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1. un Open Audio and Video File s Video O 2D 3D Left Right Audio Integrated Source Audio Cancel It is perfectly possible to arbitrarily combine any two kinds of video sources file sequence with file sequence file sequence with MXF MXF with MXF If a stereoscopic MXF file is selected only its first channel is regarded If the same file sequence is selected for both channels the sequence will be interpreted as 19 of 70 22 10 2015 two interleaved channels i e frames at even indices will be used for the left channel frames at odd indices for the right channel Both video channels are required to have matching technical properties like edit rate and resolution The shorter channel s duration will be used as the overall duration 5 5 Opening and Creating a Playlist easyDCP Player has limited support for playlists Currently only the m3u format is supported To open an m3u Tile drag and drop it onto the canvas or the easyDCP Player icon Items will be played back to back Enabling the loop button will cause the whole playlist to be looped not individual items Playlists may be nested but not recursively nested A playlist can be created from within the Playlist Editor with the Save Playlist option The simplest form of a m3u playlist is a text file with one absolute path to a source asset per line Optionally each line may be preceded by a line with metadata that starts with E
2. A Fraunhofer IIS RA easyDCP easyDCP Player easyDCP Player User manual Version 3 3 Date Erlangen 22 10 2015 Contents Introduction Feature Overview System Requirements Software based decoder GPU based decoder Windows only Installation Installation on Windows Uninstallation on Windows Installation on Mac OS Uninstallation on Mac OS Demo Mode Restrictions License Activation and Certification View current License Information Application Data and Settings Software Upgrade Playback Opening a DCP IMP Opening a Supplemental package VF Opening an encrypted DCP Opening Audio Video File Opening and Creating a Playlist Opening high bitrate content Opening an IMP with multiple virtual audio tracks Playback control Subtitle Inspector Adding external subtitle files Color Transforms 2D 3D 30 Bit Colors via DisplayPort Export Quality control Log Issue Reports Decode Test Metadata Inspector File Hash Checker Audio Waveform Visualizer Preferences Preterred Video Codec Video Rendering Audio Rendering HD SDI Play out 2 of 70 22 10 2015 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 2 10 1 3 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 4 1 10 4 2 10 4 3 10 4 4 10 4 5 11 11 1 1142 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 13 14 15 16 Subtitles Software JPEG 2000 Codec GPU based JPEG 2000 Codec Content Decryption Server Certificates KDM Management Audio Routing Audio Channel Identification Interop DCPs SMPTE
3. Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Uninstalling from shows the folder where the easyDCP Player installation is located All files and directories will be deleted except for user files e g licenses Directories including user files will not be removed This way if you update easyDCP Player to a newer version your license file will be found and re used To start the un installation process press the button Uninstall or Cancel to abort Make sure you have the required rights e g admin rights easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Uninstall Uninstallation Complet Fraunhofer ae 1S Uninstall was completed successfully Completed Delete file C Program Files Fraunhofer IS easyDCP Player 3 3 0 bin ibxmlsec op Remove folder C Program Files Fraunhofer IS easyDCP Player 3 3 0 bin Remove folder C Program Files Fraunhofer I1S easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Delete file C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Fraunhofer ea Delete file C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Fraunhofer ea Delete file C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Fraunhofer ea Remove folder C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Fraunhof Delete file C Users Public Desktop easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Ink Delete file C Users freislms AppData Roaming Microsoft Internet Explorer Quick La Completed After a few seconds the uninstallation o
4. 16 2014 Additional Composition Metadata and Guidelines 5 http digitalcinemanamingconvention com 6 http www dolby com us en technologies dolby atmos html 7 SMPTE ST 2067 2 2013 Interoperable Master Format Core Constraints 8 http isdct com papers ISDCF Doc4 Interop audio channel recommendations pdt 70 of 70 22 10 2015
5. 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 5 4 Opening Audio Video File To open an existing media essence other than a DCP IMP package e g audio file video Tile s click on the button with the eject icon in the bottom left corner a Open Package Open Audio Video File s Open Playlist 18 of 70 22 10 2015 PLUSFeature A dialog appears GM Open Audio and Video File s Audio Integrated Source Audio Cancel Here you can select single video and or audio files Currently supported video sources are numbered j2c file sequences or OP Atom MXF Tiles with DCI compliant JPEG 2000 content Currently supported audio sources are Wave files with uncompressed PCM samples or OP Atom MXF files with uncompressed PCM samples The easyDCP Player edition also supports encrypted MXF files When an encrypted MXF file is selected a button with the key icon will become visible allowing you to enter the decryption key Content keys for individual encrypted MXF files are not looked up in the repository You will always have to re enter them either by entering the key manually or by re ingesting the corresponding content key file easyDCP Digest The OK button will only be enabled when all fields are either empty or contain a valid essence It is also possible to combine two MXF Tiles or file sequences to a stereoscopic video asset by clicking on the 3D radio button
6. MXF hash values are not checked automatically since this would be too time consuming Please refer to chapter 7 4 Tor details on how to apply a hash check on a single package or the whole playlist 7 2 Decode Test Export to Directory C DCP_exports O Unwrap DCP and create easyDCP project Export sequence File Name Prefix Export from Frame toFrame 3123 O Export from Reel to Reel Y Video Stereo Mode Resolution Level 1998 x 1080 File Format Check decode only Codec Scaling Letterboxing Color Transformation Color Depth Advanced Settings Export Close The export module can be used to decode all audio and video frames as fast as possible to verity their integrity by selecting the output format Check decode only In order to detect errors in any part of the codestream run this test using the full resolution 37 of 70 22 10 2015 By default log files can be created for each export containing an entry for every successfully decoded frame This can be disabled by editing the settings file dummyexport write_log_file true Metadata Inspector The Metadata Inspector can be opened via context menu gt Asset gt Metadata Inspector or by pressing I on the keyboard It gives information about the current asset s general properties as well as audio and video specific properties Each field is explained in its tool tip The video properties Resolution and Bit Depth contain data
7. Sound Track File remains unclear 55 of 70 22 10 2015 The 2013 version of SMPTE ST 429 2 2 adds support for Multi Channel Audio MCA Labeling which is defined in SMPTE ST 377 4 3 Sound Track Files using this contain a number of SubDescriptors in the Wave Audio Essence Descriptor These SubDescriptors besides other things identify and describe every audio channel present in the MXF file and leave no room for ambiguity SMPTE 429 16 4 defines a way to carry additional machine readable metadata in CPLs Besides other things sound configurations can be stored for Sound Track Files that are referenced by the CPL in that metadata While the standard document was released in 2014 hardly any DCPs in the field include this metadata as of today 10 1 3 IMF Packages According to SMPTE ST 2067 2 7 Audio Track Files in IMF Packages are required to use Multichannel Audio Labeling as detined in 3 10 2 Configuration and output behavior Some adjustments can be made in easyDCP Player s settings ini file see chapter 4 8 for location of file Two entries influence audio channel routing e output channel order specifies the local output layout e g speaker setup e fallback input channel order used If no audio channel configuration is signaled in the Package InterOp Wild Track Format Both entries have a default value that represents the 7 1 SDDS layout Left Right Center LFE Left Surround Right Surround Le
8. com Only major releases require a new license e g 3 0 to 3 1 Point releases do not require a new license e g 3 0 0 to 3 0 1 14 of 70 22 10 2015 5 Playback When launching easyDCP Player a splash screen will be displayed during the Start up phase At the first launch of easyDCP Player a message will pop up prompting you to request a server certificate Each easyDCP Player installation has an individual server certificate which will be created by Fraunhofer IIS This certificate is required to be able to receive Key Delivery Messages KDMs which unlock encrypted DCPs Please refer to chapter 9 for more details This is the main window r SS S I B easyDcP Player o et View a x Playlist Editor a x Hash Checker o ave ear 00 00 00 00 auto hide Title Type easyDCP 00 00 00 00 00 12 14 00 5 1 Opening a DCP IMP To open an existing package click on the button with the eject icon in the bottom left corner 2 Open Package Open Audio Video File s Open Playlist 15 of 70 22 10 2015 If one or more packages were opened the playlist editor will pop up It lets you select a single composition playlist for playback or arrange a playlist You can always drag further assets into the playlist editor or re open it trom the context menu For some of the fields the tooltips contain more information or metadata like the creator issue date etc You can als
9. decoding with CUDA it might be necessary to manually specify the graphics card that will be rendering NVIDIA Control Panel gt 3D Settings gt Manage 3D settings gt Global Settings gt OpenGL rendering GPU gt lt select the graphics card that drives the display where easyDCP Player s canvas is located gt This can make a significant difference in terms of render performance 83 Audio Rendering Both easyDCP Player and easyDCP Player support multi channel output By default the audio output device that supports most channels will be selected Open the audio options pane context menu gt Options gt Audio tab for a list of all available audio renderers Supported interfaces are DirectSound Windows MME Windows ASIO Windows and CoreAudio Mac OS X Output Device 2 channels Lautsprecher Realtek High Defi w Current Audio device 2 channels Lautsprecher Realtek High Defi MME Latency 41 ms v L Lossless audio output W Automatic Stereo Downmix OK Cancel 43 of 70 22 10 2015 Latency It is possible to specify a latency in milliseconds for each renderer This latency will be taken into consideration when synchronizing audio and video frames Changing the latency will take effect immediately so it can be easily tweaked while simultaneously watching a test package Except for HD SDI output the latency should normally be positive i e video output will be slightly delayed to compensate for the latency in
