6.3 Configure OpenCube XFReader
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1. 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 3 5 Metadata Panel 24 The Metadata panel shows the descriptive metadata available in an AS 11 or AS 10 MXF file Part Name Core metadata AS 11 UK AS 11 Segmentation Segmentation parts in the position bar E OpenCube XFReader H EVS OpenCubeMXFTk 2 7 0 AS 11 UKDPP HD 30sec 16ch mxf 5 So Description This section displays the AS 11 or AS 10 Core metadata when present in the file This section displays the AS 11 UK DPP metadata when present in the file This sections displays the AS 11 segmentation when present in the file When segmentation parts are presents they are displayed in the position bar The Next Log configuration of the Go to First Last Frame property see 4 2 1 can be used to seek to the beginning end of each segment OpenCube XFReader User Interface USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 VS 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader 4 1 Overview The Control menu allows you to configure the different OpenCube XFReader actions Part Name 1 Display Advanced Panel 2 Invert Field Order SDI 3 Original Size 4 Fit to the video content 5 Configure 6 JPEG 2000 Configuring OpenCube XFReader Description If the box is unchecked the audio track and subclip areas are hidden This option is available only in the SDI output configuration It allows you to invert the field order b2. Uninstall button and wait for the complete uninstallation of all the components AFReader Uninstalling OpenCube JPEG 2000 Filter OK Uninstalling OpenCube MainConceptAVc OK Uninstalling OpenCube MainConceptDV OK Uninstalling OpenCube MainConceptMPEG OK Uninstalling previous OpenCube XFReader components 4 Once the previous components have been uninstalled the setup will prompt for the destination folder of the installation Rey in pea eo You can click the Show details button to review and modify the list of components to be installed any os pve ee Introduction 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 5 Click the Install button and wait while the components are being installed on your computer KFReader Installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Redistribuables x64 OK Installing Visual Studio 2008 Redistribuables x64 OK Installing OpenCube MainConceptAVC OK Installing OpenCube MainConceptDV OK Installing OpenCube MainConceptMPEG OK Installing OpenCube JPEG 2000 Filter OK Installing OpenCube VC 3 Filter OK V Installing new products 6 Once the component have been installed click the Finish button to close the installer Install successfull Note A Since OpenCube XFReader v2 6 OpenCube MXFTk Reader is no longer required Note A Since OpenCube XFReader v2 7 OpenCube GXFTk Reader is no longer required
3. To playback through the SDI Output available as an option you have to install a compatible SDI card see 1 2 Minimum Hardware Requirement and 6 SDI Board Installation Procedure If you encounter any problem with the driver installation do not hesitate to contact the OpenCube XFReader support team Support opencube evs com A Introduction P USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 1 5 Introduction License Activation e Note A Since OpenCube XFReader 2 7 the OpenCube Key Manager is no longer required to manage the OpenCube XFReader license Start OpenCube XFReader from the installation location or from the start menu If OpenCube XFReader fails to find a valid license on your computer you will be prompted with the license installation dialog This window can be opened anytime from the menu gt About of OpenCube XFReader From there use the Load license file button to load your license file If the license is distributed with the package it can be found in the OCPackage Licenses folder The full license must be activated over the Internet If the computer does not have an Internet connection or uses a proxy please contact the OpenCube XFReader support team Ssupport opencube evs com r 1 OpenCube XFReader AFReader E7 OpenCube XFReader AFReader EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 1 6 Lal 1 8 1 8 1 Uninstallation When you upgrade your
4. Issue 2 8 A April 2015 3 3 Log Panel The log panel allows you to put logs on a file The log list can be exported or imported as an XML file r S EF OpenCube XFReader H op1a vc3 220mbps 1080i5994_with st436 mxf E e d oom 00 00 07 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 01 Part Name Description 1 New log To create a new log 2 Open log To open an existing log A log file can also be opened by drag n dropping it in the Log panel 3 Save To save the log to the current file 4 Save as To save the log to a selected file 5 New log To add a log at the end of the log By default the log is created with the current TC of the file 6 Delete log To delete the selected log 7 Log list An array which contains all the logs of the file By selecting a log you can edit it 20 OpenCube XFReader User Interface USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 VS Part Name Description 8 Edit log To edit the current log selected into the list You can modify e The log color The log name The TC in of the log The TC out of the log 9 Position bar Logs are displayed in the position bar 3 4 Ancillary Panel The ancillary panel allows you to select the ancillary source that is handled during playback It also displays some indicators showing if closed captions are present or not in the stream Closed Capt OpenCube XFReader User Interface in XDCAM H D ES E OpenCube XFReader H op1a vc3 220mbps 1080i5994_with s
