 00 00 00 00 unless the file has embedded timecode in which case the clip s start timecode serves as for the In Point The Out Point and Duration initially reflect the full duration of the file on disk Still image duration is initially set to the value selected in the Clip Configuration panel default 5 seconds see Section 12 1 5 FILE FILTERS The File Pane view is filtered to show only relevant content For example the Media Browser is also used in the Play List discussed later to let you choose a music file In this case only audio files are shown An additional user configured filter appears above the File Pane This is a smart filter which quickly locates files matching criteria you enter doing so even as you type If you enter goal into the filter field the File Pane displays all files at the current location with that text string in their filenames and so on CONTEXT MENUS Right click a Location listed under My Media Locations to show a context menu with just one item in it Remove de lists the location but does not delete the folder and its contents from the hard drive or other volume where it is located Note this menu is exclusively for use in the My Media Location section and is not available for other headings in the Location List Right cli
95. ibly combined to show what you want to see where you want to see it For example open the Output Configuration panel by clicking the Configuration button gear icon at right in the titlebar above Output B Click the Multiview tab and select All Inputs in the Screen Layout menu Then position the mouse pointer over the horizontal drag bar between the monitors section of the Desktop and the Clips List The mouse pointer becomes a double headed arrow Click and hold the mouse button down and then drag the pointer all the way to the top of the screen This provides a useful full screen Clips List and Play List view while still being able to monitor input and output on the Multiview display Likewise you can drag the horizontal divider between the Clips List and Play List to re size them to taste 6 4 3 THE DASHBOARD The Dashboard can alternatively be locked in place or pop up when you roll your mouse to the bottom of the screen using the padlock icon at left 6 5 TITLEBAR TIPS 1080 5601 16 Production End 03 58 48 10 01 11 16 Figure 63 An information display section at right in the Replay Desktop titlebar Figure 63 provides useful data Displayed info includes e Session Name e Session format e Event Start Event End optional time display counts down to corresponding times set in the Timecode Configuration panel not illustrated e Timecode from external timecode input or system clock e Timecode Configuration
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97. ing and high voltage 3 2 ACTIVATING amp AUTHORIZING WINDOWS Your dealer may have performed this operation for you as part of his pre delivery service When you see the Welcome to Windows screen Click Next at lower right Choose your time zone Accept the license agreement Enter your 25 digit key on some models the sticker is on the bottom of the case Decline automatic updates by clicking not right now SE a E Give 3Play a distinct computer name for networking You can authorize your Windows installation by network or by telephone Assuming you have an Internet connection available and have connected 3Play to it with an Ethernet cable the Internet is the fastest method of activation See Section 3 12 for more on network connections 7 Click Obtain IP and DNS automatically Agree to activate Windows This activation is permanent and you won t see these screens again Registration with Microsoft is optional 9 Assign a name to the administrator account You may type your name company or perhaps simply 3Play 10 Click Finish and the system will re start After restarting and accepting NewTek s User Agreement the interface will load automatically 3 3 LICENSE AND REGISTRATION Register 3Play Registration is required in order to use this product Please follow the steps outlined below 1 Brier yon 15 digit Serial Narmbes found on your registration card a
98. is enabled in the live Replay Desktop configured sources are continuously captured and stored Typically each stream might represent a different camera angle Other sources supplied to non recorded inputs can be viewed but will not be captured thus they are not available for later replay Note When timecode for a session being recorded reaches 24 00 00 00 a new recording is automatically started A few frames are lost in this process Use the Subtract 12 hours feature in Timecode Configuration to avoid problems when necessary see Section 7 2 5 2 2 1 WHAT IS AN EVENT The operator uses the supplied NewTek 3Play external control surface to mark events Each event entry appears in the Clips List module on the Replay Desktop as a single row of clips identified by an Event ID number shown in the left most column along with related data Events can be thought of as timed segments of the recorded video These are created when you mark n and Out Points as a live production progresses The in and out timecode values are rather like digital bookmarks in that they identify a specific portion of the recorded footage Newly marked events are successively added to the Clips List for convenient recall Remember an event is not merely a clip Think of it as a bookmarked section of the recordings from each captured source Each event entry denotes a synchronized time slice of all recorded video streams or angles if
99. ives Inputs Media D 716 GB Free Cam1 Y Cam2 Y HD _2 F 828 GB Free Cam3 Y Cam4 Y Figure 94 Note The Record Configuration options you choose are retained with the session and cannot be altered after launching it To work with a different Record Configuration create a new session The Record Configuration options controls Figure 94 list storage volumes that are currently mounted on the system and available for capture purposes The list may include external drives along with those inserted in the 3Play system s removable drive bay s Drives that are clearly too small or too full to accommodate further capture are not shown Note that drives may be shown that are unsuited for capture purposes because of low transfer or disk speed or perhaps for other reasons It is up to you when configuring external drives to ensure that the drive and the connection method it relies on is suitable for capture Drives Inputs Media D 16 GB Free Caml Y Cam2 Y Figure 95 Two columns at right under the Inputs label allow you to freely assign different sources from Cam 1 to Cam 8 to a specific drive This layout permits one or two cameras but not more to be assigned to any qualified hard drive This means that with only one hard drive attached not counting the internal system drive you can record two inputs at most With two drives four inputs can be recorded and so on Note Simply configuring inputs for capture in t
100. ixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y Pr and Pb input connectors 1576 25i SDI e PAL digital format standard definition interlaced e 720x576 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors e Optionally carries embedded audio 1576 25 Y C e PAL S Video analog format standard definition interlaced e 720x576 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y and Pb input connectors 1576 25i Composite e PAL analog format standard definition interlaced e 720x576 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect e Connected to 3Play by Y input connector Multi standard systems only 7 2 2 NAME The Name field next to Connection Type is editable allowing you to enter a custom name for each input The name supplied will appear elsewhere in the user interface including in the HUD Heads Up Display 7 2 3 PROC AMP Enable Proc Amp The largest portion of input configuration Proc Amp White Balance panels holds Proc Amp settings These O IRE settings are identical to those discussed in O IRE Section 7 1 1 Restore Defaults Of course these settings are applied to the individual inputs thus before output Proc Figure 76 Amp settings which affect all sources equally Hint When the Proc Amp is enabled for a specific source a small yellow
101. le session recording stops and restarts automatically after 24 hours to create a new sequential file Roughly 5 frames may be dropped during this process Timecode dropouts may also result in a break in the recorded files INFORMATION DISPLAYS The Replay Desktop version of the Record button is accompanied by two useful data displays Recorded time and Time left on disk The former keeps track of the duration of all material recorded for the current session The latter shows an estimate of space remaining on the most full hard drive which is currently assigned to recording duties this display takes a moment or two to initialize when recording is started 3 AUTOMATIC RECORDING Normally you would manually enable Record when your production begins In the event you overlook doing so for any reason however certain operations can automatically enable recording for example pressing the mark N or OUT buttons enables Record when necessary see Section 8 9 Reminder Previously recorded data can be sent to 3Play outputs even with Record off but for live sources operations such as Stop or Speed changes can only be applied when Record is enabled since this permits the system to automatically switch to Delayed playback mode RECORD EVENTS Each time Record is newly enabled a special event is automatically added to the Clips List This record event simply provides a convenient reference and is give
