User Manual - C-Cast IPConnect - 3.2
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3. Working Folder on page 9 Results When you enter the Production code and the C Cast Central URL the application only checks that the format is valid If the format is not valid the iconis displayed In this case check you have entered the correct information and contact your system administrator if necessary When you click Next you validate the data entered and proceed to the next step the C Cast IPConnect does the following e Establishing the internet connection with C Cast Central e Checking that the production code exists in C Cast Central Step 2 Working Folder Introduction In the step 2 Working Folder you define a working folder where you will store the external resources required in the C Cast workflow The external resources can be keyword grids or metadata profiles from IPDirector No media files or metadata files will be stored in this folder Prerequisite You have opened the production setup wizard and have already configured the first step 1 Initialization of the setup wizard See section Step 1 Initialization on page 8 Procedure To define the working folder proceed as follows 1 Inthe production setup wizard open the 2 Working folder window using the Next or Previous buttons 2 Setting up the Production 9 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 Destination folder Working Folder Disk space available 150 GB This step will let you define where the Can
4. Error Critical Fatal Messages in white font the developers can use for debug purpose in case of failure Messages in green font providing useful information to C Cast IPConnect users Messages in red font referring to errors in one of the C Cast IPConnect services Messages in red font referring to errors that can prevent C Cast IPConnect and C Cast IPConnect services to work correctly Messages in red font referring to errors that prevent C Cast IPConnect and C Cast IPConnect services from being used Record Components Each record is made up of the following sequence lt Date gt lt Time gt lt Severity Level gt lt Message gt Information type Date Time Severity Level Message Date yyyy mm dd when the error or information has been generated Time hh mm ss ms when the error or information has been generated Degree of importance of the error Message describing the event 3 Monitoring the Production a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge Science Park 852 2914 2501 13 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefor
5. Setting up the Production USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 the production site A Ghidhil Sera 1NG G i L Shae KH 1 AMA Ra TC LR REL 0006 Lstudiois RECI OO LEStudiole FES 0000 isshidiai RECS 000E 125tudiol RECS 000i ERAL PMs heal CanQl Main Camera cam Close Camera In the EVS Server area the following fields are available Part Name th Information bar 2 EVS Server 3 Record Channels AN Camera Name Advanced Area 3 Description It displays the following information e Onthe left name of the recorder profile associated to the C Cast IPConnect in production configuration e On the right Show Image button to open the screenshot showing the camera mapping Expandable header displaying from left to right the following information on each detected EVS server e server name e server serial number e number of record channels in the running configuration When the header is expanded the record channels area is displayed below the header Read only field displaying the following information from left to right e name of the record channels in the following pattern Server Net Name lt Camera ID e camera angle Drop down field where you can select a camera name included in the production configuration in C Cast Administrator and associate it to a given record channel The AV content from this record channel will then be made available in C Cast By default the EVS serve
6. among others by a source an IN point an OUT point It does not contain any formatting information For example each camera of a multicamera publication item is a video asset 2 1 Introduction sans VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 a 1 2 1 Introduction Opening C Cast IPConnect How to Launch C Cast IPConnect When C Cast IPConnect has been installed launch the application in one of the following ways e Click the application icon on the desktop 2 e Click the Start button and select the application name in the EVS Broadcast Equipment gt C Cast IPConnect 3 2 gt C Cast IPConnect 3 2 How to Access a Started C Cast IPConnect When the C Cast IPConnect application is started you can access the C Cast IPConnect menu by clicking the icon o in the notification area at the far right of the taskbar The C Cast IPConnect menu gives access to all configuration and monitoring commands How to Exit C Cast IPConnect 1 Click the C Cast IPConnect icon o in the notification area 2 Select Exit from the C Cast IPConnect menu EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 1 3 Overview of the C Cast IPConnect Menu Introduction The C Cast IPConnect application consists of a menu that gives access to the commands or windows To open the C Cast IPConnect menu click the C Cast IPConnect icon on the notification area of the taskbar o To close the C Cast IPConnect menu click outside the C Cast IPC