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6. so track 5 and 6 are activated 2 channels Simultaneous active channels is set to one User activates track 4 Simultaneous active channels is set to one User activates track 1 as the channels are dependent two channels are activated Simultaneous active channels is set to all All audio tracks are activated Description Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Track Selection and Audio Splitting Examples Configuring OpenCube XFReader BE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 4 2 4 Ancillary 4 2 5 If you check the Automatically overlay closed caption when a file is loaded box the decoded closed captions will be displayed above the video while it is playing If you check the MPEG2 User Data reordering display order the closed captions stored inside the MPEG2 User Data will be reordered using the frame display order The Source priority option configures the ancillary source priority that will be used by OpenCube XFReader when it opens a file See 3 7 4 Ancillary Panel for a description of each possible value The SCC timecode mode option changes the way SCC side car files are handled for a 23 98 video frame rate e The Native timecode mode will consider that the SCC timecode matches the video frame rate XFReader will raise an error if it detects an incompatible timecode between the SCC and the video frame rate e The Pulldown conversion mode converts the SCC timecode frame rat
7. the Help menu 12 Using OpenCube XFReader Ge Deel USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 3 OpenCube XFReader User Interface 3 1 Overview 2 8 E penCube XFReader H op1a vc3 185mbps 1080i 0 a12v mxt e xX e Duration 00 00 08 19 e Frame Rate 25 fps e Codec VC 3 185Mbps e Raster 1080 50 1920x1080 Aspect Ratio 16 9 Part Name Description 1 Menu bar The menu bar allows you to perform the following operations e File open and close MXF MOV MP4 GXF files and exit the application see 2 1 Opening e Control configure OpenCube XFReader see 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader e display the OpenCube XFReader software version and OpenCube XFReader documentation e JPEG 2000 configure the JPEG 2000 decoder see 4 3 JPEG 2000 2 Viewer area The viewer area displays the video of the loaded file if it contains a video track If you are using SDI output the area remains empty OpenCube XFReader User Interface 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Part 3 3 2 14 Name Position bar Timecode area Command buttons Subclip area Audio track area Side panel Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Description The position bar displays the file duration and frame position The cursor may be dragged to any frame In pause mode the left and right buttons located at each end of the progress bar can be used to display the next or the previous frame The position
8. 2 4 3 9 1 9 2 9 3 6 2 6 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 OM tege erleedegen 25 CONGUE ODU OM WEE 26 Be A 26 422 e EE 27 Be E re e WEE 29 424 Anla E 31 ARI ANS dd 31 JRE G 2000 MEU it rere 32 OPENCUBE XFREADER ACTIVE o0oooccocccoccoccconcconccnnnnnnrnnnronanonnnnnas 33 A A 33 Software REGUIFEME EE 33 How to Use OpenCube XFReader ActiveX oooocccccccccccccooncccnnccnonononnccnnnncnnnnnanncnnnnnnnos 34 SDI BOARD INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ccccsseeeeeeeees 37 Ilan ees WR 37 Belial e E le 37 Sle RE 37 lstallciite C ard License EE 38 82 11 BIACKMNAGIC vss ne Barcel cei a 38 022 DU o a o e o o cl Ma o 38 Configure OpenCube XFReader knuger a E 39 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 Introduction What s New V 5 The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in OpenCube XFReader 2 8 In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features New features Section Support for Quicktime MOV and MP4 files with the following 1 8 3 codecs e Video ProRes VC 3 DNxHD or AVC H 264 e Audio PCM or AAC Support for AS 10 1 8 1 Support for MOV and SCC in play while record 1 9 Addition of a keyboard shortcut for the existing Invert Field 3 6 Order option Display of MXF descriptive metadata for AS 11 and AS 10 files 3 7 5 Support for 23 98 SCC side car fil
