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NSCaster X1
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REV 1.2
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  • Page 1 NSCaster X1 User Manual REV 1.2 Copyright © 2006-2021 NANJING NAGASOFT CORPORATION All rights reserved www.nagasoftsales.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION________________________________________________________________ 1 _______________________________________________________________________ 1 1.1 L CCESSORIES _____________________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 D EVICE ARAMETERS ______________________________________________________________________________ 2 1.3 M ODEL _____________________________________________________________________ 2 1.4 I NTERFACE IAGRAM 1.4.1 Back Interface____________________________________________________________________ 2 1.4.2 Side Interface____________________________________________________________________ 4 1.4.3 Bottom interface__________________________________________________________________4 2 INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING________________________________________________________ 5 3 SOFTWARE FEATURES_____________________________________________________________________ 8 _____________________________________________________________ 8...

  • Page 3: Hardware Specification

    Standard 4G Bonding Version packaging Aluminum box Image Transmission Wireless Image Standard packaging antenna Transmitter Version Aluminum box User manual Nagasoft Custom e-edition packaging Warranty card Aluminum box Nagasoft Custom certificate packaging 1.2 Device Parameters Device Item Name Description Chassis Portable case, built-in with 11.6-inch high-definition touch screen...

  • Page 4: Model

    1.3 Model Standard Version 4G Bonding Version Wireless Image Transmitter Version 1.4 Interface Diagram 1.4.1 Back Interface 1) The back interface of the standard version is shown below: 4G antenna USB3.0 HDMI Display interface 4G antenna Gigabit Ethernet port HDMI PGM Output WIFI antenna SDI-1 Input SDI PGM Output...
  • Page 5 2) The back interface of the 4G bonding version is shown below: 4G antenna Switch HDMI-1 Input 4G antenna Power supply（DC 19V） HDMI-2 Input 4G antenna USB2.0 HDMI Display Interface WIFI antenna USB3.0 HDMI PGM Output SIM1 card holder Gigabit Ethernet port SDI PGM Output SIM2 card holder SDI-1 Input...

  • Page 6: Side Interface

    1.4.2 Side Interface The side interface for both standard version and 4G bonding version are the same as shown below: XLR/TRS balanced input L XLR/TRS balanced output L XLR/TRS balanced input R XLR/TRS balanced output R 3.5mm monitor 1.4.3 Bottom interface 1) The bottom interface of the standard version is shown below: SIM card holder Inlet...

  • Page 7: Installation And Commissioning

    The bottom interface of the 4G bonding version/ Wireless Image Transmitter version is shown below: Inlet 2 Installation and Commissioning 1) Open the box, then take out the power cord and NSCaster-X1 device. After that, lay the device on a stable surface. 2) Connect the power cord and the corresponding WIFI and 4G antennas.
  • Page 8 4) In order to connect the NSCaster-X1 device output port to the monitor, it has divided into following categories:  The SDI monitor is connected to the SDI output via an SDI cable.  The HDMI monitor is connected to the HDMI output via HDMI cable. 5) Connect the sound output of the NSCaster-X1 device to an external device or monitor.
  • Page 9 7) After the NSCaster-X1 device is started, it will enter the main interface of NSCaster-X1 as shown in the following figure: 8) The SDI video signal and HDMI video signal are directly loaded into the main interface. 9) To load NET signal, select " "...

  • Page 10: Software Features

    3 Software Features 3.1 NSCaster-X1 Main Interface Name Name Settings button SDI input channel Streaming control HDMI input channel Recording control NET input channel Tuning control for total mix output DDR display channel Image overlay Network status display PIP (Picture in picture) Triggers enable status Scoreboard Transition effect &...

  • Page 11: Sdi/Hdmi Channel

    3.1.2 SDI/HDMI Channel In addition to access to SDI/HDMI cameras or other SDI/HDMI interface devices, the first four channels can also be connected to IP cameras, Live+ devices, and network streams. Click the + icon to pop up the settings interface, as described in detail below: 1.
  • Page 12 The onvif auto discovery function can automatically search IP cameras in the same network segment, and the searched cameras can be directly added to the device list; the devices with * need to enter the account number and password to login before they can be added. "Manual input and add"...
  • Page 13 After loading successfully, click the PTZ control button and the PTZ control interface will pop up. Supports control including rotation direction, zoom, pan/tilt speed, preset position setting control, the interface is as shown in the figure below: 3. Live+ Device You can use the VJMobileCast application to access the mobile screen, and both internal and external networks can be accessed.
  • Page 14 Netstream It support rtmp/rtsp format, as shown in the following figure: In order to make the network stream easier to fill in, you can use the on-screen input function, the function is as follows: 1) Click the input box and click the on-screen input icon in the pop-up input interface.
  • Page 15 3) The input interface can be popped up in the mobile phone, as shown below: 4) Paste the network stream directly into the input box, and the attached content is also synchronized to NSCaster X1 URL input box, as shown below: 5. NDI | HX...

