MultiScreen User Manual
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1. Setting the alarm event response The system has three types of response to the appearance of an alarm event Response Eorder blinks Border color Border width 5 pix i Show marker Fig 3 14 Alarm event response settings Border frame around the signal channel display element video audio Settings Border Blinks allow flashing frame Border Color frame color adjustment Border Width setting the frame width in pixels 33 a StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER BYATEMG Stream Multiscreen User Manual Audio Signal Settings Audio signal enable audio Duration sound duration Marker displaying an alarm event marker in the frame Settings Marker enable alarm event marker Apply button Alarm configuration can be applied to all similar signal sources Apply Fig 3 15 Apply button Apply button allows you to extend the alarm event settings configuration to all signal sources of the same type 34 3 3 Configuration Manager Module main window 3 3 1 Structure of the main window Configuration Manager Module presents an environment for creation and management of video server configurations E MultiScreen Configuration s Manager MSConfiguration2 _ mc mal Es IES File Edit View Objects Servers Preferences Window Help oi X Dae A XSP a a as a iF Eel mSContiguration2 _ me window Audio PPM T 12 00 Text Caption Digital Clock G Analog Clock Desti2. EN CVBS Chi _ analog video signal from card input WEN CVBS SD SDI Cha _ digital analog video signal from card input When you select the signal source icon the panel with the properties of this source appears on the right Fig 3 2 25 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual MSServer Local A MS ServerlLocall oo mm MPEG_TS1 Playback parameters Transport Stream files storage path 10011 n00 PEG TS ee C Awideo 10011 100M MPEG_TS3 WO MPEG_TS4 en MPEG TS5 1000 MPEG TSE NE MPEG_TS Eide WO MPEG TSE W0 MPEG TSS W PEG TSO OL MPEG TSAI W0 MPEG_TS12 O PEG TS13 WO MPEG TS 14 W0 MPEG TS15 100MM PEG TSI D CWBS Ch l 5 CVBS Ch me CVBS Ch3 ae CVBS Chd Recording parameters Transport streams will be stored in the specified folder Configure kramer inputs Change Cancel OK Figure 3 2 View Server Preferences window 26 ERE streamLabs Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 2 2 2 Setting the properties of the signal source Channel name M Caption MFE G_T51 Update Reset Figure 3 3 Caption panel The names of the channels are set in the program by default according to the type of the signal source Nevertheless it is possible to change the name of the channel to any desired value In order to do this in the Caption Title panel select the name of the channel manually and enter the name in the opened field Sett
3. IP Address multicast group address Port group port Interface local IP address of the video server where the request to receive data UDP RTP will be sent It is especially important to fill in this field when you have multiple network adapters installed on a computer with Video Server module El Source Type MPEG_T57 MSrv Local Display Mode Progressive Simple Quality Normal Location Multicast Group IP Address 224 1 1 2 Fort 1234 Interface 10 05 25 Program FID AU TY pid 2 75 Video Loss gt picture VIDEO LOSS on Black Screen When filling changing IP Address Port Interface for Multicast Group data source and FileName for File data source fields a request to receive service information about the stream is sent to video server If the operation is completed successfully an inscription with the name of one of the found programs will appear in the Program PID field 63 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual CVBS composite signal audio source properties Default values are used SD SDI SD SDI CVBS signal audio source properties Audio choose input signal type Analog or EA_G lt N gt _Ch i 1 1 In case EA_G lt N gt _Ch l1 i 1 is selected you can specify N group for SDI Embedded audio MPEG_TS MPEG2 Transport Stream audio source properties Similar to MPEG_TS video source properties except that the information in Program PID
4. S otreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YSTEMS 04 23 37 N bp 07 23 37 LONDON TS fe Stream MultiScreen 23 october 2006 ren u En ik ME eet we A LI E Channel 257 FL amp F a ae ies P fe Channel Channel 13 Channel 9 Channel to Channel 11 STREAM MULTISCREEN User Manual 2010 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual CONTENTS We STATON O ea E neues esteadeeda cvenere eoceose E esssedeedacevesere E E E 5 EP OOU PPC O e T E E E E E 6 L2 Stean Multscrecn key Teatur S vorsernenmoraaerneorenaneekknen vanen nde danst bikmatiete maas tekesndeedeninarbkeadieden 6 1 3 Stream Multiscreen broadcast control system components ccccccccecccceeeeeeeeeececeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeesees 7 ot Nin hardware Components an ereronde mear E a T E 7 NP rn 8 Mose Mad E CAN sores tae eater E A E E cece 9 Mes ili R T INC EE 9 EoLA SEALING a tes ssesatnd nicer svossaadacerinse E tenes sueesandavoriese E E S 11 1 3 2 Stream Multiscreen software modules sssssnnnnnserserreeennennnnererereenssnnnnnenseen 12 ko Communi caon Oo oreen ere manden sine seatseenin occa enisuareweheasehceastadenoweayeseasearee 13 2 Installing and uninstalling Stream Mul tiscreen nnsssnnnnnssssrrseeensnnnnnsseereevennnansseeeevensennnnnens 14 DM Sy SR OM GC DAE KAAL 14 2 2 Stream Multisereen mmstaMlatlOM ascasciccs 0sssasaneiccct
5. Warning messages only warning messages EDH error etc Info messages only module information messages Configuration started etc Any messages messages of all types Font button choose font of displayed messages Hide Confirm Message Popup Window checkbox forbid to show popup confirmation message windows Clear all messages button clear the list of messages window all messages received by the module are automatically saved in MSLogViewer txt file located in the same directory as the MSLogViewer exe executable software module Query messages button message query according to certain parameters Source type of message response time event duration 68 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 4 Stream Multiscreen operation with Kramer matrix Stream Multiscreen software allows you to interact with Kramer video switchboards and with products from other manufacturers that support P2000 format The detailed information on KRAMER switchboards is available on the company official site http www kramer ru products For interaction with Stream Multiscreen software KRAMER switchboard must be connected to a video server that is running the server component of Stream Multiscreen through COM port When using multiple switchboards each of them must be configured with a unique ID in switchboard settings After connecting to the video server t
6. choose from one of the server monitors from the list The size of the workspace will change to the size of the selected monitor Note if you do not choose a server None you can specify an arbitrary size for a virtual monitor Background Type Color Object Calor 5 In the Properties window in the Background field select the type of backing monochrome fill or a picture from a file Object item allows you to select a color or an image for a fill 6 From the Objects window drag drag and drop the objects used in the configuration windows PPM indicators text labels digital or analog clocks etc Note For correct use of Window object and Audio PPM object the controlled source must be specified 59 Ee StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 7 From the Objects window drag all the necessary objects into the configuration editing area 8 From the Sources window drag drag and drop onto Window and Audio PPM objects the signal sources from the server for which for the current configuration is being prepared Note The list of selected server sources opens by double clicking on the server name Transport oo 10011 l l r streams are indicated by wu icon and signals coming from video cards inputs are marked pei 9 By clicking on Window and Audio PPM objects in the Properties window you can edit the properties of the source assigned to the object see Section