7. monitoring windows are available in C Cast IPConnect from the C Cast IPConnect menu e The Traces window is available from the Traces menu item e The Services Monitoring window is available from the Services Monitoring menu item 3 2 Services Monitoring Window Introduction In C Cast IPConnect the Services Monitoring window allows you to check that the C Cast IPConnect services are correctly started From this window you can also edit connection parameters and test the connection The Services Monitoring window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Services Monitoring Status Name Yersion Service IP address Server name Port Local Network IP Address EVS Notification Center 77 1700 1 48858 177001 W5 IPDirector API 06 57 04 126 UL129 136 74 31016 10 129 134 97 IpDirector IP ackiress Server name 10 129 136 74 31016 EWS PDirector API Local Network IP Address TIL 138 97 Running Test connection 06 57 04 176 a Advanced specific service IP address Server name Logun Administrator Pacoword CPE The table below describes the various parts of Services Monitoring window Part Area Name 1 Services List area 2 Services Details area 24 3 Monitoring the Production USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 V gt Area Description Services List Area 1 The Services Lists area displays all Windows services linked to C Cast IPConnect and provides the following information on the services The fields
8. service state will be 7 Depending on the outcome of the test do one of the following actions a Ifthe testis unsuccessful check the settings and repeat steps 4 to 6 Update b Ifthe testis successful click settings to validate and apply the new connections The service connection settings have been modified and successfully applied 3 4 Traces Window Introduction When you need to deliver the log files to the Support team for further investigation on an issue you can zip and send the CCast folder stored in C EVSLogs CCast In C Cast IPConnect the Traces window also allows you to monitor the messages generated by C Cast IPConnect and its services The following screenshot shows an example of the Traces window Bl traces 2 03 16 18 01 321 DEBUG Keep Alive URL https demo c cast staging tv Token ce6f87da 5101 4e6a bfc1 85eee5acd49d 2 03 16 18 01 449 DEBUG Keep Alive URL https demo c cast staging tv Token 7420a354 d733 48ad bd8f 285c10eaea72 2 03 16 18 01 508 DEBUG Keep Alive URL https demo c cast staging tv Token 4e6c4430 5d27 45ef a141 03228ea72165 2 03 16 19 22 866 DEBUG Keep Alive URL https vincennes c cast tv Token e2b02edb b908 44a6 8634 41d413ae6e8c 3 Monitoring the Production 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 30 Severity Level Issue 3 2 A June 2015 The records are categorized according to their severity level Information type Debug Information
9. the working folder View button Button to display the downloaded resource file in a Windows Explorer view Action Buttons 4 The action buttons are similar in all steps of the production setup wizard Name Description Cancel Exits the wizard without applying the changes on the last window you have opened Previous Goes back to the previous window saves the changes on the current window in memory but does not apply them Next Goes to the next window saves the changes on the current window in memory but does not apply them Finish On the last window Applies the changes brought to the setup wizard and exists the wizard Help Pane 5 The help pane is displayed in all windows of the wizard It provides information on the window and the actions you have to perform in the window 2 Setting up the Production 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 2 6 2 22 Downloading IPDirector Resources Introduction In the step 5 Resources you can download locally the resources the C Cast IPConnect operator will need in the C Cast workflow The resources available in C Cast IPConnect have been selected when the production has been configured in C Cast Administrator Prerequisite You have opened the production setup wizard and have already configured the steps up to 4 Recorders See section Overview on the Production Setup on page 7 for links to the previous configuration steps Procedure To downloa
10. Code Initialization This wizard will guide you through the configuration of a C Cast Production First enter your production code and the URL of your C Cast Central Cast https c cast tv a Casa i i The C Cast IPD Connector will Test the internet connection Contact the C Cast Central A Advanced Cancel In the Production Code field type the production code that you has received and uniquely identifies the production you want to set up Do one of the following If you work in a C Cast production environment jump directly to step 5 o If you work in a C Cast staging or test environment click Advanced at the bottom of the window to open the Advanced pane In the Advanced pane in the C Cast Central URL field type the URL of the C Cast Central the C Cast IPConnect has to communicate with The URL must start with https Production Code AI1 34QF Y7 7 288F Initialization This wizard will guide you through the configuration of a C Cast Production First enter your production code and the URL of your C Cast Central C Cast Central URL https demostaging c cast staging tv The C Cast IPD Connector will Test the internet connection Contact the C Cast Central a Advanced Cancel 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 a 2 3 5 Click Next to validate the information you have entered This opens the next configuration window See section Step 2