  • Page 16: Net Channel

    6. The channel name can be changed, as shown in the figure below: Double click the channel name to enter the channel name editing status, as shown in the following figure: 3.1.3 NET Channel The NET channel is used to load network streams and the supported formats are: rtmp/rtsp. You can also directly load IP cameras, Live+ devices, NDI|HX.
  • Page 17 2) You can use the VJMobileCast app to access the mobile screen, both internal and external networks can be accessed. The access signal can be accessed through the APP directly by scanning the QR code or entering the ID number. The access signal is displayed in the "Device List", click to select the signal screen that needs to be loaded to the mobile terminal.
  • Page 18 address in the URL, and use the same screen input function to quickly enter the stream address. As shown below: 4) Click to enter the SRT stream editing interface and fill in the required content in turn. Here’s what it looks like:...

  • Page 19: Ddr Channel

    5) The NDI device in the LAN can be loaded, and it can be discovered automatically by clicking the refresh button, as shown in the following figure: 3.1.4 DDR Channel The DDR channel is used to load video footage as shown below:...

  • Page 20: Image Overlay

    1) The button for loading video material is as follows:  Button : Add video  Button : Play/pause video  Button : Stop  Button : Back 10 seconds  Button : Fast forward 10 seconds  Button : Separately, play in list order, play single video loop and play in list loop ...
  • Page 21 2) Click to send it to the PGM, and click again to not display. 3) Click to enter the photo editing interface. In the picture editing, you can drag and drop the picture manually to adjust the position and size of the picture, as shown below:...

  • Page 22: Pip (Picture In Picture)

    Button operation is as follows:  Four button : Adjust the position of the picture in the up, down, left, and right directions  Button : Zoom in  Button : Zoom out  Button : Restore image to initial state 4) Select the image and click to delete the image.
  • Page 23 2) Add background image template. The background image is stored in the "picture material" folder of the "file copy" interface. Click the "configuration" button to edit the picture in picture, including changing the background image, stretching and clipping the picture, changing the size and position, and cutting the channel picture freely. Click on the button to quickly add a background image using a picture fast scan code.

  • Page 24: Scoreboard

    3.1.7 Scoreboard The scoreboard can record the score of the live match in real time as shown in the figure below: 1) Button operation is as follows:  Button : Display the score board to the PGM channel and click again to cancel the display.

  • Page 25: Audio Mixer

     Button : “+/-” can “increase/decrease” scores in real time.  Button : Start/pause timing. The status will become yellow highlight when it start. “+/-” can “increase/decrease 1 second” in real time.  Button : Clear the score and timing. 3.1.8 Audio Mixer The mixer is used to control the gain and mix of all input and output audio as shown below: 1) Button operation is as follow:...

  • Page 26: Subtitle

    3.1.9 Subtitle You can upload simple subtitles to the PGM by manually inputting subtitles or import txt file. The subtitle panel interface is as shown below: 1. Add subtitle 1) Fill in input Click the “+” icon to manually enter the subtitles. In the input content, you can adjust the font type, size and use three parameter values as required.
  • Page 27 2. Master monitoring on subtitles 1) Press the button manually to upload the subtitle to the PGM monitor. 2) Using keyboard shortcut key to upload subtitle. By accessing the USB keyboard, you can click on the key to upload the subtitles. Set the shortcut key for subtitles to be selected.
  • Page 28 3. Click to delete the selected subtitles and click to clear the subtitles. 4. Select to edit subtitles. 5. Click on it to open the AI voice to subtitle settings. Select the audio source, engine, scene, language to complete the AI voice to subtitle settings, each option is required. Click on the to start AI voice to subtitle function.
  • Page 29 3.1.10 CG CG is a template composed of pictures, texts, etc. It can be used during live broadcast or recording. The interface is as shown below:  Click to create CG.  Click to upload the selected CG to PGM. ...
  • Page 30 1. Create CG/Upload CG In the CG editing interface, you can choose to add CG template/picture/subtitle, you can manually adjust the parameters of each element including size, position, etc. The editing interface is shown below: 1) CG template / import CG 2) Import image...
  • Page 31 3) Subtitle/left scrolling subtitle You can add subtitles in the CG page, or move the subtitles from the lower right corner to the left. After adding the content, you can set the font style, size, and colour of the content, as shown in the following figure: After you have created the CG, click to display the edited CG on the PGM monitor screen.

