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4. e a INNOVATIONS IN VIDEO and AUDIO TECHNOLOGY OPERATION MANUAL TCR Plugin Brainstorm Time Code Camera Data Recorder 2nd Edition Rev 2 Version 2 0 FOR A COMPANY LIMITED ooftware License Agreement This Software License Agreement is a legally binding agreement between you User and FOR A Company Limited Company The software user manual and all other associated documentation collectively Product are licensed not sold to the User By installing and using the software or by using a product of the Company in which the software is installed User agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of this agreement as set forth below 1 License Grant a he Company grants User the license to use the Product in the manner specified in the user manual and other associated documentation User may not use the Product in any manner other than specified b The Company only grants User the license to personally use the Product and does not allow User to transfer the license to a third person or to enable a third person to use the Product by any other method c In principle the software may only be used on a single computer or device d While the software may include various programs they may not be unbundled and used as standalone programs 2 Restrictions on Distribution Duplication Lease and Transfer User may not without the Company s prior permission distribute via communication lines
5. Actor will be hidden 6 Offset TCR SEND OFFSET Allows you to offset the Position values C Delay Field TCR SEND DELAY Delays sending data by the specified field unit Delay msec TCR SEND DELAY MS Delays sending data by the specified millisecond amount 15 lt Receive Data Tab Heceive Data Heceiving Data l Position x 5 0215 y 16748 z Field of View v 60 000 h 21 493 9 O6 6 e O9 D Destination TCR RECIEVE DEST opecifies how the received data is used The following modes are available Applies the received data to the specified camera item Manual Bind Binds the received data to the specified parameters 2 Camera TCR RECIEVE DEST CAM Displayed if TCR RECIEVE DEST is set to Camera Allows you to specify a camera item to which the received data is applied 3 Position TCR RECIEVE XYZ 4 Angle TCR RECIEVE HPR 5 Field of View TCR RECIEVE FOVV TCR RECIEVE FOVH 6 Actor TCR RECIEVE ACTOR XYZ Displays the received data If Offset parameters are specified the adjusted parameters will be displayed D Offset TCR RECIEVE OFFSET Allows you to offset the Position values Delay Field TCR RECIEVE DELAY Delays receiving data by the specified field unit 16 3 3 Notes on Using TCR Plugin 3 3 1 Dos Name and ltem Name Although TCR Plugin can be used independently it is assumed to be used with TcrGui To control through TerGui the Do
6. C svniTCR GuikTcrEdit bat Hostname XV 8400 3 IP address 192 168 140 94 Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped 5 2 Initial Setup There may be a situation where Brainstorm is used in multiple sub control rooms in a broadcast station for example virtual processors 1 and 2 are used in control room A and virtual processors 3 and 4 are used in control room B and usually the same domain is used in the same network In such case it may be possible to operate an incorrect virtual processor accidentally To avoid doing so TcrGui allows users to restrict which processors can be operated by setting the TcrGui ini file We also provide TcerGuiConfigure exe which allows you to create an ini file easier C usr FOR A TCR v2 Gui TcrGuiConfigure exe After the program is started the following window appears W TcrGui Configure Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 OF x TcrGui Configure Item Name TCR TCRI Load Save Frame rate 59 94 Hz v Drop frame Address Hosti ldigistormi Host2 digistorm2 Host3 ldigistorm3 Host4 ldigistorm4 Host5 ldigistorm5 21 E TcrGui Configure Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 Eje Fa TcrGui Configure Item Name TCR TCR1 Load Save Frame rate 59 94 Hz iv Drop frame Address Hosti jdigistormi Host2 digistorm2 Host3 digistorm3 Host4 Not Used Host5 Not Used 3 For exam
7. Click Agree Notepad v5 9 2 Setup License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Notepad v5 9 2 Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement GNLI GEMERAL PLIBLIC LICENSE Version 2 June 1991 Copvright C 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 58 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston M 02111 1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The licenses For most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install Notepad v5 9 2 5 Specify C usr bin Notepad for Destination Folder and click Next 5 Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install Notepad v5 9 2 Setup will install Notepad v5 9 2 in the following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Next to continue Destination Folder Ci usribiniNotepad Space required 13 4MB Space available 14 2GB Don HO 6 Uncheck the Auto Updater checkbox and click Next 5 Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Choose Components Choose which Features of Notepad v5 9 2 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue
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9. Select the type of install Custom v Description Or select the optional Context Menu Entry Pasil hs Serer oes components you wish to v Auta completion Files URP ER ES install i i yer a COM it Ec IET Plugins see its description C Localization Themes C As default html viewe Wj Auto Updater User Manual lt Lc a Space required 13 0MB 7 Click Install 5 Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Choose Components Choose which Features of Notepad v5 9 2 you want to install Don t use APPDATA Enable this option to make Notepad loadjwrite the configuration Files From to its install directory Check it if you use Notepad in an USB device Create Shortcut on Desktop o Use the old obsolete and monstrous icon I won t blame you if you want to get the old icon back Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Completing the Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Notepad v5 9 2 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close Setup lt Back Cancel 2 1 3 Installing npp 5 9 2 ConfigT CR 1 Double click npp 5 9 2 ConfigTCR msi on the CD ROM to run the setup wizard npp 5 9 z CaonfigTCR msi Windows Installer Package 7 824 KB 2 Click Next if npp 5 9 2 ConfigTCR Welcome to the npp 5 9 2 ConfigT CR Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install npp 5 3 2 ConfigT CR on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright
10. in dotXSI for which this data is to be used 32 7 Operational Overview 7 1 Virtual Processor Setup To setup a virtual processor the following item must be prepared Data content used for recording 1 Add TCR py to the Loader file See section 3 1 Adding the TCR py Plug in Module for details 2 Control PC Setup To setup a control PC the following items must be determined Format used for recording Time code type drop frame non drop frame used Virtual processor used D Set the Tcr ini file through TcrGuiConfigure using the above information See sections 4 TcrGuiConfigure and 5 2 Initial Setup for details 2 Adjust the clock of the control PC to the actual time 3 Recording Camera Data While recording check whether the data is being recorded for each cut CD In TerGui click the File Select button to specify the file name and folder to save data Only alphanumeric characters can be used for the file name 2 Select the Use checkbox of the virtual processor to be used and confirm that the red indicator to the left turns blue 3 Switch to Rec mode and click the Rec button to start recording camera data After clicking the Rec button confirm that the Counter and Time code values change 4 Click the Stop button to stop recording camera data 5 Switch to Play mode and click the Play button to confirm that the camera data has been recorded Repeat from step 7 4 Extra
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12. 15 08 86 405128 15 521090 8 250481 8 5323 l5 48 15 08 B 808287 15 348077 8 2504Bl 4 5324 05 48 15 0868 7 208556 15 164651 6 250461 105325 05 46 15 0989 7 603112 14 9072 4 0 200461 11 5326 l5 48 15 03 7 992456 14 755535 0 200461 21532 re lityi Ba balsta ee Us In the example above there exists only one line with 05 48 15 07 instead of two lines for two fields On the other hand three lines with 05 48 15 08 exist Such data possesses lower reliability and therefore these fields should be considered empty fields The empty fields will be interpolated in Maya or XSI at the end For empty fields add an asterisk to the beginning of the line Jobs Ute tO Pes Ja iUi UJ led If B320 0l5 48 15 UB 5 509904 15 8235084 8 250451 183 J3a2l1 l5 48 15 0 7 0 996574 15 5834B3 0 200461 20 8322 ll5 40 15 08 6 405129 15 52108U0 o 450461 2 B323 05 48 15 086 6 609292 919 2498 tte 8 200461 2a B324 05 48 15 0868 7 208506 15 164651 8 200461 25 i 4 1 14 H tJi iUs Of LIU e 5325 05 48 15 0898 7 603112 470724 0 250461 26 E39R NR AR 1R NA qq ARR CI co oo 1 c3 cr r el TRRAAG VAT AR I 70 31 Repeat steps as above to check and correct errors To represent states and can also be used in addition to asterisks Represents a comment Ignored for error checks and conversions Represents the IN or OUT point Represents an empty field 6 2 4 Checking Er
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16. AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY The Microsoft operating system components accompanying this Supplemental EULA including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licensed the applicable Microsoft operating system product described below each an Cancel 4 After the installation is complete you will be asked to restart your computer Click Finish to restart your computer Software Update Installation Wizard Completing the Windows Installer 3 1 KB893803 Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the KB893803v2 Setup Wizard To apply the changes the wizard has to restart Windows To restart Windows automatically click Finish If you want to restart later select the Do not restart now check box and then click Finish 1 Double click npp 5 9 2 Installer exe on the CD ROM to run the setup wizard 2 Click OK Installer Language e Please select a language Endish M 3 Click Next s Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Welcome to the Notepad v5 9 2 Setup Setup will guide you through the installation of Notepad v5 9 2 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 j Cancel 4