10. defined in settings ini the HI VIN tracks are ignored and only 5 1 is sent to the loudspeakers This behavior is identical tor SMPTE DCPs that use the audio channel contiguration label 1 to identity the contained sound tracks as 5 1 HI VI N internal input output channel output channels channel configuration as actually present representation specified in settings ini IMF 3 3 3 4 using MCA labeling 4 setup for HI VI Nin 47 ee settings ini so f these channels are No Le Re present in the package sono output on these 60 of 70 22 10 2015 10 4 4 IMF Package Lt Rt default configuration Conditions IMF Package containing Lt Rt channels only stereo loudspeaker setup connected to computer default output channel configuration in settings ini The default output configuration in settings ini does not include Lt Rt channels In that case Lt Rt is send to the L R output channels and played out on the connected stereo loudspeakers internal input output channel output channels channel configuration as actually available representation specified in settings ini IMF chi Lt using MCA labeling Coe Poy 4 et ch3 C ch4 LFE er a ch5 Ls No specific L Rt che Rs Tee o channels are specified in Ne ch7 Lc settings ini so L R d ch8 Rc will be used A 61 of 70 22 10 2015 10 4 5 IMF Package Lt Rt custom configuration Conditions IMF Package co
11. details the precision would not be impacted however because it has a low rate to begin with This is desirable because the performance requirements for decoding a low bitrate package Is much lower anyway Make 4K resolution level available By default 4K assets are loaded in a way that only a maximum resolution of 2K is available mainly to save memory and lower the performance requirements Since many displays are not capable of rendering 4K anyway and 4K playback has much higher demands on memory and hardware only the 2K part of a 4K JPEG 2000 codestream is evaluated A 4K DCP or IMP can also be opened in full resolution by enabling this option Smooth playback requires much more hardware resources and is not guaranteed Ignore codestream errors if possible Being a software quality tool easyDCP Player aborts playback as soon as a corrupt JPEG 2000 codestream is encountered This option controls the decoder s error resilience mode 47 of 70 22 10 2015 Maximum bitrate violation tolerance Unless error resilience is enabled easyDCP Player also checks if the limit is met Some packages in the field slightly violate this limit by a few bytes which does not seem to cause any playback issues on D Cinema servers To avoid warning messages in easyDCP Player the limit should be slightly raised The default is O bytes 8 7 GPU based JPEG 2000 Codec This codec is not available in easyDCP Player for Mac OS X a Options x
12. e easydcpexport_ lt ID gt privkey pem contains the encrypted private key e easydcpexport_ lt ID gt cert sha256 crt is the public server certificate e easydcpexport_ lt ID gt chain sha256 pem contains the certificate chain e easydcpexport_ lt _ lt ID gt privkey passwd contains the encrypted user password When easyDCP Player is uninstalled none of these files will be removed If the user password Tile passwd is manually deleted the user will simply be prompted for the password again the next time a KDM is ingested or an encrypted DCP Is opened On demand we can also offer the easyDCP Player NE edition where NE stands for No Export It contains all the features of easyDCP Player except for the export It s certificate prefix stated in the filename as well as in the certificate itself is easydcpnoxport_ as opposed to easydcpexport_ This way content owners easily distinguish which edition they issue a KDM for 51 of 70 22 10 2015 9 2 KDM Management PLUSFeature Open Playback Log Ctrl L Options 0 2D 3D Color Transforms De Interlacing Asset Content Decryption Ingest Content Keys Export Public Server Certificate F7 Open Key Repository The content decryption context menu is only available in the easyDCP Player edition Ingest Content Keys pops up a file browser and lets you ingest content key files Key Delivery Message or easyDCP Digest Drag a
13. files KDMs and easyDCP Digests PLUS edition only e Server certificate set PLUS edition only 4 5 Demo Mode Restrictions In demo mode e Full resolution playback is limited to 15 seconds Afterwards the quality is reduced and audio is muted e PLUS only playback of encrypted DCPs and ingesting KDMs or easyDCP Digest Tiles is locked e PLUS only The export module is locked 12 of 70 22 10 2015 4 6 4 7 4 8 License Activation and Certification Download free demo versions of easyDCP Player or easyDCP Player at www easydcp com These free versions are subject to the demo mode restrictions listed in chapter 4 5 In easyDCP Player go to context menu gt Help gt Request License amp Certificates and Till in the licensee s name the URL that shall be stated in the custom server certificates easyDCP Player only and a password that is used to protect access to the certificates If the computer is connected to the Internet click the submit button The default web browser will open www easydcp com where further instructions will guide you through the purchase process After the purchase a link to the commercial installer as well as a zip file with the License and certificates will be available for download within your user account at www easydcp com The zip file can be dragged amp dropped into the commercial easyDCP Player installation to unlock it The procedure is also described in a screen cast at
14. hardware is available both codecs are capable of decoding 2K DCPs and IMPs with up 250mbit s 24 fps in real time This is sufficient for smooth real time playback of monoscopic and stereoscopic packages with a resolution up to 2K 2048x1080 easyDCP Player even allows to open and play AK content in full resolution though by default it will opt to efficiently decode only the 2K portion of a 4K DCP Software based decoder In order to guarantee real time playback with at least 24 fps the software based decoder needs to be backed up by a fast multi core CPU with at least four cores It is recommended to download the demo version in order to find out how your system performs The scalability of JPEG 2000 encoded images can be exploited to watch a 1K or 0 5K resolution preview in real time on systems that don t have a sufficiently powertul CPU Optionally you can choose to upscale the lower resolution preview to full screen without negatively impacting the maximum speed GPU based decoder Windows only For smooth playback in GPU based mode easyDCP Player always requires a bundle of two graphics devices a primary device for rendering with OpenGL and a secondary device for video decompression with NVIDIA CUDA8 Using a sufficiently powerful graphics device pair the GPU based codec can provide real time playback even for framerates above 24 fps or UHD IMPs with up to 800 Mbit s Both graphics devices should ideally be connected wi
15. i sen Performance Quality AUCIO Subtitles O Make 4K resolution level available HD SDI v Codecs O Ignore codestream errors if possible Generic Image CPU JPEG 2000 CUDA Max bitrate violation tolerance 120 Bytes JPEG 2000 CPU PCM Graphics Devices Localions OS Device NVIDIA Quadro K600 active OS Device NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 not active CUDA enabled Graphics Devices M CUDADevice 0 GeForce GTX 980 cc5 2 16 x 128 processors 4096 MB O CUDADevice 1 Quadro K600 cc3 0 1x 192 processors 1024 MB Options only take effect after restarting the program OK Cancel The options Performance vs Quality trade off Make 4K resolution level available Ignore codestream errors if possible and Max bitrate violation tolerance are identical to those in the Software JPEG 2000 Codec configuration pane 8 6 For playback of DCPs in real time in GPU based mode easyDCP Player requires a bundle of two graphics devices a primary device for rendering and a secondary device for video decompression Refer to chapter 3 for more details on the system requirements On most systems easyDCP Player is able to automatically configure itself It attempts to use only the secondary device s GPUs for JPEG 2000 decompression and ignore the primary GPU as it will be used for rendering The options pane contains a list of all GPUs reported by the OS and a list of GPUs that support the NVIDIA CUDA technology NVI
16. is also possible to load a package s MXF files individually and unwrap those one by one This is effectively what the Unwrap whole DCP option does In and Out Points Start and end points can be specified in terms of frame indices or reel indices Exporting reels comes in handy when creating proxy Tile sequences to be used during the subtitling process because subtitle files have to be provided individually for each reel Stereo Mode A stereo package s left and right channel will be exported individually Creating a stereoscopic QuickTime video is not supported Resolution Level JPEG 2000 s scalability by resolution can be utilized to export proxy sequences File Format JPEG 2000 unwrap only DPX TIF or QuickTime Check decode only is a quality assurance feature It will decrypt and decode all frames in the package as fast as possible verifying that the JPEG 2000 files are decodable contain the proper profile flags and don t violate the maximum bitrate assigned to the asset 250 Mbit s by default Codec When exporting to QuickTime any of the installed QuickTime codecs can be selected Audio and Video Scaling Letterboxing When exporting to QuickTime the source can optionally be scaled and or letterboxed When enabled the image will be scaled until either the width or height matches the desired resolution If the output aspect ratio is different from the source the remainder will be letter pillarboxed C
17. parameters is easyDCP Player app Contents MacOS easyDCP Player Since the executable file contains a space enclose any calls into e g Mymac userS Applications easyDCP Player 3 3 0 app Contents MacOS easyDCP Player 3 3 0 help 65 of 70 22 10 2015 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 Limitations DCPs DCPs split across multiple volumes Vollndex are not supported E Cinema DCPs with MPEG2 essence are not supported IMPs The GPU based codec supports IMPs in versions 3 3 0and later In older versions they can be decoded with the software based codec Resolutions higher than 4K are not supported Rendering of IMF subtitles is an experimental feature Timed Text The timed text formats specified tor Interop DCPs SMPTE DCPs and IMF packages are supported Only a subset of the elements defined in DLP Cinema Projection Technology Interop timed text SMPTE 428 7 SMPTE timed text and TTML IMSC1 IMF timed text are supported This subset covers PNG as well as text subtitles or captions rendered horizontally with or without custom fonts outlines or shadows A not exclusive list of ignored elements are ruby characters attributes related to rotation attributes related to scaling attributes and related to stretching Stereo 3D subtitles are not supported 66 of 70 22 10 2015 13 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs please refer to FAQs at www easydcp com 67 of 70 22 10 2015 1
18. remember custom values set for each item across program starts easyDCP Creator Composition 1 2011 DCP feature 1920x1080 24fps Reel1 5 7 Hash Checker Log Save Clear Play One Play All 00 03 02 16 Type ength ile IMF_Multiple 2VirtualAudioTracks HE picture_trackfile_1 mxf HB picture_trackfile_2 mxf EB picture_track f EB picture_trackt f E picture_trackfile_1 mxf FH picture_trackfile_2 mxf HE picture_trackfile_1 mxf 23 f E picture_trackfile_2 mx Stereo 4 audio_trackfile_stereo_1 mxf 4 audio_trackfile_stereo_2 mxf 451 4 audio_trackfile_51_1 mxf 4 audio_trackfile_51_2 mxf Segment2 Seg 00 01 3 fF Picture Sequence 00 01 31 08 Stereo Sequence 00 01 31 08 Al 51 Sequence 00 01 31 08 The pendent to a DCP s reels in an IMF package are segments A segment may contain audio picture and or timed text However in contrast to DCPs a reel can contain a sequence of multiple tracks of the same essence e g picture that will be played back to back In the screenshot above the first segment has a sequence of eight tracks that will be played back to back Another concept that is new in IMF packages is that of virtual tracks In the screenshot above the composition has two alternative virtual audio tracks one with stereo channel audio and another one with 5 1 audio The active virtual tracks are printed in bold 21 of 70 22 10 2015 4 v Stereo 5 1 hute Virtual Sound Tr
