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1. Path B Delete Both Files Delete File B Preview Preview 211219 Delete File Clip ID Name Filename 02 115D backup 2004 04 28 02 115D mx 02 116A 02 1168 backup 2004 04 28 02 116 B mxl 02 116C 02 116D 02 117 02 117B 02 117C 02 117D 02 118A 02 118B backup 2004 04 28 02 116 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 116 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 117 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 117 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 117 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 117 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 118 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 118 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 118 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 118 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 119 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 119 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 119 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 119 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 121 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 121 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 121 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 121 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 122 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 122 backup 2004 04 28 02 122 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 122 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 123 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 123 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 123 C mx backup 2004 04 28 02 123 D mx backup 2004 04 28 02 124 A mx backup 2004 04 28 02 124 B mxl backup 2004 04 28 02 124 C mx Disk Usage _ backup 2004 04 28 02 124 Dmx v 7 66 71 GB 5
2. 14 15 22 02 14 15 22 02 14 15 22 11 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 24 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 14 15 22 11 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2 1 14 15 22 11 14 15 22 21 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 25 14 15 22 21 14 15 22 21 14 15 22 21 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 14 15 23 05 14 15 23 05 14 15 23 05 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 14 15 23 05 14 15 23 17 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 15 23 17 14 15 23 17 14 15 24 07 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 14 15 24 07 14 15 24 07 14 15 24 07 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 14 17 52 16 14 17 52 16 14 17 52 16 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 Corner Corner Pat 12345678912 Zidanne 12345678912 Zidanne 12345678912 Goal 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 30 17 17 54
3. 14 17 52 16 09 45 15 16 09 45 15 16 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 Corner 12345678912 Zidanne 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 28 12 46 25 2004 04 28 12 46 25 ill 09 45 15 16 09 45 15 16 09 45 44 14 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 Goal 2004 04 28 12 46 25 2004 04 28 12 46 25 2004 04 28 12 46 59 09 45 44 14 00 01 00 00 2004 04 28 12 46 59 NNN NN MN NNN NM ID v 8 All Jobs Scheduled Backups Restores Cancel All Scheduled Jobs Job Status Ful ClipID 02 1120 scheduled 1 02 1134 scheduled 2 02 1138 scheduled 3 02 113C scheduled 4 02 1130 scheduled 5 02 1144 scheduled 6 02 1146 echedi dad 7 2 114 Disk Usage Updates m Cancel Job Job ID Operation 00194 Backup 00195 Backup 00196 Backup 00197 Backup 00198 Backup 00199 Backup 00200 Backup nn nt1 H 66 GB 71 GB 1 56 GB 61 GB Job Info Backup of 02 112D Backup of 02 113A Backup of 02 113 B Backup of 02 113 C Backup of 02 113D Backup of 02 114 A Backup of 02 114 Raclii ef 07 114 0 XFile Monitoring restore bmp Paint xFile version 1 CLIP INFO Click on the Clip icon S enter this mode CLIP INFO AREA This area displays the current parameters and values saved to the descriptive metadata of the MXF file The thumbn
4. Issue 3 0 Autobackup mode Press AutoBackup to activate the Autobackup Mode In this mode the system acts automatically and backs up all clips according to the criteria defined in the Autobackup selection window Besides this mode is important to take account of the different updates made during operations After the start up the system automatically starts two operations the scanning disk process and the Scanning Network process Scanning Disks x amp File Retrieving SportMet ClipList Eg Current Folder I 071103 Current Machine 03 2 High Current File backup 2003 11 14 05 129 Total 41 files scanned Current Clip 03 111 B Total 2 clips Those operations might last a few seconds depending on the number of clips present on disk and the number of clips present on the Sportnet XFile BETA version 1 02 00 File Configuration Statistics Help Giessen Duration ETE PTS TESTES Sport Net ClplD Name 02 BEEBEE Pa Creation Date amp Time 04 BEBEHH Pa 06 MEANEN FA 07 DERREN FA 31 this File Disk Usage 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 H 66 GB 71 GB l 56 GB 61 GB
5. DISK USAGE AND DISK MODE The remaining capacity and the capacity of disks are displayed in the lower part of the window for each path Disk Usage 58 212 GB 232 GB 5723 MB 232 GB The icon displayed in the lower part of the screen notices the current disk mode in use 21 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Single Disk Dual Disk Mirroring STATUS AREA The transfer rate of the Backup and Restore processes is permanently evaluated and the progress bars show the activities in progress Depending on the operations in progress the operator has the choice between two status displays Ba Toggle to Jobs done display Toggle to Scheduled jobs display The different operations are divided into different tabs Jobs Done Backups Restores Updates Deletes Others Wiel Cast Pay View Last Hour Successtul Job ID Completion Date amp Time Operation Full clipID Operation status 00293 2004 04 20 14 38 57 Backup Clip 124 Backup successful at 2 2 X 2 2 sec backuped in 1 0 sec 00294 2004 04 20 14 39 00 Backup Clip 02 124 07 Backup successful at 1 9 X 2 3 sec backuped in 1 2 sec 00295 2004 04 30 14 39 03 Backup Clip 125 Backup successful at 2 3 402 5 sec backuped in 1 0 sec 00296 2004 04 20 14 39 07 Backup Clip 02 125 Backup successful at 2 2 X 2 3 sec backuped in 1 0 sec 00297 2004 04 30 14 39 10 Backup Cli
6. test folder 2_1 Total 60 clips for 5 GB Total 12 clips for 2024 MB Session Folder Selects the folder destination to save the MXF files Y Important note The system checks the clips present into the session folder and its sub folders If a clip is not present and according to the criteria defined in the Autobackup selection tab this clip is automatically backed up The session folder field is only active before start up in order to ensure the operations Clicking on a folder displays the number of clips and the capacity of this folder The total number of clips the capacity and the remaining capacity are displayed in the lower part of the window for each path The current Session Folder is always represented by a green icon 18 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire 4 ADVANCED PARAMETERS d M 7 X XFile LONG Sessmm Autostart AutoBackup enabled at start Confirm Manual Backup w Confirm Manual Restore x exes Autostart This option auto starts the XFILE software Autobackup at start up This option automatically starts the autobackup mode at start up Confirm Manual backup Enables or disables the confirmation message while initiating a Backup command Confirm Manual restore Enables or disables the confirmation message while initiating a Restore command XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire
7. 14 15 23 05 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 14 15 23 05 14 15 23 05 14 15 23 17 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 26 14 15 23 17 14 15 23 17 14 15 23 17 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 14 15 24 07 14 15 24 07 14 15 24 07 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 2004 04 30 17 15 26 14 15 24 07 00 00 02 00 14 17 52 16 14 17 52 16 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 Corner Corner 2004 04 30 17 15 26 12345678912 Zidanne 12345678912 Zidanne 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 30 17 17 54 O2 13ic ee 02 131D 1114 14 17 52 16 14 17 52 16 09 45 15 16 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 Pat Corner 12345678912 Goal 12345678912 Zidanne 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 30 17 17 54 2004 04 28 12 46 25 02 111B 9 45 15 16 00 01 00 00 Ali Jobs Scheduled Backups Restores Updates Cancel Job H 67 GB 71 GB 157 GB 61 GB Job ID Operation Full ClipID ClipName Job Info 2004 04 28 12 46 25 NONNEN NENNEN NENEN NNN NENNEN NN NNN v E Q XFile Monitoring 00190 00191 Backup Backup scheduled 1 02 1110 02 112 Backup of 02 1110 Backup of 02 112 00192 0019
8. 1CAM maXS 5 2 maXS 2 remotes 1 std remote 1 std remote 1 std remote Digital archive on removable media SDTI Network 6 ch LSM XT EVS remote Air Box GUI maXS Key amp Fill Ctrl from switcher This copy is a background process and as a lower priority on the network compared to real time transfers between servers for remote playback in order not to disturb the live production in any way If the network is not very busy the transfer to the removable media can be performed several times faster than real time As soon as real time transfers are required on the network the backup process is slowed down to make enough bandwidth available to guarantee these new requests Each clip is saved as a separate file on the removable media including not only video audio and time code information but also all metadata XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire associated with that clip name descriptors creation date original location server s n register etc The transfer between a maXS or LSM to the X File is a data transfer i e no decoding encoding process takes place at any point preserving the original quality of the footage including super motion character if applicable The X File is equipped with 2 removable media working as mirrored drives each clip is automatically saved as 2 separate files on these drives This provides a security copy in case of drive failure and also
9. 28 02 119 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 119 C mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 119 D mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 121 A mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 121 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 121 C mxf ISESSION Flibackup 2004 04 28 T SESSION_F backup 2004 04 28 IASESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 I SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 1 SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 IASESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 67IBr E3 67IBr E3 1 SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 67IBSOPW 67IBSOPW backup 2004 04 28 02 122 A mxf IASESSIONM Flbackup 2004 04 28 67IBsOPX 67IBsOPY 67IBsOPZ 67IBsOvW 67IBsOvx 67IBsOvY 67IBsOv2 All Jobs Scheduled Cancel Job JobID Operation 00208 Backup 00209 Backup 00215 Backup Cancel All Sc 67IBsOPX 67IBsOPY 671850 2 67IBsOvW 67IBsOvX 67IBsOvY 67IBsOvZ Backups Restores theduled Jobs _Job Status scheduled 1 scheduled 2 _ Updates Full ClipID ClipName backup 2004_04_28 02 122 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 122 C mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 122 D mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 123 A mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 123 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 123 C mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 123 D mxf Others Job Info I SESSION_Fibackup 2
10. 6 select the server from the Sportnet list 7 change the display of the list to find one location and select the first location to restore the clips 8 Press a or to open the following window 38 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire amp File Multi Restore Destination Duration Filename 05 1204 05 1100 185312 57 15 11 00 00 10 00 backup 2003 11 14 05 120 05 1208 05 10 185312571511 00 00 10 00 backup 2003 11 14 05 120 B mef SIMI SS Tes 12571102 00 00 10 00 backup 2003 11 14 05 124 05 1254 05 1116 185 12 57 11 16 00 00 10 00 backup 2003_11_14 05 125 A ret 05 125 05 111C 185 12 57 11 16 00 00 10 00 backup 2003_11_14 05 125 B msf If the selected location is free the clip destination lights green If the selected location is already filled the clip destination lights red in this case the restore of this clip will be aborted A second operation is useful to restore the clip to another location on the Sportnet The list box in the lower part of the window allows the user to choose multiple methods for restoring Original place Original place on another LSM Contiguous Contiguous based on Camera Selection Contiguous and gr
11. E 54 LSM ta backup Met Marre PREFs Cam Status and Type of Server 1 Tick off the squares representing the cameras to backup Selected Cameras appear in a green square and unselected cameras in a red square m Note For the Airbox and Spotbox servers all cameras must be selected 2 Press OK to confirm the selection and to close the window 3 Press the Autobackup button Different shortcuts are available to select cameras or systems with ease Hackup All Backup All Present Backup All Present Pref Cam Reset clears all selections Backup all selects all cameras of all systems New systems being connected will be also backed up Backup all present selects all cameras of all systems currently connected to the network Backup all Present PREF cam selects all preferential cameras of all systems currently connected to the network XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Additional criteria Archive status The basic working of the Xfile is to compare the content of its disks with the clips present on the Sportnet According to the result the missing clips on disk will be automatically backed up If several disks are required to backup a complete session the Archive status must be kept to avoid a second backup of same clips while changing the disks Three conditions are required to validate the Archive status 1 Before the Autobackup session tic
12. Monitoring Rating Name TC IN Duration word 1 Keyword 2 All Jobs Scheduled JobID Operation 00022 Backup 00023 Backup 00024 Backup 00025 Backup 00026 Backup Backups Cancel Job Cancel All Scheduled Jobs Job Status scheduled 1 scheduled 2 scheduled 3 scheduled 4 11 33 11 06 11 33 11 06 11 33 11 06 11 33 11 06 09 45 15 16 09 45 15 16 09 45 15 16 09 45 44 14 09 45 44 14 09 45 44 14 09 45 44 14 11 33 07 21 Idi ze 11 33 07 21 11 33 07 21 11 33 08 11 11 33 08 11 11 33 08 11 11 33 08 11 dears 11 33 08 23 11 33 08 23 11 33 08 23 11 33 10 07 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 Restores Full ClipID 02 133C 02 133D 02 1344 02 134 02 134 Updates ClipName 00027 Backup 00028 Backup nnn XFile BETA version 1 scheduled 5 scheduled 6 echadiidlad 7 02 134 D 02 1354 n 1 5R Others Job Info Backup of 02 133 C Backup of 02 133D Backup of 02 134 Backup of 02 134 Backup of 02 134 C 2004 04 28 14 33 13 2004 04 28 14 33 13 2004 04 28 14 33 13 2004 04 28 14 33 13 2004 04 28 12 46 25 2004 04 28 12 46 25 2004 04 28