102. lebar control to discuss is the Clip Configuration button represented by a gear icon that brightens when your roll the mouse pointer over it Click this button to open a dialog Figure 115 that allows you to set several useful default values One Button Marking 4 Seconds Out Point Padding 00 00 00 00 Still Image Duration 00 00 05 00 Figure 115 3Play 820 The One Button Marking menu allows you to set the standard time value employed for marking when using the one button marking method see Section 8 9 2 for more information on this useful feature Out Point Padding when checked plays the set distance past the Out Point during Clips List playback Beneath this you will see the default duration assigned to still images when these are added to the Clips List You can click in the time field to edit the value shown or drag left right on it Press and hold the Shift key and then double click the field to reset it to the default value 12 2 CLIPS LIST TABLE FEATURES By way of reminder as discussed in depth back in Section 2 2 1 an event is not merely a clip Rather it can be compared to a bookmarked section of the complete recording a synchronized time slice of all of the captured a v streams The Clips List provides information about the events that have been marked along with numerous event organization and management features Clips List Bank 1 Page 1 Add Event ID In Point Out Point Durati
103. lumn can be modified in the same ways as the similar audio value control When playback is stopped you can use either the control surface Jog wheel or T bar while holding down the Edit button to change the Speed for selected clip s Hint Multiple selections are supported for direct keyboard adjustments remember to press Enter to engage Text Entry mode and conclude edits If Play List playback is underway you can use the T bar or Speed Presets on the control surface to further modify Speed interactively This does not overwrite established clip speed settings in the playlist Hint Adjustments made during playback are applied as multipliers for the set playlist clip speed For example if the set speed for a Play List clip is 50 and you further reduce speed by pressing the 50 Speed Preset on the control surface the actual playback rate is 25 13 3 7 CROSSFADE Like the two Audio columns the Crossfade column controls allow you to switch the transition to the next clip on or off and set a value in the by now familiar ways in this case for the transition duration When the Crossfade time is 00 00 or the switch is off a hard cut is performed when playback of the current clip ends and the next one begins Hint Multiple selections are supported for toggling the effect on and off as well as for direct keyboard effect duration adjustments remember to press Enter to engage Text Entry mode and conclude edits
104. mary outputs at once by pressing A B This button behaves rather like the Caps Lock key on your keyboard continuing in force until pressed again We ll discuss A B mode further momentarily but first let s consider an equally important matter 3Play s Control Modes 11 2 CONTROL MODES We ve seen how to tell the 3Play system which output we wish to control but we ve yet to discover how to tell it which audio video source we want the current output to display That s where the Control Mode comes into play Your NewTek 3Play can deliver audio video output from one of three possible sources e Clips List the currently selected clip angle in the Clips List e Play List output from the Play List e Live the live or Delayed signal from one of the system inputs At a given moment one of these three sources is always assigned to Output A At the same time another different source Clips List Play List or Live is also assigned to Output B Output B may transmit the same source as is displayed on Output A or any other valid alternative In similar fashion the transport controls Play Stop Jog etc on the control surface will variously affect the current clip in the Clips List or the Play List or even the live signal from the system s inputs according to the current Control Mode which can be Clips Play List or Live PLAY LIST Figure 106 Thus both of these related matters which
105. may prefer to have it in view at all times so that you can see the state of various controls with just a quick flick of the eye to the bottom of the screen 3 SETTING UP S This chapter explains how to properly connect power external control devices monitors and audio visual sources to your NewTek 3Play system It also reviews registration for warranty purposes and technical support After completing this short section you ll be all set to continue into the Walkthrough chapter that follows it To begin let s review what came in the box e 3Play and 3Play CS control surface e Package of three 3 2TB hard drives e One 1TB hard drive for the removable drive bay e A C power cable s and 6 USB cable e NewTek mouse and keyboard e 3Play Quick Start Guide e Registration reminder card e BNC removal tool e DVI to VGA adapter e Keys to front panel of rack mount case 2 e Attachable rubber feet for desktop use 4 e NewtTek TriCaster brochure and 3Play Welcome letter 3 1 COMMAND AND CONTROL 1 Connect an external computer monitor to the Interface DVI port on 3Play s backplate use an adapter if necessary eJ AAL PS Use the DVI connectors nearest to the Video In group for the interface monitor DVI connectors located at left below the power supply are normally capped and should not be used Note The user interface for NewTek 3Play requires a minimum screen resolution of 1440x900 2
106. meaning to warn The word has taken on additional meaning since Roman times As a verb monitor includes such connotations as keeping an eye on something and checking continually as when monitoring a process As a noun we understand it to mean devices that permit one to do just that 3Play provides ample monitoring features as described herein Fittingly NewTek 3Play provides monitoring features that are just what you need to prepare and control video replays in your productions Note A number of important controls and features are located in the monitoring section for convenience Among others these include the Source Connection Type Proc Amp Genlock and Audio controls To give these features their due they were treated individually in Chapter 7 which is entitled I O Configuration 9 1 INPUT MONITORS Camera 1 Camera 7 Figure 90 3Play 820 Clicking a tab labeled Cameras 1 x at left near the top of the screen reveals a group of video preview windows each representing one input These previews often referred to as ISO or Isolation monitors display live video sources that are currently connected and configured Hint Depending on your selections when creating the session the sources displayed may or may not be captured to disk when you enable recording See Section 10 1 for details Tabs labeled Cameras 1 4 and Cameras 1 6 are very similar but display correspondingly fe
107. meras connected are you using component or SDI connections or a combination of several types As you continue you may make other adjustments relevant to your current production requirements e You might calibrate your cameras individually using the Proc Amp settings in the Input Configuration panels e Perhaps you will also use output Proc Amps to adjust output display characteristics e What are your output device connection preferences For example will you send video from Output A to a local reference monitor using component cabling or perhaps another connection type Will you connect a downstream switcher to Output B using HD SDI What external audio connections and adjustments are required e You might create Play List pages of clips and other content along with pages full of recorded events in the Clips List The list of adjustments activities and assets involved in a specific production goes on but the main point to grasp here is that the session entails of all of the above collectively Assuming you do not deliberately delete the session all of your media and all of your settings are ready for immediate recall When you re open an existing session it s just as if you were continuing an earlier event Thus if you return to the same venue another day under basically similar conditions you can opt to simply re open your prior session and be virtually ready to go Professional wisdom of course calls for testing everything
108. n a single frame Duration Hint The notations in the Memo columns of record events can be edited in the standard manner highlight the field and press Enter on the keyboard to enable text edit mode 10 3 MARKING EVENTS The Dashboard Figure 101 and control surface Figure 102 each provide event marking features as well Mark In Mark Out Figure 101 Figure 102 The IN and OUT buttons on the control surface perform identically to the Mark In and Mark Out buttons in the Dashboard at the bottom of the Replay Desktop See Sections 8 9 and 14 5 for full details Reminder In addition to creating events in the Clips List and setting their In Points and Out Points these controls can be used to revise the existing Clips List event or Play List clip start and end times as well using ALT or for the Dashboard version the Alt key when pressing the button 11 OUTPUT CONTROL MODES nel An understanding of the NewTek 3Play system s Control and Output Modes is fundamental to its operation A review of these concepts provides the foundation for understanding the system and its workflow For that reason we ll consider them right away before proceeding to examine other features and operations 11 1 OUTPUT MODES In many ways it would not be incorrect to think of your NewTek 3Play system as not just one but two conjoined playout devices The system features two independent audio video output sections Outp