9. OL FastForward Each time the function is called the fast forward speed moves forward to the next one in the sequence e VARIANT BOOL FastReverse Each time the function is called the fast forward speed moves forward to the next one in the sequence e VARIANT BOOL First e VARIANT BOOL Last e VARIANT _BOOL SeekTC in BSTR p_ gsCurrentTC Request a seek to specified timecode e BSTR GetCurrentTC2 Return current timecode e void GetCurrentTC in out BSTR p_gsCurrentTC Deprecated Get current timecode Some language does not support out parameter Prefer using GetCurrentTC2 OpenCube XFReader ActiveX Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i Action Description Select the e VARIANT BOOL ActivatedSDI output Switch to SDI output if available e VARIANT BOOL ActivatedVGA Switch to VGA output if available OpenCube XFReader ActiveX 35 Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 6 SDI Board Installation Procedure 6 1 Install the Card Driver 6 1 1 Blackmagic To install the SDI card driver proceed as follows 1 Get the Blackmagic Desktop Video package from the card package or from the Blackmagic website http www blackmagicdesign com Note A The recommended driver version is 10 1 1 2 Extract and run the installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions 6 1 2 DVS To install the DVS driver proceed as follows 1 Download the DVS SDI card driver using the provided link Once t
10. OpenCube XFReader installation the previous installation will automatically be uninstalled See 1 4 Installation To uninstall OpenCube XFReader select the XFReader Uninstaller entry in the Windows start up menu Transferring a License Each OpenCube XFReader license is linked to a single computer identified by its MAC Address To transfer the license to another system you have to 1 Uninstall OpenCube XFReader and its components 2 Send an e mail to support opencube Vevs com with a The purchase order number b A print screen of the successful uninstallation of OpenCube XFReader c MAC addresses of the old and new systems Note S As mentioned in the EULA the number of transfers Is limited Supported Files MXF Files OpenCube XFReader supports the following SMPTE MXF files e OP 1a Introduction Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i Introduction OP 1b and OP 1b on external reference OP Atom OpenCube XFReader supports many constraints MXF format including AS 02 AS 03 AS 10 AS 11 Panasonic P2 OP Atom Panasonic P2 AVC LongG AVC Proxy AFN100 and SMPTE RDD 25 Avid OP Atom sony eVTR Sony XDCAM DV IMX HD optical and SxS Sony XAVC Intra HD IMF Essence Component video audio and ancillary DCP video and audio track file encrypted or not OpenCube XFReader supports IMF Application 2 and DCP Composition Playlist IMF The CPL must contain only one segmen
11. Reader can be active at a time Playback To play a loaded file e Click on the Play button e Oruse the play pause shortcut the space bar is the default shortcut To stop playback e Click on the Stop button e Or use the stop shortcut S is the default shortcut To switch the output from VGA to SDI or vice versa e Pause or stop the playback e Then click on the SDI VGA button or use the shortcut D is the default shortcut To fast forward or fast rewind e Click on the fast forward rewind button Each time the button is clicked the fast forward speed moves forward to the next one in the sequence Using OpenCube XFReader 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 e Or use the fast forward rewind shortcut for fast forward and for fast rewind as the default shortcut a Note A With MXF OP 1b MPEG LongGop MXF OP 1b AVC LongGop and Avid OP Atom MPEG LongGop sequences fast play and rewind are not available e Note A With MXF OP 1a MPEG LongGop and MOV MP4 H 264 sequence fast play and rewind are done on IFrame speed x2 will display one IFrame on two x4 one IFrame on four Note A AAC tracks are muted when the output is done on SDI with fast play or rewind 2 3 Displaying Version License and Open Documentation The OpenCube XFReader version and license state can be displayed by selecting About in the pull down menu Documentation can be opened by selecting
12. Right arrow Step backward Left arrow Fast forward Fast rewind Loop toggle L SDI VGA toggle D NEW Invert Field Order F Open Insert Close C New log M Set log in Set log out O Previous log Prior Next Log Next e 3 7 3 7 1 Overview Side Panel Note A Shortcuts can be configured see 4 2 5 Shortcuts The side panel comprises by 4 panels e The properties panel e The log panel 18 The ancillary panel The metadata panel Issue 2 8 A April 2015 OpenCube XFReader User Interface e USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 men VU i The side panel can be Control Description Minimized Expanded kel Detached using the float button or by double clicking on the title bar Moved to the right or left side by performing a drag and drop on the right or left side of the OpenCube XFReader application 3 2 Properties Panel The properties panel displays some of the structural metadata from the file The following information is displayed e Filename e Operational pattern e Last modification or date of creation e Start timecode duration and frame rate when timecode information is present in the file e Video essence codec and profile pixel layout component depth raster aspect ratio number of field per KLV for JPEG 2000 e Audio essence format a Note A GXF information is not displayed in the properties panel OpenCube XFReader User Interface 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A
