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2. 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 playout of a playlist and regardless of the current position they will always show their source timecode Then prior to a playout you can decide whether the internal timecode should be given out as a timecode signal or the source timecodes 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 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 timecodes provided by the clips which may give you more control over their position in a timeline Audio files equipped wit
3. File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 8 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 chan nels File type Details the file type for the selected file format Bit depth Specifies the resolution bit depth of the audio files 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 in the option DESTINATION see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 DESTINATION File name Path Disk capacity USED OhOm FREE O0hOm Figure 5 4 The destination option expanded 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 pn drop a path from one of the browsing panes of Spycer 5 6 Recording Clips All these procedures will be explained in this section You can also capture a batch list For this its record has to be i set via the controls see section Operating Elements of the Re corder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 and the list has to be set up or loaded in the batch list editor see section The List Edi tors on page 7 2 After a record operati
4. The Tool Area e To change the source timecode of a selected clip select the option Slide source timecode This will open a dialog window where you can change the in and out point independently from one another with offsets e Click into the position field in the line of Source IN offset and enter the inpoint e Select from the drop down list TIMECODE or FRAMES e Perform the same for the outpoint and select the items it has to be applied to in the drop down list to the right of Apply to e To confirm your settings press the button OK or Enter on your key board The settings will be applied to the selected clip and the duration will be changed to the value of the outpoint minus the inpoint The options in item settings offer you many more possibilities to e g configure and administer your clip list e Select all clips with the option Select all and delete them from the list by clicking Delete e Deactivate the blue marking of an item in the list by selecting Deactivate active item Changes made in the configuration settings will not be applied to the item anymore e Change the source timecode of the selected clip by an offset with out changing the duration of an item with the option Slip source timecode e Seta selected clip to OFFLINE by selecting the option Set to offline Clips marked as ONLINE are already captured and linked to video au dio material Clips that have not been captur
5. TIMECODE v Figure 3 8 Operating elements 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 operating elements see sec tion Operating Elements on page 2 15 chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 or chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 Further information about the setup and configuration of chan nel groups can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide 3 4 4 Setting 3D Mode 3 10 When forming a channel group see section Forming a Channel Group on page 3 5 or administering it see section Administering a Channel Group on page 3 8 the 3D mode can be selected in the ap propriate check box This option allows you to play out video content that has been determined as clip for the right or left eye by a metaclip see section Metaclips on page 3 23 via the VENICE SDl outputs It offers you the full feature set of 2D playlists for the 3D channel group To set the 3D mode perform the following e Forma channel group as described in section Forming a Channel Group on page 3 5 The stereo content for the video channel should not have been selected yet Click th
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7. e Press the IN button in the operation switches to set the inpoint to the selected 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 wanted outpoint in the material e Click 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 operating elements and the duration will be set ac cordingly 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 operation controls EE 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 playout of the server Starts and the external device performs the record up to the set outpoint duration characters in the greater position field turn red Af ter this the playout operation of the VENICE server stops automatically Once the external device stops its operation postroll t
8. wav File format for digital audio waveform data under Windows Capable of storing multi ple mono or stereo channels A 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs A 3 RS 422 Control The VENICE server provides one remote control port for each channel Its direction In Out i e its pin out is determined by the state of the re mote control in the VENICE client software i e on slave off mas ter For slave mode the DVS system supports the RS 422 9 pin control pro tocol VDCP RS 422 and MOS Ethernet When acting as a master the DVS system uses the RS 422 9 pin control protocol In case you want to control the DVS system in slave mode via RS 422 the following specifications have to be set on the master device to en sure frame accurate editing preroll gt 1 sec edit lag edit delay 7 frames postroll 1 sec A 4 States of an External Device A 8 An externally connected device can go into different states that are all shown in the SLAVE STATE field of the user interface see chapter In formation Area on page 4 11 You can control 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 o
9. 3 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 6 Group channels ETHERNET v Figure 3 4 Creating a new channel group e Enter a name for the channel group in the entry field Group name on top of the window e Select from the list field Available channels the channels that should be added to the group Multiple selection is possible by clicking on several channels in the field e Transfer them to the list field Group channels to the right with the button B e To remove a channel from the channel group and transfer it back to the list field Available channels select the respective channel s by clicking on it them and then using the button EEJ e n the area Group control specify the way the channel group should be controlled The table below indicates the options that are provided in the Group control area PVs General Usage and Information Table 3 1 Options for the group control Control mode Determines the remote connection between the channels Ethernet or RS 422 H Ether net is selected you have to specify the IP address that should be used to interconnect 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 used when the channels of the group are located all on one VENICE server Reference Determines the reference channel which will channel be used to send the commands to the other channels Its timeline an
10. Control Software VENICE Client Software User Guide VENICE Client Software User Guide Introduction Basics and Software Reference General Usage and Information Playing Out Clips Recording Clips Transforming Clips The Tool Area Configuration Appendix Index User Guide Version 2 9 for the VENICE Client Software Version 2 9 Copyright 2012 by Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH 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 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS 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 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation any special indirect or consequential damages and dam ages 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 or hardware f
11. Default Format File storage ee Exten Description Name format sion BMP bmp 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key Win 4 x 8 bit RGBA dows bitmap format Only uncompressed bit maps are supported no RLE compression Cineon cin 3 x 10 bit RGB 10 bit RGB format Subset of the ANSI SMPTE DPX file format Flexible file format by Kodak allowing for variable image headers DPX 2 z dpx 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key Format for digital mov 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 and YUVA 4 2 2 4 8 bit YUV file format with or without key SMPTE Standard File ing picture exchange Format for digital mov 3 x 10 bit RGB and 4 x 10 bit RGBA 10 bit RGB file format with or without key SMPTE Standard File ing picture exchange Format for digital mov 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 and 10 bit YUV file forma 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 Default Format File storage GER Nare Exten SEH Description sion JPEG2000 7p2 8 bit YUV 8 bit YUV file format Flexible data and still im
12. Ss venicedew4 dvs de 2 New group NONE X LOCK GUI PLAYOUT MODE VENICEDEV4 DVS DE 2 PLAYLIST DONE 00 00 00 01 TODO 00 05 27 01 II TIMECODE e Figure 3 7 Tab to control a channel group The video channels of the group are in the slave mode which are con trolled by the channel group The channel group tab shows you similar to the channel administration tab the members of the group in show cases Via the slider at the top right of the show cases its size can be configured see also section The Show Case on page 2 10 The timeline e g playlist and configuration options shown in the chan nel group are the ones of the reference channel Furthermore you find similar to the video channel tab the drop down lists preset list pre setting GUI lock and operation mode see section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 By switching the operation mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 on the channel group tab you switch the opera tion mode of all channels in the group Then you can use the provided operating elements of the channel group tab to perform playout or record operations same way as de scribed in section Performing the Operation on page 3 19 3 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs playout mode PLAYLIST DONE 00 01 10 06 TODO 00 03 56 26 II L m j sn H TIMECODE v G ingest mode DONE 00 00 06 06 TODO
13. The channel administration items are detailed in the following table Label Item s Description CHANNEL _ Rename Renames the video channel Show in the Leads you to the respective video correspond channel tab of the selected show case ing tab Disconnect _ Disconnects and frees the video chan nel see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 3 29 GROUP New Creates a new channel group See section Forming a Channel Group on page 3 5 Rename Renames the channel group Modify Opens a dialog window with options to modify the selected group e g to append a new channel to the group or to set 3D mode Resolve Dissolves the group the tab of the group as well as the show case of the group on the channel administration tab will be closed made see section Administering the Channels on page 3 4 D For further information about the configurations that can be For information about how to form a channel group see section Channel Groups on page 3 5 2 5 2 The Show Case On the channel administration tab the connected channels are dis played in so called show cases 2 10 When having formed a group see section Channel Groups D on page 3 5 a further show case that represents the group will d appear on the channel administration tab The description in this section are valid for the group show case as well The sh
14. WT gt m as co 3 H 60 x x TIMECODE v GO DI ingest mode VENICE SLAVE STATE CRASH RECORD DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO i TIMECODE v transform mode SINGLE ITEM Y DONE 00 02 43 22 TODO 00 06 48 13 TIMECODE v Figure 3 13 The operating elements e Set up the operation by for example determining in and outpoints for the operation e Then start the wanted 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 Transforming Clips on page 6 1 Once the operation is completed 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 3 29 3 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 6 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 fi
15. jpc age 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 operating either compressed or uncompressed 3 x 12 bit XYZ 12 bit XYZ file format Flexible data and still image compression standard operating either compressed or uncompressed OpenEXR exr 16 bit floating point OpenEXR is a high dynmic range HDR for 32 bit floating point mat and is best known as half float format 32 bit integer pixel 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 tif 3 x 8 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 8 bit RGB tiff 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 1
16. on page 2 15 The timeline that is controlled is the scrub bar see section The Scrub Bar on page 4 9 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 2 4 4 2 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER When the tab RECORDER is activated in the playout mode the oper ating elements of the recorder are displayed and the video overlay will show you the input signal The operating elements 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 server plays out 4 12 PVs Playing Out Clips A record can be performed in two different modes which can be set via the drop down list at the top left of the operating elements The crash record mode allows you to start a record operation on the externally connected device at any time VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE CRASH RECORD k del 00 00 00 01 TO DO 00 00 00 0141 TIMECODE e INSERT Figure 4 11 The operating elements in the crash record mode The autoedit mode enables you to frame accurately record on the externally connected device the content that is played out with the VENICE server VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE AUTO EDIT 00 00 00 0141 TO DO TIMECODE v Go INSERT gt AUTO EDIT Figure 4 12 The oper
17. on page 5 11 e Make sure that the autoedit record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 PVs Recording Clips e To start the autoedit record press the button AUTO EDIT of the operation controls EE D The operating elements will be unavailable when the input settings 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 greater position field turn red 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 S 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 sec tion Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 5 5 4 How to Perform a Slave Mode Record In the ingest mode you can control the video c
18. operation switches position field area operation controls VENICE RECORDER SINGLE ITEM JON 00 00 00 01 TO DO 00 00 02 1141 TIMECODE e Figure 2 13 Operating elements in playout mode 2 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 16 All items of the operating elements in their different operation modes are detailed in the following tables E For the operating elements on the channel group tab see sec tion General Usage of the Channel Group on page 3 8 in the operation modes ingest and playout apply the following de scriptions as well Table 2 2 All items of the operation switches in playout ingest transform mode Item Function RECORDER PLAYER VENICE The tabs RECORDER PLAYER and VENICE en able the operation controls and switches to per form playout or record operations for the VENICE system or an externally connected device SINGLE ITEM zg You can select between the playout of Single item or Playlist in the playout mode In the transform mode you can select between transforming a Sin gle item or Transforming list AUTO EDIT hd By switching to the tabs RECORDER playout mode or VENICE ingest mode you can select AUTO EDIT from the drop down list BATCH RECORD e By switching to the tab VENICE in the ingest mode you can select BATCH RECORD from the drop down list In the following drop down list you can select Batch list or Selection CRASH
19. 01 01 3 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 position 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 fields in the middle of the operating elements see sec tion Operating Elements on page 2 15 DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO 00 05 00 07 Timecode Frames Tih mme Current position Done ice v
20. Administering a List in the Playout Transform Mode With the menu options of the drop down list item settings to the left you Can e g append clips to the list load clips into the player or delete clips from the list Perform the following to administer your clip list in the playout and in the transform mode e To insert a clip above the item that is currently selected in the list select the option Insert This will open a directory window where you can select an item that has been stored previously e Double click the respective clip or select it and then press the but ton OK The clip will be inserted above the selected item in the list The option Append opens a dialog window to append a clip to the list below all clips Loading a selected clip in the list for a playout in the main user interface of the VENICE client software can be made by se lecting Load item into player To select all items in the currently dis played list choose the option Select all and to deselect them choose the option Remove selection The options Link items and Unlink items give you the possibility to link or separate selected audio and vid eo clips in the list Deleting a single selected clip or all clips can be car ried out by clicking the option Delete or Delete all Administering a List in the Batch List Editor To administer your clip list with the drop down list item settings of the batch list editor perform the following PVs
21. Figure 7 9 Context menu of a list item in the playlist transforming list editor Several of these menu options can also be found on the menu of the drop down list item settings of the playlist or transforming list editor see section Administering a List on page 7 6 They are named sim ilar and provide the same functionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only Edit If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alternative ly 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 The Tool Area Update Updates the list e g the presence of the items on the storage will be checked and their thumbnails will be updated Context Menu of List Items Batch List Editor The context menu invoked on a clip of the batch list editor provides fur ther possibilities to administer and edit the items on a list Edit pp y to Load into player ingest mode Load into player playout mode Deactivate active item ip source timecode Slide source timecode Setto offli
22. For fur ther details about how to use lists in the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 7 2 3 6 6 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 9 They can also be created via a list editor of the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 7 2 or via Spycer For playout and transforming tasks you can use VENICE metaclips as source data just as any other clip either as single items or on play and transforming 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 for example for a playout in the 3D mode and they would be played out successively as listed in the metaclip File extension vamc Video audio metaclip file 3 7 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 out put by the system The audio data can be accessed and processed In the software as easily as the video material 3 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs When performing a record operation
23. fast media turnaround scenarios Transwrapping will be used within head and tailcutting if source and target file format are identical Sup ported are all i frame only codecs such as XDCAM IMX DV25 DVCPRO 25 50 DVCPRO HD AVC Intra and DNxHD This chapter describes how to transform clips on the VENICE server with the VENICE client software can be used in the same way as the ones available in the play D Because most items of the transform mode are identical and out or ingest mode this chapter describes the differences only S 6 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 1 Controls Available for a Transforming This section describes shortly the controls and options that are avail able for a transforming 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 Options 6 2 As with the other operation modes before a transforming can be per formed you have to set up the operation see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 3 15 It has to be performed the same way as for the playout or ingest mode This section describes the con figuration options that are available for a transforming exclusively SOURCE With the SOURCE option you determine the clips that should be trans formed converted In case single item i
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25. menu File by clicking on it This will open the menu with all its options and functions for selection As the scenario refers to the whole user interface there is no need to be in a certain video channel tab e Select the option Save scenario as by clicking on it PVs General Usage and Information This will open a directory window where you can select the folder you want to save your scenario to e Type the name of the scenario in the File name entry field and select the directory you want to save the scenario to In the Files of type drop down list the file ending venicescenario should be selected e To confirm click the button SAVE or press Enter on your keyboard The menu option Save scenario as can be used to save an i already stored and then loaded scenario under a different d name and location too e The next time you work with the VENICE client software the sce nario with all connected video channels and settings that were made will be available for selection For this purpose you can use the File menu with its option Open scenario Ca Opening scenarios can be performed by using commands i too Simply enter venice autoload lt file name gt with the extension in a command line The selected directory must be the one of the VENICE client software If the scenario file is not located in the same folder you will have to enter the path for the file too 3 6 2 Presets Via p
26. tape NAME ceceecceeeeeeeee es 5 3 5 19 bit depth audio oeee cece eeccceeeeceecceeeeseeeeeaeesaes 5 6 EEN 5 5 blue Marking xia ecsnaiccennnncensincrtdaces 7 6 7 7 Broadcast Wave i 3 27 browsing pane o n 4 4 4 5 5 8 button add NEW oo eececcecceeceeeceeceeees 2 4 3 3 add to channel group n sss sssss111 3 6 alpha Only wo ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ees 4 6 append to list oo eee 2 18 audio Channels 0 ccccceeeeeeeee eee 5 4 auto edit 2 18 4 17 5 17 6 4 autodetect oo 5 2 8 15 back to back o eee eeeee ee 2 17 l 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide CONNEC ooo e eee eee ee eee eeee eee es 2 4 3 2 continue record ou eee 5 12 delete in out dur o n 2 17 disconnect 0 2 4 3 3 3 29 dur eee ee 2 16 eiert ee 2 17 fast backward forward 2 18 frame backward forward 2 18 GO EE 2 16 2 17 IEN 2 16 4 17 5 1 load project oo eeecccsecceeeeeeeee es 3 4 OCs EE 3 14 lock to iNDUt c eee eee 4 7 4 8 NEW DrOleCt ccc ceecceeeeceeeeeeeeee es 3 4 new VTR HDR oneee 8 15 next PO NT oo cece c ccc eccee ween 2 18 De derenan e E R ERE 3 3 OU EE 2 16 4 17 5 14 play saisir 2 17 4 15 6 5 previous point eccere 2 18 record 2 18 5 15 5 18 6 4 6 5 record scheduler 0 02 5 21 refresh cesccecncadsus csumamm untencueientoas 8 9 Lem 8 15 removing from channel group 3 6 reset to default a ir 8 2 reverse play
27. the audio data can be input either embedded in the video signal audio in video AIV or via the separate 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 Input Set tings on page 5 2 However for an input of audio data a sampling 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 for mat settings have to be set accordingly Regarding the created files when no container format has been selected you can choose between several file formats for audio e g aif or wav Additionally you can specify whether multiple channel files one file per record contain ing 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 playout operation you do not have to configure the way a playout of audio is performed It will be played out simultaneously embedded in the video signal AIV as well as via the digital audio output connectors The configuration options provide in each operation mode 16 audio peakmeters one for each audio channel to monitor audio during re cord or playout operations Y OUTPUT SELECT 3 24 VIDEO ALPHA ONLY TIMECODE ROUTING Figure 3 14 Audio peakmeters
28. watch folders na se 4 4 start timecode sseseseseicere 4 9 5 3 starting a new project 2 6 3 4 starting Of program ceceececeeee eee 2 2 Under LINUX ceeeeeeeeeeece eee eee esses 2 2 Under Mac 2 2 under WindOWS ceeeseeeeeeeee ees 2 2 state of external device RS 422 4 11 A 8 still image Tomat 5 10 A 3 SUA aaciaee 1 5 8 17 capacity ooien 1 5 5 7 8 17 location 4 3 4 6 5 7 5 8 SUDCIIPPING cccceeecceceeeeceeseeeeeennes 5 19 T tab channel administration 2 9 3 4 channel connection 2 4 3 2 channel group co ciosccmeasndntamcedcancaes 3 8 video channel na se 2 12 3 13 tape name 2 18 5 3 5 11 5 19 8 9 target grOuUp eege 1 3 third party software ecce 1 5 thumbnail View ssisoiseeeniererrnrrenn 7 7 timecode 0 eee ee cece eee eeeeeeeece eee eeeeees 3 27 ASTELISK oo eee eeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 25 CRS INE eege eege 8 3 drop frame ou 3 25 4 9 5 3 SNE EE 3 26 entries oo eee ee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 25 TOMA sicctiea A Ee 3 25 greater 30 HZ ys iicavasisstacadiencatinss 3 25 Notation 2 17 3 26 Offset nccrne 4 9 5 3 record on external device 4 7 Setting cceeeccccseccceeeeeeeeeeee 4 8 5 3 PVs Index SOUICE woe eeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeseeee ees 3 27 4 8 COMMAMNAS 0 0 cee ceee eee eeeee nese ees A 9 start timecode s s s 4 9 5 3 SOtlINGS oe cceccccceeccceeeecceseeeeeeeanes 8 18 timecode switch no