109. n in Figure 30 and found at upper right on the Replay Desktop just below the Close button Click here to open Output Configuration The first two tabs in this panel are labeled Output A and Output B Located at the top of both of these tabs is a menu allowing you to select the Analog Output Type for the associated output channel A or B see Figure 29 For SD sessions Component or Composite Y C Analog Output Type alternatives are available For HD sessions Component is the only valid option so the menu is locked Selecting Composite Y C sends composite video output to the second BNC connector for the corresponding output row labeled Y and Y C to the third and fourth connectors which are labeled Pb and Pr respectively You ll notice output Proc Amp color controls below in each output tab as well along with individual output Audio level sliders The third tab is labeled Aux Multiview 3Play 820 or simply Multiview 3Play 425 3 8 CONFIGURE MULTIVIEW OUTPUT We ll just discuss the Multiview control group Output Configuration here see Section 7 1 2 for a more thorough Aux Options examination The Multiview output commonly serves supplemental control room monitoring needs though other possibilities exist too Multrview E ee The Screen Layout options determine what the ee 19701080 Multiview output displays Use VGA Output Resolution to select a suitable resolution for the device attached to the Multi
110. n the control surface 51 Repeat these steps until several clips appear in the Play List table Let s try a different method of adding clips to the Play List pane 52 Hold down Shift on the keyboard and use the left and right arrow keys to multi select several clips by highlighting their Memo fields Press Add to Play List Let s use yet another approach to add the clips for all recorded camera angles of a single marked Clips List event to the Play List in consecutive order 53 Using the mouse drag the Event ID field for the event of interest onto the Play List pane Clips from all camera angles for the event are added to the Play List in order 54 Let s clear out the current Play List before continuing a Press the PLAY LIST control mode button on the control surface b Press keyboard Ctrl A select all c Press control surface REMOVE or keyboard Del 55 Hold down Ctrl on the keyboard and use the mouse to click two Event ID fields that are not next to each other in the Clips List or if you prefer several non neighboring Memo fields 56 Drag the highlighted fields onto the Play List pane 4 10 2 EDITING AND PLAYBACK 57 Use the controls in the Audio columns of the Play List to adjust audio levels for the clips and if you wish adjust the Crossfade timing as well 58 Roll the Jog wheel to move through the Play List sequence and watch the output monitor As play moves from the Out Point of one clip to the In Poin
111. nd also on your 3Play case 094X22123716984 z Note the following Product ID 3 T If your 3Play is not currently connected to the internet please visit http register newtek com on another computer or at a later time Click here to visit register newtek com and get a registration code s Enter your Registration Code Continue Figure 15 On launch 3Play presents an End User License Agreement dialog After you accept this the Registration dialog shown in Figure 15 is presented It provides the unique Product ID you need to register your system If necessary enter the unique Serial Number and Product ID for your system TriCaster s video output will show a watermark until the system is registered and unlocked by entering the registration code Hint If the Serial number doesn t appear automatically and can t find it on your unit you can obtain it from the registration webpage mentioned in the next section or by calling Customer Support Desk open seven days a week You can register and obtain your registration code either by telephone or online directly from 3Play or from another system connected to the Internet as described next 3 3 1 ONLINE REGISTRATION If you have connected your 3Play to the Internet simply click the button under Step 3 in the registration dialog This will take you to the Registration webpage http register newtek com in the Customer Care section of NewTek
112. nd will also allow you to check for software updates that may have been recently released The steps in the Registration process were outlined back in Section 3 3 so we won t repeat them here UPDATE 3PLAY Periodically NewTek may provide software updates for your 3Play Updates can enhance performance security or even add useful new features If the system is connected to the internet clicking Update 3Play will automatically access the appropriate webpage so you can check for new software patches or other downloads provided by NewTek Use the login details you provided when registering 3Play to enter your personal product page click the my downloads link at the top of the page and install any new updates This way you can be sure the very latest version of the software for your system is installed Click Update 3Play Login to the NewTek update webpage locate the latest update and click on it At the dialog popup choose Run SORA A Comply with any onscreen prompts that follow Hint If you wish you can instead access the same webpage from a second computer connected to the internet then transfer update files to 3Play using a network connection or perhaps a USB thumb drive Over the course of time storage volumes devoted to audio and video storage can become fragmented Eventually this can degrade playback performance Defragmenting corrects this condition You could think of your hard drive a
113. ng at least 3 cameras are connected below By now you should see live video from the configured connections on the input monitors 4 3 OUTPUT AND CONTROL MODES 7 Press A on the control surface to designate the Output Mode 8 Press LIVE to set the Control Mode see sections 8 4 and 8 5 for explanations of these modes 9 Push the P3 button to send the live source from input 3 to the current output A 10 Push B on the control surface to update the current Output Mode 11 Press LIVE again to set the Control Mode for output B note that outputs have independent Control Modes 12 Push the P2 button to send the live source from input 1 to the current output B 4 4 RECORD AND SPEED 13 Watching Output B push the Stop button on the control surface 14 Push the 25 Speed preset button then press Play still watching Output B Well that was unimpressive Playback ignored our control surface operations and continued at full normal speed Why This is because we have not yet enabled recording Stopping or changing the Speed of a LIVE source would automatically kick playback into Delayed mode if it could However this requires 3Play to be recording Let s try that again enabling recording first Remember that Speed for Output B is still set to 25 if you checked Output A would still be at the default speed 100 15 Press the red REC Record button on the control surface to enable capture 16 Notice that the Rec
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115. nononnnonanononnnnnannnnnnonncnnos 165 Deal With Clips or images That Seem Blurry cccccccccncnnccononcnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanonnnnnnanonnnnnos 165 ACCESS WINDOWS ateos 166 Return to the Startup Screen from the WidOWS Desktop ccooocccccccnocnnnnccnncnnnnconanonononos 166 More QUESTIONS GNG ANSWEES ria 166 Why is my power supply beeping oocccccccocccnnccnoncnnnnonanonnnnonanonnnnonanonnnnnonnnnnnnnnannnonononacnnos 166 Supplement Where can obtain replacement or spare Power Supply modules 167 A 1 CONNECTIONS A 1 1 CONNECT CAMERAS 1 Connect video sources to the appropriately labeled BNC input connectors on the NewTek 3Play backplate according to your camera s connection type see Section 3 4 You may find the BNC removal tool shipped with your system helpful 2 Open a 3Play session or create a new one from the 3Play Startup Screen and launch the Replay Desktop 3 Click the Cameras 1 4 or 8 tab at the top of the Replay Desktop roll the mouse pointer over the preview monitor for the source you want to set up and click the Configure gear button that appears above it 4 Choose an appropriate Connection Type for your camera in the Input Settings tab see Sections 3 4 and 7 2 1 A 1 2 COLOR CORRECT MISMATCHED CAMERAS Your 3Play system permits the use of sources that do not match the current session format You might connect an SD camera during an HD session for example
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117. ns a bit later in Section 3 11 Digital Audio Note To connect AES EBU a k a AES3 audio source use the BNC connectors in the Digital Audio AES section SDI video sources with embedded audio do not need a separate audio connection 3 4 2 GENLOCK CONNECTION The Genlock input on 3Play s backplate is for connection of a house sync or reference signal often a black burst signal intended specifically for this purpose Many studios use this method to synchronize equipment in the video chain Genlocking is commonplace in higher end production environments and genlock connections are usually found on professional gear Figure 18 3Play 820 Figure 19 3Play 425 If your equipment allows you to do so you should genlock 3Play and all cameras you configure as sources for it see your camera manual for details To do so supply the reference signal from the house sync generator to 3Play s Genlock input connector 3 4 3 TIMECODE CONNECTION 3Play supports external linear timecode LTC Connect the cable from your timecode generator to one of the connectors in the Audio Input 7 group Figure 20 Connect the cable from your timecode generator to one of the connectors in the Audio Input 3 group OR connect it to either the blue or red 1 8 audio inputs Figure 21 Figure 21 External timecode is enabled and configured in the Replay Desktop see Section 7 2 5 3 5 OUTPUT CO
