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VENICE Play Software User Guide (Version 1.0)

1. Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Krepenstr 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone 49 511 67807 0 Fax 49 511 630070 E mail info dvsOrohde schwarz com Internet http www dvs de Support Phone 49 511 67807 125 Fax 49 511 371985 E mail service dvs rohde schwarz com VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Contents Contents 1 Introduction ee 1 1 11 Target Group ee a a 1 1 1 2 Conventions Used in this User Guide ie ee ee ee ee ee 1 1 1 3 System Requirements en 1 4 1 4 Important Notes 1 5 2 General Information 2 1 2 1 Key Features of the Software ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 2 2 2 Setup Concept and Structure 2 3 2 2 Software Installation ii N N N 2 6 2 4 Updating the Software on the VENICE Server 2 9 2 5 Starting the PO instal drid adios 2 10 2 6 Connecting to a Video Channel 2 11 2 7 Exiting the Program iia 2 13 3 Software Reference EE 3 1 3 1 Overview of the User Interface ccc ee ee ee ee ee 3 2 3 2 Gontext Men s RO EE EE ER N EO 3 10 33 The Properties WINdOW usa aid 3 18 d Usage and Configuration 4 1 41 Ba i DISSE eri n cashes ee en a ee 4 2 4 2 AOTC die EE N NE ee 4 7 A App indi asses Ee Ee RE Ge ie A 1 Al Troubleshooting MEER Ed SA BR dad EG DR ES A 2 Aid Keyboard Shortcuts nase A 5 l Index ii VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 C i Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Contents VENICE Play
2. You can copy files from one system to another by using a simple drag and drop operation Please note when copying moving or deleting files the affected channels might still show the content e g in the video over lay without physically referencing to it S S S S S VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 1 5 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction pImportant Notes 1 6 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information General Information Contents Key Features of the Software ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 2 Setup Concept and StruGture serca EED EE EE ie 2 3 S f ware Te ell dle GE EE N di idea 2 6 Installingunder Linux sauna EN ad Ee aan 2 6 stalling Under Windows u 2 6 Installing under MacOS EER Es ERGER SRSA nen aan 2 7 Configuring the MOS Service nuis iese ee Re Re Re ee ee nn cana ee Ge Re ee ee ee ee 2 8 Updating the Software on the VENICE Server ese ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 9 Starting the Program atletas 2 10 Starting the Software Under LINUX unse aha 2 10 Starting the Software under Mac OS ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 10 Starting the Software under Windows ss 2 10 Connecting to a Video Channel sees ee ee RR RR Re ee Re ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee nn 2 11 Exiting the deel OE en nen EE ea 2 13 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information p Key Features of t
3. 00 00 48 20 01 02 45 08 00 01 48 08 00 01 02 12 00 00 20 00 Figure 4 2 A B group playout VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 5 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration pBasic Usage The colored boxes above the position fields in the operation items indi cate which clip belongs to which video channel You can assign single clips to video channels by performing the following 1 Select or multi select clip s keep the Ctrl key pressed and click the clips simultaneously Selected clips will be indicated in blue 2 Press the key Alt on your keyboard and simultaneously left click the colored box indicating the group letter on the clip or a clip of a selection This will open a little context menu with the group letters 3 Click the letter of the group you want to assign the clip to The colored box es on the clip s will change its color and letter to the video channel the clip s has have now been assigned to You can change the group name and the colors of the boxes For this you have to press the settings button see section Configuration on page 4 7 after having formed a channel group In the Channel and Server Settings window you will now see a further option the option GROUP BU Channel and Server settings Ee New group Apply to all Figure 4 3 Configuration of A B group playout There you can enter a new group name into the entry field Group label or chan
4. Ctrl C Mac C board Cut selected material to the clip Ctrl X Mac X board Paste from clipboard to the selected Ctrl V Mac X V position location Delete directories files from the Del Backspace storage VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 A 5 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Appendix gt Keyboard Shortcuts Close an open window of Linux Windows only Alt F4 VENICE Play Exit VENICE Play Alt F4 Mac 38 O A 6 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Index A application open with 3 12 assign clips to video channels 4 6 audio metadata 3 19 autoscaling EI EE OP 4 11 B binary multiples ees ee ee ee eens 3 19 button reset to default ee ee ee 4 7 C Capacity storage ee ee ee 1 5 change group NAME esse ee ee 4 6 channels area all items 3 8 client installation ee 2 4 SDYCEF ee ee een 2 4 clip Metadata eie see ee ee 3 19 Open with ee ee ee ee 3 12 Properties ac 3 19 configuration client settings u 4 17 countdown ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 4 17 file formats es 4 8 frame offset ccecce 4 17 Output link ee ee ee ee ee ees 4 9 SIEU TET 4 10 Server settingS ee see ee 4 15 speed and the port 4 9 timecode output 4 13 VENICE server ee ees ee ee 4 15 video settings ee ee ee ee 4 14
5. ment but browse and search permissions are not given Allow at least a browsing and searching on the system You can view what permissions are given for the respective peer in the properties window Remove the write protection from the file on the respective peer Move copy or capture the required data to this directory Set the selective view drop down list to the kind of data that you want to display or to All Files Install the third party program such as the QuickTime player For copy procedures the Spycer application running on the foreign system and therefore VENICE Play must be set to the appropriate access rights read permissions Otherwise a copy process will not be possible Set the access permissions of the Spycer applica tion on the other system appropriately Access to storage locations may be restrict ed To enable accesses of the SpycerAgent to these locations you have to enter the ad ministrative access permissions via the AD VANCED button available in the watch folder configuration settings Click the reload button to the right of the sorting list in the channels area to update the display in the user interface see section Channels Area on page 3 8 Either delete the items related to the delet ed moved content from the running order in the VENICE Play software or change the path of the clips in the running order to the new path of the copied deleted clip see section Editing the Pla
6. configuration settings menu Scaler ae 4 11 context menu file system nennen 3 10 context menus of the rundown and chan nels area ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 17 conventions command descriptions 1 3 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Index Of user guide ee ee ee ee 1 1 screenshots oo eee cece eee eeee eee eeeees 1 3 COPY ii 3 11 3 12 to folder ee 3 12 countdown seconds to COUNT ee ee 4 17 create proxy context menu option 3 12 3 14 D data management ee ees ee ee 2 4 defragmentation 3 11 3 13 deinstalling the software under LINUX ee ee 2 6 under Mac OS 2 7 under WindOWS ee 2 delete EE ee ee ee eee 3 11 3 13 context Menu Option 3 11 directory delete eee 3 11 3 13 hide unwatched folders 3 12 NOW eee eeceeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 11 3 13 properties 3 12 3 14 3 19 view in directory tree 3 12 3 14 view in file system 3 12 3 14 drive o A 3 19 driver eee 2 5 2 9 drop frame timecode 4 13 E editing descriptive metadata 3 14 editing playout ell U 4 4 diting M s sala ias 4 4 file ef RE OR cn 4 3 position fields ee 4 4 scrub Dar ee ee ee 4 4 EER AE EE EDE Taa 4 3 editing the playout ese ee ee ee 4 3 elapsed time ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 7 exiting the program ee ees eens 2 13 1 1 Index F fiel
7. 3 Gbit s and Dual link VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 9 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 3 Playout Playout This option allows you to set e g fields for a playout operation or a placeholder B Channel and Server settings x 4 10 Auto Freeze on last frame Placeholder File path var opUDVS Venice placeholder vamc Figure 4 8 Playout and placeholder settings It provides the following items Playout settings Stop field In this drop down list you can choose where to 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 After clip is played Select between Freeze on last frame and Cue next clip from the drop down list to configure the behavior of the software after a clip is played Activate audio Activate this check box to switch on audio while scrubbing while scrubbing in the Edit Item window see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 Placeholder File path When altering the path in the entry field File path you can set a new placeholder file for A B playout The default path references to a black image file VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configur
8. IE RR N OR OE ER IR 3 10 Context Menus of the File System ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 10 Context Menus of the Rundown Area ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 14 Context Menus of the Rundown and Channels Area ee ee ee 3 17 The Properties Window sees eee 3 18 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface 3 1 Overview of the User Interface After connecting to one or more video channels see section Starting the Program on page 2 10 you can browse to the video content you want to play out and configure the software to your purposes The user interface can be divided into three main areas 1 Management and File System Area 2 Rundown Area 3 Channels Area 00342310 LN aa MAIN A MAIN B Figure 3 1 VENICE Play user interface 3 1 1 Management and File System Area To the left of the user interface you find the management area providing drop down lists for general as well as content managing tasks There you find the drop down list Management and the file systems with di rectory trees of the VENICE systems you are connected to The directory trees show their content via Spycer therefore the Spycer i software must be installed for data management 3 2 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface To hide the management area you have to