11. S servers using the LinX protocol Should you not find the requested EVS servers click once Previous and Next to come back to the Recorders window and refresh the server display Other discovery processes can also be triggered in the Advanced area See section Modifying the Recorder Discovery Process on page 17 for more information how the other discovery processes 2 Setting up the Production 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 Procedure In C Cast IPConnect you can map all cameras of the Recorders Profile defined in the production configuration in C Cast Adminitrator To map the recorders proceed as follows 1 Inthe production setup wizard open the 4 Recorders window using the Next or Previous buttons Recorders Recorder Profile Football Show Image f Here you can find a list of all the servers A Studio12 Serial 131660 6 recorder s and recorders automatically discovered 12Studio12 REC1 OOOA cam00 PGM Each of these XT s Recorders can be linked to one of the C Cast Recorders configured for this production 12Studio12 REC2 0008 cam01 Main Camera on A Cast Recorder can only be linked to 12Studio12 REC3 000C cam02 Close Camera one single XT Recorder 12Studio12 REC4 000D If you can t find a server in the list you can add it manually Using LinX by putting server PCLAN S IP address in the field Using IP Director 12Studio12 RECS 000E 12Studio12 REC6 000F Discovery by L
12. This will make it possible to identify its position and role in the C Cast workflow Prerequisite You have opened the production setup wizard and have already configured the steps up 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 to 3 Production Sites See section Overview on the Production Setup on page 7 for links to the previous configuration steps Procedure To select the production site proceed as follows 1 Inthe production setup wizard open the 3 Production Sites window using the Next or Previous buttons Choose 3 Production Site Production Sites C Cast IP Connect The next steps of the wizard will be determined by your selection of a Production Site Each Production Site can only be configured in once Production Sites already configured will not be available Production Site s used Cancel Previous 2 Inthe Choose a Production Site area click the production site corresponding to the place where the C Cast IPConnect you are configuring is installed The production sites in the Production Site s used area are already used by another C Cast IPConnect in the C Cast setup and are therefore unavailable 3 Click Next to validate the selected production site This opens the next configuration window See section Step 4 Recorders on page 11 to go directly to the next step Results The C Cast IPConnect is associated to the appropriate production site which is
13. USER MANUAL Version 3 2 June 2015 V gt VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 Disclaimer This manual and the information contained herein are the sole property of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA and orits affiliates EVS and are provided as is without any expressed or implied warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In particular EVS makes no warranty regarding the use or the consequences of use of this manual and the information contained herein Furthermore EVS may not be held liable for any direct or indirect incidental punitive or consequential loss damage cost or expense of any kind whatsoever and howsoever resulting from the normal or abnormal use of this manual and the information contained herein even if advised of the possibility of such loss damage cost or expense While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS cannot be held liable for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication The information in this manual is furnished for informational purpose and use only and subject to change without notice This manual cancels and replaces any previous versions thereof Copyright Copyright 2014 2015 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA All rights reserved This manual may not be reproduced transcribed stored in a database or an retrie
14. are described from left to right Name Status Name Version Service IP Address Server Name Port Local Network IP Address 3 Monitoring the Production Description Connection status of the C Cast IPConnect service See section Monitoring the C Cast IPConnect Services on page 27 for more information Name of the service or the EVS product acting as a service in C Cast IPConnect Version number of the service used IP address C Cast IPConnect uses to contact and send requests to the C Cast IPConnect service Port number C Cast IPConnect uses to contact and send requests to the C Cast IPConnect service IP address the C Cast IPConnect service shall use to answer to C Cast IPConnect 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 26 Service Details Area 2 When you open the Services Monitoring window you first have to double click a service for the Service Details area to be displayed The Services Details area displays the detailed information on the service selected in the Services List area e Inthe main zone all fields from the Services List area are available as well as a Message field where messages are displayed in case of error See section Services List Area 1 on page 25 e Inthe main zone the buttons have the following role Name Description Test Connection Button to test the C Cast IPConnect connection to the C Cast service Update Button to establish the connec