118. ode 23 59 59 00 while frames recorded one minute or more later would have timecode gt 01 00 00 00 seemingly a lower i e ordinarily earlier timecode value Note The 3Play system assumes the external LTC signal matches session frame rate and timecode format For example NTSC 29 97 and 59 97 sessions result in drop frame timecode internally all others are NDF Similarly in a 24fps session LTC is treated as 24 fps PRODUCTION TIME DISPLAY Situated beneath the Source group the control group labeled Production Time Display allows you to enter time values that are specific to the current event When the Start switch is lit the time you set in the numeric field at right is used to supply the Production Start time display in the Replay Desktop titlebar and many Multiview screen layouts This provides a convenient warning as the time for your event nears In similar fashion enabling the End switch and entering an appropriate time causes the titlebar to display a countdown to the end of the event shown once the Start time is surpassed Hint You can modify these time values by clicking on them and typing or by dragging the mouse point left or right over them Conveniently you can ignore timecode punctuation when entering numbers if you like simply type the key digits using 24 hour notation For example to set the time to 5 00 00 AM press 5 and then Enter Or to set the time to 3 30 PM type 1530 and pre
119. ol surface Previous Next buttons results in the clip viewed being the one from the first camera in the Clips List table It is different when a clip is already playing In this case the new selection does not usurp the output display To make it clear which clip will be affected by transport operations at any time the ID field for a playing clip or clip that would play if you pressed Play always has a red background To view a different clip for the current event without jumping to the first frame of the clip staying at the current timecode navigate using ALT Previous Next or press 1 4 or 8 on the keyboard Numpad Figure 119 The current selection state is stored for both Output Modes A and B For example if you select a certain clip when the Output Mode is A then press B and select a different clip when you reset the Output Mode to A the original clip for that mode is still highlighted 12 5 ADD TO PLAY LIST Selected clips can be added to the current Play List pane in several ways e Press the Add to Play List button on the control surface e Drag a clip selection onto the Play List pane with the mouse Hint You can also add all clips from one or more events to a Play List in their natural order in one easy operation Simply select the Event ID field s and proceed as above The target insertion point for clips added to the Play List by dragging is shown by a white line before releasing The other methods ins
120. on Input 1 07 58 22 26 07 58 38 01 00 00 15 06 long rush east nc zone 18 12 47 10 18 13 73 04 00 00 35 19 Smith furnble east end zone 17 52 09 09 17 52 43 10 00 00 34 01 first td end zone Figure 116 The Clips List is laid out in a spreadsheet style table comprised of rows and columns Labels in the header above the table identify the columns below The columns in order from left to right are as follows e Event ID a non editable display field showing the numeric event identifier Hint Each clip for an event is also numbered in the format Event ID camera angle e g 025 7 The Event ID column in the Clips List shows the event prefix its first 3 digits while the Play List displays the entire Clip ID in its first column e In Point timecode when the marked event begins e Out Point timecode when the marked event ends e Duration the total time for the marked event e Camera 1 Camera x the Memo fields for recorded clips 12 2 1 IN OUT POINTS DURATION AND TRIMMING The initial values in timecode fields are established by your marking operations Mark In and Mark Out Afterward they can be modified within the bounds of actually recorded footage in several different ways e You can simply drag the mouse pointer left or right above a timecode field e Or double click it to engage direct text entry using the keyboard e Or click or otherwise navigate to the field and press eit
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122. onitors and click the Configure gear button that appears at right 8 In the Output Configuration panel s Multiview tab set VGA Output Resolution to match the native resolution of the external device 9 Select your preferred display from the Screen Layout menu NOTE Changing Output Resolution can cause frames to be dropped briefly We do not recommend changing this setting during live production OUTPUT VIDEO MONITORS DEVICES Downstream video devices you wish to send 3Play output to must be compatible with the video broadcast standard such as NTSC or PAL and format SD or HD of the current 3Play session 1 Connect cables between downstream devices whether monitors or other devices and appropriately labeled video output connectors on the backplate see Section 3 5 1 2 Open a 3Play session or create a new one from the 3Play Startup Screen 3 For SD sessions and display devices you may need to adjust the connection options found in Output Configuration a Move the mouse over the output monitors and click the Configure button gear that appears at above right to open Output Configuration b Click the appropriate output tab A or B and select either Composite Y C or Component according to the connection type used by your device Please see Section 3 7 for more information A 1 4 IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MULTIVIEW OUTPUT 3Play s Multiview video output is very high quality but it is p
123. ontrols and one purely informational display discussed next Out Point spe Music Configuration 15 00 01 16 100 14 59 51 02 100 Starts At 00 00 00 00 14 59 39 11 100 14 59 39 11 100 14 59 39 11 100 14 59 56 10 100 14 59 37 09 100 10 11 48 04 100 Duration Volume dB 0 Figure 124 e The numeric field labeled Starts At allows play of the selected music file to be delayed until a set time elapses from when Play List playback is first initiated This can be useful when for example an imported bumper clip with its own audio precedes the clips comprising a highlights reel Click in the number field to manually edit it using the keyboard or simply drag the mouse pointer left or right above it e The Duration time value lets you know the length of the selected audio file for comparison against the length of the playlist It is not editable Hint Playback of files that are longer than the playlist duration will be automatically truncated and faded out when Play List playback ends e Finally a Volume control allows you to adjust the output level of the selected music file 13 2 THE PLAY LIST TABLE Unlike Clips List rows each Play List row contains only one clip As you would expect playback progresses from clip to clip playlist style beginning at the currently selected row and proceeding until the end of the playlist or manual interruption Bank 1 Page 1 long rush high Figure 125 Music 30
124. ord button on the Replay Desktop beside the Record button just beneath Output A lights up and a nearby time counter starts keeping track of the total amount of video recorded in the current session Note Recording is automatically initiated if you simply press IN To end recording hold ALT down while pressing REC 17 Press Stop note that video playback on Output B is arrested Output A is unaffected and continues playing 18 Push the 25 Speed preset button then press Play Playback on Output B resumes in Delayed mode at 1 4 normal speed Hint In this state the HUD Heads Up Display overlaid on Output B shows a new time field with a negative value This shows how far behind live the current frame is As you watch it the negative offset will continue to grow because playing at 25 will mean the output is falling progressively further and further behind live The HUD also shows the T Bar Speed value which is 25 just at the moment 19 Press the 100 Speed preset button Notice that the HUD s behind live time display locks since output though Delayed not LIVE is no longer falling further behind the live input 4 5 MARKING EVENTS With recording enabled continuous capture of inputs configured for capture when creating the session in Startup is taking place Notice that the Clips List shows an event row in its tabular pane that tells you when recording commenced 4 5 1 TWO BUTTON MARKING 2
125. ors A discussion of these adjustments goes beyond the scope of this manual but a quick online search for the keywords genlock and adjust turns up a number of excellent references REFERENCE TYPE The bi level reference signal long used for standard definition television is often used for genlocking both SD and HD installations However if you are supplying an HD reference signal to the Genlock input and your other equipment select the HD Tri level switch in the Reference Type area of the Genlock tab Note Reference Type options do not appear for SD sessions 7 1 4 CENTER FREQUENCY This setting is applied when a Genlock reference signal is not in use To adjust the setting supply color bars to an input pass that through to a video output and then to a downstream vectorscope The vectorscope display is completely stable when Center Frequency is properly adjusted 7 2 INPUT CONFIGURATION The input preview monitors also have contextual tools that appear when you roll the mouse pointer over them Figure 74 Figure 74 The Configure button gear in the titlebar for an input monitor brightens when you roll the mouse pointer over it Clicking it opens the Configuration panel for a specific source Figure 75 The upper portion of input configuration panels is devoted to video related settings while the lower part has audio controls EE CONNECTION TYPE The Configuration panel for the Camera 1 8 inputs fe