9. L oe Switcher Fi i Program TR VENICE Isolated cameras i a VENICE d u Z a a a La ingest control VENICE Play VENICE View clients for studio playout fi Figure 2 1 Structure of VENICE and network setup VENICE is an ingest and production server especially designed for broadcast studio production environments It is a scalable multi chan nel system 2 or 4 channels per unit multiple units can be clustered that offers you ingest playout transfer and transcoding functions in one single box The open software structure combines video and IT VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 3 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information Setup Concept and Structure 2 4 workflows in broadcast environments VENICE comes with its own user interface designed and developed together with the hardware VENICE Play VENICE Play is the operator s interface to the server video channels It can be found already installed on the VENICE server ready to be used locally With it the operator can connect to the server via network and control playout operations However VENICE Play can also be installed on any network client for a remote control of the server It is available for various operating systems see section System Requirements on page 1 4 After its installation VENICE Play can be used the same way as the locally installed one With one instance of the software you can control different video
10. User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction p Target Group Introduction 1 1 Target Group To use this user guide and the R amp S DVS software correctly you should have experience in handling PCs and working with the respective oper ating system where the software is installed If you want to use the soft ware and the R amp S DVS system to its full potential you should also have knowledge 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 R amp S DVS system in connection with other equipment e g a VIR you should know how to operate this equip ment 1 2 Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this documen tation 1 Texts preceded by this symbol describe activities that you must perform in the order indicated Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list of a second level e Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a requirements list gt Texts preceded by this symbol describe the result of an action Texts preceded by this symbol are general notes intended to facilitate work and help avoid errors NOTICE Cause of Risk Indicates the possibility of incorrect operation which can result in damage to the product You must pay particular attentio
11. channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time However you can also run several instances of the software in parallel to control different video channels VENICE View The VENICE View application is designed to work as a multi viewer to give you an overall view of the connected channels of all VENICE servers in the network that can be found by Spycer It is a com prehensive and intuitive application that can be used either on the serv er locally Linux version or on any network client Linux Mac Windows connected to the server VENICE View uses an IP based soft ware architecture which can be utilized in existing IP networks without the need of extra SDI cabling and multi viewer equipment VENICE View can be run independently from the VENICE Play software but the latest Spycer application must be installed for data management Fur ther information about VENICE View its installation as well as its fea tures can be found in the VENICE View user guide Spycer Spycer the innovative content management software by R amp S DVS is required by VENICE Play for example for data management purposes With it you will be able to select a file via a directory tree from the user interface of VENICE Play Additionally because Spycer is installed as a separate application it can be used independently from the R amp S DVS software With Spycer you can manage any content stored on the system or a connected storage easily lt is a
12. group and its channel members Closes the complete rundown If you click this but ton unintentionally you can connect to the channel again as described in section Connecting to a Vid eo Channel on page 2 11 The running order s and the content will not get lost By default these position fields show the elapsed DONE and remaining TODO time of the item to be played out as well as the current position You can enter a new position into them too Via their context menu with the options Timecode and Frames you can configure which of the information should be shown in the fields Steps one frame forward Steps one frame backward Plays the clip that is currently cued If clip is being played out Stops the playout of the clip Jumps to the inpoint that is set in the Edit Item window for the respective clip see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 Jumps to the outpoint that is set in the Edit Item window for the respective clip see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 Running order containing one or more stories with the video content for the playout In the messages area you can lock the rundown when pressing the button LOCK as well as view all system messages when clicking the lined button Furthermore you see if the channel is connected as well as its IP address and port number VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 7 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference g
13. offset up or down by using the up clip end and down arrows The countdown will then end before the set frame offset begins at the end of a clip that is currently being played out VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 17 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration Configuration 4 18 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Appendix Appendix Contents Troubleshooting u een ee anne an ae senden A 2 Keyboard Sh rteuts nun ii A 5 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 A 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Appendix gt Troubleshooting A 1 Troubleshooting The table below lists some errors that may occur during the operation of VENICE Play and details how to resolve them Troubleshooting related to content management or the Spycer software No systems folders are displayed in the directory trees of the file system i e neither are local drives folders displayed nor network systems folders The thumbnails in the running order are miss ing and a grey image is displayed instead No network systems are displayed in the directory tree of a file system A 2 Spycer is configured to localhost and the local content management is disabled The SpycerAgent is not running Some network ports are closed The network system drop down list is set to display the drives direc tories of the local system only There are no other Spyc ers runni
14. or Trilevel Ifa syn chronization should be performed via the signal received on the SDI inputs select the setting Digital Adjusts the horizontal phase of the sync output signal relative to the input sync signal The out put signals will be altered accordingly i e the time base of the output signals will be generally altered The value is for SD video rasters in half pixels for all others in full pixels Adjusts the vertical phase of the sync output signal relative to the input sync signal The out put signals will be altered accordingly i e the time base of the output signals will be generally altered The value is in lines VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 8 Client Settings With the Client settings you can configure a countdown that will be displayed in the rundown when the playout reaches the set point of time in the clip B Channel and Server settings A Close Figure 4 13 Channel and Server Settings window The following settings Items are provided Display countdown Activate this check box to activate the display of the countdown on the rundown in the user interface Seconds to count Set the seconds to count up or down by using the up and down arrows The countdown will then start at the set point e g 10 seconds be fore the clip that is currently being played out ends Frame offset from Set the frame
15. outpoint when clicking into the inpoint and outpoint fields activate the manual trigger when clicking the pause icon on a Clip to stop the playout at the beginning of the respective clip when manual trigger is activated you can perform a playout of single clips when manual trigger is off the chained trigger is active or VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration Basic Usage put the clip into a loop when clicking the loop icon at the right side of the clip 4 1 2 A B Playout Channel Groups To form a group of channels e g for A B playout perform the follow ing 1 Connect to a video channel as described in section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 2 To create a group of channels you have to click the second third fourth etc video channel in the channels area and then drag and drop it into the empty running order area of a rundown of the first video channel This will open a dialog window where you can enter the group s name After applying the group s name you will see colored boxes above the position timecode fields in the operation items see section Rundown Area on page 3 6 of the rundown You will see only one rundown You can now browse the file system and select the respective clip s see section Basic Usage on page 4 2 into the rundown A Grande d B Grande 2 sGrandees Pr Grande 4 CURRENT TODO 01 03 36 02
16. software application capable of han dling large amounts of video data and their corresponding metadata providing you with integrated browse search and management tools to retrieve data and gather information about them locally as well as via a network SpycerNet Additionally it can be used to preview clips On the VENICE server the Spycer application is already installed pro viding the feature set On client systems it must be installed separately VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde 8 Schwarz DVS GmbH H General Information Setup Concept and Structure Furthermore for the full feature set a license must be available other wise it will run as Spycer Basic providing basic features only Further information about Spycer its installation as well as the SpycerNet can be found in the Spycer user guide Video Boards and Driver The PCle video boards and their driver provide the functionality of the system for its usage as a video server The PCle video board driver con trols the installed R amp S DVS video boards video channels and thus the in and output of video and or audio signals One video board can pro vide up to two video channels video channel pair Furthermore it en ables the master slave mode where the respective video channel of VENICE can either be controlled by or controls an externally connected player or recorder The VENICE Server Software The VENICE server software installe
