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User's Guide
Version 1.5
Pipeline SC
Pipeline Quad
Pipeline HD Dual
T E L E S T R E A M
© 2009 Telestream, Inc.

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Version 1.5 Pipeline SC Pipeline Quad Pipeline HD Dual © 2009 Telestream, Inc. T E L E S T R E A M...

  • Page 3: Mpeg-2 License Requirements

    Telestream has obtained a license from MPEG LA, to produce MPEG-2 video, to meet the following requirement on behalf of its FlipFactory and Pipeline licensees: The use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG-2 standard is expressly prohibited without a license under applicable patents in the MPEG-2 patent portfolio, which license is available from MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 Steele Street, Suite...

  • Page 4: Company And Product Information

    Telestream distributor. FCC Emission Information Ethernet connections to Pipeline devices must be made using a shielded Category 5 or Category 6 cable to ensure emissions are within standards. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Canadian Emc Notice Of Compliance

    A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le Ministere des Communications du Canada. Important Safety Instructions Before using Pipeline devices, read the following safety instructions to ensure it is used safely: • Unplug the device before cleaning.

  • Page 6: Limited Warranty And Disclaimers

    Preface Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Telestream, Inc. (the Company) warrants to the original registered end user that the product will perform as stated below for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment from factory: Hardware and Media. The Product hardware components, including equipment supplied but not manufactured by the Company but NOT including any third party equipment that has been substituted by the Distributor for such equipment (the “Hardware”), will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal operating conditions and use.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    C h a p t e r 2 P i p e l i n e H a r d w a r e , I n s t a l l a t i o n & S e t u p Environmental Operating Requirements ....................6 Power Requirements..........................6 Unpack the Pipeline ..........................6 Locate the Pipeline SC...........................7 Locate the Pipeline Quad | Pipeline HD Dual ..................7 Pipeline SC Hardware..........................8...
  • Page 8 Front Panel Indicators ........................13 Front Panel Reset Switches ......................14 Rear Panel Ports and Connectors ....................14 Connecting Pipeline Directly to Mac OS X or Windows Computers ............16 Adding Pipeline to a Network .......................17 Powering up the Pipeline.......................17 Configuring & Connecting to Pipelines....................18 Configuring Pipeline Network Settings ..................18...
  • Page 9 Pipeline | FlipFactory Workflows ......................60 Submitting Pipeline Media to FlipFactory.....................60 Submitting Jobs Via an EDL Monitor ....................61 Submitting Streaming Media from Pipeline ..................62 Using the Submit Job Window to Stream Pipeline Media..............63 Pipeline Capture Editor ........................65 Submitting TIFO File Jobs........................69 Checking Pipeline Job Status.......................69 Creating a Factory to Submit Jobs via EDL Monitors ................71...
  • Page 10 C h a p t e r 7 U s i n g P i p e l i n e C o n t r o l Opening Pipeline Control ........................96 Pipeline Control Overview........................97 Pipeline Control Menus ........................99 The Pipeline Settings Toolbar ......................102 Configuring Publishers ........................107 The Preview Panel ..........................116 The Timecode, Status/Scrubber and Preview Controls Panel............. 117 Audio Volume Meters ........................
  • Page 11 A p p e n d i x B P i p e l i n e E D L S y n t a x Pipeline EDL Syntax Requirements ....................147 A p p e n d i x C P i p e l i n e C o n t r o l C o d e c P r o f i l e s DNxHD Profiles ..........................152...
  • Page 12 Contents March, 2009...
  • Page 13 Figure 1–3. Pipeline Quad – four-channels for high-volume applications ............2 Figure 1–4. Pipeline HD Dual – two channels for high-volume HD applications ..........3 C h a p t e r 2 P i p e l i n e H a r d w a r e , I n s t a l l a t i o n & S e t u p Figure 2–1.
  • Page 14 D e s k t o p Figure 6–1. Select File > Import > Pipeline to display the Pipeline Browser..........76 Figure 6–2. Use the Pipeline dialog to select the Pipeline and set the codec for this import.....76 Figure 6–3. Import Preferences........................77 Figure 6–4.
  • Page 15 Figure 6–7. Use File > Import > Pipeline to import media from Pipeline in real time........80 Figure 6–8. Pipeline browser displays all Pipelines – select one and set the codec for this import...81 Figure 6–9. Use the Pipeline Import dialog to stream encoded media from your Pipeline......82 Figure 6–10.
  • Page 16 C h a p t e r 9 U s i n g L o g a n d C a p t u r e Figure 9–1. Use the Log and Capture window to create clip lists and capture media from Pipeline..139 Figure 9–2.