126. ossible for you to manually choose certain settings that will have a negative effect on it For best quality be sure that the VGA Output Resolution you choose corresponds to that of the monitor connected NOTE Changing Output Resolution can cause frames to be dropped briefly Thus we do not recommend changing this setting during live production A L 5 CONNECT THE GENLOCK REFERENCE SIGNAL 1 Connect the reference signal to the Genlock input BNC connector on the backplate 2 See Section 3 9 for details on configuring Genlock settings A 1 6 CONNECT THE 3PLAY CONTROL SURFACE Connect the USB cable from the control surface to one of your NewTek 3Play s USB ports SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q My system has suddenly stopped responding to the control surface What can I do A The foremost reason this might happen is if the cable or extender cable you are using between the control surface and NewTek 3Play failed to deliver sufficient current consistently In the short term if you are in the middle of a show you can generally resolve this issue by simply unplugging and re plugging the control surface However please note that the use of so called USB extenders is not recommended Whenever possible use a single USB cable of the correct length Each added connector on the signal path is a potential connection problem and also causes signal reflections Such an arrangement may seem to work for a while then fail unpre
127. out actually importing the files into the session Those external files will not be deleted OPENING A SESSION Just as you were able to select an icon on the ring using the left and right arrow keys you can highlight a name in the Session List using the keyboard Up and Down arrows then press the Enter key to open the session or simply click the session name with the mouse to open it immediately Selecting a session takes you away from the Home page to the Session page Let s look at the other Home page features briefly before we go on to open a session though 5 2 3 SHUTDOWN This selection provides Restart 3Play Shutdown 3Play and Exit to Windows links in the right hand pane Click a selection to perform the named action in the usual manner In the case of the last named function you can return to the 3Play environment later by double clicking the desktop icon named 3Play 5 2 4 UTILITIES Shutdown N Utilities Figure 48 Selecting Utilities on the Home Page icon ring Figure 48 presents a list of functions at right that have to do with the 3Play system Figure 49 System Utilities Register 3Play Update 3Play Defragment All Drives Restore to Factory Defaults Figure 49 REGISTER 3PLAY Registration is required to remove the watermark from output in part to encourage you to register early Among other reasons doing so will serve to identify the unit to NewTek as yours in case of theft a
128. peed settings and the like which you may just appreciate at any time This section explains its use 14 1 DISPLAYING THE DASHBOARD Figure 129 By default the Dashboard appears on the Replay Desktop when you launch it for a new session You should see it spanning the bottom of the screen At the far left end of the Dashboard note a small padlock icon This is a visibility switch providing two modes of operation When highlighted gold the Dashboard is locked in place at the bottom of the screen and will always be visible Unlocked the Dashboard pops into view only when you move your mouse pointer to the lower edge of the Play List 14 2 SPEED PRESETS Figure 130 The Speed Preset buttons on the Dashboard mimic their counterparts on the control surface Generally think of these controls as speed settings rather than buttons that directly perform an action they do not initiate playback If playback is underway selecting a Speed Preset changes the play rate the selected speed Otherwise they establish the speed for the next playback operation Live throughput is always 100 Speed if recording is enabled selecting a lesser Speed value initiates Delayed playback Thus selecting an event and setting Speed to 50 does not begin slow motion play immediately but when you subsequently engage Play the clip runs at half the normal rate However Speed changes you make during playback of either delayed video or
129. press it again 8 5 CONTROL MODES PLAY LIST Figure 84 The three Control Mode see Section 11 2 buttons are likewise mutually exclusive and your selection determines several things as follows e Which source is sent to the currently active output A or B e Which module a LIVE source from an input or CLIPS LIST or PLAY LIST content you are interacting with at the moment 8 5 1 CLIPS MODE While the CLIP LIST mode button is active your control surface or keyboard Dashboard operations are directed to the Clips List A gold outline around the Clips List confirms this as does the HUD Heads Up Display see section 9 2 1 when displayed Hint Another way to activate Clips mode is to simply click the mouse in the Clips List In this Control Mode the item currently selected in the Clips List is automatically displayed on the active output 8 5 2 PLAY LIST MODE While the PLAY LIST mode button is active your control surface or keyboard Dashboard operations are directed to the Play List module Again a gold outline around the Play List module confirms this as does the HUD Heads Up Display see section 9 2 1 when displayed Hint Another way to activate Play List mode is to simply click the mouse in the Play List In this mode the item currently selected in the Play List is automatically displayed on the active output TOGGLE PLAY LIST LOOP Press Ctrl the PLAY LIST mode button to toggle the Loop Play
130. put Monitors monitor all inputs or a sub set e Output Monitors large full time monitors of Output A and B with optional information overlay s heads up display e Configurable Multiview display on secondary monitor 2 Clips List e Speadsheet style event management pane listing user marked events as rows with n Point Out Point and Duration e Supports instant playback of marked clips e Add unique comments for individual clips camera angles e Filter the list by comment entries e Clip management trim re order and organize events into banks and pages 3 Play List e Add clips and other content to create highlights reels complete with optional transitions and music 4 Dashboard e Auxiliary controls for output playback speed and marking supplement the control surface 6 3 A FEW HINTS You will find various types of user controls in the Replay Desktop Some examples are shown in the table below Several convenience features are associated with these controls e As you would expect all slider controls whether their motion is vertical or horizontal can be set to a new value by holding down the left mouse button and dragging in the direction of the control orientation e Hold down the keyboard Shift key and double click most controls to reset the associated value to its factory default Numeric Field In Point Out Drag in line with the control Point Duration orientation to raise or lower Crossfa
131. recorded clips are applied immediately This means that you can adjust playback speed on the fly in these cases by clicking a Speed button in the Dashboard When newly selected these buttons override the current T Bar setting setting the rate to the indicated speed If the T Bar is moved it reasserts control 14 3 OUTPUT MODE Figure 131 Just as for the Speed buttons the A B and A B buttons can stand in for their equivalents on the control surface They operate just like the Output Mode buttons and also show the current state of those controls See Section 11 1 for more information about Output Modes 14 4 LIVE MODE Figure 132 In a departure from the control surface the only Control Mode button provided in the Dashboard is LIVE Clicking this button has the same result as pushing the L VE button on the control surface Dashboard equivalents for the other two familiar Control Modes Clips and Play List are not provided but you can easily enable either mode by clicking the mouse in the Clips List or Play List respectively Hint You can also send a given live input directly to the current output A or B by clicking the mouse on the corresponding input monitor but this being slightly less obvious Live mode is supplied with a Dashboard button 14 5 MARK IN OUT Mark In Mark Out Figure 133 The Dashboard buttons labeled Mark In and Mark Out correspond to the IN and OUT buttons on the control surface and per
132. s Speed in the Play List table is set to 50 and the T Bar is also at 50 the actual playback rate will be 25 Hint Note that although the maximum Speed you can set using presets or the T Bar is 100 but the Play List control let you set Speed all the way up to 400 4 11 RENDERING A PLAY LIST 64 Click the Export Play List button in the Play List titlebar Selecting this menu item adds a new clip to the Clips List and shows the file path to the resulting clip in a dialog while doing so The exported clip is an exact duplicate of the complete Play List in one file Note Rendered Play Lists like other Clips List entries can be exported to various popular file formats or as is using the Export Media feature in the Sessions page in Startup See Section Jol 65 66 67 68 As we ve reached the end of our introductory walkthrough press ALT REC to stop recording Then click the Exit button at the right hand end of the Replay Desktop titlebar This takes you back to the Session page in Startup Press the large arrow icon at upper left to return to the Home page then click the Shutdown icon Select Shutdown 3Play to power the unit down PART II REFERENCE A thorough examination of the various aspects of your NewTek 3Play every button menu item feature and control is considered in this section so you can take full advantage of your system 5 THE STARTUP SCREEN The Startup Screen
133. s being like a shelf in your library As time goes along the shelf fills with books data Some are large while others are small just as 3Play session content may be larger or smaller Figure 50 To make room for new additions you decide to remove books you have finished with from the shelf You remove a book here another there opening up gaps between the remaining books This makes some shelf space available but does so in the form of gaps separated by the remaining books Sadly when you obtain another large book it may be too big to fit in any one of the gaps A foolish librarian might tear the new book into sections just big enough to fit into the open spaces on the shelf This is would obviously be unwise When you wish to refer to the book later you will lose a lot of time locating and assembling its sections before you can read it How much better it would be to slide the remaining books closer together combining all the free space first Unfortunately computers are foolish librarians They tend to want to fill in all the gaps in their storage areas even if it means literally shredding your book in reality large video files from your sessions into tiny fragments Defragmenting the storage volume has the same effect as sliding the books together resulting in less and larger gaps The end result is that 3Play doesn t have to frantically search in many different places to assemble the video data you have recor
