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1. PGM stream recording 4a INSERTS preferences DVI IN tab setup of the DVI IN signal and transparency key color inserted as a layer on top of camera video NOD P 1060 ps 4b INSERTS preferences LOGO tab setup of a LOGO Insert bug on a separate video layer 3L on Page 19 5 a REPLAYS preferences REPLAYS tab setup of REPLAYS properties length slow fast motion ratio and keyboard shortcuts REPLAYS preferences WIPES tab de F REPLAYS lead in out animation setup choosing the mode of operation 7 IO WIPE FILE SEQUENCE SHUFFLE 5 c REPLAYS preferences WIPES tab REPLAYS select the WIPES folder and check the WIPES to be used view WIPE usage statisti SEQUENCE RESET STATS dettt EM Mrs E l NO WIFE aui webcast biue thv Fi WIRE DAMON Duly Fi WIPE KOKA flv 6 a APPEARANCE preferences PIP tab setup of PIP border color thickness and shadow on off pan PB ia a BACKCROUND A ow as DISABLE lt gt m gt LL Ostreamstar 6 b APPEARANCE preferences SPLIT tab setup of SPLIT SCREEN border color and thickness Se pip a cu a BACKGROUND Pi EN gt 7 d r7 i m a an APPLY 6 c APPEARANCE preferences BACKGROUND tab setup of a background image to avoid black screen in case of camera dropout P Pt PATH TO BACKGROUND 7 AUDIO preferences setup of audio devices 8 ABOUT screen information about the system DISABLE 9 S2. content of the OVERLAYS is managed and switched from the OVERLAYS TAB within the left side menu in the CMA Procedure 1 Tap click the OVERLAYS TAB in the left side menu bar of the CMA to display the OVERLAYS content 2 Specify the directory where your Overlays files are located using the path selector 3 Load all slots at once using the LOAD ALL button First 10 files are instantly loaded into the 10 slots Each slot can also be loaded individually using the selector button on top of the slot 4 Tap click the preview of the Overlay file you wish to insert into PG OUT 5 Tap click the OVERLAYS switch in the INSERTS section of the Production section on top left to turn the functionality on and cut the selected file to PG OUT OVERLAYS SWITCH ON OFF INSERTS L Piil MOON MODE SCREEN LAYOUT ER m DIRECTCUT SPLIT SCREEN LOAD ALT LE een mide E Cr WINNER hi NYC M 77 B L LOAD ALL 10 SLOTS AT ONCE B 10 OVERLAY GRAPHICS SLOTS FOR INSTANT USE L ACCESS INSERTS SPECIFY OVERLAYS DIRECTORY LOAD FILES INDIVIDUALLY IN EACH SLOT content management Nerf 1 Graphic files PNG with transparency alpha channel and animations FLV with transparencies are supported 2 If you leave the OVERLAYS switch in the PRODUCTION LAYOUT INSERTS section ON you can switch Overlay files by tap click on their previews directly in the CMA Content Management Area Page 14 streamstar lll SA settings area Contai
3. info 5 Playlist expansion button touch click to expand a playlist a manage it s content 6 Expansion Close button close expanded playlist 7 Preview button triggers a preview of the item in the thumbnail video player 8 Playback Loop button set the playback of the item to a number of repeats or a loop 9 Sorting buttons move a Playlist item up and down in the list 10 Audio On Of button turn on off the item s audio 11 Delete deletes an item from the list and the system Playlist Creation and Management Playlists are virtual collections of media files assembled in a list for a particular reason Therefore they are created from within the MEDIA TAB in the CMA content management area Procedure 1 Goto the CMA MEDIA TAB SELECT PLAYLIST TO WHICH TO ADD MEDIA 2 Choose a Media file to assign to a Playlist 3 Touch click it s Playlist assignment button New Playlis 4 Adialog box appears that enables you to select an already made playlist or to create a new one 5 Select the Playlist to assign the media file to NEW PLAYLIST New Playlist oa Page 13 l11 4 CMA Content Management Area OVERLAYS Tab management of the OVERLAYS content of the INSERTS layer The OVERLAYS is a powerfull feature that enables the user to create visually compelling productions Typical usage will be titles lower thirds info graphics bumpers transitions advertisements on a part of the screen pop up promos and simillar The