15. blisher 3 The media selection information IN and OUT points and metadata is transmitted to the C Cast Central via to the C Cast IPConnect 4 TheC Cast Central requests the C Cast Agent to extract the media corresponding to the selection The C Cast Agent and the underlying Xsquare service extracts and transfers the preview files and mezzanine files to the C Cast Central Based on the configuration all camera angles associated to the selected media are also generated as preview and mezzanine files 5 Inthe broadcast center the operator browses the preview files of all requested camera angles video asset in C Cast Publisher The operator validates the publication items and video assets s he wants to publish to viewers 6 The C Cast Central requests the video transcoders to generate the requested output files 7 The C Cast Central exposes the output files to the viewers applications Communication BROADCAST CENTER HA C Cast Publisher D aid CI IPDirector 2 C Cast IPConnect File Transfers Program Feed A O x Fa 3 Content Delivery pana Pi Network t EO qy Transcoded video ms amp metadata par VC Cast Central Stadium ulticam an se Connected P TV Transcoders CI a 4 4 Preview amp Mezzanine C Cast Agent CLOUD Web IOS Android Logical entity that contains a media part of the publication item ex thumb asset or video asset It is characterized
16. cel 2 4 working folder will be placed Select a folder in which the C Cast IPD Connector will create a working folder dedicated to your productions need This working folder will contain all the files retrieved from the Production The C Cast IPD Connector will Previous 2 Inthe Destination folder field select a shared folder on the network where you will store the resource files in one of the following ways o Click pa and point to the folder o Type the UNC path of the targeted folder If you type a destination folder that does not exist the Next button will not be available 3 Click Next to validate the information you have entered This opens the next configuration window See section Step 3 Production Sites on page 10 Results When a destination folder is specified the disk space available is automatically displayed as a read only field When you click Next to proceed to the next step a subfolder is created in the path with the name of the production followed by a unique ID for example Football 2013 882d4c065 24c8 41cc a017 688a5a124ff9 The PDirector resources will be downloaded to this folder in step 5 Resources of the setup wizard Step 3 Production Sites Introduction In C Cast Administrator the administrator has configured production sites involved in the production In C Cast IPConnect in the step 3 Production Sites you need to associate the C Cast IPConnect to a production site
17. d IPDirector resources proceed as follows 1 In the production setup wizard open the 5 Resources window using the Next or Previous buttons Download all files Resources Here you can find a list of resources shared a IPDirector Keywords Grid with you for this Production Team ADL xml Downoad Time xml i Download ParticipantsADL xml Download Action_ADLxml Download a IPDirector Layout Layoutxml IPD Layout 6052 Download Cancel Previous See section Resources Window on page 19 for a detailed description of the Resources window 2 Todownload the resources do one of the following actions To download all resources displayed at a time click the Download all files button on the top right of the window To download the resources individually click the Download button corresponding to the resources you want to download 2 Setting up the Production V gt USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 Result The downloaded resources are stored in the working folder created in step 2 of the setup wizard When a resource is downloaded the View button for this resource becomes available Clicking this button opens a Windows Explorer window with the focus on the folder where the downloaded resource file is stored You can then open the file 2 Setting up the Production 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 3 Monitoring the Production 3 1 Overview of the Monitoring Windows The following
18. duction setup wizard As you move from one page to the other in the wizard the item bar shows in bold the configuration step corresponding to the open window Resources Area 2 The Resources area displays all resources selected in the configuration of the relevant production in C Cast Administrator The Resources area consists of the following elements e One or more expandable areas corresponding each to one resource type and displaying the various resources belonging to this resource type e The Download all files button which allows downloading all displayed resources into the working folder 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 Resource Type Area 3 The shared resources are classified based on the resource type associated to the resource in C Cast Administrator The resource types displayed can vary depending on the configuration In each Resource Type area each row corresponds to one resource For each resource the following information or command is available from left to right Name Description Status icon Icon giving the download status of the resource It can be one of the following statuses a Resource not downloaded y Resource downloaded D Resource being downloaded File name Name of the resource file Resource name Name of the resource File size Size of the file in Kb Download button Button to download the corresponding resource to the production folder in
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20. ecking the Overall Service Status The C Cast IPConnect services should be configured to e be automatically started when you start the C Cast application e be automatically restarted after one minute should they accidentally stop running When all services are correctly started the C Cast IPConnect icon in the taskbar is blue O When one of the services is stopped the C Cast IPConnect icon in the taskbar is red o Checking the Individual Service Status In C Cast IPConnect you can check for each service that the service is correctly started and can communicate with C Cast IPConnect e Click the C Cast IPConnect icon u in the notification area and select Services Monitoring from the contextual menu The Services Monitoring window opens 3 Monitoring the Production 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 28 The services status is displayed in the Service State column and symbolized by one of the following icons Icon Service Status Service starting a Service correctly started du Service paused an Service stopping an Service stopped ct Service shut down A Error When a service is stopped it is automatically restarted within one minute When a service is in error state modify the connection settings to redirect to another service on the network Restarting the EVS IPDirector API Service To restart the EVS IPDirector API service proceed as follows on the IPDirector workstation where this se