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14. All Clips 3 Press Delete All Clips to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the operation 4 f one several clips are the last clip into the MXF file the following message notices the operator XFile Multi Delete Clips clips can be deleted because each clip is the last clip in a File delete these clips vau must delete the related Files 44 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire 9 Press OK to close the message box and to switch to the Multi Delete Files window shown on a red background 6 Press Delete All files to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the operation PREVIEW CLIP Double click on a clip in the list or press the M amp E button The MMEUniversal player module is loaded with the selected clip Use the command buttons to play back the clip to search material to review the clip frame by frame etc MMEUniversalPlayer 9 lD 15 50 08 22 a Y Note The MME player plays back the clip from the IN point to the OUT point 45 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire XFile BETA version 1 01 82 DISK MAINTENANCE Issue 3 0 Click on the Disk icon to enter this mode Note Disk maintenance mode is only available when Mirroring Disk mode is activated Eek Fie Configuration Statistics Help Path A
15. Backup of 02 135 Select one several items in the list and press Cancel job or press Cancel All Scheduled Jobs to delete all items in the list Cancel Job ff Cancel All Scheduled Jabs The selected items are deleted from the list and the related operations in progress are stopped or the scheduled operations are cancelled 23 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire REFINING THE SELECTION IN THE XFILE LIST SORTING CLIPS Issue 3 0 To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow icon amp and click again to invert the sorting DL Clip ID Mame 3 1114 6 16 05 28 06 00 03 1118 6 16 05 28 06 00 O5 114 185 13 35 04 00 05 11 B 165 13 35 04 00 n 124 196 13 36 16 1 nn DEFINING COLUMNS File Clip ID Filters k w ID Material ID Louth w Full Clip ID w Rating Camera Label w ClipMame w C IM Duration w keyword 1 w keyword 2 w Keyword 3 Keyword 4 Keyword 5 Creation Time Creation Time MT Backup Time Filename Full Path Full Path B 4 lt 4 4 Reset To Default Use the right click button of the mouse to access this selection menu All columns available are listed here Select or unselect the item to be displayed or to be hidden The Reset to Default option allows you to restore the standard display 24 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Is
16. System configuration window XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 System Config Parameter SportNet User Number Sportet Serial Number Sportet Name SportNet Speed FAO Sportet Video Standard PAL SportMet Database Mode 16000 clips File DSF file C Program Files E S Broadcast Equipments Filet Cades sdtib4 5 bi File FPGA 540 C Program 5 Broadcast EquipmentFile Codes 20k 160 sc File FPGA 270 C Program 5 Broadcast EquipmentFile Codes 20k160_ sc File Disk Mode Mirroring F ile Path 5 File Path B H If the values are coherent press START the System Config field is replaced by the Session Config field SESSION CONFIG AREA This field displays the current parameters and values saved to the descriptive metadata of the MXF header and added to each clip This data can be modified for each session in the session configuration window Session Config Parameter Value Session Name test MLO Session Folder SESSION Session Date April 2004 Session Sport session sport Session Competition session competition Session Competition Level session competition level Session Location session location Session Player session player Session Player B session player B STATUS AREA The aim of this area is to check the hardware validity the remaining capacity of disks and to verify the compatibility between the software the drivers a
17. XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire XFile BETA version 1 01 82 Restore mode Press Restee to enter the Restore mode Issue 3 0 File Configuration Statistics Help 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 Disk Usage ry Start Restore Clip 02 134B 02 134C ID Rating Name _TCIN Duration Keyword 1 14 15 21 18 00 00 02 00 14 15 21 18 14 15 21 18 14 15 22 02 14 15 22 02 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 23 2004 04 30 17 15 23 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 14 15 22 02 14 15 22 02 14 15 22 11 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 14 15 22 11 14 15 22 11 14 15 22 11 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 2004 04 30 17 15 24 14 15 22 21 14 15 22 21 14 15 22 21 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 2004 04 30 17 15 25 14 15 22 21
18. competition session competition leve session competition level session location session player session player B session_location session player session player 42 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire DELETE CLIP DELETE FILE As several clips are linked to a file the delete command has been split in 2 buttons Delete File and Delete Clip Delete Clip To mark the clips and the files out it is advised to change the display to Group in the Media Clips filter The group of clips are represented with brackets in the Xfile list MULTI SELECTION FOR DELETE FILE 1 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of files from the Xfile list 2 Press to open the following window ile Multi Delete Files File Info Files to Delete 02 2886 S Ndeussbackup 2004 06 3 4 O n2 288C 5 2004_06_03 455 02 2894 SAdeux backup 2004 06 03 LA 0 02 2896 Ne S Sdeuxsbackup 2004 03 18 30 53 21 08 30 54 08 08 30 54 2 0 g2 280 amp GflGwSVal o sdeussbackup 2004 06 03 O 02 280B 5 Ndeussbackup 2004 06 3 O 02 280 SNdeussbackup 2004 06 3 LSM ID Louth LSM clip name LOM Francel LSM clip number 02 299 LSM Pref no Short IM 08 30 53 21 Short OUT 08 20 54 21 E Delete All Files 3 This window allows the operator
19. first clip created with this A V data is called the MasterClip and has the particularity to get the same code for the ID material and for the ID louth All clips ensued from this masterclip either by copy or by update or by modifying the short IN short OUT point are linked to the MXF file and a different ID louth is defined for each them MXF FILE IN SHORT IN SHORT OUT OUT wv N ID MATERIAL ID LOUTH NEW ID LOUTH NEW ID LOUTH Selecting ALL in the MEDIA CLIPS filter displays all the Clips Selecting MasterClip displays only the MasterClips selecting Group displays both MasterClips and Clips linked by a bracket sign in the Xfile list 2 12z1c restore 14 00 07 22 2 122 rescpy 1 Sh 1 05 00 00 00 02 1236 rescpy 26h 1 06 00 00 00 02 124c rescpy 3 7h 1 07 00 00 00 L p2 i125c rescpy 4 8h 1 06 00 00 00 33 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire Issue 3 0 Backup mode Press Backup to enter the Backup mode XFile BETA version 1 01 82 File Configuration Statistics Help I E SE ES ES Rating Name di Kevword2 Kevword 3 Creation Date amp Time 2004 04 27 20 01 29 Duration XT2 High 17 01 22 00 00 00 04 00 03 BARREN XT2 13 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00