29. HDR ID strin g Preroll Editlag TC delay Autoedit protocol DDR mode 0 frames Autoedit 10 00 00 00 Figure 8 15 Burnt in timecode in the record file vy Autodetect New VTR HDR Figure 8 16 Remote VIR HDR settings It provides the following items drop down list Lists already configured external device pro files When selecting one from the drop down list its settings will be displayed below and ap plied to the video channel 8 14 Configuration AUTODETECT Tries to identify the connected external device If a device with an identical ID preroll and edit lag can be found among the already configured device profiles it will be automatically selected in the drop down list and Its settings will be dis played If the device could not be identified you will be asked to enter a name for the new device ID string Preroll Indicates and sets the ID of the device Sets the preroll time of the external device i e the time needed by the device to bring it to the correct speed for the operation Editlag Sets the edit lag edit delay of the external de vice i e the time it takes for the external device to respond to a command TC delay Adjusts the RS 422 timecode in frames use ful when video and timecode signals diverge When set to a positive value it delays the time code that is received When set to a negative value the timecode that is sent
30. Interplay The metadata option also provides metadata editing for MXF files or metadata export via XML files to e g a connected MAM Media Asset Management or CMS Content Management System AMT MOXF x Tape name x Sound roll name Film manufacturer x Film model sl Film name x Save input tape name as Tape name Figure 8 9 Metadata settings It provides the following items AMTMXF Configures the METADATA configuration set tings when the file format for the Avid work flow is selected check box area Activates deactivates the metadata that will be available as settings PVs Configuration Save input tape Allows you to specify the metadata that should name as receive the Tape name entry specified under INPUT SETTINGS ingest mode of the VENICE client software e g if the file format does not provide a dedicated tape name metadata Its entry will be saved in the respective field of the metadata for your clip in the file headers of the recorded files 8 1 9 MOS MOS is the abbreviation for media object server Communication proto col a protocol that allows newsroom computer systems NCS to ex change information with a MOS capable video server such as VENICE e g to play out playlists The playlist handling allows you to receive run downs or change items and running order while playing out The MOS settings are used to configure the connection of the video channel via M
31. Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 6 e f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 4 e f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 5 e n 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 option see also section Avid Workflow on page 3 27 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 playout Setting up the External Device for the Playout To perform an autoedit record in the ingest mode you have to set up the external device properly so that it will play out the correct material dur ing the record operation e Perform the steps described in section How to Control the External Device on page 5 13 and set an in and outpoint for the playout When this is done you can start the record Starting the Record When everything is set up properly you can start the autoedit record at any time e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder
32. activated the proxies during record will be created in the specified format at the set location They will be generated from the video data that will be streamed to remote VENICE client softwares with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels Proxy file format Select from this drop down list the container file format that will be used to create the prox ies Proxy file path Determines the location on the storage where the proxy files will be stored You can select the path that was browsed in the record you can browse another path or you can select the set tings from the Spycer configuration Burnt in timecode Once this check box is activated the timecode will be burnt in the file during record see figure below Position Select from this drop down list the position top or bottom of the burnt in timecode Size Select from this drop down list the size small or large of the burnt in timecode The following figure shows a burnt in timecode in contrast to a timeco de that is present outside the video material It contains both timecode positions in one picture 8 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide 10 00 00 00 8 1 14 Remote VTR HDR The Remote VTR HDR settings can be used to adapt the behavior of the currently connected video channel of the VENICE server to a certain type of VTR HDR Then the video channel will observe the settings when controlling the external device Default VTR
33. automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 4 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 3 13 Via the tabs at the top of the operation switches in the operating elements you can switch to the op erating elements of the VENICE server and the operating elements of the recorder see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the operating elements of the player tab VENICE and after that the operating elements of the recorder tab RECORDER 4 4 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE With the tab VENICE in the playout mode activated the operating ele ments of the player 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 operating elements 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 00 00 00 01 TO DO 00 09 32 14 TIMECODE v 100 Figure 4 10 The operating elements in the player mode You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements
34. bottom right of the window The button RESET TO DEFAULT resets all configurations back to their default values 8 1 1 Audio With the Audio settings you can configure the digital to analog audio conversion for monitoring audio Audio monitoring settings dBFS for audio monitoring 0 dB Figure 8 2 Settings for audio monitoring 8 2 PVs Configuration It provides the following item dBFS for audio monitoring Configures the decibels relative to the full scale level for the MONITOR OUT peakmeter of the audio monitoring tool i e if the transmitted au dio is low you can adjust the peakmeter with this setting to show it more distinctly 8 1 2 Channel Grouping With the Channel grouping settings you can set the VENICE server into a multi device operation mode see also section Channel Groups on page 3 5 Multi device options for slave mode Multi device mode Off TCP IP mode __ 127 0 0 1 Device delay 0 Figure 8 3 Settings for a channel group It provides the following items Multi device mode Sets the role for the connected channel i e whether it should act as slave or master For the slave role you can also select timecode chas ing TCP IP mode Device delay If an Ethernet connection should be used acti vate this check box and specify the IP address of the channel that should be used as the refer ence channel with the drop down list to the right If
35. created and admin istered with the list editor items For their respective localization refer to section The List Editors on page 2 23 file list list settings NEW PLAYLIST adi LIST v Figure 7 7 List editor items file list and list settings With the drop down list file list you can select already saved or opened lists by their name The respective list will then be displayed in the list editor With the drop down list list settings the list can be administered Per form the following e For starting a new list select the option New This will open the window New playlist where you can type the list name into the entry field next to Playlist name e Enter the name of the new list and press the button OK or Enter on your keyboard e To save the list after having configured it select the option Save in the list settings drop down list This opens a directory window where you can select the folder your list will be saved in e Enter anew name in the entry field File name or retain the one that was previously given and select the directory you want to save the list to The file ending vp1st should be selected automatically After press ing the button SAVE or Enter on your keyboard the list will be stored locally Opening an already stored clip list can be made by clicking on the op tion Open Afterwards it can be selected from the drop down list file list t
36. dark grey The channel will be displayed as used by venice in the channel connection tab of the VENICE client software To add a new record bar into the queue you simply have to drag it in after having changed the mode to editing by clicking the button EDIT ING in the middle of the user interface Then when pointing the mouse over the active channel queue you will see a small white vertical line that indicates the inpoint of the record There are several ways to per form this e Click into the wanted inpoint and drag the mouse cursor to the wanted approximate end point of the record and release it again or e click on the button NEW in the center left of the user interface or e when in the PANNING mode click into the active channel queue and drag the record job in by simultaneously pressing the Shift key An open end record job can be added to the channel queue by simply clicking into the wanted inpoint in the EDITING mode Due to a longer preroll time when loading the project It is rec ommended to use small project files or to limit them to sheer ingest projects When having performed one of these actions the dialog window New FIMS job will open up where you can configure the record The fol lowing options are to be found Local file DATE amp TIME Duration TIME Ready to submit job Figure 5 14 Dialog window for the record configuration 5 26 Recording Clips Label Ite
37. describes how to record clips on the VENICE server with the VENICE client software x Because most items described in this chapter are identical and D can be used the same way as in the playout mode the follow ing sections will often just reference to the descriptions of the items in chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 However the important differences will be mentioned 5 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 3 15 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 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 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 the triangle button to the left of the option INPUT SETTINGS see section Configuration Op tions on page 2 19 the necessary options can be expanded or col lapsed Y INPUT S
38. fields YUV 4 2 2 10 Bit Video With a click on the buttons showing a triangle to the left the respective configuration options can be expanded or collapsed Via the context menu invoked on a triangle button all options can be ex panded or collapsed in a single step depending on the state of the tri angle button See also section The Options Menu on page 2 7 Keen WE Le pak cotinac z Show all settings P Input select V Ai h Hide all settings Figure 3 11 Context menu to show hide all configuration options 3 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e Use the configuration options to configure the selected operation mode Further information about this can be found in section Contig uring a Playout on page 4 2 section Configuring a Record on page 5 2 or section Configuration Options on page 6 2 Once the selected operation mode is configured properly you can start using the video channel of the VENICE server 3 5 5 Audio Routing In the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 you find all options to append settings to the playout ingest and transform operations Among others you find the button ROUT ING that allows you to modify the incoming or outgoing audio streams which are then represented by the peakmeters To enable this option an audio clip has to be appended to the video channel first see section Selecting Content fo
39. 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 About Displays further information about the VENICE client software e g the version number of the software or additional license information PVs Basics and Software Reference 2 5 The Channel Administration Tab The channel administration tab shows all video channels that you are currently connected to in so called show cases Furthermore it pro vides drop down lists with options to administer and configure the vid eo channels or channel groups The channel administration tab contains the following channel administration tab channel administration items show case EE VENICE CHANNEL GROUP CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEV4 CHANNEL ID TCP 192 168 3 OPERA CURRENT P 5 STOP MASTER Figure 2 6 Channel administration tab The drop down lists of the channel administration items and the show case are detailed in the following subsections 2 5 1 The Channel Administration Items In the top left area of the channel administration tab you find drop down lists with options to administer the video channels or a group of channels CHANNEL w GROUP Figure 2 7 The channel administration items 2 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs
40. it is in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is ina 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 Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar on page 4 9 Furthermore with the OUTPUT SETTINGS you can determine the timecode settings for the playout 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 3 26 PVs Playing Out Clips 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 2 The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar Beneath the video overlay you find a bar Depending on the device se lected for the current operation mode player recorder it can provide either a scrub bar or a shuttle bar 4 2 1 The Scrub Bar The scrub bar will be available when the operating elements of the play er are activated see section Controlling the Devices Player Record er on page 4 12 and content is select
41. material immediately The metaclip of the captured clip will be automatically set as the content to be played out see sec tion Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 5 5 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 playout 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 D rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote 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 3 20 5 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 16 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 H necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section
42. of the externally connected device H available this button activates the fields display mode With these buttons you can step one video field frame for or backward in the timeline With these buttons you can jump to particular points on the timeline With these buttons you can jump to the timeline begin or timeline end These buttons initiate a fast backward or forward operation of the external player fl 321 This slider and entry field determine the speed of the played out material INSERT a With the INSERT ASSEMBLE drop down list you determine whether data e g on VTRs should be inserted overwritten or which data should be sent to the external device see section Selecting Es sences for Playout on page 4 6 AUTO EDIT ALLIN ONE e Once the record is set up correctly you can start it with these buttons In the crash record mode it starts immediately and in the autoedit mode it may account for preroll postroll etc With this drop down list you determine the trans form mode of a transforming list You can choose between ALL IN ONE or BATCH TRANSFORM Once the transforming is set up correctly you can start it with this button APPEND TO LIST This button appends the autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to the batch list ingest mode A listing of keyboard shortcuts that can be used for a faster D wor
43. 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 dragging the slider allows for a continuous setting of the speed in either direction 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 11 When connected correctly to the VENICE server and with the input for mat appropriately set the video overlay will show you the current posi tion of the externally connected device input signal and adjust to your moves accordingly see section The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar on page 4 9 PVs Playing Out Clips 4 3 Information Area The information area can be found at the top of the position field area in the operating elements It provides status information for example about dropped frames and about the ext
44. record bar you find the options Reschedule Opens the New FIMS job window to reschedule a job Open directo ry opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area and Open file opens the file in the video overlay of Spycer red running Jobs that are currently running are represented by red record bars In the context menu of the red record bar you find the options Stop stops the record Edit Opens the Edit FIMS job window Cancel cancels the job and the record bar disappears and Open di rectory opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area Several tool tips help you with further information You can for exam ple read the configurations of a record bar depending on its state when pointing the mouse cursor over it To the right of the record scheduler you find a drop down list that dis plays a job list depending on the selected option and the selected chan nel You can choose between Waiting Completed Stopped Failed and Canceled The list is sorted upwards by the starting time of the jobs Below the job list is a slider that can be used to view the hidden file information too You can select a particular record job by clicking on it or make a multi selection by clicking and simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key The job list offers a context menu too Right click on the selected channel s and choose the wanted option The context menus differ a littl
45. record file game isgedergessisgeg genee 5 6 save record file name manual setting 5 7 audio preset eeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeee 3 17 record path eieiei diene 5 6 ai E 2 6 dialog WINdOW cccceeceeeeeeeeeees 5 8 IO eessen 2 6 manual setting cas ianewcerserdedenardadions 5 7 project EE 2 6 SPVGEM eine Zeeche See taie 5 8 scenario AS ceceecececcecceeceucceeceuececs 2 7 record scheduler save project as adding new record bar n s 5 26 defaults cs cerca cade secre Qecansavactictiitcan 2 7 arrow buttons 0 ee 5 23 DESS duer eege tabedeeaitecades 2 13 DUC sash die ge 5 21 scaling auto vierge ie 4 8 5 5 6 3 UMS eeggeriieeegg erer ee 5 25 SCeENAF O ci cutcaniswaninslensdtdanapieaincnoaaccics 2 7 channel queue ossis 5 23 EE 2 6 context menu of job list 5 24 GAVE AS AE 2 7 l 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide select Aere 2 6 scrolling audio monitoring tool 7 12 configuration options 2 21 Shuttle bar 4 10 scrub bar re 4 9 SDI output speed 4 8 selecting audio preset l c 3 17 WMI stars hus Sissi ai EA 2 6 preset iiiiceccececiieeeeerreereernn 2 13 Project oo 2 6 2 13 3 3 SCeEnaAr O EE 2 6 set settings back to factory defaults 2 7 set to e TEE 7 7 settings B HO 265755508 Basse p nEs 8 2 channel QFOUP nicccsctesnteciencens 8 3 external device neeese 8 14 IM OUt dUration Ee ve 8 4 SPEGZOOO EE 8 6 metadata EE 8 8 Klee 8 9 el GE 8 10 le 8 12 CAIN
46. section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 3 15 Hide all settings Collapses all expanded configuration options in a single step Further information about this can be found in section Configuring the Oper ation Mode on page 3 15 2 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Reset dropped frames display Resets the dropped frames counter See sec tion Information Area on page 4 11 back to zero Resize to default Resizes the user interface to its default size again Configuration Opens a dialog window to set configurations for the active video channel tab Most are valid for a single video channel See chapter Con figuration on page 8 1 for further information about this This function will be available by pressing F4 on your keyboard as well Server configura tion Opens a dialog window to set server configura tions See the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide 2 4 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 Manuals F1 About Ctri H Figure 2 5 The menu help 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 department to send
47. section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 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 3 5 3 Slave Mode 3 14 A video channel usually operates as a master Nevertheless in the play out and ingest mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 it can be used as a slave as well Then the video channel can be controlled by an external device With the drop down list 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 see section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 You can select between RS 422 SONY 9 pin RS 422 VDCP RS 422 or MOS Ethernet General Usage and Information e Activate the slave mode by pressing the remote button PU RMT OFF Afterwards the remote button changes its appearance to its active state and will be labelled RMT ON Then commands for record 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 H one of the RS 422 protocols has been select
48. servers that could be found in the network see section The Channel Connection Tab on page 2 4 With the channel connection tab you can connect to a VENICE server and allocate one or more video channels Once a connection is suc cessfully established and a project has been selected you have full con trol over this channel and you can use it for your tasks ent software locally installed on the VENICE server as well as D The following steps have to be performed with the VENICE cli d with a remote installed one To connect to one of the video channels of the VENICE server perform the following e n 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 H 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 Select ing a Project on page 3 3 By performing the above mentioned steps repeatedly you can connect to as many video channels as you want To control other video channels at the same time you can also D run several instances of
49. shortcuts and the file formats that are supported directly by the DVS software A 1 Keyboard Shortcuts For amore 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 S Table A 1 General keyboard shortcuts Action Shortcut Opens a HTML page with the prod F1 uct related manuals Edits a column entry in a list of the F2 list editor Opens the option Configuration of F4 the menu Options Update list channel connection tab F5 Switch between operation modes Ctrl Shift TAB Switch between player recorder Ctrl TAB controls Creates a new project Ctrl N Opens an already existing project Ctrl O Opens a directory window and Ctrl S saves the project VENICE Client Software User Guide A 2 Table A 1 General keyboard shortcuts cont Action Shortcut Exits the software Ctrl Q Opens the About window Ctrl H Start record crash and autoedit Ctrl Shift R Play speed 1 Space L 5 Stop play speed 0 Space K Step one 1 frame backward Left Arrow 8 L Step one 1 frame forward Right Arrow 4 Set inpoi
50. the characters of the greater position field turn red The video over lay will show you what Is present at the server s input You can termi nate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button again VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 3 How to Autoedit Record with the External Device In the autoedit record mode you can control a playout 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 D rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote 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 3 20 Setting up the Playout Mode To perform an autoedit record in the playout mode you first have to con figure 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 option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 e f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout
51. the check box is deactivated an RS 422 connection is used Sets a delay for the video channel in frames i e a delay until it will react to commands Timecode chase offset If one of the slave roles has been selected for the video channel this entry field will be avail able With it you set the offset for the timecode chasing in frames The edit lag of VENICE will be observed as well see section RS 422 Con trol on page A 8 8 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 8 1 3 File Format Options The file formats BMP TGA and TIFF usually carry no metadata about whether the material is progressive or interlaced The File Format Op tions offer you the possibility to define the image settings of the mate rial to be played out or transformed File format options settings BMP interpretation Auto TGA interpretation Auto TIFF interpretation Auto Figure 8 4 Options to set the file format It provides the following items BMP interpretation Offers a drop down list with the options Inter laced Progressive and Auto to define the ma terial in BMP format The option Auto depends on the resolution of the video material TGA interpretation Same as BMP interpretation only for TGA files TIFF interpretation Same as BMP interpretation only for TIFF files 8 1 4 In Out Duration With the In Out Duration settings you determine whether the inpoint or outpoint sh
52. the material PLAYER VENICE 00 00 00 01 TO DO 00 00 00 0141 co x co x x TIMECODE e gt APPEND TO LIST Figure 5 7 Operating elements of the player You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements on page 2 15 The button APPEND TO LIST in the operation controls is available when the batch record mode see section Recording a Batch on page 5 18 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 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 5 4 2 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE When the tab VENICE is activated in the ingest mode the operating el ements of the recorder are displayed They can then be used to start a record operation with the VENICE server A record can be performed in several different modes which can be set via the drop down list at the top left of the operating elements VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs The crash record mode allows you to start a record operation on the VENICE server at any time With the record button you can start a record and by clicking it again you can terminate it To continue the record you have to click the record button again whereas a new file will be created VENICE SLAVE STATE 00 0
53. the progress in a spe cial window PVs Recording Clips Venice Current item ime c n31 record batchites Current tape in batchlist 00 00 14 27 92 00 00 01 07 00 00 14 27 00 00 19 25 00 00 54 09 73 00 00 19 29 Cancel Figure 5 11 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 2 you will be asked by the software to insert the respective tape each time another tape has to be recorded 5 5 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 transforming e g for subclipping The file formats that can be used for 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 States of an External Device on page A 8 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
54. when a container file format in MXF OP 1a Is used the duration as specified for the ingest will be set in the metadata of the container If no duration is set by default one 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 19 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 where no material is available yet it may seem as if there Is vid D Because of this behavior when scrubbing the timeline in a part 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 update the metadata and then load the clip anew 5 6 Recording with the Record Scheduler Besides the record features in the VENICE client software it is possible to plan and set record jobs in Spycer too With the record scheduler in Spycer it is easy to manage several record jobs with a few clicks When arriving at the set inpoint the VENICE server will start recording auto matically The record is carried out over SOAP protocol with the FIMS standard see http wiki amwa tv For further information about the correct installation and setup of Spycer please refer to the Spy
55. with an entry field to select a channel directly This buttons connects a selected channel This button disconnects a selected channel 2 4 PVs Basics and Software Reference All information in the channel list are displayed in different colors which mean the following Color State Explanation gray 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 orange 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 blue IN USE The video channel is occupied by me For further information about how to connect to a video chan D nel and what other options the channel connection tab offers see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 3 2 2 4 The Main Menu In the main menu you find all the settings and options to e g load store or configure your project It provides access to functions of a more gen eral nature for the VENICE client software and you find It in the top left corner of the user interface main menu ZE VENICH New project File Options Help Figure 2 2 Main menu of the VENICE client software T
56. without scaling The area of the scrub shuttle bar below the video overlay will show you the progress of the transforming in a progress bar 65 50 49 fps Figure 6 1 Progress of a transform operation Once the progress bar reaches 100 the transforming is finished and the operation will be stopped You can terminate the transforming man ually whenever you want by clicking the transform 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 transforming lists or to adapt the streamed audio heard at your workstation The reference for all lists configuration op tions and items for the tool area can be found in chapter Basics and Software Reference on page 2 1 This chapter explains the tools available in this area in detail VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 7 1 Switching between the Tools The list editors as well as the other available tools can be displayed with the list editor switch drop down list at the top of the list editor items see section The List Editors on page 2 23 AUDIO MONITORING TOOL Figure 7 1 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 drop down D list d
57. 0 00 00 TO DO 00 00 01 11 00 00 01 1141 x TIMECODE Figure 5 8 The operating elements in the crash record mode The autoedit mode enables you to frame accurately play out with the externally connected device and record this with the VENICE server PLAYER VENICE AUTO EDIT 00 00 00 00 TODO 00 00 09 01 TIMECODE vw 5 12 Figure 5 9 The operating elements in the autoedit mode n the batch record mode you can use a batch list to perform sev eral autoedit capture operations in a single step With the drop down list BATCH LIST you can specify a batch record further i e whether the complete batch list should be recorded or the currently selected items only PLAYER VENICE BATCH RECORD 00 00 00 00 TODO 00 00 08 21 BATCH LIST TIMECODE v Figure 5 10 The operating elements 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 2 For further information about the operating elements see section Op erating Elements on page 2 15 PVs Recording Clips 5 5 Recording with the VENICE Server In the ingest mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 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 se
58. 0 82 NextID s 30 05 PortStatusRequest 30 85 Status 30 06 PositionRequest 30 86 Position 30 B0 07 ActivelDRequest 30 B0 87 ActivelD 30 08 DeviceTypeRequest 30 88 DeviceType 30 10 SystemStatusRequest 30 90 SystStatus 30 B0 11 ListoflD s 30 B0 91 FirstIDs A 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Command Return CMD 1 CMD 2 Description CMD 1 CMD 2 Description 30 B0 14 IDSizeRequest 30 B0 94 IDSize 30 B0 16 IDRequest 30 B0 96 IDPresence 30 B0 18 IDsAddedListRequest 30 B0 98 IDsAddedList 30 B0 19 IDsDeletedListRequest 30 B0 99 DsDeletedList VENICE currently supports one channel per port so commands such as OpenPort SelectPort or ClosePort can only be used with 1 Any not supported command will return an ACK reply and set the Not Support ed status bit Additionally there are DVS extensions to the VDCP commands avail able For further information about them please contact DVS directly Index Numerics 3D mode channel group 3 10 A administering video channel 3 4 EE ee 3 24 5 3 ALE EE 7 5 all in one transform 0ccceeeeeee 2 18 alpha channel anes 4 6 append channel to group 2 10 append items to list 2 18 5 11 6 2 7 4 aspect ratio oe eeeeeeeeeceeeeeee eee ees 4 8 5 3 assemble mode 0 ceccceeeeeeeeeee es 2 18 asterisk timecode eee 3 25 audio oo eeeeeeeceeceee
59. 18 4 7 ingest MOE nsii 5 11 loop E eent 2 17 playout MOE o i 4 12 multi device operation 3 5 Operation MOde ee eeeeeeeeee eee eeeeee 3 13 playout ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee tees 3 14 4 1 channel group tab nasses 3 9 slave nn 3 14 4 18 5 17 NOES eeneg ie 2 14 VENICE Client Software User Guide playout oiceiccciccecieceeeeerreerrrren 2 14 roles eege 3 14 EE E 2 14 operation mode settings 2 12 INgESt sccactuicinrdihiona sandal bctaideSinnonad 2 13 playout oiieiccciccecieceeireerreeeeeen 2 13 tranSPOrM NEE 2 14 operation switches tab player cccccccccceeceene 2 16 tab recorder oA cccddoncsdieesheuesiss 2 16 tab venice sharsaskepreleoendiecldaddadd 2 16 options menu CONF IgUratION WEE 8 1 OVETV EW onesiisssiiesiieerirserreeerrren 2 7 server configuration 0008 8 1 UD ONAL secur itti 2 16 5 14 8 4 delete ee 2 17 MOVE TO tee ee 2 16 Output Content oo eee eee eee eee 4 2 dialog WiINdOW 00cccccceeeeeeeee 4 3 manual setting c00cccceeeee 4 2 DICVIOW oo ceeecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeees 4 4 S BV GOP sed can CNN EE Eege 4 4 Output format cece eeeeeeeeee eee 4 7 OULPUt Dert 2 dace ai aei adati 4 8 output port SDI speed oo 4 8 Output select oo eee ce eeece eee eeeee ee eees 4 6 Output SettingS eeeeeeeee 4 7 5 5 overview file MENU oo c cece cccceeecceeeeeeeeeee tees 2 6 help menu 2 8 MAIN MENU uu cece eeeeeeee ences eeeee
60. 6 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 PVs Appendix Format perau File storage SE Exten Description Name format sion YUV qnt 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 Raw 8 bit YUV file format This file has no qtl header The image format is recognized by the yuv file size This is done with a table of predefined yuv8 file sizes Component order UYVY yuv10 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 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 predefined file sizes Component order UYVY Bits are packed tightly from left to right for three com ponent samples then two bits of padding ze ro 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 yuv16 16 bit YUV 4 2 2 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 predefined file sizes Each component is stored as a 16 bit value in big endian byte order left aligned Component order UYVY DVS saves files of this format by default in big endian byte order However for a playout both formats little and big endian byte order are supported Ze Regarding the file type V2 is the DPX file format a
61. 7 50 50 100 16 bit MXF OP 1a 59 94 OP 1a also MXF OP Atom P2 1080i 25 29 97 24 bit 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 DNxHD 720p 23 98 25 29 97 Various 16 bit 24 bit MXF OP 1a Avid 50 59 94 ranging MXF OP Atom 1080 23 98 24 25 from 36 to Avid 29 97 440 MXF for Isis amp 1080p 23 98 24 25 29 97 50 60 Sony SR4 1280 x 720 4 2 2 Various 24 bit Sony SR Master 1920 x 1080 4 2 2 from 10 or with 440 and 1920 x 1080 4 4 4 12 bit RGB 880 Mbit s 2048 x 1080 4 4 4 to 10 bit Sony SR lite with 2048 x 1556 4 4 4 4 2 2 220 Mbit s Nh restricted 2 If not mentioned otherwise all in 8 bit 4 2 2 The number of channels that can be recorded as well as their arrangement may be generate 16 individual MXF files for audio mono E Audio only File Formats Cannot be captured Each audio channel will be recorded in a separate file Recording 16 audio channels will The following uncompressed audio only file formats are supported by the DVS software Format Default T e Description Name Extension AIF aif Audio interchange format Platform inde AIFF aiff pendent file format for sound Capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels BWF rf64 Broadcast wave format Platform indepen wav 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 Wave
62. 8 pDresei woe eeecceccceeceseeesee seen sees 2 13 3 21 delete oo ceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeee sees 2 13 delete all 2 13 Joading EE 2 13 USING POSES cccccncinasanntancanaewemes 3 21 preset audio DER ee ee 3 17 Save re 3 17 select i cisceiseieiieeerieerrreerrrerene 3 17 preview output content iic 4 4 previous POINT oo cece ee eeeee eee eeeeees 2 18 lee ut d 2 3 2 7 programstart EE 2 2 under LINUX ccecce 2 2 under Marc 2 2 under Windows 2 2 progress batch record 5 18 transforming catch 6 5 pDrolect re 3 22 NOW oo eeceeeeeeceeeceeeeeeeneeeeeens 2 6 3 4 OPEN EE 2 6 2 13 3 3 recent ProjectS cceeccceeeeeeeees 3 3 SAVE voce cececceeeeeeceeeeceseueeeesaneesseanes 2 6 SAVE AS ooeeeeeeeceeceeeceseeeeceeaneeeseaees 2 6 select tee seat eat 2 6 2 13 3 3 protocol NEE Et ee 2 14 RS 422 SONY cc cccecc ccc ece eee eeee 2 14 slave MOE ooo eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeee eee 3 14 PVs Index MCP cidoadiachagubobeidt dabawdsseincases 2 14 context menu of record bar 5 24 FOXY Leer 8 12 Date jet 5 23 del e 8 13 directory DUttON cece eee 5 27 edit HMG ob 5 28 R job list oo eee 5 24 Machine list cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 23 read while write wo 5 19 MACHINE list e 9 23 CAP SONG EE 5 19 machine list context menu 9 23 leche steet dier 5 19 new FIMS JOD en 5 26 real time performance ouiin 1 5 project file et ert ged neha 5 25 real time performance oes 1 5 8 17 record bar EE 5 23 rece
63. ADATA File format related metadata Tape name Input tape name gt Sound roll name Film manufacturer Film model Film name Figure 5 6 The metadata option expanded For further information about this see section Avid Workflow on page 3 27 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 option see section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 6 For the generated items one metaclip will be created see section Metaclips on page 3 23 directly at the selected location The names for the created items will take the field File name of the DESTINATION option as the prefix Behind this in case of further re cords 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 Data subfolder Container file lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt ext gt Most container files will be stored at the selected location directly However if several files are generated they may get sorted into a sub folder with the name lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lf a P2 format has been selected the P2 data structure will be observed With container file formats audio and video are normally recorded both in the same file But in case au
64. Client Software on page 3 20 3 5 1 Selecting an Operation Mode After selecting the tab of a video channel you can switch between the different operation modes for this channel see section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 PLAYOUT MODE Ingest mode Playout mode Transform mode Figure 3 10 Selecting the operation mode 3 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e Select the wanted operation mode from the drop down list opera tion mode You can choose between PLAYOUT MODE INGEST MODE and TRANSFORM MODE 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 As S iina evice playout mode player recorder ingest mode recorder player In the TRANSFORM 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 After the operation mode has been selected it has to be configured properly for the wanted task 3 5 2 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 GUI lock button to the right of the drop down list presetting in the operation mode settings see
65. E client software the D 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 A 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 D disabled when the VENICE client software is installed and it must remain disabled 1 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide 1 6 Basics and Software Reference This chapter provides you with basic information about the VENICE cli ent software In addition to the information how to start and exit the program it gives you a detailed reference for the program interface all its tabs and menus The items of the different tabs will be outlined when necessary separately for every operation mode and state 2 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 1 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description of how to start the VENICE client software 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 via channel groups Howev er you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for ex am
66. ETTINGS Input tape settings Audio input settings Tape name Unnamed Input type Embedded Video input settings Timecode input settings Input port S Autodetect AP TE274 10 Bit Figure 5 1 The input settings option Between the operation modes of the VENICE server see sec i tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 different video format configurations can be set see section Configur ing the Output Settings on page 4 7 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 With the options 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 for 5 2 PVs Recording Clips mat of the input signal automatically Each time the ingest mode Is ac tivated 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 Input format Specifies the video raster field mode and frame rate Aspect rat
67. ICE client soft ware Often these are individual configurations made while working with the software like e g format timecode or color modes Basic set tings have effect on the whole user interface and its behavior or on the server and can be made in the menu Options Via the menu option Configuration of the menu Options several ba sic configurations can be set that will be saved to the e g project or scenario file Via the menu option Server Configuration several server configurations can be set Because of its importance for the workflow the menu option Configuration will be described in detail in the following The option Server Configuration will be detailed in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 8 1 The Menu Option Configuration When a video channel tab is selected and displayed in the user inter face select the menu option Configuration from the Options menu to change the settings for this video channel You can also use the shortcut F4 to open it The following window will be shown Reset to default Figure 8 1 Configuration option in the menu Options The available configurations can be found to the left Once an entry is selected the settings sorted under It will be shown in the settings pane to the right Then they can be adjusted When everything is set as wanted you can apply them by using the button APPLY at the
68. ICE 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 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 2 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 3 The Channel Connection Tab The channel connection tab is the first program interface you see when you start the VENICE client software It lists the video channels of all VENICE servers that could be found in the network channel connection tab channel list column heading ZE VENICE OR IP VO channel num State Operating moc Current pro Username t computer name User computer IP yy 1 FREE OFFLIN OFFLIN FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE venicedev dus de CONNECT DISCONNECT Figure 2 1 The channel connection tab The channel names and all other channel related information are dis played in the channel list In the top area of the channel connection tab are the column headings of the channel list that can be used for sorting In the lower area of the channel connection tab you find the following buttons Item Function This button updates the channel list This button opens a dialog window
69. OS MOS settings Local IP address 0 0 0 0 Local lower port 10540 Local upper port 10541 NCS IP address Wer P ort CS upper port Trigger chained Trigger manual Figure 8 10 MOS settings It provides the following items Local IP address Select from the drop down list the IP address that should be used to communicate with the NCS In case a network connection is inactive e g no cable connected its IP address will not appear in the drop down list Then establish a network connection at the respective con nector and click the REFRESH button This will make the IP address available 0 0 0 0 will lis ten on all available network ports 8 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Local lower port Determines the lower port where VENICE com municates with the NCS Unless you receive an error it is recommended to keep the default set ting Local upper port Determines the upper port where VENICE communicates with the NCS Unless you re ceive an error it is recommended to keep the default setting NCS IP address Specifies the IP address of the NCS NCS lower port Determines the lower port of the NCS to com municate with VENICE NCS upper port Determines the upper port of the NCS to com municate with VENICE Trigger chained Sets the color that will be used to show trigger chained events on the playlist Trigger manual 8 1 10 MPEG 2
70. RECORD e By switching the tabs RECORDER playout mode or VENICE ingest mode you can select CRASH RECORD from the drop down list el be The buttons IN and OUT enable you to set an in outpoint directly from the current position normal ly shown in the position field The button DUR en ables you to set the duration of the streamed content Whether the inpoint or outpoint should be D changed when altering the duration can 2 be set in the VENICE configurations see VENICE Administration and Configura tion user guide 00 00 00 00 You can set a particular position duration in one of the entry fields to the right of the IN OUT and or DUR button 60 With the smaller GO buttons you can move to the associated in or outpoint after having entered a new position in one of the entry fields to the left Basics and Software Reference These buttons are toggle buttons that mark the re spective in outpoint or duration for a deletion and resetting to default When activating it for the du ration the button DUR will be made available Table 2 3 All items of the position field area in playout ingest transform mode Item Function DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO 00 00 20 19 By default these position fields show the elapsed DONE and remaining TODO time of the item to be played out recorded etc as well as the current position You can enter a new positio
71. Ratio Timecode Source Start End Dutation TC Frame Rate keconcer SINGLE ITEM Or Text Image All Files Figure 4 4 Drag n drop from Spycer Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the re spective entry field of the SOURCE option You may have to perform this for video and audio separately 4 6 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Alternatively you can drag mn drop a file directly on one of the entry fields of the SOURCE option 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 which you are currently connected to Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 4 1 2 Selecting Essences for Playout With the OUTPUT SELECT option section Configuration Options on page 2 19 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 or configure the audio stream y OUTPUT SELECT mc teen ALPHA ONLY pn rte eel ROUTING Figure 4 5 The output select option expanded When the OUTPUT SELECT option is collapsed the currently selected 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 channel
72. Service liSt crcr 5 23 E 2 6 starting a channel seesss 5 25 proiecte ceccececesescesesvesesveseseesesvesen 3 3 timeline eseceeresrrerirrrrerrres 5 23 PECOT EE 5 13 reference N 3 24 5 4 VARO Cannel reene a autoscale osineen 5 5 reference channel s 3 7 8 3 batch list ccsssssescscsesssseeeseseeseee 7 3 CONFIGUTATION en 3 9 Channel Group ooi 3 9 playlist eebe 3 9 Configurations oiiire 5 2 pOS HON EE 3 10 ESSENCE eecccccessecceesseeeecsnteeeeenes 5 4 Femaining time 2 eee 2 17 file format wosescsssccessseecessseeeesssees 5 5 FEMOLE OULPUt seeesseecereeeceneeee tee 4 11 file NAME ooer 5 6 renaming format teste geheegt 5 2 Channel Group e 2 10 Input SettINGS cececcesceeeeee 4 7 5 2 video channel 06 2 6 2 10 operating elements of player 4 12 reset dropped frames counter 2 8 5 11 resize operating elements of recorder 4 12 material ee 4 8 5 11 user interface cee eee eeeeee eee 2 8 Output Settings ceeeeeeeeee 5 5 resolve channel group 2 10 3 12 DEE 5 6 review material s s s 9 15 5 17 position viore 2 17 gel EEN 3 14 read while write n e c 5 19 RS 422 CN 3 14 8 3 A 8 RE 9 piN Protocol drugin ise A 8 a a ee 5 5 DOTS eebe A 8 EE 5 9 S ATUS oaierrrrerererrereee 4 11 A 8 same file name 5 8 5 9 EE tee A 8 slave mode E 5 17 Start oc cecceccceceecceeceeeeeceeees 2 18 6 4 S e E 5 9 te EE 5 4 sampling rate audio c0ce eee 3 24
73. The MPEG 2 compression settings available for VENICE are the default MPEG settings Because of this they are not explained further in this manual Explanations can be found for example at http www mpeg org Below you see a picture of these settings in the VENICE client software 8 10 Sets the color that will be used to show trigger manual events on the playlist Configuration Presets Current preset None Video settings Profile High Profile Level High Level Chroma mode Bitrate mode Variable bitrate 1 Pa Average bitrate Mbit s aia Maximum bitrate Mbit s CO Minimum bitrate hibits BIS GOP structure BB P BBP BBP BBP BB No of P frames between I frames DIR 4 No of B frames between P frames EIS US Only I frames E mode Open GOPs 9 Bit E e ELA Figure 8 11 MPEG 2 settings 8 1 11 Name and Path Options With this option filenames for SDI based ingest can be extended to e g assign the date or the server IP This tool is easy to use and eliminates time consuming processes A prefix and or postfix can be selected eas ily from the drop down list to the given file Name amp path options settings sl Pretix lt FORMATSHORT gt _ Postfix Options FORMATSHORT LUTION Figure 8 12 Name and path options 8 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs It provides the following items Prefix By clicking the check box a prefix from the drop down list Options can be