  • Page 32: Ptz Control

    3.1.11 PTZ control Select a channel to load the IP camera or NDI | HX device to control the camera, as shown in figure: 1) PTZ protocol: Click the button to turn on the PTZ control interface to set up thePTZ protocol and the PTZ transfer.

  • Page 33: Special Effects

    Note: the IP camera must correctly input IP address, port, user and password of the camera to control. The NDI protocol must be enabled in the device information interface in settings then NDI | HX can be used. 2) Preset position: set the camera’s preset position by entering a number and then saving it. Enter the saved preset, and then call.

  • Page 34: Nscaster-X1 Settings Interface

    3.2 NSCaster-X1 Settings Interface Click to enter the setting interface. Respectively, there are "Channel Recording, Recording, Streaming, NDI|HX output (if the module enabled), Network, Audio settings, OSD settings, Live+, File Transfer, General Settings, About" module as shown below: 3.2.1 Channel Recording Note: This function is required to be enabled after "General Settings –...

  • Page 35: Recording

    The bitrate and GOP in the interface can be customized. Click the custom box to pop up the editing interface, where the bitrate custom interface as shown below: Note: If the recording is interrupted in the middle, the file will be damaged and you need to use the repair tool to repair the recorded file.

  • Page 36: Streaming

    Note: If the recording is interrupted in the middle, the file will be damaged and you need to use the repair tool to repair the recorded file. The bitrate and GOP in the interface can be customized. Click the custom box to pop up the editing interface, where the GOP is customized as shown below: 3.2.3 Streaming PGM streaming is sent to VJLive3, FMS, WOWZA, etc.
  • Page 37 1. Vertical screen output It can support 608x1080 vertical screen output. Select the vertical screen in the resolution and click the setting button to adjust the left and right margins in the setting interface to realize the vertical screen, as shown in the figure below: 2.
  • Page 38 2) Select the server type as "Mudu". First, you must first register on the Mudu live platform, then fill in the username and click on the authorization to get the channel and encoding information as shown below: 3) Select the server type as “AndLive”. First, you need to enter the username and password, then log in to get the activity list as shown below:...
  • Page 39 4) Select the server type as SRT, which can output 2 SRTs at the same time. The optional handshake mode is Caller or Listener, and fill in the corresponding IP address, port, stream ID and password, as shown in the following figure: 5) When you select Language for Chinese (Traditional)/English/German/Spanish, the server type can be selected from YouTube and Facebook, as shown below:...
  • Page 40 Select the corresponding setting button, fill in the rtmp address, account and password, the interface is shown below:...

  • Page 41: Ndi|Hx Output

    Note: How to stream to YouTube and Facebook, please refer to the instructions in the appendix. 3.2.4 NDI|HX Output This module needs to be paid to add. This feature is available when NDI| HX is activated in the device information interface. You can choose NDI output source, output bitrate/bitrate mode, etc., as shown in the figure below: 1.

  • Page 42: Output Settings

    3.2.5 Output Settings Support split screen output function, the output mode has two: single screen PGM and Multiview. PGM does not support split screen mode, Multiview support 7 views and 6 views. Here is what it looks like: 3.2.6 Audio Settings The following settings can be made for audio input and output: 1.

  • Page 43: Osd Settings

    3.2.7 OSD Settings It can support the display of the clock and OSD settings. The setting interface is shown below: 1) Clock Settings Clock configuration status will let user know whether is on/off based on the status. If the status is “ON” means the clock is on right now and if the status is “OFF”, means that the clock is off.