17. the changes with the button OK the directory file will be named accordingly Use this menu option to rescan the currently se lected drive directory and refresh its entries in the database Any virtually added metadata such as the production metadata will be retained This menu option refreshes and updates the view of the currently selected drive directory This option refers especially to P2 or XDCAM files carrying their own metadata When changing the metadata in the format s metadata file use this option to import or reimport the metadata from the format s metadata file to the metadata file in Spycer Initiates a defragmentation of the currently select ed file directory or drive When you select this menu option VENICE Play creates a metaclip or several metaclips from the selected file s in the contents area Software Reference p Context Menus Create proxy Convert Edit descriptive metadata View Properties Available for the contents area and video clips on ly Creates a proxy of the currently selected video clip Then the proxy clip is created on the system where the clip resides Afterwards you can use it to view the video clip in realtime To create a proxy you must have read and write permissions on the respec tive system and the native Spycer ap plication must be appropriately configured for the creation of proxies Not available in the VENICE Play software Opens another win
18. 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Appendix gt Troubleshooting A network system is visi ble but provides no data you cannot access the data A contents area of the browse and search tools does not show the want ed material You receive an error mes sage when copying moving data Troubleshooting related to the VENICE Play software The channels area does not show any VENICE systems or the list is not complete A story or clip is being played out in VENICE Play and the playout is indicated in the VENICE View software whereas the video over lay there shows only a black image instead of the content The appropriate permis sions are not given The data is write protect ed The required data is not stored in the selected di rectory The selective view drop down list is set to a selec tive viewing Some files e g mov require the installation of third party programs You tried a copying be tween different systems in the network You tried to copy move data to a specially se cured location e g on an SNFS storage The user interface has not been updated The content has been de leted moved from the di rectory via the VENICE Play user inter face but the story has not been updated in the run ning order VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH The system takes part in the SpycerNet as well as performs a local content manage
19. 4 overview rundown area oo eee cece cece cece ee 3 6 user interface ee ee ee ee 3 2 P past nee 3 11 3 13 PCle video board 2 5 driver ee Se ee ee ee 2 5 2 9 performing a playout operation 4 2 playout autoscal ee ee ee ee 4 11 position of playout 3 7 resize material oc 4 11 program eX t ens e esse 2 13 program start sine 2 10 under Linux ee ee ee 2 10 under MaC ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 10 under Windows ee 2 10 project file Metadata ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 19 properties 3 12 3 14 CDS are 3 19 directories ee ee see ee ee 3 19 dl N ME OE 3 19 volumes ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 19 properties window ee ee ee ee 3 18 proxy Create oo eee 3 12 3 14 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH R realtime performance 1 5 record POSITION ee tees 3 7 recording time aussen 3 19 refresh ee ee 3 11 3 13 remaining me ee ee ences 3 7 TENAME ee tenes 3 11 3 13 CN 3 11 3 13 resize material ess 4 11 RPM installation package 2 9 rundown close rundown button 3 7 essages area ee ee ee 3 7 information area ee ee ee 3 7 operation items ee ee ee ee 3 7 settings button ee ee ee 3 6 UNNIN Order aussen EE 3 7 rundown A 3 6 rundown Items ee ee ee 3 6 S safety MAarg N ea 3 19 safety NOTES ee ee 1 5 scaling auto sn 4 11 select a color for group iese ee 4 6 S
20. 4 16 video metadata ee ee 3 19 properties ee ee ee ee 3 19 video Channel 2 5 video channel pair iese ee ee ee 2 5 video drive ee ee 1 5 video raster ee 3 19 video server ee ee 2 5 view items in directory tree 3 12 3 14 items in file system 3 12 3 14 volume properties ee see 3 19 Z slee aI DE eae TE Pee 4 11 3 Index N 4 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH
21. 4 Important Notes To use the VENICE Play software correctly please heed the following On the R amp S DVS system only use the designated video drive main stor age to store video and audio data Other storage locations will be too slow for realtime operations E Leave about 15 of the overall main storage capacity empty of data for realtime performance reasons The realtime capability of the R amp S DVS system depends to a large extent on the performance of the system s hardware Therefore it is recom mended to terminate all other programs on the R amp S DVS system while working with VENICE Your R amp S DVS system has been tested thoroughly and is very reliable However because of the vast amount of third party software available its reactions on the installation of such could not be tested The installa tion of third party software on the R amp S DVS system may disrupt the re altime capability and or limit the functionality of your system B S S For any data management with VENICE Play the latest Spycer applica tion by R amp S DVS must be installed as well see the Spycer user guide If the Spycer software is running in compatibility mode see Spycer user guide VENICE Play will not work On Linux operating systems the display suspend mode will be disabled when VENICE Play is installed and it must remain disabled Please note that not all software features may be available for all VENICE hardware variants
22. ICE 3 x clients e g for ingest Detection of available video channels by WS Discovery technology or manual setup list to exclude channels Easy drag and drop operations e g drag and drop of clips into run downs Browsing of all connected storages incl Avid ISIS Interplay with Avid workflow option and copy operations directly from the VENICE Play user interface functionality by integrated SpycerAgent Creation of channel groups for A B playout Large countdown display that can be set manually s Single clip story or running order loop enabled through button on each item Clip trimming in separate window and further possibilities of editing your playout operation VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information amp Setup Concept and Structure 2 2 Setup Concept and Structure The diagram below shows a possible basic setup of a VENICE system ina network as well as a sketch of the structure of the R amp S DVS system and its software thereby indicating the relation and communication processes between the individual parts File delivery MXF 7 Outgest m gt VENICE C Storage i VENICE MA Files vie yi Sa sa E j L B B Ingest control VENICE View Editing clients for monitoring Studio Playout p d VENICE ES 3 D L _ pas Camera Camera Camera f VENICE Ingest Program P EN gt gt A
23. Play Delete Play backward Delete Play backward Stop Stop Step forward Step forward Step backward Step backward Go to in point Go to in point Go to out point Go to out point Figure 3 8 Context menu of rundown items The context menus of the items of a rundown provide the following functions depending on the respective item On Air Off Air Add running order On running order Sets the respective running order On Air On running order Sets the respective running order Off Air On running order Adds a running order to the rundown Add story On running order and story Adds a story to the running order Add item On story and item Adds an item clip to the story When selecting this option a directory window opens up where you can browse to the file you want to add to the story Edit On running order and story Opens a window where you can edit the name of the running order or the story On item Opens an Edit Item window where you can e g edit the file name set in and outpoints or browse to another file For further information about the Edit Item win dow see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 15 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference p Context Menus Control Delete Cue Play Play back ward Stop Step for ward Step back ward Go to in point Go to out point Plays the c
24. Playout Software R amp S VENICE Play Software Version 1 0 User Guide Management venice 2 performance lest material News_1 EI News 1 6 mot Grande TODO 00 320423 00322111 00 32 04 22 gt MAIN A MAIN B News 1 CURRENT 01 06 51 05 dT EG Backdrops AUX1 DONE 01 08 5108 TODC 0106 49 13 00313218 160847 00017315 VENICE CURRENT 00 31 32 17 Channels venice_qa_2 venice qa venice_qa venice_ga or venice ev novols v_novoj VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH User Guide Version 1 0 1 for VENICE Play Version 1 0 Copyright 2014 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 da
25. S software on the computer system Afterwards the installation of the software is complete and it can be started at any time with a normal user account The R amp S DVS software can be deinstalled by deleting the i VenicePlay app entry from the Applications folder VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 7 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information gt Software Installation 2 3 4 Configuring the MOS Service H 2 8 After the software installation see section Software Installation on page 2 6 you can or have to configure the MOS service depending on your network configuration VENICE Play is equipped with a WS Discovery that defines a multicast discovery protocol to locate services in a network In case you have a network configuration that does not allow this you have to manually configure the MOS service in the mos_services cfqg file A further possible use case for editing the file is to filter the servers to be found in the network With the software installation you will automatically have installed the mos_services cfg file This is the file for the MOS service configu ration and you can find it in home lt user gt DVS VenicePlay under Linux operating system Users lt user gt Library Application Support DVS Ven icePlay under Mac OS C Users lt user gt ProgramData DVS VenicePlay under Windows operating system With editing this file you can configure a whitelist and a blac
