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6. The user interface provides with the items at the top further possibili ties T ful F VM Er KA playlist transcoding list editor batch list editor Figure 7 9 Administering the displayed list The Tool Area ITEM Playlist Transcoding List Editor With the menu options of the combo box ITEM of the playlist or trans coding list editor you can administer the items on the list It provides the following menu options Append Opens a dialog window to append a clip to the list Insert Opens a dialog window to insert a clip above the item that is currently selected in the list Load item into Loads the currently selected item in the list for player a play out in the main user interface of the VENICE client software Link items If a video and an audio clip are selected in the list they can be linked to a single item with this menu option Unlink items If a linked item is selected in the list it can be separated into its video and audio component with this menu option Select all Selects all items in the currently displayed list Remove selection selection Removes Removes a selection Removes a selection Geet Deletes the currently selected items from the list Delete all Deletes all items from the currently displayed list ITEM Batch List Editor With the menu options of the combo box ITEM of the batch list editor you can administer the items on the list It provides the following men
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8. As soon as video and or audio content is available for a play out see section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 the matching essences will be activated in the user interface automatically It is not possible to give out timecode alone At least one of the other essences has to be selected as well With the OUTPUT SELECT configurations choose the essences ac cording to your needs By activating or deactivating one of the provided buttons you can determine the essence that you want to play out For example if you want to play out video the button VIDEO must be ac tivated With the button ALPHA ONLY you can choose whether you want to play out the alpha channel key of the video material instead of video Then the video overlay and the video outputs will show you the alpha channel mask of the video clip The parts of the images displayed in white are selected black areas are not selected i e keyed out The audio channel buttons above the audio peakmeter represent the 16 audio channels that are provided by the VENICE server If for ex ample channels 1 and 2 are selected as in the figure above the audio Playing Out Clips content will be played out at these channel outputs of the VENICE serv er The audio channels of the audio clip will be routed each to its re spective channel output at the VENICE server Further information about audio and the way it is handled can D be found in section About A
9. Video Server Control Software VENICE Client Software User Guide VENICE Client Software User Guide Introduction Basics Administrating Channels Playing Out Clips Recording Clips Transcoding Clips The Tool Area The Menus Appendix Index User Guide Version 2 5 for the VENICE Client Software Version 2 5 Copyright 2011 by DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH a Rohde amp Schwarz company Hanover All rights reserved The manuals as well as the soft and or hardware described here and all their constituent parts are protected by copyright Without the express permission of DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH any form of use which goes beyond the narrow bounds prescribed by copyright legislation is prohibited and liable to prosecution This particularly applies to duplication copying translation processing evaluation publishing and storing and or processing in an electronic system Specifications and data may change without notice We offer no guarantee that this documentation is correct and or complete In no event shall DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation any special indirect or consequential damages and damages resulting from loss of use data or profits or business interruption arising out of the use of or inability to use the hardware software and or manual materials Those parts of this documentation that describe optional software
10. mat to MXF for ISIS amp Interplay and selecting a proper codec an ingest via HD SDI will be performed in Avid compatible for mats and the audio video essences will be written to the corresponding workspace or project on the ISIS storage Recorded material can be worked upon directly even while it is still being recorded Furthermore prior to the record metadata can be specified in the con figuration settings see section Configuring a Record on page 5 3 2 22 Basics METADATA File format related metadata Tape name sInput tape name gt Sound roll name E E OH Film model Film name Figure 2 17 The metadata settings When ingesting on ISIS directly an AAF as well as an XML file will be created containing among others the metadata information When per forming the record for an Interplay project the metadata will be trans ferred to Interplay and written in its database 2 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide 2 24 Administrating Channels On the channel administration tab you can administer the video chan nels It shows all video channels that you are currently connected to in show cases channel administration tab Z VENICE File Options Help kt WW venicedev4 dvs de 2 WW ovenicedev4 dvs de 3 VO CHANNEL e GROUP vy ALL CONNECTED WO CHANNELS w SHOW CASES v CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEMaADVS DEL CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEV4 DY CHANNEL ID TCP 192 16
11. 2 3 General Usage of a Channel Tab 2 8 Once the tab of a connected video channel has been selected the con trols for this channel are displayed The following figure indicates how to use the main part left half of the tab of a video channel in general video channel tab 25 VENICE New project File Options Help NONE v PRESET v LOCK GUI 1 PLAYOUT MODE v RS 422 SONY e RMT OFF VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE SINGLE ITEM DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO 00 00 00 00 4 H WU a 2 00 00 00 00 gt 00 00 00 00 GO x 00 00 00 00 x TIMECODE vw 60 gt SOURCE 2 beem J EUT SELECT T E OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 1920 x 1080i 25 SMPTE274 16 9 Off YUY 4 2 2 10 Bit Video mode head l Figure 2 5 The general usage of a video channel tab Selecting an operation mode 2 Configuring the operation mode 3 Performing the operation All steps are explained in more detail in the following Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the steps described in the following see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 2 3 1 Selecting an Operation Mode After selecting the tab of a video channel you can select between the different operation modes for this channel PLAYOUT MODE INGEST MODE PLAYOUT MODE TRANSCODE MODE Figure 2 6 Selecti
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13. Figure 7 6 Adding single clips to a list Clips can be inserted or appended via a dialog window by using the respective menu options of the combo box ITEM It opens the same window as used for example to select content in the playout mode 7 4 The Tool Area see section Selecting Content Via a Dialog Window on page 4 4 Clips can be dragged and dropped from Spycer similar as described in section Selecting Content Via Spycer on page 4 4 They can be dropped directly at the desired position in the list editor In the batch record mode of the INGEST MODE you can append the currently set autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to a list with the button at the lower right of the player controls VEHICE DONE 00 01 31 1959 TODO IN DOE GAS OUT CO 2 DUR 00 01 31 19 x TIMECODE adding to a list Figure 7 7 Adding an item to a batch list How to set up an autoedit record is described in section How to Au toedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 5 19 7 2 3 General Administration Playlists batch record and transcoding lists can be created and admin istered with the items at the top of a list editor PLAYLIST MAME With the combo box to the left you can select already saved or opened lists by their name The respective list will then be displayed in the list editor 7 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS With th
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16. tings see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 4 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 8 When the button LOCK TO INPUT is deactivated you can change the output video format To view the signal of the external device in the video overlay of the playout mode e g to check the position of a connected VTR the input format of the ingest mode must be configured appropriately see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 Whether the SDI output mode and Auto scale settings are available depend on the hardware of the VENICE server With the settings items of the OUTPUT SETTINGS configure the out put video format according to your needs Output port Determines the output port of the video chan nel SDI output mode Configures the speed of the SDI output 1 5 Gbit s 3 0 Gbit s or dual link Output format Specifies the video raster field mode and frame rate Aspect ratio Details and if possible allows to set the aspect ratio of the video raster Auto scale Enables you to scale and resize the video mate rial if output format and the format of the video material are different For further details see section Configuration Items on page 6 2 Color mode Determines the color space e g YUV or RGB the sampling frequencies e g 4 4 4 and the color bit depth e g 10 bit Color range Specifies the color space range of the output i e whether it is in a res
17. www dvsus com Support E mail support dvsus com Contents l l 1 Introduction recs 1 1 T We 1 2 ES Tu e 0 E 1 3 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide 1 3 14 Important e 1 5 2 BEE 2 1 21 Starting Mme PRO SAI E 2 2 2 1 1 Starting the Software under Linux cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 2 2 1 2 Starting the Software under Mac OS 2 2 2 1 3 Starting the Software under Windows sssssssseseerseens 2 2 22 E eege SUA WC EE 2 3 2 2 1 Connecting to a Video Channel 2 3 2 2 2 SEC CHING OF e 2 5 2 2 3 Administering the Channel 2 6 2 3 General Usage of a Channel Tab 2 8 2 3 1 Selecting an Operation Mode 2 9 2 3 2 Configuring the Operation Mode 2 9 2 3 3 Performing the Operation cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nese nena 2 11 2A SVE e eee eee er nee eee eee 2 12 2 5 Locking the User Interface ccccccssseeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 2 13 2 6 Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel 2 14 2 7 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software 2 15 Dad PVCS ONS vapecxen ands va toncedanedacnaadscuaunioniareesenticdanataeatacnatenanans 2 15 EE 2 16 DID Do E 2 16 2 7 4 Playlists Batch Lists and Transcoding Lists 06 2 16 ZAI IWNCTACU OS E 2 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide 220 EXUDING WINS PROC NOM E 2 17 2 9 About Timecode Frame Number Helde 2 18 ZTO ADO AUGO se EE 2 20 2 11 About Source Ren 2 21 2 12 Te Wel e 2 22 Administrating Channels
18. you should be familiar with how to operate the hardware of a video server system Furthermore to use the DVS system in connection with other equip ment e g a VTR you should know how to operate this equipment 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this documen tation e Texts preceded by this symbol describe activities that you must per form in the order indicated Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list Texts preceded by this symbol are general notes intended to fa cilitate work and help avoid errors You must pay particular attention to text that follows this symbol to avoid errors TT W Texts enclosed by quotation marks are references to other man uals guides chapters or sections BUTTON Text in small caps and bold indicates a push but ton Menu Text in italic and bold indicates either a menu name or options in a menu list Menu Option In the specified menu select the stated item Item Text in bold only stands for other labeled items of a user interface Directory File Directory structure or file Entry Parameters selections or entries made in the program it may also indicate a command e g at a command line a syntax or contents of a file output 1 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 14 Key An individual key or a key combination on a keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts To perform options or procedures wit
19. 29 97 DNxHD 720p 23 98 25 29 97 Various it MXF OP 1a Avid 50 59 94 ranging i MXF OP Atom 1080i 23 98 24 25 from 36 to Avid 29 97 440 MXF for Isis amp 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 50 60 1 If not mentioned otherwise all in 8 bit 4 2 2 2 The number of channels that can be recorded as well as their arrangement may be restricted 3 Each audio channel will be recorded in a separate file Recording 16 audio channels will gen erate 16 individual MXF files for audio mono A 6 DS Appendix Audio only File Formats The following uncompressed audio only file formats are supported by the DVS software Format Name Default Extension AIF AIFF 9 Description Audio interchange format Platform inde pendent file format for sound Capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels Broadcast wave format Platform indepen dent file format for sound Extension of the Wave format capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels together with me tadata and enabling file sizes of more than 4 GB File format for digital audio waveform data under Windows Capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels A VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS A 3 States of an External Device An externally connected device can go into different states that are all shown in the SLAVE STATE field of the user interface see section In formation Area on page 4 13 You can c
20. DVS 6 1 Controls Available for a Transcoding This section describes shortly the controls and settings items that are available for a transcoding exclusively The remaining items can be used the same way as already described for the playout and ingest mode see chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 and chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 6 1 1 Configuration Items 6 2 As with the other operation modes before a transcoding can be per formed you have to set up the operation see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 It has to be performed same way as for the playout or ingest mode This section describes the settings items that are available for a transcoding exclusively SOURCE With the source settings you determine the clips that should be trans coded converted In case single item is selected from the controls the selected content can be added to a transcoding list APPEND TO LIST This button appends the clips that are selected in the entry fields to the left to the list If video and audio are both available they will appear as linked items in the list With only a single item selected only this item will be added to the list Inserts the clips that are selected in the entry fields to the left in the list above the item that is currently selected in the list If video and audio are both available they will appear as linked items in the list With only a single item selected only
21. Fath EHH EHE imedian wenig JB Wi All Files Te Timecode Source Start End Duration TC Frame Rat Sound Channels ode Coding Bit Depth Sampling Rate de seelen me 34 Ho TH oe PERRI SSC Elek 100 Online Figure 4 5 Drag and drop from Spycer Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the respective entry field of the SOURCE settings You may have to per form this for video and audio separately 4 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Alternatively you can drag and drop a file directly on one of the entry fields of the SOURCE settings which would take the file name of the dragged clip as if it were entered manually The content must be located on the storage of the VENICE server to which you are currently connected Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 4 1 2 Selecting Essences for Play out OUTPUT SEL 4 6 With the OUTPUT SELECT settings of the playout mode you have to select the essences type of material that you want to play out You can choose whether you want to play out audio video alpha or timecode as well as all their combinations SIET Figure 4 6 The output select items When the OUTPUT SELECT settings are collapsed the currently se lected essences will be shown in abbreviated form to the right T for timecode V for video and A lt x gt for the selected audio channels
22. File storage format Description QuickTime mov Various e g RGB or YUV either com pressed or uncom pressed audio Furthermore the software supports different variants of MXF e g MXF OP Atom MXF OP 1a and P2 extension mxf as well as DV DIF extension dv files Both are container formats for audio and A 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs or video material They are implemented with the following compres sion codecs XDCAM IMX 525i 29 97 30 40 0r50 16 bit 24 bit MXF MXF OP 4a 1a 625i 25 XDCAM HD 1080i p 1080i p 25 29 97 4 2 0 97 1080i p 25 29 97 4 2 0 2 0 18 25 35 16 bit MXF OP 1a 720p 50 59 94 24 bit 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 1080i 25 29 97 XDCAM DV 525i 29 97 4 1 1 16 bit MXF OP 1a 625i 25 4 2 0 DV25 525i 29 97 4 1 1 DV DIF 625i 25 4 2 0 MXF OP 1a DV MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp DVCPRO 25 525i 29 97 4 1 1 i DV DIF 625i 25 4 1 1 OP 1a also MXF OP 1a DV 24 bit MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp DVCPRO 50 525i 29 97 16 bit DV DIF 625i 25 OP 1a also MXF OP 1a DV 24 bit MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp DVCPRO HD 720p 50 59 94 16 bit DV DIF 1080i 25 29 97 OP 1a also MXF OP 1a DV 24 bit MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp AVC Intra 720p 23 98 25 29 97 50 16 bit MXF OP 1a 59 94 OP 1a also MXF OP Atom P2 1080 25 29 97 24 bit 1080p 23 98 25
23. Using Lists on page 7 3 4 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs mim The buttons IN and OUT enable you to set an in i outpoint directly from the current position nor mally shown in the position field Move via the controls to the position that you want to set Then press the respective button and the entry field to its right will take on the selected position The entry field for the duration will be set accordingly as well o0 00 00 00 After entering a particular position duration in one of the entry fields to the right of the IN OUT and or DUR button and pressing Enter the respective in outpoint or duration for the operation will be set Whether the inpoint or outpoint should be changed when altering the duration can be set in the VENICE configurations see VENICE Administration and Config uration user guide 60 With the smaller GO buttons you can move to the associated point in or outpoint When entering a new position in one of the entry fields to the left and afterwards pressing the respective GO button to the right the in outpoint will be set accordingly and a goto procedure will be performed to the new position Eq These buttons are toggle buttons that mark the re spective in outpoint or duration for a deletion when activating it for the duration the button DUR will be made available After clicking on the associated IN OUT or DUR button the in out point or dura
24. audio data 5 1 4 Selecting the Storage Location and File Name Before performing a record you have to determine the name of the cap tured file s and where to save them DESTINATION File name Path ap Disk capacity 5 it FREE 7r Oh m Figure 5 5 The file name and path settings The file name has to be entered manually but there are several ways to set a record path 1 You can enter the respective path manually 2 You can select a path via a dialog window 3 You can drag and drop a path from one of the browsing panes of Spycer 5 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 8 All these procedures will be explained in this section You can also capture a batch list For this its record has to be set via the controls see section Recorder Controls VENICE on page 5 14 and the list has to be set up or loaded in the batch list editor see section The List Editors on page 7 3 After a record operation the metaclip batch list of the recorded content will be automatically set for a play out see chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 With this you can review the captured material immediately after a record Once a path has been selected the Disk capacity item shows you graphically the amount of disk space that is currently used free on the entered storage bar and percentage value The time values of the used and free disk space depend on the currently configured input set tings