19. the installation of easyDCP Player 3 3 0 It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue Version 3 3 0 www easydcp com www deinema fraunhofer de Press Next gt to continue installation or Cancel to abort After pressing Next gt the License Agreement window appears Please read the license agreement carefully To agree with the license and continue the installation process press Agree Next choose a target folder easyDCP Player will be installed in the Destination Folder If you want to change the destination folder click the Browse button and select another folder Make sure you have the required user rights i e admin rights to write to that folder Please verify you have sufficient free disc space available on your system The required disc space is displayed in the text Space required below Your tree 8 of 70 22 10 2015 disc space is displayed in the text Space available This will be recalculated every time you change the destination folder After pressing Install the installation process window appears This installation process should take only a few seconds After finishing the installation process the following dialog should appear easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Setup Completing the easyDCP Pla
20. their time code All visible columns will be searched and wild cards like and can also be applied 25 01 70 22 10 2015 Subtitle Inspector 1 A x Tracks gt Duration Time In Time Out The order of the columns can be re arranged via drag amp drop of the column headers The column headers context menus contain options to hide or show a particular column Selecting a subtitle in the Subtitle Inspector by clicking on it automatically jumps to the first frame the subtitle appears please note that the subtitle could still have a high transparency in that first frame because of the fade up time The other way around while playback is running the subtitles that are currently visible in the Canvas are also marked in the Subtitle Inspector windows For testing purposes each subtitle track can be rendered in a different color by either enabling the Colorizing option in the Subtitle menu of the tool bar or in the context menu of any subtitle entry in the Subtitle Inspector right click on a subtitle entry to open up the context menu Using this context menu alternatively a custom color can be selected for each subtitle track by choosing Pick a Color for one of Its subtitle entries Moreover by clicking on Extra vertical offset each subtitle track can get an additional offset for its position in the image so all of its subtitle entries get moved up or down in the image This is convenient when comparing t
21. www easydcp com View current License Information To view the license details right click the canvas to open the context menu and select Help gt License information Application Data and Settings easyDCP Player automatically creates an application data folder It contains the settings file as well as a folder where the server certificates are stored a repository for KDM and easyDCP Digest files and a repository for color transform files On Windows It is located in lt User Application Data gt Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player and lt User Application Data gt Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player The user application data folder on Windows 7 is in C Documents and Settings lt username gt Application Data On Windows 7 it is located in C Users lt username gt AppData Roaming A shortcut is to just enter APPDATA into the address bar On Mac OS X it is located in Users lt username gt Library Application Support Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Playen or Users lt username gt Library Application Support Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player 13 of 70 22 10 2015 4 9 Software Upgrade To upgrade easyDCP Player log into your user account at www easydcp com Before installing a new version please uninstall your existing version of easyDCP Player Make sure your license is valid tor the new version by reviewing the license information hit F2 If you need a new license for the new version you may purchase It at www easydcp
22. 0 2014 11 36 34 v Parsing subtitles 0 28 10 2014 11 36 34 At least 2 empty XML nodes encountered 35117 28 10 2014 11 36 34 Adding distribution package to project 0 28 10 2014 11 36 34 a Lintah fila mizan nanim nt Manlkimnn l int Mi Code 0 from Di Okt 28 11 36 34 2014 Loading package from M Formatesammlung Packages DCP DCP subtitles with missing Text nodes The user should always read the error or warning messages very carefully Issues are presented in a hierarchical tree Typically the lowest level contains the most detailed error message The bottom half of the window shows all details of the highlighted issue Each log entry has a severity level Into Warning or Error Info Feedback to the user or general log entries are classified as infos Warning Issues that might result in the DCP IMP not working on some servers but that easyDCP Player can still cope with are classified as warnings Error If easyDCP Player cannot continue to process the asset an issue is classified as an error 36 of 70 22 10 2015 question regarding a specific issue listed in the log please attach the file By default the log window appears whenever a new Warning or Error was added to the log By disabling the auto appear checkbox in the top right corner the window will be kept hidden until it is manually popped up using the context menu gt Log Window option or press G Disabling the auto appear option is not recommended The
23. 4 Disclaimer The fact that easyDCP Player and easyDCP Player are able to playback a media asset e g DCP does not guarantee that another piece of software or Digital Cinema server regardless which vendor will also playback the asset Being a software solution easyDCP Player does not contain a Secure Media Block SMB Therefore it does not comply with the DCI s security requirements being applied to playback servers used for commercial screenings in a theatre environment easyDCP Player is designed to be a quality control tool 68 of 70 22 10 2015 15 Contact We appreciate very much to have your feedback and your annotations about easyDCP Player and easyDCP Player In order to enhance the software and to optimize it Tor your applications we are looking forward to your cooperation If you have any problems or questions please contact us at the following addresses Sales amp Technical Support easyDCP GmbH Eiblwiesweg 2 82418 Murnau Germany into easyDCP com Product Management Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Department Moving Picture Technologies Heiko Sparenberg 91058 Erlangen Germany heiko sparenberg iis fraunhoter de 69 of 70 22 10 2015 16 References 1 SMPTE ST 429 2 2011 D Cinema Packaging DCP Operational Constraints 2 SMPTE ST 429 2 2013 D Cinema Packaging DCP Operational Constraints 3 SMPTE ST 377 4 2012 MXF Multichannel Audio Labeling Framework 4 SMPTE ST 429
24. 53 of 70 22 10 2015 10 Audio Routing Different mechanisms are used to identity audio channels carried in MXF Sound Track Files within Digital Cinema Packages DCP and Interoperable Master Format IMF Packages Playback systems rely on such information for eventually outputting sound to connected loudspeaker setups This chapter describes configuration options for easyDCP Player 3 and explains routing mechanisms for different package types 10 1 Audio Channel Identification 10 1 1 Interop DCPs Interop DCPs usually don t carry explicit audio channel configuration information The Inter Society Digital Cinema Forum ISDCF recommends the channel layout specified in Table 1 Theater operators rely on the optional use of the Digital Cinema Naming Convention 5 in order to identity the channel layout correctly See 8 for more details Table 1 Recommended Audio Channel Assignments for Interop DCPs ae OD a a EN N 27 ET PR RO RT Rt 3 cc cc eter o 4 E LFE LFE LowFrequency Effects 5 ls Is Lss LeftSurround Left Side Surround 6 Rs Rs Rss Right Surround Right Side Surround Hearing roued with emphasis on 7 HI dialog Visually impaired narrative audio description 9 te E e 10 RC Rightcenter o ooo On fJ Lrs Leftrearsurround D amp D o EB a DR BR O U for external sync not used for PeR Interop DCP e sed e se 54 of 70 22 10 2015 10 1 2
25. DCPs IMF Packages Configuration and output behavior Behavior Configuration and output examples Using a standard 2 0 5 1 speaker setup Fixing swapped channels IMF Package 5 1 HI VI N IMF Package Lt Rt default configuration IMF Package Lt Rt custom configuration Command Line Interface CLI On Windows On Mac OS X Limitations DCPs IMIPs Timed Text Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Disclaimer Contact References 3 of 70 68 69 70 22 10 2015 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing easyDCP Player a software based solution for playback and quality analysis of Digital Cinema Packages DCPs and Interoperable Mastering Packages IMPs While easyDCP Player was designed to be a quality assurance tool for checking packages before their final distribution it may also be a perfect low budget solution for screenings in your facilities Bundling easyDCP Player with easyDCP Creator an application for creating DCPs or IMPs and easyDCP KDM Generator a tool for creating Key Delivery Messages KDMs Fraunhofer IIS offers everything necessary to benefit from the advantages of Digital Cinema easyDCP Player handles video resolutions up to AK at arbitrary frame rates as well as multi channel audio subtitles and captions The easyDCP Player edition is even capable of playing back encrypted DCPs and lets you watch stereoscopic DCPs Furthermore it allows you to export your DCPs or IMPs audio video and time
26. DIA CUDA is a technology that allows to execute calculations in the case of easyDCP Player the JPEG 2000 decompression on the graphics device Therefore if the 48 of 70 22 10 2015 primary device supports the NVIDIA CUDA technology easyDCP Player needs to ignore it i e not use it Tor JPEG 2000 decompression If the primary device does not support the NVIDIA CUDA technology easyDCP Player should use all CUDA enabled devices it finds for JPEG 2000 decompression In the screenshot above the primary device is the NVIDIA Quadro K600 Even though it does support the NVIDIA CUDA technology it must not be used as a CUDA device because then decoding with CUDA and rendering with OpenGL would get in the way of each other which leads to heavy stuttering 49 of 70 22 10 2015 9 Content Decryption 9 1 Server Certificates PLUSFeature easyDCP Player allows playing back encrypted content Each Digital Cinema play out system or mastering station has its own private key and public key and so does each easyDCP Player installation The private key is known only to the play out system whereas the public key is contained in a public server certificate and may be distributed to content providers When content providers choose to encrypt a DCP they need to somehow provide the decryption keys there is one key for every encrypted track file to the play out system To ensure that no one else is able to read these sensitive dec
27. None mp4v MPEG 4 Video mjpa Motion JPEG A mjpb Motion JPEG B png PNG 8BPS Planar RGB SVQO1 Sorenson Video SVQ3 Sorenson Video 3 tga TGA tiff TIFF rpza Video exporrAudioFourcc audiorource lt Fourcc gt Set one of the following FourCC codes for QuickTime audio export alaw A Law 2 1 aac AAC alac Apple Lossless locm Linear PCM aach MPEG 4 HE AAC ulaw p Law 2 1 exportBurnInSubtitles burnsub Burn in subtitles exportBurnInSubtitlesVOffset burnsubvoffs Set additional vertical offset from bottom exportBurnInSubtitlesType burnsubtype Set one of the following codes OpenSubtitle MainSubtitle ClosedSubtitle OpenCaption MainCaption ClosedCaption MainClosedCaption exportBurnInSubtitlesLanguage burnsublang Set specific language of subtitle None default means all available languages for the given type are used exportBurnInTimecode burntc Burn in time code exportBurnInTimecodeVOffset burntcvoffs lt offset 0 100 gt Specify vertical offset from bottom in procent 0 100 exportBurnInTimecodeColor burntccolor lt color e g red lt offset 0 100 gt in procent 0 100 RGB F 64 of 70 22 10 2015 RRGGBB gt Set color for burning in time code exportBurnInTimecodeFont burntcfont lt color e g ar ial gt Set font for burning in time code exportBurnInTimecodeFontSize bur