7. gt Zoom menu functions see Section 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 Controls toolbar This panel has four buttons that allow you to show hide the following elements of the main window 1 Objects workspace panel 2 Properties workspace panel 3 Sources workspace panel 4 Show hide templates 47 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 3 3 Objects toolbar HUNRA This toolbar contains the components of the Objects menu see Section 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 Status Bar Ready En Status Bar is located at the bottom of the main window and it contains information about current operations in the program window This is an informational panel it has no buttons or other active fields 3 3 3 5 Server Bar EE if This toolbar displays the contents of the Servers menu see Section 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 6 Window Tabs BE MSConfigurationi E MSConfiguration i _ nec Window Tabs panel displays open configurations as well as various implementations of the same configuration in the form of tabs 48 EE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 4 Working with Configuration Manager Module 3 4 1 Configuration elements To display video audio and service information the system uses the following objects their icons are located in Objects window B i T Window Audio PPM Test Caption Digital Clock Analog Clock Window video sourc
8. 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 Editing the properties of signal sources Stream Multiscreen allows working with video and audio sources of the following types Video sources composite CVBS video signal from the card input FS 6 MS 8 digital SD SDI signal from the card input MS 8 transport stream MPEG_TS MPEG2 format ISO IEC 13818 1 with Mpeg2 H 264 compression codec Audio sources analog audio SDI Embedded audio MPEG_TS MPEG2 format ISO IEC 13818 1 with Mpeg Layer II compression codec 60 a StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8 YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual General properties of video sources El Source Type CVBS Chi MSrv Lacal Display Mode TY Interleaved Quality Normal System FAL Brightness 126 Contrast 58 Saturation Bef Hue T Type source type video server name video source name for example MPEG_TS lt n gt MSrv Local MPEG_TS lt n gt source from local server assigned to the Window object Display Mode Choice of video information display mode Possible variants l Source Type CVBS Chi MSrv Locall TY Interleaved TY Interleawed ProgrezsivelSimple Progressive D einterlaced Progressive E ven Field Onl TV Interleaved field sequential display mode which applies only to interlaced sources CVBS SD SDI In this mode the video information is updated according to the readiness of each field and the rendering is carried out synchronously with the scan
9. 7 Window menu iit j mn d all i New Window Cascade fa Tile Arrange Icons Et Nexk Window 1 Previous Window T Clase All rij Save All 1 MSConfigurationi Windows New Window create a new duplicate active configuration representation window Note A configuration can have one or more representation windows This property can be used to edit the configuration in different scales one window can display the general configuration scheme the other some specific segment Cascade arrange the configuration windows in a cascade overlap Tile arrange the configuration windows one after another vertically Arrange Icons arrange icons at the bottom of the window Next Window switch to the next configuration presentation window Previous Window switch to the previous configuration presentation window Close All close all configuration presentation windows Save All save changes in all configuration presentation windows Windows management the arrangement of windows on the screen To change the location of windows first choose the windows that you wish to change the location for from the list and secondly specify their arrangement on the screen A window is selected by clicking on its name The name of the selected window is highlighted in blue To select two or more windows hold the Ctrl button and click the on the names of those windows 45 i StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMP
10. MPEG 1571 MSryv Local MPEG T5172 MSry Local MPEG 15173 MSry Local MPEG T5174 MSryv Locall Source list of available for editing video source properties assigned to the object see Section 7 3 If Window object does not have any source assigned to it this list will feature only one item Type with None value Source Type Hone Video Loss gt picture Barz VIDEO LOSS on Black Screen Bars lt Video Loss gt picture choice of Window object display in case of video signal loss Possible options lt Video Loss gt on Black Screen Video Loss inscription on a black background or Bars standard image with colored rectangles VIDEO LOSS 32 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 4 1 2 Audio PPM object Audio PPM object is an indicator of audio source operation When added to the workspace it is displayed in the following way PPM object properties Source list of available for editing audio source properties assigned to the object If Audio PPM object does not have any source assigned to it this list will feature only one item Type with None value El Source Type CVBS Chi MSryv Local Orientation Vertical Horizontal Orientation you can select the type of scale display vertical or horizontal HE Markers Digits Tes Font Arial 6 Color Markers object band indication setting Properties avai
11. When added to the workspace it is displayed in the following way 54 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Caption Text object properties Caption object text Depending on the configuration of the Source Dependent and Attached to properties see below this item is filled either manually or automatically when specifying the relation or assignment to the signal source In this case the Caption field automatically receives the name of the signal source assigned to the Window object The default field value is Title Source Dependent choose automatic manual object text fill Yes position designates automatic fill No means manual Font font used to display text Color color of the font used to display text Alignment align text horizontally Horizontal Left to the left Center to the center Right by the right edge and vertically Vertical Top on the upper edge Center the center Bottom on the bottom edge within the object Background choose the object backing type see description of Audio PPM object properties Attached to group with Window type object see description of Audio PPM object properties 55 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 4 1 4 Digital Clock object Digital Clock object is a system time display panel in the form of
12. a digital clock When added to the workspace Digital Clock object takes the following form Digital Clock object properties El Format Display Mode Timne lt SEP D ate Time Format 17 46 49 Date Format 05 10 2009 lt SEP2Char SPACE SEP gt Count 2 Format adjust date time display mode Display Mode choose date time display Time lt Sep gt Date time lt separator gt date Date lt Sep gt Time date lt separator gt time Time time only Date date only Time Format choose time display format Date Format choose date display format lt Sep gt Char choose date time separator symbol SPACE ENTER lt Sep gt Count amount of date time separator symbols Font font used to display digital clock capture Color color of the font used to display digital clock capture Alignment alignment parameter see description of Audio PPM object properties 56 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Background choose the object backing type see description of Audio PPM object properties Time Zone time zone selection Time Zone Information local time which will be displayed in the object Attached to group with Window type object see description of Audio PPM object properties 3 4 1 5 Analog Clock object Analog Clock object is a system time display panel in the form of an analog clock Wh
13. assigned a signal source it becomes a blue square in which a summary of the video source is displayed 50 EE otreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 MaserverfLocal MPEG Tal lt Unknown gt IP 000 000 000 000 Port 0 L 193 7 114 We 192 H 144 Events In addition to assigning the signal source fields manually the program provides automatic assignment of a signal source to a window by dragging the signal source icon from the Sources panel into the object window area If the video server which is related to the window signal source stops operation the window is displayed as a rectangle with red grid indicating that you must restart the server so that configuration performance can be restored E E MMssenertUnknown MPEG Tel Linknouwn P 000 000 000 000 Fart 0 LTA We Pa HAA Events lt Empty Window object properties El Size Width Height Aspect Aspect indication of window size proportions Possible options None no proportions 4 3 5 4 16 9 4 3 5 4 16 9 proportions respectively 51 a StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Source Type Mane Mane MPEG T amp T MSryv Locall MPEG TS2 MSry Locall MPEG 153 MSry Local MPEG Tad MSryv Locall MPEG 155 MSryv Locall MPEG TSE MSry Locall MPEG TS MSry Locall MPEG 158 MSryv Locall MPEG 159 MSryv Locall MPEG T5170 MSry Local