26. User Guide Version 1 0 1 1 3 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction p System Requirements 1 3 System Requirements When installing VENICE Play on a client system please observe the fol lowing system requirements Supported Hardware These are the minimum hardware requirements that the computer sys tem has to meet if you want to use the program on a client system 2 GHz processor 2GBRAM 250 MB free space on system disk Network card to communicate with the VENICE server at least 100 Mbit s Supported Operating Systems The program can be executed on the following operating systems packs for your system otherwise you may encounter software and or il Be sure that you have installed the latest system updates and or service hardware problems Linux Red Hat Enterprise 5 3 6 2 6 4 64 bit R amp S DVS tested the software with the above mentioned Li n nux distributions Others may work as well but not necessar ily MacOSX min 10 7 Windows 7 8 Other Requirements For any data management with Spycer e g the selection of paths or files in the software via the user interface the Spycer application by R amp S DVS must be installed and fully licensed as well You can download the newest version of the Spycer application from its internet site www spycer net or www spycer de 1 4 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction Important Notes 1
27. add up to 6 rundowns representing the video channels you are connected to To connect to more channels you can open a further in stance of the VENICE Play software section Starting the Program on page 2 10 O roup Four A Orso d B Orso 2 Orso 3 D os E medis venice vol0 1f001 mat DONE CURRENT TODO 00 00 19 02 00 00 08 20 V lb Running Order Story nc 00 00 11 09 00 01 21 17 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 Figure 3 4 Rundown in the rundown area Table 3 3 All items of a rundown 1 Settings button Opens the Channel and Server Settings window where you can make several configurations for this video channel 3 6 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface Table 3 3 All items of a rundown 2 Information area 3 Close rundown button 4 Operation items DONE CURRENT TODO STEP BACK WARD STEP FOR WARD TOGGLE PLAY STOP GO TO IN POINT GO TO OUT POINT 5 Running order 6 Messages area In this area the name of the clip that is currently be ing played out and its path is displayed Further more the progress of the playout is indicated as a blue progress bar On a rundown of a channel group see section A B Playout Channel Groups on page 4 5 this area shows colored boxes and letters indicating the channel
28. ation 4 2 4 Playout Scaling The Scaling settings determine the filter used for zooming as well as sharpness FJ Channel and Server settings El Off Playout Adaptive filter Scalin 0 Timecode Close Figure 4 9 Scaling settings It provides the following items Scaling mode Enables you to scale and resize the video material if output format and the format of the video material are different When selecting Off from the drop down list the material will maintain its original size When selecting Crop from the drop down list 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 dif ferent parts of the images will be cropped When selecting Box from the drop down list the aspect ratio will not be preserved The result ing images will be stretched or compressed If the aspect ratio is different and you will always receive a full image in the target files When selecting Fit from the drop down list the original material will be scaled to its maximum allowable width or height so that no information gets lost If the aspect ratio is different you will receive black bars in the target files VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 11 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration Filter mode Filter aperture Determines the filter algorithm that will be used to change
29. ce of VENICE Play you simply have to close the window Depending on the operating system you can use the respec tive buttons e g the close button to the top right of a window on a Windows operating system This will close the instance of VENICE Play In case a connection to one or more video channels is currently established i e the MOS service is running the connection s will not be severed To severe the connection to a video channel e to stop the MOS service and free a channel for other tasks such as transform operations with the VENICE client software you have to use the context menu option Stop MOS of the respective channel If the MOS service is stopped it will be indicated in the channel list For further information see section Context Menus of the Rundown and Channels Area on page 3 17 and section Channels Area on page 3 8 If you do not stop the MOS service of a channels the channel will be indicated as occupied in the VENICE client software VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 13 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information p gt Exiting the Program VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference Software Reference Contents Overview of the User Interface ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 2 Management and File System Area see 3 2 RUNCOWO AGS n EE Ee a De GE AD Ee AE EE ke be ELE EE RE 3 6 Channels Area EE ME ER EA an Ee Ee ee ee EE ee 3 8 Context Ml
30. clips on ly Creates a proxy of the currently selected video clip Then the proxy clip is created on the system where the clip resides Afterwards you can use It to view the video clip in real time To create a proxy you must have read and write permissions on the respec tive system and the native Spycer ap plication must be appropriately configured for the creation of proxies The menu option View enables you to configure which items to see in the directory tree and or the file system When invoked on the directory tree it shows the menu option Hide unwatched folders With it you can hide all drives directories that are not watched by the SpycerAgent Once the menu op tion is activated it shows a cross in front and only the watched folders will be displayed in the direc tory tree With this menu option you can call up the proper ties of the file directory or drive where the context menu was invoked They will be shown in the properties window Further information about this can be found in section The Properties Window on page 3 18 The context menu of the folders and files provides the following func tions Open with Select all Move to folder Copy to folder Copy Not available for VENICE Play Selects all files available in the contents area Moves the selected directory file s to another lo cation When activated it will open a dialog win dow where you can select a new storage locati
31. d directory file from the storage You can use Del to select this option as well Deleting files directories This menu option deletes the selected directory file physically from the stor age It is directly deleted and there is no undo functionality or recycle bin available to restore the data Be absolutely sure that you want to delete a file directory Creates a new subdirectory at the currently select ed location This menu option opens a dialog win dow where you have to enter the name of the new directory After confirming the name with the but ton OK the directory will be created Changes the name of an already existing directo ry file It opens a dialog window where you have to enter the new name After confirming the changes with the button OK the directory file will be named accordingly Use this menu option to rescan the currently se lected drive directory and refresh its entries in the database Any virtually added metadata such as the production metadata will be retained This menu option refreshes and updates the view of the currently selected drive directory Initiates a defragmentation of the currently select ed file directory or drive When you select this menu option VENICE Play creates a metaclip or several metaclips from the file s in the selected folder 0 1 3 11 Software Reference p Context Menus Create Proxies View Properties Available for the contents area and video
32. d done todo 22 nnnnnnnn 3 7 file delete 3 11 3 13 metadata 3 19 open With 2 00 eee ceeee eee eeeee eee 3 12 properties 3 12 3 14 3 19 file system configuring view 3 12 3 14 context MENU ou eee eee 3 10 file system area 3 2 directory tre ee ee ee ee 3 4 file system items 3 4 filter nee 4 11 folder COPY 10 ede Re SEE se Re ee ee 3 12 MOVE tO ee ee 3 11 3 12 frame offset ee ee 4 17 free disk space ee ee ee ee ee 3 19 G group of channels A B playout 4 5 H horizontal phase 4 16 installation under LINUX ee ee 2 6 under Mac ee 2 7 under Windows ee ee 2 6 instances of the software 2 10 instructions exiting program ccncencrnesenaccanosae 2 13 starting under Linux 2 10 starting under Mac 2 10 starting under Windows 2 10 K keyboard shortcuts n se A 5 L layout of user interface hide unwatched folders 3 12 He e cities 2 5 2 M main Storage nen er 1 5 Management area ee ee ee ee 3 2 management drop down list 3 3 metaclips Creation ee ee ee 3 13 Metadata EE EE ee Ee ee DE 3 19 re import metadata 3 13 Vel ORE AE ER EA N 4 12 move to folder un aan 3 11 3 12 N network SETUP ee ee 2 3 new directory ese ese dee 3 11 3 13 MOLES sonoras 1 5 O open With ee ee ee ee ee 3 12 operating system ee ee ee ee ee ee 1
33. d on the system provides the video server Capabilities for the locally or remotely installed VENICEs It com municates directly with the PCle video board driver and therewith ad ministrates the video channels of the system as well as directs the in and output of each channel For example it determines whether one channel is free to be used or already occupied and what the respective channel should do record playout It is installed as a service demon and will be operational shortly after the VENICE server has been start ed Other Systems in the Network Other systems in the network may share with the VENICE server the content on its storage for further processing If the native storage of VENICE is not large enough for your needs it can be expanded easily by connecting further R amp S DVS storage systems such as a SpycerBox Cell For the sharing of content with the VENICE server via other connections than an Ethernet connection third party software and or licenses may be required VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 5 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information gt Software Installation 2 3 Software Installation Usually the VENICE Play software is already installed on the system and you just have to update the software on the server as described in section Updating the Software on the VENICE Server on page 2 9 In case you have to install VENICE Play from new you find all necessary information in the foll