28. PU PCM Locations This option is available in the Windows version only Both easyDCP Player and easyDCP Player come with two JPEG 2000 decoders The GPU based codec outsources the computationally expensive JPEG 2000 decompression to a secondary graphics device It allows real time playback even on low end computers as it does not heavily use the CPU The software only codec decodes images using only the CPU It is not dependent on a special graphics device This codec automatically detects the number of CPU cores and utilizes them all for optimal performance On low end computers e g dual core it will not be able to playback DCPs IMPs at Tull resolution in real time On high end computers with many CPU cores however it is even able to playback stereoscopic 2K 48fps packages in real time In the options dialog you can setup which codec should be used by changing the use Nvidia CUDA JPEG 2000 Decoder option 8 2 Video Rendering easyDCP Player employs multiple advanced video rendering technologies that are both platform and hardware dependent The settings found in the options dialog s video pane merely influence if easyDCP Player requests these features If they are actually available on the system can be seen in the easyDCP Player system info dialog Press F10 41 of 70 22 10 2015 PLUSFeature PLUSFeature us Options General Rendering WM V Sync currently on U 30bitcolors currently of
29. SMPTE DCPs Most of today s SMPTE DCPs use an audio channel assignment label in the Sound Track File metadata to identity the audio channel order in the file SMPTE ST 429 2 1 describes five different configurations which can be identitied by the associated label 1 5 1 HIWVI N 2 6 1 HI VI N 3 7 1 SDDS Layout HI VI N 4 16 Channels Wild Track Format WTF 5 7 1 DS Layout HI VIN Table 2 Standard Audio Channel Assignments tor SMPTE DCPs HI VI N HI VI N HI VI N Format HI VI N LR ee a 6 Rs Rs S de E E E es _ 7 E a ee ee o e er ee Te O BEE EZ BE L S R S H Lrs 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Of course not all DCPs actually contain HI and or VI N channels Whether these channels are present can be determined by taking the channel count into account which is also indicated in the Sound Track File metadata For example contig 1 5 1 HI VI N combined with a channel count of 6 indicates that no HI VIN channels are present in the corresponding Track File That being said some facilities add silent channels tor missing HI VI N channels which makes it difficult to determine whether useful HI VI N channels are present or not DCPs containing Dolby Atmos 6 Sound Tracks require a sync signal added to the traditional 5 1 7 1 Sound Track File Since such a channel can only be included in channel assignment 4 WTF the content of the remaining audio channels present in this
30. XTINF It is followed by a number that denotes the maximum number of seconds the asset shall be played A negative value or zero indicates that the full length shall be played If the asset is shorter than the provided duration or the easyDCP Player demo s maximum playback duration limit is reached the duration stated in the playlist is ignored Following the duration separated by a comma a title needs to be specified However easyDCP Player will continue to display the asset s title and not the one stated in the playlist A proprietary extension is that an additional comma separated field stating the audio volume can be supplied Valid values are numbers between 0 100 All blank lines and lines that start with are ignored Sample EXTM3U play only first 5 seconds BEXTINF 5 title 1 server DCPs sample DCP cpl xml play at 50 audio volume EXTINF 0 title 2 50 20 of 70 22 10 2015 server FileSequences j2c img 00 j2c C DCPs sample DCP video mxf 5 6 Opening high bitrate content According to DCI specifications the video bitrate for DCPs shall not exceed 250 Mbit s Surpassing that limit will cause easyDCP Player to generate a warning message To set a custom limit e g when working with high tramerate HFR content or high bitrate HBR content open the playlist editor window Press P or context menu gt Playback gt Playlist Editor and modify the bitrate setting easyDCP Player will
31. a ck 42481f18 0208 4ced afb7 al25ba6c886a When opening the composition the first virtual track will initially be opened Subsequently any other audio track can be selected by clicking the speaker icon in the toolbar 5 8 Playback control gt Play Pause Playback Starts or pauses playback of the currently loaded media asset hit Space C Loop Video If this option is activated the currently loaded playlist will be restarted from the beginning when it reaches the end 2048 x 853 2048 x 853 1 i aF ETEF CE I i ES TE i Discard resolution level By clicking this button a resolution level of the JPEG 2000 code stream will be discarded Discarding a resolution level will half the resolution in both dimensions while speeding up decompression times Discard a resolution level if the picture essence cannot be played back in real time LS Add resolution level By clicking this button an additional resolution level of the JPEG 2000 code stream will be added Adding a resolution level will double the resolution in both dimensions while slowing down decompression times 22 of 70 22 10 2015 E us TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XX_51_2K_20130822_FHG_INT_OV easyDCP Player unlicensed File Playback Asset View Help Canvas A lt gt gt gt C sm 2400s 256x107 4 00 03 32 13 00 12 14 00 As seen above a DCP contains multiple embedded resolutions x Fit To Window This button is
32. ace File Name Prefix Will be used as the base file name Audio Audio essence can be stored as a single multi channel WAV file multiple single channels WAV files or a in a QuickTime container When the target wav Tile exceeds the limit of 2GB file size it will be split into multiple files If both audio and video essence is exported using the QuickTime format data will be interleaved into a single container Tile Please note that depending on the selected codec not all audio channel layouts might be supported 35 of 70 22 10 2015 7 Quality control Before distributing a DCP or IMP it is highly recommended to run both the hash check and the decode test both explained below When running these tests the package should be loaded not from the local drive but directly from the mobile hard drive 7 1 Log Issue Reports When a new asset Is loaded easyDCP Player automatically executes numerous checks identifying potential issues related to integrity formatting and security The results are collected and presented to the user in a log window Info Warning Error Save As Clear auto appear Timestamp 28 10 2014 11 36 34 28 10 2014 11 36 34 matesammlung Packages DCP DCP 0 28 10 2014 11 36 34 v Processing PKL 3500 28 10 2014 11 36 34 v Processing track files listed in PKL 0 28 10 2014 11 36 34 0 2014 11 36 34 v Loading subtitle track file 0 28 10 2014 11 36 34 pn Loading Package from M For v Opening subtitle file 0 28 1
33. ar or letter boxes V Sync Rendering Since v3 0 easyDCP Player has two render modes V sync independent rendering and V Sync rendering V sync independent rendering This was the only option in all versions prior to v3 0 It is still a good choice if the display runs with 60 Hz or more It is also the fallback option if V Sync rendering is not available or not enabled 42 of 70 22 10 2015 V Sync rendering Especially if the target display is a LCD TV or a projector or if the maximum refresh rate is significantly lower than 60 Hz e g only 30 Hz then the V Sync rendering mode should be selected It can be activated in Options gt Video gt V Sync Rendering only available if Options gt Video gt General gt Rendering gt V Sync is currently on Even if V Sync was requested the driver might not enable V Sync due to other conflicting settings in the graphics driver control panel When you start playback in V Sync Rendering mode the package s frame rate as well as the display s retresh rate will be started in curly brackets next to the Render fps line e g Render 24 fps 24 Hz in the statistics window easyDCP Player will now explicitly translate between the package s frame rate and the display s refresh rate which gives best results when both rates are equal or when the display s refresh rate is an even multiple of the package s frame rate Hint When using two Nvidia graphics cards e g one for rendering and one for
34. ated to the computationally very expensive JPEG 2000 decompression It must not be used as a video output For best performance this device should be a CUDA enabled graphics card e g trom the latest NVIDIA GeForce series with many CUDA cores installed in the mainboard s secondary slot Please refer to www easydcp com for a list of supported devices It should be connected with PCle x16 PCle x2 x4 or x8 will lower the performance significantly Make sure to connect both on board power connectors to the power supply unit and that the power supply unit meets the system s requirements 2 CUDA is a registered trademark by the Nvidia Corporation 3 NVIDIA Quadro is a registered trademark by the Nvidia Corporation 4 NVIDIA GeForce is a registered trademark by the Nvidia Corporation 7 of 70 22 10 2015 4 Installation The installation of easyDCP Player will only take a few minutes You can download a single executable setup file for Windows and for Mac OS X here www easydcp com Please check frequently to make sure you have the latest version To install easyDCP Player make sure you have the required user rights i e admin rights 4 1 Installation on Windows In Windows OS systems double click the easyDCP Player installer The following dialog should appear version may differ easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Setup Welcome to the easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Setup Wizard easyDCP This wizard will guide you through
35. d at the time easyDCP Player is started When enabling HD SDI output within easyDCP Player the audio output device should be ASIO lt name of HD SDI device gt on Windows and CoreAudio lt name of HD SDI device gt on Mac OS X so that audio and video signals emitted via HD SDI are in sync ASIO drivers for Windows are available for download at www asio4all com The audio latency should normally be negative Advanced HD SDI related settings can be configured in the Blackmagic Design Control Panel Output mode Select a HD SDI output mode The frame rate is required to be identical to that of the currently playing package When playing back multiple DCPs or IMPs with different frame rates back to back the HD SDI output is not automatically adjusted If the resolution is smaller than the package s resolution and Enable subtitling color processing and scaling is disabled images will be cropped On the other hand if the resolution is larger and the processing option is disabled images will be pillar letterboxed Color Depth Sets the bits per component Levels Select whether to apply a legal range conversion or not Automatic will apply a conversion if the output format requires it Alternatively you can select Convert Tull range to legal range to enforce the conversion or No conversion to always skip It Show video also in main window Displaying video in the main window while HD SDI output is ac