13. T as the new end point Resets the TC IN and TC OUT to the loaded file value Starts the creation of the subclip If you click on SAVE the created subclip can be opened in the current window Note A Subclip creation is not supported for OP Atom files except P2 MXF with external references MOV MP4 and GXF files 16 Note A Sidecar scc and mcc files are not subclipped OpenCube XFReader User Interface Be USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 3 5 Audio Track Area This area displays the peak and dbFS audio level of each track it also allows you to commute track output Only audio channels present in the source files are active Audio channels can be muted or unmuted by simply checking or unchecking the switch The application will split a multichannel track to stereo tracks 4 stereo and 4 mono tracks All tracks are activated 12 mono tracks All tracks are activated a Note A Audio splitting is not available for external reference audio tracks OP 1b AS 02 etc and AAC audio track a Note A Splitting behavior can be configured see 4 2 3 Audio 3 6 Shortcuts Most commands can be carried out using keyboard shortcuts The default shortcuts are Command Command key description Play Pause toggle Space bar Play P Pause B Stop S OpenCube XFReader User Interface 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Command Command key description Go to First frame Home Go to Last frame End Step forward
14. USER MANUAL OPENCUBE XFREADER Version 2 8 April 2015 8 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2005 2015 All rights reserved This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Disclaimer The information provided in this user manual is as is and without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or arising from a course of dealing usage or trade practice This user manual is for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment SA makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information In no event shall EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates be liable for any damage including incidental or consequential damages lost profits or lost data or any indirect damages even if EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates have been informed of the possibility thereof Trademark Recognition All product names used in this manual are the properties of the
15. ake longer to open a file using this mode SDI Stereo Downmix allows you to enable or disable the stereo downmix on the SDI output The SDI Card combo box allows you to select the SDI output card If you change this option you will have to restart OpenCube XFReader Configuring OpenCube XFReader USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 4 2 3 Audio Overview i Configuration Part Name 1 Track selection 2 Audio splitting 3 Enhanced Audio Mixing Configuring OpenCube XFReader V 5 Description You can select the number of simultaneous audio channels e All allows you to activate numerous tracks e One or two allows you to activate one or two channels at the same time You can define how OpenCube XFReader will split multichannel audio track By default OpenCube XFReader splits multichannel audio tracks to stereo tracks The Enhanced Audio Mixing checkbox allows you to choose between basic and enhanced audio mixing modes The basic mixing mode averages out audio samples from each track The enhanced mixing mode takes each track level into account which means the output level will not be lowered because of blank audio tracks 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 30 Name Simultaneous active channels is set to two User activates track 3 The track is stereo so 2 channels are activated Simultaneous active channels is set to two User activates track 6 Tracks are mono
16. bar also displays the AS 11 segmentation see 3 7 5 Metadata Panel While the MXF or MOV file is recording a rec indicator will appear and the duration bar will blink until the file is closed see 1 9 Play while record This area displays the different timecodes in the file See 3 2 Timecode Area This area contains the command buttons of OpenCube XFReader see 3 3 Command Buttons This area creates a subclip on the current MXF file see 3 4 Subclip Area This area displays the peak and dbFS audio level of each track it also allows you to commute track output see 3 5 Audio Track Area The side panel contains 4 different panels see 3 7 Side Panel e The properties panel e The log panel e The ancillary panel e The metadata panel Timecode Area The timecode area displays the different timecodes available in the file With MXF files 3 timecodes are displayed Part Name Description 1 Material Package This area displays the current Material Package timecode timecode It is the playout timecode OpenCube XFReader User Interface Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i Part Name Description 2 Source Package This area displays the current Source Package timecode timecode 3 System Item timecode This area displays the current System Item timecode a Note A With GXF MOV and MP4 files only the Material Package timecode is available Note A When there is no timecode informatio