21. ges on the last window you have opened Previous Goes back to the previous window saves the changes on the current window in memory but does not apply them 2 Setting up the Production Sai VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 2 5 2 Name Description Next Goes to the next window saves the changes on the current window in memory but does not apply them Finish On the last window Applies the changes brought to the setup wizard and exists the wizard Help Pane 5 The help pane is displayed in all windows of the wizard It provides information on the window and the actions you have to perform in the window Mapping the Recorders Introduction In the step 4 Recorders you need to specify the record channels the AV content will be extracted from on the production site You achieve this by mapping the camera names defined in your production in C Cast Administrator with the actual record channels of the EVS servers installed on the production site The AV content from the record channels will only be available in C Cast if you perform this recorder mapping Prerequisites Previous Steps Configured You have opened the production setup wizard and have already configured the steps up to 4 Recorders See section Overview on the Production Setup on page 7 for links to the previous configuration steps EVS Servers Correctly Displaying When the Recorders window opens C Cast automatically discovers the EV
22. inX Address es PCLan A Advanced Cancel Previous See section Recorders Window on page 11 for a detailed description of the Recorders window 2 Forthe requested server select the appropriate C Cast camera name in front of each record channel whose content you want to make available in C Cast Click the Show Image button if you want to have a look at the camera map to help you assign the right EVS record channel to the C Cast camera name 3 Repeat step 3 for all record channels of all EVS servers you want to retrieve AV content from 4 Click Next to validate the recorder mapping This opens the next configuration window See section Step 5 Resources on page 19 to go directly to the next step Result All record channels whose AV content you want to make available from this C Cast IPConnect have been mapped to a camera name of your production 16 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 a 2 5 3 Modifying the Recorder Discovery Process Introduction Depending on the C Cast setup on your production site you may want or have to modify the way the EVS servers and associated record channels are discovered by C Cast IPConnect By default the EVS servers are automatically discovered using the LinX protocol Two additional discovery processes are available in the Advanced Area of the Recorders window step 4 in the production setup wizard e Automatic discovery via the IPDirect
23. ing up the Production 2 1 Overview and Startup 2 1 1 Opening the Production Setup Wizard How to Open the Wizard for Initial Setup To launch the wizard to set up a production for the first time proceed as follows 1 Click the C Cast IPConnect icon o in the notification area 2 Select the Start New Production item from the C Cast IPConnect menu amp Cast PConnect Start New Production Barcelone Juventus Traces Services Monitonng Help Exit The C Cast IPConnect production wizard opens with the focus on first window 1 Initialization 1 Initialization Production Code _ Initialization This wizard will guide you through the configuration of a C Cast Production First enter your production code and the URL of your C Cast Central C Cast Central URL https c cast tv The C Cast IPD Connector will Test the internet connection Contact the C Cast Central A Advanced See section Step 1 Initialization on page 8 6 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 2 1 2 2 Setting up the Production How to Open the Wizard for Modifying the Setup To launch the wizard to modify a production you have set up earlier proceed as follows 1 Click the C Cast IPConnect icon o in the notification area 2 Select the production name item in the C Cast IPConnect menu and the Launch Wizard menu item Screenshot to be added The C Cast IPConnec
24. necessary for C Cast IPConnect services and C Cast Central to manage the C Cast setup 2 5 Step 4 Recorders 2 5 1 Recorders Window Introduction In the production setup wizard the Recorders window step 4 aims at specifying the EVS servers and the record channels the AV content will be extracted from on the production site 2 Setting up the Production 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 The Recorders window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Recorder Profile Footba Show Image A Studio12 Serial 131660 6 recorder s 12Studio12 REC1 000A cam00 PGM 12Studio12 REC2 0008 cam01 Main Camera 12Studio12 REC3 000C cam02 Close Camera 12Studio12 REC4 0000 12Studio12 RECS OX 000 12Studio12 REC6 000F Discovery by Linx Address es PCLan A Advanced Cancel Previous The table below describes the various parts of Recorders window Part Area Name 1 Item bar 22 EVS Server area 3 Advanced area 4 Action buttons o Help pane Area Description Item Bar 1 The item bar is common to all steps in the production setup wizard As you move from one page to the other in the wizard the item bar shows in bold the configuration step corresponding to the open window EVS Server Area 2 In the EVS Server area you can map the camera names defined as part of your production in C Cast Administrator with the actual record channels of the EVS servers installed on 12 2