20. gives the possibility to send these 2 drives to 2 different locations studios after the show Each removable media has a capacity of 250GB or 16 hours of footage at standard bitrate More X File stations can be inserted on the network if more archive copies are required The X File can also be used as a security backup of the network should one server lose its footage for any reason accidental delete for instance clips can be restored from the X File to any other server LSM XT maXS or Airbox on the network All Super motion clips created on any networked LSM XT are stored by XFile amongst the normal files The 75 fps nature of such material is maintained during archiving and is restored in a single pass without alteration Therefore restored Super motion clips can be re used as Super motion footage playback at 33 or as a standard material variable speed just as if they where captured from the super motion camera just now The combination of maXS LSM XT Airbox and X File all interconnected on SportNet forms the basic architecture required to move from a mostly tape based production to a disk based environment XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Configuration Hardware The Xfile software is installed in a workstation operating under Windows XP The minimum system requirement is P4 2 4Ghz Processor P4SAA MotherBoard with DRAM 512MB and a EVS PCX board The hardware components are
21. only one UMID can be present on the same network Then if the operator has to use identical clips on several machines the COPYclip command is advised to restore several versions of the same clip The following error message notices the operator if the selected clip is already present on the network Restore Unable to start Restore Poof clip 23 backuped From 01 013 Mame TC_IN 12 38 11 24 x Duration 00 00 03 10 x because this clip is already present on 01 013 Then the operator has to use the COPYclip command to initiate the transfer and create a copy of the clip 37 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire AFile Copy Schedule Copy 1 job 92 1 of clip 23 FAVES backuped From 01 013 Mame TC 1z 38 11 24 x Duration 00 00 03 10 x to 01 0150 In the Xfile list the clips already present on the Sportnet are displayed with blue characters GNE E fidanne 14 17 52 16 00 00 02 00 Corner 123456 fidanne apicc Et Goal 14 17 52 16 00 00 02 00 Pak 123456 Goal Note While restoring a clip ID material ID louth is preserved If the LSM operator moves the clip to another location in the banks a new ID louth is assigned to this copy and its new data will be backed up and added to the original MXFfile MULTI SELECTION FOR RESTORE 5 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the Xfile list
22. to review the files before deletion Pay attention to the number of clips included in each file Deleting the file will obviously delete all the clips included into this file 4 Press Delete All files to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the 43 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire operation MULTI SELECTION FOR DELETE CLIP 1 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the Xfile list 2 Press to open the following window This window allows the operator to review the clips before deletion A File Multi Delete Clips Chip info Clips to Delete XFile Clip ID ID Louth Path 453 0 02 2098 S deux backup 2004 06 03 02 288 B msf 464 0 U2 288L BbrllwSvb S deussbackup 204 Ub 03 02 288 Comet 466 0 02 BriGwSVw S deuxkbackup 2004 06 03 02 289 A 0 02 2098 E7IGwSVX deux backup 2004 06 03 02 289 B mst 08 30 53 21 08 30 54 08 08 30 54 214 470 0 Z S deuxsbackup 2004 06 03 02 280 A mar 0 02 Bzl amp wSVb S deussbackup 2004_06_03 02 280 B mst 0 02 7 5 2004 06 03 02 280 C msf LSM ID Louth LSM clip name LSM Mame France LSM clip number 02 299 LSM Pref na Short IM 8 30 53 21 Short QUT 08 30 54 21 TIT Delete
23. 004 04 28 IASESSIOM Fibackup 2004 04 28 IASESSION Flbackup 2004 04 28 1 SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 I SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 IASESSION Flbackup 2004 04 28 IASESSIOM Fibackup 2004 04 28 gt Backup of 02 110 C Backup of 02 110 D Backup of 02 132 A 00216 Backup scheduled 3 Backup of 02 132B 00217 Backup 00218 Backup 00219 Backup nn 2 n Rackiin gt maintenanceclip bmp scheduled 4 _ scheduled 5 scheduled 6 7 XFile BETA version 1 Backup of 02 132 C Backup of 02 132D Backup of 02 133 Raclii af 17 123 of the screen and the content of path B on the right part of the screen The following filter allows the operator to refine the display of both lists by isolating the differences or the common clips Differences Press cp to gain access to the filters selection Clicking on the GD arrows initiates a clip copy from one path to the other and clicking on the arrow synchronizes both contents in a single operation v 46 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire Import Export functions Issue 3 0 The Import Export functions are available from the file menu in the Menu bar Selecting one command opens the following window for clip selection Look in B 071103 backup 2003 11 12 05 111 i backup 2003 11 12 05 112 backup 2003
24. 11 12 05 113 A mxf 8 backup 2003 11 13 03 111 2 backup 2003 11 13 03 111 B mxf 98 backup 2003 11 13 05 114 a backup 2003 11 13 05 114 Cu 8 backup 2003 11 14 05 110 Aa 8 backup 2003 11 14 05 110B r a backup 2003 11 14 05 114 Aa 8 backup 2003 11 14 05 1154A 8 backup 2003 11 14 05 115 Filename backup 2003 11 12 05 1132 A maf Files af type MF Files mf d Cancel Those functions allow the operator to select a number of clips and to initiate the import export operation from to a remote system through the Gigabit Ethernet connection This operation can take place at the same time as a normal backup and or restore process and it will be scheduled displayed in the status area 47 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Statistics Charts of statistics for restore and backup processes and for disk performances are available from the Statistics menu in the Menu bar Other information will be added to the statistitics charts in a next version KFile Backup Statistics E Disk Write Timing lt 20 ms lt 40 ms lt 60 ms lt 60 ms lt 100 ms lt 125 ms lt 150 ms lt 200 ms lt 250 ms lt 300 ms lt 400 ms lt 500 ms lt 750 ms lt 1000 lt 1500 lt 2000 lt 2500 lt 3000 lt 4000 lt 5000 gt 5000 Sa D D D D D DD D m D cocco 4
25. 12 46 25 2004 04 28 12 46 59 2004 04 28 12 46 59 2004 04 28 12 46 59 2004 04 28 12 46 59 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 10 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 12 Backup of 02 134 D Backup of 02 135 Raclii of N 136 20 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Note Other modes backup restore and maintenance also available during autobackup several modes can operate simultaneously Thanks to the selection list the autobackup process is an automatic and self operating system When a clip is created on one of the selected servers a copy is automatically transferred to X File The Xfile operates with the lower priority on the network this means that the normal operations of others servers are not affected by the Xfile activity If the cameras systems selection needs to be modified the autobackup mode must be disabled before entering the Session Configuration window NETWORK STATUS The icon displayed in the center of the screen notices the current status of Sportnet Connection to Sportnet is successfully done Ld Xfile is connecting Connection to Sportnet failed Local hardware failure has been detected El Stand alone mode
26. 2 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 11 33 08 23 11 33 09 09 11 33 09 09 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 11 33 09 09 11 33 09 09 11 33 09 20 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 11 2004 04 28 14 33 12 11 33 09 20 00 00 02 00 2004 04 28 14 33 12 Ali Jobs Scheduled Backups Cancel Job Cancel All Scheduled Jobs Restores Updates Others Disk Usage 8 212 GB 232 GB R 6723 232 GB JobID Operation 00040 Backup 00041 Backup 00042 Backup 00043 Backup 00044 Backup 00045 Backup 00046 Backup Anna Rachlin Job Status Full ClipID ClipMame Job Info mprogress 100 896 C 02 138 Backup of 02 138 A scheduled 1 02 138B Backup of 02 138 scheduled 2 02 138C Backup of 02 138 C scheduled 3 02 138 D Backup of 02 138 D scheduled 4 02 1394 Backup of 02 139 scheduled 5 02 139 Backup of 02 139 02 139 Backup of 02 139 C scheduled 6 echadidad 7 n 1220n Racbiin ef 172 13a m XFile Monitoring i autobackup bmp Paint XFile BETA version 1 Press the Backup button to activate the mode 1 First select the server 2 then change the display of the list to find the clip to backup Select the page the bank and the camera of th