14. field is filled with the values of audio programs 3 4 3 Saving active configuration To save the newly created active configuration go to File menu and select Save As option or click on diskette icon in the standard Windows applications menu Saving can also be performed by using Ctrl S hot keys To save a previously created configuration select Save option from the File menu or use other methods listed above When sending a configuration to Video Server module the program offers to save the configuration changes directly before it is displayed 3 4 4 Displaying active configuration To display an active configuration follow these steps 1 Update the list of available servers Servers gt Update Servers Sources menu or click SE icon in the corresponding toolbar 2 Select Servers gt Send Configuration to Server menu item or click F icon in Servers toolbar to transfer active configuration to Video Server module Before displaying the program prompts you to save the configuration after which you will see the Preferences window where you can select the video server module and the corresponding monitor to send the configuration In addition the user can set the configuration to the default output at Video Server module loading or cancel the automatic output of the previous configuration 64 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Send to MS Server MSServer Laca
15. mode with the screen size in width the length of the image is determined automatically If the channel 65 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual window is connected with Audio PPM object the channel audio signal will be played automatically To stop playing the sound click outside the video display window To return to the general configuration view just double click When using the detailed viewing option it is recommended to use the highest possible quality This can be achieved by setting the Quality field in the video source properties to high value Ctrl Space Remove alarm events markers in the video signal source windows Ctrl Q Video Server module forced shutdown You can stop the configuration display by interrupting the Video Server module operation Video Server module shutdown is performed by pressing Ctrl Q key combination on the computer where the module is running Shutting down the server in this way is necessary when the configuration is displayed on the screen where it was edited Also the server can be stopped by right clicking on its icon in the tray and selecting the only available option Exit To restart the server click Start gt Programs gt Stream Multiscreen and start Stream Multiscreen Server or use the shortcut on the desktop 66 TE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER OYOTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 5 System log view
16. week Any Response M Eorder blinks Barder calor Border width 5 if Show marker Start 00 00 00 Stop 29 59 pis Alarm configuration can be applied to all similar signal sources 42 Apply Cancel EE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER OYOTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual This dialog allows you to change the basic settings of the Video Server modules and some properties actuation schedule and response to alarm events log entries of the signal sources which belong to these modules see Section 3 2 2 1 43 StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER SYSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 2 6 Preferences menu Preferences EN r BELLS Size anie pix 20 Color Size Y axis pix 20 Marker Line UTMeHa Open the Preferences dialog Note this dialog changes the preferences for the Configuration Manager Module only Editor editor settings Grid editor window grid parameters Enable show hide grid Color grid color Marker type of grid lines line dotted line points Size X axis pix change the interval between neighboring grid lines horizontally the size is specified in pixels Size Y axis pix change the interval between neighboring grid lines vertically the size is specified in pixels 44 ae StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 2
17. 3 Selecting the program installation folder After selecting the installation folder and clicking Next you will be prompted to select the program components you wish to install Figure 2 4 17 mn aa Se aan ma un aaa aa i aaa aa 1 TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual InstallShield Wizard Select Components Choose the components Setup will install Select the components you want to install and clear the components you do not want to install w Server Files p Bescrmtion Client Files Multiscreen Server s Files Appication Divers Helpers etc Space Required on C 42640 K Space Available on L 16604252 K Fig 2 4 Selecting program components In order to install a component you must tick the box next to its name Note Video Server syslog Browser component is installed together with Configuration Manager at the installation of Client Files component When all components have been selected click Next In the next window Figure 2 5 you can specify the name of the folder where the program shortcuts for quick access via Start gt Programs will be placed 18 EEKE mn aa mm aan ma aaa aa aa a 2 TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual InstallShield Wizard Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder
18. Address Status A I Msserver Local 127 0 0 1 Local Loopback Accessible Fig 3 1 Module of searching and adding Video Server components to the system dialog window Besides automatic loading the dialogue window of the module can be called manually In Configuration Manager Module 3 3 through Servers menu gt Update Servers Sources or by pressing In System log viewer module 3 5 by pressing Check MS Servers button 22 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual The module dialog box Figure 3 1 displays all Video Server components found in automatic mode and available at the moment as well as those specified earlier in the manual mode A record of each Video Server component in the module dialog window is presented in the following information fields Active indicates that Video Server module is active used by the system Link Name video server name used in the system default MSServer xxx xxx xxx xxx where XXX XXX XXX XXX 1S the module IP address When necessary you can assign a random name to the server by selecting this field IP Address IP address of the computer where the video server module is installed You can edit the video server IP address by selecting this field Note Avoid changing the IP address of the video server found in the automatic mode as this could lead to loss of communication with data servers S
19. EME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Events Properties gt Configuration Audio Silence Actuation interval 2 Silence threshold dBFS 30 4576 Enable Day of week Start Stop Any 00 00 00 23 59 59 Fig 3 11 Audio Silence alarm event settings Audio Silence alarm event panel contains the following fields Actuation interval and Scheduler see Frozen Video settings In addition there are special fields for defining the audio level threshold value History ms time during which the decline of audio level below threshold value is observed Silence Threshold threshold value of signal level TSCC Error loss of transport stream packages Events Properties gt Configuration TSCC Error There are no parameters for TSC Event Enable Day of week Start Stop Any 00 00 00 23 53 59 Fig 3 11 TSCC Error alarm event settings This alarm event can be configured with two settings Actuation interval and Scheduler 32 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Scrambled Stream notification of an encrypted stream Events Properties gt Configuration Scrambled Stream There are no parameters for Scrambled Video Event Enable Day of week Start Stop Any 00 00 00 2359 59 Fig 3 13 Scrambled Stream alarm event settings The Scrambled Stream alarm event panel provides only the Scheduler field see Frozen Video settings