17. Note that itemName under the Setting section is the TCR List item name used by TcrGui when connecting to Brainstorm This Dos name and item name must actually exist in Brainstorm 5 3 Using TcrGui lll TCR GUI Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Ve File Mode Help I Use Counter sila odd Rec Mode Set x Set SECK 0 IN 00 00 OUT 00 00 Dat Ref Editor C Play Mode 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ata e 00 00 00 00 Use digistorm1 digistorm2 digistorm3 Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 lt lt lt Informations gt gt gt Working Directory C svn TCR Gui Editor Name C svn TCR GuikTcrEdit bat Hostname XVV8400 3 IP address 192 168 140 94 Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped D Virtual Processor Allows you to specify the virtual processor name being used The indicator turns blue while TcrGui is properly communicating with the virtual processor 2 Use Select the Use check box of the virtual processor that is actually being used for recording If the check box is turned on while the port on the Little Red is not opened the port will open 8 Date Time Displays the recording start date and time The date and time data is taken from the control PC If Create Filename under the Mode menu is set to Time Code the time code data is added after the Stop button is clicked In Play Mode clicking the button to the ri
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19. Working Directory C svn TCR Gui Editor Name C svn TCR GuikTcrEdit bat Hostname XVVB400 3 IP address 192 168 140 94 Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped D Mode Allows you to switch between Rec and Play modes 2 Reset Counter Resets the counter value of the connected virtual processor 3 Protocol Allows you to select the protocol between Brainstorm 1 and VizRT TC which can both include time code 4 Rec Starts recording camera data 5 Stop Stop recording camera data 6Setup Enable Enables Hostname and Port to be edited 7 Set IN Allows you to set the IN point in the recording period to IN data 8 24 IN data Displays the IN point in the recording file The upper box is to set the counter value and the lower box is for the time code value If the Use Counter checkbox is selected entering the time code and clicking the ENTER button automatically calculates the Counter value from the Ref value 43 The value is calculated taking drop frame into consideration 9 Set OUT Allows you to set the OUT point in the recording period to OUT data 40 OUT data Displays the OUT point in the recording file The upper box is to set the counter value and the lower box is for the time code value If the Use Counter checkbox is selected entering the time code and clicking the ENTER button automatically calculates the Counter value from the Ref value 43 The value is calculated taking d
20. cting and Editing Camera Data To extract any necessary camera data use TcrEdit If a data error is found edit the data manually See sections 6 2 1 Setting IN Point and OUT Point 6 2 2 Searching IN Point and OUT Point 6 2 3 Checking and Correcting Errors and 6 2 4 Checking Errors and Generating a Correct Data File for details 33 5 Converting Camera Data Camera data can be converted to the Maya or dotXSI format See sections 6 2 5 Converting For Maya and 6 2 6 Converting For dotXSI for details 7 6 Notes on Rendering in Maya TCR Plugin allows you to convert camera data to the format that can be used in the modeling software For example it creates 60 keyframes started from frame 1 per second for 1080i 59 94 Using Field Render will reduce CPU load compared to using Frame Render Choose Both Fields Interlaced or Both Fields Separate based on the software used in the later process Field Order and Render Resolution depend on the Codecs used in the later process If the render resolution is changed according to the Codecs confirm that Device Aspect Ratio under Image Size is set to 1 777 34 07 01 2011 Printed in Japan KOR FOR A COMPANY LIMITED Head Office 3 8 1 Ebisu Shibuya ku Tokyo 150 0013 Japan Overseas Division Phone 81 0 3 3446 3936 Fax 81 0 3 3446 1470 Japan Branch Offices Osaka Okinawa Fukuoka Hiroshima Nagoya Sendai Sapporo R amp D Production
21. d click the Save button to save settings to TcrGui ini After closing TcrGuiConfigure TcrGui will automatically start BE crGui Configure Brainstorm Timecode Gamera data Recorder Version 2 0 B X TcrGul Configure D Item Name KTCR TCRI e Load Save 4 Frame rate 59 94 Hz M Drop frame b B Address Hosti ldigistormi Host2 ldigistorm2 Host3 ldigistorm3 gt Host4 ldigistorm4 Hosts ldigistorm5 CD Item Name Allows you to specify the item name of the TCR List controlled through TcrGui 2 Load Loads the Tcr ini file 3 Save Saves the current settings to the Tcr ini file 4 Frame rate Allows you to set the frame rate To use 1080i 59 94 select 59 94 Hz The frame rate specified here is used by TcrEdit described later 5 Drop frame Allows you to set the time code type To set to drop frame select the checkbox To set to non drop frame deselect the checkbox The time code type that is set here is used by TcrEdit 6 Address Allows you to select the host name or IP address that TcrGui described later connects to If you do not wish to set the host to be connected select Not Used 7 Alias Allows you to set the name displayed under Virtual Prosessor in TcrGui Since the name that is set here is used by the Maya and dotXSI data output through TcrEdit use one byte alphanumeric characters only 19 4 2 Editing the Destination Host The destination host settings are wri