134. s centrally located beneath the monitoring section Below this you will see the Play list which allows you to create and control more complex sequences such as highlight reels A slender Dashboard can optionally be shown at the very bottom of the Replay Desktop 2 6 FEATURES Here s a brief overview of just some of 3Play s key features 2 6 1 PHYSICAL 3PLAY 820 e Rugged 4U rack mount case with redundant power supplies ensures robust and reliable performance in fixed or mobile installations e Massive storage capacity each of up to four 2TB hot swappable drive holds approximately 50 hrs of 1080i or 155 hours of SD video e Sturdy yet compact 2U rack mount case e 40 hours of storage capacity 1080i combined internal drive and 1TB removable drive 2 6 2 INPUT OUTPUT CAPTURE BUON o o gt s 5 a 3 90 O ol Figure 6 3Play 820 e All audio and video monitoring and network connectors are easily accessible from the rear for convenient installation in industry standard 19 rack mount configurations e Audio and video connectors are industry standard XLR or BNC as appropriate ensuring broad compatibility and secure locked connections headphone output uses a standard 1 4 stereo phone jack and an HDMI port supplies an added output option e Professional BNC video connectors provide increased durability and reliability for camera connections e Supply external
135. s or add content the Replay Desktop will look a bit barren Figure 28 We had a brief glimpse at the Replay Desktop back in section 2 5 and we ll examine it more closely in Chapter 4 Live Production Walkthrough but after a quick look around let s continue to configure your input and output connections 3 7 CONFIGURE VIDEO OUTPUT 3Play provides complete video input monitoring right on the Replay Desktop This allows you to operate it without even connecting downstream video monitors or devices Additionally however you will likely also connect external devices to the VIDEO OUT connectors on 3Play s backplate see Section 3 5 High definition devices will be connected to either SDI or Component connections while other connection types are available for SD devices and sessions 3 7 1 SD ANALOG CONFIGURATION For standard definition monitoring however several types of analog connections are currently in popular use These include Composite Y C also known as S Video and at the upper end of the analog quality range Component To connect an analog standard definition monitor for use in live production you must specify the connection type in the Output Configuration panel Figure 30 Output Configuration Analog Output Type Enable Proc Amp Proc Amp White Balance RA Figure 29 3Play 820 1 Move your mouse pointer over the Output Configuration button identified by a gear icon as show
136. s website where you will find further directions Hint More information on connecting to a network can be found in Section 3 12 Otherwise you can visit the registration webpage from another system that does have Internet access In either case after registering on the website enter the resulting registration code into the field provided at Step 4 of the dialog Hint It s a very good idea to record the login name and password you choose when creating your website profile and keep them in a safe place Jot down registration code too it could come in very handy if you ever need to restore the 3Play software to its as shipped state when you don t have access to the Internet 3 3 2 REGISTERING BY TELEPHONE NewTek s Customer Care center can also handle registration requests by telephone if that is more convenient when opportunity permits you should still visit the website as discussed above to gain access to software updates Please have your Product ID from the Registration dialog mentioned earlier handy when you call The phone numbers for Customer Service follow Telephone US 1 800 862 7837 Outside US 1 210 370 8000 Fax 210 370 8001 Note For Technical Support contact information please see Section A 6 2 3 4 INPUT CONNECTIONS 3 4 1 CONNECT A V SOURCES External audio and video sources are connected to the appropriate inputs on 3Play s backplate JOR OB OJ OF OF OF O O e so E
137. see Section 10 1 and also 10 2 3 Figure 82 Hint Whenever you enable recording a special record event row is added to the Clips List as a helpful reminder 8 4 OUTPUT MODES A B A B Figure 83 Pressing the buttons labeled A or B switches control to the corresponding Output Mode see also sections 8 4 and 11 1 These two buttons are mutually exclusive that is at any given moment only one can be active The active Output Mode selection again A or B determines i what is shown in the Clips and Play List panes on the Replay Desktop ii the selection states in those modules as well as iii the state of various control surface and Dashboard buttons and settings All of these attributes are stored independently for each of the two Output Modes Hint It can help to think of the system as consisting of two virtually independent replay devices with access to the same media The larger portion of the Replay Desktop displays just one or the other at any given time i e A or B according to the current Output Mode In contrast enabling A B does not really alter the current Output Mode that is it does not turn either A or B on or off Rather the A B button toggles a special linked mode When enabled certain controls notably clip transport controls operate in tandem for both outputs The A B button is somewhat like the Caps Lock key on your keyboard in that it remains active until you
138. settings for the recorded events that is entire rows as opposed to individual clips 20 dE Mute The Clips List table supports multi selection as well Press Shift when clicking an item to select all items between the existing and newly selected item or hold down Ctrl while clicking non adjacent items to select only those Figure 118 individual entries Selected items are highlighted Paste operations within the Clips List and Play List will be inserted below the currently selected event or at the end when no item is selected as when pasting into new empty pages When dealing with multi selected items insertions are in order of selection If a Clips List asset is unavailable for any reason it is shown with a red border Hint Another way to remove selected events from the Clips List is to press the Remove button on the control surface or the Del key on the keyboard 12 3 CLIP TRANSPORT You can move through the currently displayed clip by pressing Play and Stop or by using the Jog Wheel on the control surface or Dashboard Clip playback can also be initiated by double clicking the Memo field for a clip or by pressing the keyboard Spacebar press again to halt play Transport within a clip is normally constrained by the In Point and Out Point timecode values Hold Alt while using the Jog Shuttle controls to move to a position prior to the current n Point or past the current Out Point This may be useful when you wish to updat
139. source is displayed on output and governed by control surface manipulations are determined by the current Control Mode And different Control Modes can be operative for Output A and Output B at the same time Simply make the appropriate Output Mode selection on the control surface and then push one of the Control Mode buttons labeled Clips PLAY LIST or LIVE Figure 106 Hint Another way to modify the Control Mode is to click the mouse in the Clips List Play List or on a live input monitor Again the two outputs can and often will have different control modes and states Output A may be in Clips mode playing a certain clip from the Clips List meanwhile Output B can play the same clip in slow motion or display something else altogether really any source in any state of play 3Play stores the Control and Output Mode states for Output A and B independently along with other important parameters including the Clips List or Play List page selection state playhead position and so on When you select an Output Mode A or B the Replay Desktop updates to show the data that is appropriate for your choice This brings us back to the A B Output Mode You may wonder what effect different controls will have in this special tandem mode and what will be displayed on the Replay Desktop 11 2 1 CONTROL AND A B MODE In broad terms the special A B mode causes transport control operations Play Stop etc to occur in tand
140. ss Enter 8 CONTROL SURFACE 3P 8 1 OVERVIEW NE PLAY SPEED Figure 79 During operation your principal contact with the NewTek 3Play system will normally be though the use of the control surface Using its buttons and other controls you can perform the great majority of necessary functions This chapter describes the features of the control surface Further references to the control surface are made in context In subsequent chapters as well The NewTek 3Play control surface is specifically designed to provide all of the commonly used production functions of the system without unnecessary complexity This apparent simplicity is very deliberate and makes using your NewTek 3Play straight forward and trouble free In the sections that follow we ll review the controls in each group on the control surface 8 2 QUALIFIER BUTTONS Figure 80 Figure 81 SHIFT CTRL AND ALT SHIFT CTRL Control and ALT are qualifier buttons similar to their familiar keyboard equivalents When pressed and held down they modify the outcome of other actions typically providing alternate or extended operations These combination operations are described in context as they arise in this section 8 3 RECORD The Record button toggles capture of a v data to file s on mounted storage volumes a on or off The specific sources to be recorded are configured in Startup when creating the session