27. 3 00194 Backup Backup Backup scheduled 2 scheduled 3 scheduled 4 00195 00196 ania backup bmp Paint Backup Backup Rackiin 02 1126 02 112C 202 1120 Backup of 02 112 Backup of 02 112 C Backup of 02 112 D scheduled 5 scheduled 6 echedi dad 7 02 1134 02 1136 2 112607 Backup of 02 113A Backup of 02 113 B Rachiin of 07 112 0 BETA version 1 The X File can also be used as a security backup Clips can be restored from the X File to any other server LSM XT maXS Spotbox or Airbox on the network Press the Restore button to activate the mode 1 Select the clip from the Xfile list 2 Select the server from the Sportnet list 3 then change the display of the list to find one location Select the location to restore the clip in the page the bank and the camera selection 36 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Select the server gt EZE EXE EN EJ EJ EJ EJ EJ ER E Select the display TT EN Ed EJ EJ ES ER E Pca E EJ D E EH 01 Fd 4a press to initiate the transfer of the selected clip The UMID ID material ID louth is preserved 4b or press COPYCclip to intiate the transfer and to create a COPY of the selected clip In this case a new ID louth is defined To ensure the validity of data during operations
28. 6 GB 61 GB XFile Monitoring The main screen changes to display the content of Path A on the left part Clip ID Material 10 sion Folder ID Louth Clip ID Filename Full Path B 67IBgOpZ 671 67IBgOpb __671 0 67IBqOpd 67184040 67IBQOpZ 67IBQOpa 67IBqOpb 02 115D 02 1164 S7IBGOpC _ 67IBqOpd backup 2004 04 28 02 115 D mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 116 backup 2004 04 28 02 116 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 116 C mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 116 D mxf SESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 L SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 I SESSION_Fibackup 2004 04 28 ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 IASESSION Flibackup 2004 04 28 67184040 backup 2004 04 28 02 117 A mxf ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 67184091 67164041 backup 2004 04 28 02 117 B mxf ISESSION Fibackup 2004 04 28 67189092 67189092 _ backup 2004_04_28 02 117 C mxf 67IBqOq3 _ 67184044 67184045 67184046 6718404 67IBqOqw 67IBqOqx 67IBqOqvY 67IBqOqz 67IBr E0 67IBr E1 _67IBQOgS backup 2004 04 28 02 117 D mxf 67184044 67164095 67164046 67160097 67IBqOqw 57IBqOqx 67IBqOqvY 67184002 67IBr E0 67IBr E1 67IBr E2 backup 2004_04_28 02 118 A mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 118 B mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 118 C mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 118 D mxf backup 2004 04 28 02 119 A mxf backup 2004 04
29. 7 c e 7 mo 2 7 Ca gt EJ e s P3 ra ES I l ee Il 7 Lo b 2 m 2 T L 2 EJ 7 bJ 2 5 2 7 2 2 x hd EJ z m 81 2 7 Est E Es s Ee ETE r2 v 5 7 s 2 EJ 12 53 5 Ee Ee Ee Ee IL JE E E NI T UR m m m Em m J m JEn m Em m m m m m 7 E Ee E m T I EJ no 2 5 o E E E i3 Ed E d E sd E d E d d sd E d Ed d i2 d I d d d c d c d c d c 5 papapapapapapapapgpapgpangpa pg B c o EI 2 El l 2 9 9 9 e 6 e cx cx cx cx cx cx cx 2 cx cx cx E r a 8 e p 3n File B 200404709 17 24 27 200404710 17 24 27 mu Lu 2 v 2 7 rus This selection list is only active while Autobackup mode is disabled All systems connected to the Sportnet are listed by net numbers XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Met Murmber Cameras selection Orchive flag M 02 FranceTV L 1L IL IGG LIL 03 4 B e e Ie F s E amp not present 04 Britney B B B
30. 8 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Next versions Backup and restore of playlists LSM mode publication of Xfile clips on the network Filters applied to Sportnet section Permanent and temporary codes Modifying ShortIN ShortOUT names and keywords into MXF files Save single frame to JPG file Define priority for clips transfers Declare LSM with priority for backup DVD archiving 49 Europe Africa amp Middle East EVS Broadcast Equipment s a Rue Bois Saint Jean 16 LIEGE SCIENCE PARK 4102 Ougree BELGIUM Tel 32 4 361 7000 Fax 32 4 361 7099 e mail support evs tv France EVS France s a Quai Carnot 47 92210 Saint Cloud FRANCE Tel 33 1 49379761 Fax 33 1 49379758 email france evs tv Italy EVS Italia s r l Via Cipro 96 25124 Brescia ITALY Tel 39 030 242 71 34 Fax 39 030 2478182 e mail italy evs tv The Americas EVS Broadcast Equipment Inc 9 Law Drive Suite 200 FAIRFIELD NJ 07004 USA Tel 1 973 575 7811 Hotline 1 973 575 7813 Fax 1 973 575 7812 e mail evsusa evs tv Asia Pacific EVS Broadcast Equipment s a 430 DB Plaza Discovery Bay HONG KONG Tel 852 2914 2501 Fax 852 2914 2505 e mail sales evs asia com hk www evs tv EQUIPMENT BROADCAST
31. XFILE User s manual Version 1 02 00 JUNE 2004 EWS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS nieht ies Pets ibo eee ie iater 1 INTRODUCTION ort meet 2 CONFIGURATION dt cmi Eoi iv 4 mtm Ca Rr E EL E 4 Software installatloli ces oes eie npe ER PEE EE PEE PEE ERE 5 SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT nnm SE ORDER alumen 8 irj gl sexe saree HJ 8 System Configura ON etsii ieee intial iii eats 11 SESSION COMMUNAL ON EO 13 PULODACKUD MOGE anin seins EP FL 20 BACKUP MOUE uc 34 acier e 36 Maintenance ee ese E eee censet odes eee 40 acd tac sah de teh Salted i lta di ei Sy Beles Bl 40 DISK WANG NANCE 46 Import EXDOITt TUNCHONS eee EE 47 Slats 1 Fn re eee er 48 NEXT VERSIONS de ce em Poet tet 49 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire SLSM 1CAM 1 EVS remote 6 ch LSM XT EVS remote Edit Controller Introduction Digital Archiving on removable media The XFile has access to all footage recorded on LSM XT maXS AirBox and Spotbox servers through the SDTI network When a clip is created on one of the servers a copy is automatically transferred to X File SLSM
32. ails The thumbnails defined for each file are extracted from the MJPEG files The first thumbnail shows the SHORT IN frame and the last is the SHORT 40 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire OUT frame The REF frame is automatically defined at the middle duration of the clip IN SHORT IN SHORT OUT OUT MME player PREVIEW The XFILE versions previous to the version 1 01 05 do not include the thumbnails creation process Use the S3 button to create new thumbnails or to update the current thumbnails The thumbnail format respects the aspect ratio of the different video signals SD clips are displayed with 4 3 aspect ratio Clip Info 14 00 07 22 at UB 10 10 45 25 G5 10 22 45 78 10 34 46 02 41 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire The Data The MXF file is the file containing all data related to a common audio video data Different clips are therefore linked to the same file The first parameters dark blue display the common parameters the A V parameters given by the Sportnet clip duration TC IN and OUT excl ID material creation date time the video standard and format number of video signals SLSM 3 number of audio tracks audio type and the number of clips included in this MXF file The following parameters light blue are divided by clip section These parameters can be different from one clip to the ot