74. To confirm click OK or press Enter on your keyboard The preset will be saved under the specified name in the directory Fur thermore it will be present for selection in the drop down list preset list To load a previously saved preset to your preset list use the option Load To delete the currently active preset from the preset list use the option Delete To delete all presets from the preset list use the op tion Delete all In both cases the corresponding files will not be deleted from the file directory 3 6 3 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 3 21 and furthermore store content as well File extension venice Project file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client soft ware is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately Projects are administered via the File menu of the main menu For fur ther information about it see the section The File Menu on page 2 6 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 3 3 3 6 4 Defaults 3 22 For new projects you can store setti
75. Video mode head Figure 2 10 The video channel tab in playout mode Operation mode settings The video overlay Operating elements Configuration options E 2 12 PVs Basics and Software Reference By right clicking the video channel tab a context menu can be i invoked that provides you with the options Disconnect Re name and Configuration which apply only to the respective channel tab For information about the usage of these options see section The Main Menu on page 2 5 All items of the video channel tab in all operation modes are detailed in the following subsections 2 6 1 Operation Mode Settings All items of the operation mode settings are indicated and detailed for all operation modes in the following figure and table made with the operation mode settings see section General D For further information about the configurations that can be Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 3 13 preset list presetting GUI lock NONE Lg v LOCK GUI PLAYOUT MODE SONY e RMT OFF operation mode protocol remote Figure 2 11 Operation mode settings in playout ingest mode Table 2 1 Operation mode settings in playout and ingest mode Label Item s Description preset list By clicking on this drop down list your last 10 created loaded presets will be present for selection presetting Save Saves the currently set layout and con figurations as a preset to a file Load L
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77. ain a complete overview of e g all connected video channels in the network it is recommended to use the VENICE View application software at the same time 1 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 witha 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 exit the program this chapter gives you a detailed reference for the program interface all its tabs menus and items Chapter 3 Describes the general usage of the VENICE cli ent software It provides information about how to e g form channel groups how to work with the video channel tab and how to precon figure the software Furthermore this chapter provides some general useful information 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 In addi tion you find a descri
78. ating elements in the autoedit mode You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements on page 2 15 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 4 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 Playing Out with the VENICE Server In the playout mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 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 playout of the content while at the same time frame accurately recording It on the externally con nected device autoedit record You can set the playout mode into slave mode to control the playout from an externally connected device All these procedures are explained in this section Ca When controlling the video channel from a client the images D in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be atime 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 11 4 5 1 How to Play Out Clips Manually 4 14 To play out clips in the playout mode perform the steps as described be low Vid
79. audio routing window APPLY Applies your settings to the option IN PUT OUTPUT SELECT in the config uration options iJ In the ingest mode all 16 input and output channels will be dis played in the raster In the modes playout and transform the re spective input channels of the clip will be displayed and 16 output channels will be available for configuration Usage of the Audio Routing The main usage of the audio routing is to adjust the streamed audio lev els to your requirements To e g append audio settings to your clip and save them as a preset file perform the following e After having added the audio clip to the video channel see section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 4 or section Configuration Options on page 6 2 click the button ROUTING in the option INPUT SELECT or OUTPUT SELECT depending on the operation mode in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 D Please note that audio routing is only possible when Single item has been selected in the respective drop down list in the operation switches of the operating elements see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 3 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 18 The audio routing window appears on the screen where you can adjust the audio stream The display always shows the audio channels of the clip in
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81. ble click the 3D metaclip you want to use for the playout opera tion This will load the clip to the clip list for selection e Double click the clip in the clip list to append it to the video over lays drop operation from Spycer to VENICE as described in section D Loading the content can also be performed by using a drag ni Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 The stereo video content will be assigned automatically to the pre defined video channels in the correct order for the right and the left eye Now you can start your operation by using the operating elements of the channel group tab see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 after having made the configurations according to your pur poses and form a group in 3D mode afterwards For this you need to know which clip file is intended for the left and the right eye Then you can configure the video channels for the left and right eye according to the monitor input Afterwards form a channel group as described before and play out the content in the channel group tab D It is also possible to append single clips to the video channels 3 4 5 Dissolving a Channel Group 3 12 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 the following e Close the VENICE client software see section Exiting the Pro gram on page 2 3 or e use the op
82. bol 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 S You must pay particular attention to text that follows this sym bol to avoid errors un Texts enclosed by quotation marks are references to other man uals guides chapters or sections Texts enclosed by single quotation marks are references to label ings given by the author and quoted labelings 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 DirectorylFile Directory structure or file VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 1 4 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 Key An individual key or a key combination on a key board Keyboard Shortcuts To perform options or procedures with 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
83. ccording to SMPTE 268M 2003 the remaining V1 are SMPTE 268M 1994 be stands for big endian l e 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 Default Format File storage wae Exten Description Name format sion GXF z gxf JPEG M JPEG File exchange format for the transfer of clips MPEG or DV based between storage systems video compression standards with au dio timecode and user data that may in clude metadata MPEG 2 mpg 3 x 8 bit RGB or 8 bit File format for the compression of video and YUV compressed audio audio A 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide Default Format File storage S Exten Description Name S format sion MPEG 4 mp4 AVC Standard delivery format for web based con layer 10 H 264 tent QuickTime mov Various e g RGB or Video file format that supports various file YUV either com storage formats either compressed or un pressed or uncom compressed It is a proprietary streaming vid pressed audio like eo technology developed by Apple e g AVC Intra 50 100 ProRes 422 444 Avid DNxHD DV 25 Panasonic DVCPRO 25 50 Panasonic DVCPRO HD So
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85. cer user guide 5 6 1 Configuring Spycer 5 20 When starting the Spycer software from version 2 9 1 upwards you will receive a system message that prompts you to add the FIMS ser vices to your record scheduler To perform this you have to create a configuration file and set it up properly The file has to be saved to the folder as indicated in the system message The system message is matched to the operating system running on your client e Use e g a code editor to create a configuration file cfg and name it as indicated in the system message e g fims_services cfg e Now add the server IP addresses and port numbers alternatively host names and port numbers you want to use the record sched uler for as follows to the file http 172 23 68 204 8011 01 00 http 172 23 68 204 8012 01 00 http 172 23 69 234 8011 01 00 http 172 23 69 234 8012 01 00 PVs Recording Clips The addition of e g 01 00 Is important for the display in the i record scheduler When the time zone of your timecode signal differs from the time zone of your VENICE server you have to set the appropriate time for the timecode signal Winter summertime changeovers have to be performed man ually by entering 02 00 instead of 01 00 Into the configu ration file It is recommended to make synchronizations of server and cli ent clocks at regular intervals After having saved the file fims_services cfg to the folder Spycer
86. d configurations are shown on the channel group tab If required you can set a 3D mode by clicking in the check box to the left of the label 3D mode This is described in more detail in section Setting 3D Mode on page 3 10 e Once everything is specified press the OK button This will form the channel group and you will receive on the channel ad ministration tab a new show case representing the channel group GROUP NAME NEW GROUP G TCP 192 168 3 183 55503 OPE CURRENT PRI S STOP SLAVE Figure 3 5 Channel group tab 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 General Usage of the Channel Group on page 3 8 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 video channels for simultaneous playout or record operations 3 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 4 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 drop down list GROUP Rename Modify Resolve Figure 3 6 Options of the drop down list GROUP As soon as the show case of a channel group is selected the options will be available e Selec
87. dio is created in separate files they will carry the following names Audio files con lt prefix gt lt consecut iveNo 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 5 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Still Image Formats Metaclip lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt vamc Data subfolder lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt The file names of still image formats will be followed by an underscore and an increasing 7 digit number for the individual image files file frame number Still image files lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt _ lt file frame No gt lt ext gt H 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 2 The Shuttle Bar The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the operating elements of the player external device are activated see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER on page 5 11 and the external device is set to ac cept rem
88. duction This document describes how to use the software delivered with VENICE the Media Production Hub manufactured by Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH in short 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 ex ternally connected device via RS 422 to act as a player or recorder ei ther 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 To obt
89. e depending on the option that is selected from the job list Mostly you can choose between Reschedule to start a new job in the New FIMS job dialog window the option Open directory to open the file in the browse and search area or Open file to see the content in the video overlay in Spycer For further information about this refer to section Working with the Record Scheduler on page 5 25 Below the machine list and the scheduler display are several buttons to be found They offer you the following functions PVs Recording Clips Button Description NEw Opens the New FIMS job window EDIT This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and opens the Edit FIMS job window STOP This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and stops the operation CANCEL This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and cancels the operation REFRESH This button refreshes the user interface PANNING This button activates the panning mode This is the mode for viewing and sliding through the scheduler dis play by using the mouse cursor in form of a hand sym bol EDITING This button activates the editing mode This is the mode for editing and adding new record jobs to the queue by dragging them into an activated channel queue For fur ther information about this see section Working with the Record Scheduler on page 5 25 For a further description of the bro
90. e 2 8 This information is valid for playout ingest transform mode Label Item s Description list settings New Starts a new clip list in the default set tings of the software Open Allows you to select a clip file and open it in the software Save as Saves the currently opened clip list un der a different name and or location Rename Renames the currently displayed clip list Delete Deletes a selected item from the clip list Clear Delete Clears Deletes all items from the clip all list Close Closes the currently displayed clip list Close all Closes all clip lists and removes them from file list in a single step General Usage and Information This chapter provides you with information about the general usage of the VENICE client software It gives you explanations about how to connect to a video channel or how to disconnect how to administer it and how to form channel groups Furthermore it supplies descriptions about the general functions and preconfigurations and information about timecode audio the Avid workflow option and more possible uses of the VENICE client software 3 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 1 Connecting to a Video Channel 3 2 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
91. e can be either inserted or appended to a list with the but tons to the right of the entry fields Y SOURCE Figure 7 5 Adding single clips to a list This way you can also prepare the respective clip before D hand for example by determining an in and outpoint for the selected clip or setting its playout speed Clips can be inserted or appended via a dialog window by using the respective options of the drop down list item settings in the list editor items It opens the same window as used for example to select content in the playout mode see section Selecting Content via a Dialog Window on page 4 3 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 wanted position in the clip list area 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 APPEND TO LIST at the bot tom of the operation controls VENICE SLAVE STATE DONE 00 01 31 19 TODO 00 00 00 00 TIMECODE v 30 APPEND TO LIST Figure 7 6 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 15 7 4 PVs The Tool Area 7 2 3 General Administration Playlists batch record and transforming lists can be
92. e check box for the 3D mode in the New group dialog window or in the Modify group dialog window see section Administering a Channel Group on page 3 8 and define the channels for the left and PVs General Usage and Information the right eye by selecting them in the respective drop down lists as shown below The channels for the left and right eye should be set according to the signal inputs at the monitor that have been defined as left and right x 3D mode VENICE_OA_CENTAURUS 4712 VENICE OA CENTAURUS 4711 Cancel Figure 3 9 Setting the 3D mode e Press the button OK This will form the channel group in 3D mode or set the 3D mode for the channel group depending on the dialog window To set the operation mode and select the video content for the 3D playout perform the fol lowing e Go to the respective channel group tab of the 3D group see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 3 8 e Set PLAYOUT MODE as the operation mode as described in sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 for the channel group This will set both video channels of the 3D channel group in the playout mode if this has not been set previously The VENICE client software recognizes stereo material from a P2 stor age device Selecting content is possible after having ingested the ma terial in Spycer Load your stereo content into Spycer by performing the following e Start the Spycer appl
93. e record as wanted Ask how to proceed with most Opens a dialog window after having finished a record operation and asks you wether to save or delete the record file If this check box is de activated the record file will be saved to the designated file automatically Apply input format changes to When in ingest or transform mode an indepen dent input raster is created in the input settings of the configuration options see section Con figuration Options on page 2 19 the settings will be applied to the output format automati cally 8 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Audio input In this drop down list are audio options for the detection record to be found You can choose between default depending on available SDI In informa tion 8 or 16 audio channels If more audio channels than present at the SDI In ports are wanted this option can be used to create addi tional channels which will then be silent Fur ther information about audio can be found in section About Source Timecode on page 3 26 Clip chunking Option to split the incoming signal in multiple files This is useful for long running program in gest Mode Select whether to split on timecode split on duration or switch off clip chunking from this drop down list EDL ALE import In this option you can define the file name of a batch record Record file name Select from this drop dow
94. eaning they are based on the same format and can be used in all op eration modes see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 In the PLAYOUT MODE and the TRANSFORM MODE you can find a drop down list at the top left of the operating elements where you can specify whether a list should be processed or single video audio clips SINGLE ITEM SINGLE ITEM Playlist Single item Single item Transforming list Figure 7 3 Switching between single clips and playlist transforming list only the currently displayed clip of a playlist should be played D In the playout mode you can also determine with a button that out see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 In the batch record mode of the INGEST MODE see section Operat ing Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 you can se lect whether the complete list or just the selected items of the list should be processed BATCH RECORD BATCH LIST Batch list Selection Figure 7 4 Switching between selection and batch record list 7 8 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 TRANSFORM MODE there are several possibilities to add clips to a list Single items selected in the SOURCE option of the respective oper ation mod
95. eatures usually con tain a corresponding note Anyway a lack of this note does not mean any commitment from Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH DVS and Spycer are registered trademarks of Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Apple Mac Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Avid Inter play ISIS MediaComposer and the Avid logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Tech nology Inc or its subsidiaries 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 Micro soft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Panasonic and P2 are registered trademarks of Panasonic Cor poration 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 PVs Headquarters Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Krepenstr 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone 49 511 67807 0 Fax 49 511 630070 E mail info dvs rohde schwarz com Internet http www dvs de Support Phone 49 511 67807 125 Fax 49 511 371985 E mail service dvs rohde schwarz com I Contents I 1 Introduction rnnr 1 1 1A e E 1 2 We larget EE E 1 3 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide cccec
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97. ed the controlled video channel will behave like a VTR using preroll postroll etc The specifica tions of these parameters 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 i 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 0 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 3 5 4 Configuring the Operation Mode Prior to performing an operation with VENICE you have to configure the selected operation mode The configuration options in the respective operation modes can be found at the bottom of the user interface see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 When the configuration options are collapsed they show you as space permits their settings in a single line in text form e g for the output settings in the playout mode SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 1920 x 10801 29 97 SMPTE274 16 9 Off Even
98. ed below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 e If not already activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab PLAYER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 5 11 e Use the operating elements and the video overlay to search for a certain position or to play out the material of the externally con nected device With this the external device can be controlled and you can for exam ple verify the material However for an autoedit record with the 5 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs VENICE server an in and outpoint should be set as well which will be explained next e Use the operating elements and the video overlay to search for the exact position for the inpoint in the material of the externally con nected 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 wanted outpoint in the material e Click 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 operating elements and the duration will be set ac cordingly Alternatively you may also specify one of the
99. ed for a playout see section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 Figure 4 7 The scrub bar The scrub bar provides a timeline of the currently selected content With its cursor GSS you can move within and view it Simply select the cursor with the mouse and move it along the scrub bar to the want ed 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 with the operating elements in the player mode see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 12 the video overlay will always adjust to your moves on the timeline of the selected content see section The Video Overlay on page 2 14 The blue line indicates the part of the timeline that is currently selected via in and outpoint 4 2 2 The Shuttle Bar The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the tab RECORDER external device in the operation switches is activated see section Controlling the De vices Player Recorder on page 4 12 and the external device is set to accept remote control 4 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Figure 4 8 The shuttle bar e Use the slider of the shuttle bar to perform fast backward or for ward operations The slider will shuttle back to its zero position when dragged with the mouse and then released e Drag the slider to the left