36. d text content to allow for fast repackaging creation of proxies Tor subtitling or transcoding into other formats 4 of 70 22 10 2015 2 Feature Overview easyDCP easyDCP Demo Player Player Version GPU based real time decoding Software based real time decoding Reads DCPs MXF JPEG 2000 TIFF DPX PNG JPEG GIF BMP PPM sequences M3U playlists Playback of unrendered easyDCP Creator projects Validation incl XML validation report Customizable color space conversion Adjustable playback frame rate Supports discarding of resolution levels Audio waveform visualization Multiple Timed Text Tracks Text PNG visualization Add external subtitles on the fly Finely tunable Quality vs Performance Trade off Timeline shows reel boundaries and subtitles IMF playback amp validation HD SDI output 30 bit DisplayPort output Playback of encrypted DCPs with KDMs Stereoscopic playback Export to JPEG 2000 QuickTime TIFF DPX WAV ae Available for 64 bit Windows 7 Windows 8 Available for 64 bit Mac OS X 10 7 10 10 Required graphics device setup described below Required hardware described below Windows only 5 of 70 22 10 2015 3 3 1 3 2 System Requirements easyDCP Player comes with a GPU based JPEG 2000 Codec and a software based JPEG 2000 Codec The GPU based codec is only available for Windows and requires an additional graphics device Provided the proper
37. der needs to be changed in settings ini see chapter 4 8 for location of file The following line will internally switch these channels OUEPUE Channel Order ilhy Ry LEE Cy chs Roy acy Re The diagram visualizes the internal process from DCP to loudspeaker output channel output channels configuration as actually present specified in offered by output settings ini device internal input channel representation 4 4 DCP lt 4 Audio Channel Assignment Label 1 ChannelCount 8 4 No output channels setup for HI VI N in settings ini so they will not be played out _ The DCP Sound Track File contains the audio channel assignment label 1 which indicates a 5 1 HI VI N channel layout Internally the eight contained channels are then being labeled accordingly HI VIN are not further processed by easyDCP Player because these channels are not listed in the output channel configuration entry in settings ini They are therefore not routed to any output channel The remaining input channels are routed to their matching output channels So in the case of the center channel input channel C channel 3 is routed to output channel C channel 4 59 of 70 22 10 2015 10 4 3 IMF Package 5 1 HI VI N Conditions IMF Package containing 5 1 HI VI N 7 1 loudspeaker setup connected to computer default output channel configuration in settings ini Since no HI VI N output channels are
38. ed by the described mechanisms and a downmix is played out on UR The lossless audio setting in the options menu does not have any influence on audio channel routing 57 of 70 22 10 2015 10 4 Configuration and output examples 10 4 1 Using a standard 2 0 5 1 speaker setup There is no need to change settings ini at all since the first entries of the default configuration match a 2 0 5 1 speaker setup The diagram visualizes the internal process from DCP to loudspeaker DCP uses Wild Track Format so 7 no explicit channel fallback input piper chan sence assignment x internal input i configuration from configuration as actually present 2 channel re ER settings ini ree reo Sa representation specified in offered by output settings ini device DCP Audio Channel Assignment Label 4 ChannelCount 6 The DCP Sound Track File contains the audio channel assignment label 4 which indicates Wild Track Format Since this configuration does not specify a discrete channel layout the fallback input configuration from the settings Tile is used for the number of channels present in the Sound Track File The input channels are then routed to the matching output channels as specified in the settings ini configuration file 58 of 70 22 10 2015 10 4 2 Fixing swapped channels Let s assume the Center channel and the LFE channel are mixed up in your output device In that case output channel or
39. ext to each other Especially the side by side and top and bottom formats are common for addressing 3D displays Finally Quad Buffered Stereo delivers the highest quality 3D effect as it provides synchronous double buffering for each eye This option is only Supported by professional graphics devices and therefore not always available In order for this option to be available the graphics device needs to support Quad Buffering and stereo needs to be enabled in the graphics device control panel as well as in the easyDCP Player video options pane When this option is selected in easyDCP Player the graphics driver control panel is also the place to configure how exactly left and right images should be output Common choices are output for shutter glasses or Dual DVI stereo e g left images over one DVI output and right images over the other DVI output easyDCP Player simply passes left and right images at full resolution to the graphics driver 5 13 30 Bit Colors via DisplayPort PLUSFeature By default images are displayed with 8 bits per color also referred to as 24 bit Beginning with version easyDCP Player 1 8 30 bit output can be enabled 10 bit per color provided both the primary graphics device and the display support 10 bit per color and the display is connected with a DisplayPort link Open gt Playback gt Log Ctrl L Options O 2D 3D Color Transforms Asset View Fullscreen gt b De Interlacing b b g
40. f U Quad Buffering currently off Options only take effect after restarting the program Appearance Background Color V Sync Rendering Always Off OK Cancel Vertical Sync V Sync This option should only be enabled if the video rendering suffers from tearing artifacts Enabling V Sync will typically negatively impact the render performance 30 bit colors easyDCP Player only Also Mac OS X does not support 30 bit rendering In order for this option to be available both the graphics adapter and the display need to support it Within easyDCP Player 30 bit rendering additionally needs to be enabled or disabled with the corresponding option in the View menu e g context menu gt View gt 30 bit Colors Quad Buffering easyDCP Player only Also Mac OS X does not support Quad Buffering Quad Buffering is available if the graphics adapter supports it e g NVIDIA Quadro series and stereo is activated in the driver settings When active left and right images of a stereo source are both passed at Tull resolution to the graphics driver Within easyDCP Player Quad Buffering additionally needs to be enabled or disabled in the 2D 3D menu e g context menu gt 2D 3D gt Quad Buffering or alternatively by pressing the corresponding button in the control bar Background Color This button allows to pick a custom color for the video canvas in order to determine if an asset contains black pill
41. f easyDCP Player should be complete Press the button Show details to show details which files were deleted Press Close to finish uninstalling easyDCP Player 10 of 70 22 10 2015 After the successful uninstallation only user files in the application data folder will remain on your system User Tiles include e Settings Tile settings ini e License Tile e Color transtorm files e Content key files KDMs and easyDCP Digests PLUS edition only e Public certificates private key user password Tile PLUS edition only Make sure you have the required rights e g admin rights to do such an operation 4 3 Installation on Mac OS The installation image for easyDCP Player or easyDCP Player looks like the icon below This file may be named differently depending on which version was downloaded Double click the icon to mount the image A license information screen pops up Read the software license agreement carefully Fraunhofer_easyDCP_Player_Plus_3 3 0_x64_ 2015 06 11 dmg IMPORTANT Read this License Agreement carefully before clicking on the Agree button By clicking on the Agree button you 1 General remarks agree to be bound by the These present Business Terms apply to use ofthe easyDCP Player terms of the License software for test purposes Customer terms contradicting Agreement or differing from these Business Terms have no validity E Ancillary agreements amendments or supplements mus
42. for stereoscopic 3D assets exportRlvl rlvl Set number of resolution levels to be discarded Default is 0 for full resolution exportColorDepth bps 8 10 12 16 Select color depth 8 10 12 or 16 Default is the original color depth of the video asset exportColorTransformation ct Set the color transformation 63 of 70 22 10 2015 Default is no color transformation Brighter for Shutter Glasses X Y Z gt R G B P3 X Y Z gt R G B Rec BT 709 X Y Z gt R G B Rec BT 709 Brighter for Shutter Glasses X Y Z gt R G B Legal Range Rec BT 709 Y Cb Cr Full Range gt R G B Full Range Rec BT 709 Y Cb Cr Legal Range gt R G B Full Range Rec BT 709 exportVideoBitrate b Set the desired average video bitrate in kbit s exportScaleX scaleX lt width in pixels gt Set scaled width in pixels If aspect ratio is different the remaining pixels will be letterboxed exportScaleY scaleY lt height in pixels gt Set scaled height in pixels If aspect ratio is different the remaining pixels will be letterboxed exportFourCC fourcc lt Fourcc gt Set one of the following FourCC codes for QuickTime video export rle Animation WRLE BMP cvid Cinepak yuv2 Component Video dvcp DV PAL dvc DV DVCPRO NTSC dvpp DVCPRO PAL jpeg Foto JPEG smc Grafik h261 12261 1263 1 263 avci H 264 mjp2 JPEG 2000 raw
43. ft Center Right Center The output channel order value has to be adjusted to match the local speaker setup in case It uses a different layout audio output channel order EL Re Cy LES lS RS er Re fallback input channel order L Rye Cy LEE Sy Rey Cs ROS 56 of 70 22 10 2015 10 3 Behavior The recognized channel symbols are listed in the following table Table 3 Audio channel symbols for use in settings ini Ro Right 1 DEPAMF Right Total Right Surround Total Left Surround Total If a Sound Track Files signals an audio channel configuration this configuration is taken into account If not the fallback input channel order Is read from the easyDCP Player settings file The output channel configuration is read from the settings file output channel order If the number of channels listed in settings ini exceeds the number of channels actually supported by the selected output device e g soundcard all channels exceeding this count remain unused If a package contains channels for which there is no output channel configured in the settings file these channels are ignored and not played out Only exceptions are Lt Rt channels which can be used in IMF packages If no Lt Rt output channels are specified in the settings Tile they are routed to the L R output channels if present In case stereo downmixing is enabled in easyDCP Players options menu the channelsL R C LFE Ls and Rs are detect
44. grouped with the resolution level buttons as well as the combo box listing all accessible embedded resolutions Normally the application window resizes itself to the decoded video resolution which is always visible in the drop down combo box displayed above If the window is too small to fit the video resolution scroll bars appear When the Fit to Window button next to the combo box is checked however the displayed video resolution will be artificially scaled to optimally fit the current window size Tip In order to speed up the decompression discard one resolution level and scale the resolution back up to full screen by enabling the Fit To Window option The loss in quality is acceptable in many cases r Ls us TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XX_51_2K_20130822_FHG_INT_OV easyDCP Player unlicensed lm File Playback Asset View Help Canvas s 4 gt gt gt HM C5101 2400s 256x107 00 03 32 13 00 12 14 00 23 of 70 22 10 2015 The above screenshot shows the same 256x107 pixels embedded resolutions but with the Fit to Window option enabled Frame number Enter a value to directly jump to a specific frame number of the currently loaded asset You can also use the blue slide bar to jump to a specific location Frames per Second 24 00 fps Arbitrary frame rates can be specified If the audio edit rate is known as Is the case when playing a DCP IMP or MXF audio will only be played for the o