17. checked OpenCube XFReader returns to the first frame when it reaches the end of the file If the box is unchecked playback remains on the last displayed frame You can define the speed sequence for fast forward and fast rewind Only positive base 2 values are authorized Configuring OpenCube XFReader USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 sen V i Option Description Go to First Last This option configures the behavior of the Go to First Frame Frame and Go to Last Frame button It can take one of the following 3 values e Media In Out The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seek to the beginning end of the file e Next Log The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seeks to each timecode in and timecode out of the log or segmentation part e Next Log In only The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seeks to each timecode in of the log or segmentation part 4 2 2 Output Overview E5 Configuration VGA Configuring OpenCube XFReader 27 28 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 If the box Activate De interlacing is unchecked the deinterlacing on the VGA output will be disabled If you check the Multi monitor support option you can move the OpenCube XFReader window from one monitor to another without having to restart the playout or OpenCube XFReader Note A If a network is not connected to the Internet it may t
18. e 30NDF to the video frame rate by applying a technique similar to a video pulldown conversion Shortcuts Keyboard command shortcuts can be changed Simply select the command you want to modify and then press the key to bind A key shortcut can only be assigned to one command If you assign a new shortcut to a command it will unbind it from the previous assigned command Configuring OpenCube XFReader 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 43 JPEG 2000 Menu This menu entry is available only when you are playing JPEG 2000 MXF files Quality et Name Description Quality This menu allows you to lower the decoding quality of the JPEG 2000 stream It is useful when you have a stream that cannot be decoded in real time e Note NW When rendering on SDI output the quality will be set to Full and cannot be changed Lowering the quality reduces the output resolution and results in SDI card incompatibility it refuses the stream because the raster generated is not standard Skip frame When checked this option allows you to drop frames from the decoder when the rendered frame rate is lower than real time e Note Sa This option is not available in SDI output mode 32 Configuring OpenCube XFReader Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i D 9 1 9 2 OpenCube XFReader ActiveX Overview OpenCube XFReader ActiveX is an ActiveX object An API allows the application to contro
19. ected CEA708 is detected in e The CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e AMCC sidecar file e ATSC A 53 in MPEG 2 video essence OpenCube XFReader User Interface V5 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 gem Part Name 4 OP47 5 Timecodes 6 AFD 7 Select overlay caption OpenCube XFReader User Interface Description This field shows if there are OP47 pages available in the SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x43 SDID 0x02 OpenCube XFReader will add automatically detected pages in this field This field shows the timecodes available in the ancillary data Depending the ancillary source selected by the user the following timecodes are displayed e ST 436 o ATC VITC Displays VITC timecode embedded in the DID 0x60 SDID 0x60 o ATC LTC Displays LTC timecode embedded in the DID 0x60 SDID 0x60 o ST 334 Timecode Displays the timecode embedded inthe CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e MPEG 2 User data o ATC VITC Displays VITC timecode embedded in the SMPTE ST 328 of MPEG 2 video essence o ATC LTC Displays LTC timecode embedded in the SMPTE ST 328 of MPEG 2 video essence This field displays the Active Format Description AFD ST 2016 3 available ina SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x41 SDID 0x05 This radio button enables the decoding and the display of the current caption This applies to VGA and SDI output Note A You can change the default ancillary source See 4 2 4 Ancillary
20. es stored in 3ONDF 4 2 4 New option to disable the automatic display of closed caption 4 2 4 overlay when a file is loaded New option to configure whether or not an MPEG User Data 4 2 4 ATSC A 53 stream has to be reordered to display order Changes Section The Metadata panel has been renamed Properties 32 Page 8 24 31 31 31 Page Del F USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 VY i 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 Introduction Introduction Purpose of the Application OpenCube XFReader is an easy to use player that runs on Windows and enables users to play back MXF MOV MP4 and GXF files on a display unit or SDI Video Screen HD SDI option must be available Minimum Hardware Requirement Depending on the video codec the minimum hardware requirement can vary e DV and IMX Intel Core 2 Duo 2 2 GHz 2 GB RAM e MPEG2 HD Intel Core i5 2GHz 4 GB RAM e AVC Intra XAVC Intra HD AVC H 264 VC 3 DNxHD ProRes Intel Core i7 3 06 GHz 4 GB RAM e JPEG 2000 Intel Xeon E5 2670 8 GB RAM dual processor configuration is mandatory for JPEG 2000 HD files An nVIDIA graphic board is highly recommended It is also important to take the quality of the media support into consideration as HD media requires high read access performances To output playback through SDI you must use one of the following SDI boards e Blackmagic DeckLink SDI e Blackmagic DeckLink SDI 4K e Blackmagic DeckLink 4K E