33. atabase size it will block the entire network SDTI 270Mbps 540Mbps Selects the bandwidth of the network Video Standard PAL NTSC selects the video standard NTSC format is also applicable for HD formats Database Size 6000 16000clips Select the maximum number of clips saved to the LSM database Net Name The Net name defines the machine name on the network This name is user defined but cannot exceed 8 characters Entering a Network Name is not mandatory because a network number is automatically given to the system but it is recommended to easily identify all systems connected to Sportnet Net Number Range 1 31 The Net number defines the machine number on the network This number is user defined Optional SERVER mode for Xfile Xfile system can turn to SERVER mode and host the LSM database This option is useful when no LSM XT is present on the network i e sportnet composed by maXS systems Note This option has been temporary disabled to avoid disconnection problems during operation STORAGE AREA Disk mode Single Disk Dual Disk Mirroring single Disk only one disk is used Dual Disk When the first disk is full the system automatically switches to the second disk Mirroring Same clips are saved to both disks at the same time Path A B Selects the destination to save the MXF files Depending on the Disk mode selection one or two paths is are active for modifications XFILE Ve
34. directly type the value when the field lights green 3 Press enter to confirm your selection 4 Enter the second selection window to enter the values for the end limit The Autobackup criteria is now active and only the clips created into the time range will be back up XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire 2 MXF METADATA AREA x File Config Session AutoBackup Selection MetabData Session Folders Advanced Parameters Parameter Value Session session Session Date 31 October 2003 Session Spark session sport Session Competition session competition Session Competition Level session competition level Session Location session location Session Player session player Session Player B session player B Session Competition Level This area displays the current parameters and values saved to the descriptive metadata of the MXF file This data is modifiable by clicking on the value to modify The value appears in the text field edition After the modification press ENTER to confirm the command 17 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire 3 XFILE SESSION AREA XFile Config Session AutoBackup Selection MXF MetaData Session Folders Advanced Parameters I Sid Path A Path B a File Path 43 D AKFile Path 29 other folder A an session folder 5 test folder 1 88 test folder 1_1 BB test folder 2 f
35. e beginning and a date time for the end to be valid 1 In the calendar field select the month then select the day of the month 2 In the time field select the hour use the arrows to change the value displayed or directly type the value when the field lights green 3 Press enter to confirm your selection 4 Enter the second selection window to validate the values for the end limit The filter is now active and the clips created in between the time range defined are displayed in the Xfile list m Camera selection ai B le C E E 1 Tick off the squares representing the cameras and or the PREFS cameras of the clips to be displayed in the XFile list Selected cameras appear in a green square 26 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire fal C Tick off the squares representing the four levels of Rating Selected items appear in a green square and the XFile list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips Folders The notion of Session Folder is important for adapting the folders organization and to understand what in fine is displayed in the Xfile list The Session folder is created for the autobackup process All clips created on the Sportnet and according to the autobackup criteria are saved to this session folder In Autobackup mode the Folders filter displays this selection All displays all the clips included in the cur
36. e clip M ESTE EN F3 ES ES EJ EJ EN F3 EI E3 EJ EO ES EJ P3 01 SERS FA Select the server 3 Be LLL LLL Select the display 34 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire 3 select the clip from the list 4 press E to initiate the transfer MULTI SELECTION FOR MANUAL BACKUP 1 Issue 3 0 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the Sportnet list 2 Press B open the following window File Multi Backup Clip Name 01 028 A 028 D52 052 B D54 054 B 055 A 055 B D56 056 B 058 058 wi bug ee 3 IN ecam 3 ecam 3 wibud ecam 3 ecam 3 TE In deg RE nece 13 00 36 1 8 13 00 44 21 8 13 00 44 21 8 13 00 46 00 9 13 00 46 00 9 13 00 46 00 9 13 00 46 00 9 13 00 46 26 9 13 00 46 26 8 13 00 4714 9 13 00 42 19 9 Duration 00 00 03 10 8 00 00 03 10 8 DO an nn g 8 00 00 00 0 9 00 00 00 0 8 00 00 00 0 9 00 00 00 0 9 DO amr no 8 00 00 00 0 8 O0 00 00 07 8 10 00 00 08 9 DO On nn de 9 Status clip already on disk clip already on disk clip already disk The clips selected are listed with the current status If the clip already on disk message is displayed facing one of the clip the backup process for this clip is skipped Press OK to confirm and to initiate the transfer Note All operations Backup and Restore are successive 35
37. e dialog box The folders appear in the filter field 29 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire In the External Restore Folder field clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box Browse for Folder Select the external Restore Folder HA 344 Floppy 4 1 we SYSTEM C t uw Data D i DWO Drive E X we 1394 X IDE RAIDI1 fH X IDE RAIDI 1 3 98 drive x X Se drive y 2 MipegFiles Ipcplayout887 Z 4 Shared Documents Mari menka Cancel Only one folder is available for selection Click on one folder press OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The label of selected folder appears in the filter field The new folder is scanned and its content appears in the Xfile list 30 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Clipnames ClipNames Filter Remove Selected mitemps mu ea ee action E WF Filter based on Prefix allows to define a quick filter based on the first character or first second character of a clipname The system adds automatically a sign while adding a prefix in order to mark the prefix out from the clipnames in the filter list At start up all clipnames assigned to the clips are extracted from the MXF files and are listed in the Filter based on existing Clipname field Select a cli
38. he Folders filter displays this selection Folders quatre External Restore Folder The difference between Restore Folder s and External Restore Folder depends on the Folders and Sub folders included in the PATH The selection of the Restore folders does not require a scanning process because the clips have already been scanned at start up The External Restore Folder can be an external disk or a folder not included in the PATH therefore the content of this external folder or external disk needs to be scanned for extracting the data and making them available from the Xfile list 28 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire In the Restore Folders field clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box A File Filter Restore Folders quatre sept Remove Selected Add Selected Folder l Refresh Several folders are selectable at a time Select a folder from the list and press Add to fill out the filter list For your information the current Session Folder always lights green in the list In the Filter list select an item and press Remove selected to cancel the selection of this folder The sub folders of the selected folder are selectable as well Tick off the Include SubFolders box to include them in the selection Press OK to confirm your selection and to quit th