25. be available Create new Creates a new channel group See section Forming a Channel Group on page 3 4 3 6 Administrating Channels Rename Allows you to assign another name to the se lected group Afterwards the name in the show case as well as on its tab will be changed Resolve Dissolves the group The tab of the group as well as the show case of the group on the chan nel administration tab will be closed After wards you can use the channels separately again 3 3 3 Using the Channel Group When a channel group is formed a further tab will be shown in the VENICE client software channel group tab Z VENICE V section31 venice projects source venice File Options Help SS venicedev4 dvs de 3 e New group NONE PRESET v LOCK GUI PLAYOUT MODE WS VENICEDEV4 DVS DEZ VENICEDEV4 DVS DEI PLAYLIST Y DONE 00 00 00 01 TODO 00 05 27 01 IR 00 05 27 02 TIMECODE Figure 3 9 Tab to control a channel group Sec VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 8 This tab can be used to control the channel group The video channels of the group are in the slave mode which are controlled by the channel group The tab of the channel group shows you similar to the channel admin istration tab the members of the group in show cases Via the slider at the top right of the show cases the size of the displayed show cases can be configured see also section Show Case
26. channel connection tab you can also use the con text menu of the channel list 2 2 2 Selecting a Project After the successful connection to a video channel a window with the recently used projects will be displayed The last ten project files will be listed Select project Recent projects Project name VENICE se VENICE sewer name Wisection3 Trenicefprojecty channel groaup wenice 192 166 3 783 venicedewch ds de VSechon ilbeniceibrolechitecord venice 197 168 3 183 venicedew ds de VSechon2iheniGeibrolechtplavoutvenice 192 168 3 783 wenicedew ds de Load project Figure 2 3 Selecting a project 2 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS e To open a project select one of the project files and press the button OPEN or double click the project file in the list Alternatively you can also open one that is not shown in the list with the button LOAD PROJECT or start a new project with the button NEW PROJECT Once a project has been opened or started anew the connected video channel will be shown in another tab of the user interface and you can begin working with the video channel You can either administer it be forehand see section Administering the Channels on page 2 6 or choose one of its operation modes see section General Usage of a Channel Tab on page 2 8 For further information about project files see section Proj ects on page 2 16 2 2 3 Administering the Channels Once
27. connected device via RS 422 to act as a player or recorder either in a manual or autoedit operation mode To control the hardware of VENICE the VENICE client software is re quired It is a comprehensive and intuitive application that can be used either on the server locally Linux version or on any network client Linux Mac Windows connected to the server With this you can place the hardware of VENICE at any location you like and still have full control over it With one instance of the software you can control dif ferent video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time and even perform multi device operations with channel groups How ever you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for example to have them side by side on the desktop 1 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 1 1 Overview This user guide informs you about the general handling of the VENICE software as well as about its complete controllable interface The chapters in this user guide contain the following information Chapter 1 Begins with a short introduction to VENICE and its software followed by a note regarding the audience this manual is written for and an ex planation of the conventions used in this man ual Additionally it provides important notes that you should read Chapter 2 This chapter contains basic information about the VENICE client software In addition to the information how to start and exi
28. control dif ferent video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time and even perform multi device operations via channel groups Howev er you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for ex ample to have them side by side on the screen 2 1 1 Starting the Software under Linux To start the software under the Linux operating system perform the fol lowing e Select from the Applications menu of Linux the entry Sound amp Video Venice Alternatively you may also start the program from a command line terminal by entering Venice This will load the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see section Getting Started on page 2 3 2 1 2 Starting the Software under Mac OS To start the software under Mac OS perform the following e Select from the Applications folder of Mac OS the entry Venice app This will load the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see section Getting Started on page 2 3 2 1 3 Starting the Software under Windows 2 2 To start the software under the Windows operating system perform the following e Select from the START button menu of Windows on the submenu DVS the entry for the DVS software for example All Programs DVS DVS Venice Alternatively you may also start the program via the VENICE icon available on the desktop of Windows This will load the VENICE client software by DVS and you c
29. describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the player controls are explained tab VENICE and after that the recorder controls tab RECORDER 4 5 1 Player Controls VENICE With the tab VENICE in the playout mode activated the player controls are displayed and the video overlay will show you the currently selected content see section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 The controls can then be used to move within or manually play out the selected content Additionally you can set an in and or outpoint for the content SINGLE ITEM DONE 00 00 00 01 TOLO 00 00 24 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 04 O0 00 24 04 x TIMECODE CR Figure 4 12 The player controls You can use the items of the player controls as described in section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 The timeline that is controlled is the scrub bar see section The Scrub Bar on page 4 11 of the selected content single item or playlist Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 7 3 4 5 2 Recorder Controls RECORDER 4 14 When the tab RECORDER is activated in the playout mode the re corder controls are displayed and the video overlay will show you the input signal The controls can then be used to control an external device connected via RS 422 for example to cue to a certain position and or to start a record operation of the content that the VENICE
30. file name the numbering starts with 000 meaning that no numbering will be added the number will be added though when more clips with the same name are recorded Af ter a record operation the consecutive number is automatically in creased by one which ensures that a once captured clip will not be overwritten if the file name remains unaltered When entering a path together with a directory that does not exist it will be created when clicking the OK button Selecting a Path Via a Dialog Window For the selection of a record path you can use the button to the right of the entry field Path of the DESTINATION settings ez It will open a dialog window similar to a browsing pane in Spycer This window is generated by Spycer Without a Spycer applica tion installed it will not be available Browse in the directory tree of this window to the directory where the recorded files should be stored You may also create a new directory via the provided buttons of this window Once a directory has been selected confirm it with the OK button Af terwards the path will be displayed in the respective entry field of the DESTINATION settings For any further information about this win dow see section Selecting Content Via a Dialog Window on page 4 4 as well as the Spycer user guide Selecting a Path Via Spycer You can drag and drop the path for a record directly from a browsing pane of Spycer to the user interface of the VENICE clien
31. interface Then the items of the user interface will be dimmed and unavailable and the connected video channel will continue with the task that was initiated previously As a safety precaution with the user interface locked you cannot un lock it again with one of its items To unlock it you have to press the key combination Ctrl L on the keyboard 2 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 2 6 Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel When your work with the VENICE client software is finished the allo cated video channel should be freed again so that other users can use it for their tasks If a video channel is not freed again it will remain oc cupied by this instance of the VENICE client software and no one else can connect to it To free a video channel perform one of the following Close the VENICE client software see section Exiting the Pro gram on page 2 17 or use the menu option Disconnect on the File menu see section The File Menu on page 8 2 or use the menu option Disconnect on the context menu of a video channel tab or use the menu option Disconnect of the I O CHANNEL combo box on the channel administration tab see section Administering Single Channels on page 3 3 or use the button DISCONNECT on the channel connection tab to disconnect the video channel see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 3 Then the connection to the respecti
32. left and right channel can be adjusted individually 7 12 The Menus N At the top of the user interface you can see a menu bar VENICE New project menu bar e thie T E venicedevd dvs del z NONE PRESET e LOCK sul PLAYOUT MODE R5 422 SONY RMTOFF Figure 8 1 Menu bar of the VENICE client software This menu bar provides access to functions of a more general nature for the VENICE client software Here you can find for example options to expand or collapse the operation mode configurations or reset the dropped frames counter This section describes the menu bar of the user interface The availability of the menu options depend on the type of tab that is selected Most will be available when a video channel tab is active 5 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide 8 1 The File Menu The menu File contains the following menu option Did Ctitd recent tiles Disconnect Resolve Jwe Ctr Save as Exit Did Figure 8 2 The File menu For further information about project files see section Proj ects on page 2 16 New Starts a new project and loads the default set tings of the software Allows you to select a project file and open it in the software Recent files Details the recently opened project files Disconnects and frees the video channel see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 Re
33. mode of the ingest mode With it you can pause a record in progress and by clicking it again you can continue the record whenever you want without creating a new clip in the process BATCH LIST With this combo box you can specify a batch re cord further i e whether the complete batch list should be recorded or the currently selected items only 5 16 DVS Recording Clips 5 6 Recording with the VENICE Server In the ingest mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 you can perform record operations with the VENICE server You can control an externally connected device via RS 422 for example to verify its position set edit points or view its material You can perform a crash record with the VENICE server You can perform an autoedit record with RS 422 control of the externally connected player You can set the ingest mode into slave mode to control a record on the VENICE server from an externally connected device You can perform a batch list record You can read material while it is still being recorded All these procedures are explained in this section When controlling the video channel from a client the images in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in fo
34. or hardware features usually contain a corresponding note Anyway a lack of this note does not mean any commitment from DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH DVS and Spycer are registered trademarks of DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Apple Mac Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Avid Interplay and ISIS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc or its sub sidiaries in the United States and or other countries Kodak and Cineon are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Microsoft and Windows are reg istered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other coun tries Sony is a trademark of Sony Corporation Any other product names mentioned in this documentation may be trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective owners and as such are subject to the usual statutory provisions DVS Headquarters DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Krepenstr 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone 49 511 67807 0 Fax 49 511 630070 E mail info dvs de Internet http www dvs de Support Phone 49 511 67807 125 Fax 49 511 371985 E mail support dvs de For the Americas U S Headquarters DVS Digital Video Inc 300 East Magnolia Boulevard Suite 102 Burbank CA 91502 USA Phone 1 818 846 3600 Fax 1 818 846 3648 E mail info dvsus com Internet http
35. server plays out DVS Playing Out Clips A record can be performed in two different modes which can be set via a combo box at the top left of the recorder controls The crash record mode allows you CRASH RECORD to start a record operation on the externally connected device at any time CRASH RECORD PONE weet TODO TIMECODE Figure 4 13 The recorder controls in the crash record mode The autoedit mode enables you to AUTO EDIT frame accurately record on the externally connected device the content that is played out with the VENICE server AUTO EDIT PONE ete TODO TIMECODE GAR INSERT AUTO EDIT You can use the items of the recorder controls as described in section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 4 5 3 The Controls Explained This section explains all controls available for the player or recorder in detail and thus provides a reference to them For more information about timecode frame number fields and their format refer to section About Timecode Frame Number Fields on page 2 18 In addition to the controls there are a lot of keyboard shortcuts available that can be used for a faster working with the soft ware see section Keyboard Shortcuts on page A 1 Sse You can select between the play out of a single item or a playlist with this combo box see section
36. set up the external device properly so that it will play out the correct material during the record operation e Perform the steps described in section How to Control the External Device on page 5 17 and set an in and outpoint for the play out When this is done you can start the record Recording Clips Starting the Record When everything is set up properly you can start the autoedit record at any time e If not already activated switch to the recorder controls by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 5 14 e Make sure that the recorder controls are set to the autoedit record mode see section Recorder Controls VENICE on page 5 14 e To start the autoedit record press the button AUTO EDIT of the record controls Eai The record controls will be unavailable when the input set tings are not set to the same raster as present at the input and or the external player is not set to accept remote con trol The VENICE server then performs the record in accordance with your settings The external player will go to its preroll position and start play ing from there The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input As soon as the specified inpoint on the external player is reached the record is performed by the VENICE server up to the point of the set outpoint duration During the record the characters of the position field turn red
37. this item will be added to the list Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 7 3 OUTPUT SELECT These items set the essences that should be converted to the other file format OUTPUT SETTINGS With these settings you set the file format that the selected clips should be converted to Transcoding Clips Use the Target resolution setting to configure the video raster that the target video clip should provide The Auto scale combo box enables you to scale and resize your orig inal video material With the combo box Auto scale set to Fit the original material will be scaled to its maximum allowable width or height so that no information gets lost If the aspect ratio is different you will receive black bars in the target files With this combo box set to Crop the images will be scaled to their maximum allowable width or height so that you receive a full image at the output If the aspect ratio is different parts of the images will be cropped With the combo box Auto scale set to Box the aspect ratio will not be preserved The resulting images will be stretched or com pressed if the aspect ratio is different and you will always receive a full image in the target files With the Auto scale combo box set to Off the material will main tain its original size The Timecode settings determine the timecode that will be written as the gene
38. video raster Entering a File Name and Path Manually You can enter the file name and path for a record manually with the en try fields of the DESTINATION settings Just start to enter something in the entry fields and another dialog window will be opened where you can type in the respective file name or path EL Enter path x Mmediatvenice yvollssection3 irecord E P Ok Cancel Figure 5 6 Entering a file name or path In this window enter the file name or path for the record on the VENICE server and confirm your entry with the OK button Perform this for the file name and path the separately with the available entry fields The path must lead to the storage of the VENICE server to which you are currently connected and it must be entered as if you were operating on the server locally When entering a file name for the record you just have to enter the prefix without any numbering or file extension These will be provided by the software automatically If a file name is not specified the default name NewC1ip will be given to the recorded clip Jm The software arranges the clips numerically meaning the recorded clips will carry a consecutive number which will be added to the file name in a certain way see section The Captured Files on page 5 10 To the right of the field File name is a field that shows you the number that will be used for the next record Recording Clips As a standard for every new
39. 1 OPERATING MODE OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER Figure 3 5 Starting a channel group Then perform the following Before forming a channel group the channels should be config ured properly for their tasks see section General Usage of a Channel Tab on page 2 8 e From the combo box GROUP select the menu option Create new This will display the following window on the screen 3 4 Administrating Channels Create new Channel Group Channel group name New group FO channels of channel group Available Channel group venicedewcl dws de 55502 venicedewcl dws de 55503 Channel group control Control mode Reference WU channel Figure 3 6 Creating a channel group e Enter a name for the channel group in the entry field Channel group name at the top of the window e Select from the list field Available the channels that should be added to the group e Transfer them to the list field Channel group on the right with the button zen e In the area Channel group control specify the way the channel group should be controlled Control mode Determines the remote connection between the channels Ethernet or RS 422 If Ethernet is selected you have to specify the IP address that should be used to inter connect all channels i e the IP address of the system where the reference channel is located The localhost address 127 0 0 1 can be u