21. hat is done extract the download package in the final destination amp Note A The recommended driver version is 4 3 5 8 2 Windows 32 bits Run the dvsconf exe application located in the win32 bin subfolder Windows 64 bits Run the dvsconf exe application located in the win64 bin subfolder ES E Propri t s de DVSConf Driver Settings Driver Loading Install Uninstall DVS Driver Location driveratomix inf Version Information OK Annuler Appliquer 3 Use the browse button to select the driver corresponding to your DVS Card Centaurus II LT or Atomix LT 4 Click the Install button SDI Board Installation Procedure 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 38 Issue 2 8 A April 2015 5 Anew tab is now available named Card 0 If not there may be an issue with the DVS SDI card hardware installation r E Propri t s de DVSConf Driver Settings Card 0 Video Audio Sync Options VIR Setup Control Frame O al ele F F Colorbar Black Install the Card License Blackmagic The Blackmagic SDI board does not require any licenses DVS The DVS board may have the license pre installed To check the license proceed as follows 1 Use the Setup menu button 2 Select Info License a Ifthe status area displays license information then the license is already installed 8 2 P
22. ies shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Liege 8 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i Table of Contents TABLE OF GON UN UE IlI WEAS REN V 1 INTRODUCTION EE 1 1 1 Purpose of the Application EE 1 1 2 Minimum Hardware Heouremenmt 1 1 3 Minimum Software Requirement nnnn0annnnnneennneosennnnenennnnnornnnnrnsrnrrrensrnrrrrsnnnerennnnenne 1 A OA EE 2 1 5 License ACIVAUOR EE 5 BR ln ie CO Ee ME 6 1 7 Transferring a e E 6 ce e 6 L81 A 6 ee 4 lo A PPP 0 NUS 8 1 8 3 Quicktime MOV MP4 FileS 8 1 9 Play while record TE 9 A BL E 9 AA sn O 9 1 10 2 Ancillary Data LINGS 2 2 0 cccccecccccseeeeeceeeseeeseeeeeseeseeessaueeeeseaseeessuseesssgeeeeeas 10 2 USING OPENCUBE XFREADER c cceseeceeceneceeeceseenseeneeenees 11 CN WK DS NING necrosis cscs PU E TEA 11 ele 11 2 3 Displaying Version License and Open Documentation cccooccnccccccnnccconcnnoconcnnnnnos 12 3 OPENCUBE XFREADER USER INTERFACE ccsceeeeeees 13 IT e 13 32 o e e on 14 SSC Command BUONG seais aicotc riadas 15 SA SOCIO escorial reacia lidia teclea 16 A e E CO AA 17 GE ONON E 17 SI EE Eege 18 AO A 18 3 7 2 Properties Hanel 19 A A e E e UE RES USE EE EE 20 Dela Anay TC 21 3 7 5 Metadata Panel icciacacanexesdederaendctensendiewdansatorineeddesiecdsGenseettdesdnetsonteniddestectatent es 24 4 CONFIGURING OPENCUBE XFREADER cccccsseeeseeeeeeees 25 4 1 4
23. ir respective owners and are acknowledged This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL toolkit www openssl org This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation www apache org This product may include the DNxHD codec DNxHD means Avid DNxHD This product may include the Kakadu Speed Pack Portions of this software are copyright 2011 The FreeType Project This product uses QT SDK under the LGPL 2 1 license This product uses libmp4v2 under the Mozilla Public License 1 1 Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy in this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or on the EVS website on the following page http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter The present document shall be governed by Belgian law In case of a dispute all part
24. l the playout and obtain information on the current player status In the Microsoft TestContainer application a Untitled ActiveX Control Test Container m File Edt Container Control View Options Tools Help Dee tans er Hos ig In Internet Explorer 10 E CaProgram Files EVS Broadcast O C El New Page Fle Edt View Favorites Tools Hel Software Requirement The ActiveX version of OpenCube XFReader can be embedded in any application that supports ActiveX Com Server Object Internet Explorer version 9 0 is recommended OpenCube XFReader Activex 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 9 3 34 How to Use OpenCube XFReader ActiveX Note A OpenCube XFReader ActiveX is part of the OpenCube XFReader package You have to load the OpenCube XFReader license file in the About windows To create the com server object you have to 1 Use the xfreader tlb located in bin in the installation folder 2 Use the CLSID f2d6f312 b0f6 11d0 94ab 0080c74c7e99 The object name is UIXFReader The following array lists the functions available in OpenCube XFReader Activex Action Description Open a file e VARIANT BOOL SetFileName in BSTR p_qsFile Allow to load a new file e BSTR GetFileName Return the current filename Control the e VARIANT_BOOL Play playout e VARIANT BOOL Pause e VARIANT BOOL Stop e VARIANT _BOOL Next e VARIANT _BOOL Previous e VARIANT _BO