22. e UC UE ieacnesseGend ae ipe Or D M eere nee 3 2M iiie icio t RT 4 2 1 5oftware IristallallOll uides tede sts c e tp a tetra ee oe eal 4 2 1 1 Installing Windows Installer 3 1 2 cecccececseeeeceeeeeeeeceaeeecaeeeeaseeseeeesueeseaseseueessaees 4 242s INS TAllInG NOTED AC T ET EUM 5 2 1 3 Installing ripp 5 9 2 GORMIQ T GO R csse sees ha oet e etos 8 2 2 eie exo sane 9 Oe TOR PIUGIN TON BEallislOETis enia che diate suae ac ete oe odie a tenia Meer oce roue 10 3 1 Adaing the TCR py Plug in Module eoe e eed e duro ende eue ot tee ne cado 10 9 Usmg TOR PMG IN iioii aste cde eate eden eot ade Etha sis tuesecodius es bla suut eese inde coeaes 11 S kotang TOR atre een 11 S22 TOR PUOI E LET 12 3 9 Notes on Using TOR PIUgllhia ueniet iren enc ien p ROxEE s nea e pe pF LUR uu A ose eee 17 3 3 1 Dbs Name and ltem Name a soacduuec cao diu oi deae mp one rada Pr Outil oov an eso amus e doo 2d 17 9 92 Notes on Adding Hems udtecosteratiust ois nito onu eoruni dei duod o e ua taken bte doen Goes 17 3 3 3 Recorded Data elim c 17 3 3 4 Synchronizing Multiple Virtual Processors esseesseeeeeeeeeeee 18 de TO GUCONNGUT G sprs TO DD 19 4 1 Staring TerGu IConiigUTe sireci i od Eo etae tus aeu R R R AE PURO Edu es 19 4 2 Edillid thie Destiiatl P OS soc ooo cod ddis a Diode So cotl est on ie ee basa case uode ev 20 5 TECOU MI 21 Bel otaring TOGU eesnik
23. ght of the Date Time box displays the file selector to select a file to play 4 Counter Displays the counter value included in the data sent from TCR Plugin If the data is correctly received it will count up almost in real time 5 Time Code Displays the time code value included in the data sent from TCR Plugin If the data is correctly received it will count up almost in real time 23 Hostname Allows you to specify the name or IP address of the virtual processor being connected The default setting is the virtual processor specified in the TcrGui ini file To change the setting deselect the Setup Enable checkbox C Port Allows you to set the port number for sending and receiving camera data IMPORTANT File Mode Help Explorer C Use Counter CD Rec Mode v 9 Check 0 IN n0 00 OUT 00 00 Dat Ref Editor C Play Mode 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ata e 00 00 00 00 Reset Counter 2 Brainstorm 1 13 Reg Stop 6 Play Play Rt Cue UP Ou Setup Enable Virtual Processor Use Dater lime ounter Ime ode Hostname Ort 9 C1 r 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm1 7001 9 a r E 9 00 00 00 00 digistorm2 7002 9 c6 r m 9 00 00 00 00 digistom3 7003 i 0 00 00 00 00 mmm Jl 0 00 00 00 00 Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 lt lt lt Informations gt gt gt
24. gin for Brainstorm TCR Plugin is a software program that allows you to record Brainstorm camera data to other virtual processors or to a file The time code data can also be sent and used for post rendering 3 1 Adding the TCR py Plug in Module TCR Plug in is located under the following directory C usr FOR A TCR v2 BrainstormPlugin TCR py Adding this Dos database to the Loader used for the program enables its functions Avoid moving the above data directly to the Loader as it is the original data For example assuming that the Program A data is all under Folder A the procedure will be as follows D Copying TCR py Copy the following data to Folder A C usr FOR A TCR va2 BrainstormPlugin TCR py C usr FOR A TCR va2 BrainstormPlugin TCR 2 Adding to Loader Set the Dos name for TCR py to TCR Although the file name TCR py can be changed to TAR1 py TCR2 py or such the Dos name must be set to TCR as the example below itemnew dbs lt gt TCR lt __ Set the Dbs name to TCR DBS FILE TCR py lt The file name can be changed from TCR py itemnew dbs lt gt testScene DBS_FILE testScene py The above guidelines must be followed since TerGui described later remotely controls Brainstorm through the lt TCR gt TCRY1 item as default This setting can be changed by setting Item Name in TcrGuiConfigure or itemName in the TcrGui ini file The Dbs name in TerGul ini and Loader mus
25. hen Open is turned on to the specified file File name TCR_SAVE_ FILE Allows you to specify the file name for recording File name with date and time TCR_SAVE_FILE_WDT Displays the file name specified in followed by the date and time Open TCR LITTLERED OPEN Starts loading time code 9 Time Code LittleRed Port TCR LITTLERED PORT opecifies the destination port on the time code reader Little Red Brainstorm eStudio v9 17d X as Nao pipe Joey When Little Red is properly opened the time code will appear in the GFX window Counter 1 78425 TC 00 57 07 05 13 Network Tab Network Send Data D Host 127 0 0 1 3 Protocol Brainstorm 1 4 Endian Little Endian Intel 5 Coordinate Zup D Host TCR_HOSTNAME opecifies the destination IP address or host name for Network Send mode 2 Port TCR PORT opecifies the network port for Network Send or Network Recieve mode The port number for receiving and sending must be the same 3 Protocol TCR PROTOCOL The following protocols are supported Sends the Counter Position x y z Angle h p r and Field of View v h parameters It also sends Actor parameters x y z which are user defined parameters The time code parameter is not included Brainstorm 1 Basically the same as VizRT 1 except that this protocol also sends the time code parameter VizRT TC Basically the same as VizRT 1 except that this pr