40. 16 LEFT RIGHT hi hf ha Ma Ma MM MM MM MM MM hi hf hf hi MUTE MUTE MAII IMM edel a ll A SI Im vm vm vm vim sl Figure 7 1 The tool area This chapter explains the tools available in this area in detail VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 7 1 Switching between the Tools The list editors as well as the other available tools can be displayed with the tools selection combo box at the top right of the tool area AUDIO MONITORIN TOOL Audio monitoring taal Playlist editor 2 REAM AUT MLA OR OO Figure 7 2 Switching between tools Once a tool has been selected it will be displayed in the tool area The type of list editor that can be selected from this combo box depends on the currently activated operation mode see also section The List Editors on page 7 3 7 2 DVS The Tool Area 7 2 The List Editors With the list editors you can administer and create playlists batch re cord lists or transcoding lists Although the various lists are based on the same format each list can best be administered in the list editor of its respective operation mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 For further information about playlists batch lists and transco ding lists see section Playlists Batch Lists and Transcoding Lists on page 2 16 The playlist editor is available in the PLAYOUT MODE The transcode list editor is available in the TRANSCODE
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42. 8 3 183 55502 CHANNEL ID TCP 192 168 OPERATING MODE OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER Figure 3 1 Administering VENICE video channels On this tab you can for example assign a name to each channel or dis connect them Additionally you can form channel groups to control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab This chapter describes the features of the channel administration tab 3 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide 3 1 Show Cases The channels are shown in so called show cases CHANNEL HAME VEHICEGEV4 DWS DER CHANNEL ID OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS PLAY Figure 3 2 Show case of a video channel Each show case provides you with information about the video chan nel such as its current name its address in the network or the process that is currently running Via the slider at the top right of the channel administration tab you can configure the size of the displayed show cases Figure 3 3 Adjusting the size Use either the slider or the buttons to its left and right to change the size of the show cases to your requirements A double click on the slider will set the show cases back to their default size 3 2 PVs Administrating Channels 3 2 Administering Single Channels On the channel administration tab you can administer single video channels for example by assigning a name to each channel or by dis co
43. INGLE ITEM SINGLE ITEM e TRANSCODING LIST Figure 7 4 Switching between single clips and playlist transcoding list In the playout mode you can also determine with a button that only the currently displayed clip of a playlist should be played out see section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 In the batch record mode of the INGEST MODE see section Record er Controls VENICE on page 5 14 you can select whether the com plete list or just the selected items of the list should be processed BATCH RECORD BATCH LIST Batch list Selection Figure 7 5 Switching between selection and batch record list Nevertheless to process a list it has to be opened and selected in the list editor first see section General Administration on page 7 5 7 2 2 Adding Items to a List In the PLAYOUT MODE and the TRANSCODE MODE there are sev eral possibilities to add items to a list Single items selected in the SOURCE settings of the respective operation mode can be either inserted or appended to a list with the buttons to the right of the entry fields This way you can also prepare the respective clip before hand for example by determining an in and outpoint for the selected clip or setting its play out speed SOURCE Video clip edidafvenice woll section3 1 HoalhwoodsHolhwwood O05d dpx et APPEND TO LIST Audio clip edidfvenice wollsection3 1 HolhwwoodfHolhwwood 142 0 ma ar INSERT Ih adding to a list
44. INPUT SETTINGS Input tape settings Audio input settings Tape name Unnamed Input type Embedded Video input settings Timecode input settings Input port SDI Autodetect Generctimecode Intermal TC Input format 1920 x 10801 25 SMPTEST4 e Start timecode 00 00 00 00 Aspect ratio 16 9 j Timecode mode Hon drop frame Color mode YU 4 2 2 10 Bit Color range Wideo mode head Figure 5 2 The input format settings items Between the operation modes of the VENICE server see sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 different video format settings can be set see section Configuring the Output Settings on page 4 7 With the settings items of the INPUT SETTINGS configure the input video format so that it matches the incoming video signal You may also use the AUTODETECT button to let the VENICE server detect the video 5 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 4 format of the input signal automatically Each time the ingest mode is activated an autodetect is automatically performed Tape name Specifies the name of the tape reel for the vid eo material to be recorded Its entry will be saved as metadata for your clip and written into the file headers of the recorded files if support ed by the file format Furthermore this infor mation will be used during a batch record to indicate different sources tapes Input port Indicates the input port of the video channel Specifies the vide
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46. MODE The batch list editor is available in the INGEST MODE after the batch record mode has been selected see section Recorder Con trols VENICE on page 5 14 In each operation mode the provided list editor see section Switching between the Tools on page 7 2 offers different functions as well as other columns PLAYLIST EDITOR e PLAYLIST HAME 3 PLAYLIST F ITEM k VIE F Duration Mame Patht File name Source IN O0 00 20 00 Hollywood Wmediawent ad_ 000 dps Wmediawent d 1t Z 0 ma e IeEaIRRKE R is dalphaball bgrags Wmediawen 8 05d bmp O0 00 00 00 00 03 50 05 ALOQ imediawenl ALLOO2Z wame 00 00 00 00 American Beauty Parti mediaweni ar mpeg 00 00 00 00 00 04 36 04 Comette Wmediawent te O05d bmp O0 00 00 00 00 00 03 08 metatom way imediaweni am_oimwavwame O0 00 00 00 Figure 7 3 Playlist list editor This section describes the list editors in detail 7 2 1 Using Lists Playlists batch record and transcoding lists are interchangeable mean ing they are based on the same format and can be used in all operation modes see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 In the PLAYOUT MODE and the TRANSCODE MODE you can find among the player recorder controls at the top left a combo box where you can specify whether a list should be processed or single video au dio clips 7 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide SINGLE ITEM COF SINGLE IT Efi PLAYLIST S
47. Once the outpoint is reached the record will be terminated automatically To terminate the autoedit record manually you have to click the record button again When the record has finished you can switch to the playout mode and review the recorded material immediately The metaclip of the captured clip will be automatically set as the content to be played out see section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 5 6 4 How to Perform a Slave Mode Record In the ingest mode you can control the video channel on the VENICE server by remote and send a record command After receiving the com mand the channel will record the incoming signal according to your set tings and save the captured material accordingly To prepare the video channel for a slave mode record perform the fol lowing Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 5 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e If necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION items as described in section Selecting the Storage Location a
48. T or enter the position in the respective entry field to the right of the OUT button and afterwards press Enter With this the selected in and outpoint will be shown in the associated entry fields of the record controls and the duration will be set accord ingly Alternatively you may also specify one of the entries for in or outpoint and afterwards set the duration of the record As the next step you have to start the record Starting the Record When everything is set up properly you can start the autoedit record at any time e To start the autoedit record press the button AUTO EDIT of the record controls thease The VENICE server will then initiate the record on the external device The external device will go to its preroll position and start playing from there As soon as the specified inpoint is reached the play out of the server starts and the external device performs the record up to the set outpoint duration characters in the position field turn red After this the play out operation of the VENICE server stops automatically Once the external device stops its operation postroll the video material has been recorded successfully on the external device To terminate the autoedit record manually you have to click the record button again DVS Playing Out Clips 4 6 4 How to Perform a Play out in Slave Mode In the playout mode you can control the video channel on the VENICE server by remote and send a p
49. UYVY Bits are packed tightly from left to right for three component samples then two bits of padding zero to fill up to four bytes The lines are padded to a multiple of four bytes The file is padded to a multiple of 512 bytes Raw 16 bit YUV file format This file has no header The image format is recognized by the file size This is done with a table of pre defined file sizes Each component is stored as a 16 bit value in big endian byte order left aligned Component order UYVY YUV 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 16 bit YUV 4 2 2 1 DVS saves files of this format by default in big endian byte order However for a play out both formats little and big endian byte order are supported 2 Regarding the file type V2 is the DPX file format according to SMPTE 268M 2003 the remaining V1 are SMPTE 268M 1994 b e stands for big endian Tei for little endian 3 8 bit YUV422 8 bit per component 16 bit average per pixel 4 16 bit YUV422 16 bit per component 32 bit average per pixel Container File Formats The DVS software supports the following container file formats for au dio and or video material Format Default Name Extension MPEG 2 mpg 3 x 8 bit RGB or 8 bit File format for the compression of video and YUV compressed audio audio Video file format that supports various file storage formats either compressed or un compressed Proprietary streaming video technology developed by Apple
50. V as well as via the digital audio output connectors The operation mode configurations provide in each operation mode 16 audio peakmeters one for each audio channel to monitor audio during record or play out operations OUTPUT SELECT BIR WEIEN ete eet peers WIES ALPHA ONLY TIMECODE Figure 2 15 Audio peakmeter for 16 audio channels The peakmeters show the audio that is streamed via network They can serve as a point of reference and should not be used for precision measuring The peakmeter for the playout transcode mode can be found among the OUTPUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Play out on page 4 6 and section Configuration Items on page 6 2 and for the ingest mode under the INPUT SELECT settings see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 5 2 20 Additionally there is the audio monitoring tool available which allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation see section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11 2 11 About Source Timecode Some file formats for clips e g dpx files are capable of storing more information than just their image content These information are usu ally written in a specified format into the file headers which can be read and interpreted by different software applications that support these kind of information Among the information stored you can find for example the name of the creator usu
51. VS 2 10 About Audio The DVS software provides a full support of audio during record or play out operations Up to 16 different channels of audio can be in or output by the system The audio data can be accessed and processed in the software as easily as the video material When performing a record operation the audio data can be input ei ther embedded in the video signal audio in video AIV or via the sep arate digital audio connectors You may have both signals connected to the DVS system and prior to a record you have to specify the type of signal that the system has to capture see section Configuring the In put Settings on page 5 3 However for an input of audio data a sam pling rate of 48 kHz is supported only In case you want to capture audio alone a video signal has to be present at the system s input and the video format settings have to be set accordingly Regarding the cre ated files when no container format has been selected you can choose between several file formats for audio e g aif or wav Addi tionally you can specify whether multiple channel files one file per re cord containing multiple channels of audio or mono files if applicable several files containing each a mono channel should be written On the other hand when performing a play out operation you do not have to configure the way a play out of audio is performed It will be played out simultaneously embedded in the video signal AI
52. a collapsed triangle button see section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 Hide all settings Collapses all expanded operation mode config urations in a single step This can also be performed with the context menu of an expanded triangle button see section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 8 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide Reset dropped Resets the dropped frames counter see section frames display Information Area on page 4 13 It will be set back to zero and the indication of dropped frames will no longer be displayed in the user interface Resize to default Resizes the user interface to its default size again Configuration Opens a window to set configurations Most are valid for a single video channel See VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide Server configura Opens a window to set server configurations tion See VENICE Administration and Configura tion user guide 8 4 PVs The Menus 8 3 The Help Menu With the menu options of the menu Help you can get for example ad ditional information about the VENICE client software It contains the following menu options Gather logs hianuals F1 About Ctri H Figure 8 4 The Help menu Gather logs Gathers log files from the server which detail the actions performed by and with the VENICE server You may get asked by the DVS service depar
53. ally the program that created the files the creation time and date and the timecode Most of the data stored in file headers and transmitted to the VENICE server during a capturing will only be recorded and given back again during a play out if appropriate However DVS especially makes use of the timecode information The DVS software supports additional information such as source timecode in the dpx mov as well as mxf and Broadcast Wave file formats However some features e g multiple timecodes or the editing of header data are available for dpx files only With the help of Spycer the header data such as timecode or keycode information can be adjusted to your liking see Spy cer user guide for more information Timecode information stored in file headers the so called source time code can be used in the VENICE client software For example you can use clips that provide source timecodes during the play out of a playlist and regardless of the current position they will always show their source timecode Then prior to a play out you can decide whether the internal timecode should be given out as a timecode signal or the source time codes provided by the files Normally image files capable of storing timecode information provide space for one timecode only in their header generic source timecode DVS systems however are able to receive e g during a record several timecodes incorporated in signals
54. an start working with it see section Getting Started on page 2 3 2 2 Getting Started This section describes how to get started with the VENICE client soft ware i e the steps that should be performed after starting the software see section Starting the Program on page 2 2 2 2 1 Connecting to a Video Channel Right after starting the software see section Starting the Program on page 2 2 the channel connection tab will be displayed It lists the video channels of all VENICE servers that could be found in the network ZE VENICE O Sewer computer name Serwer computer IF VO channel num State Operating mor Curent process Username User computer name User computer IP i kosh FREE lindenhurst 19 OFFLINE lindenhurst 19 z OFFLINE murano 19 A FREE nostroama 19 S i FREE serai2d 192 ich FREE wenice avcintra dys de 25 1 5 FREE wenice avcintra dys de 5 1 5 Z FREE 192 169 1 88 192 165 7 102 192 168 7 102 10 0 0 44 10 0 0 44 venice dey dws de 192 165 5 185 e UPDATE ADD HEW CONNECT DISCONNECT Figure 2 1 Selecting a VENICE video channel FREE The video channel is free and can be used dark gray OFFLINE The server is available in the network but the video channel VENICE server software can not be reached red IN USE The video channel is occupied by another user and cannot be used 2 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide 2 4 orang
55. and configurations of the playout mode In the playout mode you have the following possibilities at hand You can configure all output related settings You can control the VENICE server for a play out of clips You can control an externally connected device for example to verify a position and set in and or outpoint You can control an externally connected device for a simultaneous record operation manual crash or autoedit record You can set the VENICE server in slave mode for a remote con trolled play out from an externally connected device This chapter describes how to use the software to play out clips with the VENICE server 4 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 4 1 Configuring a Play out Prior to playing out clips with the VENICE server you have to set up the play out and configure output related settings see also section Con figuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 As a minimum you have to select content for a play out This section describes the necessary settings that have to be made before playing out clips with the VENICE server Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 4 1 1 Selecting Content for Play out Before anything can be played out you have to determine the c
56. annels that are provided by the VENICE server If for ex ample channels 1 and 2 are selected as in the figure above the audio signals that are available at these channels of the VENICE server will be captured Further information about audio and the way it is handled in the DVS software can be found in section About Audio on page 2 20 Currently the button TIMECODE provides no functionality 5 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 1 3 Configuring the Output Settings File Settings With the OUTPUT SETTINGS items you determine the file format s of the file s to be recorded Oe OUTPUT SETTINGS Wideo file settings Audio tile settings Output format 1920 x 1080 29 97 SMPTES74 File format RFE Auto seale Off Output mode tultistream file File format DFES File type PCM 10 bit RGB cineon big endian Bit depth 16 Bit Sampling 48 kHz Color range Films Grafic mode fully Figure 5 4 The file format settings These settings are connected to the input settings Some of the file formats may not be available due to the selected input vid eo format Whether the Output format and Auto scale settings are available depend on the hardware of the VENICE server Use the items under Video file settings to set the format for image video file s Output format Determines the video raster field mode and frame rate Auto scale Enables you to scale and resize the video mate rial if output format file set