25. n in a MOV or MP4 file the timecode displayed starts at D0 00 00 00 Di When a timecode is not available it is displayed as Timecode disabled Timecode enabled You can seek to a specific frame by keying in the timecode in the material package field and pressing return to confirm If the timecode is not valid the seeking function will not work and the frame cannot be located If the timecode value is after TC OUT then playback will seek to the end 3 3 Command Buttons This function controls stream transmission Control Description deg ri Go to first or last frame aN re Fast rewind or fast forward You can increase decrease the speed of the sequence by clicking on these buttons Fast rewind speed x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 x64 Fast forward speed x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 x64 u u Play or pause playback OpenCube XFReader User Interface 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Control ben tt SDI VGA Note Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Description Stop playback Loop from start when playback reaches end Switch output playback mode The speeds of fast rewind and fast forward commands can be configured see 4 2 1 General 3 4 Subclip Area This area allows you to extract a subclip from the loaded file Control Description Establishes the IN point of the subclip Playback will use TC IN as the new starting point Establishes the OUT point of the subclip Playback will use TC OU
26. nes Blackmagic Blackmagic Blackmagic DeckLink DeckLink DeckLink SDI SDI 4K 4K Extreme AS AS AS 1080i50 108 1080i50 108 1080i50 108 0159 94 0159 94 0159 94 No On HD On HD rasters only rasters only PAL I 19 PAL 1 19 21 PAL 1 19 21 NTSC 1 14 NTSC NTSC 1 17 19 1 17 19 SD HD 8 SD HD 16 SD HD 16 Yes Yes Yes a Note A OpenCube XFReader inverts the field order automatically You can force the field order display See 4 1 Overview 1 10 2 Ancillary Data Lines 10 The following array describes the line where ancillary data are present on the SDI Ancillary source Ancillary kind External SCC Closed Caption External MCC All MPEG 2 User Data ATSC A 53 MPEG 2 User Data Ancillary data MPEG 2 User Data Timecode ST 436 All SDI line Line 12 Line 12 Line 12 Line 14 As defined in the previous array See 1 10 1 Features Limitations Use the line number defined in SMPTE ST 436 packet Introduction Del USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 V i 2 2 1 2 2 Using OpenCube XFReader Opening OpenCube XFReader allows you to open a MXF GXF MOV or MP4 file Files can be opened by e Dropping the file in the player e Using the File Open dialog box e Using the open shortcut Insert is the default shortcut Close allows you to close the current file and sets the player to the initial opening state a Note When using SDI output only one instance of OpenCube XF
27. ottom or top field first This option resizes the application window to the videos Original dimension limited by the screen resolution Note A This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX This option resizes the application window to best fit the viewer video content Note This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader Activex This menu allows you to configure the behavior of OpenCube XFReader see 4 2 Configure option This menu configures the quality of the JPEG 2000 decoding see 4 3 JPEG 2000 Menu 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 4 2 4 2 1 26 General ga Configuration Option Adjust the application size to the video content Set SDI as default output Play starts automatically Return to the first frame at the end of the sequence FF RW speed sequence Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Configure option Description When checked OpenCube XFReader will adjust the viewer area to best fit to the video content after a file is loaded this removes the empty space around the video content Note This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX This configures SDI to be the default output If checked the output is done on SDI when a file is loaded the output mode can still be changed by clicking on the output button If the box is checked OpenCube XFReader automatically starts the playback when a file is loaded If the box is
28. pto 16 channels e AAC o Mono and stereo tracks a Note A A small sync delay may appear after a seek operation in an AAC stream Introduction V5 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 1 9 Play while record CEM OpenCube XFReader allows for the playing of files while they are still being recorded When a file is still recording the following indicator is displayed beside the position bar OpenCube XFReader supports play while record with the following formats e MXF OP 1a e Self contained Quicktime MOV files with VC 3 DNxHD and ProRes e SCC side car file e Note A OpenCube XFReader play while record capabilities may depend on the process generating the file For more information please contact us at support opencube devs com 1 10 SDI Playout 1 10 1 Features Limitations The following features are available for all supported SDI boards Video raster SD PAL SD NTSC 1080i50 1080i59 94 720p50 720p59 94 1080p23 98 Color space YCrCb 4 2 2 SDI audio Yes Timecode Yes Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Limitations and comparison between each board are shown in the following array DVS Centaurus ll LT 1080p25 10 Yes 80p29 97 support ATC Yes LTC VITC DVITC PAL 19 21 NTSC 14 16 Max audio SD 8 channels HD 16 VBI line No support in SD DVS Atomix LT Yes Yes PAL 1 19 21 NTSC I 14 16 SD 8 HD 16 PAL 608 lines NTSC 502 li