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21. POW Fig 1 3 5 Tally connector assignment 9 Bat se Pld a onbe a La PR on Oo fos 1 1 Tally set for analog multiscreen Fig 1 3 6 Tally card for FS 6 Tally set for SDI multiscreen Er Fig 1 3 7 Tally card for MS 8 12 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual The system response to Tally event contact closure can be configured in the video server settings window in Configuration Manager Module see Section 3 2 2 1 3 2 Stream Multiscreen software modules Stream Multiscreen complex is represented by the following system modules 1 2 3 4 Module of searching and adding Video Server modules to the system system module which performs a search of active Video Server components in the network This module is built into the Configuration Manager and System log viewer components and it establishes a connection between these components and the active Video Server modules in the network Video Server system module which interacts directly with the system hardware This module is installed on machines with Stream Multiscreen cards where the information on controlled video sources will be displayed Video Server module collects information about Multiscreen cards and monitors connected to the server This data is passed to the Configuration Manager module to create the configuration of available video sources In addition Video Server module displays the fini
22. UTER SYATEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual in the list You can select several consecutive windows from the list by clicking the first window and then while holding down the Shift button use Up and Down keys to expand the selection area Windows Select window Achyate M5 Configuration zel MS Configuration Save Close Window s Cascade Tile Horizontaly Tile Verticaly Minimize Activate available if only one window is selected Makes the window active and puts it on top of other windows Save saves selected configurations Close Window s closes selected windows Cascade available if you select several windows arranges windows in cascade diagonally with partial overlap Title Horizontally available if you select several windows arranges windows one by one from left to right Title Vertically available if you select several windows arranges windows one by one from top to bottom 46 EE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER OYOTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 2 8 Help menu About brings up a window of information about the program About MuliSicreen Conbguration s Manager Version 3 0 3 6 Copyright C 2006 2008 by Stream Labs 3 3 3 Toolbars 3 3 3 1 Standard toolbar DER Selo a QQiuix S In addition to the standard working with files options common to all Windows based applications the panel features View
23. anual 3 3 2 2 Edit menu wJ Undo Chrl z2 Ca Redo A Cut Ctrl Copy Chrl 2 Fa Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Select All Cr Properties Alt Enter Undo Ctrl Z cancel the last editing operation in the active configuration command depth one action Redo repeat the last editing operation in the active configuration if it was cancelled by Undo command Cut Ctrl X remove the selected object from the active configuration and save it to the clipboard Copy Ctrl C copy the selected object in the active configuration and save it to the clipboard Paste Ctrl V insert an object from the clipboard into the active configuration Delete Del remove selected objects from active configuration Select All Ctrl A select all objects in the active configuration Properties Alt Enter show properties in Properties window of the selected object in active configuration object properties are displayed automatically when you right click an object 3l EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER OYSTEMS 3 3 2 3 Viel w Standard Controls Objects Status Bar Server Bar Zoom d Zoom In Zoom Cut ded Zoom 1 1 A Zoom to Window wf Window Tabs Standard show hide the standard toolbar View menu Stream Multiscreen User Manual Controls show hide Objects Properties Sources Templates toolbars Objects show hide the object settings toolbar Status Ba
24. ar panel of 16 channel Stream Multiscreen server 7 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER BYBTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual KS 3 JEE I Jel afolojo als GG nn o o 20 23 Wi KEI EER ER EA e RAe Fig 1 3 4 Rear panel of 24 channel Stream Multiscreen server Figures 1 3 3 and 1 3 4 present the rear panels of sixteen and twenty four channel servers The video connectors layout and numbering is shown at the top of the image the audio in the middle The bottom of the figure displays the general view of the server back panel 11 mn aa oo aan ma un aaa aa i aaa aa a TELEVISION COMPUTER YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 3 1 4 Tally card Tally card is designed to manage Stream Multiscreen program operation from a console it 1s 19 37 18 36 17 ST 35 16 T34 I 15 T 33 ad 14 T32 i 13 31 i DD nil BET 11 70 10 T 8 E 77 k 8 TT 96 7 AT 35 i 5 aT 4 5 T33 14 22 ne 3 a T 2 ml IE 50 m DRB 37FA FB installed on the back panel of Stream Multiscreen server IN GND IN POW IN GND _ IN GND IN GND IN GND IN POW _ INAGND 1 IN POW IN GND IN POW IN GND IN POW IN GND IN POW IN GND IN POW INGND IN GND IN POW IN GND IN POW IN GND IN POW IN GND IN
25. d definition sources SD Note Currently for a number of technical reasons the maximum amount of video sources displayed with High quality may not exceed amp Note Quality property affects CVBS and SD SDI sources only the original definition of other video sources is not adjusted and is used as is CVBS composite signal video source properties System PAL Brightness PAL SECAM Contrast NTSC Saturation Hue 0 System choose video source system PAL SECAM NTSC Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue adjust brightness contrast chromaticity color tone of video source SD SDI SD SDI CVBS signal video source properties Video System Brightness Contrast bo Saturation Ed Hue 0 Video choose input signal type SD SDI or CVBS 62 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue adjust brightness contrast chromaticity color tone of video source MPEG_TS MPEG2 Transport Stream video source properties Location choose the source original data location DekTec ASI transport stream from DekTec device AS interface File When you choose this source you must fill in the File Name field which specifies the full path to the file with the MPEG2 stream dump Multicast Group multicast group broadcast When working with this source the following fields need to be filled
26. e display PPM audio source indication Text Caption source caption and other text fields Digital Clock digital clock display Analog Clock analog clock display Object properties El Border Width T coo 6 Border frame around the object You can adjust its parameters Width thickness and Color If Width equals 0 the border is invisible Layout Lett 152 Top 214 Layout location of the object arbitrary within the configuration resolution Has Left indent from the left edge in pixels and Top offset from the upper edge in pixels parameters 49 HE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual H Size Width 192 Height 144 Aspect 44 Size size of the object random within the configuration resolution Adding an object to the configuration is performed by dragging its icon from the Objects panel into the workspace When you select an object in the workspace the panel of its properties appears on the left side of the screen Let us look at some accessible configuration objects and their properties in more detail 3 4 1 1 Window object When you add the Window object to the configuration editing area it is displayed as a gray square The size and position of the window change just as the size of the windows in Windows environment by stretching from the edge and from the corner and moving to a new position with the mouse After the window has been