34. deactivate the blue pin to the top right by clicking it C To show the management area you have to move the mouse pointer to the left edge of the user interface and activate the pin to the top right by clicking it amp Management Figure 3 2 Drop down list Management Table 3 1 All items of the drop down list Management LOAD SESSION Loads the last saved session all connected channels content and configurations into the user interface SAVE SESSION Saves a complete snapshot all connected channels content and configurations of the user interface DOCUMENTATION Opens the user manual ABOUT Shows you all information about the software in a window VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 3 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface venice dev paradiso venice_dev_paradiso Tree cg DoR m FIMS m out m Service a stable DVS SAN media venice vol0 DoR MOS rocks_A mxf rocks_B mxf rocks_C mxf rocks_D mxf rocks_E mxf Figure 3 3 File system Table 3 2 All items of the file system Y venice dev paradiso venice_dev_paradiso v B DoR S FIMS S out m Service m stable DVS SAN 3 4 The arrow to the left side expands collapses the complete file system of the respective channel The cross button to the right closes the complete file system of the respective channel The down arrow to the right opens t
35. dow with drop down lists and entry fields to edit the descriptive metadata of the selected content The menu option View enables you to configure which items to see in the directory tree and or the contents area When invoked on a folder or file it shows Show folders This menu option allows you to view di rectories in the contents area Once activated it shows a cross in front and directories available at the selected location will be displayed in the con tents area as well With this menu option you can call up the proper ties of the file directory or drive where the context menu was invoked They will be shown in the properties window Further information about this can be found in section The Properties Window on page 3 18 3 2 2 Context Menus of the Rundown Area Rundown Add running order Figure 3 7 Context menu on empty rundown area When right clicking the empty rundown area you can add a new run down After adding a running order story and clips to the rundown you have access to the following context menus VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Running order On Air Off Air Add running order Add story Edit Control Play Delete Play backward Stop Step forward Step backward Go to in point Go to out point Software Reference p Context Menus Story operations Item operations Cue Cue Add story Add item Add item Edit Edit Control Play Control
36. e following 1 Select from the Applications folder of Mac OS the entry VenicePlay app This will initiate the VENICE Play software and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 2 5 3 Starting the Software under Windows To start the software under the Windows operating system perform the following 1 Select from the START button menu of Windows on the submenu the entry for the DVS software for example All Programs DVS VENICE Play Alternatively you may also start the program via the VENICE icon available on the desktop of Windows This will initiate the VENICE Play software and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 2 10 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information Connecting to a Video Channel 2 6 Connecting to a Video Channel Right after starting the software see section Starting the Program on page 2 10 the software user interface will be displayed To the right all video channels of all VENICE servers that could be found in the net work are listed Management Channels EFE m Grande_1 Grande_2 Y Y Ma lt y Y v Mian v Y Na ver Tog y y venice_qa_atomix tandoori 1 tandoori tandoori tandoori 4 Figure 2 2 Connecting to a video channel vice can be found in section Configuring the MOS Service on Li Information about the WS Disc
37. ed on the drive where the item is stored sal Storage Capacities are indicated as they fi are truly available meaning they are de tailed without the deduction of a safety margin necessary to ensure the realtime capability on an R amp S DVS video system When called for files or video clips the properties window will provide various metadata information in a table such as file size file name and its for mat Additionally depending on the type of file it may as well detail such things as number of audio channels audio samples color mode aspect ra tio field mode resolution and so on VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 19 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt The Properties Window 3 20 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration Usage and Configuration Contents A 4 2 Editing the UT ai 4 3 A B Playout Channel Groups sms skande ESE ss Ee KERE a N GE died bes Eg ee 4 5 GORTIGUTALION RE o RU ee N GE 4 7 Playduts File Formats ss Nes ESE EE ne oe ES Ne Ee anita 4 8 Playout Output Link ee ee ee tnan ee ee ee ee an 4 9 PIAVOUE PlayQUt N EE OR EER EE EE N 4 10 PlavoutsScaling T 4 11 PlAVOUE TIMECODE ss ee sels He ana eh 4 13 Playouts VIGGO inneren ana enge 4 14 SEIVEr SEHINGS RE OE EE EE nee 4 15 Client Settings AS OE EE OO EE 4 17 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 A 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Config
38. elect all 3 12 SETVET ree 2 5 settings eT 4 11 synchronization ee cece 4 15 settings button configuration 4 7 sharpness ee tees 4 11 SE ED 4 12 Shortcuts us anne A 5 shortcuts on Mac OS n a A 5 SPYEBE ER ii 1 4 2 4 data management e s 2 4 feature set decia cata 2 4 SpycerBox Cell 2 5 starting DI program visiten siames 2 10 under LINUX ee 2 10 Tie ed ee EE casi 2 10 under Windows ee 2 10 o 495799 70420 25 en 1 5 Capacity ee 1 5 3 19 details oo ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 19 oe N 3 19 structure of VENICE ees ees ee see ees 2 3 synchronization VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Index SENOS es ooie N bee 4 15 system requirements ee 1 4 T target group AE Ne 1 1 third party software ee ees ee see ees 1 5 EINE et ee EE ia decada 3 19 timecode drop frame soria 4 13 total disk space ee ee ee ee ee 3 19 troubleshooting A 2 typographical conventions 1 1 U updating the server software 2 9 used disk space 3 19 user interface hide unwatched folders 3 12 V VENICE server software ee 2 5 structure ee ee eens 2 3 video board ee 2 5 video channel 2 5 VENICE Play software ie 2 4 ON Client 2 4 SDYCEF ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 4 VENICE server CONF IgUratIOnN cud asse ee 4 15 VENICE server software i c 2 5 update ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 9 vertical phase ee ee
39. er settings see section Configuration on page 4 7 Open Bin Opens the file system of the channel in the file system area see section Management and File System Area on page 3 2 Stop MOS This option stops the MOS service and disconnects the channel The MOS service must be stopped to free the chan n nel for other tasks such as transform operations with the VENICE client software or the FIMS ser vice If the MOS service is stopped it will be indi cated in the channel list To start the MOS service again you have to connect to the chan nel see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 Dismantle Only in context menu of information area Group Dismantles a channel group How to form a channel group is de scribed in section A B Playout Channel Groups on page 4 5 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 17 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt The Properties Window 3 3 The Properties Window With the menu option Properties in the context menu of a file direc tory or drive visible in the file system see section Management and File System Area on page 3 2 you can call up the properties of the re spective item They will be shown in the properties window Figure 3 10 Example of a Properties window This window shows cumulated sizes the number of files in the folders as well as the current owner of the folder However depending on the data t
40. ge the color of a video channel group member when clicking into the respective color bar This will open a further window where you can select a color or enter the respective values Apply the new settings by clicking the button APPLY TO ALL 4 6 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 Configuration When a video channel is connected and displayed in the user interface click the settings button 1 in the figure below to open the Channel and Server Settings window and to make several configurations for this video channel Group Four Imediafvenice vol0Mdf001 mot B Orso 2 Orso 3 DONE CURRENT TODO 00 00 19 02 00 00 19 01 00 00 08 20 V lb gt Iq d Figure 4 4 Configuration button on a rundown The following window will be shown BU Channel and Server settings PLAYOUT SERVER CLIEN File formats File format settings Output link BMP SA Scaling Tim Apply Figure 4 5 Channel and Server Settings window The available groups of configurations can be found to the left Once an entry is selected the settings sorted under It will be shown in the set tings 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 bottom right of the window The RESET TO SERVER SETTINGS button arrow button to the bottom left resets all configura tions back
41. he Software 2 1 Key Features of the Software H 2 2 VENICE allows you to conveniently and easily configure and control multiple channels at the same time This lets you allocate the available channels between different studios flexibly enabling you to assign them to tasks and studios as needed A redundant setup is made pos sible thanks to client mirroring In combination with the Avid workflow option content can be played out directly while it is being transferred from Avid ISIS and Interplay The new VENICE Play software is anoth er part of the approach for easy playout It allows you to bundle multiple channels in one playlist providing you with a comprehensive overview Its clear and simple design with large progress bars and timecodes helps you keep control at all times Spycer helps you to organize the da ta from file ingest and editing to transfer and check in of the metadata to MAM or production systems For example Spycer accesses Avid ISIS storage and Interplay PAM this way enabling you to perform live video ingest via HD SDI and file ingest from Professional Discs and P2 media devices Since data management and data transfers are performed via the Spycer software you find all necessary information about it in the Spycer user guide Highlights of the VENICE Play software Client redundancy one channel multiple clients Session restore for multiple channels s Available channels can be shared with VEN