26. i TcrEdit bat The window as shown below appears new 1 Notepad File Edit Search View Encoding Language Settings Macro Run Plugins Window o EF ais D 2 8g x RRN 28 le EJ new 1 1 Normal text file length 0 lines 1 Ln 1 Col 1 Sel 0 Dos Windows 2 6 2 Using TcrEdit We will not go into details on how to use Notepad as a text editor here Load the recorded data located under the following directory C usr FOR A TCR va2 Edit sample ttt_1cam dat C usr FOR A TCRWw2 Edit sample ttt_1cam dat Notepad File Edit Search View Encoding Language Settings Macro Run Plugins Window o 3E W SLA CHR 9eC me x taz TE em Ej tt teamdat Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 NDF 5317 5318 5319 5320 5321 5322 5323 5324 5325 5326 5327 5328 5329 5330 5331 5332 5333 5334 5335 5336 5337 5338 5339 5340 D J c th b WON HL ip Normal text File Counter O5 05 05 OS 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 TC X I 05 15 15 48 48 45 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 438 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 15 15 15 05 06 06 15 15 15 07 08 08 D08 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 09 09 10 10 ii 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15
27. imeCode LittleRed Pets TO Time Cate UE Host Port 7007 Protocol Brainstom Coordinate Z up IMPORTANT There exists an item labeled TCR1 Do not change this item name since TcrGui described later remotely controls Brainstorm through the lt TCR gt TCR1 item as default This setting and the item name for TCR py must be the same CD Open TCR OPEN Starts to send receive and record camera data according to the mode setting 2 12 2 Mode TCR MODE The following modes are available NetworkSend Sends camera data to the host specified under the Network tab Network Recieve Receives camera data File Write Records camera data to the specified file without sending or receiving data via network File Read Loads camera data from the specified file without sending or receiving data via network Network Recieve2 Requests the source host to send camera data and receives data 3 Print TCR PRINT Displays the following data to Brainstorm DOS Prompt according to the Mode setting 2 Network Send Displays the data being sent and recorded Network Recieve Displays the received data Network Recieve2 Hecieve2 Network Recieve Read Displays the data loaded from a file Save File TCR_SAVE Shown in Network Send or Network Recieve mode only It allows you to record data being sent or received to a file 5 Append Date amp Time TCR_APPEND_ DATE Appends date and time of w
28. law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel 3 Click Next if npp 5 9 2 ConfigTCR Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install npp 5 3 2 ConfigT CR on your computer Click Next to start the installation 4 Click Close if npp 5 9 2 ConfigTCR Installation Complete npp 5 9 2 ConfigT CR has been successfully installed Click Close to exit 2 2 Installing TCR 1 Double click TCR msi on the CD ROM to run the setup wizard al TCR msi m windows Installer Package 1 831 KB a 2 Click Next ie TCR Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install TCR on your computer Click Next to start the installation 3 Click Next ie TCR Welcome to the TCR Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install TCR on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel 3 Click Close Installation Complete TCR has been successfully installed Click Close to exit 3 TCR Plu
29. or lease or transfer electronic copies of the Product in whole or in part nor attempt to do so 3 Limitations of Guaranty The Company and its program licensors disclaim all legal warranties express or implied with respect to the Product User must use the Product at own risk In no event shall the Company and its program licensors be liable for any damage resulting from User s use or inability to use the Product 4 Provision of Upgrades and Updates Whenever the software is upgraded or updated User may use the new version of the software by paying the amount separately specified by the Company After upgrading the software User may not use the earlier version without the Company s prior permission 5 Term of Validity of this Agreement This agreement shall be effective for a period of one year from the day User begins using the software The same conditions of the agreement shall be extended for further one year terms unless User or the Company expresses at least one month prior to expiration of the agreement the intent not to renew the agreement 6 Termination of the Agreement a he Company reserves the right to immediately terminate this agreement if User corresponds to either of the following circumstances 1 User violates any terms of this agreement 2 User is unable or refuses to make the required payment b User may terminate this agreement by written notice to the Company in the following circumstances but may not
30. ostiWindows 30 6 2 3 Checking and Correcting Errors Pressing the key checks data gaps and errors in the recorded file Data gaps are determined by the time code values If a data gap is found all subsequent values will be recognized as errors The error check will be terminated when 10 errors are reached W C usr FOR A TCRW2 Edit sample ttt_1cam dat Notepad File Edit Search View Encoding Language Settings Macro Run Plugins Window o 3 i e ds ub a me Be E ttt 1cam dat 05 48 15 D08 6 405129 15 52109D 8 250461 22 324814 168026 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 08 6 609292 15 348077 8 250461 23 924276 168119 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 08 7 208556 15 164651 8 250461 25 424473 168083 0 000000 60 000000 91 425233 05 48 15 09 7 603112 14 970724 8 250461 26 924667 168045 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 09 7 992456 14 766535 8 250461 28 424847 168007 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 10 8 376320 14 552222 8 250461 29 924358 16811434 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 10 8 754223 14 328066 8 250461 31 424538 26 168074 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 11 9 126347 14 093960 8 250461 32 924709 26 168030 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 11 9 492213 13 850191 6 250461 34 424267 26 168148 0 000000 60 000000 91 493233 05 48 15 12 9 851573 13 596927 8 2