39. her the unique ID louth rating clipname LSM clip number Short In and out points duration and the different keywords The last parameters dark blue display the current values saved to the Session configuration window These parameters are common for each clip Note The data are not modifiable This functionality will be available in a next version Param File IM File GUT excl File Curation LSM Material ID creation date time GMT creation date time Time creation date time Video Standard Video Format Mb Videos Mb Audios AudiaTvpe Mb Clips in File LSM clip ID Louth LSM Quality LSM Mame LSM clip name LSM clip number LSM Pref COM Short IM Short GUT Short Curation keyword 0 Keyword 1 Keyword 2 LSM clip ID Louth LSM Quality LSM Name LSM clip name LSM clip number LSM Pref COM Short IM Short OUT Short Duration Keyword 0 keyword 1 keyword 2 session date session date session name session sport session competition Issue 3 0 Value 14 00 06 12 14 00 18 09 00 00 11 2 6 16Psto 15 00 14 26 March 2004 MT 1 16 00 14 26 March 2004 50 625 5 5 25 PAL interlaced 4 3 1 Videos 1 Audios 0 unknown z clips r IGPsE FranceT restore 1215 1 14 00 02 22 14 00 17 22 00 00 10 00 6 T6P FranceT rescpy 1 5h 02 1220 1 1 05 00 00 00 1 05 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 11 41 32 06 April 2004 06 April 2004 session name session sport session
40. housed in a 2U rack cabinet equipped with 2x ATA 133 250GB Mobile Cartridges The XFILE platform is included in the Sportnet in which LSM XT maXS Spotbox and Airbox servers interact via SDTI network XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Software installation From Disk 1 run XFILE INSTALLER and then follow the steps of the Setup Wizard B Setup XFile Welcome to the XFile Setup Wizard This will install File 1 01 00 on your computer Iki recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup www evs tv 1 Accept the software licence agreement 2 Do not modify the S N of the system This S N is hard coded in factory 3 Select the destination directory to install the new software 4 Select the items to install 18 Setup File Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components You do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Hain Files 3 3 MB hMMELInreersalPlaver Mandatory for preview 1 3 MB Install File Drivers 0 2 MB Install Evs Log Collector 0 5 MB Current selection requires at least 5 2 MB of disk space lt Back Cancel XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Main files MMEUniversalPlayer for VGA preview Note MMEPlayer is a stand al
41. k off the following box 2 Then set the DEFAULT XFILE parameter in the Setup menu of your LSM XT server see Multicam documentation for complete information The label appears on the line of the LSM XT server if the DEFAULT XFILE has been correctly defined 3 and then activate the AUTOBACKUP by pressing the AutoBackup button y Y Note The DEFAULT XFILE setting allows the operator to initiate the backup of a clip from the LSM XT server via the gt ARCHIVE command see Multicam documentation for details The Archive Flag Bl also initiates the backup of a clip as requested by the gt ARCHIVE command even if the DEFAULT XFILE is not set BUT the Archive status is not updated XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Time Range The autobackup session can be defined for a specific duration 2004 05 15 08 00 00 200470530 23 83 53 Tick off the square to activate the time range filter and press one of the Time range selection button to access this window Filter Creation Date Time Range End current imit 2004 05 30 23 58 58 new limi 2004206219 23 59 59 Cancel The Time Range filter requires a date time for the beginning and a date time for the end to be valid 1 In the calendar field select the month then select the day of the month 2 In the time field select the hour use the arrows to change the value displayed or
42. nd the data recorded The system automatically starts the test processing One after the other the different stages of the boot sequence are displayed in the Status window If an error occurs during one stage write the message down and contact EVS staff for support XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Status Parameter The last test is the connection to the Sportnet If this stage is successful the Xfile is ready to operate Press START again to enter the application XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire System configuration The system configuration window is only available for modifications from the start page before start up system parameters are required to complete the boot sequence and to connect to the Sportnet During operations this window will be displayed in read only mode for information File Contig System Network 1 authorise Server Storage Browse NETWORK AREA Standalone mode Tick off this option allows the operator to start the Xfile without being connected to the Sportnet In this mode only the maintenance mode is active XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire The bandwidth the video standard and the Database Size must be identical on all machines connected to the Sportnet If one system is configured with a different bandwidth video standard or d
43. one software and can be installed on a PC laptop for MXF files preview Drivers of PCX board EVS Log collector 5 Select the start menu folder to place the application s shortcuts 6 Then select the application mode Xfile mode is the default application containing all the features SportServer mode creates the link with SportServer Database see Sportserver documentation for details B Setup xFile Configuraton Parameters Application Made Please specify how you will use this application then click Next C SportServer mode lt Back Cancel 7 Then press INSTALL to start the installation of the Main Files and MMEUniversalPlayer A progress bar shows the activity of files transfer 8 Insert DISK 2 when required a f Li Note Microsoft message appears to notice a missing logo licence press CONTINUE ANYWAY to continue XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire 9 The Setup Wizard will continue with the PCX Drivers installation Press INSTALL to load the drivers 10 The last step of the process is the LOG_INSPECTOR installation Press INSTALL to begin 11 Then press QUIT for ending the installation process The Xfile installation is successfully completed and a XFILE shortcut is saved to your desktop XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Software management Start up S
44. oup related clips Original Place The clip returns to its previous location on the Sportnet Original place on another LSM The clip returns to its previous location page bank on the Sportnet but is restored to another system Contiguous The group of clips is restored to all locations from A to F Contiguous based on camera selection The group of clips is restored to location selected by the operator Contiguous and group related clips The system will recompose the group of related clips For example Clip 111A returns to location A clip 111B returns to location B 39 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Author M Lothaire Maintenance mode Press Maintenance to enter the maintenance mode X XFile BETA version 1 01 82 Issue 3 0 File Configuration Clip Info Statistics Help G9 1415 2417 LSM clip ID Louth _LSM Quality LSM LSM clip name LSM clip number 67ICAQtO FranceTV 0 02 139 LSM Pref no Short IN Short OUT Short Duration _Keyword 1 Keyword 2 14 15 23 17 14 15 25 17 D0 00 02 00 Restore Maintenaneay Clip ID 02 E STE EHETEJEJE Rating Name 135 TCIN 14 15 22 02 Duration 00 00 02 00 Keyword 1 Delete File Delete Clip Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Creation Date amp Time 2004 04 30 17 15 24 Preview 02 135