100. ed so far or where source material could not be found are marked as OFFLINE Configuring the Appearance of the Clip List With the drop down list preview you can adapt the appearance of the clips in the list to your liking in all operation modes the same way e Switch on the thumbnail view with the option Thumbnail This will display a further column in the list that shows the first frame of the item as a thumbnail e Switch to the list view without thumbnails by selecting List It is also possible to adjust the width and position of the columns in the clip list Perform the following e Change the position of the column via drag mn drop by clicking on the column heading and dragging It on to the wanted position 7 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e Change the width of a column by the edge of a column heading to the side until the wanted width is reached 7 2 5 The Context Menus 7 8 For additional configuration and editing there are context menus avail able They are explained in this section Context Menu of Clips Playlist Transforming List Editor The context menu invoked on a clip in the playlist or transforming list 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 Audio Routing Update Delete item s Delete all
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102. eeeceeeeeees 2 14 Clip list area eee 2 24 transform 2 cccceeceeeeeeeeeees 3 14 6 1 display cc ccceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeee ees 7 2 modifying channel group 2 10 editing gtt eegen 7 6 7 8 More a2ccstachcsecactcheu a 8 16 insert Wem c ceceeceeeeeeeees 6 2 7 4 monitoring audio 3 24 7 11 list editor items 2 24 mono file audio 0 0eee 3 24 5 6 let view 7 7 MOS ocen 3 14 3 15 8 9 A 8 playlist editor wo 2 23 7 2 move in material ccccccceeeeeeee eee 4 9 GpmwCer noiisesiisesiiseeiirerireerrrerrrreerns 7 4 move to thumbnail view 7 7 IN OUTPOINT occ 2 16 transforming list editor 2 23 7 2 position oeeee cee eeceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 17 list editor items multi device operation mode 3 5 8 3 Deler 2 25 multiple channels file audio 3 24 5 6 item Settings ieccsicacdacussesentecesiess 2 26 list editor switch n c 2 25 N list Settings EE 2 26 PrEV EW cccceeccecseccceeeeeceeeeeeeenanes 2 25 naming list V EW EE 7 7 Se lte name loading preset cccccecceeeeceee eee ee 2 13 channel group niii 2 10 3 6 lock user interface 0 6 2 14 3 14 video er SC WEEN 2 6 2 10 Er TSS scsverssesncanewalelauandininaaaiannt EE 8 9 eto os mode ere 2 17 new He 4 7 STT ooien 2 26 directory sie Quccustscet cosnedbacties 5 8 M prolert ociicceciieeriieeeriererreen 2 6 3 4 project defaults 00 ee 3 22 Main MENU OVEFVIEW ccccccceeeeeee
103. ems PLAYLIST EDITOR NEW PLAYLIST Is ITEM X THUMBNAIL Figure 2 20 The list editor in playout mode The video audio content is shown in thumbnails or represented by text depending on your configurations in the list editor items All video au dio related information are displayed in the clip list area that can be ad justed to your purposes At the bottom of the user interface you find a slider to change your position in the clip list All list editor items are in dicated and detailed for all operation modes in the following figure and tables list editor switch PLAYLIST EDITOR NEW PLAYLIST l Uh A l file list list item preview settings settings Figure 2 21 The list editor items with its drop down lists For further information about the configuration options of the list editors refer to section The List Editors on page 7 2 2 24 Basics and Software Reference Table 2 5 This information is valid for playout ingest transform mode Label Item s Description list editor This drop down list offers you the pos switch sibility to switch between the list edi tors in the respective operation modes and the audio monitoring tool preview By clicking on this drop down list you can switch between a preview in thumbnails or simply text file list By clicking on this drop down list your last 10 created loaded clip lists will be present for selection Table 2 6 This info
104. entries for in or outpoint and afterwards set the duration of the playout 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 15 5 5 2 How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server 5 14 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 13 To initiate a crash record perform the steps as described below e f necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 6 e f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 4 e f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 5 e n case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file forma
105. eo channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via D 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 3 20 Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 e f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 6 e f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 12 As soon as the operating elements of the player are activated and video content is selected for a playout the video overlay will show you the se lected content Playing Out Clips e f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 12 e Afterwards press the play button el of the operation controls The VENICE server then performs the playout The video content will be displayed in the video overlay and video as well as audio will be given ou
106. epends on the currently activated operation mode see also section The List Editors on page 7 2 7 2 The List Editors With the list editors you can administer and create playlists batch re cord lists or transforming 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 3 13 For further information about playlists batch lists and trans D forming lists see section Playlists Batch Lists and Transform ing lists on page 3 23 The playlist editor is available in the PLAYOUT MODE The transform list editor is available in the TRANSFORM MODE The batch list editor is available in the INGEST MODE after the batch record mode has been selected see section Operating Ele ments of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 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 7 2 PVs The Tool Area PLAYLIST EDITOR NEW PLAYLIST UST W ITEM THUMBNAIL Duration Path File name S e IN 00 00 20 00 olbamood an_Beauty_Part01 Corvette mxfatom_way medialweni o gt 00 00 00 00 Figure 7 2 Clip list and list editor items in playout mode 7 2 1 Using Lists Playlists batch record and transforming lists are interchangeable m
107. ernal device connected via RS 422 Figure 4 9 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 indicated for the video channel as well as an external device de pending on whether the operating elements for play or record are cur rently activated 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 2 7 Individual frames missing in an image sequence consisting of D 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 pro viding 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 Ex ternal Device on page A 8 When controlling the video channel from a client the images i 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
108. es are de tailed in chapter The Tool Area on page 7 1 audio monitoring tool list editors li HOLLYWOOD Figure 2 18 The tool area 2 7 1 The Audio Monitoring Tool In VENICE the audio is streamed via network to the client where the VENICE client software is installed The audio monitoring tool allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation to your liking MONITOR OUT 0 00 0 00 Figure 2 19 The audio monitoring tool PVs Basics and Software Reference e Select whether you want to have the list editors or the audio moni toring tool displayed by using the list editor switch See section The List Editors on page 2 23 For the options of the audio monitoring tool in the channel i group tab apply the descriptions below as well For further in formation about the audio monitoring tool in general refer to section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11 In the audio monitoring tool you find the following options to make au dio settings in the playout ingest or transform mode Item Function This button mutes a single audio channel MUTE This button mutes all left all right or all channels This slider vertical in the software adjusts the vol ume The value will be shown
109. ets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 e Select the video and audio content that should be transformed with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be created with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Stor age Location and File Name on page 5 6 e f necessary specify the essences for the transforming with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 6 e f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be trans formed see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 12 e If wanted you can use the play button B of the oper ation controls to play out the content to be transformed for exam ple for a final check e Once the playout is stopped you can start the transforming by pressing the button GHEET of the operation controls The VENICE server will then start the transforming and as an indication for this the characters of the greater position field turn red The video overlay will show you the source that is transformed
110. ettings It provides the following setting Items when the video channel should be controlled in slave mode via VDCP For a playout the material that is expected in this path root directory directly or one level down are VENICE metaclips Simplify clip When deactivated you have to send the complete name path and name to the clip that should be pro cessed lt rootPaths gt lt subdir gt lt clip Name gt lt ext gt When activated the field Root path will be auto matically added to the sent clip name Additional ly you have to leave out the file extension lt subdir gt lt clipName gt PVs Configuration No timecode de Implemented for special systems that require a lay timecode signal immediately When activated a timecode will be sent out even if no video signal is present e g during the edit lag see section RS 422 Control on page A 8 Show first cued Sends out the first cued frame instead of black if frame the video channel is in pause 8 2 The Menu Option Server Configuration Configuring the server is a part of the administration therefore the de scriptions to perform this can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide 8 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide 8 20 Appendix This chapter provides further information about the software Among others you can find lists of the available keyboard
111. f video channels can be forced at the VENICE server Further information about this can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide 3 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 2 Recent projects roject name ectionS1 venice projects channel_group venice 1 1 New project Load project Cancel Figure 3 2 Selecting a project 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 3 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 3 4 or choose one of Its operation modes see section General Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 3 13 For further information about project files see section Proj ects on page 3 22 3 3 Administering the Channels 3 4 Once at least one channel is connected it can be administered via the channel admin
112. find lists and settings to determine the Output port set the SDI output mode configure the Output format Aspect ratio Auto scale Color mode and Color range Furthermore you find config uration possibilities for the timecode For further information about the configuration options and its i settings in the playout mode see section Configuring a Play out on page 4 2 INPUT SETTINGS SDI Unnamed INPUT SELEC T OUTPUT SETTINGS DESTINATION METADATA fmedia venice volO section3 1 record NewClip 010 Figure 2 15 Configuration options collapsed in ingest mode Label Item s INPUT SET In this option you find buttons and lists to determine TINGS the Tape name Input format Input type configure the Aspect ratio Color mode and Color range Fur thermore you find configuration possibilities for the audio input and the timecode input 2 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Label Item s INPUT SE in this option you find the buttons VIDEO and TIME LECT CODE to select the essence type of material for the ingest With the button ROUTING you can configure up to 16 audio channels which will then be represent ed by the peakmeters OUTPUT In this option you find lists and settings to determine SETTINGS the Output format set Auto scale configure the File format File type Codec and Color range Further more you can configure the aud
113. 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 n drop content directly from the browsing panes of Spy cer to the user interface of the VENICE client software This is the most informative way to select content for a playout because with Spycer you can gather further information about the content beforehand or preview it Playing Out Clips 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 drop down lists the VENICE server which you are currently con nected to 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 brows ing pane of Spycer they can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the user interface of the VENICE client software Spycer for DVS SAN Ss VENICE New project Spycer Options Toots View Help Dis Qptons Help Metadata GIG Vax Scheduler Record Scheduler Header Data Production Data Descriptive Data General File Data ath Filename Last Mod Date File Format Defragmented Image Width Depth Aspect Ratio File Count Field Mode Color Mode Height Alpha Depth Pixel
114. 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 e Close the VENICE client software see section About Timecode Frame Number Fields on page 3 25 or e use the menu option Disconnect on the File menu see section The File Menu on page 2 6 or e use the menu option Disconnect on the context menu of a video channel tab or e use the menu option Disconnect of the CHANNEL drop down list on the channel administration tab see section Administering the Channels on page 3 4 or e use the button DISCONNECT on the channel connection tab to dis connect the video channel see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 3 2 3 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Then the connection to the respective video channel of the VENICE server will be severed and the channel will be free for others to use VENICE server Further information about this can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide D A freeing disconnection of video channels can be forced at the 3 30 Playing Out Clips When a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server is estab lished see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 3 2 you can use this channel to play out video and or audio For th
115. formation gets lost If the aspect ratio is different you will receive black bars in the target files With this drop down list 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 drop down list 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 drop down list set to Off the material will maintain its original size The Timecode settings determine the timecode that will be written as the generic source timecode into the headers of the target files if sup ported by the file format see also section About Source Timecode on page 3 26 Destination With this option you determine the storage location of the files to be created 6 1 2 Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER The operating elements of the player in the transform mode can be used for example to play out the items that are currently selected as the source They perform the same actions as the operating elements in the playout mode see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 12 The following user interface Items are avail able for transforming only configurations e g file forma
116. h source timecode usually provide a D start timecode only Subsequent timecodes will be calculated and drop frame timecodes are currently not supported 3 10 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 Interplay The DVS solution offers a server appliance connected to the 3 27 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs VENICE base system and enables direct signal ingest via HD SDI Up to four channels can be ingested in parallel together with simultaneous proxy file generation All comprehensive standard features of VENICE such as VIR control and batch capturing are also available Metadata can be added to media files easily see section Metadata on page 8 8 Below you see a figure of the Avid workflow in VENICE viR P2 XDCAM m E o Avid MediaComposer Wrapping VENICE eS ISIS cient ED Interplay Client Avid See ER Interplay PAM VENICE Appliance USB 3 0 10 GB Ethernet Figure 3 16 The Avid workflow option for VENICE After a correct installation and setup by DVS ISIS and Interplay will be available as external volumes in VENICE Select directory Sale File Name File Format Image All Files Figure 3 17 ISIS and Interplay in VENICE Interplay projects and workspaces located on the ISIS storage can be used for ingest as well as playout tas
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118. hannel 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 settings and save the captured material accordingly To prepare the video channel for a slave mode record perform the fol lowing 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 3 20 D Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via S e f necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the INPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 e Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 5 6 e f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 5 4 5 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings File Settings on page 5 5 e n case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the reco
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120. he availability of the menu options depend on the type of tab D that is selected Most will be available when a video channel tab is active For further information about the configuration options of the main menu see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 The main menu contains the drop down lists File Options and Help that are detailed in the following subsections 2 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 4 1 The File Menu 2 6 The menu File provides menu options to e g open projects or groups to save files or exit the program In detail it contains the following menu options ow om ko D Ctrl N Cti 0 Rename Ctri Q Figure 2 3 The menu File New Starts a new project in the default settings of the software Open Allows you to select a project file and open it in the software Open group Allows you to select a group and open it in the software Open scenario Allows you to select a scenario and open it in the software Recent files Details the recently opened files in a further list for selection Disconnect Disconnects and frees the video channel see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 3 29 Rename Renames the currently opened video channel Save Saves the currently opened project Save as Saves the currently opened project under a dif ferent name and or l
121. he video mate rial has been recorded successfully on the external device To terminate the autoedit record manually you have to click the record button again S 4 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 4 How to Perform a Playout in Slave Mode 4 18 In the playout mode you can control the video channel on the VENICE server by remote and send a play command After receiving the com mand the channel will play out the currently selected content according to the settings specified with the configuration options To prepare the video channel for a slave mode playout perform the fol lowing section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files presets or scenarios Then it may not be nec essary to perform all the configurations described below see e f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 6 e f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS option 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
122. his will open a directory window where you can select the folder you want to save your preset to e Type the name of the preset in the File name entry field and select the directory you want to save it to In the Files of type drop down list the file ending arcpreset should be selected e To confirm click the button SAVE or press Enter on your keyboard For an easier and faster working with the routing elements it is possible to use keyboard shortcuts too Multiple selection is possible by press ing Ctrl and clicking on the respective routing elements Selecting all routing elements is possible by clicking on one element and then press ing Ctrl A This makes the configuration of more routing elements at the same time possible PVs General Usage and Information 3 5 6 Performing the Operation With the operation controls in the operating elements see section Op erating Elements on page 2 15 you can start the wanted 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 Configur ing the Operation Mode on page 3 15 The device that should be con trolled can be selected with the tabs of the operation switches see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 playout mode VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE PLAYLIST DONE 00 03 27 21 TODO 00 04 17 04
123. iate input signal in the VENICE client software see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 All input sig nals except Internal TC will work 5 27 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 28 Label Item s Description Duration duration option Offers a drop down list with the op tions TIME and OPEN END duration entry When having selected TIME in the field duration option you can enter the du ration or adjust it exact to the second by using the top or down arrows When having selected OPEN END the server will record until you stop the re cord manually After having added a record job to the queue you will see it as an or ange record bar An adequate preroll and postroll time for the VENICE server will be added automatically shortly before the record begins When the vertical dashed blue line has arrived at the preroll time it will be visible in grey color and the record bar will change its color to red Uninterrupted recording of different jobs in a channel queue is not pos sible due to the necessary preroll and postroll times Record bars that are not yet recording can be moved to another time position in the timeline e Point the mouse cursor over the record bar until it changes its appearance to a cross arrow symbol e Click and move the record bar to the right or to the left to change its position in the timeline The length of the record bar and the
124. ication see the Spycer user guide e Select in the menu Options the menu option Configuration e Regard the system message and press the button OK to continue The Configuration window will appear on the screen e Click on the option Ingest Folders and select the check box P2 Ingest To confirm press the button OK In the network system drop down lists of Spycer to the left side at the bottom of the user interface the directory tree will be extended by the folder P2 Ingest Spycer will recognize the clips as a single clip with stereo content and create a metaclip automatically For further information about the creation of metaclips in Spy cer see the Spycer user guide e Select the metaclip for the VENICE client software via Spycer as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 or 3 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e return to the VENICE client software and select from the drop down list list editor switch in the list editor items the option PLAYLIST EDITOR see section The List Editors on page 2 23 e Now select from the drop down list item settings in the list editor items the option Insert to select your stereo clip This will open a directory window where you can choose the video con tent The P2 Ingest folder from Spycer will be displayed in the directo ry tree of the network system drop down lists from VENICE too e Dou
125. images Edit lag This setting is available to make you aware that the default behavior of VENICE changes It sets the edit lag edit delay for a JPEG2000 encod ing see also section RS 422 Control on page A 8 Due to internal reasons VENICE re quires an edit lag of at least 10 frames for an en coding with JPEG2000 Therefore you have to set it to 10 and adjust your external device ac cordingly If this setting is not altered for a JPEG2000 encoding drops will occur 8 1 7 H 264 AVC MPEG 4 Layer 10 H 264 is one of the standard delivery format for web based content Due to Its quality with low bandwidth it can also be used for high qual ity content preview H 264 is available in 4 2 0 and in 4 2 2 color mode in main and high profile The bit rate for video and audio is configurable The container format is MP4 The compression settings can be config ured as shown in the figure below 8 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Video settings Profile High Level 4 0 Chroma mode 4 2 0 Bitrate mode Average bitrate Average bitrate Mbit s s Slow Distance between closed GOPs Audio settings Bitrate Figure 8 8 Configuring the H 264 settings 8 1 8 Metadata 8 8 The Metadata settings allow you to configure the metadata configura tion settings available for the ingest mode The VENICE client software supports all file format dependent metadata like e g XDCAM P2 or Avid