31. otocol also sends the time code parameter using the Actor data area Since the Actor data area is used by the time code the Actor parameters cannot be set 4 Endian TCR_ENDIAN A read only parameter that is changed according to the TCR PROTOCOL setting The parameter will be BigEndian if VizRT 1 or VizRT TC is selected for Protocol and LittleEndian if Brainstorm 1 is selected Coordinate TCR COORDINATE A read only parameter that is changed according to the TCR PROTOCOL setting The parameter will be Y up if ViZRT 1 or VizRT TC is selected for Protocol and Z up if Brainstorm 1 is selected 14 Send Data Tab Data Position x ES Anglex p Field of View v EN d nd Actor x 0 0000 y dm z 0 0000 6 offsetx o 0000 y 0 0000 z 6 0000 7 Delay reso msec D Source TCR SEND SRC The following modes are available Sends camera data that is selected for lt gt pipe in Brainstorm Sends data of the specified camera item Manual Bind Directly binds to the camera data described in steps 2 through 5 below instead of sending data 2 Position TCR SEND XYZ 3 Angle TCR SEND HPR 4 Field of View TCR SEND FOVV TCR SEND FOVH 5 Actor TCR SEND ACTOR XYZ Displays the data to be sent Position Angle FOVV and FOVH will be read only while sending data if Source is set to PipeCamera or Camera If TCR PROTOCOL is set to VizRT TC
32. ple to allow only digistorm 1 2 and 3 to be operated set as above and click the Save button to generate the TcrGui ini file Closing TcrGuiConfigure automatically opens TcrGui and the three virtual processors can only be operated as shown in the figure below lll TCR GUI Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 FrameRate 59 94 Hz DF File Mode Help Timecode Camera data Recorder Explorer l Use Counter Rec Mode Set g Set 2 Check a Ty C Play Mode INS 00 00 00 00 POUM 00 00 00 00 Bata ule ee Reset Counter Brainstorm 1 Rec Stop Play Play RT Cue Up l Setup Enable Virtual Processor Use Date Time Time Code e v J 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Hostname digistorm1 digistorm2 digistorm3 Counter Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 lt lt lt Informations gt gt gt Working Directory C svn TCR Gui Editor Name C svn TCR GuikTcrEdit bat Hostname XVVv84D0 3 IP address 192 168 140 94 z Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped The TerGui ini file is formatted as below Setting HostMax 3 itemName lt ITCR gt TCR1 Host1 Address digistorm1 Port 7001 Alias C1 Host2 Address digistorm2 Port 7002 Alias C2 22 Host3 Address digistorm3 Port 7003 Alias C3
33. ra item In most case specify RecieveCam under TCR py 9 In Brainstorm set the lt gt pipe camera PIPE CAMERA to the same setting as TRC RECIEVE DEST CAM Q Example Virtual Processor 1 receives camera data from ifCalibSTD cam1 Virtual Processor 1 sends data to Virtual Processor 2 D gt Virtual Processor 2 receives the data and applies it to the virtual set Virtual Processor 1 applies the camera data to its RecieveCam 2 Brainstorm applies the RecieveCam data to the virtual set 3 If the virtual processor you are operating is faster than the others increase the Delay value of Receive Data On the contrary if it is slower than the others adjust the Delay value of Send Data Note that if Pipe Camera is specified for Send Data in step above the source and destination will be looped and synchronization will stop 18 4 TcrGuiConfigure TcrGuiConfigure is a software program that allows you to modify the TcrGui ini file The destination host setting for TcrGui the item name of the TCR List controlled through TcrGui the frame rate and time code type drop frame or non drop frame settings used in TcrEdit can be set through TcrGuiConfigure 4 1 Starting TcrGuiConfigure The executable file is located under the following directory C usr FOR A TCR v2 Gui TcrGuiConfigure exe After the exe file is started the TcrGui ini file will automatically load and a window as shown below will appear Set the settings an
34. rop frame into consideration 4D CheckData Checks if the IN point and OUT point 40 are included in the recorded file 2 Use Counter To use the Counter value for calculations such as Check Data select the Use Counter checkbox 13 Ref Allows you to set the reference value for calculating the Counter value using the Time Code value when the Use Counter checkbox is selected lll TCR GUI Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 FrameRate 59 94 Hz DF File Mode Help Timecode Camera data Recorder File Select 4 Expl r Use Counter zai C Rec Mode Set 0 Se 0 Check o Editor c Play Mode IN 00 00 00 00 OUT 00 00 00 00 Data bu 00 00 00 00 Reset Counter Brainstorm 1 Rec Stop Play Play RY Cue Up 3 T Setup Enable Use Date Time Time Code Hostname Counter Virtual Processor c r J 9 e0 00 00 00 atgistorma ef r J 9 999999 ataistorms Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 lt lt lt Informations gt gt gt Working Directory C svn TCR Gui Editor Name C svn TCR GuikTcrEdit bat Hostname XVVB400 3 IP address 192 166 140 94 D Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped D Play Loads the data from the specified file and sends it to the virtual processor Since the data send timing is based on the control PC s clock the da