4. prompts A B C depending on the number of split screen areas in the selected preset 4 when all split screen areas are populated a red button GO LIVE at the bottom of the pane appears 5 touch click GO LIVE to cut the SPLIT SCREEN layout to live The procedure is in principle the same as the one for the PIP setup described in detail below PICTURE IN PICTURE enables the PIP screen layout functionality Procedure to use 1 select the PIP layout switch 2 select one of the 9 preset templates available The preset template enlarges 3 select the sources content for the individual split screens the software prompts you to touch click the source for the area A next touch click the source for B C and so on depending on the number of PIP screen areas in the selected preset template when all PIP screen areas are populated a red button GO LIVE at the bottom of the pane becomes active touch click GO LIVE BES to cut the SPLIT SCREEN layout to PG OUT touch click BACKSPACE to go back a step press twice to go back two steps touch click CANCEL Igi to abandon the PIP setup NM UI SCREEN LAYOUT SCREEN LAYOUT SCREEN LAYOUT C BACKGROUND Per err Ace ated ee GO LIVE hm x Select PIP preset template Prompt to select a PIP source When all PIP areas are populated for area A than B and C press GO LIVE to cut to PG OUT PG OUT SIR Hi MIXING MODE SCREEN LAYOUT mm The used PIP
5. very intuitive and user friendly modern interface Anyone who can operate an iPhone can operate it within seconds The GUI is designed to support the operation processes and workflows in the most logical and practical way The GUI layout is divided into 3 horizontal sections containing distinctive logically related operational elements and functions On the top is the PRODUCTION LAYOUT section below is the CAMERA SWITCHING section and at the bottom is the CONTENT MANAGEMENT SETTINGS section At the very bottom of the screen is an additional information readout bar displaying some helpful info about the status of the system SCREEN LAYOUT PRODUCTION LAYOUT section CAMERA SWITCHING section CONTENT MANAGEMENT SETTINGS section LONG Info bar Page 7 I PRODUCTION LAYOUT Section INSERTS C MIXING MODE SCREEN LAYOUT This section contains all the important functionality controls for the creation of the look layout and ovarall appearance of your production and the behavior of the software functions It is divided horozontally into 4 sub sections 1 INSERTS 2 PROGRAM OUT 3 MIXING MODES 4 SCREEN LAYOUT I 1 INSERTS contains three on off switches for video layers on top of the camera layer LOGO on of switch for the LOGO video layer for detailed description go to the SETTINGS INSERTS section OVERLAYS on of switch for the OVERLAYS video layer for detailed description go to the SETTINGS INSERTSsection
6. HDMI DVI IN on off switch for the DVI IN input layer for detailed description go to the SETTINGS INSERTS section I 2 PGM OUT contains a video player to view the PGM OUT output from the system Audio level indicators and Stream ing and Recording indicators 1 3 MIXING MODES contains three switches to select automated switching modes with their respective functionality controls DIRECT CUT ebables a direct cut between sources CROSSFADE enables a crossfade transition The duration can be adjusted by the Duration Adjustment Bar at the bottom of this panel TRANSITION enables a wipe transition There are 9 presets of the most commonly used wipes Select the TRANSITION MIXING MODE select a type of wipe you wish to use adjust its duration by the Duration Adjustment Bar Cuts will now be executed using the selected wipe and its duration Page 8 Ostreamstar I 4 SCREEN LAYOUT Contains 3 switches to enable the respective functionality for the control of the screen layout and appearance of the production It contains switches for SPLIT SCREEN PICTURE IN PICTURE and TEXT insertion Please note that the text insertion feature will be available in the Q3 of 2015 software update SPLIT SCREEN enables the split screen layout functionality Procedure to use 1 select the SPLIT SCREEN layout switch 2 select one of the 9 presets templates available 3 select the sources content for the individual split screens as the software
7. Ostreamstar STREAMSTAR PRODUCTION SOFTWARE OPERATING MANUAL July 2015 Streamstar a s Cintor nska 7 WWW Streamstar com 81108 Bratislava Sales streamstar com SK EU support streamstar com All information in this document is subject to change without notice Streamstar a s 2015 All rights reserved streamstar INSERTS SCREEN LAYOUT LIME OUT HEADPHONES PROGRAM CUT REPLAYS PLAYLIST OVERLAYS Sstreamstar TOOLS FOR THE NEW GENERATION OF STREAMING MEDIA PRODUCERS Table of Contents Introduction System Startup GUL et a Se Production Layout Section Inserts PGM Out Mixing Modes Screen Layout Camera Switching Content Management and Settings Section 2 ens Content Management Area MediaTab ReplaysTab PlaylistTab Overlays Tab Settings Area Replays Tab Replays Capture Audio Tab System Settings Tab General Streaming Recording Inserts Replays Appearance Audio and Playback Procedure e teens CO CO co ON DM UI 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 Copyright This document and all images text custom graphics button icons the collection and compilation and assembly thereof and the overall look and distinctiveness of this document are the exclusive pro