42. he network drop down list containing all VENICE systems that are available in the network This button adds a new subdirectory to the cur rently selected drive directory It opens a dialog window where you have to enter the name of the new directory After confirming the name with the button OK the directory will be created This button moves you one item up in the folder structure This button expands collapses the directory tree The directory tree enables you to see the contents of your system network in a folder structure VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface Table 3 2 All items of the file system Imedia venice vol0 DOR MOS This field details the path to the currently selected directory rocks_A mxf The file area shows you the content of the select rocks _B mxf ed folder in the directory tree rocks_C mxf rocks_D mxf rocks_E mxf al You can copy files from one system to another by using a simple drag Li and drop operation Please note when copying moving or deleting files the affected chan nels might still show the content in the running order without physically referencing to it VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 5 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface 3 1 2 Rundown Area In the middle of the user interface you find the rundown area where you can
43. klist to fil ter IP addresses in the network as well as set static IP addresses Detailed information about how to edit the configuration file can be found in the configuration file itself Heed the instructions given there When setting static IP addresses in the mos_services cfgfile you have to deactivate the MOS only check box in the channels area of the user interface section Channels Area on page 3 8 as by default this list displays the systems that are found by the WS Discovery It is recommended to refer to your network administrator for editing the mos_services cfgfile Further information can be found in section Troubleshooting on page A 2 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information gt Updating the Software on the VENICE Server 2 4 Updating the Software on the VENICE Server During the service life of the VENICE server it may be required to up date its software The update will be performed with the standard RPM installation package for VENICE It will contain the newest versions of the PCle video board driver the VENICE server software as well as the locally installed VENICE Play software 1 Open a command line terminal and log on to the system as root 2 Switch to the directory that contains the new installation file Before updating the software on the VENICE server you should know if i software and hardware are compatible 3 Then first erase
44. lip that is currently cued backward if no manual trigger is active Plays the clip that is currently cued Stops the playout of the clip Steps one frame forward Steps one frame backward Jumps to the inpoint that is set in the Edit Item window for the respective clip see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 Jumps to the outpoint that is set in the Edit Item window for the respective clip see section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 On running order Deletes the complete running order including all stories and clips when Off Air On story Deletes the story including all clips On item Deletes the respective item clip On story Cues the first item clip of a story On item Cues the respective item clip The same can be achieved when double clicking the item VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference p Context Menus 3 2 3 Context Menus of the Rundown and Channels Area When right clicking the information area at the top of a rundown see section Rundown Area on page 3 6 and a channel in the channels area see section Channels Area on page 3 8 you can open its con text menu providing the following menu options Settings Open bin Stop MOS Dismantle Group Figure 3 9 Context menu on information area Settings Opens the settings dialog window where you can configure chan nel and serv
45. mages 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 features 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 either registered trademarks or 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 Intel Intel Core Intel Pentium Pentium and Thunderbolt are trademarks of Intel Corpora tion in the U S and or other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Microsoft MS DOS Windows the Windows logo Windows Media Windows Server Windows NT and Win dows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora are registered trade marks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and other countries Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation Anyother 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 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Headquarters
46. n to text that follows this symbol to avoid errors Preventive measures to avoid risks of damage to the sys tem VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 1 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction Conventions Used in this User Guide Source of Danger Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Preventive measures to avoid minor or moderate inju ry Source of Danger Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in death or serious injury Preventive measures to avoid death or serious inju ry A DANGER Source of Danger Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury un 1 2 Preventive measures to avoid death or serious injury Texts enclosed by quotation marks are references to other manuals guides chapters or sections Texts enclosed by single quotation marks are references to labelings given by the author and quoted labelings Window BUTTON Group Menu Menu Option Item Directory File Entry Key Text in bold with single quotation marks indi cates a window name Text in small caps and bold indicates a push but ton Text in italic and bold indicates either a group name menu name or options in a menu list In the specified group or menu select the stated item Text in bold only stands for other labeled items of a user interface Directory st
47. ng in the net work The local Spycer is con nected to the wrong net work or configured to localhost 127 0 0 1 Some network ports are closed May be the cause when no local drives are displayed as well With Spycer running alter the network con figuration settings from localhost 127 0 0 1 to the IP address of the network connection that is connected to the network and or enable the local content manage ment Either close and afterwards re start the user interface of Spycer or use the SpycerAgent tool to get the background process started Some network ports have to be free and available to connect successfully to the SpycerNet Otherwise Spycer and therefore the data management in VENICE Play will be confined to its localhost only IP address 127 0 0 1 has to be used Set the network system drop down list to Network Either start or install Soycer on another sys tem connected to your network and config ure it for the SpycerNet accordingly With Spycer running alter the network con figuration settings Select the proper IP ad dress of the network port connected to the network where other Spycer and VENICE Play applications are present Some network ports have to be free and available to connect successfully to the SpycerNet Otherwise Spycer and therefore the data management in VENICE Play will be confined to its localhost only IP address 127 0 0 1 has to be used VENICE Play User Guide Version
48. of the mouse This starts the installation routine which will guide you through the in stallation 2 6 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH 4 General Information gt Software Installation Follow the instructions given on the screen During the installation procedure all necessary files and libraries will be installed on the computer system The installation will be finished as soon as a message reports this With this the installation of the software is complete and it can be start ed at any time of the control panel of Windows Search for the entry DVS VenicePlay H The R amp S DVS software can be deinstalled via Programs and Features lt version no gt 2 3 3 Installing under Mac OS VENICE Play for Mac OS is available in a single disk image file To install VENICE Play on a Mac OS perform the following 1 2 3 Open a file manager on the computer system e g Finder Browse to the directory that contains the installation file of VENICE Play for the current operating system Open the installation file of the R amp S DVS software which will mount it as a volume VenicePlay lt version no gt dmg e g with a double click of the mouse From this volume install the R amp S DVS software for example by dragging the VenicePlay app file into the Applications folder on the sidebar of the finder This installs all necessary files and libraries of the R amp S DV
49. on in the network Copies the selected directory file s to another lo cation When activated it will open a dialog win dow where you can select a new storage location in the network Copies the selected directory file s to the clip board of the operating system VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Paste Delete New folder Rename Scan metadata Refresh Re Import meta data Defragment Create meta clip s VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference p Context Menus Pastes the contents of the clipboard see Copy at the currently selected location After the confirmation of a warning message this menu option deletes the selected directory file from the storage Deleting files directories This menu option deletes the selected directory file physically from the stor age It is directly deleted and there is no undo functionality or recycle bin available to restore the data Be absolutely sure that you want to delete a file directory Creates a new subdirectory at the currently se lected location This menu option opens a dialog window where you have to enter the name of the new directory After confirming the name with the button OK the directory will be created Changes the name of an already existing directo ry file It opens a dialog window where you have to enter the new name After confirming
50. overy and how to configure the MOS ser page 2 8 1 To connect to a channel simply click and drag it into the empty rundown area in the middle of the user interface You can connect to a maximum of six channels with one user interface To connect to more channels you can open a further instance of the VENICE Play software section Starting the Program on page 2 10 Establishing the channel connection will be indicated by the display of the word Connecting and a blue circle A successfully established con nection will be indicated at the bottom of the rundown by Connected the channel s IP address and port number VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 11 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information Connecting to a Video Channel FT Veniceriay Management connecing to http 172 23 69 199 Y Channels N Y venice 2 CURRENT Venice 2 root venice volO Connecting y y y y y y U y yl H y v y y v v Connected http 17 Figure 2 3 VENICE Play connecting to a channel sage at the bottom of the rundown detailing the cause for the error For further information about troubleshooting see section Troubleshoot ing on page A 2 il If no connection could be established you will see a red system mes 2 12 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information Exiting the Program 2 7 Exiting the Program To end a running instan