27. eference object is the last selected object Left position alignment by the left edge Top position alignment by the upper edge Right position alignment by the right edge Bottom position alignment by the lower edge 39 EE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER 8 YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Objects EE Snap to Grid 2 order d Space Evenly j T Height Ee Both Make Same Size align the sizes of the selected objects according to the reference object in the active configuration Width size alignment by width Height size alignment by height Both size alignment by width and height Objects EE Snap to Grid Z order b Align Make Same Size Space Evenly 2 jH Across EJ Down Space Evenly align the intervals between the selected objects in the active configuration Across align intervals horizontally Down align intervals vertically 40 EE StreamLabs H TELEVISION COMPUTER 8 YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 2 5 Servers menu LD B Send configuration to server SA Update Servers Sources ih View Servers Preferences Send configuration to server open the dialog for sending an active configuration of one of the available Video Server modules to a monitor Note It is impossible to send an empty configuration or a configuration in which one or more objects extend beyond the limits o
28. en added to the workspace Analog Clock object takes the following form Analog Clock object properties Analog Clock object is added to the configuration by dragging its icon from the Objects window into the configuration editing area Type choose one of the built in analog clock samples 57 ti StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual The system has 3 types of analog clocks in total however the user can also create a clock with customized design To do this contact Stream Labs technical support see Introduction Time Zone as in Digital Clock object see description of Digital Clock object properties above Attached to as in Digital Clock object see description of Digital Clock object properties above 58 Ey StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 4 2 Creating active configuration 3 4 2 1 Workspace configuration To create a new workspace configuration it is necessary to l Create a new blank document menu File gt New or switch to a new configuration window created when opening the module 2 Update the list of available servers Menu Servers gt Update Servers Sources or icon TJ Destination Server Mone Mortar Virtual Width 1280 Height 1024 3 In the Properties window in the Destination field select one of the currently available Video Server modules Server item 4 In the same window
29. er module 3 5 1 Purpose of module Executable file MSLogViewer exe This module is designed to gather system log information of all available Video Server modules During the launch of the module or when you click on Check MSServers button Video Server modules search dialog appears see Section 3 1 After updating the list of video servers the program automatically receives all system log messages of Video Server modules online 3 5 2 Viewer module main window MSLosViewer v 3 0 9 14 MX Wie Messages Any Messages Font Check MS Servers i Hide Confirm Message Popup window Server Date Time Duration Channel Message Debug info MIAT 16 04 ee 16 12 2011 15 00 04 40 CVBS Ch1 P video Loss MSServ en 00 02 04 CVBS Ch3 P Video Loss MIAT 16 04 E 16 12 2011 16 00 02 06 CVBS Ch4 P Video Loss Maser 20 12 4071 11 Active Configuration Configuration s 122011 11 142 ae Masery 20 1 242011 11 00 00 00 Configuration Configuration s re IIll o Clear all messages 67 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual System log viewer module main window consists of the following elements View messages list choose the type of system log messages displayed in the module window Possible types of messages Event Alarm messages only Video Server module alarm messages Video Frozen Video Loss etc
30. erver from the list the panel for filling the channel names appears in the bottom of the window After entering the appropriate channel names click OK to save the data The configuration of Stream Multiscreen server component is finished To display the name of the switchboard channel indicated in Video server settings create a new object of Text Caption type in the configuration and set the Type field Kramer in the Source property of the object After that the following special fields will appear in the Source property Hl Source Type kramer COM Port Device id Output Attached to None 71 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual COM Port KRAMER device COM port number Device ID KRAMER device ID Output KRAMER device output channel number Attached to Possibility of attachment to Window object Once all fields are filled in the configuration of KRAMER switchboard interaction with Stream Multiscreen is completed Now when you display the configuration that contains the signature of channels according to the settings given above Stream Multiscreen will change the signatures of channels at each change of Kramer device switching mode 72
31. f the workspace Send to Ed MS Server MSS erver Locall a Monitor 1 128041024 0 01 1290 1024 9 m Server startup configuration for monitor 1 f Do not change C Activate this configuration on startup Do not load any configuration on startup ome Update Servers Sources open the dialog of searching and adding Video Server modules to the system see Section 6 1 Check MSServers Active Link Name IP Address Status A I MaserverfLocall 127 0 0 1 Local Loopback Accessible 41 StreamLabs MH TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YSTEMS Server modules MSServer Local MPEG_TS1 Stream Multiscreen User Manual View Servers Preferences open the dialog for adjusting the preferences of the available Video ed A MSServel Local EE MPEG TSI MPEG_TS2 MPEG_TS3 MPEG_TS4 MPEG_TS5 MPEG_TS6 MPEG_TS MPEG_T58 MPEG_TS9 MPEG_TS10 MPEG_TS11 MPEG_TS12 MPEG_TS13 MPEG_TS14 MPEG_TS15 spim MPEG_TS16 EN Cyes Chl EN CVES Ch2 EN CVBS Ch3 EN CVBS Chd gt ool 01101 10011 O11 OL 10011 gt G1101 10011 O11 Ol i JOO Tollo 100l n glo 10011 n llo 100l 010l 100l o1101 100l 010l 100l o1101 100l 010l 100l o1101 i l O11 ALL Ol m Caption PPS Update Reset E vents Properties Configuration Video Loss Video loss interval mz 400 Enable 2 Day of
32. he switchboard configuration is performed in Stream Multiscreen Configuration Manager Module To do this click View gt Server Preferences or click on the computer icon with a red letter 1 In the window that appears all currently available video servers will be shown on the left When you select the video server video server option panels will appear on the right side of the Servers Preferences window To perform the KRAMER switchboard connection push the Change button on Configure Kramer Inputs panel The screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 1 Kramer Device configuration Kramer Device OK Cancel Fig 4 1 Kramer Device configuration window If the list does not contain Kramer devices please click Add New 69 TE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Kramer Device configuration Kramer Device Remove Add new Add Kramer Device COM Part 1 Kramer Id 1 OK Cancel Fig 4 2 Adding a new KRAMER device In the window that appears specify the COM port for the connected device and its unique ID and then click OK Registered switchboard will appear in the KRAMER device dropdown list 70 TE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Kramer Device co nfiguration Kramer Device krameri COMI Remove Add new Inputs 1 8 Fig 4 3 Panel for filling the channel names When you select a s
33. ing the properties of the alarm events Events Properties Configuration Video Loss Video Loss Video loss interval ma 400 Frozen Video BlackFrame Video Blocking Artifacts GP T ally Audio Loss Audio Silence Start Stop TSCC Error Scrambled Stream 00 00 00 2359 59 Fig 3 4 Event Properties window The program allows to customize the system response when it encounters the following alarm events 21 EH StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Video Loss disappearance of the video signal source Events Properties Configuration ideo Loss Video logs interval ms 400 Enable Day of week Start Stop Any 00 00 00 23 59 59 Fig 3 5 Video Loss alarm event settings Frozen Video still video image from the signal source r Events Properties See 7 i M Configuration Frozen Wideo Value T 2 Actuation interval 4 fo Value C 90 Enable Day of week Start Stop Ary 00 00 00 23 59 59 Fig 3 6 Frozen Video alarm event settings This alarm event has the following settings Actuation interval the time interval over which the system will respond to the alarm event Value T the threshold sensitivity of the similarity of the two frames in comparison how similar the images in the frames should be to consider them identical 28 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Man