25. onnect icon and menu amp Cast PConnect Start New Production Barcelone Juventus Traces Services Monitonng Help Exit Menu Item Description Start New Production It launches the C Cast IPConnect wizard to set up a new production lt Name of Production gt When a production is set up a menu item corresponding to the production name is available It gives access to secondary menu items e Launch Wizard It allows you to start the C Cast IPConnect wizard again and change the production settings Terminate Production It allows you to remove the production from the C Cast IPConnect menu and purge the working folder content when you no longer want to use C Cast IPConnect for this production on the studio 1 Introduction VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 1 Introduction Traces It displays the logs with references to all service operations See section Traces Window on page 29 for more information on logs Services Monitoring It displays the services built in the C Cast IPConnect as well as their running status See section Services Monitoring Window on page 24 for more information on the service monitoring Help It gives access to the help file and to information about C Cast IPConnect Exit It exists the C Cast IPConnect application closes all associated services as well as the AppGuard application EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 2 Sett
26. or API e Manual discovery with LinX using the EVS server PC LAN IP address How to Discover the EVS Servers via IPDirector API To discover the EVS servers via the IPDirector API proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the IPDirector API you are going to use for the discovery process is correctly started 2 Inthe Recorders window of the production setup wizard step 4 click Advanced at the bottom of the window The Advanced area opens Discovery by LinX Address es PCLan Advanced 3 Select IPDirector in the Discovery by field The Advanced area changes to Discovery by IPDirector Address Login administrator Password evs A Advanced 4 Inthe Address field type the IP address of the computer where the IPDirector API is installed and started 5 Inthe Login and Password fields type the login and password that C Cast IPConnect has to use to connect to the IPDirector API This must be an administrator login to the IPDirector API The Discover via IPD API button becomes available 2 Setting up the Production 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 6 Click the Discover via IPD API button The list of EVS servers is regenerated How to Discover an EVS Server with its IP Address To discover manually a given EVS server proceed as follows 1 Inthe Recorders window of the production setup wizard step 4 click Advanced at the bottom of the window The Advanced area opens Disc
27. overy by LinX Address es PCLan Advanced 2 Inthe Address es PCLan field type the PC LAN IP address of the requested EVS server 3 Click the Discover via LinX button to trigger the connection process The EVS server is added to the list 18 2 Setting up the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 2 6 Step 5 Resources 2 6 1 Resources Window Introduction In the production setup wizard the Resources window step 5 aims at downloading the IPD director resources necessary in the C Cast workflow with IPDirector The Resources window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below D 5 Download all files a IPDirector Keywords Grid Team_ADLxm Time xmi ParticipantsADL xm Action ADLxmi A IPDwector Layout Layoutxm IPD Layout 6052 Download The table below describes the various parts of Recorders window Part Area Name 1 Item bar Resources area 2 3 Resource Type area 4 Action buttons 5 Help pane 2 Setting up the Production 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 20 About Resources The resources are any IPDirector or any external file necessary for the IPConnect operator working in a the C Cast setup The resources are classified into types The following resource types can be available in IPConnect e PDirector layout e Document e Other Area Description Item Bar 1 The item bar is common to all steps in the pro
28. rs and their record channels are automatically discovered with the LinX protocol In addition you can discover EVS servers using two methods available in the Advanced area 2 Setting up the Production 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 Individual Server Discovery via LinX using LAN IP Address Discovery by LinX Address es PCLan A Advanced In the Advanced area the following fields are available when the LinX protocol is selected in the Discovery by field Name Description Address es Field to enter the PC LAN IP address of the EVS server PCLan Discover via LinX Button to launch the discovery process Automatic Server Discovery via IPDirector API Discovery by IPDirector Address Login administrator Password evs A Advanced In the Advanced area the following fields are available when the IPDirector protocol is selected in the Discovery by field Name Description Address IP address of the computer where the PDirector API is installed The IPDirector API you are pointing to must be started when you launch the discovery process Login Login to be used by C Cast IPConnect to access the API Password Password to be used by C Cast IPConnect to access the API Discover via IPD Button to launch the discovery process API Action Buttons 4 The action buttons are similar in all steps of the production setup wizard Name Description Cancel Exits the wizard without applying the chan