126. in the fields below Disables the items of the user interface Left channel of the audio stream H FES Right channel of the audio stream The audio channels are represented by the peakmeters The audio lev els are indicated by color and the values to the left and right of the peak meters H 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 E For further information about the configuration options of the audio monitoring tool refer to section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11 2 7 2 The List Editors With the list editors you can administer and create playlists transform ing lists or batch record lists The PLAYLIST EDITOR is available in the playout mode The TRANSFORM LIST EDITOR is available in the transform mode 2 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs The BATCH LIST EDITOR is available in the ingest mode after the batch record mode has been selected see section Operating Ele ments of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 The channel group tab see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 3 8 only offers a playlist editor For the options of the drop down lists on the channel group tab ap ply the descriptions below as well clip list area list editor it
127. io 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 val ue range full YUV material usually is in a re stricted 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 over lay of the VENICE client software Afterwards some of the file formats 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 3 26 Start timecode Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode Timecode mode Specifies if drop frame timecode sh
128. io files DESTINA In this option you find entry fields for content and des TION tination directory buttons buttons with three points for content and destination and a scale that indicates the state of the disk capacity METADATA In this option you can entry metadata to the audio vid eo content and get them extended in a separate win dow SOURCE OUTPUT SETTINGS DESTINATION D OUTPUT SELECT For further information about the configuration options and its settings in the ingest mode see section Configuring a Record on page 5 2 fmediasvenice vol0 METACLIP ALLOO2 vwame mediasrenice vol0 METACLIP ALLOO2 wame Vi A1 A2 T DPX 10 bit RGB cineon big endian 19 x 1080i 25 SMPTE274 16 9 Off Film Grafic mode full RF64 fmedia venice volO section31 transcode transcode Figure 2 16 Configuration options collapsed in transform mode Label Item s SOURCE In this option you find the functions for selecting vid eo audio content The buttons APPEND TO LIST IN SERT INTO LIST directory buttons buttons with three points and entry fields are to be found here OUTPUT In this option you find the buttons VIDEO ALPHA SELECT ONLY and TIMECODE to select the essence type of material for the playout With the button ROUTING you can configure up to 16 audio channels which will then be represented by the peakmeters OUTPUT In this option you find lists and settings to de
129. is the VENICE client software must be in the PLAYOUT MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 All operating elements and config uration options in the playout mode are described in chapter Basics and Software Reference on page 2 1 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 playout of clips You can control an externally connected device for example to ver ify 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 playout from an externally connected device This chapter describes how to use the software to play out clips with the VENICE server VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 1 Configuring a Playout Prior to playing out clips with the VENICE server you have to set up the playout and configure output related settings see also section Config uring the Operation Mode on page 3 15 As a minimum you have to select content for a playout This section describes the necessary set tings 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 config
130. istration items on the channel administration tab see section The Channel Administration Items on page 2 9 In the chan nel administration items you can for example assign a name to each channel or disconnect one CHANNEL Rename mm in the corresponding tab Disconnect Figure 3 3 Options of the drop down list CHANNEL e Select the channel that you want to administer by clicking on its show case e Then choose from the CHANNEL drop down list the respective option you want to use for your task e g Rename This will open a window with an entry field e Type in the channel name in the respective field and click OK or press Enter on your keyboard The name of the video channel in the show case as well as on its cor responding video channel tab will be changed Afterwards you can begin working with the video channel e For example switch to its video channel tab with the option Show in the corresponding tab or double click on the show case and choose one of Its operation modes see section General Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 3 13 PVs General Usage and Information If you want to disconnect the channel select the option Disconnect in the drop down list see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 3 29 On this tab you can also form channel groups to control two or D more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab Fur ther information abo
131. k to the left does not answer If all configurations have been made appropriately and still no VENICE device providing FIMS is available please contact the DVS service department 5 22 PVs Recording Clips The machine list offers context menus depending on the state of the VENICE devices You can choose between the following Menu Explanation Stop Stops an activated channel and deactivates it Lock Locks an active channel to prohibit use by others Start Starts an inactive channel Clear Clears all jobs from the channel queue At the top of the scheduler display you find the drop down lists Ma chine Service and Date List Explanation Machine This drop down list offers you the option ALL and lists all the VENICE devices in form of IP addresses or host names as detailed in the fims _services cfg file for selection Service This drop down list offers you the option ALL or lists the channel numbers of a device when having selected a specific device from the drop down list Machine Date Displays the current date and offers you the possibility to select a day from a calendar Furthermore in the upper half of the user interface right in the middle you find the scheduler display with a timeline and a vertical dashed blue line that represents the current moment The timeline showing the time of day Is located on top of the scheduler display I
132. king with the software can be found in section States of an External Device on page A 8 For further information about the usage of the operating ele ments see chapter Playing Out Clips on page 4 1 chapter Recording Clips on page 5 1 and chapter Transforming Clips on page 6 1 DVS Basics and Software Reference 2 6 4 Configuration Options The configuration options allow you to append settings to the playout ingest and transform operations All options of the configuration op tions in their different operation modes are indicated and detailed in the following figures and tables SOURCE gt OUTPUT SELECT gt OUTPUT SETTINGS VMETACLIP ALLOO2 wame mediasvenice vol0 METACLIP ALLOO2 wame SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 0 7 SMPTE274 16 9 Off Even fields 2 2 10 Bit Video Figure 2 14 Configuration options collapsed in playout mode Label Item s SOURCE In this option you find the settings for selecting video audio content The buttons APPEND TO LIST IN SERT INTO LIST directory buttons buttons with three points and entry fields are to be found here OUTPUT SELECT OUTPUT SETTINGS In this option you find the buttons VIDEO ALPHA ONLY and TIMECODE to select the essence type of material for the playout With the button ROUTING you can configure up to 16 audio channels which will then be represented by the peakmeters In this option you
133. ks Via Spycer you can also drag ni drop files to projects or workspaces directly Then you can select as the record destination either a workspace located on the ISIS storage 3 28 General Usage and Information or an Interplay project When setting the file format to MXF for ISIS amp Interplay and selecting a proper codec an ingest via HD SDI will be performed in Avid compatible formats 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 options see section Configuring a Record on page 5 2 and in the menu option Configuration see chapter Configuration on page 8 1 Y METADATA File format related metadata lt Input tape name gt Sound roll name Film manufacturer Film model Film name Figure 3 18 The metadata option expanded 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 3 11 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
134. les can be saved and loaded whenever required 3 6 1 Scenarios 3 20 Project files usually refer to a single video channel Group files store the respective group and its settings A scenario again can be described as a complete snapshot of the user interface Scenarios can contain all configurations modes acquired video channels projects and presets and the content that was loaded in a single file The benefit of a scenar io is the fast setup of large production scenarios for multiple channels even across several servers File extension venicescenario Scenario file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client soft ware is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately e All options and functions to administer the scenario files can be found in the main menu see section The Main Menu on page 2 5 A scenario file can be opened before connecting to a channel D The VENICE client software will connect to the channels and load all settings automatically as stored in the scenario file To perform this use the File menu with its option Open sce nario Using scenarios The menu options applying to scenarios can be found in the menu File If you want to e g save a scenario see section Scenarios on page 3 20 under a certain name perform the following e After having completed the scenario to your purposes open the
135. m s Description Service VENICE devices Lists all configured IP addresses host names for selection channel number Lists all channel numbers for selec tion Job name Entry field for entering a job name File name Entry field for entering a file name Project project option This drop down list provides the op tions Recent records that opens re cently selected project files for a record and Local file with a directory button to browse a project file from a local directory projects directory Depending on the selection from the project option list this drop down list offers the last 10 recently selected projects Recent records or a direc tory button that can be used to open a directory and browse a project file Local file Only in the Edit FIMS Job window When having selected the list item Predefined the last defined project file will be used for the record Job Start starting option Offers you the options NO WAIT DATE amp TIME TIMECODE to set the inpoint of the record job start entry field Displays entry fields depending on se lected start option It either starts the record immediately NO WAIT dis plays a field to enter the date and time exact to the second DATE amp TIME or gives you the possibility to enter a frame accurate timecode TIMECODE D To use the starting option TIMECODE you have to set the appropr
136. 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 Command Descriptions Command descriptions may additionally use the following notation Seans Variable this term has to be replaced by an ap propriate value PVs Introduction 1 4 Important Notes To use the VENICE software correctly please heed the following storage to store video and audio data Other storage locations will be too slow for real time operations x D On the DVS system only use the designated video drive main 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 Lo able However because of the vast amount of third party soft ware 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 the functionality of your system For any data management with the VENIC
137. n into them too Via their context menu with the options Time code Frames Current position Done and To do you can configure which of the information should be shown in the fields TIMECODE e D With this drop down list you can switch the nota tion of the position and length indicators for the currently activated controls between timecode and frames see also section Switching the Notation on page 3 26 iJ After entering a new position in the larger field of the position fields you can confirm your entry with this button For more information about timecode frame number fields and their format refer to section About Timecode Frame Number Fields on page 3 25 Table 2 4 All items of the operation controls in playout ingest transform mode Item Function If available you can play out the timeline back wards with this button mt This button switches on the back to back mode for playlists Eg If available you can eject the tape of the externally connected device with this button mmm mg With this button you can play out the contents of the timeline a With this button activated a playout of the timeline will be performed endlessly in a loop VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 18 VENICE controls This button activates the frames display mode External device contro s This button stops the cur rent operation
138. n list if you would like to adopt the file name of an imported EDL edit decision list with the list item Use from EDL ALE or to generate a new file name with the list item Generate file name 8 1 6 JPEG2000 With the JPEG2000 settings you configure the encoding of JPEG2000 files By default VENICE encodes the images in lossy compression with a variable bit rate VBR JPEG2000 encoding parameters Irreversible color transform x Q Limit the maximum bit rate to 250 Mbps No limit Edit lag Figure 8 7 JPEG2000 settings 8 6 PVs Configuration It provides the following items Irreversible color transform Enables an internal conversion of the images colors prior to encoding With this the colors of the images will be encoded more efficiently If the check box is deactivated the original colors of the images will be used for the encoding which would normally result in a larger file size per image but in with the Limit the maximum bit rate to setting activated it will result in a low er quality of the finalized material Limit the maximum bit rate to Enables the post compression rate control When activated the bit rate can be adjusted No limit Disables the post compression rate control meaning a JPEG2000 compression will still be performed but without further limitation result ing in the highest quality and the largest file siz es e g between 2 and 3 MB for 2K
139. name Item state Source IN Source OUT Duration Heads Tails Path File name Dropped frames Figure 7 11 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 n drop 7 10 PVs 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 MONITOR OUT LEFT RIGHT MUTE MUTE MONITO 0 00 0 00 EE eme Figure 7 12 Audio monitoring tool This section describes the audio monitoring tool in detail Information about this can be found in section The Audio Monitoring Tool on page 2 22 too 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 D If the VENICE client software is installed on a remote system Using the Audio Monitoring Tool The peakmeter of the audio monitoring tool shows you the streamed audio graphically It indicates the 16 channel
140. ne delete Figure 7 10 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 drop down list item settings of the batch list editor see section Ad ministering a List on page 7 6 They are named similar and provide the same functionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only Edit If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alternative ly you can set the focus to this field and use the keyboard shortcut F2 Apply to Applies the value of a field to other offline items in the list You can select between all offline items or the selected offline items only Load into player Loads the item where the context menu has ingest mode been invoked into the player of the respective Load into player operation mode Offline items can be loaded in playout mode the player 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 7 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 Name Event number Description Comment Tape
141. ngs defaults They can be saved and loaded via the Options menu see section The Options Menu on page 2 7 The defaults store the same settings as presets See sec tion Presets on page 3 21 and they will be used each time a new project Is initialized see for example section Selecting a Project on page 3 3 However already opened projects can be reset to the de faults as well with the option Reset current settings to defaults in the menu Options see section The Options Menu on page 2 7 PVs General Usage and Information 3 6 5 Playlists Batch Lists and Transforming lists With the VENICE client software you can create lists that can be used for a playout batch record or a transforming They can be created and administered either with the playlist batch record list or transform list editor see section The List Editors on page 2 23 There you can add any number of video and audio clips in any sequence you like On play lists and transforming lists it is also possible to link video to audio clips so that they are used together and to have VENICE metaclips see sec tion Metaclips on page 3 23 as clips items on the list File extension vplst Playlist batch or transforming list file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client soft ware is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately
142. ns 2 7 3 15 color bit dert 4 8 5 3 color coding video channels 2 5 COOL range oo ceeeceeeeeeeeee eee 4 8 5 3 5 5 COIOL SPACE oo eeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 8 5 3 COMPFeSSION type ccceeecceeeeceee ee eees 5 5 configuration Options menu 8 1 IT WEE 8 2 channel grouping ss sessseiceenen 8 3 file format Options n se 8 4 Klee e 8 7 IN OUt duration oo eee eee 8 4 WEE og e 8 5 JPEG 2000 cccseeus tiaciedinadanteatsetdcanhan 8 6 metadata cece eee eeeeeeeeees 8 8 MOS eege 8 9 Ile EE 8 10 name and path options 8 11 playout settings cccceceeeees 8 12 proxy generation cccceeeees 8 12 remote VTR HDR neccen 8 14 scaler aoesonoosoneeoreoerrreresrrrenree 8 15 still mode oo eee eee ee eee ees 8 16 storage Capacity 8 17 VDE Pi EE 8 18 configuration options 2 12 2 19 3 15 collapse al 2 7 3 15 directory buttons eee 2 19 expand all Lacee 2 7 3 15 et E 2 19 playout siirsbmerisersinsseiieiasinina 2 19 ell 2 21 TrANSTOPM occ eee cceeeceeeeee tessa eeeea es 2 20 configuring RE 4 2 A record NENNEN nnan 5 2 a transforming EEN 6 2 PVs Index Operation MOdE ce eccee ee eeeee 3 15 eject tape ssi sssiissriissriisrrrrrrrrin 2 17 VENICE server accese 2 8 8 19 elapsed tiMe sceciererirerrerrrrrren 2 17 video channel 2 8 embedded audio 0 00 3 24 5 3 connecting to a video channel
143. nt E I Set outpoint R O Delete inpoint D Delete outpoint F Delete in and outpoint G Go to inpoint O Go to outpoint W Append to list B Table A 2 Keyboard shortcuts for VENICE Action Shortcut Reverse playout speed 1 J Stop reverse play speed 0 Space K Go to previous point Home A Go to next point End S Table A 3 Keyboard shortcuts for the external device Action Shortcut Eject tape N Fast backward 1 IM Fast forward 2 Stop fast backward forward Space PVs Appendix A 2 Supported File Formats 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 iJ lead to drops Video only File Formats 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 The following video only file formats still image formats are supported by the VENICE server 4 x 8 bit RGBA SMPTE Standard File ing picture exchange
144. ny XDCAM IMX 30 40 50 XDCAM HD 25 35 422 and XDCAM EX 35 Furthermore the software supports different variants of MXF e g MXF OP Atom MXF OP 1a and P2 extension mx as well as DV DIF ex tension dv files Both are container formats for audio and or video material P2 3D clips can be read and played out by the software too The formats are implemented with the following compression codecs Codec Video Raster Meteo lens date oh Format Rates Depth XDCAM IMX 525i 29 97 30 40 or 50 16 bit 24 bit MXF OP 1a 625i 25 XDCAM HD 1080i p 25 29 97 4 2 0 18 25 35 16 bit MXF OP 1a 720p 50 59 94 50 24 bit MAE OF avd 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 neha 1080i 25 29 97 XDCAM DV 525i 29 97 4 1 1 25 16 bit MXF OP 1a 625i 25 4 2 0 DV25 525i 29 97 4 1 1 25 16 bit 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 25 16 bit 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 50 16 bit DV DIF 625i 25 OP 1a also MXF OP 1a DV 24 bit MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp A 6 PVs Appendix Codec Video Raster MEO TES aE pir Format Rates Depth DVCPRO HD 720p 50 59 94 100 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 9
145. o settings back to 3 17 F set settings back to 2 7 size of user interface 08 2 8 factory defaults cecceeeccceeeeeeeees 2 7 delete fast backward forward n s 2 18 all presets E 2 13 fast EE 4 10 inpoint outpoint duration 2 17 field done todo cccceecceesececeeeeeees 2 17 PrESet geess eege gebei d A 2 13 field mode n os 4 8 5 3 5 5 directory tree wo eee 4 4 4 5 5 8 fields display mode ss cc 2 18 disconnecting freeing a video channel file 2 6 2 10 3 29 BUCO sesca 3 24 disk capacity used free o c 5 7 extension 3 20 3 21 3 22 3 23 display mode frames fields 2 18 5 7 A 3 dissolve channel group 2 10 3 12 recent files ccccecceeceeceeeceeeeeees 2 6 drop frame timecode 3 25 4 9 5 3 SOtLINGS oo ccccceeccceeeecceeeeeeeeeaneees 5 5 dropped frames ccee sees 4 11 5 13 Avo O 5 5 5 6 e TEEN 4 11 file format c cecceeeeeceeeees 5 5 6 2 A 3 reset COUNTED cccecccecceeececeeeees 2 8 audio ee 3 24 5 6 duration eee 2 16 5 15 8 4 QUAD NIC rese arpiada teieni A 3 delete n eiisessiorissrrrrrrrrrrrrn 2 17 read while write 0 0cceee 5 19 read while write ceecee 5 19 video een 5 5 5 6 file menu E OVEIVICW oo eeceecceeeceeeeeeeeeeuaeeeaeeeas 2 6 USC Case 3 20 edit lag edit delay ee 8 7 8 1 5 A 8 file name SE 4 2 5 6 SEI 7 5 C MOtATION en 4 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide P
146. o the left In the batch list editor you can also open an EDL edit decision list types GVG 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 D format has to be set to the correct video raster and frame b rate In the drop down list list settings you also find possibilities to rename lists with the option Rename to delete selected items from the list with Delete or to delete all clips from the list with Clear or Delete all The options Close and Close all allow you to close the currently 7 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs displayed clip list or to close all clip lists which will be removed from the file list in a single step 7 2 4 Administering a List 7 6 Once items are available on the clip list they can be administered and edited in several ways For example via drag ni drop the sequence of the columns of the table can be changed as well as the sequence of the clips displayed on the list The clip that is currently displayed in the vid eo overlay is marked in blue The list editor items see section The List Editors on page 2 23 pro vide the following possibilities among others item settings preview ITEM v HUMBNAIL e Figure 7 8 List editor items item settings and preview
147. oads a stored preset from a file Af terwards it can be selected from the preset list Delete Deletes removes the currently select ed preset from the preset list The corresponding preset file is not delet ed Delete all Deletes removes all presets from the preset list The corresponding preset files are not deleted 2 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Label Item s Description GUI lock Disables the items of the user inter z face remote RMT OFF Slave mode is off RMT ON Slave mode is on protocol RS 422 SONY Uses a Sony 9 pin RS 422 protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode VDCP Uses a VDCP RS 422 protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode MOS Uses a MOS Ethernet protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode operation PLAYOUT The VENICE server assumes the role mode MODE of a player INGEST The VENICE server assumes the role MODE of a recorder TRANS Video and audio material can be con FORM MODE verted to different file formats In the transform mode the operation mode settings protocol and re mote vanish as the drop down list operation mode enlarges in width For the items that have not disappeared apply the descriptions in the table above The operation mode settings on the channel group tab see section General Usage of the Channel Group
148. ocation Save group as Saves the currently opened group under a dif ferent name and or location PVs Basics and Software Reference Save scenario as Saves the currently opened scenario under a different name and or location Exit Closes the program For further information about file types see section Precontig uring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 2 4 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 following menu options Options Store current settings as defaults urrents gs to def urrent settings to factory defaults Showy all settings Hide all settings Reset dropped frames display Resize to default Configuration Server configuration Figure 2 4 The menu Options Store current Stores the software layout and the configura settings as tion settings as defaults see section Defaults defaults on page 3 22 Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to defaults to the settings that were stored as defaults Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to factory to the settings that were defined by DVS as de defaults faults Show all settings Expands all configuration options in a single step Further information about this can be found in