34. l Monitor 1 12801024 0 0 1280 1024 Server startup configuration for monitor 1 f Do not change C Activate this configuration on startup Do not load any configuration on startup zen 3 In the window that appears select video server and display monitor when video server has two or more monitors from the list If you wish to display this configuration automatically at Video Server component startup tick Activate on MSServer StartUp 4 Press Send key to transfer the configuration to the video server 5 If the operation is successful the configuration will appear on the selected monitor of the selected video server Note To stop the automatic configuration startup use the built in registry editing Windows program regedit where you must remove the Configuration value from the corresponding monitor folder in the registry branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software StreamLabs Multiscreen P Multiscreen Server Startup Monitor While displaying the Video Server configuration module allows you to use the following hot keys combinations to control the display process Ctrl I display signal source information in the channel windows Ctrl M show hide configuration display window Ctrl P show mouse indicator in configuration display window This makes it possible to switch to a detailed view of the channel By double clicking the video source window the program goes into a channel detailed view
35. lable for editing Audio PPM object scale is divided into three areas for analog audio up to 0 dB green zone 0 2 dB orange zone 2 5 dB red zone for digital audio up to 14 dB green zone 14 12 dB orange zone 12 9 dB red zone 53 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Digits display the values of each zone in dB decibels or not Font font used to display Digits Color color of the font used to display Digits El Background Type Color Object Color Background choose the object backing type background design Possible variations Transparent transparent Color monochrome Texture use embedded image If you select Color you will be able to choose a color from the palette in the Object item In Transparent and Texture modes the Object item 1s disabled Channels Both bi Bath Left Right Channels indication of both stereo or only the left or only right mono audio channels Play audio simultaneous playback of audio through the sound card Attached to group Audio PPM object with Window type object The object must be selected from the list If there are no Window type objects in the current configuration the list will be empty 3 4 1 3 Caption Text object Text Caption object serves as a field for creating channel captures and adding text messages in the configuration
36. listed below ou may type a new folder name of select one from the existing folders ket Click Next to continue Acronts Wwerttsing Scheduler Euthloney SE Axara Camtasia Studio 6 LoreLodec Fig 2 5 Selecting the name of the program folder in Start menu gt Programs Now click Next and the program installation will begin In the process of copying data system warnings may appear Figure 2 6 In this case in order to continue the installation click Continue Anyway Fig 2 6 System warning during installation After successful completion of the installation InstallShield Wizard will ask you to restart your computer Figure 2 7 19 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Setup Software Installation The software vou are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows oP Tell me why this testing i important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyay STOP Installation InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Stream Multiscreen Before you can use the program yo
37. mote workstations 3 PC based IBM PC based video servers with specialized equipment and video capture cards installed which perform additional functions of the Operator and System Administrator workstation E StreamLabs EERE TELEVISION COMPUTER BYBTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 3 1 1 FS 6 card FS 6 card is designed to work with analog video signals Card features PCI Express Ix 4CVBS video inputs 4 RCA jack line audio inputs fem Tally card connector connectors for video and audio sources connection to the rear panel Fig 1 3 1 FS 6 card mn aa Se aan ma un aaa aa i aaa aa 1 TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 3 1 2 MS 8 card MS 8 card is designed to work with digital and analog video signals Card features PCI X 64bit 66 MHz interface 8 CVBS SDI video inputs CVBS VBS reference signal 8 RCA jack line audio inputs fem Tally card connector connectors for video and audio sources connection to the rear panel Fig 1 3 2 MS 8 card 1 3 1 3 Rear panel Rear panel has a standard signal sources input BNC in video RCA in audio interface The cards are designed for installation on the back panel of Stream Multiscreen server Figure 1 3 3 shows a typical configuration of Stream Multiscreen server Stream Multiscreen User Manual Oe Qeeenoeee il eenenone5e 0000000 Fig 1 3 3 Re
38. n Backg No accessible MSServers Ready NUM Fig 3 2 Configuration Manager Module main window Configuration Manager Module main window consists of the following components Menu items File Edit View Objects Preferences Window Help Toolbars Standard Controls Objects Status Bar Server Bar Window Tabs Workspace Control panels Objects Properties Sources In the following section we give a detailed description of the above components 35 EE StreamLabs 3 3 2 Menu items 3 3 2 1 File menu Mew Ctrl M Ce Open Cthrl 0 gf Close ll save Ctrl 5 Save AS ER Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup 1 MS5Configurationi _ mc Exit New Ctrl N create a new empty configuration Open Ctrl O open an existing configuration configuration files have the _mc extension Close close active configuration Save Ctrl S save active configuration Save As save active configuration under a different name Print Ctrl P print active configuration Print Preview preview active configuration before printing Print Setup print settings MRU Files last opened configuration files MRU Most Recently Used Exit close the application with the option to save all changes in all the edited configurations 36 TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER OY TEME Stream Multiscreen User M
39. n including video and audio loss silence in audio channels frozen video black frame and block structure in the frame Visual blinking frame around the appropriate box and sonic playing a sound file with set duration warning indications upon discovery of the above errors Customization of response to alarm events for each signal source including marginal conditions for error identification and generation of weekly schedule of alarm messages a2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER OY TEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Tracking the alarm events trigger in real time and maintaining a response history log System backup power supply Quick change of video windows layout configurations by pressing hot buttons with the use of an external control panel and according to the set schedule User friendly software interface for creating presets that control the output to LCD monitors drag amp drop support Connecting Stream MultiScreen TS to LAN allows to combine several devices into a single network which can be fully controlled from any workstation in the network 1 3 Stream Multiscreen broadcast control system components 1 3 1 Main hardware components The main hardware components of Stream Multiscreen complex are Stream Multiscreen cards expansion cards for video and audio inputs Tally cards 1 Stream Multiscreen cards 2 PC based IBM PC based Operator or Administrator workstations re
40. ning of the monitor on which the video information is displayed In addition the data in even and odd fields is cross interpolated to create as on the TV effect Progressive Simple frame sequential display mode which applies to any type of video source In this mode the video information is refreshed according to the readiness of the frame The data in even and odd fields is displayed without any interpolation Progressive Deinterlaced similar to Progressive Simple mode except that at display of video information the de interlacing filter smoothing of comb effect on fast movement is applied Progressive Even Field Only similar to Progressive Simple mode except that at video information display the data from only one even field is used which is interpolated over height 61 a2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual stretched twice This mode allows to display video information at small sizes of video window even with fast movement in the frame practically without loss of quality without blurring or comb effect uality choice of quality definition of initial video data Possible variants Normal the definition of the video signal source matches the size of the video window in which it will be displayed but does not exceed the maximum size 720x576 pixels High the definition of the video source equals 720x576 pixels for standar