45. p 02 125 Backup successful at 2 3 X 2 2 sec backuped in 1 0 sec 00299 2004 04 20 14 39 13 Backup Clip 02 125 0 Backup successful at 2 2 X 2 3 sec backuped in 1 0 sec 00299 2004 04 30 14 39 16 Backup Clip 02 126 Backup successful at 2 2 X 2 3 sec backuped in 1 0 sec Use these filters to refine the selection View All i View Last Day 9 view Last Hour Hide Successful View all displays all status since the start up of the system View Last Hour and View Last Day are both quick shortcuts to display 22 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire the operation status related to the last hour or to the last 24 hours The Hide Successful button helps you to bring out clearly the various errors occurring during a complete session The Scheduled jobs field allows the operator to cancel one or all the jobs in queue Jobs Scheduled Backups Restores Updates Others Cancel Job Cancel All Scheduled Jobs Job ID Operation Job Status Full ClipID ClipMame Jab Info 00022 Backup in progress 100 0 95 2 133 Backup of 2 133 C 00023 Backup scheduled 1 Dz 133 D Backup of 02 133 D 00024 Backup scheduled 2 Dz 1344 Backup of 02 134 00025 Backup scheduled 3 02 134 Backup of 02 134 00026 Backup scheduled 4 02 1345 Backup of 02 134 C 00027 Backup scheduled 5 02 134 D Backup of 02 134 D 00028 Backup scheduled 6 02 1354
46. pname from the list and press Add to fill out the filter list Note The number of clipnames prefix in the list is restricted to 5 items In the Filter list select an item and press Remove selected to cancel the selection of this clipname Press OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new clipnames appear in the filter field 31 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Keywords Remove Selected Filter based on Prefix allows to define a quick filter based on the first character or first second character of a keyword The system adds automatically a sign while adding a prefix in order to mark the prefix out from the keywords in the filter list At start up all keywords assigned to the clips are extracted from the MXF files and are listed in the Filter based on existing Keyword field Select a keyword from the list and press Add to fill out the filter list Note The number of keywords prefix in the list is restricted to 5 items In the Filter list select a keyword and press Remove selected to cancel the selection of this keyword Press OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new keywords appear in the filter field 32 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire z Media clips The MXF file is the file containing all data related to a common audio video data The
47. rent PATH defined in the system configuration at start up Note Dual disk mode and Mirroring mode the Path A and the Path B can be selected separately Session Folder displays all the clips included in the current Session Folder Independently a backup folder can be defined for saving the clips manually backed up In this case only one backup folder is selected and its current content is displayed in the Xfile list In backup mode the Folders filter displays this selection Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box 27 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire AFile Filter Backup Folder H cina 89 deux a sept cg SESSION E six RE trois un B 7 cing 9 deux 3 quatre quatre Cancel Refresh Only one folder can be selected at a time For your information the current Session Folder always lights green in the list If a new folder does not appear in the list press the refresh button to update the display A Backup folder is assigned temporary for a particular operation As all operations are successive and therefore entered in a queue the system will keep in memory the folder defined at the time of the Backup s request As per the Backup Folder in an independent way multiple Restore folders can be defined for displaying the clips to be restore on the Sportnet In Restore mode t
48. rsion 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Important Note At start up only the clips saved into the Path s are scanned This means only those clips data included will be accessible and display in the Xfile list To avoid long scanning process at start up we advise the clips to be distributed over different paths SYSTEM AREA Serial Number The serial number of the system is defined during the first installshield process and cannot be modified afterwards The S N is also written on the back plate of the mainframe Session configuration The session configuration window is divided into 4 tabs 1 AUTOBACKUP SELECTION Config Session Read Only while AutoBackup enabled AutoBackup Selection MetaData Session Folders Advanced Parameters Reset Backup All Backup All Present Backup All Present Pref cam 1 E E not present 16 XFilePhP Francely B E LSM 05 Britney OOO LSM B e not present 09 LSM 8 c not present 8 c not present 8 c nat present 8 c hot present B c hot present E 2 v 2 nat present not present nat present hot present nat present hot present not present not present hot present not present hot present not present not present nat present hot present this File T Es Es 5 7 2 e zl 2 2
49. sue 3 0 Author M Lothaire FILTERS Gams The upper part of the XFILE list displays a list of icons These icons give access to the different filters to be applied to the XFILE list The filters are available in the four modes Autobackup Manual Backup Restore and Maintenance modes Filter inactive and hidden Filter is visible but inactive Filter is active Click on the icon to display hide the filter or use the right click button of the mouse to access this selection menu Columns Creation Date Cameras Rating Folders keywords Media Clips View Hide All o Creation date We 2004 04728 14 33 200 37041728 14 33 Note The Creation date and the backup time are different values The creation date depends on the date and time defined on your LSM XT maXS Airbox or Spotbox Please check the date time of your system before operating Last Hour and Last Day are both quick shortcuts to display the clips created during the last hour or during the last 24 hours A range of date time can be defined to sort the clips creating during that period Click on the Range button to open the following dialog box 25 XFILE Version 1 02 00 User s Manual Issue 3 0 Author M Lothaire Filter Creation Date Time Range End current imit 2004 05 30 23 58 58 new limi 2004 06 79 23 59 59 Cancel The Creation date filter requires a date time for th
50. tart Page Version 1 07 90 Session Config Parameter Value Session Mame teskversionod Session Folder deux Session Date 2 juin 2004 i Session Sport test session Competition test Session Competition Level test Session Location test Session Player test session Player test Status Value Checking Path drive 5 is feed disk 209 GB available Checking Path drive Fi is fixed disk 4215 MB available Opening Board Successful Driver version v1 08 01 00 Common 02 04 00 03 amp 01 01 0 00 Library version CDX 02 04 00 03 App 01 01 0C 00 Initialieing Board Successful Code version 1 09 10 CD Common 02 04 00 03 Starting Board Successful Connecting ta SportNet Successful WwWw evs tv copyright 2004 System Contig Session Contig Autostart in 7 seconds At first start the upper part of the window displays SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AREA This field displays the current parameters of the system Some relevant parameters are required to connect to the Sportnet If an error message is displayed facing one of the parameters click on the System Config button to enter the

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