141. t of the next note that the red currently playing highlight in the Clip ID column at left tracks the current playback position 59 Press Play or keyboard Spacebar and notice that playback commences from the current position 60 Press Stop then Previous The play position is reset to the first frame of the first clip in the Play List 61 Push Fast Jog to enable it and use the Jog wheel to advance through the clips until the red play indicator is 3 or 4 clips from the beginning of the playlist again 62 With playback stopped press Stop once The play position is again reset to the first frame of the first clip in the Play List Had playback been underway pressing Stop twice in succession would have accomplished the same thing Hint Note that the Play List like the Clips List has four banks of four pages each In addition Play List pages can be individually labeled using the Name field in the Play List header 4 10 3 SPEED CONTROL You can set Speed independently for each clip in the Play List in similar fashion to adjusting the Audio levels But you can also make interactive Speed adjustments even during playback when necessary 63 Press Play and then slowly move the T Bar towards you while watching the output monitor You ll observe that that the T Bar and Speed preset settings are applied to the setting established for each Play List clip in its own individual Speed column For example if the clip
142. to match that of the frame that is currently displayed 8 9 2 OUT Naturally if you have pressed the N button to create a new event setting an In Point you realize that you can complete this operation by pressing the OUT button In this case you set the event s Out Point to the current timecode value and as a further consequence establish the Duration for the event Hint If for some reason you choose to end recording when an event is incompletely marked i e OUT was not pressed an Out Point is supplied automatically ONE BUTTON MARKING You can also add new events to the Clips List without ever pressing MARK IN If no In Point has been set by pressing N pressing the OUT button will l Create a new event II Automatically assign both an n Point and an Out Point to it By default in such cases the In Point is set four seconds before the current time when you pressed OUT One button marking thus permits you to easily create a series of events just by pressing the OUT button only when you observe noteworthy occurrences Hint The default duration for these events can be set to a custom value from the One Button Marking menu found in the Clip Configuration panel see Section 12 1 5 ALT OUT Again just as for the N button pressing ALT in conjunction with OUT updates the Out Point for the current Clips List event or Play List clip using the timecode from the currently displayed frame for the active
143. ton on the control surface 1 Rotate the Jog wheel to cycle the through the available clips for the current time segment A 4 FILES A 4 1 MANAGE FILES Please refer to the item How do I Manage Selected Content inside a Session Section A 2 3 A 4 2 IMPORT MEDIA FILES Importing files implies copying them into the session folders making them local rather than external to the system and session To import media files 1 Open or create a 3Play session 2 Click the Import Media button below the Browse gt Sound and Music link at right 3 Click Add and use the system file explorer that opens to select the file s you wish to import into the current session then click the Open button Selected files are automatically copied to the appropriate folder Clips Stills etc according to their file type see Section 5 3 Import Media Hint External files can be used in a session without being imported by adding them to Clips List using the Add feature and Media Browser see Section 12 1 2 However it should be noted that the transfer speed of many external devices is too slow for reliable playback of media content making it wise to use the Import feature instead whenever possible A 4 3 PREPARE CLIPS FOR THE PLAY LIST USING APPLE FINAL CUT PRO We are often asked what format to use for export from Final Cut for best compatibility in 3Play especially for HD clips Here are recommended steps 1
144. tore Defaults Audio Configuration Record Audio from Audio 1 Input Type Line Figure 33 3 Click the Configuration button for Camera 1 to open a settings panel Figure 33 4 Click the Connection Type menu to reveal a listing of various connection types Select the correct format such as 720p Component or 1080i SDI etc for the video source you plan to connect to this input At this point you should be able to view the configured sources on their respective monitors Before closing the Configuration panel let s continue to configure the related audio source 3 11 CONFIGURE AUDIO The Audio Configuration control group in the lower part of the Configuration panel has Input Type and Gain control features for the external audio source in the same input group as the current video input Audio Configuration Record Audio from Input Audio 1 Input Type Line Figure 34 The upper menu permits you to choose a different audio input to be captured with the video clip for this camera Input Type options include Mic with and without phantom power Line AES EBU and SDI Embedded After connecting audio sources to the input connectors the first thing to do is select the desired Input and correct Input Type using the drop down menus e Select Mic for professional grade microphones or other low impedance connections use the Mic Phantom option for condenser microphones requiring supplementary power e Choose
145. ub heading in Section 5 3 1 The steps are similar to those described in section A 4 4 but you will select clips for export using a special browser pane that is not unlike the Clips List table A 4 7 EXPORT FILES FOR USE IN APPLE FINAL CUT PRO At the time of writing importing 3Play s MPEG 2 files into Final Cut requires a few extra steps There are several approaches pick the one that suits your need best METHOD 1 1 Open the session containing the recorded files you are interested in 2 Click the Export Media button and then click Add to add clips to the export batch list 3 Use the Target drop down to select Application 4 Inthe Preset column select Apple Final Cut Pro mov 5 Click the Destination gadget triangle and choose a target location for the exported file s 6 Click the Export button to commence export Please see the sub heading entitled Export Media in Section 5 3 1 for more on this feature METHOD 2 7 At step 3 above Choose Quicktime for the Target then select Renderless conversion mov as the Format for the files you add 8 Click the selection gadget triangle and choose a target location for the output file s 9 Click the Export button to commence transcoding Please see the sub heading entitled Export Media in Section 5 3 1 for more on this feature A 4 8 IMPORT EXPORT FILES LARGER THAN 4 GIGABYTES This question may arise if you are using external media perhaps portable hard
146. us files associated with the current session The links at right on the Session page under the heading Browse provide access to default session folders Clicking one of these links or selecting it with the up down arrow keys and pressing Enter opens a system file explorer You can use the familiar features and shortcut keystrokes in these windows Cut Copy Paste Rename Delete and so on to manage session assets Hint Of course you can open several of these folders simultaneously and navigate these file windows to other locations as well For example you might copy files from one session into a folder for another Several other important features are found here including Import Media and Export Media as discussed next IMPORT MEDIA Clicking the Import Media link opens a custom import panel offering batch import of files for use in 3Play s Clips List and Play List It even allows you to transcode files to appropriate high quality 3Play friendly file formats at the same time if you wish Import Media WO WO WO WO WO P gt a WO WO WO Figure 55 Import Media Import Media s quick processing makes this the fastest and most convenient way to prepare production assets for a session a Lookin J Royalty Free e e Ely L Name Date taken Tags Size Rating Click Add to open a standard system file A window and select or multi select items to _ oe mF beachsuns i bluflare avi
147. ut A and Output B la Output B j A l f T BAR 0 STOP T BAR 0 cS cup SPD 0 CONTRO CLIP SPD 0 an eo o AE e EREVENT Figure 103 Each output is capable of functioning completely independently of the other and either can be directed to transmit any available audio video source whether live or recorded Physically the main video outputs along with their corresponding audio connections appear on the system s backplate for connection to downstream devices as output 1 3Play s Output A and 2 Output B During live production both are represented on the Replay Desktop by individual output monitors Figure 103 Activities such as Play Stop and many other operations normally affect just one output or the other as determined by the Output Mode you choose In most cases the current Output Mode is selected using the control surface although you may use either the Dashboard controls located at the bottom of the Replay Desktop or equivalent keystroke shortcuts see Appendix B Keystroke Shortcuts as well Figure 104 Figure 105 As you would expect pushing the control surface button labeled A causes ensuing operations to govern Output A Likewise pushing B directs operations to Output B Note Conveniently a supplementary output section labeled AUX Auxiliary automatically updates to show the display for your current Output Mode A or B It s also possible to engage both pri