45. ign a unique name The comment attribute will be displayed as a tool tip When creating a new preset it Is recommended to copy and paste any of the existing presets and 29 of 70 22 10 2015 make adjustments as opposed to starting from scratch All possible values can be looked up in the template xml example file located in the repository ICC Profile Optionally a separate ICC profile tile can be referenced This works with both the color transform and color space formats The profile file needs to be located in the same folder This profile will then be embedded when exporting QuickTime or TIF files to enable proper downstream color management Example DCP ts TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XX_INT_51_4K_20130805 easyDCP Player 3 3 2 WA O Color Transforms 3D LUTs Color Spaces Source Color Space None Computer Monitor Standard RGB sRGB HD SDI Monitor RGB P3 DCI 24 00 fps 00 07 54 12 00 12 14 00 As seen above images look greyish or greenish when displayed in the package s native X Y Z color space with 2 6 gamma and P3 white point When viewing on a computer monitor with the sRGB color profile the colors need to be converted into the sRGB color space 30 of 70 22 10 2015 ts TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XX_INT_51_4K_20130805 easyDCP Player 3 3 2 File Playback Asset View Help Canvas Color Spaces Source Color Space XYZ DCI Computer Monitor Standard RGB SRGB HD SDI Moni
46. loaded into easyDCP Player it will automatically resolve all missing references trom the VF against the OV and the VF will become available 5 3 Opening an encrypted DCP PLUSFeature When an encrypted DCP is opened and the keys have not yet been ingested the missing keys can be loaded from the corresponding Key Delivery Message KDM or easyDCP Digest dcpdig file Either click on the lock icon or simply drag amp drop the Tile into the playlist editor Playlist Editor Hash Check Log Save Clear 00 00 02 06 auto hide Title Length Fps Resolution TEST SUB HD ENC_TST_F_EN XX_20_2K_201111 O B 00 00 0206 2411 1920 x 1080 DCP feature 1920x1080 24fps Stereo Reel1 TEST SUB HD ENC_TST_F_EN XX_20_2K_ amp 1920 x 1080 E 54236745 121a 44a2 abd3 824 5013f04b cc54 45ec 8345 2122 Browse for Content Key File here v DI Reel 2 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 E 54236745 121a 44a2 abd3 824976ebc087_j2c mxf 241 1920 x 1080 4 5013f04b cc54 45ec 8345 21223008c175_pcm mxf Play One Play All Close 17 of 70 22 10 2015 If the keys are read from a Key Delivery Message KDM they are only valid within a certain time window engagement window Playlist Editor Hash Check Log Save Clear 00 00 02 06 auto hide Title Length S Resolution TEST SUB HD ENC_TST_F_EN XX_20_2K_201111 E gt mf 00 00 02 06 24 1920 x 1080 DCP feature 1920x1080 24 fps Stereo TEST SUB HD ENC_TST_F_EN XX_20_2K_201 4
47. markers will be drawn on the timeline at the fade in points of all subtitle entries 2 00 00 04 04 00 00 03 01 Frame 73 Reel 2 ebab4f70 0d51 4970 ace6 63ae3972dc92_j2c mxf Multiple reels inside a single package will be drawn in slightly different colors for easier distinction Additionally the context entries in Playback gt Jump to allow navigation between reels subtitles or playlist items 5 9 Subtitle Inspector Since version 3 0 of the easyDCP Player a Subtitle Inspector window can be used to display subtitles and their properties Tor an opened asset A Subtitle Inspector window can be opened by using the easyDCP Player context menu right click on Canvas or main menu gt Asset gt Subtitle Inspector 1 to 4 or using the shortcuts CTRL 1 to CTRL 4 Each window can be used to show different Subtitle Tracks and search results By default the same subtitles like in the Canvas are shown in the Subtitle Inspector windows To change this behavior the Tracks menu can be used by disabling its Same as Canvas option and selecting the subtitle tracks arbitrarily and independently trom the Canvas a x Playlist Editor Tracks Hash Checker Time Out v de Closed Caption External w en Closed Caption External Same as Canvas Additionally the search box in the top of the window can be used to instantly find particular subtitle entries by typing in for example a part of their text or
48. mp Drop You can also ingest multiple Key Delivery Messages KDM or easyDCP Digests by simply dragging amp dropping them onto the canvas The option Export Public Server Certificate will copy both the public leat certificate easydcpexport_ lt id gt cert sha256 crt and the signature chain easydcpexport_ lt id gt chain sha256 pem to the selected folder The signature chain contains the leaf certificate as well as intermediate certificates and the root certificate You may safely distribute these certificates to content providers who want to issue a Distribution KDM to your easyDCP Player installation When issuing D KDMs with easyDCP KDM Generator place only the leat certificate file crt into the server certificate s folder or just drag and drop it into the corresponding input form For a description of how to request your custom certificates please refer to chapter 4 6 License Activation and Certification For more details on the decryption workflow please refer to chapter 9 Content Decryption 52 of 70 22 10 2015 The option Open Key Repository opens the key repository in a Windows Explorer Finder window All ingested Key Delivery Messages xml kdm and easyDCP Digests dcpdig will be stored in this folder and renamed according to the contained CPL UUID digests with keys tor multiple CPLs are duplicated Expired key Tiles can be deleted from here manually when easyDCP Player is not running
49. nhofer certificates These certificates are referred to as a certificate chain and this certificate chain even though already included in the public server certificate is additionally saved in a separate file These certificates are meant for commercial use as they state the licensee s URL and have a unique serial number that links the certificates to the license These server certificates are tied to the licensee s computer using the easyDCP system hash If the license should need to be migrated to another system a new certificate set will have to be requested A migration is possible in the user account at www easydcp com Since the private key is very sensitive it is asynchronously encrypted using a combination of easyDCP Player internal keys and a password selected by the user during the License amp Certificates request Likewise if the user chooses to store their 50 of 70 22 10 2015 password It is first asynchronously encrypted The user password needs to have 6 to 20 letters and cannot be changed after it was created All mentioned Tiles are stored in the user application data folder s certificates subfolder see 4 8 Hence the OS user management can be used to maintain multiple sets of certificates simultaneously In order to easily determine which files belong together they are each identified by a unique ID The ID of the set that is currently used by easyDCP Player is also listed in the About dialog hit F6
50. ntaining Lt Rt channels only 16 channel sound output device custom output channel configuration in settings ini see chapter 4 8 for location of file output channel oraer L Ry Cyr LEE ls Rs LE Rey 7 4 4 4 4 jr Ren The custom output configuration in settings ini does include Lt Rt channels that might be hooked to a separate pair of stereo speakers In this case Lt Rt is send to the Lt Rt output channels 15 16 output channel output channels configuration as actually available specified in settings ini ch1 L ch2 R ch3 C ch4 LFE ch5 Ls ch6 Rs ch7 Lc ch8 Rc ch9 ch10 ch11 chi L ch2 R ch3 C ch4 LFE ch5 Ls ch6 Rs ch7 Lc ch8 Rc ch ch10 ch11 ch12 co internal input ch12 u ch13 ch13 representation ch14 ch14 IMF h15 Lt h15 Lt 4 using MCA labeling lt 62 of 70 22 10 2015 11 Command Line Interface CLI easyDCP Player can be used on the command line to perform a hash check on a package easyDCP Player additionally provides all options required to export a package For detailed descriptions of the available parameters call the executable file with the parameter help C Program Files x86 Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player bin gt easyDCP Player com help Usage easyDCP Player exe lt source gt A source can be the path to a Package directory CPL Assetmap M3U Playlist MXF J2C or WAV file Individual audio and vide
51. ntcfontsize lt font size in points gt Set font size for burning in time code exportBurnInText burntxt lt text gt Burn in static text e g property of Fraunhofer IIS exportBurnInTextVOffset burntxtvoffs lt offset 0 100 gt Specify vertical offset from bottom in procent 0 100 exportBurnInTextColor burntxtcolor lt color gt Set color for burning in text Format can be red RGB or RRGGBB exportBurnInTextFont burntxtfont lt color e g arral gt Set font for burning in text exportBurnInTextFontSize burntxtfontsize lt font size in points gt Set font size for burning in text 11 1 On Windows On Windows the command prompt or a script e g a batch file would typically be used pass command line parameters to easyDCP Player easyDCP Player exe easyDCP Player exe were built using the Windows Subsystem and therefore their output is not visible in the command prompt Instead easyDCP Player com easyDCP Player com should be used Since the executable file contains a space enclose any calls into e g C gt Program Files x86 Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player bin easyDCP Player com help 11 2 On Mac OSX On Mac OS X the terminal or a script e g a shell script would typically be used to pass command line parameters to easyDCP Player The easyDCP Player application is in truth a directory called easyDCP Player app The executable file which can be started and passed
52. o browse the XML or MXF Tiles or expand collapse all items Playlist Editor Hash Check Log Save 00 12 46 12 TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XX_51_2K_20130822_FHG_INT_OV 2048 x 853 00 12 14 00 feature DCP feature 2048 x 853 24 fps 5 1 v Reel E a0d544cb 63d0 4149 b40 GVJ CUT Zu ZW 1 v NS v s Zw Ns gt racco nn mae hEDA ANENKE A0N et 43 F 1568df 33e Aac5 bf d e 59h54287 7a rn nyf BIGBUCKBUNNY_FTR_S_DE XX_5 Play One P 16 of 70 22 10 2015 5 2 Opening a Supplemental package VF A supplemental package typically ends with _VF which stands for Version File is an add on container that does not contain all the track files it references but relies on the presence of an additional package typically one that ends with OV which stands for Original Version The concept is well explained at www digitalcinemanamingconvention com appendix_8 asp Often the folder that contains the VF resides within the folder that contains the OV but other times the two folders are located next to each other on the same level If a folder with an OV is opened easyDCP Player will automatically detect any additional VF packages located within the folder and load them as well When only the VF is loaded into easyDCP Player the original location of all those track files that are not contained in it is unknown These track files as well as the whole Composition is drawn in grey When the corresponding OV package is also
53. o sources need to be separated with a space When a KDM or digest is required to load the source just provide it seperated by a space Optional parameters stats lt statsfile csv gt write fps performance statistics to a file log lt logfile gt CONSOLE enable log and write it to a file or the console logqt lt folder gt enable log of QuickTime Helper processes and write the logs to the given folder hashCheck only perform hash check play start playback immediately Export parameters exportDirectory o lt path to export directory Sets the export directory The directory has to exist exportType t Project Sequence Reel Select export type Unwrap easyDCP project Export a frame sequence Export reels exportFilePrefix p lt export image prefix gt Speeity file Prefi Tor image Tiles ST container Tile 94 Image exportVideo v DPX TIFF J2C Check decode only QuickTime Select image file format for export sequence exportVideoCodecPriority vcp GPU CPU Set preferred JPEG 2000 video decoder hardware GPU or software CPU based If this parameter is not set the last saved setting is used as default exportAudio a WAV MultichannelWAV QuickTime Select audio file format for export sequence exportStartIndex from Set start of sequence 0 is the default exportStopIndex to Set end of sequence the last frame is the default exportStereoMode c left right leftandright Select export channel