41. onsseacdsadaahonmresssasanahocetbesasannaeddebintneiaasaneaieeatbeeedasacexeladen 14 2 ie al NS Cte eit CMON Wl zeeen endet ermede teens doeken 20 3 Working with Stream MUIUSCTEEN seresvrnesnrssnnsserskensinnensseteraenetansdsnsteknsn ets etnsebrendernkaarsgsekrans oet snenesskenddeuet 21 3 1 Module of searching and adding Video Server modules to the system uununnnnenv vennen 21 Slat Mod le dialog DOK GCSE oja 05 21 3 1 2 Adding and removing video server modules unusannnnr eeens eennennnnreeereeennennnsnreeen 22 De VASO T O E E E E 23 ele VEO UNG ESD O anre e E A E E 23 3 2 2 Configuring the video server in the Configuration Manager Module 23 3 2 2 1 View Servers Preferences window in the Configuration Manager Module 23 3 2 2 2 Setting the properties of the signal Source a anenennennnnrrerrreeenennnnnersrerveennennnens 25 3 3 Configuration Manager Module main window ssssenssnnnnssrerereeeesnnnnnsrrrsereeensnnnnnssenen 32 Sadet Str ctre of the main WIDOW ossrvsersenveransenerensnrnedanendenbnnbeets E EE E E EEE 32 De ZITO MU WC a E E E E 33 oe TEET Ln 33 EN AAG NC IN oe acct ce non ye eee secon oe ee acetal on ye E E O E EO T 34 Se VIEW IOM anneke ons smeneanetuee teed esnestecenoscaseeneancuue sips esnesteessoseesecceas 35 e P AJC CMU nnn E E E E A E E A E 36 ie Poe AE a E A O E E N O ee 38 p MAA e e EE LN 40 se WN T
42. presence of block structure in the frame Events Properties Configuration Blocking Artifacts Value T 1 4 Actuation interval s 4 Value C Enable Day of week Start Stop Any 00 00 00 24 59 59 Fig 3 8 Blocking Artifacts alarm event settings Blocking Artifacts alarm event settings are completely identical to the Frozen Video event settings see above 30 2 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual GPI Tally Tally actuation signal from the signal source more about Tally see Section 1 3 1 Events Properties a Configuration GFI T ally There are no parameter for the GP E vent Enable Day of week Start Stop Ary 00 00 00 23 59 59 Fig 3 9 GPI Tally alarm event settings Tally alarm event settings feature the familiar option Scheduler see Frozen Video settings paragraph Audio Loss loss of sound in the channel Events Properties Configuration Audio logs interval me 2700 Enable Day of week start stop Any 00 00 00 23 50 59 Fig 3 10 Audio Loss alarm event settings In addition to standard parameters such as Actuation interval and Scheduler there is an extra Audio loss interval setting This field specifies the interval during which the absence of sound in the channel should be observed Audio Silence audio signal level decline 31 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YST
43. r show hide the application status bar Server Bar show hide the video server settings toolbar Zoom scale the active configuration working canvas Zoom In magnify image Zoom Out reduce image Zoom 1 1 display image in 1 1 scale Zoom to Window display image in the workspace window scale to the size of the window Window Tabs show hide the tabs with the open application configurations 38 EH StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 3 2 4 Objects menu Objects EE Snap to Grid Z order T MoveToFront Ctrl Plus Align H ML Move To Back Ctrl Minus Make Same Size H BL Move Forward Plus Space Evenly H BL Move Back Minus Snap to grid enable disable the binding of window object to the grid see Preferences menu Z order change the level of the selected object in active configuration Move To Front Ctrl Plus place the selected object above the rest of the objects Move To Back Ctrl Minus place the selected object below the rest of the objects Move Forward Plus move the selected object one level higher Move Back Minus move the selected object one level lower Objects EE Snap to Grid S order a Make Same Size H oO Top Space Evenly k 20 Right Efil Bottom Align align the selected objects according to the reference object in the active configuration Note The r
44. roadcast control system Stream MultiScreen suite performs simultaneous output of video audio and additional information of the received channels on one or several screens which allows to carry out direct visual on air monitoring Stream MultiScreen allows to create various configurations of the system informational elements on the screen which helps to effectively address multiple complex challenges of broadcast control and make the work of the administrator convenient to the maximum Stream MultiScreen system of alarm messages allows to detect the emergence of such common broadcast output issues as loss of video and audio signal etc and promptly respond to them making your broadcast more reliable and of higher quality 1 2 Stream Multiscreen key features Stream Multiscreen system has the following key features Simultaneous control and playback of video and audio signal sources up to 24 sources in analog composite version up to 16 sources in SD SDI version and up to 32 MPEG TS real time streams on one or several screens when using several Stream Multiscreen cards Random window configuration scaling partial overlapping of video windows adding audio indicators displaying analog and digital clocks and text boxes Support for display of signals on multiple monitors Support for vertical monitor position High image quality Supporting resolutions up to WUXGA 1920x1200 pixels Managing signal parameters and error detectio
45. rver in the Configuration Manager Module 3 2 2 1 View Servers Preferences window in the Configuration Manager Module Despite the lack of a visual interface the properties of video server module can be configured through the Configuration Manager Module In order to adjust the properties of the video server run the Configuration Manager Module and select View Server Preferences in the Servers menu In the window that appears you can see a list of all currently available video servers on the left If you double click the selected server all available signal sources will appear under the server icon Fig 3 2 Video Server Settings Playback parameters Transport Stream files storage path full path to the directory on your video server hard disk for output of TS streams from files used for demonstration purposes Recording parameters Transport Stream files storage path full path to the directory for recording video streams on the video server local hard disk Configure Kramer inputs Change change the KRAMER matrix connection configuration for more information on the use of Kramer matrix see Appendix A 24 ti StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp Y STEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Depending on the card the following video sources may be available for configuration mio MPEG_TS1 MPEG_TS format transport stream MPEG2 transport stream ISO IEC 13818 1 with Mpeg2 H 264 compression codec
46. shed monitor configuration after it is received from the Configuration Manager module Configuration Manager system module designed for managing video servers This module allows you to create different configurations of available video signal sources and transmit them to Video Server module for display In addition Configuration Manager allows you to customize the response of the Video Server components to alarm events events recorded in the system associated with the distortion or loss of signal as well as GPI control signals System log viewer system module designed to collect and display system log information of Video Server modules When you start the Viewer it automatically runs the search for all active Video Server components in the network The server data is transferred to the Viewer after which the module starts to display the system log information of all available servers in real time 13 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 3 3 Communication environment Communication resources of Stream Multiscreen hardware software complex allow to create the distributed monitoring systems of television video and audio signals sources Remote system components automatically interact with one another forming a uniform monitoring network Data exchange and communication between the elements of the system is performed via local computer networks LAN Internet channels WAN