  • Page 17: Pipeline Automates Real-Time Media Workflows

    3rd party products, including Apple’s Final Cut Pro. Digital media platforms can also be used to play out QuickTime files in supported formats to Pipeline for real-time decoding and playout to SD and HD SDI.

  • Page 18: Telestream's Pipeline Family Of Products

    30|40|50, ProRes 422, DNxHD, and DVCProHD files to Pipeline systems for decoding into SDI (NTSC or PAL format) in real time. Pipeline also provides a fast and easy way to ingest media from tape in real time, encode to the same formats plus MJPEG A, and save the file to servers, archives, or digital asset management systems.

  • Page 19: Pipeline Hd Dual

    The Pipeline HD Dual’s rack-mount form is ideal for high-volume, scalable workflows where throughput and performance are important factors. Pipeline HD Dual performs all encoding and decoding available in Pipeline SC, and adds these features: • HD codec support for Uncompressed SD 8- and 10-bit, Apple ProRes 422 HD, Avid DNxHD, and DVCProHD •...

  • Page 20: Extend Flipfactory Workflows With Pipeline

    FlipFactory server. You can use Pipeline Direct, a powerful embedded Web app in every Pipeline, to control (with a VTR) and preview streaming video, create and save EDL files, and crash record SD media into a TIFO...
  • Page 21 I n s t a l l a t i o n & S e t u p Use this chapter to unpack and set up Pipeline SC, Pipeline Quad, and Pipeline HD Dual devices, connect video equipment, and configure the Pipeline for a LAN connection. Before proceeding, work with your network administrator to determine network setting requirements: IP address (automatic link-local, DHCP, or static) and netmask, and the gateway address.

  • Page 22: Environmental Operating Requirements

    PERATING EQUIREMENTS Plan adequate space for cable routing from the back of the chassis. Ensure that the Pipeline is in close proximity to your Ethernet and video cables, and that cable connectors are not stressed, bent, or crimped. Also make sure that you have adequate space for a VTR deck, if necessary.

  • Page 23: Locate The Pipeline Sc

    Select an isolated area that provides a proper operating environment and protection from accidental damage to the Pipeline. Route power and Ethernet and other cables to protect users from a tripping hazard and damage to the Pipeline.

  • Page 24: Pipeline Sc Hardware

    IPELINE ARDWARE The Pipeline SC is 7.5 inches (19.1 cm) wide, 5.5 inches (14.0 cm) deep, and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) high. Pipeline SC is a compact, network-ready SDI encoder/decoder device equipped with 10/100Mb Ethernet using TCP/IP, UDP, RTSP, and RTP and Bonjour for service discovery, plus Serial Digital Interface (BNC, SMPTE-259M 270mb/sec) with 8-channel embedded audio input and output ports with automatic detection of 525/625, and an RS-422 deck control port using Sony 9 Pin Protocol.

  • Page 25: Rear Panel Ports And Connectors

    IPELINE ARDWARE The Pipeline Quad is 17.3 inches (43.9 cm) wide, 13.2 inches (33.5 cm) deep, and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) high. Pipeline Quad is a single rack unit, with four onboard SDI encoder/decoder devices equipped with an external Gigabit Ethernet port and an onboard switch routing 100Mb Ethernet to each device, using TCP/ IP, UDP, RTSP, and RTP and Bonjour for service discovery.

  • Page 26: Front Panel Indicators

    Ethernet port on the Quad’s backplane. The Pipeline Quad provides common, dual power supplies for redundancy and fail-safe operation. The Pipeline can operate normally on a single power supply, but you lose the safety of the second power supply.

  • Page 27: Rear Panel Ports And Connectors

    SDI In. One per channel. Lights green when the Pipeline is configured to encode SDI In and send it out via the Ethernet port. Media is encoded based on the selected codec. If the LED lights orange, data is being lost.

  • Page 28: Pipeline Hd Dual Hardware

    IPELINE ARDWARE The Pipeline HD Dual is 17.3 inches (43.9 cm) wide, 13.2 inches (33.5 cm) deep, and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) high. Pipeline HD Dual is a single rack unit, with two onboard HD/SD-SDI encoder/decoder devices equipped with two external Gigabit Ethernet ports, using TCP/IP, UDP, RTSP, and RTP and Bonjour for service discovery.