57. at least one channel is connected it can be administered via the channel administration tab It shows all video channels that you are cur rently connected to channel administration tab ZE VENICE a File Options Help m EET E dvs de 2 WI ER HE Die VO CHANNEL GROUP vy ALL CONNECTED WO CHANNELS e SHOW CASES v CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEY4 DYS DE 2 CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL ID TCP 192 168 3 183 55502 CHANNEL ID OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER VENICEDEV4 DVS DE 3 TCP 192 168 3 183 55503 OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS STOP MASTER Figure 2 4 Administering VENICE video channels 2 6 Basics On the channel administration tab you can for example assign a name to each channel or disconnect one e Select the channel that you want to administer via one of its show cases e Then choose from the UO CHANNEL combo box the respective menu option that you want to perform e g Rename Afterwards you can begin working with the video channel for exam ple by switching to its tab and choosing one of its operation modes see section General Usage of a Channel Tab on page 2 8 On this tab you can also form channel groups to control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab Fur ther information about this and the channel administration tab can be found in chapter Administrating Channels on page 3 1 2 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS
58. at various connectors During a write procedure i e when recording clips dpx files they will write the re ceived timecode information into the file headers The ones additionally received will be stored at a location for user defined data in the header and usually cannot be interpreted by applications other than the ones developed by DVS When processing such clips afterwards for in stance with another DVS system you may select between the various 2 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS timecodes provided by the clips which may give you more control over their position in a timeline Audio files equipped with source timecode usually provide a start timecode only Subsequent timecodes will be calculated and drop frame timecodes are currently not supported 2 12 Avid Workflow The Avid workflow for VENICE is optionally available With it you can work directly on Avid s ISIS or use the production asset management In terplay After a correct installation and setup by DVS ISIS and Interplay will be available as external volumes in VENICE Select directory re es ice amt JE l capture 2 ingest Dr pracy LK Testinterplay d 7 Catalogs Unchecked in Avid Asset Said Wide 4 a Image All Files Figure 2 16 ISIS and Interplay in VENICE Then you can select as the record destination either a workspace locat ed on the ISIS storage or an Interplay project When setting the file for
59. atedly you can connect to as many video channels as you want To control other video channels at the same time you can also run several instances of the VENICE client software simultane Ously Once a connection is successfully established the respective channel device is IN USE To connect to this video channel for example from another VENICE client software it must be freed first see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 Further Features of the Channel Connection Tab The channel connection tab provides the following features in addition Basics The columns of the channel list can be resized The channel list can be sorted by clicking on a column heading The channel list is built up when the software is started With the button UPDATE keyboard shortcut F5 you can update the channel list manually at any time The channel list may not show all channels available in the network With the button ADD NEW you can add a channel manually to the list by specifying either its IP address or the server s name and assigning a channel number to it Add W O channel Sewer computer names IP Sewer lo channel VO channel O4 Add FO channel Cancel Figure 2 2 Adding a video channel manually You can disconnect a channel that has been allocated by you by selecting the video channel from the channel list and pressing the button DISCONNECT To work with the
60. ay to search for the exact position for the inpoint in the material of the externally connected device e Press the IN button to set the inpoint to this position Alternatively you can enter the respective position manually in the entry field of the inpoint and afterwards press Enter e After that use the controls to move to the desired outpoint in the material e Click on the button OUT or enter the position in the respective entry field to the right of the OUT button and afterwards press Enter With this the selected in and outpoint will be shown in the associated entry fields of the player controls and the duration will be set accord ingly Alternatively you may also specify one of the entries for in or outpoint and afterwards set the duration of the play out When this is finished you can for example start an autoedit record as described in section How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 5 19 5 6 2 How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server 5 18 In the ingest mode you can perform a crash record with the VENICE server It will then immediately record according to your settings the signal that is present at its input e g the content that is played out manually with an external device see section How to Control the Ex ternal Device on page 5 17 To initiate a crash record perform the steps as described below e If necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal pr
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62. code mode _ Specifies if drop frame timecode should be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes The input video format has to match the incoming signal i e it must be of the same format and raster as the incoming signal 5 1 2 Selecting Essences for Record With the INPUT SELECT settings of the ingest mode you have to se lect the essences type of material that you want to capture You can choose whether you want to record audio or video alone or both to gether INPUT SELECT Figure 5 3 The input select items When the INPUT SELECT settings are collapsed the currently select ed essences will be shown in abbreviated form to the right T for time code V for video and A lt x gt for the selected audio channels The software may automatically activate deactivate essences so that they match the current configurations for example when the video in put format is switched manually see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 or another file format is selected see section Configuring the Output Settings File Settings on page 5 6 With the INPUT SELECT settings choose the essences according to your needs By activating or deactivating one of the provided buttons you can determine the essence that you want to capture For example if you want to capture video the button VIDEO must be activated The audio channel buttons above the audio peakmeter represent the 16 audio ch
63. cting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 As soon as the player controls are activated and video content is select ed for a play out the video overlay will show you the selected content e If wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out see section Player Controls VENICE on page 4 14 After this you have successfully set up the VENICE server for a play out and you now have to configure the external device for the record Configuring the External Device for the Record To record the output of the VENICE server with the external device the device has to be set up properly 4 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 22 e If not already activated switch to the recorder controls by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 e Make sure that the autoedit record mode is selected see section Recorder Controls RECORDER on page 4 14 e Use the recorder controls and the video overlay to search for the exact inpoint in the material of the externally connected device e Press the IN button to set the inpoint to the selected position Alter natively you can enter the respective position manually in the entry field of the inpoint and afterwards press Enter e After that use the controls to move to the desired outpoint in the material e Click on the button OU
64. d and their thumbnails will be updated Context Menu of List Items Batch List Editor The context menu invoked on a list item of the batch list editor provides further possibilities to administer and edit the items on a list Edit CH D P ly to Load into player ingest mode Load into player playout mode Select all Deactivate active item Slip source timecode Slide source timecode Set to offline Delete Figure 7 11 Context menu of a list item in the batch list editor Several of these menu options can also be found on the menu of the combo box ITEM of the batch list editor see section Administering a List on page 7 6 They are named similar and provide the same func 7 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 7 10 tionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only Load into player ingest mode Load into player playout mode If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alterna tively you can set the focus to this field and use the keyboard shortcut F2 Applies the value of a field to other offline items in the list You can select between all off line items or the selected offline items only Loads the item where the context menu has been invoked into the player of the respective operation mode Offline items can be loaded in the p
65. d on a remote system the Spycer application running there should be fully licensed Otherwise the data streamed to the remote system will not be bandwidth optimized and audio will not be available 7 3 1 Using the Audio Monitoring Tool The peakmeter of the audio monitoring tool shows you the streamed audio graphically It indicates the 16 channels of audio that the video channel can provide With the M button iM at the top of each channel peakmeter the channel can be muted The L E and R E buttons at the bottom 7 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS indicate where the channel will be routed to at your workstation left or right State of activated deactivated Button L Button R E T The volume that can be heard at your workstation can be controlled with the MONITOR OUT items to the right Mutes either the left or the right channel heard at your workstation slider Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio with the mouse For this you can also use the scroll wheel with the mouse cursor placed over a slider The slider steps made with the scroll wheel can be adjusted by pressing the Shift Ctrl or Alt key simultaneously 148 00 The volume can also be adjusted by entering a value in these entry fields When this button is activated the volume con trols of the left and right channel are locked to gether and they will both be adjusted simultaneously If deactivated the
66. d turn red The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input Once the captured clip corre sponds to the set duration in the field DUR the record operation will be stopped automatically If no duration is set you can terminate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button again With the pause record button s Ve you can pause the record in progress and by clicking it again you can contin ue the record without creating a new clip When the record has finished you can switch to the playout mode and review the recorded material immediately The metaclip of the captured clip will be automatically set as the content to be played out see section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 5 6 3 How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server In the ingest mode you can perform an autoedit record with the VENICE server while at the same time frame accurately controlling the 5 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 20 play out of the externally connected player The following describes what to do to perform an autoedit record For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept re mote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the confi
67. dak allowing for variable image headers DPX 2 dpx 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key 4 x 8 bit RGBA SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 and 8 bit YUV file format with or without key YUVA 4 2 2 4 SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 3 x 10 bit RGB and 10 bit RGB file format with or without key 4 x 10 bit RGBA SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 and 10 bit YUV file format with or without key YUVA 4 2 2 4 SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 3 x 12 bit RGB 12 bit RGB file format SMPTE Standard File Format for digital moving picture exchange 3 x 16 bit RGB 16 bit RGB file format SMPTE Standard File Format for digital moving picture exchange A 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide Format Default File storage Name Extension format JPEG2000 8 bit YUV 8 bit YUV file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operating either compressed or uncompressed 3 x 10 bit RGB 10 bit RGB file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operating either compressed or uncompressed 10 bit YUV 10 bit YUV file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operating either compressed or uncompressed 3 x 12 bit RGB 12 bit RGB file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operat
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70. e IN USE The connection to the video channel has been terminated incorrectly It may not be in use anymore and you can connect to it However if unsure about its state contact the last user of the channel IN USE The video channel is occupied by me With the channel connection tab you have to connect to a VENICE server and allocate one or more video channels Once a connection is successfully established and a project has been selected you have full control over this channel and you can use it for example for play out operations This step has to be performed with the VENICE client software locally installed on the VENICE server as well as with a remote installed one To connect to one of the video channels of the VENICE server perform the following e In the list identify the system you want to work on e g via its com puter name or its IP address e Then select a free channel from this system and press the button CONNECT or double click the respective channel in the list With this the connection will be established First the VENICE server is connected and then the video channel will be requested and allocated If either of these connection steps fails you will receive an appropriate error message Right after a successful connection to a video channel you will be asked to select a project for this channel This is described in section Selecting a Project on page 2 5 By performing the above mentioned steps repe
71. e combo box to the right the list can be administered It provides the following possibilities New 2 Starts a new list Save Save as Rename Delete Close Delete all Close all Opens a stored list from a file Afterwards it can be selected from the drop down list of the combo box to the left In the batch list editor you can also open an EDL edit decision list types GYG or CMX or an ALE Avid Log Exchange file and import it as a batch list Any missing information that is required for the batch will be taken from the configuration settings When opening a file in the batch list editor the input video format has to be set to the correct video raster and frame rate Saves the currently displayed list to a file Renames the currently displayed list Closes the currently displayed list i e it is closed and removed from the drop down list of the combo box to the left Closes all lists in a single step i e all opened lists are closed and removed from the drop down list of the combo box to the left 7 2 4 Administering a List 7 6 Once items are available on the list they can be administered and ed ited in several ways For example via drag and drop the sequence of the columns of the table can be changed as well as the sequence of the items displayed on the list The item that is currently displayed in the video overlay and or i n the configuration settings is marked in blue
72. e con trolled record 5 1 Ed VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs This chapter describes how to record clips on the VENICE server with the VENICE client software Because most items described in this chapter are identical and can be used same way as in the playout mode the following sections will often just reference to the descriptions of the items in chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 However the im portant differences will be mentioned DZ DVS Recording Clips 5 1 Configuring a Record Before a record can be performed with the connected video channel of the VENICE server you have to set up the record and the input related settings see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 As a minimum you have to determine the location of the re cord This section describes the necessary settings that have to be made before capturing with the VENICE server Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Precontiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 5 1 1 Configuring the Input Settings To record video and audio with the VENICE server you have to config ure the input format appropriately By clicking on the triangle button to the left of the item INPUT SETTINGS the necessary settings can be expanded or collapsed e
73. e the metadata and then load the clip anew 5 24 Transcoding Clips With a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server established see section Getting Started on page 2 3 you can use this channel for transcoding For this the VENICE client software must be in the TRANSCODE MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 TRANSCODE MODE TRANSCODING LIS DOE 00 03 19 1412 TOCO 00 02 49 00 d IK IH 00 00 00 0000 eo X IL BU OUT CO a DUR 00 06 05 12 x TIMECODE GO ALLIN TRANSCOLGE ER E SOURCE imediafvenice wollsections TfHallwwoodfHolhavood 05d dps ZmediafveniGe u0olitzechon21 Holbwanuood Holly F OUTPUT SELECT wW A1 AZ T F OUTPUT SETTINGS DPA 10 bit RGB cineon big endian 1920 x 1080 25 SMPTE ZT4 16 9 Off Film Grafic mode fully RG F DESTINATION Mmediafvenice woll sections transcode Hem Im Figure 6 1 Controls and configurations of the transcode mode In the transcode mode you can convert video and audio material to dif ferent file formats If possible the file conversion will be performed in hardware at a faster render speed This chapter describes how to transcode clips on the VENICE server with the VENICE client software Because most items of the transcode mode are identical and can be used in the same way as the ones available in the play out or ingest mode this chapter describes the differences only VENICE Client Software User Guide
74. e user interface of the DVS software an asterisk may be added to the timecodes e g 12 25 07 This will be the case when the video raster s frequency exceeds 30 frames per second because the original timecode format is limited to frame rates as high as that To account for video rasters with higher frequencies e g 60 Hz one timecode num ber is used for several video frames meaning every second third or fourth timecode provides the same timecode number the frames no tation see below is not affected These repeated timecodes are shown in the user interface with an added asterisk and at the outputs they are particularly flagged as well The standard timecodes that will be used for such procedures are 24 Hz 25 Hz and 30 Hz For example a video raster frequency of 48 Hz is provided with a 24 Hz timecode while a 60 Hz frequency receives a 30 Hz timecode This will result in a doubling of the timecode numbers s add 200 pe Oe EE e MER SEL saa 00r OL io 0 s EC cas UOU ears ses 00703 ses Ree pose Se DEE RRE SCC KEE 2 18 Basics sasl 00 pp OO At even higher frame rates e g 90 Hz the timecode numbers will be tripled quadrupled etc making a timecode handling of all common frequencies possible Entering Timecode When entering timecode in one of the software s position or length in dicators it is not necessary to type in the timecode separators colons Simply place the cursor at the appropriate po