47. tatus a field which shows the video server availability Possible values Accessible module is available at the moment Inaccessible module is not available 3 1 2 Adding and removing video server modules To add a video server module manually left click in the Active field of the first free line in the video servers entries A new video server module account will appear in the table with the default fields Link Name MSServer 0 0 0 0 IP address 0 0 0 0 Status Inaccessible In order to make the video server accessible you must specify the IP address of the computer where the video server module is installed in the IP address field After specifying the IP address the program will try to connect to the video server If the connection attempt is successful the Status field will change to Accessible otherwise it will stay Inaccessible To remove a video server module from the list left click in the Active field of the appropriate account and confirm the deletion by clicking Yes in the window 23 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 2 Video Server module 3 2 1 Module description Executable file MSServer exe Video Server module does not have a user interface When loading a TV set icon a will appear in the system tray To shut the module down right click on the icon and select Exit stop video server operation from the menu 3 2 2 Configuring the video se
48. telephone lines Dial Up by using TCP IP transport protocol 14 EE StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 2 Installing and uninstalling Stream Multiscreen 2 1 System requirements All Stream Multiscreen software modules are supported on the following Operating Systems Windows 2000 SP3 and higher Windows 2003 Server Windows XP 2 2 Stream Multiscreen installation In order to install and uninstall all the system components it is necessary to run the program setup If InstallShield Wizard detects an existing version of the system on the computer the following window will appear Figure 2 1 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Modity repair of remove the program Welcome to the Stream MultiScreen Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below gm L Select new program components to add or select currently installed components to remove Reinstall all program components installed by the previous setup e Remove aI Remove all installed components en Fig 2 1 Program reinstall uninstall options window In this window InstallShield Wizard will let you choose the following options 15 FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YSTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Add Remove program components Modify Update all files in the installed program Repair Remove the program comple
49. tely Delete It is recommended to remove the existing version of the program before installing a new version If you are installing Stream Multiscreen for the first time or if the previous version has already been removed from your PC you will see the InstallShield Wizard welcome window after you run the setup file Figure 2 2 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Stream Multi creen The InstallShield Wizard will install Stream MuliScreen on your computer To continue chek Next Bac Next gt Cancel Fig 2 2 InstallShield Wizard welcome window After clicking Next you will be prompted to choose a folder for the program installation Figure 2 3 If you click Next again the program will be installed in the default directory C Program Files 16 StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER OY TEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual Stream Labs Stream MultiScreen To specify a different destination folder use Browse If your specified folder does not exist yet it will be automatically created during installation Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup wall install files Setup will install Stream MultiS creen in the following folder To mstall to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder r Destination Folder C Program Files Stream Labsi Stream MultiScreen Browse lt Back Next gt Cancel Fig 2
50. u must restart your computer f Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from ther drives and then click Finish to complete setup Fig 2 7 Completion of the installation process We recommend that you restart the computer immediately after installation After the reboot the desktop icons should appear for all installed components of the program If Multiscreen Server 20 ti StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER amp YSTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual component is installed it will load automatically on computer startup and its icon will appear in the system tray The installation is finished and you re now ready to work 2 3 Stream MultiScreen removal To uninstall Stream Multiscreen run the program setup and select Remove Uninstall option in the dialog box Figure 2 1 After clicking Next the program will be removed 21 H StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER OYOTEME Stream Multiscreen User Manual 3 Working with Stream Multiscreen 3 1 Module of searching and adding Video Server modules to the system 3 1 1 Module dialog box description Module of searching and adding Video Server modules to the system is a connecting element which establishes communication between main system components see section 1 3 2 This module is called automatically when the Configuration Manager and System log viewer are loaded Check MSServers Link Name IP
51. ual Value C the threshold sensitivity of the sampling from the actuation interval the number of frames from the total actuation interval which exceeded the Value T parameter When this parameter is exceeded the decision on occurrence of alarm event Is made Scheduler schedule compilation wizard which allows to track the emergence of alarm events in the time intervals defined by the user BlackFrame Video black frame in video image from the signal source Events Properties Configuration BlackFrame Video En Lower Bi Upper b Probabi Actuation interval z 4 0 16 0 30 Enable Day of week start Stop Any 00 00 00 2359 59 Fig 3 7 BlackFrame Video alarm event settings To configure this alarm event you can use such parameters as Actuation interval and Scheduler see Frozen Video settings and an additional Threshold parameter Enable activate threshold settings Lower border lower level of brightness of black in a pixel Upper border upper level of brightness of black in a pixel Probability the threshold ratio of the number of pixels with brightness ranging from Lower Border to the Upper Border to the total number of pixels in the frame 29 a StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YOTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual Note BlackFrame Video alarm event happens only upon the occurrence of Frozen Video alarm event Blocking Artifacts
52. ual is provided for information purposes only The content of this Manual is subject to change without prior notification Stream Multiscreen hardware and software product and its documentation are protected by Stream Labs Copyright All rights reserved a StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 Introduction Stream Labs thanks you for showing interest in Stream Multiscreen and hopes that our cooperation will be fruitful and continuous The purpose of this Manual is to provide information and support for users of Stream Multiscreen hardware software suite based broadcast monitoring systems The Manual presents Stream Multiscreen main operation methods user interface components and their operation video and audio monitoring options and settings The Manual is recommended as a reference aid for monitoring system operators and administrators If you have any questions comments or suggestions regarding Stream Multiscreen operation or documentation please contact us by any way convenient for you We will be happy to assist you Stream Labs 93 Dmitrovskoe Shosse bldg 1 Moscow 127018 Russian Federation Phone 7 495 739 82 42 Fax 7 495 739 82 42 E mail 911 stream labs ru WEB www streamlabs ru FF StreamLabs TELEVISION COMPUTER 8YBTEMS Stream Multiscreen User Manual 1 1 Product application Stream MultiScreen provides a platform for setting up a b
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