54. olor Transform Any of the XML based color transforms can be applied during the export Please note that this will impact the decoding performance Color Depth For DPX bit depths of 8 10 and 16 bits as well as the native bit depth can be selected Choose 10 bit for the highest compatibility with other tools For TIFF bit depths of 8 and 16 bits as well as the native bit depth can be 34 of 70 22 10 2015 selected Export to QuickTime is restricted to 8 bits or 16 bits per color The option to export to QuickTime in 16 bit mode will only be present when the source material actually exceeds a bit depth of 8 bits Chroma Subsampling When exporting chroma subsampled source material i e in 4 2 2 or 4 2 0 configurations to DPX or TIFF 4 4 4 or the native Subsampling scheme can be selected In case 4 4 4 is selected the video material will be upsampled accordingly Burn In Subtitles Any of the present timed text tracks can be embedded into the image Optionally the subtitles original positions can be shifted vertically This comes in handy when creating new subtitles a proxy file with the original subtitles burnt in can be provided to the subtitler who can add a new translated subtitle track and position it comfortably Burn In Timecode Allows to burn in the time code Burn In Text Allows to burn in a static text e g Property of Fraunhofer Clicking the button will pop up an editor dialog that provides more sp
55. ow Quad Buffering might lead to multi sampling becoming available Alternatively outlines can simply be ignored by enabling the option Do not render subtitle outlines Servers behave differently when it comes to rendering PNG sub images Toggling the option Include PNG Subtitles in Color Transform specifies if sub images should also be included in a color transform i e XYZ to RGB or not 46 of 70 22 10 2015 8 6 Software JPEG 2000 Codec up Options Video Performance Quality Audio Subtitles U Make 4K resolution level available HD SDI ignore codestream errors if possible Code Generic Image CPU JPEG 2000 CPU Max bitrate violation tolerance 0 Bytes PCM Locations Performance vs Quality trade off Since version 2 0 easyDCP Player is capable of trading some decoding precision for a better performance Especially when viewing DCPs IMPs which have 12 bit per color on a regular 24 bit monitor some information trom the JPEG 2000 codestream can safely be ignored without significantly impacting the resulting image quality The algorithm is designed in a way that the trade off does not have to be re contigured for every package At a certain position codestreams from a DCP IMP that contain so many details that they fully utilized the maximum available data rate might already be truncated When subsequently loading a package that has only a low data rate because It does not contain many
56. ow in Explorer Remove Playlist Item Del gt BA Add Subtitle file s to Reel Add Subtitle file s to Composition Expand Expand Collapse Collapse Expand All Expand All Collapse All Collapse All Please note that it makes a difference whether you drop the subtitle on the composition or on a particular reel In case you selected to add the subtitle file to the composition and its length exceeds the duration of the first reel the remaining subtitle contents will be added to the following reels if any When you later unwrap the package in the Export dialog see chapter 6 the single imported subtitle file will then be split up into multiple files one for each reel Add subtitle file s to Reel will only affect the selected reel Make sure that the subtitle contains no entries beyond the reel s end To remove an external subtitle element right click it and choose Remove Subtitle from the context menu 28 of 70 22 10 2015 5 11 Color Transforms O Color Transforms 3D LUTs W Color Spaces Source Color Space XYZ DCI Computer Monitor Standard RGB SRGB HD SDI Monitor RGB P3 DCI 2048 x 858 v x 00 12 14 00 With this button you can select a color transform Enabling a color transform results in a better representation of how colors and look appear on the screen Multiple standard color transforms are included with easyDCP Player Color Transform Presets In versions prio
57. r to 3 3 2 color transforms were of the form source space gt target space Each transform is represented by a file in the color transform repository They use a proprietary XML format The files can be edited and new ones can be added These types of color transforms are still available for backwards compatibility In the screenshot above select the Color Transforms 3D LUTs group box The repository can be opened by clicking the folder icon New files or 3D LUTs 3dl can be added with the plus icon Color Space Presets Beginning with version 3 3 2 the more flexible way to define color transforms is by individually assigning source and destination color spaces The source color space is specific to the currently loaded package and will be restored the next time the package Is loaded The first time a package is loaded the source color space will be automatically interred from the metadata The destination color spaces can be individually selected for the computer monitor and for the SDI monitor These selections will be permanently maintained The color spaces are also represented by files that are located in the color space repository The files are stored in a proprietary XML format that is different from the one used for the legacy color transform files This repository is shared by both easyDCP Player and easyDCP Creator Existing presets can be edited and new ones can be created When adding new files please make sure to ass
58. riginal edit rate If a fractional frame rate is specified the time code display will round to the next even integer Hence the time code no longer matches the world time Timed Text 2 1998 x 1080 v x SDI v en Open Subtitle en Closed Caption Colorize The currently opened package s timed text tracks can be shown or hidden To be able to distinguish the tracks they can be colorized Volume control audio 4 v Stereo 5 1 Mute Virtual Sound Track 42481f18 0208 4ced afb7 a125ba6c886a Change the audio volume with this slider from left to right At full left audio is muted At full right audio is played back at 100 of volume no additional gain is added to the audio When clicking the speaker symbol a menu will open The option to mute all audio is always available In case an IMF package with virtual audio tracks is currently opened the track can be selected If lossless audio output is enabled see Options Audio tab volume control is not available 24 of 70 22 10 2015 When playing back an m3u playlist it is possible to predefine the volume level for every package in the m3u file as shown in chapter 5 5 In this case the volume slide will be automatically updated Timeline The timeline displays the playback progress of the current playlist item Hovering over it will display additional information clicking will jump to the associated time code If the currently playing asset contains subtitles
59. ryption keys they are themselves encrypted in a way that only the targeted play out system is able to decrypt them To do this the content provider will need the play out system s public server certificate This encrypted message is called a Key Delivery Message KDM easyDCP Player will keep all ingested KDMs in a repository key repository subfolder in easyDCP Player application data folder See 4 8 so that encrypted DCPs can be viewed multiple times without having to re ingest the keys each time KDMs will not be removed from the repository after they expired but an expired KDM will no longer grant access to the DCP When easyDCP Player is first started it does not yet have a server certificate set The demo edition does not allow playback of encrypted content Only in the commercial edition server certificates can be requested from Fraunhofer support by clicking context menu gt Request License amp Certificates The process is described in a screen cast at www easydcp com Unique private and public keys will be generated and provided to you online The received license and certificate set a Zip file can be imported via drag amp drop or with context menu gt Help gt Import License amp Certificates The certificates are created and signed by Fraunhofer IIS Fraunhofer IIS will delete the private key immediately and keep the public leaf certificate in a database The certificate is digitally signed by a chain of Frau
60. t b Content Decryption v Show Canvas Help gt y Fit Video to Window Exit Alt Q Show FPS Stats Show Drop Frames Show Time Code Show Source Info This option can be enabled in the main context menu s View submenu The 30 Bit Colors option is only selectable if the hardware requirements are met 32 of 70 22 10 2015 6 Export PLUSFeature easyDCP Player allows exporting a source s video audio or timed text assets The individual video frames can be unwrapped and saved as JPEG 2000 images 2c or decoded to uncompressed DPX uncompressed TIF or a QuickTime container using any of the available installed QuickTime codecs When exporting decoded images various Image processing options can be applied us Exporter x Export to Directory C DCP_exports O Unwrap DCP and create easyDCP project Export sequence File Name Prefix Export from Frame toFrame 3123 O Export from Reel to Reel Y Video Stereo Mode Resolution Level 1998 x 1080 File Format QuickTime Codec 4000 kbits 2 Scaling Letterboxing Color Transformation RGB ITU R BT 709 Full Range Color Depth Chroma Subsampling Burn in Subtitles additional offset from bottom Burn in Timecode A offset from bottom Burn in Text A offset from bottom W Audio File Format QuickTime Codec MPEG 4 HE AAC Advanced Settings Export Close Unwrap whole DCP easyDCP Player can simply unwrap the whole DCP track Tile by track Tile It will automa
61. t be in writing LE Fraunhofer reserves the right to offer the software to other customers easyDCP Player_Plu s_3 3 0 dmg 48 2 MB 2 Use rights 2 1 Fraunhofer grants the customer the simple non exclusive right to use the easyDCP Player software under the provisions of the following Terms for test purposes No grant of rights going beyond the following Terms is connected with the provision of this software In particular Fraunhofer retains for itself all dissemination exhibition demonstration performance and publication rights to the software Print Save Disagree Agree To agree with the license and continue the installation procedure press Agree After the image has been opened a new drive is mounted and a window will open 11 of 70 22 10 2015 e080 Fraunhofer easyDCP Player 3 3 0 arj Be mm ery Br eJ SS amp E Q FAVORITEN FREIGABEN sy GERATE A Fraunhofer eas amp Applications easyDCP Player 3 3 0 V Player You need to copy the package into a directory of your choice In order to copy it into the Applications directory simply drag and drop the easyDCP Player icon onto the Applications icon 4 4 Uninstallation on Mac OS Simply drag your easyDCP Player application icon into the trash All user files in the library folder will remain on your system User files include e Settings file settings ini e License file e Color transform files e Content key