75. ected content With its cursor Les you can move within and view it Simply select the cursor with the mouse and move it along the scrub bar to the de sired position You can also click somewhere on the scrub bar to move the scrub bar cursor there instantly While working with the scrub bar or the player controls see section Player Controls VENICE on page 4 14 the video overlay will always adjust to your moves on the timeline of the selected content see section The Video Overlay on page 4 10 The blue line indicates the part of the timeline that is currently selected via in and outpoint 4 3 2 The Shuttle Bar The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the recorder controls external device are activated see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 and the external device is set to accept remote control pe Figure 4 10 The shuttle bar Use the slider of the shuttle bar to perform fast backward or forward operations The slider will shuttle back to its zero position when dragged with the mouse and then released Drag the slider to the left or right to move back or forward in the video material of the external device The farther you drag it the faster the operation will be While 4 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 12 dragging the slider allows for a continuous setting of the speed in ei ther di
76. ection Metaclips on page 2 17 directly at the selected location The names for the created items will take the field File name of the DESTINATION settings items as the prefix Behind this in case of fur ther records with the same file name the consecutive number will be added When recording with VENICE this would lead to the following generat ed items Container Formats Metaclip lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt vamc Container file lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt ext gt Most container files will be stored at the selected location directly How ever if several files are generated they may get sorted into a subfolder with the name lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNos gt If a P2 format has been selected the P2 data structure will be observed 5 10 Recording Clips With container file formats audio and video are normally recorded both in the same file But in case audio is created in separate files they will carry the following names Audio files con lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt A lt channel tainer format No gt lt ext gt In case you have selected an audio only file format for audio the files will be named as detailed under Still Image Formats Still Image Formats Metaclip lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt vamc Data subfolder lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNos The file names of still image formats will be followed by an underscore and an increasing 7 digit n
77. er 6 5 The Tool Area cccccccccccceecsceseeteceseeseesessseeessesseseeseeseeeaeees 7 1 7 1 Switching between the Tools 7 2 LES TELE ele 7 3 Ce ae E 7 3 72d Adaing Items toa LIST EE 7 4 7 2 3 General Administration cccccceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 5 7 2 4 Administering a Det 7 6 729 THE Context UC 7 8 iil VENICE Client Software User Guide 7 3 Audio Monitoring een 7 11 7 3 1 Using the Audio Monitoring Tool 7 11 TAE MODUS eebe 8 1 S TRE TIE MONU E 8 2 S2 Re CM E ee ET EE 8 3 Oo THC HED A ER 8 5 Appendix cre A 1 A 1 Keyboard Shortcuts ccccececceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes A 1 A2 Supported Kle ein serros ioro Esere A 3 A 3 States of an External Device cceecceeceeceeeesteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeees A 8 JI eh a eee ee l 1 d Introduction This document describes how to use the software delivered with VENICE the multi channel video server manufactured by DVS VENICE is a highly flexible server system for capturing and playing out audio and video content Especially designed for broadcast workflows it provides multiple independent channels and supports natively the most common compressed formats With VENICE you can easily cap ture live content e g from cameras directly and access data for play out operations if required both at the same time and in the format that suits your workflow best During each operation you can control an externally
78. er controls e Set up the operation by for example determining in and outpoints for the operation e Then start the desired operation Further information about all this can be found in chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 or chapter Transcoding Clips on page 6 1 Once the operation is complete and your task is finished you can stop your work with the VENICE server at any time For this you have to dis connect and free the video channel so that others can use it for their work This is described in section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 2 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 2 4 Slave Mode 2 12 A video channel usually operates as a master Nevertheless in the play out and ingest mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 it can be used as a slave as well Then the video channel can be controlled by an external device With the combo box to the left of the remote button RMT you can select the protocol that should be used to control the video channel in slave mode You can select between the Sony 9 pin protocol RS 422 VDCP RS 422 or MOS Ethernet The slave mode can be activated by pressing the RMT OFF button OOO TEE oee RIT OFF Figure 2 11 Slave mode settings Afterwards the remote button changes its appearance to its active state and will be labelled RMT ON Then commands for record
79. esent at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION items as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 7 e If necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 5 Recording Clips e If necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 6 e In case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA items see also section Avid Workflow on page 2 22 e Then if not already activated switch to the recorder controls by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 5 14 e Make sure that the recorder controls are set to the crash record mode see section Recorder Controls VENICE on page 5 14 e If wanted type in the duration that the record should last in the DUR field e Afterwards press the record button LR 9 of the record controls The VENICE server will then start the record and as an indication for this the characters of the position fiel
80. espective path and clip name SL Enter video clip x fmediafvenice yvollfsections TfHalhyauao Ok Cancel Figure 4 3 Entering a clip s path and name In this window enter the path and file name of the clip on the VENICE server and confirm your entry with the OK button The path must lead to the storage of the VENICE server to which you are currently connect ed and it must be entered as if you were operating on the server locally When entering the file name for a single file for example for a clip in a container format e g mxf or a VENICE metaclip you can enter the file name as is When entering the file name for a video clip that consists of still images you have to observe the C notation usually with the syntax lt String gt 0Yd lt ext gt lt string gt Preceding string of file name Marker that the following is a format string 0 If the output of the format string does not provide the stated length fill it with zeros 0 Y Number of digits for example 5 d Marker that the format string is a decimal number lt ext gt File extension Example Hollywood 05d dpx Indicates a clip with still image files of the name Hollywood lt 5 digit number gt dpx Perform this for video and audio separately with the available entry fields of the SOURCE settings 4 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS ZZ Select file 4 4 Selecting Content Via a Dialog Window To select content for a play o
81. eyboard shortcuts cont Table A 2 Keyboard shortcuts for VENICE Reverse play out speed 2 Stop reverse play speed 0 Space K Homel TA Go to next point End S Table A 3 Keyboard shortcuts for the external device Ejecttape tape a ath Stop fast backward forward Space A 2 DVS Appendix A 2 Supported File Formats Format Name The DVS software supports over 100 graphic and image file formats Most are made available by a special library For a list of all these file formats see http www xnview com en formats html The tables in the following list the file formats that are supported by the DVS software directly Some are video or audio only file formats and some are container file formats that contain audio as well as video Some of the file formats especially the compressed ones can be used with a single video channel of the VENICE server only A simultaneous processing with a further video channel may lead to drops Video only File Formats The following video only file formats still image formats are support ed by the VENICE server Default File storage Extension format Description BMP bmp 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key 4 x 8 bit RGBA Windows bitmap format Only uncompressed bitmaps are supported no RLE compression Cneon cin 3 x 10 bit RGB 10 bit RGB format Subset of the ANSI SMPTE DPX file format Flexible file format by Ko
82. g Out Clips most informative way to select content for a play out because with Spycer you can gather further information about the content before hand or preview it Once the Spycer software is started it shows two browsing panes where you can browse for data easily Select from one of the network system combo boxes the VENICE server to which you are currently con nected and browse in the directory tree to the content that you want to play out When the audio and or video clips are displayed in a browsing pane of Spycer they can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the user interface of the VENICE client software es Spycer Spycer Options VENICE New project File Options Help hletadata File iz Header Data Production NONE PL amp aYOUT Mi E REC ORDER SINGLE ITEM X PONE D TIMECODE oo oo o0 00 ep oe lep se 0000 00 00 E Ka SOURC E TE Keng SELECT T T F OUTFUT SETTINGS SOI Single link 1 5 Bi Tools RRE et Job List ai KA Sr WW section 1 P American_ PS American View Help Scheduler General File Data Path Filenames 1 Modification Date File Format Defragmented Image Width Depth Aspect Ratio File Count Field Mlode Color Mode amma el Seil Een Ss BY Holtawood_ fel 7 Holywood Image Rename Defrag Height Alpha Depth Pixel Ratio Frame Count Dominance Sampling Range Coding
83. gurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 Setting up the Ingest Mode To perform an autoedit record in the ingest mode you first have to con figure where and how to record with the VENICE server e If necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION items as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 7 e If necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 5 e If necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 6 e In case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA items see also section Avid Workflow on page 2 22 After this you have successfully set up the VENICE server for a record operation and you now have to configure the external device for the play out Setting up the External Device for the Play out To perform an autoedit record in the ingest mode you have to
84. h the keyboard often requires a si multaneous pressing of two keys Example Ctrl F1 If this is given hold down the Ctrl key and press simultaneously the F1 key Screenshots The screenshots shown in this documentation were taken for the most part from the Windows based version of the VENICE client software Depending on the operating system where the software is installed their appearance may differ from your environment However they should contain the relevant elements that you need to understand the described actions DVS Introduction 1 4 Important Notes To use the VENICE software correctly please heed the following On the DVS system only use the designated video drive main storage to store video and audio data Other storage locations will be too slow for real time operations Leave about 15 of the overall main storage capacity empty of data for real time performance reasons The real time capability of the DVS system depends to a large extent on the performance of the system s hardware There fore it is recommended to terminate all other programs on the DVS system while working with VENICE Your DVS system has been tested thoroughly and is very reli able However because of the vast amount of third party software available its reactions on the installation of such could not be tested The installation of third party software on the DVS system may disrupt the real time capability and or limit
85. he following Close the VENICE client software see section Exiting the Pro gram on page 2 17 or use the menu option Resolve on the File menu see section The Pie Menu on page 8 2 or use the menu option Resolve on the context menu of a channel group tab or use the menu option Resolve of the GROUP combo box on the channel administration tab see section Administering a Channel Group on page 3 6 Then the group is separated again and the channel group tab will dis appear The channels of the group can afterwards be used individually again In addition you can dissolve a group by disconnecting one of its channels see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 3 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide Playing Out Clips When a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server is estab lished see section Getting Started on page 2 3 you can use this channel to play out video and or audio For this the VENICE client soft ware must be in the PLAYOUT MODE see section Selecting an Op eration Mode on page 2 9 PLAYOUT MODE VENICE RECORDER SINGLE ITEM DONE 00 00 00 00 TObO 00 00 00 00 Gef 00 00 00 00 OUT 00 00 00 00 DUR 00 00 00 00 Ka TIMECODE GO F SOURCE E OUTPUT SELECT t OUTPUT SETTINGS SO Single link 1 5 Bits 1920 x 10501 25 GhMPIEZZO 16 9 Off YUM 22 10 Bit Video mode head I Figure 4 7 Controls
86. he item where the play out is started position of the scrub bar cursor will be played out If available you can eject the tape of the externally connected device with this button With this button you can play out the contents of the timeline After activation the button changes its appearance to its active state and you can press it again to stop the play out With this button activated a play out of the timeli ne will be performed endlessly in a loop Once the the outpoint of the timeline is reached the play out will start from the inpoint again To switch off the loop mode deactivate this button VENICE controls This button activates the frames display mode i e the frames of a video clip are shown when stepping backward or forward in the timeline You can toggle to the fields display mode with the fields display mode button see below External device controls This button stops the cur rent operation of the externally connected device 4 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs an If available this button activates the fields display mode i e the fields of a video clip are shown when stepping backward or forward in the timeline You can toggle to the frames display mode with the frames display mode button see above EE ston With these buttons you can step one video field frame for or backward in the timeline apen een You can jump to particular points on the timeline e g timeline begin inp
87. in DVS Playing Out Clips 4 6 3 How to Autoedit Record with the External Device In the autoedit record mode you can control a play out by the VENICE server while at the same time recording it frame accurately with the ex ternal device The following describes what to do to perform an auto edit record For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept re mote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 Setting up the Playout Mode To perform an autoedit record in the playout mode you first have to configure what and how to play out with the VENICE server e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE items as described in section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 e f necessary specify the essences for the play out with the OUT PUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Play out on page 4 6 e If necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e If not already activated switch to the player controls by sele
88. ing either compressed or uncompressed Description 3 x 12 bit XYZ 12 bit XYZ file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operating either compressed or uncompressed Targa tga 3 x 8 bit RGB Targa image format Only uncompressed vari 4 x 8 bit RGBA and ants of this format are supported 8 bit Luma TIFF 3 x 8 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 8 bit RGB 4 x 8 bit RGBA and with or without key Highly flexible and plat 8 bit Luma form independent image format Not all vari ants of this format are supported 3 x 12 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 12 bit 4 x 12 bit RGBA and RGB with or without key Highly flexible and 12 bit Luma platform independent image format Not all variants of this format are supported 3 x 16 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 16 bit 4 x 16 bit RGBA and RGB with or without key Highly flexible and 16 bit Luma platform independent image format Not all variants of this format are supported A 4 Appendix Default Extension Format Name File storage format Description Raw 8 bit YUV file format This file has no header The image format is recognized by the file size This is done with a table of pre defined file sizes Component order UYVY Raw 10 bit YUV file format This file has no header The image format is recognized by the file size This is done with a table of pre defined file sizes Component order
89. ing is set up correctly you can start the operation with this button Then it chang es its appearance to its active state and the trans coding begins In case it is necessary to terminate the transcoding manually you have to click the button again 6 4 PVs Transcoding Clips 6 2 Transcoding with the VENICE Server In the transcode mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 you can play out the currently selected content and convert it to a different file format To start a transcoding perform the steps as described below Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Precontiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 e Select the video and audio content that should be transcoded with the SOURCE items as described in section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be created with the DESTINATION items as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 7 e If necessary specify the essences for the transcoding with the OUT PUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Play out on page 4 6 e If necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings on
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91. ip file 2 8 Exiting the Program To end a running instance of the VENICE client software perform the following e Select the option Exit on the File menu Mac VENICE Quit VENICE or press the key combination Alt F4 or Ctrl Q Mac Q alternatively This will close the instance of the VENICE client software In case a con nection to one or more video channels is currently established the con nection s will be severed see also section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 2 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 9 About Timecode Frame Number Fields The DVS software provides various fields where data in timecode for mat is provided or an entry in such a format is necessary The timecode format is hh mm ss ff hours minutes seconds and frame num ber If or is displayed in an entry field a value has not keep erte so far To delete a once made entry you can use the delete controls as described in section The Con trols Explained on page 4 15 Drop frame Timecode Indication The last colon of the timecode format may be displayed in the software as a full stop Then the timecode fields of the software will display for example 12 25 07 instead of 12 25 07 This indicates that the drop frame timecode feature is activated When entering timecode the last colon can also be replaced by a full stop Higher Frequencies and Timecode Format In th