29. rvice is installed e Inthe notification area right click the EVS IPDirector API service icon and select Start service from the contextual menu Modifying the Connection Settings of a C Cast IPConnect Service If you want your C Cast IPConnect to work with a service that is not installed on the C Cast IPConnect hardware for example the EVS IPDirector API service you will have to specify and apply the connection settings for this service To modify the connection settings for a service in C Cast IPConnect proceed as follows 1 Click the C Cast IPConnect icon o in the notification area and select Services Monitoring from the contextual menu The Services Monitoring window opens 2 Double click the row corresponding to the service whose connection settings you want to modify The Services Details area opens at the bottom of the window with detailed information on the service 3 Inthe Services Details area click to expand the Advanced area 3 Monitoring the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 a 4 Inthe Advanced area specify the IP address login and password C Cast IPConnect has to use to communicate with the service 5 Click fil next to the password field to move the IP address to the upper part of the Details pane 6 Click in the Services Details area to check whether the C Cast IPConnect can contact the service using the given IP Address and the credentials If the test is successful the
30. t production wizard opens with the focus on first window 1 Initialization 3 Click Next until you reach the requested window See the section corresponding to the configuration step you want to modify Overview on the Production Setup For C Cast IPConnect to be functional in the studio you need to set up the production relevant for the studio using the production setup wizard The production setup wizard consists of several windows each corresponding to one of the configuration steps detailed in this chapter The procedure to set up a production has therefore been divided into the following steps after the initial step Opening the Production Setup Wizard For detailed information on a step click one of the steps mentioned below to reach the relevant section Step 1 Initialization Step 2 Working Folder Step 3 Production Sites Step 4 Recorders Step 5 Resources EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 2 2 Step 1 Initialization Introduction In the Step 1 Initialization you initialize the production This step allows the C Cast IPConnect to establish the communication with and start receiving information from the C Cast Central Procedure To initialize the production proceed as follows 1 Open the production setup wizard as described in the section Opening the Production Setup Wizard on page 6 The wizard opens on page 1 Initialization 1 Initialization Production
31. tion with the modified connection settings Cross Button to hide the Service Details area e Inthe Advanced zone additional fields are displayed to allow users to define new settings for C Cast IPConnect to connect to the C Cast IPConnect service Name Description Specific Service New IP address C Cast IPConnect needs to use to communicate IP Address with the C Cast IPConnect service Server Name Login Login C Cast IPConnect needs to use to communicate with the C Cast IPConnect service Password Password C Cast IPConnect needs to use to communicate with the C Cast IPConnect service Add Button to apply the connections settings defined in the Advanced zone These new settings will overwrite the settings in the main zone of the Service Details area 3 Monitoring the Production VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 _ 3 3 Monitoring the C Cast IPConnect Services Overview of the C Cast IPConnect Services The C Cast IPConnect application relies on two services to perform its tasks These services which are custom Windows services are automatically installed when you install the C Cast IPConnect suite Service Name Purpose EVS Notification Service responsible for the communication of C Cast Center IPConnect with C Cast Central EVS IPDirector API Service responsible to listen to the activity in the IPDirector bins dedicated to the C Cast workflow and to send requests for extraction to C Cast Central Ch
32. val system translated into any language computer language transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mechanically printed photocopied optically manually or otherwise in whole or in part without the prior written consent of EVS Trademarks All product and brand names are registered trademarks and trademarks of EVS or of their respective owners Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Please send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers on the following webpage http www evs com contacts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 3 2 A June 2015 User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter a VE USER MANUAL C Cast IPConnect 3 2 a Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 0 ooo cece ee Ill 1 INTRODUCTION UU 1 1 1 Product Description 222222 1 1 2 Opening C Cast IPConnect 22 22 3 1 3 Overview of the C Cast IPConnect Menu 2 2 e eee eee eee eee eee 4 2 SETTING UP THE PRODUCTION ____ 0 0 6 2 1 Overview and Startup ie 6 2 1 1 Opening the Production Setup Wizard
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