62. th PCle x16 Primary graphics device This device is dedicated to rendering video and optionally color post processing using OpenGL Displays need to be attached to this device It is recommended 1 CUDA Is a registered trademark by the Nvidia Corporation 6 of 70 22 10 2015 to install the primary device in the mainboard s top slot This device does not necessarily need to support the NVIDIA CUDA technology In order tor the 3D output option Quad buffered stereo to be available this device needs to support quad buffering e g NVIDIA Quadro series Using this technology easyDCP Player supports the use of active shutter glasses or Stereo over Dual DVI The graphics driver control panel can be used to specify how stereo images should be processed by the primary graphics card In order for the 30 bit Colors option to be available this device as well as the connected display need to support 30 bit per color When a HD SDI output device is used and the option Enable subtitling color processing and scaling is activated images are also processed with the primary graphics card before they are emitted to the HD SDI device In this use case a NVIDIA Quadro series graphics card even a low end model might also be beneficial for a better render performance Otherwise a mid range NVIDIA GeForce device e g NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a good choice Secondary graphics device This device is dedic
63. that is listed individually for each color component for DCPs they are always identical Additionally the same information is available by clicking on next toa playlist item Metadata Inspector Value M FormatesammiungiPackagesiDCPIDCP 2K tears of steel_ 24 TEARSOFSTEEL_FTR_S_EN XxX_51_2K_20130822_ Annotation Package Type Digital Cinema Package DCP Issue Date 2013 08 22T 14 06 59 02 00 Issuer Not set Video Property Components Resolution 048x853 1024x427 512x214 256x107 128x54 64 Bit Depth 12 bits per channel 36 bit Quality Layers Resolution Levels Edit Rate Audio Property Channels Layout Sampling Frequency Bit Depth Edit Rate Frame Count 38 of 70 22 10 2015 7 4 File Hash Checker When loading a package easyDCP Player will validate Tile sizes of all files However it will only validate the XML Tiles hash values A file hash validation of the remaining Tiles in the package has to be manually triggered by the user since it takes too long to be done automatically especially for large files Before distributing a DCP IMP the hash values should be checked To do this it makes sense to load the package directly trom the mobile hard drive Select Check File Hashes in the context menu or press H If a package has been loaded all asset Tiles and their reference hash values will be listed Click Check Hashes to start the hash value calculation To make the hash check a
64. tically generate an easyDCP Creator project file which can be opened with easyDCP Creator to generate a new package Regenerating the exported DCP will be almost as fast as a copy operation since image files are already in the proper format and a time consuming JPEG 2000 compression is not necessary Just make sure that easyDCP Creator Is configured to 1 disable JPEG 2000 re encoding 2 disable automatic pillar letterboxing 3 bypass the video track files color transform This option requires that keys were ingested for all compositions as it will unwrap the 33 of 70 22 10 2015 whole package When extending an existing package e g by adding subtitles this option should usually be preferred over the Export sequence option Create supplemental project This option is only available if external subtitles were loaded Exporting in this mode will create a easyDCP Version File VF project file to be opened by easyDCP Creator The project will reference all track files from the original package Any externally added subtitles will be split into reels and converted to SMPTE or Interop when necessary During the conversion any subtitle attributes that use the default values defined in the specifications will be stripped Export Sequence This option can also be used to export a package s content into image and audio files However it will skip the reels invisible frames e g when the movie has a run in To work around this it
65. tive will impact the render performance and might lead to stuttering Enable this option with care Enable the statistics trom context menu gt View gt Show FPS stats Enable subtitling color processing and scaling If this option is enabled images will be scaled to meet the currently set up HD SDI output resolution Additionally the currently selected color transform will be applied and subtitles will be rendered This option has significant impact on the render performance Enable the statistics from context menu gt View gt Show FPS stats Enable HD SDI video frame statistics This option should normally be disabled 45 of 70 22 10 2015 8 5 Subtitles us Options esi Default Visible Subtitles Open Subtitle Audio Subtitles HD SDI O Closed Subtitle Codecs O Open Caption Locations N O Closed Caption O No Subtitles Subtitle Rendering Render subtitle outlines Include PNG subtitles in Color Transform Options only take effect after restarting the program OK Cancel Default Visible Subtitles A composition may have one or more timed text tracks Select here which track shall be rendered Subtitle Rendering On some systems subtitle outlines are not anti aliased This effect is noticeable when multisampling is not enabled Whether or not multi sampling is enabled can be seen in the easyDCP Player system info dialog Press F10 On Windows disabling Allow 30 bit colors and All
66. tor RGB P3 DCI 5 a Phyoe 11388 Si 2400s SRS 00 07 54 12 00 12 14 00 5 12 2D 3D The 2D 3D context menu lists the same options as the 3D button in the detachable control bar Features are only enabled when a stereoscopic asset is loaded Both the context menu and the button are only available in the easyDCP Player edition PLUSFeature Open gt Playback gt Log Ctrl L Options O 2D 3D Color Transforms v Left Channel Only De nterlacing i Right Channel Only Both Channels Alternating gt gt gt Asset gt View gt gt Content Decryption Red Cyan Colored Red Cyan Optimized Help gt Red Cyan Gray Exit Yellow Blue Colored Yellow Blue Gray Red Blue Red Blue True Green Red Green Red True Difference 2 Blend Interlaced Rowwise 00 00 00 00 Interlaced Columnwise Interlaced Pixelwise Side by Side true aspect ratio Top and Bottom true aspect ratio Side by Side Top and Bottom The Swap Left Right check box works in combination with all following modes that display both channels It swaps the input channels and should therefore normally be unchecked 31 of 70 22 10 2015 The first group of modes only displays one channel at a time The second group of modes lists several common anaglyph filters that can be used with widely available anaglyph glasses The third group contains a range of modes most of which spatially interleave both channels or place them n
67. troduced by the operating system s audio processing pipeline Lossless audio output When this option Is active audio samples are passed to the audio renderer in their native sample format without applying any volume control or a downmix Using a ASIO driver and a sound adapter with a digital output samples are passed through losslessly Automatic Stereo Downmix Select this option to downmix 5 1 sound to stereo Audio routing The audio channel order is retrieved trom the inout MXF Sound Track File if possible If the audio channels are not labeled in the Track File at all a default channel order is read from the easyDCP Player settings Tile A default output order is read from the settings file as well For more details please refer to chapter 10 8 4 HD SDI Play out PLUSFeature W Enable HD SDI output Audio PE Device DeckLink SDI Subtitles Mode HD 1080p 24 1920 x 1080 U EETA ae ColorDepth 24 Bit YUV 4 2 2 JPEG 2000 CPU PCM Locations U Show video also in canvas Levels Automatic Enable subtitling color processing and scaling J Enable HD SDI video frame statistics OK Cancel Enable HD SDI output Since version 2 0 easyDCP Player is capable of playing out HD SDI with the Blackmagic Design UltraStudio and DeckLink 44 of 70 22 10 2015 series Both PCle connected cards and Thunderbolt connected external devices are supported Thunderbolt devices will only be detected if they are attache
68. vailable for encrypted DCPs without requiring content keys to be loaded the Playlist Editor Dialog also has a button that opens the Check File Hashes dialog Hash Check eal Simultaneous Checks 4 In order to calculate hash values for arbitrary other files drag amp drop the file into the Check File Hashes dialog A hash value validation succeeds if the calculated hash value is identical to the reference hash value listed in the DCP IMP The status column will then display a green Ok easyDCP Player also has a command line parameter to perform the hash check Please refer to chapter 10 39 of 70 22 10 2015 7 5 Audio Waveform Visualizer This module visualizes the audio tracks of the currently opened assets In can be used to mute individual channels in order to check if the channel order is correct The white cursor represents the currently showing frame and by aligning it to a peak in the waveform audio video sync issues can be identified conveniently Waveform Visualizer v Channel 1 gt Channel 2 gt Channel 3 v Channel 4 Solo Channel Mute Channel Unmute All Collapse Others Expand Others v Channel 5 00 40 00 41 00 42 00 43 00 44 00 45 00 46 00 47 00 48 AO of 70 22 10 2015 8 Preferences 8 1 Preferred Video Codec Fun Ww Use Nvidia CUDA JPEG 2000 Decoder subtitles HD SDI Codecs Generic Image CPU JPEG 2000 CUDA JPEG 2000 C
69. wo alternative subtitle tracks e g two different languages that would normally overlap each other The default percentage of 40 can also be customized in the context menu by using the 10 and 10 options 26 of 70 22 10 2015 Subtitle Inspector 1 Search Duration T me In T me Out Example Subtitle Closed Caption Text 00 00 w Colorizing 10 00 07 00 Pick a Color uv Example Subtitle Closed Caption Tex 00 0 0 00 12 00 amp gt g ae 10 00 00 09 03 Fit column sizes Subtitle Inspector 1 Search Duration Time In Beispiel Untertitel 10 00 02 03 00 00 01 12 w Colorizing Example Subtitle C 0 00 01 12 00 00 00 00 Fick a Color Example Subtitle Extra vertical offset 0 00 02 03 00200201212 Example Subtitle C fae fa OP ce ee oe Ci oe MI 0 00 03 09 00 00 03 15 10 10 Example Subtitle C 0 00 0 4 00 00 00 08 00 Fit column sizes 5 10 Adding external subtitle files easyDCP Player can also load external subtitles on the fly via the playlist editor window To do so right click the desired package and choose Add subtitle file s to Composition or Add subtitle file s to Reel Drag amp Drop is supported as well 27 of 70 22 10 2015 07 37 CPI easyDCP Creator Composition 1 2011 10 07T17 07 37 Play All from Here Return Play One Ctri Return Play All from Here Return Browse XML Play One Ctrl Return Show in Explorer Sh
70. yer 3 3 0 Setup Wizard easyDCP easyDCP Player 3 3 0 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard Launch easyDCP Player Version 3 3 0 waw easydcp com www dcinema fraunhofer de After successful installation easyDCP Player will be installed on your computer In your start menu s application list you will now find an entry called Fraunhofer easyDCP Player that contains links to open easyDCP Player uninstall easyDCP Player or open this user manual 4 2 Uninstallation on Windows To uninstall all easyDCP Player components run Remove easyDCP Player from your windows start menu d Fraunhofer easyDCP Player 3 3 0 T easyDCP Player 3 3 0 User Manual D easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Remove easyDCP Player 3 3 0 If your easyDCP Player start menu entry does not exist anymore go to the folder where you installed easyDCP Player and run the executable Uninstall easyDCP Player 3 0 0 exe by double clicking The detault location is C Program Files x86 Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player 3 0 0 9 of 70 22 10 2015 easyDCP Player 3 3 0 Uninstall Remove easyDCP Player 3 3 0 from your computer Uninstall DCP PI 3 3 0 Fraunhofer an WS easyDCP Player 3 3 0 will be uninstalled from the following folder Click Uninstall to start the uninstallation Uninstalling fom C Program Files Fraunhofer IIS easyDCP Player 3 3 0

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