92. ips so that they are used together and to have VENICE metaclips see section Metaclips on page 2 17 as clips items on the list File extension vplst Playlist batch or transcoding list file Basics These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client software is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately For further details about how to use lists in the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 7 3 2 7 5 Metaclips VENICE metaclips are used as a container for video and audio clips They are normal text files that detail among others the location of the included clips During a record with VENICE metaclips are created automatically and stored on the main storage same as the actual data see section The Captured Files on page 5 10 They can also be created via a list editor of the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 7 3 or via Spycer For play out and transcoding tasks you can use VENICE metaclips as source data just as any other clip either as single items or on play and transcoding lists Normally one video and one or more audio clips are described in a metaclip However it is also possible to reference to several video au dio clips in a metaclip and they would be played out successively as list ed in the metaclip File extension vamc Video audio metacl
93. lay command After receiving the com mand the channel will play out the currently selected content according to the settings specified with the operation mode configurations To prepare the video channel for a slave mode play out perform the fol lowing Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE items as described in section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 e If necessary specify the essences for the play out with the OUT PUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Play out on page 4 6 e If necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e Then select the protocol that should be used for the slave mode and press the button RMT OFF see section Slave Mode on page 2 12 After this the button will be labelled RMT ON indicating that the slave mode is activated Then the VENICE server waits for a play out com mand to begin the play out To stop the slave mode play out perform the following e Either send the respective command or terminate the slave mode by clicking on the remote button again i e deactiva
94. layer controls of the INGEST MODE i e for the external device and online items in the player controls of the PLAYOUT MODE play out mode will be automatically activated Context Menu of Column Headings With the context menu invoked on a column heading you can adapt the table i e select the columns that should be displayed Duration 00 01 08 09 00 04 36 0353 bl a rr Mame Description Comment Type Essence Source IN fF Source OUT Duration Heads Tails Start frame Stop frame Source file format Source raster Path File name Figure 7 12 Context menu of a column heading The columns that can be displayed for the list depend on the type of list editor that is currently active Select or deselect the columns that should be displayed for the list The sequence of the columns can be changed via drag and drop DVS The Tool Area 7 3 Audio Monitoring When playing out with the VENICE client software the audio is streamed via network to the client where the VENICE client software is installed The audio monitoring tool see section Switching between the Tools on page 7 2 allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation to your liking AUDIO MONITORING TOOL STREAMING AUDIO MONITOR OUT 12 13 441 15 16 LEFT RISHT hd hd hd hd dl ul MUTE MUTE This section describes the audio monitoring tool in detail If the VENICE client software is installe
95. nally connected device It will then immediately record the signal that is pres ent at its input e g the content that is played out manually with the VENICE server To initiate a crash record perform the steps as described below For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept re mote control A crash record can be started without further ado meaning if not required you do not have to set anything However you can record the signal given out by the VENICE server see sec tion How to Play Out Clips Manually on page 4 19 e If not already activated switch to the recorder controls by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 e Make sure that the crash record mode is selected see section Recorder Controls RECORDER on page 4 14 e If appropriate use the recorder controls and the video overlay to move to the correct position on the external device for the data to be recorded e Afterwards press the record button RG 9 of the record controls The external device will then start the record and as an indication for this the characters of the position field turn red The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input You can terminate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button aga
96. nd File Name on page 5 7 e If necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 5 e If necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 6 e In case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA items see also section Avid Workflow on page 2 22 e Then select the protocol that should be used for the slave mode and press the button RMT OFF see section Slave Mode on page 2 12 After this the button will be labelled RMT ON indicating that the slave mode is activated Then the VENICE server waits for a record command to begin the capturing of the signal present at the input of the VENICE server To terminate the slave mode record perform the following e Either send the respective command or terminate the slave mode by clicking on the remote button again i e deactivate the button RMT ON This stops the slave mode capturing process right away 5 6 5 Recording a Batch 5 22 In the ingest mode you can record a batch list when switching to the batch record mode see section Recorder Controls VENICE on page 5 14 With it you can perform several autoedit records in a single
97. ndicated for the video channel as well as an external device de pending on whether the player or recorder controls are currently acti vated However an error message about dropped frames i e video or audio data that could not be read from or written to the storage in time has priority over any other message You can reset the dropped frames counter via the menu option Reset dropped frames display on the Options menu see section The Options Menu on page 8 3 Individual frames missing in an image sequence consisting of still images i e image files that are not present on the storage at all are registered as drops To the right of the error messages the slave s status is displayed provid ing you with details about the state of the external player connected to the remote output of the VENICE server Further information about the different possible states can be found in section States of an External Device on page A 8 4 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 Controlling the Devices Player Recorder In the playout mode the VENICE server assumes the role of the player while the external device is used as a recorder see also section Select ing an Operation Mode on page 2 9 Via the tabs at the top of the player recorder controls you can switch between the controls of the VENICE server and the controls of the recorder see section Perform ing the Operation on page 2 11 This section
98. ng the operation mode e Select the desired operation mode from the drop down list of the operation mode combo box You can choose between an INGEST MODE a PLAYOUT MODE and a TRANSCODE MODE In the TRANSCODE MODE you can convert video and audio material to different file formats If possible the file conversion will be per formed in hardware at a faster render speed When PLAYOUT MODE or INGEST MODE has been selected the VENICE server assumes the role of either the player or the recorder The opposing role can be performed by a connected external device Operation Mode Role of VENICE Role of External Device After the operation mode has been selected it has to be configured properly for the desired task 2 3 2 Configuring the Operation Mode Prior to performing an operation with VENICE you have to configure the selected operation mode The configurations for the operation modes can be found at the bottom of the user interface playout mode configurations collapsed Ht SOURCE mediatvenice volls hME TACLIPYALLOO vame fmediatvenice volls hME TACLIPYALLOO vwame E OUTPUT SELECT EEN IF OUTPUT SETTINGS SDi Single link 1 5 GBitsy 1920 x 1080 29 97 SMPTESS4 16 9 Off Even fields YUY 42 2 10 Bit Video 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide ingest mode configurations collapsed INPUT SETTINGS SDi Unnamed 1920 x 10801 29 97 SMPTE2 4 16 9 YUY 4 23 23 10 Bit Video mode heady Embedded In
99. nnecting channels For this the channel administration tab provides the UO CHANNEL combo box VO CHANNEL Y Rename Show in the corresponding tab Disconnect Figure 3 4 Menu of the combo box As soon as a video channel show case is selected the menu options will be available Allows you to assign another name to the se lected video channel Afterwards the name in the show case as well as on its tab will be changed Show in the Selects the tab of the respective video channel corresponding tab and displays it Disconnects and frees the video channel see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 14 3 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 3 3 Channel Groups On the channel administration tab you can form channel groups to control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab also called multi device operation mode This section explains how to form a channel group how to administer it as well as how to use it for play out or record operations 3 3 1 Forming a Channel Group To form a channel group you must be connected to two channels at least and they should be shown on the channel administration tab ZE VENICE SKS File Options Help E RUE Die WI ER HEH Die VO CHANNEL e GROUP vy ALL CONNECTED WO CHANNELS e SHOW CASES v CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEV4 DVS DE 2 CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEV4 D CHANNEL ID TCP 192 168 3 183 55502 CHANNEL ID TCP 192
100. o raster field mode and frame rate Aspect ratio Details and if possible allows to set the aspect ratio of the video raster Color mode Determines the color space e g YUV or RGB the sampling frequencies e g 4 4 4 and the color bit depth e g 10 bit Color range Specifies the color space range of the input i e whether it is in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g O to 255 Once set the respective format will be automatically applied to the ap propriate input port s of the VENICE server as well as to the video overlay of the VENICE client software Afterwards some of the file for mats for a capturing may not be available anymore due to the selected video raster or color space Furthermore with the INPUT SETTINGS you can determine the audio input and timecode settings for the record Input type Determines the audio input i e whether audio embedded in video AIV or the signal that is present at the digital audio inputs should be re corded Generic timecode Determines the type of timecode that should be written as the generic source timecode into the files headers if supported by the file for mat see also section About Source Timeco de on page 2 21 Start timecode Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode Recording Clips Time
101. oint outpoint or timeline end with these buttons The first button jumps to the point that is previously located on the timeline while the second button jumps to the next one You can jump to the timeline begin or timeline end with these buttons The first button jumps to the very first frame of the timeline while the second button jumps to the very last one cen es These buttons initiate a fast backward or forward operation of the external player After activation the respective button will change its appearance to its active state and you can press it again to stop the operation Determines the speed of the played out material Either enter a speed in percent in the entry field to the right or use the slider to set it A double click on the slider sets it back to 100 With the INSERT ASSEMBLE combo box you determine whether data e g on VTRs should be inserted or overwritten While the assemble mode usually overwrites all data video audio and time code on the tape of the external device in the in sert mode you can select via the OUTPUT SELECT settings the data that should be sent to the external device see section Selecting Essenc es for Play out on page 4 6 Once the record is set up correctly you can start it with these buttons Then the respective button changes its appearance to its active state and the capturing begins In the crash record mode it starts immediately and in the autoedit mode it may ac c
102. ontent for the output By clicking on the triangle button to the left of the item SOURCE the necessary settings can be expanded or collapsed Video clip weg APPEND TO LIST Audio clip INSERT INTO LIST Figure 4 2 Setting the source There are several ways to select content for a play out 1 You can enter the respective paths and file names manually 2 You can select content via a dialog window 3 You can drag and drop the content from one of the browsing panes of Spycer All these procedures will be explained in this section You can also play out a playlist For this its play out has to be set via the controls see section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 and the list has to be set up loaded in the playlist editor see section The List Editors on page 7 3 After a record operation see chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 the metaclip batch list of the recorded content will be automatically set for a play out With this you can review the captured material immediately after a record For details about the buttons APPEND TO LIST and INSERT INTO LIST see section Configuration Items on page 6 2 4 2 Playing Out Clips Entering Paths and File Names Manually To select content for a play out you can enter the respective paths and file names manually Just start to enter something in the entry field for video audio This will open another dialog window where you can type in the r
103. ontrol an external device via the remote output of the DVS system such as telecines VTRs or digital disk recorders The following shows the most important statuses that will be displayed by the DVS software OFFLINE No external device connected STANDBY Device is in standby mode LOCAL External device is controlled from its own oper ation panel all RS 422 commands are ignored STILL Tape has stopped but is still threaded with the video drum head turning standby on STOP Tape has stopped and is unthreaded the video drum head has stopped as well standby off EJECT Device is ejecting the tape REWIND Tape is rewound FORWARD Tape is fast forwarded RECORD Device is recording PLAY Device is playing out JOG Tape is forwarded or rewound speeds 0 1 to 1 SHUTTLE Tape is fast forwarded or rewound speeds 1 1 to 10 PREROLL Device is performing the preroll Additionally some error messages are available and the following ones can be displayed by the DVS software TAPE UNTHREAD _ No tape loaded TAPE TROUBLE HARD ERROR A tape error has occurred A hardware error has occurred A 8 Index A administering video channel 2 6 3 1 EE 2 20 5 4 E 7 6 alpha channel 0 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 6 appending to list 5 16 6 2 7 4 7 5 aspect ratio ceeeeeeeeee eee eee es 4 8 5 4 assemble mode cceeceveceeeeeeeeeees 4 18 asterisk timecode c ccceceeeeeeees 2 18 e Ve ME 2 20 D
104. ontrols are explained tab PLAYER and after that the recorder controls tab VENICE 5 5 1 Player Controls PLAYER With the tab PLAYER in the ingest mode activated the player controls are displayed The controls can then be used to move within or manu ally play out the material of the external device for example to set up its play out position Additionally you can set an in and or outpoint for the material DONE 2 TODO TIMECODE Go APPEND TO LIST Figure 5 9 The player controls You can use the items of the player controls as described in section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 and section The Controls Ex plained on page 5 15 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 5 5 2 Recorder Controls VENICE 5 14 When the tab VENICE is activated in the ingest mode the recorder controls are displayed They can then be used to start a record opera tion with the VENICE server A record can be performed in several different modes which can be set via a combo box at the top left of the recorder controls The crash record mode allows you CRASH RECORD to start a record operation on the VENICE server at any time Recording Clips CRASH RECORD DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO Ko TIMECODE Figure 5 10 The recorder controls in the crash record mode The autoedit mode enables you to AUTO EDIT frame accurately play out with the exte
105. ount for preroll postroll etc In case it is necessary to terminate the record you have to click the but ton again AUTO EDIT 4 18 DVS Playing Out Clips 4 6 Playing Out with the VENICE Server In the playout mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 you can play out the currently selected content You can play out content manually You can perform a crash record on an externally connected device You can perform an automated play out of the content while at the same time frame accurately recording it on the externally connected device autoedit record You can set the playout mode into slave mode to control the play out from an externally connected device All these procedures are explained in this section When controlling the video channel from a client the images in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area see section Infor mation Area on page 4 13 4 6 1 How to Play Out Clips Manually To play out clips in the playout mode perform the steps as described be low Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configu
106. page 4 7 e If wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be transcoded see section Player Controls VENICE on page 4 14 e If wanted you can use the play button Les zc of the con trols to play out the content to be transcoded for example for a final check e Once the play out is stopped you can start the transcoding by pressing the transcode button MEMEA of the controls The VENICE server will then start the transcoding and as an indication for this the characters of the position field turn red The video overlay will show you the source that is transcoded without scaling The area of the scrub shuttle bar below the video overlay will show you the progress of the transcoding in a progress bar BS OU OD tps Figure 6 2 Progress of a transcoding Once the progress bar reaches 100 the transcoding is finished and the operation will be stopped You can terminate the transcoding man ually whenever you want by clicking the transcode button again 6 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide 6 6 The Tool Area When the tab of a video channel is selected you can find to the right the tool area offering several tools for example to administer playlists batch record lists or transcoding lists or to adapt the streamed audio heard at your workstation JDE AUDIO MONITORING TOOL STREAMING AUDIO MONITOR OUT 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 42 13 14 15
107. play stop jog or shuttle MOS receiving a playlist and updates of the playlist can be sent to the VENICE server and will be carried out by the video chan nel depending on the selected operation mode If one of the RS 422 protocols has been selected the controlled video channel will behave like a VTR using preroll postroll etc The specifications of these param eters can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide Normally when in slave mode the video channel will be controlled by the master However with the slave mode activated several controls for the video channel will still be available in the user interface They can be used for a direct control of the video channel without deactivating the slave mode With MOS selected VENICE can receive a playlist as well as up dates of the playlist To play it out you have to use the VENICE client software with the slave mode activated The MOS levels currently implemented are O and 2 To deactivate the slave mode press the button RMT ON again After wards the remote button changes its appearance to its deactivated state and it will be labelled RMT OFF 2 5 Locking the User Interface To make sure that the currently running task does not accidentally get interrupted you can lock the user interface of the software For this ac tivate the button LOCK GUI to the right of the preset settings PE PRESET Y LOCK GU Figure 2 12 Locking the user