29. ropri t s de DVSConf Driver Settings Card 0 Video Audio Sync Options MIR Control Info Hardware Le l Info Raster 0 reg Info Updated EN gar Play Bypass Rec F F Colorbar Black Info Licence Frame O Set Licence b If not you have to install the license SDI Board Installation Procedure feed USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 VU i To install the license proceed as follows 1 Use the Setup menu button and select Set Licence 2 Enter the license information provided with the DVS board in the field named Key 1 then click Set Key 1 Set Key 1 Set Key 2 gp o ze E wg mg a e Note A The number of the Key entry may be different 6 3 Configure OpenCube XFReader To configure OpenCube XFReader to use the Blackmagic or DVS board proceed as follows 1 Run OpenCube XFReader open the configuration dialog box Menu Control gt Configure Select the Output tab Blackmagic 2 Inthe SDI Card dropdown box select the right SDI board Click OK then quit and restart OpenCube XFReader to apply SDI Board Installation Procedure 39 40 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 3 You can now switch the output to the SDI card by clicking on the SDI Button r W OpenCube XFReader H op1a vc3 220mbps 1080i5994_with st436 mxf 1 r ge eee SDI Board Installation Procedure V5 teg
30. t Each segment must contain only one Sequence Each Sequence must contain only one resource DCP The DCP must not be encrypted The Composition Playlist must contain only one reel The MXF format is a container file format It can contain various types of audio and video essences The following video codecs are supported by OpenCube XFReader available as an option DVCAM DV IEC DV SMPTE DVCPro 25 50 100 MPEG 2 MPEG HD IMX 30 40 50 AVC H 264 AVC Intra Class 50 100 200 XAVC Intra HD Class 50 100 200 JPEG 2000 VC 3 DNxHD The following audio codecs are supported Wave AIFF EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 1 8 2 1 8 3 NEW e A Law e AES3 AES3 8chamels e Dolby E AC 3 pass through mode e AAC OpenCube XFReader supports up to 16 uncompressed audio channels e Note A A small sync delay may appear after a seek operation in an AAC stream GXF Files OpenCube XFReader supports GXF files The following video codecs are supported e DVCAM DVIEC e DV SMPTE DVCPro 25 50 e MPEG 2 IFrame e IMX 30 40 50 PCM audio stream is supported Quicktime MOV MP4 Files OpenCube XFReader supports Quicktime self contained MOV and MP4 files The following video codecs are supported e VC 3 DNxHD e ProRes e AVC H 264 The following audio encodings are supported e PCM o Little and big endian o Quantization 8bps 16bps 24bps 32bps Integer o U
31. t436 mxf 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 22 Part 4 2 3 Name Ancillary source CEA 608 CEA 708 Issue 2 8 A April 2015 Description This drop down box allows you to select the ancillary source available in the file There are 5 values e None OpenCube XFReader does not use an ancillary source e ST 436 OpenCube XFReader uses the SMPTE ST 436 track available in the MXF file e MPEG 2 User data OpenCube XFReader uses o The ATSC A 53 available in the MPEG 2 video essence as a closed caption source o The SMPTE ST 328 timecode available in the MPEG 2 User data e External OpenCube XFReader supports the following sidecar files o SCC OpenCube XFReader handles the CEA608 present in a scc sidecar file o MCC OpenCube XFReader handles the CEA708 and CEA608 present in a mcc sidecar file ge Note A OpenCube XFReader does not handle the line and field number information available in MCC v2 file format e VBI The VBI present in the essence D10 is sent to the SDI Note A OpenCube XFReader reloads the file when the ancillary source is changed This field shows if there are CEA608 channels available in the ancillary source selected CEA608 is detected in e The CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e ASCC sidecar file e AMCC sidecar file e ATSC A 53 in MPEG 2 video essence This field shows if there are CEA 708 services available in the ancillary source sel
32. xtreme e DVS Centaurus II LT e DVS Atomix LT Note Blackmagic DeckLink SDI 4K and 4K Extreme boards require at least 4GB of RAM and the 64 bit version of the OpenCube XFReader Minimum Software Requirement OpenCube XFReader runs under the following Microsoft Windows operating systems e Windows XP SP3 e Windows Vista e Windows 7 e Windows 8 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 8 A April 2015 OpenCube XFReader requires DirectX 9 0c at the minimum OpenCube XFReader is available as a 32 bit and 64 bit application 1 4 Installation Note The OpenCube Key Manager is no longer required to handle the installation of OpenCube XFReader and its components To install OpenCube XFReader proceed as follows 1 Run XFReader Setup exe from o The OCPackageWWindows folder for a 32 bit installation o The OCPackage Windows_win64 folder for a 64 bit installation Note We recommend you to install the 64 bit version of OpenCube XFReader under a 64 bit OS see 1 3 Minimum Software Requirement 2 Ifa previous version of OpenCube XFReader has already been installed on your computer the setup will ask to uninstall it before proceeding You can click the Show details button to list the components that shall be uninstalled If required you can unselect some components to prevent their uninstallation D Introduction En E USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 8 YV mad 3 Click on the
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