149. olO section3 1 ronygewoourrrenyewees wees px media Figure 3 15 Context menu of the position fields 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 operating elements of the player and recorder Al ternatively you can use the TIMECODE FRAMES drop down list to switch the notation 3 9 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 usually 3 26 General Usage and Information 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 usually 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 playout if appropriate However DVS especially makes use of the timecode information The DVS software supports additional information such as D source timecode in the dpx movas 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
150. on page 4 6 e f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 7 e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 12 As soon as the operating elements of the player are activated and video content is selected for a playout the video overlay will show you the se lected content e f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 12 After this you have successfully set up the VENICE server for a playout 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 Playing Out Clips e If not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 12 e Make sure that the autoedit record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER on page 4 12 e Use the operating elements and the video overlay to search for the exact Inpoint in the material of the externally connected device
151. on page 3 8 contain the drop down lists preset list presetting GUI lock operation mode and a slider to adjust the size of the video overlays while protocol and re mote disappear For the items that have not disappeared apply the de scriptions in the table above 2 6 2 The Video Overlay In the upper part of the video channel tab you can find the video over lay the area where the video content is displayed 2 14 PVs Basics and Software Reference Figure 2 12 The video overlay The displayed content differs in the operation modes In the playout mode the video overlay shows either the input signal or the clips played out by the VENICE server depending on the activated tab in the oper ation switches in the operating elements see section Operating Ele ments on page 2 15 In the ingest mode the video overlay will always show the signal that is present at the input of the video channel The size of the video overlay s on the channel group tab see i section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 3 8 can be adjusted by a slider on the top right in the operation mode settings see section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 2 6 3 Operating Elements The operating elements offer you all functions to perform the playout ingest or transform operations This part of the user interface can be di vided into three components as shown in the figure below
152. on the metaclip batch list of the recorded content will be automatically set for a playout 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 settings 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 option 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 Enter path Ka imedia venice volO section31 record OK Cancel Figure 5 5 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 separately with the available entry fields The path must lead to the storage of the VENICE server you are D currently connected to 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 pre fix without any numbering or file extension These will be provided by the software automaticall
153. ormat 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 the 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 60 Hz 30 Hz TC 60 Hz 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 02 00 01 00 03 00 29 00 58 00 29 00 59 01 00 01 00 01 00
154. ote 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 sec tion The Shuttle Bar on page 4 9 5 3 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 11 5 10 PVs Recording Clips 5 4 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 3 13 Via the tabs at the top of the oper ating elements you can switch between the operating elements of the VENICE server and the operating elements of the player see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the operating elements of the player are explained tab PLAYER and after that the operating elements of the recorder tab VENICE 5 4 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER With the tab PLAYER in the ingest mode activated the operating ele ments of the player are displayed The operating elements can then be used to move within or manually play out the material of the external device for example to set up its playout position Additionally you can set an in and or outpoint for
155. ould be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes 5 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 option see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 of the ingest mode you have to select the essences type of material that you want to capture You can choose whether you want to record audio or video alone both together or configure the au dio stream Y INPUT SELECT VIDEO TIMECODE ROUTING Figure 5 2 The input select option expanded When the INPUT SELECT option is collapsed the currently selected 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 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 2 or another file format is selected see section Configuring the Output Settings File Settings on page 5 5 With the INPUT SELECT option 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 only video
156. ould be changed when altering a duration setting Duration change settings Recalculate the In pointwhen changing the duration calculate the Out pointwhen changing the duration Figure 8 5 In Out Duration settings It provides the following items Recalculate the The inpoint is changed when a duration setting In point when is altered in the VENICE client software Recalculate the The outpoint is changed when a duration set Out point when ting is altered in the VENICE client software 8 4 PVs Configuration 8 1 5 Ingest For long running program ingest or transforming It is useful to split the incoming signal into multiple files Due to this the recorded or trans formed content is stored in several files and not in a single huge file The VENICE client software offers the option Ingest with its features Split on timecode and Split on duration to define the break points In the field Clip chunking is a drop down list to be found where the break points can be set Furthermore audio and ingest settings are present in the Ingest option Ingest settings x Ask how to proceed with most recently recorded clip E Apply input format changes to output format Audio input detection Clip chunking Mode EDL ALE import Record file name Ingest settings Default Generate file name Figure 8 6 Clip chunking With these drop down lists and check boxes you can configure th
157. out is increased predicted based on the assumption that the external device is playing out This may lead to false values when the external device is in other operation modes Autoedit protocol Sets the autoedit behavior that is supported by the external device When Autoedit is select ed the edit on off commands are performed by the device automatically recommended setting With Edit On Off selected the VENICE server sends out the edit on off com mands explicitly for older VTRs DDR mode When activated the VENICE server sends out standard goto commands When deactivated the goto commands will be simulated by jog shuttle commands for VTRs that do not exe cute goto commands under all circumstances New VTR HDR Allows you to add a new external device to the drop down list REMOVE Removes the device profile that is currently se lected with the drop down list 8 1 15 Scaler The Scaler settings determine the filter used for zooming as well as sharpness 8 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide Scaler settings Scaler Aperture Adaptive filter Figure 8 17 Scaler settings It provides the following items Scaler Determines the filter algorithm that will be used to change the video image content Adaptive fil Optimized filtering for scaling re ter sulting in high end quality pic tures Adaptive plus Doubles the precision and quali
158. ow case on the channel administration tab looks as the follow ing Basics and Software Reference CHANNEL NAME VENICEDEV4 DVS DE 3 CHANNEL TCP 192 168 3 183 55503 OPERATIN CURRENT PR 3S PLAY Figure 2 8 Show case of a video channel Above the display you find the channel related information like the channel name the channel ID the operation mode as well as the pro cess 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 2 9 Slider for adjusting size e Use either the slider or the buttons to its left and right or e point the mouse cursor over the slider and turn the mouse wheel to change the size of the show cases to your requirements VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 6 The Video Channel Tab Once the tab of a connected video channel has been selected the con trols for this channel are enabled The following figure shows the video channel tab in the playout mode video channel tab IE VENICE New project File Options Help nicedew4 dvs de 1 NONE v PRESET MM LOCK GUI PLAYOUT MODE v RS 422 SONY e RMT OFF VENICE RECORDER SLAVE STATE SINGLE ITEM DONE 00 00 00 00 TODO o 00 gt 3 J Sg d x 0 00 00 00 S x TIMECODE v f I a 4 0 SELECT T gt OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 1920 x 1080i SMPTE274 16 9 Off YUV 4 2 2 10 Bit
159. per 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 PVs Appendix 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 A tape error has occurred HARD ERROR A hardware error has occurred A 5 Supported VDCP Commands The VENICE server can be remotely controlled via VDCP The following VDCP commands are supported by VENICE Command Return CMD 1 CMD 2 Description CMD 1 CMD 2 Description un Ion Toon TI Io Ak 10 01 Play 04 AC 10 02 Record 04 AC 10 04 Still 04 AC 10 05 Step 04 AC 10 06 Continue 04 AC 10 07 Jog 04 AC 10 08 Vari Play 04 AC 20 21 ClosePort 04 ACK 20 22 SelectPort 04 AC 20 A0 24 PlayCue 04 ACK 20 A0 23 Recordlnit 04 ACK 20 A0 25 CueWithData 04 ACK 20 A0 2C RecordlnitWithData 04 ACK 30 01 OpenPort 30 81 Grant 30 B0 02 Next 30 B
160. ple 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 initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter General Usage and Information on page 3 1 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 initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter General Usage and Information on page 3 1 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 the entry for the DVS software for example All Programs DVS Venice Alternatively you may also start the program via the VENICE icon available on the desktop of Windows This will initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter General Usage and Information on page 3 1 PVs Basics and Software Reference 2 2 Exiting the Program To end a running instance of the VEN
161. pplica tion installed it will not be available 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 option For any further information about this window see section Selecting Content via a Dialog Window on page 4 3 as well as the Spycer user guide Selecting a Path Via Spycer You can drag nf drop the path for a record directly from a browsing pane of Spycer to the user interface of the VENICE client software In one of the available browsing panes select from one of the network system drop down lists the VENICE server you are currently connected to and browse in the directory tree to the directory where the recorded files should be stored Then take this directory and drag n drop it any where on the user interface of the VENICE client software Afterwards the path will be displayed in the respective entry field of the DESTINATION option For any further information about this see sec tion Selecting Content Via Spycer on page 4 4 The directory must be located on the storage of the VENICE server you are currently connected to Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 5 1 5 Entering Metadata The configuration option METADATA see section Configuration Op tions on page 2 19 are available for the Avid workflow 5 8 Recording Clips Y MET
162. ption of the record sched uler in Spycer Chapter 6 Describes how to transform clips with the VENICE client software Chapter 7 Provides information about the tool area and its features to e g administer lists or adapt the streamed audio heard at your workstation Chapter 8 Appendix This chapter provides information about the menu Configuration including all its options and functions Gives additional information about the soft ware Among others you can find here lists of the available keyboard shortcuts the support ed file formats and VDCP commands Index This chapter facilitates the search for specific terms PVs 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 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 VIR 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 sym
163. r Playout on page 4 2 section Selecting Es sences for Record on page 5 4 or section Configuration Options on page 6 2 After clicking the button ROUTING the audio routing win dow appears that provides the following functions in all operation modes routing element output 1 16 output solo S EENEG EENEG 9 10 41 12 1 14 Reset to default Figure 3 12 The audio routing window in playout mode Label Item s Input solo Mutes all other audio channels in the row but the se lected one Input 1 16 Input audio channels 1 16 Routing ele After selecting the routing element the volume can be ment adjusted with the mouse wheel Output 1 16 Output audio channels 1 16 3 16 General Usage and Information Label Item s Output solo Mutes all other audio channels in the column but the selected one The buttons and drop down list at the bottom of the audio routing win dow contain the following Label Item s Description RESET TO DE Sets the current layout and configura FAULT tions back to the settings that were stored as defaults Preset Load Allows you to select a preset file and open it in the software Save Saves the currently opened audio set tings as a preset Clear recent Clears Deletes all presets from the files list drop down list Preset OK Confirms your settings CANCEL Closes the
164. rage capacity settings Set storage capacity to ot 5 Set warning level to Figure 8 19 Storage capacity settings It provides the following items Leave about 15 of the overall main storage capacity empty of data for real time performance reasons When increasing the default values be aware that drops may occur during record or playout operations once the amount of stored data exceeds the defaults 8 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Set storage Allows you to set the maximum storage capac capacity to ity that will be available for record operations Beyond this value any recordings with the DVS software will be prohibited The default value is 90 Set warning level If the amount of data on the storage exceeds to this value a warning message will appear each time the ingest mode is activated as well as pri or to each record operation It will notify you that the maximum storage capacity will be reached soon The default value is 85 8 1 18 VDCP 8 18 Root path Enter in this field the path to the video material With the VDCP settings you configure the video channel for a slave mode operation via VDCP It connects to a playout automation system and offers the fastest reaction time through clip pre buffering while no pre cueing is needed anymore Content settings Root path Simplify clip name No timecode delay Show first cued frame _ Figure 8 20 VDCP s
165. rded files with the METADATA option see also section Avid Workflow on page 3 27 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 3 14 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 the remote button again i e deactivate the button RMT ON This stops the slave mode capturing process right away 5 5 5 Recording a Batch 5 18 In the ingest mode you can record a batch list when switching to the batch record mode see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 With it you can perform several autoedit records in a single step How to set up an autoedit record is described in section How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 5 15 How to create and use a batch list is described in section The List Editors on page 7 2 When a batch record is started via the record button E a of the operation 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 this order and you will be informed about
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167. refore the duration of the record can be adjusted by dragging the bar at its left and right endings e Point the mouse cursor over an ending until it changes its appear ance to a horizontal resize arrow to pull the bar to its wanted length When the record has started you can only change its endpoint by us ing this method In all described cases the dialog window Edit FIMS job will open up where you can configure the record further To change e g the duration of a record you can use the drop down list Duration in the Edit FIMS job window too Transforming Clips With a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server established see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 3 2 you can use this channel for transforming For this the VENICE client software must be in the TRANSFORM MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 All operating elements and configuration op tions in the transform mode are described in chapter Basics and Soft ware Reference on page 2 1 In the transform mode you can convert video and audio material to dif ferent file formats If possible the file conversion transcoding will be performed in hardware at a faster render speed In addition the VENICE client software offers you a powerful transwrapping engine By eliminating decoding and encoding processes VENICE maintains the high quality of the source material and saves valuable time especially in
168. resets 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 playouts of prepared VENICE playlists in a particular format Pre sets 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 soft ware is 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 drop down lists pre set list and presetting in the operation mode settings see section Operation Mode Settings on page 2 13 With the drop down list preset list you can select already created loaded presets With the drop down list presetting the presets can be administered To administer your presets perform the following 3 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs e Select from the drop down list presetting in the operation mode settings the respective option you want to use for your task e g Save This will open a directory window e Type in the name of the preset in the entry field File name and select the directory you want to save your preset to
169. respective paths and file name manually Just start to enter something in the entry field for 4 2 PVs Playing Out Clips video audio This will open another dialog window where you can type in the respective path and clip name Enter video clip Video clip imedia venice volO section31 Hollywoo OK Cancel Figure 4 2 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 you are currently connected to 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 ina container format e g mxf or a VENICE metaclip you can enter the file name as It 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 exts 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
170. rmat and Auto scale settings are avail able depend on the hardware of the VENICE server e Use the drop down lists 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 settings and input for mat are different File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 8 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 0 to 255 5 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 can be found in section About Source Timecode on page 3 26 in section Audio Routing on page 3 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11
171. rmation is valid for ingest mode batch list Label Item s Description item settings Select all Selects all items in the currently dis played clip list Deactivate Deactivates the selection marking of active item an item Slip source timecode Allows you to change the source time code of the selected item Slide source Allows you to change the source time timecode code of the selected item without changing its duration Set to offline This option sets the selected item to OFFLINE in the clip list Delete Deletes the currently selected item from the clip list 2 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 26 Table 2 7 This information is valid for playout and transform mode Label Item s Description item settings Append Opens a dialog window to append a clip to the clip list Insert Opens a dialog window to insert a clip in the clip list Load item Loads the currently selected item in into player the clip list Link items Links separate audio and video clips to a single item Unlink items Separates a linked item into its video and audio components Select all Selects all items in the currently dis played clip list Remove se Removes a selection lection Delete Deletes the currently selected item s from the clip list Delete all Deletes all items from the clip list Tabl
172. rver 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 i in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be atime 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 11 5 5 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 ver ify its position set edit points or view play out its material To do this perform the following rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote control D For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor 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 describ
173. s As soon as video and or audio content is available for a playout see section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 2 the matching es sences will be activated in the user interface automatically Itis not possible to give out timecode alone At least one of the other essences has to be selected as well With the OUTPUT SELECT option 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 play out For example if you want to play out video the button VIDEO must be activated 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 peakmeters represent the 16 audio channels that are provid ed by the VENICE server If for example channels 1 and 2 are selected Playing Out Clips if configured in the audio routing the audio content will be played out at the channel outputs 1 and 2 of the VENICE server Further information about audio and the way it is handled can be found in section About Source Timecode on page 3 26 in section Audio Routing on page 3 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11 With the b
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177. s of audio that the video channel can provide With the M button IE at the top of each channel peakmeter the chan nel can be muted The LISS and R buttons at the bottom indi 7 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs cate where the channel will be routed to at your workstation left or right Button L Button R Result activated deactivated left channel deactivated activated right channel activated activated left and right channel mono deactivated deactivated mute The volume that can be heard at your workstation can be controlled with the MONITOR OUT items to the right e Mute either the left or the right channel that will then be heard at your workstation with the button MUTE e To adjust the volume of the audio with the mouse use the slider 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 e The volume can also be adjusted by entering a value in the entry fields BETI below the MONITOR OUT items When the 2M button is activated the volume controls of the left and right channel are locked together and they will both be ad justed simultaneously If deactivated the left and right channel can be adjusted individually 7 12 Configuration Configurations can be made in various places in the VEN
178. s selected from the operation switches see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 the select ed content can be added to a transforming list e Use the button SSSR TES to append 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 e Use the button RL to insert 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 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 2 OUTPUT SELECT With this option you can set the essences that should be converted to the other file format OUTPUT SETTINGS With this option you can set the file format that the selected clips should be converted to Dvs Transforming Clips e Use the Target resolution option to configure the video raster that the target video clip should provide The Auto scale drop down list enables you to scale and resize your original video material With the drop down list Auto scale set to Fit the original material will be scaled to its maximum allowable width or height so that no in