35. rors and Generating a Correct Data File Pressing the F6 key corrects for any data errors automatically and outputs the corrected data to a separate file The output file will be named with the original name followed by out 6 2 5 Converting For Maya Load the file with its file name followed by out 6 2 4 Checking Errors and Generating a Correct Data File generated by Notepad Then press the F8 key to convert the file to the format that can be used in Maya s y up environment The output file will be named with the same name as that of the original file and its file extension will be ma To convert the file to the format that can be used in the z up environment press the F8 key while holding down the key The file should be output to the format having the same coordinate system as that of the scene in Maya for which this data is to be used 6 2 6 Converting For dotXSl Load the file with its file name followed by out 6 2 4 Checking Errors and Generating a Correct Data File generated by Notepad Then press the F9 key to convert the file to the format that can be used in dotXSl s y up environment The output file will be named with the same name as that of the original file and its file extension will be xsi To convert the file to the format that can be used in the z up environment press the F9 key while holding down the key The file should be output to the format having the same coordinate system as that of the scene
36. s and operational settings Check your received items against the packing lists below ITEM REMARKS TCR installation disk CD ROM Operation manual Check Check to ensure no damage has occurred during shipment If damage has occurred or items are missing inform your supplier immediately Trademark Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Pentium and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 1 Overview 1 1 System Overview TCR Plugin is a software program that allows you to record virtual system sensor data that is synced to the camera in real time and use the recorded data for post rendering The original sensor data is sent via RS 422 At this stage the lens curve or position change information between the studio and virtual set is not included Such information is generated after the calibration is completed in Brainstorm TCR sends and records camera data after the calibration via LAN It also has features that allow you to efficiently use recorded data for post rendering and edit the data Camera amp Sensor Camera amp Sensor Camera amp Sensor Camera amp Sensor Camera amp Sensor RS422 Brainstorm Brainstorm Brains
37. s name and item name must be the same as those in Brainstorm In TcrGui the Dbs name and item name can be specified using TcrGuiConfigure or TerGui ini Setting HostMax 5 itemName lt TCR gt TCR1 Host1 Address digistorm1 Port 7001 Alias C1 Host2 Set the Loader file and item name of the TCR List according to the Dos name and item name specified above 3 3 2 Notes on Adding Items Network communication between virtual processors should be a direct one to one connection Do not send data from a single virtual processor to multiple virtual processors although it is possible to do so by adding items to the TCR List In order to avoid operational failures the New button in the TCR List is hidden 3 3 3 Recorded Data Format The format of the recorded file will be z up regardless of the TCR PROTOCOL setting ViZRT 1 Brainstorm 1 or VizRT TC 17 3 3 4 Synchronizing Multiple Virtual Processors By sending camera data to other virtual processors multiple virtual processors can be synced to a single camera In such case the camera sync delay may be different between virtual processors If this is the case follow the steps below CD Set Source TCR SEND SRC under the Send Data tab to Camera click the down arrow button TCR SEND SRC_CAM and specify the camera item 2 Set Destination TCR RECIEVE DEST under the Receive Data tab to Camera click the down arrow button TCR RECIEVE DEST CAM and specify the came
38. ss the key to insert a line with OUT that represents the OUT point C usr FOR A TCRiv2 Edit sample ttt_1cam dat Notepad File Edit Search View Encoding Language Settings Macro Run Plugins Window o BI amp s ia amp 4 Gi 9 hR x53 zs T IEJ fe Im D M E x E ttt 1cam dat Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 NDF Counter TC X Y Z H P R FOVV FOVH LensOffset x LensOffset y 5317 05 48 15 05 4 324335 16 224365 6 250461 14 924545 26 168070 0 000000 000000 493233 5318 05 48 15 05 4 747624 16 105587 8 250461 16 424763 26 168043 0 000000 000000 493233 INO Change INO to IN1 for the second field 5319 05 48 15 06 5 167658 15 975770 8 250461 17 924181 26 168116 5320 05 48 15 06 5 583909 15 835084 8 250461 19 424398 26 168089 5321 05 48 15 07 5 996574 15 683463 8 250461 20 924608 26 168058 5322 05 48 15 08 6 405129 15 521090 8 250461 22 424514 26 1698026 5323 05 48 15 08 6 609292 15 348077 8 250461 23 924276 26 168119 8 8 8 C0 J c Cn 000000 000000 91 493233 000000 000000 91 493233 000000 60 000000 91 493233 000000 60 000000 91 493233 000000 60 000000 91 493233 000000 000000 91 493233 000000 000000 91 493233 000000 000000 91 493233 m E l n 5324 05 48 15 08 7 208556 15 164651 8 250461 25 424473 26 168083 5325 05 48 15 09 7 603112 14 97072