8. S usual way The software GUI appears Choose either to load a saved project or to create a new one MiG MODE En DIRECT Cut Tap click NEW PROJECT a new project is created and you can start working immediatelly Tap click LOAD PROJECT a dialog screen appears that allows you to select from a list of previously saved projects with all settings preserved In this dialog you also can edit the names of projects by tap click the pencil icon besides the name of a project as well as delete projects SELECT CREATE PROJECT 2 27 2013 12 02 03 PM 2 26 2013 5 20 14 PM 2 26 2013 5 11 28 PM Baumgartner Space Jump 2 26 20135 09 14 PM Moon Landing IE 26 2013 11 11 28 AM 2 25 2013 4 57 01 PM NEW PROJECT Type Name Of New Project and click CREATE REKTE CANCEL Page 6 Ostreamstar GUI Graphical User Interface The Production Software is operated via an innovative touch screen user interface perfectly tuned for the live streaming production It was designed to fulfill all the requirements of a live streaming production in the easiest most efficient and user friendly way to allow a high level of sophistication creative freedom operational flexibility while maintaining a perfect control of every aspect of the production at all times Thousands of hours of real live production experiences were combined with the possibilities of the techno logically most advanced system and the result is a Superior extremely powerful yet
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10. ailable replays in the CMA PROJECT ight nighs 2 27 08 replays 5 5 GE 13 36 18 Creating replays 4 gt i i i 4 Page 15 3a Tap click one of the REPLAY preview button to preview the new captured replay in all cameras no need to do this if yo don t want to Tap click a preview to cut the replay to PG OUT or kaht night 2 272 1 replays 5 5 GB Preview Button Replay preview video players for each camera KE that also function as Switches 13736718 3b Tap click one of the numbered camera buttons to cut that camera replay to PG OUT E s EP 13 36 18 SHORT Numbered Replay switches MEDIUM for each camera 4 Replays can be played back inserted in PG OUT using lead in out animations we call WIPES The lead in out WIPES functionality is managed from the REPLAY SETTINGS WIPES section described on page 20 A single wipe a sequence of wipes or a random shuffle mode can be set for the use of Wipes Wipes are 2 sec long FLV animations with transparency The cut in out point is at 50 1 sec exactly The functionality can be turned off hence no wipes will be used for playing Replays 5 Any Replay can be played back at will by tap click on any of the numbered camera buttons or the preview player display if the preview is on A cut from a one replay to another to a live camera or a media file can be done at any time No need to play the entire replay It
11. is completely up to the creativity of the operator 1 The Replays are stored internally as 4 files for each replay set and are available for post production 2 If you delete a Replay set the files are erased from storage Be aware that this is a destructive operation 6 During the play back of a replay the SLOW MOTION functionality is applied Default playback motion ratio is 50 of original speed The playback can be slowed down further to 20 or sped up to 100 of the original speed by pushing and holding the S and F keys on a keyboard respectively All these parameters are fully adjustable in the Replay Settings described on page 20 Page 16 streamstar lll b SA settings area AUDIO Tab Activates the AUDIO MIXER in the CMA and REPLAY CAPTURE buttons in SA REPLAYS access priority The AUDIO MIXER board provides all the standard Audio mixer interface elements cameras SDI embeded audio faders audio mute and solo buttons AUX input fader external audio signal source headphones level fader PG OUT levels faders with a stereo lock unlock button 1 All faders have integrated Level and Peaking indicators 2 It is not the purpose of this manual to explain Audio Mixer board operational procedures Basic knowledge of audio mixer operation is required lll c SA settings area SYSTEM SETTINGS Tab Contains 9 buttons providing access to preferences for all system settings and functions Tap click on a settings but