51. owing sections 2 3 1 Installing under Linux The installation routine of VENICE Play for a Linux operating system is a single RPM package file To install VENICE Play on a Linux operating system perform the following 1 Open a command line terminal 2 Log on to the system as root 3 Switch to the directory that contains the installation file of VENICE Play for the current operating system 4 Then install VENICE Play by entering for example rpm ihv VenicePlay lt version no gt skernel OS architecture gt rpm This installs all necessary files and libraries of the R amp S DVS software on the computer system Afterwards the installation of the software is complete and it can be started at any time with a normal user account Please note that on a Linux client the driver and VENICE server software i are installed as well but will not be used The R amp S DVS software can be deinstalled by entering rpm e VenicePlay in a command line 2 3 2 Installing under Windows The installation routine of VENICE Play for the Windows operating sys tem is a single executable file To begin the installation perform the fol lowing 1 Open a file manager on the computer system e g Windows Explorer 2 Browse to the directory that contains the installation file of VENICE Play for the current operating system 3 Execute the installation file of VENICE Play Install_VenicePlay lt version no gt exe for example with a double click
52. oxies View Properties Select all Ctri A Move to folder Copy to folder Copy Ctrl C Delete Rename Scan metadata Refresh Re Import metadata Defragment Create metaclip s Create proxy Edit descriptive metadata View Properties Figure 3 6 Context menu of a folder in the directory tree left side and clip in a folder right side Depending on whether the context menu is invoked on a folder or ona i video clip it may provide different menu options as well as some may be disabled The context menu of the directory tree provides the following func tions VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Move to folder Copy Paste Delete New folder Rename Scan metadata Refresh Defragment Create meta clip s VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference p Context Menus Moves the selected directory file s to another lo cation When activated it will open a dialog win dow where you can select a new storage location in the network Copies the selected directory file s to the clip board of the operating system You can use Ctrl C to select this option as well Pastes the contents of the clipboard see Copy at the currently selected location You can use Ctrl V to select this option as well After the confirmation of a warning message this menu option deletes the selecte
53. r In this list you find an overview of all channels that could be found in the network depending on the discovery configuration see section Config uring the MOS Service on page 2 8 The icons to the left give you information about the channel s status A shaded icon indicates that the channel is blocked an icon containing a blue triangle indicates that the MOS service is active and if the icon contains no triangle at all the MOS service is not available for this device Further more the con indicates a channel group via four blue rectangles and colored font When right clicking a channel the context menu opens up that allows you to either deactivate MOS open the bin of the system in the file sys tem to the left side of the user interface or rename the respective channel A mouseover gives you more detailed informa tion about the channel and the system VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 3 9 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference p Context Menus 3 2 Context Menus The context menus usually invoked with a right click ofthe mouse with the mouse cursor positioned over the respective item provide different directory and file related functions such as the deletion of a directory and or file or controlling the system 3 2 1 Context Menus of the File System Move to folder Copy Ctrl C Delete New folder Rename Scan metadata Refresh Defragment Create metaclip s Create Pr
54. r details about the license currently assigned to your application In cases you have not found the solution for your problem in this trou bleshooting please refer to your network and system administrator or to the DVS service department A 4 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Appendix gt Keyboard Shortcuts A 2 Keyboard Shortcuts For a more easy control of VENICE Play there are various keyboard shortcuts available which are listed in the table below Open the About window F1 Open the option Rename of the F2 context menu when an several item s of the contents area or a sev eral folder s in the directory tree is are selected Refresh the view of the directory F5 tree must have focus Play clip Space 5 L Stop playout Space 5 K L Step one 1 frame forward on a Right Arrow 4 scrub bar must have focus Step one 1 frame backward ona Left Arrow 3 scrub bar must have focus Select several items e g files dis Hold Ctrl key Mac while jointedly selecting with the mouse Select a range of adjoining items Hold Shift key while selecting e g files with the mouse Within the home system Move ma Hold Alt key while drag n drop terial to another location instead of with the mouse copying Set inpoint I Set outpoint 0 Go to inpoint A Go to outpoint S Copy selected material to the clip
55. ructure or file Indicates parameters or variables as well as se lections or entries made in a program it may also indicate a command e g at a command line a syntax or contents of a file output An individual key or a key combination on a key board VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Introduction Conventions Used in this User Guide 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 Alt F1 If this is given press the Alt key first and then the key F1 successively Screenshots The screenshots shown in this documentation may be taken on various operating systems as well as from pre release versions of the software Their appearance may differ from your environment However they should contain all relevant elements that you need to understand the described actions Command Descriptions Command descriptions may additionally use the following notation Haas Has to be numerical lt gt Variable this term has to be replaced by an ap propriate value Lesa Optional part you don t have to specify it lt XXX gt Y Default if you don t specify lt xxxs it will be set to the default value y based Selection select one of the given alternatives which are separated by commas VENICE Play
56. s Alt and click the loop button at the right side of the story field This will activate the loop functionality of a story It is enough to cue the first clip of the story then the following clips will be cued automatically For a faster working with the VENICE Play software there are many key board shortcuts available as listed in section Keyboard Shortcuts on page A 5 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration amp Basic Usage 4 1 1 Editing the Playout Editing the clip in the running order is possible when selecting the op tion Edit from its context menu see section Context Menus of the Rundown Area on page 3 14 This will open the Edit Item window News nice vol0 Avid MediaFiles MXF 1 UnnamedV01AD7FE75A mxt SET IN CURRENT I DURATION OUT 00 00 00 00 00 07 18 15 00 07 18 14 Cancel OK Figure 4 1 Edit Item window In this window you can edit the following items iR Slug Here you can change the file s name File path Select another file when clicking the directory button to the right 2 Image area Shows the content of the clip VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Basic Usage 3 4 4 4 Usage and Configuration Scrub bar You can use the scrub bar to scrub forward and back ward Editing items The editing items below the scrub bar allow you to edit the file You can do
57. s drop down list 4 14 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 7 Server Settings The Server settings allow you to set server related configurations di rectly from the user interface of VENICE Play It opens the following window Fi Channel and Server settings x Digital 4 90 Close Figure 4 12 Channel and Server Settings window The Sync reference settings set the synchronization of in and output video signals for the video channel pairs 1 2 and 3 4 of the VENICE server For the video channel pairs different settings can be set when either one of these channels has the focus in VENICE Play When changing the sync settings of a channel this will effect the respec Li tive second channel of the video channel pair Sync settings can only be made on the first channel of a video channel pair The following settings items are provided VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 15 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration Type H phase V phase Determines the type of sync for the input there by determining the sync output Usually the video channels run in a non genlock mode i e an internal synchronization is performed In ternal To set the video channels into an an alog genlock mode connect a signal to the reference input and select an appropriate sync type here e g Bilevel
58. 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 re placed by a full stop Timecode offset Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 13 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 6 Playout Video The Video settings allow you to configure the picture and the color out put to your purposes B Channel and Server settin cox 1920 x 1080 25 00 Interlaced 16 9 YUV 422 10 Bit Video mode head Apply It provides the following items Picture settings Display resolution Select the display resolution for the playout from this drop down list Frame rate Select the frame rate for the playout from this drop down list Scanning format Select Interlaced or Progressive for the play out from this drop down list Aspect ratio Select the aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 depending on set resolution for the playout from this drop down list Color settings Color mode Select the color mode from this drop down list Available options are RGB 444 RGBA 4444 YUV 422 and YUVA 4224 Color depth Select the color bit depth for the playout from this drop down list Color range Select the color range video mode head for the playout from thi