  • Page 44: Network

    8017 / default password is admin), click Apply, as shown below: After connecting the NSCaster X1 and CG editor via the network, follow the operation buttons on the CG editor to overlay the CG content onto the PGM channel of NSCaster X1.
  • Page 45 Note: The standard version, the 4G Bonding version, and the Wireless Image Transmitter version all support wired networks. 2) WIFI: Select the WIFI you want to connect and enter the correct password. Click the button to scroll up and down. You can add hidden WiFi.
  • Page 46 3) 4G: Click the start button and the status will be displayed as "ON". (Note: This interface does not affect the switch of the 4G bonding device. The 4G bonding device will automatically start the 4G network when it is inserted into the SIM card, and the 4G signal will be disconnected when the SIM card is pulled out.) When the SIM card opens the Pin Code, you must enter the PIN code to unlock the SIM card before you can identify the successful dialing.
  • Page 47  You can view the information such as uploading and downloading of the SIM card, as shown in the following figure:  It can set APN for SIM, as shown in the following figure:  The upgrade of the bonding module firmware can be performed as shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 48  Bonding can be used after logging in, and data can also be purchased online. Note: Only the 4G bonding version supports 4G bonding management settings. 5) Network Speed Test After connecting to the network, you can test the upload/download connection status of the network in real time, as shown in the following figure: Remarks: The standard version, 4G bonding version, and Wireless Image Transmitter version all support the speed test function.

  • Page 49: Live

    For connecting to the main venue, first you need to know the director ID of the main venue equipment (if it is NSCaster X1, you can select Live + device when the channel is loaded), and then select the main venue screen to display on the channel when...

  • Page 50: File Transfer

    Video material: Store DDR playback video. It only supports mp4 format and goes to B frame video, and if the format is incorrect, it will prompt “Import failed”. (Solution: Download the transcoding tool to transcode the video, the link is: http://cdn.nagasoft.cn/download/x1/x1transcode.zip) as shown below:...

  • Page 51: Ftp Upload

    ● Font: stores the font set, which is used to set the font of characters. It supports OTF / TTF / TTC / TTF format. The imported fonts or deleted fonts need to restart the device to take effect. Note: different system languages need to find the corresponding language font set.

  • Page 52: Automation

    ● Create date Directory: when uploading, the current date folder will be created automatically to store files. (if the user does not have permission to create a directory, the upload will fail) ● Upload in free time: when streaming and recording are stopped, it is free time. ●...
  • Page 53 1)Triggers: Click on the button and to add and edit Triggers. Pop up the Triggers interface, set the Triggers conditions, as shown below: (1) Triggers parameters: the Triggers can be triggered when the audio source volume is larger than the setting parameters, and the audio detection range of the triggers is-40 ~ 20dB.

  • Page 54: General Settings

    3)Control keyboard: Click on the enable button, displayed as ‘Enabled’ status. Plug USB into NCP-X1 keyboard to control device. Here’s what it looks like: 3.2.13 General Settings The general configuration interface is divided into the following functions:...
  • Page 55 1) Project format: Support create, modify, delete and switch projects. It support 1080p25/30/50/60 standard. And the default project setting is ‘default/25p’ A. New project: fill in the project name, select the standard and confirm the new project; the completed project will be displayed in the project list. B.

  • Page 56: About

    D. Device password: after it is enabled, you need to input the device password every time you start the machine. (if you forget the password, you can restore the factory settings or find technical support) E. Lock screen: enter the device password to unlock. 6) Record/Stream: A.Enable channel recording: when enabled, the channel recording menu will appear.

  • Page 58: Questions And Answers

    4 Questions and Answers Q1. What should I do if the camera signal is not displayed? Ans: NSCaster-X1 is automatically identify the input signal. HDMI input supports SD and HD all formats but for the SDI input, it only supports HD all-standard which means that it does not support SD.

  • Page 59: Appendix

    5 Appendix 5.1 YouTube Live Settings Step 1: Create a live event on YouTube. 1. Enter ( http://www.youtube.com ) in your browser, click the "Sign In" button in the upper right corner of the page, and enter your account and password, as shown in the figure below:...
  • Page 60 2. After login, select the YouTube Studio function to enter its setting interface, as shown in the figure below: 3. Click the Live icon and select “Events” to create a live event, as shown below:...
  • Page 61 4. In the setting interface, click "New Live Event" to start creating a new live event, as shown in the figure below: 5. Write the name of the live event and the start time. Keep the other settings as default. Once you done, click “Create event”...
  • Page 62 6. After creating the event, set the resolution and frame rate for the event. Select "Reusable Stream Key" in "Main Camera", and click "Create New Stream", as shown below: 7. In the new video stream setting interface, write the "Name" and "Description", select "Variable (beta)"...
  • Page 63 8. Select the “Video Stream Key” set in the previous step and other parameters are default. Click “Save Changes” to create a live event. Step 2: Use NSCaster X1 to stream to YouTube 1. In the setting interface of X1, select "Streaming" and select YouTube, as shown in the figure...
  • Page 64 2. Click the settings button of YouTube to enter the YouTube login interface, as shown in the figure below: 3. After entering the account and password, enter the live event setting interface, as shown below: Select the live event created in step one, such as "nv=1", and click "Next".
  • Page 65 4. Select the video stream parameters corresponding to the live event. For example, the TEMP set in step 1 is the "TEMP-variable", and click Next after selection as shown below: 5. After the setting is successful, the message "The live broadcast has been successfully created, waiting for streaming ..."...
  • Page 66 6. After the setting is completed, click the cloud button, and observe the upload speed to determine whether the stream is normal. Step 3: Watch live on YouTube. After logging in, you can watch the live broadcast on the corresponding playback page.