108. put select WAS When there is not enough space available to display the configuration settings when expanded you can use the buttons at the top and bot tom of this area to scroll through the configurations Figure 2 9 Scroll buttons at top and bottom e Use the configurations to configure the selected operation mode Further information about this can be found in section Configuring a Play out on page 4 2 section Configuring a Record on page 5 3 or section Configuration Items on page 6 2 Once the selected operation mode is configured properly you can start using the video channel of the VENICE server 2 3 3 Performing the Operation With the player recorder controls you can start the desired operation In the playout or ingest mode the video channel of the VENICE server and an externally connected device can be controlled each according to its role determined by the chosen operation mode see section Con figuring the Operation Mode on page 2 9 The device that should be controlled can be selected with the tabs above the controls playout mode tabs VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE PLAYLIST DONE aos 00 04 17 Dei IK a cs vele SS PT FE H D D 0 a 00 0 a CG oO H L 4 l OUT 00 07 45 04 GO DUR 00 07 45 0001 TIMECODE GD ingest mode CRASH RECORD TIMECODE transcode mode SINGLE ITEM GONE 00 00 01 1415 TOCO 00 00 00 0272 TIMECODE Figure 2 10 The player record
109. r read while write are all still image formats and the container file for mats saved with MXF OP 1a e g DVSCPRO or DNxHD see also sec tion Supported File Formats on page A 3 Read While Write with Still Image Formats When loading a clip of a still image format while it is still being written only the video up to the frame that was already recorded at the time of the clip loading will be shown in the VENICE client software To get the last recorded material you have to load the clip anew Read While Write with Container File Formats MXF OP 1a At the start of the record when a container file format in MXF OP 1a is used the duration as specified for the ingest will be set in the meta data of the container If no duration is set by default 1 hour will be as sumed When loading this clip while it is still recorded the timeline in the VENICE client software will show you the complete duration as detailed 5 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs in the metadata If data has not been recorded yet the frame that was last played out of this clip will be output Because of this behavior when scrubbing the timeline in a part where no material is available yet it may seem as if there is vid eo recorded although there is not When your record is longer than the duration stored in the metadata e g when no duration was specified to get the last recorded material you have to stop the record which will updat
110. rations described below see section Precontiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE items as described in section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 2 e If necessary specify the essences for the play out with the OUT PUT SELECT items see section Selecting Essences for Play out on page 4 6 e If necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS items see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e If not already activated switch to the player controls by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 As soon as the player controls are activated and video content is select ed for a play out the video overlay will show you the selected content 4 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e If wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out see section Player Controls VENICE on page 4 14 e Afterwards press the play button s zz of the player controls The VENICE server then performs the play out The video content will be displayed in the video overlay and video as well as audio will be giv en out at the outputs of the VENICE server 4 6 2 How to Crash Record with the External Device 4 20 In the playout mode you can perform a crash record on the exter
111. rection from less than one slow motion jog to a speed of ten times one fast motion shuttle By turning the scroll wheel of the mouse with the mouse cursor placed over the shuttle bar the speed can be set without shuttling back to ze ro When pressing either the Shift Ctrl or Alt key simultaneously the slider steps made with the scroll wheel can be adjusted A click of the mouse on the shuttle bar will shuttle the slider back to zero Speed State Explanation 0 1 to 1 JOG slow motion jog 1 to 10 SHUTTLE fast motion shuttle The VENICE client software will display the respective state of the ex ternal player in its information area see section Information Area on page 4 13 When connected correctly to the VENICE server and with the input for mat appropriately set the video overlay will show you the current po sition of the externally connected device input signal and adjust to your moves accordingly see section The Video Overlay on page 4 10 PVs Playing Out Clips 4 4 Information Area The information area can be found to the right of the tabs to select the player or recorder controls It provides status information for example about dropped frames and about the external device connected via RS 422 Figure 4 11 Information area Error indications such as missing syncs or dropped frames audio sam ples will be shown in the middle of the user interface Missing syncs will be i
112. ric source timecode into the headers of the target files if sup ported by the file format see also section About Source Timecode on page 2 21 Destination With these settings you determine the storage location of the files to be created 6 1 2 Player Controls The player controls in the transcode mode can be used for example to play out the items that are currently selected as the source They per form the same actions as the player controls in the playout mode see section Player Controls VENICE on page 4 14 The following user interface items are available for transcoding only For the items of a transcoding list you can specify different con figurations e g file formats for the transcoding Further infor mation about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 7 3 SINGLE ITEM You can select between the transcoding of a single item or a transcoding list with this combo box see section Using Lists on page 7 3 6 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS With this combo box you determine the transco ding mode of a transcoding list If set to ALL IN ONE all clips of the transcoding list will be transco ded into a single file If set to BATCH separate files will be created for the clip items on the list For the latter you can specify different configurations e g file formats for the individual items to be created TRANSCODE Once your transcod
113. rmed about them in the information area see section Infor mation Area on page 4 13 5 6 1 How to Control the External Device For a record operation you may want to control an external device con nected via RS 422 with the VENICE client software for example to verify its position set edit points or view play out its material To do this perform the following For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept re mote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 2 15 e If not already activated switch to the player controls by selecting the tab PLAYER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 5 14 e Use the player controls and the video overlay to search for a certain position or to play out the material of the externally connected device 5 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs With this the external device can be controlled and you can for exam ple verify the material However for an autoedit record with the VENICE server an in and outpoint should be set as well which will be explained next e Use the player controls and the video overl
114. rnally connected device and record this with the VENICE server AUTO EDIT DONE 00 00 00 00 TODA 00 00 09 01 TIMECODE Figure 5 11 The recorder controls in the autoedit mode In the batch record mode you can BATCH RECORD use a batch list to perform several autoedit capture operations in a single step BATCH RECORD DONE 00 00 00 00 Topo 00 00 08 24 BATCH LIST F TIMECODE Figure 5 12 The recorder controls in the batch record mode Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 7 3 You can use the items of the recorder controls as described in section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 and section The Controls Ex plained on page 5 15 5 5 3 The Controls Explained This section explains the controls that are especially available for the player or recorder in the ingest mode The ones not described are iden VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS tical to the controls in the playout mode For a description of them please refer to section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 APPEND TO LIST This button is available on the player controls when the batch record mode is selected It appends the currently configured autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to the batch list see also section Adding Items to a List on page 7 4 e men This button is available in the crash record
115. rred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately Projects are administered via the File menu of the menu bar For further information about it see the section The File Menu on page 8 2 When connecting to a video channel a window will be displayed show ing you the recently used projects Then you can select one for loading or start a new one see section Selecting a Project on page 2 5 2 7 3 Defaults For new projects you can store settings defaults They can be saved and loaded via the Options menu see section The Options Menu on page 8 3 The defaults store the same settings as presets see sec tion Presets on page 2 15 and they will be used each time a new project is initialized see for example section Selecting a Project on page 2 5 However already opened projects can be reset to the de faults as well see section The Options Menu on page 8 3 2 7 4 Playlists Batch Lists and Transcoding Lists 2 16 With the VENICE client software you can create lists that can be used for a play out batch record or a transcoding They can be created and administered either with the playlist batch record list or transcoding list editor see section The List Editors on page 7 3 There you can add any number of video and audio clips in any sequence you like On play lists and transcoding lists it is also possible to link video to audio cl
116. s on page 3 2 The timeline e g playlist and configurations shown in the channel group are the ones of the reference channel By switching the operation mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 on the channel group tab you switch the opera tion mode of all channels in the group Then you can use the provided controls to perform play out or record operations same way as described in section Performing the Opera tion on page 2 11 playout mode IN OUT 00 05 07 02 G60 DUR 00 05 07 02 aw TIMECODE e ingest mode TIMECODE e Figure 3 10 Player recorder controls of the channel group In the playout mode each channel will play out the material that is cur rently loaded in the individual channel and the channels will follow the positions of the reference channel In the ingest mode each channel will record to the destination that has been configured for the individual channel For further information about the controls see chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 or chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 Further information about the setup and configuration of channel groups can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide DVS Administrating Channels 3 3 4 Dissolving a Channel Group When the group is no longer needed the channels of the group have to be separated again by dissolving the group To dissolve a group per form one of t
117. s running but can be transferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately Presets can be created and administered with the items at the top of the user interface PLAYOUT PRESET 1 ea ca il Figure 2 13 The items to handle presets With the combo box to the left you can select already created loaded presets With the combo box PRESET to the right presets can be administered It provides the following possibilities Save Saves the currently set layout and configurations as a preset to a file Loads a stored preset from a file Afterwards it can be selected from the drop down list of the combo box to the left Deletes removes the currently selected preset from the combo box to the left and its drop down list However the corresponding preset file is not deleted 2 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide Delete all Deletes removes all presets from the combo box to the left and its drop down list The corresponding preset files are not deleted 2 7 2 Projects VENICE project files can be used to make a complete snapshot of the current state of a video channel tab In other words they store every thing that is saved via presets see section Presets on page 2 15 and furthermore store content as well File extension venice Project file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client software is running but can be transfe
118. sed when the channels of the group are located all on one VENICE server Reference UO Determines the reference channel which will channel be used to send the commands to the other channels Its timeline and configurations are shown on the channel group tab e Once everything is specified press the OK button 3 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS This will form the channel group and you will receive on the channel administration tab a new show case representing the channel group GROUP HAME NEW GROUP GROUP ID OPERATING MODE CURRENT PROCESS CHANNEL GROUP Figure 3 7 Show case of a video channel group Additionally together with the show case a new tab will be displayed in the user interface that can be used to control the channel group see section Using the Channel Group on page 3 7 The video channels that have been added to the group are now in slave mode The new formed channel group acts as the master that controls the slaves for simultaneous play out or record operations 3 3 2 Administering a Channel Group Once a channel group is available on the channel administration tab it can be administered in almost the same way as a single channel For this the channel administration tab provides the GROUP combo box GROUP F Create nem Rename Resolve Figure 3 8 Menu of the combo box As soon as the show case of a channel group is selected the menu op tions will
119. server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area see section Infor mation Area on page 4 13 DVS Recording Clips 5 3 The Shuttle Bar The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the player controls external device are activated see section Player Controls PLAYER on page 5 14 and the external device is set to accept remote control Apart from this the shuttle bar of the ingest mode is identical to the one of the playout mode For further information about it please refer to section The Shuttle Bar on page 4 11 5 4 Information Area The information area of the ingest mode is identical to the one of the playout mode For further information about it please refer to section Information Area on page 4 13 5 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 5 Controlling the Devices Player Recorder In the ingest mode the VENICE server assumes the role of the recorder while the external device is used as a player see also section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 Via the tabs at the top of the play er recorder controls you can switch between the controls of the VENICE server and the controls of the player see section Performing the Operation on page 2 11 This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the player c
120. sition e g at the minute numbers and enter the timecode numbers from there After pressing Enter on your keyboard or selecting another item of the user interface the entered timecode is accepted in the respective timecode field When you enter a timecode value that exceeds the raster s frequency the timecode will be recalculated e g 00 00 02 47 will be set to 00 00 03 23 if raster is in 24 Hz When entering a timecode value that exceeds the boundaries of the available timeline it may be set to the lowest highest possible value or not accepted at all Switching the Notation Position and length indicators can be switched from a display of the timecode notation to frame numbers and vice versa For this you can use the context menu of a timecode frame number field e g the one of the position field in the middle of the player recorder controls 00 00 00 00 TO Go 00 05 00 07 Timecode Frames TIMECODE e w Current position Figure 2 14 Context menu of the position field Select from the context menu the respective option This will change the position and length indicators to the selected notation It can be in dividually set for the player and recorder controls Alternatively you can use the TIMECODE FRAMES combo box to switch the notation For further information about it as well as the other controls see section The Controls Explained on page 4 15 2 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide D
121. solve Dissolves a channel group see section Dis solving a Channel Group on page 3 9 Saves the currently opened project Save as Allows you to save the currently opened project under a different name and or location Exit Closes the user interface of the VENICE client software 8 2 DVS The Menus 8 2 The Options Menu The Options menu provides menu options to set and configure either the VENICE client software or a video channel In detail it contains the menu options shown below Options Store current settings as defaults Reset current settings to defaults Reset current settings to tfacton defaults Show all settings Hide all settings Reset drapped trames display Resize to default Configuration Semer configuration Figure 8 3 The Options menu Store current Stores the layout of the software as well as the settings as configuration settings as default settings for defaults new projects see section Defaults on page 2 16 Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to to the settings that are stored as defaults for defaults new projects Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to factory to the settings that were defined by DVS as de defaults faults for new projects Show all settings Expands all operation mode configurations in a single step This can also be performed with the context menu of
122. step How to set up an autoedit record is described in section How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 5 19 How to create and use a batch list is described in section The List Editors on page 7 3 When a batch record is started via the record button ggg a of the controls the software internally sorts the batch list in C mode first i e by tape name and source inpoint Then it records the items in DVS Recording Clips this order and you will be informed about the progress in a special win dow Venice D Current item fmediafyvenice wollfsections Tfrecord batch test mxf Curent tape Tape 2 ltem count Of in tape ZE in batchlist V2 in batchlist ltem progress OO 00 14 2 a 00 00 01 07 Tape progress a e Ek 00 00 19 2725 Batchlist progress 00 00 54 08 Ta 00 00 19 2729 Cancel Figure 5 13 Progress of a batch record If different tape names have been defined for the items to be recorded see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 3 you will be asked by the software to insert the respective tape each time another tape has to be recorded 5 6 6 Read While Write With VENICE you can access the already saved material of a clip while it is still being recorded often also called read while write With this you can for instance play out the already saved part of a clip or use it for transcoding e g for subclipping The file formats that can be used fo
123. t software In one of the available browsing panes select from one of the network system combo boxes the VENICE server to which you are currently con nected and browse in the directory tree to the directory where the re corded files should be stored Then take this directory and drag and drop it anywhere on the user interface of the VENICE client software Afterwards the path will be displayed in the respective entry field of the DESTINATION settings For any further information about this see section Selecting Content Via Spycer on page 4 4 The directory must be located on the storage of the VENICE server to which you are currently connected Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 5 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 5 1 5 Entering Metadata The metadata configuration settings are available for the Avid work flow F METADATA File format related metadata Tape name Input tape name gt Sound roll name Film manufacturer Film model Film name Figure 5 7 The metadata settings For further information about this see section Avid Workflow on page 2 22 5 1 6 The Captured Files The video and audio data captured during a record will be stored at the location set with the DESTINATION settings items see section Se lecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 7 For the generated items one metaclip will be created see s