59. t Overview of the User Interface 3 1 3 Channels Area To the right of the user interface you find the channels area showing you all channels that could be found in the network depending on the MOS service configuration see section Configuring the MOS Service on page 2 8 Furthermore you find options and lists to sort the dis played channels 2 Channels Sort by Url Figure 3 5 Channels area To hide the channels area you have to deactivate the blue pin to the top Lil right by clicking it To show the channels area you have to move the mouse to the right edge of the user interface and activate the pin to the top right by clicking it Table 3 4 All items of the channels area The arrow to the left side expands collapses the Channels channel sorting options The blue pin button fixes the channels area at the right side of the user interface From this drop down list you can select the sort ing options for the VENICE channels You can choose between Sort by URL and Sort by Name This reload button updates the channel list 3 8 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference gt Overview of the User Interface Table 3 4 All items of the channels area These check boxes alter the display of the chan nel list Depending on the activated deactivated check boxes details groups or systems with configured MOS service can be displayed in de scending orde
60. the following Jump to the in or outpoint Set an inpoint or an outpoint Clear the set inpoint or outpoint Jump to the previous marker beginning of the clip or jump to the next marker end of the clip Step one frame backward or forward Position fields In these fields you can set frame accurate values by se lecting the numbers and simply typing in the respective value The following settings are possible Set the marker to a certain position on the scrub bar entry field CURRENT Set the inpoint entry field IN Set the duration of the clip entry field DURATION Set the outpoint entry field OUT Furthermore you can edit the Items on a running order directly by pressing the button Alt on your keyboard and simultaneously clicking the respective item on the user interface On the running order bar you can edit the name of the running order when clicking Running Order set the running order on air or off air when clicking the icon to the left of Running Order or put the complete running order into a loop when clicking the loop icon at the right side of the running order bar On the story bar you can edit the name of the story when clicking Story or put the story into a loop when clicking the loop icon at the right side of the story bar On the clip you can edit the name of the clip when clicking the clip s name enter a new path when clicking into the clip s path enter an in and
61. the installed software by entering rpm e Venice 4 Then install the new software by entering rpm ihv Venice lt version no skernel 0S archi tecture gt rpm This updates the necessary files and libraries of the R amp S DVS software on the computer system Afterwards the update is complete VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 2 9 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH General Information Starting the Program 2 5 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description of how to start the VENICE Play software With one instance of the software you can con trol different video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time and even perform multi device operations via channel groups However you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for example to have them side by side on screens For this you simply have to perform one of the following starting operations once again 2 5 1 Starting the Software under Linux To start the software under the Linux operating system perform the fol lowing 1 Select from the Applications menu of Linux the entry Sound amp Video VENICE Play Alternatively you may also start the program from a command line terminal by entering VENICE Play This will initiate the VENICE Play software and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 2 5 2 Starting the Software under Mac OS To start the software under Mac OS perform th
62. 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 quality filter of the Adaptive filter Adaptive plus at 8 taps looks better for a Li downscaling For upscaling and scaling around 1 0 it results in more artifacts ring ing than the adaptive filter 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 patterns Then use these items until the jittering or other inter ferences disappear VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 5 Playout Timecode The Timecode settings allow you to configure the timecode output to your purposes B Channel and Server setti Internal TC Non drop frame 0 Timecode Close Figure 4 10 Timecode settings It provides the following items Timecode type Determines the timecode type i e whether an internal timecode or the source timecode pro vided by the files should be used if supported by the file format Timecode mode Specifies if drop frame timecode or non drop frame timecode should be applied to the inter nal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes The last colon of the timecode format n may be displayed in the
63. to their default values VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 4 7 Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 1 Playout File Formats The file formats BMP TGA and TIFF usually carry no metadata about whether the material is progressive or interlaced The File formats op tions offer you the possibility to define the image settings of the mate rial to be played out or transformed B Channel and Server settin sl File formats t link 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 4 8 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Usage and Configuration gt Configuration 4 2 2 Playout Output Link With this option you can configure the speed and the port of the output PRI Channel and Server settin File formats SDI utput link Single link 1 5 GBit s Apply Figure 4 7 Output settings It provides the following items Output port Offers a drop down list where you can select between SDI and DVI as output port Output mode Offers a drop down list where you can select between Single link 1 5 Gbit s Single link 3G A 3 Gbit s Single link 3G B
64. uration Basic Usage 4 1 Basic Usage 4 2 Heed the following steps in order to perform a playout operation with the VENICE Play software 1 Start the program as described in section Starting the Program on page 2 10 2 Connect to a channel or to several channels as described in sec tion Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 3 Browse the file system and select the respective clip s You can multi select clips by simultaneously pressing Ctrl and the re spective clip The selection will be highlighted in blue color If you have saved a session before you can open it by clicking the option LOAD SESSION of the drop down list Management see section Man agement and File System Area on page 3 2 4 Drag and drop your selection into the rundown This will automat ically create a running order and a story containing your clips 5 Edit the items as described in section Editing the Playout on page 4 3 6 Set the running order on air via its context menu option On Air 7 Cue a clip by using its context menu option Cue or double click ing it 8 Click the play button in the operation items of the rundown area see section Rundown Area on page 3 6 With this you have started the playout operation It will be visible in the VENICE View software see section Setup Concept and Structure on page 2 3 To play out a playlist you have to activate the loop button on the story pres
65. yout on page 4 3 If moving deleting the content was per formed unintentionally you can move or copy the content back to the appropriate folder e g via the Spycer software A 3 Appendix gt Troubleshooting Troubleshooting related to the network configuration The channels area does Your network is not con Please refer to your network administrator not show any VENICE figured for multicast In case a multicast configuration is not pos systems or the list is not communication sible the administrator can manually con complete figure the mos_services cfg file see section Configuring the MOS Service on page 2 8 The MOS only check box Deactivate the MOS only check box in the in the channels area of channels area of the user interface section the user interface is still Channels Area on page 3 8 as by default activated and therefore this list displays the systems that are found the channel list only dis by the WS Discovery and not those that are plays the servers that are setas static inthe mos_services cfgfile found by the WS Discov ery Please check the mos services ctd file see section Configuring the MOS Service on page 2 8 if there might be a wrong setting of IP addresses For further information about how to handle problems related to Spycer n see the Spycer user guide To troubleshoot license issues the About VENICE Play window in the Spycer application provides furthe
66. ype of the item where the properties are called the properties window will look differently beneath these information and provide oth er details When accessing properties of items on other systems in the network Lil question marks may appear instead of properties Then give the sys tem time to update the information During this the properties window may remain open and once the data has been gathered they will be dis played 3 18 VENICE Play User Guide Version 1 0 1 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Software Reference The Properties Window volumes directories files clips When called for volumes or directories you find further details about the storage where the item is located as well as about its capacity Detailed are for example the free used and total disk space in binary multiples of their sizes binary prefixes Ad ditionally time values are provided to show you for instance the amount of free space available for a record of video Because these depend on a vid eo raster you can configure raster settings in this view of the properties window as well The time values of the disk spaces will be changed accord ingly R on 720 x 486 Color Mode RGBA4 4 4 za Frame Rate 23 98 HZ Quantization Figure 3 11 Time calculation settings for disk spaces Furthermore a bar is available that tells you graph ically as well as via a percentage value the amount of disk space currently us

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