  • Page 67: Facebook Live Settings

    5.2 Facebook Live Settings Step 1: Use NSCaster X1 to stream to Facebook 1. In the setting interface of X1, select "Streaming" and select Facebook, as shown in the figure below: 2. Click the Facebook settings button to enter the Facebook login interface, as shown below:...
  • Page 68 3. Enter your Facebook Server URL and Stream Key from Facebook. 4. After the setting is completed, click the cloud button, and observe the upload speed to determine whether the stream is normal, as shown in the figure: Step 2: Log in to Facebook 1.

  • Page 69: Cg Editor Operation

    5.3 CG Editor Operation 5.3.1 Interface 1. Project setting interface Usually select the "Preset". 2. Main interface 1) CG page management area 2) Work area 3) Element selection area 4) Data operation area 5) System setting area Display area...

  • Page 70: Remote Publishing

    5.3.2 Remote Publishing Before remote publishing, you need to connect the CG editor and NSCaster together to publish CG remotely. In the system settings area, click to configure, as shown below: Click to add the NSCaster that needs to publish CG remotely, and fill in the name (custom), IP, and the password (default is admin), as shown in the figure below: After the addition is complete, select the added NSCaster in the NSCaster list, and then click Connect.

  • Page 71: Cg Page

    5.3.3 CG Page In the CG page management area, click to create a new CG page or open existing CG file (a CG file can contain one or more CG pages). The data source can support EXCEL table or RRS. At the same time, the CG page can be displayed in the corresponding channel.
  • Page 72 1) Loop Settings: Loop once and loop based on timing. 2) Loop Direction: Top to bottom and Bottom to top. 3) Loop Starting Item: Start from top, start from bottom, start from selected item. 4) After the loop parameter setting is completed, click Start to perform loop playback. 3.

  • Page 73: Cg Element

    5.3.4 CG Element 1) Text 2) Picture/GIF/sequence picture 3) Channel 4) Clock/Timer 5) Graphics 6) Dynamic data 7) Suitable for size 8) Preview 9) Show/hide safety box 10) Alignment 11) Add row to table 12) Add column to table CG elements include text, pictures, picture sequences, clock, timer, custom pictures, and dynamic data.
  • Page 74 1)Basic Parameters Move X and Y represent pixels moving in the X or Y direction every second. Negative numbers indicate moving to the left and positive numbers indicate moving to the right. The larger the value, the faster the movement speed. Combining display duration, moving duration, loop cycle and number of loops can achieve a marquee effect.
  • Page 75 Basic parameters: Please refer to "Text - Basic Parameters" description. Extend parameters: You can activate the border settings, including its size and colour. You can also activate the shadow settings, including blur values, x and y direction shadows and shadow colours.
  • Page 76 The clock extension parameters can be set to display the format or customized. Customization should follow the format of the prompt. The timer extension parameter can select the clock format, and can set the initial value to be timed according to addition or subtraction. 4.
  • Page 77 Click the icon to set its parameters, as shown below: Basic parameters: Please refer to "Text - Basic Parameters" description. Extend parameters: Edge size and colour can be set, and rectangle fillet size can be set. 6. Dynamic Data After importing the EXCEL table, or loading an RSS, or adding rows and columns, you can select text and picture columns in the dynamic data to set them.

  • Page 78: System Settings

    5.3.5 System Settings 1. Device Connection: Refer to the description of “Remote Publishing” chapter. 2. CG project naming: Custom project name. 3. Settings: Contains project format settings, shortcut key settings, and copyright information, as shown in the following figure:...

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