12. ns user interface elements for access to 1 REPLAY CAPTURE BUTTONS capturing replays 2 AUDIO MIXER BOARD audio operations 3 SYSTEM SETTINGS BUTTONS adjusting the system settings The SA TABS change the appearance of both the SA and CMA to provide operating space relevant to the SA TAB selected and reveal its interface elements However access to REPLAYS operating interface elements is a priority lll a SA settings area REPLAYS Tab Activates REPLAY CAPTURE buttons and activates the CMA REPLAYS TAB for Replays operation 1 SHORT button triggers the capture of 3 4 or 5 sec replays in all cameras the length can be set in REPLAY SETTINGS default is 3 sec 2 MEDIUM button triggers the capture of 6 8 or 10 sec replays in all cameras the length can be set in REPLAY SETTINGS default is 6 sec Ni 3 LONG button triggers the capture of 10 15 or 20 sec replays in all cameras the length can be set in REPLAY SETTINGS default is 10 sec Replay Capture and Playback procedure aM E 1 Activate the SM REPLAY CAPTURE TAB which reveals the Replay Capture buttons in SA and opens the CMA REPLAYS TAB In a new project there are no replays captured yet un ce i m FRINECT rent night ff 2F 720s O naples 5 5 GE There are no replays created yet 2 Tap click one of the REPLAY CAPTURE BUTTONS in the SM to trigger the capture of a replay set A replay set is generated and displayed in the list of av
13. perty of Streamstar a s and are protected by U S and international copyright laws The contents of this document may be used for informational purposes and as learning resource only Any other use of such contents including the reproduction modification distribution transmission republication display or performance of the contents of this document without the prior written consent of Streamstar a s is expressly forbidden Ostreamstar WELCOME Congratulations on the purchase of the Streamstar Live Production Studio application About Streamstar Streamstar is a company offering technology solutions and products for the streaming industry Dedicated to innovation Streamstar delivers professional tools for the new generation of streaming video producers Our products range consists of Streamstar SW live production studio software Streamstar KITs software caprure cards packages Streamstar CASE portable live production systems Streamstar SW Live Production Studio Software The most advanced live production software in existence Conceptually ground breaking technologically State of the art extremely efficient yet easy to use and flexible Its intuitive highly effective touch screen user interface tried and tested in the real world is streamlined for live production It is the ideal system for the new geration of streaming media professionals Page 5 SYSTEM STARTUP Start the application in a normal Windows O
14. t about the media file 3 Live preview on off button touch click to preview the media file in the thumbnail preview display The media can be cut to live PG Out anytime during the preview by touching licking the Thumbnail 4 Assignment to Playlist use this function to assign media files to more complex Playlists Touch click the button a dialog box appears that enables you to select an already made playlist or to create a new Playlist Select the Playlist to assign the file to The procedure is described in detail in the PLAYLISTS section on page 13 5 Playback Loop set a media file to loop or to play a selected number of times 6 Audio switch on off switch for Media audio 7 Sorting buttons use to move Media files up and down in the list 8 Scroll bar Page 11 l11 2 CMA Content Management Area REPLAYS Tab Contains a list of all captured replays and all interface elements to operate the REPLAYS functionality Replay Preview player functions also as a Switch EE t tttt tt tt EN e ev NS Ne xe NS eV 2d ev QN O X e NS SN XN e AEN e 9 N H e S KO es ex d NS e T a KM N AN o Q a g cS wor EU Q NS OF 1 Favorites marker a visual marker to highlite a Replays set of extra importance 2 Time code of capture color coded time signature of the captured Replay set 3 Preview button triggers the display of 4 video players for preview of the captured replay in each camera Touch click a preview to c
15. template is highlited red when in PG OUT When not in PG OUT it will remain populated with the selected sources for repeated use and highlited gray It can be re assigned with new sources To reassign new sources select the template tap the area to be assigned a new source and select a new source Page 9 Il CAMERA SWITCHING Section This section contains live previews of all 4 camera inputs which also function as switches Switching between cameras is done by simply tapping or clicking the camera preview area The cut is executed according to the type of MIXING MODE currently selected The camera currently cut in Live Out is indicated by the red outline of it s preview If there is no camera connected to the SDI video input a NO SIGNAL icon will be displayed in the preview Ill CONTENT MANAGEMENT and SETTINGS Section This section contains all the control elements of the many functionalities used in production Its display changes accordind to what is selected and allows for ereat operational flexibity and speed This section of the GUI is subdivided into two major sections A the CONTENT MANAGEMENT AREA CMA marked with letter A in white circle B the SETTINGS AREA SA marked with letter B in white circle The CMA Content Management Area has 4 TABS on the left that reveal the operational controls for the MEDIA LIBRARY REPLAYS amp SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK PLAYLIST and OVERLAYS controls The SA Settings Area has 3 TABS on