148. value in a highlighted numeric field 42 Here s yet another method to change the timing of a marked event a Display a clip for the event on the output monitor b Rotate the Jog Wheel until you find a frame that would make a good In Point c Then press ALT IN to update the current In Point d Rotate the Jog Wheel again to locate a suitable Out Point and press ALT OUT 4 9 MANAGING EVENTS 43 With the mouse drag either the Event ID column entry or the Memo field for any clip in an event up or down to re order the events in the Clips List 44 Right click in the same locations Event ID or Memo field to show a context menu with Cut Copy Paste and Audio Level options Alternatively you can use the standard shortcut key methods Ctrl x Ctrl c and Ctrl v 45 Multi select several events using either SHIFT with control surface Previous and Next or mouse selection with keyboard Shift or Ctrl 46 Copy the selected events into the copy buffer using the context menu or Ctrl c 47 Press P2 to display the second page of the current Clips List bank each bank has four pages for your use 48 Press keyboard Ctrl vto paste the copied events into page two of the Clips List 4 10 PREPARING A PLAY LIST 49 Press P1 to return to Page 1 in the Clips List 4 10 1 ADDING CLIPS 50 Use Previous and Next with or without ALT as necessary to highlight the Memo field for a clip and then press Add to Play List o
149. view connector if any Figure 31 Make appropriate selections for your environment in this panel and then click Close 3 9 CONFIGURE GENLOCK 1 Click the Genlock tab in the Output Configuration panel 2 The default Reference Type in the Genlock settings is SD Bi level as this is currently the most common reference signal type However if you supply an HD reference signal to the Genlock input you may want to change the setting to HD Tri level Output Configuration 0 00 0 00 96 Figure 32 3 With the aid of downstream Waveform and Vector Scopes adjust 3Play s Horizontal and Vertical Position and Phase settings Again ideally both the cameras and 3Play should be genlocked If cameras are not genlocked to the same reference signal as the 3Play a TBC Time Base Correction operation is automatically applied Time Base Correction may drop or insert frames as necessary to maintain sync hence it is a less desirable approach Note For a deeper explanation of genlocking please see Section 7 1 3 3 10 CONFIGURE VIDEO INPUT Let s continue by configuring the video sources you connected earlier Section 3 4 1 With the Replay Desktop open roll your mouse into the titlebar of any input monitor 2 Notice that a Configure button gear icon is highlighted at right in the titlebar of the input monitor as you do so Camera 1 Configuration Connection Type 10801 Component Enable Proc Amp Proc Amp Res
150. ving the original 13 3 3 MEMO FIELD Initially newly added clips show the same Memo field content as the corresponding Clips List entry Play List clips are independent once added however Comments can be changed and the clips can be trimmed without affecting the original source event 13 3 4 AUDIO 1 2 3 4 You ll recall that we discussed the music features offered by the Play List back in Section 13 1 2 These two Audio columns hold controls governing any audio embedded in the clip on the corresponding row in the Play List The controls in the first column affect the first two audio channels while the second column relates to channels 3 and 4 Both columns have switches allowing you to enable or disable the associated channels and an adjustable volume slider Hint Multiple selections are supported for toggling sound on and off as well as for direct keyboard level adjustments remember to press Enter to engage Text Entry mode and conclude edits 13 3 5 IN AND OUT POINTS TRIMMING CLIPS To change the timing of clips in the Play List you can use the same methods described earlier for the Clips List see Section 12 2 1 The value in the Ends At field cannot be directly edited Itis a calculated field only showing the cumulative duration for the current clip and those above it 13 3 6 SPEED Each clip can be played at its own speed the range for the control is from 10 to 400 The numeric slider in the Speed co
151. wer and thus larger monitors These alternatives are convenient for use when a production does not require the use of the full complement of inputs The Recorded Cameras tab shows only those sources configured for capture and can be at once useful and space saving 9 1 1 TITLEBAR FEATURES Several useful features are located in the titlebar of each Input Monitor Figure 91 When you move your mouse pointer over an Input Monitor the Configure button gear in the titlebar brightens Click this button to open the Input Configuration panel for that input see Section 7 2 Among other things you can supply a custom name for the input in this panel it also holds Proc Amp and Audio settings Hint Drag the horizontal divider between the monitoring panes and Clips List pane to re size the monitors Input monitor titlebars also provide handy audio VU meters These are useful when initially adjusting levels as well as to ensure that excessive audio levels during production don t cause clipping in captured files 9 1 2 INTERACTIVE CONTROL The input monitors themselves are also actually interactive production controls You can click a monitor to send it live to the current output If necessary doing this will change the Control Mode see Section 11 2 for the dominant output to Live Alternatively when the Control Mode is already LIVE press 1 4 or 8 on the keyboard number pad or control surface P1 P4 cameras 1 4 ALT
152. yond the limits of their current in and out point presuming the recorded frames to support this feature exist This is often Figure 59 me biii useful for post production purposes the value is in seconds Hint Once files have been added to the export list you can multi select using standard Shift click or Ctrl click techniques then apply options to all selected files in one operation TARGET PRESET DESTINATION Having prepared the file list click the triangle button in the Target column to open a drop down menu listing broad categories of export format presets you can choose A similar Destination button opens a system file browser to let you designate or create a location for file output Hint It is possible to selected mapped network locations with a drive letter assigned as the Destination saving time later Each file to be exported can have its own Target Preset and Destination settings The export presets shown vary according to what is appropriate for a given session format hla wame turnover 10 yd Smith turnover 10 yd Smith td Brown end zone turnover 10 yd Smith td Brown end zone Figure 60 Renderless conversio FT A p a a gt CN oe FO A Y m Adobe Premiere Prod AMedia Clips Exports Flash 9 Mobile Devices Mpeg Same as Source Video Server Available export file formats are updated from time to time to include popular new formats Here are some examples
153. you wish to safely disconnect A 1 10 CONNECT TO A NETWORK Please refer to Section 3 12 A 1 11 ENABLE TERMINATION FOR VIDEO INPUTS NewTek 3Play provides full time video termination If you need to loop through or t off from upstream video devices such as an external monitor in your video pipeline you should ensure termination is turned OFF for earlier devices A 2 SESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q What is a session A Sessions can be thought of as top level presets They store all of the settings playlists device configurations and so on for a given live production See Section 5 1 A 2 1 DELETE A SESSION AND ITS CONTENT 1 Right click the name of the session in the Home page of the Startup screen 2 Select Delete from the menu This will delete the session and any content that is local to the session external data that has not been imported and data on drives that are not mounted at the time will not be deleted See Section 5 2 2 for more information A 2 2 RENAME A SESSION 1 If necessary close the Replay Desktop by clicking the x button at the right hand end of the titlebar 2 Return to the Home page 3 Right click the name of the session you want to rename in the list shown at right to open the context menu 4 Choose Rename from the menu that appears A 2 3 MANAGE SELECTED CONTENT INSIDE A SESSION 1 Click the name of the session containing the content you wish to delet
154. you like You can recall and display any clip from an event instantly This involves sending the stream from one particular camera to one of the system outputs Output A or Output B Hint Two different clips from one or more events can be displayed simultaneously using the two outputs Events bear another similarity to literal bookmarks A bookmark is only a convenient reference to the printed material on the book s pages it does not comprise the actual text Adding or removing or moving a bookmark does not remove literal pages from a book Likewise NewTek 3Play normally captures a complete uninterrupted record of your production Just like physical bookmarks the events listed in the Clips List are pointers to this volume of stored information Add and remove events freely with no fear of losing recorded material You can even add remove or reorganize events during recording or long after your session ends 2 3 NEWTEK 3PLAY CONTROL SURFACE A dedicated NewTek 3Play external control surface Figure 3 provides primary operational control see Chapter 8 Text editing and other supplementary control is supported using the keyboard Figure 3 Note If the control surface is not available for any reason its core functions can be accessed from the compact Dashboard shown at the bottom of the Replay Desktop or by keyboard shortcuts 2 4 STARTUP SCREEN When you power up your NewTek 3Play system the Startup Scre

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