179. section Slave Mode on page 3 14 After this the button will be labelled RMT ON indicating that the slave mode is activated Then the VENICE server waits for a playout com mand to begin the playout To stop the slave mode playout perform the following e Either send the respective command or terminate the slave mode by clicking the remote button again i e deactivate the button RMT ON The VENICE server then stops the slave mode playout of the selected content Recording Clips With a connection to a video channel of the VENICE server established see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 3 2 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 3 13 All operating elements and configuration op tions in the ingest mode are described in chapter Basics and Software Reference on page 2 1 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 ver ify a position and set in and or outpoint You can control the externally connected device for a playout opera tion while simultaneously recording with the VENICE server You can set the VENICE server in slave mode for a remote con trolled record This chapter
180. selected Postfix By clicking the check box a postfix from the drop down list Options can be selected Options Drop down list with options to be added to the Prefix or Postfix fields 8 1 12 Playout Settings Playout settings Field mode stop field Figure 8 13 Playout settings It provides the following items Playout settings This option allows you to set the fields for a playout operation Field mode stop In this drop down list you can choose where to field stop at an interlaced playout Depending on if Field 1 or Field 2 is selected from the drop down list the playout will be stopped at the first or second field When setting Auto the playout will be stopped at the field when the button to stop the playout is pressed 8 1 13 Proxy Generation The Proxy generation settings allow you to simultaneously create proxies during a record with the VENICE server A proxy is a down scaled version of the original material that can be used for example for offline editing on other systems to enable previews of the video mate rial in real time 8 12 PVs Configuration Proxy generation settings Generate proxies during record ile format MPEG1 roxy file path eil Same as high res material A Other P From Sp Burntin timecode Position Size Figure 8 14 Proxy generation settings These settings provide the following items Generate proxies Once this check box is
181. should now start without displaying the system message and FIMS should be added to the record scheduler 5 6 2 The Record Scheduler After having started Spycer you can switch to the record scheduler by pressing the button RECORD SCHEDULER on the top left of the user in terface Spycer Options Tools View Help Debug MWetadata Job List Task Scheduler Figure 5 12 Switching to the record scheduler 5 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs You will see the following screen VENICE machine list scheduler display channel queue job list F E E E E E E E E E E browse and search area Figure 5 13 Record scheduler in Spycer To the left of the scheduler display you find a list of all VENICE devices configured for FIMS in form of its identifiers like IP addresses and chan nel numbers or host names and channel numbers You can switch the display to ALL or to a specific device by using the drop down list Ma chine at the top left of the user interface The identifiers of the VENICE devices are displayed in different colors meaning different states as de scribed in the following Color Explanation blue font with triangle to Channel is started and FIMS service is the left added you can record on this channel grey font with square to FIMS service is added but channel has the left not been started yet grey font with question No FIMS available server is offline or mar
182. showing 16 audio channels They can serve as a point of reference and should not be used D The peakmeters show the audio that is streamed via network 2 for precision measuring The peakmeter for the playout transform mode can be found among the OUTPUT SELECT option and for the ingest mode under the INPUT SELECT option see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 Configuring the audio stream is possible for all operation modes by clicking the button ROUTING The appearing dialog window will give you the ability to switch audio channels or set the volume For further information about this see section Audio Routing on page 3 16 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 PVs General Usage and Information 3 8 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 EE hours minutes seconds and frame number If or is displayed in an entry field a value D has not been specified so far To delete a once made entry you can use the delete buttons toggle buttons as described in section Operating Elements on page 2 15 Drop frame Timecode Indication The last colon of the timecode f
183. t MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for Recording Clips the recorded files with the METADATA option see also section Avid Workflow on page 3 27 e Then if not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 5 11 e Make sure that the crash record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 5 11 e f wanted type in the duration that the record should last in the DUR field e Afterwards press the record button CM of the opera tion controls The VENICE server will then start the record and as an indication for this the characters of the greater position field turn red The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input Once the captured clip corresponds to the set duration in the field DUR the record opera tion will be stopped automatically If no duration is set you can termi nate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button again When the record is terminated manually the recorded data will i be saved to the file depending on the configuration in the menu Configuration see section Ingest on page 8 5 When pressing the record button again a new file will be cre ated When the record has finished you can switch to the playout mode and review the recorded
184. t at the outputs of the VENICE server 4 5 2 How to Crash Record with the External Device In the playout mode you can perform a crash record on the externally connected device It will then immediately record the signal that is present 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 i rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote 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 14 e If not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player Recorder on page 4 12 e Make sure that the crash record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER on page 4 12 e lf appropriate use the operating elements 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 gg EE of the opera tion controls The external device will then start the record and as an indication for this
185. t conforms to the cli ent s local time By using the mouse wheel you can zoom in or out of the scheduler display The displayed timeline will then vary from max 15 minutes to 14 days The display can be enlarged by clicking on the arrow buttons BEE to the bottom left and right of the scheduler display The record jobs are represented by record bars in the channel queues Depending on the state of the job they are displayed m different colors You can read the state of the record as well as the Job name from the bars By right click ing into the scheduler display several context menus can be invoked depending on mode and location When right clicking on a channel queue when the PANNING button is activated you can choose to switch to EDITING MODE from the context menu and vice versa When right clicking on a record bar different context menus are invoked depending on the state of the bar 5 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 5 24 Record Bar Provided Context Menu orange queued When having added a record job to the channel queue it is displayed as an orange record bar In the context menu of the orange record bar you find the options Edit Opens the Edit FIMS job window Cancel cancels the record job and Open directory opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area blue completed Completed jobs are represented by blue record bars In the context menu of the blue
186. t from the GROUP drop down list the respective option you want to use for your task e g Rename The option Rename as well as the options Resolve and Con D figuration can be invoked via the context menu right click lt of the channel group tab too This will open a window with an entry field e Type in the name and click OK or press Enter on your keyboard The name of the channel group in the show case as well as on its cor responding channel group tab will be changed You can modify the channel group by selecting the option Modify This will open the window Modify group where you find the list field Available channels to add further channels to the group as described in section Forming a Channel Group on page 3 5 It is also possible to configure the settings for Group control or to set 3D mode after having formed a channel group If you want to resolve the channel group select the option Resolve in the drop down list The tab of the group as well as the show case of the group on the channel adminis tration tab will be closed Afterwards you can use the channels sepa rately again 3 4 3 General Usage of the Channel Group When a channel group is formed a further tab will be shown in the VENICE client software This tab can be used to control the group 3 8 General Usage and Information channel group tab VENICE V section31 venice projects source venice File Options Help
187. t set tings see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 4 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 8 When the button LOCK TO INPUT is deactivated you can change the out put video format the playout mode e g to check the position of a connected VIR the input format of the ingest mode must be configured appropriately see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 2 Whether the SDI output mode and Auto scale settings are available depend on the hardware of the VENICE server With the option OUTPUT SETTINGS configure the output video format according to your needs D To view the signal of the external device in the video overlay of 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 Options 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
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189. termine SETTINGS the File format File type configure the Codec Tar get resolution Aspect ratio Auto scale and Color range Furthermore you find configuration possibili ties for the audio files and the timecode 2 20 Basics and Software Reference Label Item s DESTINA In this option you find entry fields for content and des TION tination directory buttons buttons with three points for content and destination and a scale that indicates the state of the disk capacity For further information about the configuration options and its i settings in the transform mode refer to section Configuration Options on page 6 2 When the configuration options are collapsed they show you as space permits their settings in a single line in text form e g for the output settings in the playout mode SDI Single link 1 5 GBit s 1920 x 1080i 29 97 SMPTE274 16 9 Off The buttons at the top and bottom of the configuration options allow you to scroll through the configuration options Figure 2 17 Scroll buttons at top and bottom VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 7 The Tool Area On the right half of the user interface is the tool area to be found It pro vides the audio monitoring tool or the list editors depending on your requirements The following subsections provide a short overview of the tool area Further information about the items and featur
190. 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 3 29 Further Features of the Channel Connection Tab The channel connection tab provides the following features in addition 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 chan nel list manually at any time PVs General Usage and Information 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 1 0 channel computer name IP channel KO channel 01 Add KO channel Cancel Figure 3 1 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 channel connection tab you can also use the con text menu of the channel list right click mouse operation A freeing disconnection o
191. the button VIDEO must be activated while the other buttons must be deactivated The audio channel buttons above the audio peakmeters represent the 16 audio channels that are provided by the VENICE server If for exam ple channels 1 and 2 are selected if configured in the audio routing 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 can D be found in section About Source Timecode on page 3 26 in section Audio Routing on page 3 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 7 11 Currently the button TIMECODE provides no functionality The button ROUTING can be used to configure the audio channels pro vided by the audio clip 5 4 PVs Recording Clips 5 1 3 Configuring the Output Settings File Settings With the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuration Op tions on page 2 19 you determine the file format s of the file s to be recorded OUTPUT SETTINGS Video file settings Audio file settings Output format 1920 x 1080 29 97 SMPTE274 File format RF64 Output mode Multistream file File type PCM 10 bit RGB cineon big endian Bit depth 16 Bit Film Grafic mode full Figure 5 3 The output settings expanded file formats may not be available due to the selected input vid D These settings are connected to the input settings Some of the eo format Whether the Output fo
192. the form of the routing elements Not all audio channels carry da ta but all will be displayed and configurable e To enable the routing element of a certain audio channel simply click on the round routing element The routing element will turn blue e Now you can adjust the volume from silent up to 6 dB with your mouse wheel The default setting is 0 dB When pressing Shift and simultaneously turning the mouse wheel finer adjustments in 0 1 dB steps are possible e To e g change over stereo channels simply delete the wrong audio channel by putting your mouse cursor over the routing element and pressing the right mouse button This will delete the routing element and you can put another one on the correct audio channel by clicking in the respective field with the left mouse button e To reset the settings of a routing element simply double click it e To mute one or all audio channel s in a column press the output button with the respective audio channel number e To mute one or all audio channel s in a row press the input button with the respective audio channel number e To silent all other audio channels but the required one press the input solo or output solo button of the respective channel num ber If the configurations are set according to your purposes you can store these settings as a preset To do this perform the following e Click on the drop down list Preset and select the option Save T
193. tion Resolve on the File menu see section The File Menu on page 2 6 or e use the option Resolve on the context menu of a channel group tab or PVs General Usage and Information e use the option Resolve of the GROUP drop down list on the chan nel administration tab see section Administering a Channel Group on page 3 8 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 i its channels see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 3 29 3 5 General Usage of the Video Channel Tab Once the tab of a connected video channel has been selected see sec tion The Video Channel Tab on page 2 12 the controls for this chan nel are displayed The following list indicates how to use the main part left half of the tab of a video channel in general Selecting an operation mode Locking the user interface Performing an operation in slave mode Configuring the operation mode Working with the audio routing Performing the operation SE d E All steps are explained in more detail in the following Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via i 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
194. ts for the transforming Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 7 2 D For the items of a transforming list you can specify different e You can select between the transforming of a single item or a trans forming list with the drop down list EE see sec tion Using Lists on page 7 3 e Use the drop down list E to determine the transform mode of a transforming list 6 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 4 If set to ALL IN ONE all clips of the transforming list will be trans formed 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 con figurations e g file formats for the individual items to be created e start the operation with the button CHEN once your transforming is set up correctly Then it changes its appearance to its active state and the transforming begins e To terminate the transforming manually click the TRANSFORM button again PVs Transforming Clips 6 2 Transforming with the VENICE Server In the transform mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 3 13 you can play out the currently selected content and convert it to a different file format To start a transforming perform the steps as described below Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via i e g project files or pres
195. ty filter of the Adaptive filter Adaptive plus at 8 taps looks better for a D downscaling For upscaling and scaling around 1 0 it results in more artifacts ring ing than the adaptive filter Aperture Sharpens gt 1 or blurs lt 1 the image content Main usage is for Moir effects interferences in your video output signal usually caused by fine black and white image details e g striped or checked pat terns Then use these items until the jittering or oth er interferences disappear 8 1 16 Still Mode With the Still mode settings you can determine what to give out when a timeline has been played fully and the playout stops 8 16 PVs Configuration Output settings Single item playout mode e Last frame of the last played item Black Playlist playout mode Q Last frame of the last played item Black Playlist back to back playout mode e Last frame of the last played item First frame of the next item Figure 8 18 Still mode settings It provides separate settings for the different items that can be played out by the VENICE client software Single item Playlist Back to back playout for a playlist Select for each what should be given out when the playout ends 8 1 17 Storage Capacity The Storage capacity settings allow you to adjust the safety margin of the main storage for record operations with the VENICE client soft ware Sto
196. urations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 3 20 4 1 1 Selecting Content for Playout Before anything can be played out you have to determine the content for the output Open the option SOURCE in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 SOURCE Video clip APPEND TO LIST Audio clip S INSERT INTO LIST Figure 4 1 Source option expanded There are several ways to select content for a playout 1 You can enter the respective paths and file names manually 2 You can select content via a dialog window 3 You can drag ni 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 playout has to be set D via the operating elements see section Operating Elements on page 2 15 and the list has to be set up loaded in the playlist editor see section The List Editors on page 7 2 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 playout 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 Options on page 6 2 Entering Paths and File Names Manually To select content for a playout you can enter the
197. ut this and the channel administration tab can be found in section Channel Groups on page 3 5 S 3 4 Channel Groups On the channel administration tab see section The Channel Adminis tration Tab on page 2 9 you can form a channel group to control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab also called multi device operation mode Furthermore you can administer it and use it for playout or record operations or dissolve it after having finished your tasks 3 4 1 Forming a Channel Group To form a channel group you must be connected to two channels at least and they should be shown in the show cases on the channel ad ministration tab The options for this operation can be found in the channel administration items on the channel administration tab see section The Channel Administration Tab on page 2 9 and section The Channel Administration Items on page 2 9 To form a channel group perform the following figured properly for their tasks see section Configuring the D Before forming a channel group the channels should be con kel Operation Mode on page 3 15 It is not possible to form a group of channels that are set in the transform mode and if at least one channel is set in a different operation mode than the other s e From the drop down list GROUP on the channel administration tab select the option New This will display the following dialog window on the screen
198. utton TIMECODE you can determine that timecode informa tion 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 Operating Elements on page 2 15 Then you can explicitly select that the LTC timecode should be given out with this button The button ROUTING can be used to configure the audio channels provided by the audio clip 4 1 3 Configuring the Output Settings To play out video and audio you have to configure the output format ap propriately via the OUTPUT SETTINGS in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 2 19 OUTPUT SETTINGS Video output settings Timecode output settings Output port output mode Output format 16 9 Off YUV 4 2 2 D Colorrange Video mode head Figure 4 6 The output settings option expanded 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 3 13 different video for mat configurations can be set They will be applied to the connected video channel and available in each operation mode In the playout mode you can determine the signal output via the output settings and in the ingest mode the signal input is configured via the inpu
199. with the available entry fields of the SOURCE option To empty the window for the path and clip name can be per formed by deleting the entry and then pressing the OK button Selecting Content via a Dialog Window To select content for a playout you can use the buttons i to the right of the entry fields in the option SOURCE in the configuration op 4 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Select file tions 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 se Path File Name File Path File Format Image All Files 4 4 Figure 4 3 The dialog window to select content This window shows you in the pane to the left in a directory tree the vol umes directories that are configured as watch folders in the Spycer ap plication on the VENICE server By clicking 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 wanted file and click the OK button Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the respective entry field of the SOURCE option 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
200. wse and search area please refer to the Spycer user guide 5 6 3 Working with the Record Scheduler To work with the record scheduler a project file must have been creat ed before This project file contains all settings and the path needed for a record operation If a project file already exists you can select it in the dialog window New FIMS job If no project file exists you first have create one before you can start working with the record scheduler see section Projects on page 3 22 To start working with the record scheduler perform the following e Select from the machine list the VENICE server you want to use for the record operation e Right click on the VENICE server with the respective channel port to invoke its context menu e Select the option Start from the context menu Alternatively you can select the VENICE device and the respective channel number from the drop down lists Machine and Service to be displayed 5 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs You cannot start a VENICE channel in Spycer when having D connected to it in the channel connection tab of the VENICE client software see section The Channel Connection Tab on page 2 4 After having started the channel the device identifier will change to blue font and the little icon to the left of the device will turn from a square to a triangle The channel queue in the scheduler display will turn to its active state in
201. y If a file name is not specified the default name NewClip will be given to the recorded clip CC Tel 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 9 To the right of the field File name is an other field that shows you the number that will be used for the next re cord As a standard for every new file name the numbering starts with 5 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 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 option SS It will open a dialog window similar to a browsing pane in Spycer Li 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 This window is generated by Spycer Without a Spycer a

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