16. the top that trieger the display of the REPLAYS CAPTURE buttons the AUDIO MIXER and the SETTINGS BUTTONS The image below shows selected REPLAYS controls in CMA and REPLAY CAPTURE BUTTONS in the SA SYSTEM SETTINGS AUDIO MIXER Load Project Access and manage files in OS REPLAYS CAPTURE n GAME Spain USA 18 12 2012 l2meplays 14 M8 MEDIA LIBRARY gt REPLAYS selected displayed Nn PLAYLISTS gt 04 04 04 04 WA Oers Bil ml i Nal bi Yam Fin par if 5 3 Ea as Ar jm A Land s Ls LEN rh be LONG OVERLAYS gt x CMA Content management area displaying the REPLAYS controls controls SA Settings area displaying REPLAYS CAPTURE buttons Page 10 streamstar The next image shows the AUDIO MIXER controls in CMA and REPLAY CAPTURE BUTTONS in the SA CMA Content management area displaying the AUDIO MIXER SA Settings area displaying SETTINGS BUTTONS l11 1 CMA Content Management Area MEDIA Tab Contains a list of available media and all interface elements to use the MEDIA playback functionality t ttt ot tf eN x9 os V o9 oS et ot CN x N o N 9 qe eo qe o oe QV gal axe e oo EV Mo N CY 0 i NS S Seg S AV E N JS S P Whe a We X e e ov D eo M NS W roe co or g 1 Media Preview Switch a small video display of the media file that also serves as a switch Touch click to cut the media file into PG Out 2 Media file info usefull information readou
17. ton in SA displays a relevant preferences panel in CMA Some preferences panels have additional PREFERENCES TABS on top of the CMA allowing access to more seetings and adjustable parameters The next screen shot shows a selected STREAMING SETTINGS preferences in SA an the STREAMING SETTINGS PREFERENCES panel with ENCODING PREFERENCES TAB selected STREAMING SETTINGS PREFERENCES TABS ENCODING TAB selected SA SYSTEM SETTINGS TAB TS T STREAMING SETTINGS P ADIUST VIDEO BITRATE EUR NEW PROFILE m ALJLUST AUDIO BITRATE 4 m A i L Zu ff i E TOTAL BANDWIDTH REQUIRED 1096 Kbps Page 17 1 GENERAL setup of directories languages layout grid view on a second monitor and the video standard settings E CA WEBCAST projecis 2a STREAMING preferences STREAMING tab setup of streaming platform settings start stop streaming control and stream re STREAMING ENCODING FLASH Sf MEDIA RPR CHANGE PLATFORM 2b STREAMING preferences ENCODING tab setup of encoding profile encoding settings encoding profile save edit delete STREAMING NEW PROFILE EDIT PROFILE DELETE PROFILE TOTAL BANDWIDTH REQUIRED 1096 Kbps 2b STREAMING preferences ENCODING tab setup of encoding profile encoding settings encoding profile save edit delete NEW PROFILE EDIT PROFILE DELETE PROFILE TOTAL BANDWIDTH REQUIR streamstar 3 RECORDING setup start stop of the recording functionality independent from
18. ut the replay of a camera to live PG OUT While playing a preview a blue progress bar in the preview button indicates the playhead position 4 Camera switches touch click any of the 4 camera replay buttons to cut that camera replay to PG OUT Replays are cut IN and OUT to PG OUT with a lead in and a lead out animation called WIPE The setup of the Wipes is described in detail in the Settings section under REPLAYS Settings on page 20 Sorting buttons move a set of Replays up and down in the list Delete deletes a set of Replays from the list and the system Scroll Bar scroll up and down the list Replay Capture buttons trigger the capture of replays of 3 different lengths which can be set in the Settings Replays section Go to page 20 SA Replays Tab section for detailed description con on UI Page 12 streamstar 111 3 CMA Content Management Area PLAYLISTS Tab Contains a list of PLAYLISTS and all interface elements to operate the PLAYLISTS functionality N v Ne AN e We oe 1 Playlist Preview Switch thumbnail video player of the entire playlist touch click it to cut to PG OUT when playing in PG OUT touch click it again to cut out of PG OUT 2 Playlist Content Preview Switch thumbnail video player of an item in the playlist touch click it to cut to PG OUT when playing in PG OUT touch click it again to cut out of PG OUT 3 Playlist content info playlist content item info 4 Playlist info playlist
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