39. t be the same 10 3 2 Using TCR Plugin 3 2 1 Starting TCR Plugin Copy all files under C usr FOR A TCR v2 BrainstormPlugin to a folder After starting Brainstorm and loading testLoader py the windows as shown below appear Sai 3B _ Model Render Animation Events Plugins Modes esit Back Edit ewe unao Redo _iDesktop AB Counter 3300 SUMS SUC T Pr ene gw coron testLoader py is formatted as below itemnew dbs lt gt TCR DBS FILE TCR py itemnew dbs lt gt testScene DBS FILE testScene py TCR py and testScene py load the Dbs The TCR Plugin functions are all handled by TCR py and testScene py simply contains scene data testScene py will be the graphic data used for an actual program 11 After testLoader is loaded the GFX window appears as below Brainstorm eStudio v9 17d X as Nao pipe Joe This text object is simply an object It is contained in testScene py Counter 7427 Displays the Counter value It is contained in TCR py Displays the time code value lt is contained in TCR py It will not be displayed until the port is opened 3 2 2 TCR Plugin Under the Plugins tab in GlobalLists or ListsLayout open TCR List A window as shown below appears EE TCR List for dbs TCR v11 LAUR AIR RAR R RRR 1 Open a jPrnt _ Save File 6 Append Date amp Time 2 3 4 E ci Open T
40. ta playback and recording times are different Play RT Loads the data from the specified file and sends it to the virtual processor The data send timing is based on the request command received from the virtual processor If Brainstorm and TcrGui are running on the same computer this mode does not function properly 3 CueUp Cues up to the IN point displayed under IN data 25 4 File Select Allows you to specify the file being recorded and played Specify the base name for example Program A The actual file name will be followed by the virtual processor name and date and time as shown below The files are generated by an amount equal to the number of virtual processors ProgramAC12006090914h05m05s ProgramAC22006090914h05m05s ProgramAC32006090914h05m05s 5 Explorer Allows you to open the folder where the files specified in 4 exist using Explorer 6 Editor Allows you to open the files specified in 4 using a text editor C Message Displays messages and errors 26 6 TcrEdit TcrEdit allows you to correct data gaps and errors of the recorded file and set the IN and OUT points using the time code or counter values It can also convert the file to the Maya ma or dotXsi xsi format This feature is implemented using macros in Notepad which is a free text editor 6 1 Starting TcrEdit Click the Editor button in TcrGui or run TcrEdit bat under the following directory C usr FOR A TCR v2 Gu
41. torm Brainstorm Brainstorm RS 422 data before calibration LAN LAN LAN LAN LAN Data after calibration sent via LAN Control PC Data Recording c prt rrr renner enna Data Correction and Conversion bose Soe eee See eee qT 2 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 2 2 4 Post i Rendering Loe ee eee eS ee eee 1 2 Software Structure TCR Plugin TCR py Plug in software for Brainstorm It allows you to send and receive camera data via LAN after calibration TcrGuiConfigure Runs on the control PC and allows you to set the destination frame rate and time code drop frame or non drop frame settings of TcrGui described later TcrGut Runs on the control PC controls multiple virtual processors simultaneously and records camera data It also loads data from the recorded file and sends it to virtual processors It has a feature to check data using time code TcrEdit An editing program that allows you to check data and correct data gaps and errors It also has a feature to convert files to Maya or dotXSI format NOTE Only one TcrGuiConfigure can be run at a time Only one TcrGui can be run at a time TerGuiConfigure and TcrGui cannot be run at the same time If the above program is started while another copy is already running the message as shown below appears Has started two applications TerGuiCaonfigure or TcrGui is already running
42. tten under the Setting section in TcrGuiConfigure ini Up to 10 host names can be specified Setting Address1 digistorm1 Address2 digistorm2 Address3 digistorm3 Address4 digistorm4 Address5 digistorm5 20 5 TerGui TcrGui is a software program that works in conjunction with TCR Plugin for Brainstorm records camera and time code data for post rendering and check data 5 1 Starting TcrGui The executable file is located under the following directory C usr FOR A TCR v2 Gui TerGui exe After the program is started the following window appears lll TCR GUI Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 FrameRate 59 94 Hz DF File Mode Help Timecode Camera data Recorder I Use Counter Set 0 Set 0 Check O IN TUUM OUT TUUM Data Ref ES 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 90 00 00 00 Reset Counter Brainstorm 1 Rec Stop Play Play RT Cue Up l Setup Enable Explorer Rec Mode C Play Mode Virtual Processor Use Date Time Counter Time Code Hostname Porti 9 C1 r A 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm1 7001 9 C2 i 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm2 7002 9 C3 E 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm3 7003 9 C4 m jl 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm4 7004 93 C5 E a 0 00 00 00 00 digistorm5 7005 Brainstorm Timecode Camera data Recorder Version 2 0 0 1 lt lt lt Informations gt gt gt Working Directory C svn TCR Gui Editor Name
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