124. t the program this chapter describes the steps to get started with the software Furthermore this chapter provides some general useful information Chapter 3 Describes the features of the channel adminis tration tab and how to form channel groups to control two or more video channels simultane ously from a single tab Chapter 4 Describes how to play out clips with the VENICE client software Chapter 5 How to record clips with the VENICE client software is described in this chapter Chapter 6 Describes how to transcode clips with the VENICE client software Chapter 7 Provides information about the tools to for ex ample administer lists or adapt the streamed audio heard at your workstation Chapter 8 Provides information about the individual menu options of the menu bar of the software Appendix Gives additional information about the soft ware Among others you can find here lists of the available keyboard shortcuts and the sup ported file formats Index This chapter facilitates the search for specific terms 1 2 Introduction 1 2 Target Group To use this user guide and the DVS software correctly you should have experience in handling PCs and working with the respective operating system where the software is installed If you want to use the software and the DVS system to its full potential you should also have knowl edge in the field of digital video in general When working on the VENICE server system
125. te INPUT SELECT V Ai AS Aa AJ AS A A AS AO A10 A11 A12 A13 Add A15 A16 T OUTPUT SETTINGS DPA 10 bit RGB cineon big endian Film Grafic mode fully RFG4 Multichannel file FCM 16 Bit 48 kHz DESTINATION METADATA fmediafvenice vollfsection3 recordi New lip 010 transcode mode configurations collapsed SOURCE Jmediabtrenlee vol hdE TACLIPYALLOO wame mediatvenice voll hE TACLIPYSLLOO wame OUTPUT SELECT WA A2 T QOUTFUT SET TINGS DFA 10 bit RSB cineon big endian 1920 x 10801 25 SMWMPETE279 16 9 Off Film ratice mode fully RFG4 DESTINATION Mmediatrenice yvoll sections 1 transcode transcode Figure 2 7 Operation mode configurations When the configurations are collapsed they show you as space per mits their settings in a single line in text form e g for the output set tings in the playout mode SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 1920 x 10801 29 97 SMPTE274 16 9 Off Even fields YUV 4 2 2 10 Bit Video Withaclick onthe buttons showing a triangle to the left the respective settings items can be expanded or collapsed Via the context menu invoked on a triangle button all settings can be expanded or collapsed in a single step depending on the state of the triangle button See also section The Options Menu on page 8 3 oat a ide all settings Lr mut EES H ie G S Figure 2 8 Context menu to show hide all settings Show all settings H In
126. te the button RMT ON The VENICE server then stops the slave mode play out of the selected content 4 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide 4 24 Recording Clips With a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server established see section Getting Started on page 2 3 you can use this channel for record operations For this the VENICE client software must be in the INGEST MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 INFEST MODE PLAYER VEHICE CRASH RECORD DONE 00 00 00 0000 Topo Oo oO ES Sa PS ES EN a E Ko TIMECODE e e INPUT SETTINGS SDi Unnamed 1920 x 10801 25 SMPTEST4 16 9 UV 42 2 10 Bit Video mode head Embedded Interna INPUT SELECT WAT A AS oc AS AD A AS A A10 A11 A12 ATS A194 A15 A15 T OUTPUT SETTINGS DPA 10 bit RGB cineon big endian Film Gratic mode full RFG4 PM 16 Bit 48 kHz DESTINATION METADATA Figure 5 1 Controls and configurations of the ingest mode In the ingest mode you have the following possibilities at hand You can configure all input related settings You can control the VENICE server for a record of clips You can control an externally connected device for example to verify a position and set in and or outpoint You can control the externally connected device for a play out operation while simultaneously recording with the VENICE server You can set the VENICE server in slave mode for a remot
127. the functionality of your system gt PG For any data management with the VENICE client software the latest Spycer application by DVS must be installed as well see the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide for further information If the VENICE client software is installed on a remote system the Spycer application running there should be fully licensed Otherwise the data streamed to the remote system will not be bandwidth optimized and audio will not be available On Linux operating systems the display suspend mode will be disabled when the VENICE client software is installed and it must remain disabled e gt amp 1 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide 1 6 Basics This chapter provides you with basic information about the VENICE cli ent software In addition to the information how to start the program this chapter describes the steps to get started with the VENICE client software This will be followed by several more basic information about the software for example about the slave mode about how to free a video channel again for other users or how to shut down the program Furthermore this chapter provides some general notes useful when working with the software 2 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 2 1 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description how to start the VENICE client software With one instance of the software you can
128. tings and input for mat are different For further details see section Configuration Items on page 6 2 Sets the file format see also section Support ed File Formats on page A 3 File type Details and if possible allows to set codec or file type for the selected file format to deter mine bit depth and or byte order settings Codec For compressed file formats Determines the type of compression Color range Specifies the color space range of the files i e whether they will be in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g O to 255 5 6 Recording Clips Under Audio file settings you can specify the file format for the audio file s further Whether these settings are available depend on the selected file format Further information about audio and the way it is handled in the DVS software can be found in section About Audio on page 2 20 Sets the file format see also section Support ed File Formats on page A 3 Output mode Determines the output format of the audio files i e whether they are stored as individual mono files or a single file containing multiple channels File type Details the file type for the selected file format Bit depth Specifies the resolution bit depth of the audio files Sampling Indicates the sampling rate of the
129. tion will be deleted and set back to its default value mem By default these fields show the elapsed DONE TEMAER and remaining TODO time of the item to be played out recorded etc as well as the current position Via their context menu you can configure which of the information to show in the fields w Timecode Frames TIMECODE e Current position 4 16 Playing Out Clips TIMECOCE When the larger field position field shows the current position you can use it to move to another one Enter in it the new position and afterwards press Enter or the larger GO button With this combo box you can switch the notation of the position and length indicators for the cur rently activated controls between timecode and frames see also section Switching the Notation on page 2 19 After entering a new position in the position field you can confirm your entry and start a goto proce dure by pressing this button This button will not be available if the position field is configured to show other information than the current position If available you can play out the timeline back wards with this button i e it will start a reverse play out Once activated the button changes its appearance to its active state To stop the reverse play out you can click it again This button switches on the back to back mode for playlists When activated instead of playing out the complete playlist only t
130. tment to send in these files as well as oth ers in case of problems with VENICE They will be saved at a location of your choice in an ar chive file Manuals Accesses the online documentation of VENICE It opens an overview page in HTML format The manuals are also available in PDF format which is suited best if you want to print out the document Displays further information about the VENICE client software for example the precise version number of the software or additional license in formation 8 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide 5 6 Appendix This chapter provides further information about the software Among others you can find here lists of the available keyboard shortcuts and the file formats that are supported directly by the DVS software A 1 Keyboard Shortcuts For a more easy and a faster control of the VENICE client software there are various keyboard shortcuts available which are listed in the tables below For the shortcuts to work the focus must be set correctly It should be on the controls in general or the scrub shuttle bar Table A 1 General keyboard shortcuts Update list channel connection tab list channel connection tab F5 Switch between operation modes Ctrl B ae TAB Switch between player recorder Ctrl TAB controls Start record crash and autoedit Ctrl Shift R VENICE Client Software User Guide Table A 1 General k
131. tricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g O to 255 Once set the respective format will be automatically applied to the ap propriate output port s of the connected video channel Additionally the video overlay will change its format e g its aspect ratio see section The Video Overlay on page 4 10 DVS Playing Out Clips Furthermore with the OUTPUT SETTINGS you can determine the timecode settings for the play out Generic timecode Determines the timecode type i e whether an internal timecode or the source timecode pro vided by the files should be used see also sec tion About Source Timecode on page 2 21 Start timecode Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode Timecode mode _ Specifies if drop frame timecode should be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes 4 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 4 2 The Video Overlay 4 10 In the upper part of the user interface you can find the video overlay Figure 4 8 Video overlay Depending on the selected device in the playout mode see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 you can use the video overlay either to view the input signal or the clips played out by the server When the player controls are activated VENICE yo
132. u options Select all Selects all items in the currently displayed list Deactivate active Deactivates the blue marking of an item in the item list Changes made in the configuration settings will not be applied to the item anymore Slip source Allows you to change the source timecode of timecode the selected item i e to change the in and outpoint by an offset without changing the du ration of an item Slide source Allows you to change the source timecode of timecode the selected item i e to change the in and outpoint independently from one another with offsets 7 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide Set to offline Items marked as ONLINE are already captured and linked to video audio material Items that have not been captured so far or where source material could not be found are marked as OFFLINE This menu option sets the selected item to OFFLINE Deletes the currently selected item from the list VIEW LIST With the combo box VIEW playlist transcoding list editor or LIST batch list editor you can adapt the appearance of the items in the list to your liking Thumbnail Switches on the thumbnail view Then a further column will be displayed in the list that shows the first frame of the item as a thumbnail Switches on the list view without thumbnails 7 2 5 The Context Menus For additional configuration and editing there are context menus avail able The
133. u can view the played out material When the recorder controls are activated you can view the input signal To view the signal from an externally connected device the input format must be set accordingly see section Config uring the Input Settings on page 5 3 By using the player recorder controls you can for example start a play out or record or move within the displayed content All this can be viewed via the video overlay When controlling the video channel from a client the images in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area see section Infor mation Area on page 4 13 PVs Playing Out Clips 4 3 The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar Beneath the video overlay you can find a bar Depending on the device selected for the current operation mode player recorder it can pro vide either a scrub bar or a shuttle bar 4 3 1 The Scrub Bar The scrub bar will be available when the player controls are activated see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 14 and content is selected for a play out see section Select ing Content for Play out on page 4 2 Figure 4 9 The scrub bar The scrub bar provides a timeline of the currently sel
134. udio on page 2 20 With the button TIMECODE you can determine that timecode infor mation should be sent to the connected external device LTC only It will be especially useful when inserting data on tapes of a tape machine via the insert mode of the playout mode see section The Controls Ex plained on page 4 15 Then you can explicitly select that the LTC timecode should be given out with this button 4 1 3 Configuring the Output Settings To play out video and audio you have to configure the output format appropriately via the OUTPUT SETTINGS items OUTPUT SETTINGS Video output settings Ploae E see Dinit Pan SDI Generic timecode Internal TC Start timecode 00 00 00 00 SDI output mode Single link 1 5 Bits Output format 1920 x 10801 25 SMP TE274 EE Aspect ratio 16 9 Ott Color mode UV Se 10 Bit Color range Wideo mode head Figure 4 7 The output format settings items By default the output settings are linked to the video format set for the ingest mode button LOCK TO INPUT activated However between the operation modes of the DVS software see sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 2 9 different video for mat settings can be set They will be applied to the connected video channel and available in each operation mode Inthe playout mode you can determine the signal output via the output settings and in the ingest mode the signal input is configured via the input set
135. umber for the individual image files file frame number Still image files lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt file fra meNo gt lt ext gt If audio is recorded as well the audio files will provide the same file name but without the frame numbering Instead for mono files the channel number will be added Audio files multi lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt ext gt channel Audio files lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt channel mono No gt lt ext gt 5 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 5 2 The Video Overlay 5 12 In the upper part of the user interface you can find the video overlay Figure 5 8 Video overlay In the ingest mode the video overlay will always show the signal that is present at the input of the video channel The input video raster has to match the incoming signal i e the set video raster for the input must be of the same raster as the incoming signal see also section Configuring the Input Set tings on page 5 3 By using the controls of the player you can for example start a play out of the external device or move within the displayed content All this can be viewed via the video overlay When controlling the video channel from a client the images in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the
136. ut you can use the buttons to the right of the entry fields e They will open each a dialog window similar to a browsing pane in Spycer This window is generated by Spycer Without a Spycer applica tion installed it will not be available z oeg Figure 4 4 The dialog window to select content This window shows you in the pane to the left in a directory tree the volumes directories that are configured as watch folders in the Spycer application on the VENICE server By clicking on the plus minus signs in front of an entry the volume directory can be expanded or collapsed Once a volume directory has been selected its contents will be dis played in the pane to the right From there select the desired file and click on the OK button Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the respective entry field of the SOURCE settings You may have to perform this for video and audio separately This window provides more items than explained here With a fully licensed Spycer it can even be used for a data manage ment of the contents stored on the server via the context menus you can e g copy move delete defragment etc Fur ther information about this and the items provided by this win dow can be found in the Spycer user guide Selecting Content Via Spycer You can drag and drop content directly from the browsing panes of Spycer to the user interface of the VENICE client software This is the Playin
137. ve video channel of the VENICE server will be severed and the channel will be free for others to use A freeing disconnection of video channels can be forced at the VENICE server Further information about this can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide 2 14 Basics 2 7 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software The VENICE client software can be preconfigured for often recurring tasks so that operators are not required to do this time and again during their work It is up to the management administrator to decide how de tailed this preconfiguration should be They have to prepare the files and the operator has to act accordingly The VENICE client software offers various files that can be used for a preconfiguration and they are described in this section All files can be saved and loaded whenever required 2 1 Presets Via presets you can easily set up a video channel tab for often recurring tasks such as records from a particular device in a certain file video for mat or play outs of prepared VENICE playlists in a particular format Presets store the layout of the software e g operation mode and state of the user interface as well as the configuration settings i e they store everything of a video channel tab but content such as clip names paths or other presets File extension vprst Preset file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client software i
138. y are explained in this section Context Menu of List Items Playlist Transcoding List Editor The context menu invoked on a list item of the playlist or transcoding list editor provides further possibilities to administer and edit the items on a list Edit Load item into player Link items Unlink linked item Export single meta clip Export multiple meta clips Select all Remove selection Update Delete item s Delete all Figure 7 10 Context menu of a list item in the playlist transcoding list editor 7 8 The Tool Area Several of these menu options can also be found on the menu of the combo box ITEM of the playlist or transcoding list editor see section Administering a List on page 7 6 They are named similar and pro vide the same functionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alterna tively you can set the focus to this field and use the keyboard shortcut F2 Export single Exports the selected item s as a single meta meta clip clip They will be detailed in the metaclip in the same sequence as they are present in the list Export multiple For each of the selected items a single metaclip meta clips will be created Update Updates the list e g the presence of the items on the storage will be checke

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