  • Page 29: Front Panel Indicators

    1; PWR2 indicates power supply 2. An orange PWR LED indicates a failed power supply or that no power is present. If a power supply fails, complete jobs in progress. RMA the Pipeline to Telestream for repair as soon as practical.

  • Page 30: Front Panel Reset Switches

    Use to connect and turn on the Pipeline. Only connect the Pipeline Quad to power using the Telestream-supplied power cords. To insure fail-safe operation, be sure to use both power supplies. These supply common power to the Pipeline; if one power supply fails, the Pipeline continues to operate. Sync In.
  • Page 31 Pipeline to your Macintosh or Windows PC client for best results. Caution If only the green LED is lit or the LED is unlit, the Pipeline is operating at 100 or 10 Mb respectively. These data rates are unacceptable for real time video traffic from all four channels.

  • Page 32: Connecting Pipeline Directly To Mac Os Xor Windows Computers

    2. Connect the Pipeline Ethernet port directly or via a switch to the computer with an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect your VTR SDI Out port to the Pipeline SDI In port with a BNC coax cable connected to your video source – a VTR, for example.

  • Page 33: Adding Pipeline To A Network

    Final Cut Pro editing station or FlipFactory server. 3. Connect each Pipeline SDI IN port to an SDI source such as your VTR or SDI router with a BNC cable. 4. (Optional) Connect each Pipeline’s RS-422 port to an RS-422 control, such as your VTR.

  • Page 34: Configuring & Connecting To Pipelines

    Before using Pipeline, you’ll need to contact your IT administrator (especially when connecting to a LAN) to determine which IP address and net mask to use for each Pipeline and how to set it up (automatic link-local, DHCP, or static), based on your facility’s network address policy.

  • Page 35: Connecting To Pipeline Via Bonjour

    169.254.254.255. The factory-supplied IP address is printed on the bottom of Pipeline SC. On Pipeline HD Dual and Pipeline Quad, it is printed on the left side, when looking at the front of the device. For Pipeline HD Dual, channel number 2 is incremented by one from the default address. On Pipeline Quad, channels 2, 3, and 4 are serially incremented by one from the default IP address of device 1 through 4.

  • Page 36: Register Your Pipeline

    Make sure the Pipeline is connected to a switch on your LAN and powered on, and the Power LED on the front is lit. Ping the Pipeline using the IP address. If you can’t ping it, there may be an IP address conflict, causing Pipeline to use a secondary address. Unplug the Pipeline and connect the Pipeline directly to a computer via an Ethernet cable, plug it in and ping it again.
  • Page 37 & I n s t a l l i n g S o f t w a r e To implement Pipeline workflows to capture or play out media on Mac OS X or Windows, you’ll need to install Pipeline software. Use this chapter to determine your workflow and system requirements, and to install, upgrade, or uninstall Pipeline software.

  • Page 38: Pipeline Application Feature Comparison

    Pipeline Control is available for Mac OS X, and Windows XP and Vista Ultimate. Using Pipeline Control you can capture or play out media from/to Pipeline SC, Pipeline Quad, and Pipeline HD Dual on a pre-determined schedule. You can also use Pipeline Control for realtime capture, and log and capture operations –...

  • Page 39: Typical Pipeline Systems And Considerations

    HD preview stream at a time on a multi-stream HD capture system. Best Practices for Networking Pipelines For best results, Pipeline devices should be connected directly to the Pipeline’s host system or through a single Ethernet switch, as shown in the graphic following, depicting two Pipeline Quads on a dedicated GigE LAN, for an 8-channel SD workflow, connected via a single switch.

  • Page 40: Figure 3-2. Best Practices - For Each 2 Capture Streams, Use One Ethernet Port

    Chapter 3 Implementing Pipeline & Installing Software host, each on a dedicated host port, to support 2 media streams each. Multiple port Ethernet cards, such as those from Small Tree Communications, are ideal for this purpose. Figure 3–2. Best practices – for each 2 capture streams, use one Ethernet port.

  • Page 41: Figure 3-4. Configuration For Capturing 4 Hd Streams Onto Nas With Fibre-Attached Buffer Space

    Considerations Concurrent Edit/Transcode Workflows For capture with concurrent edit or transcode workflows, calculate the total read/write speed requirements based on the write processes of Pipeline streams and read processes for edit and transcode operations. Note Disk buffering (Use Disk Buffering on page 119...

  • Page 42: Disk Requirements For Media Files

    This doesn’t prevent you from creating a store conflict by using the same storage location in two different instances of Pipeline Control on the same (or different) computer. This situation should be avoided, because it may result in file name conflicts.

  • Page 43: Disk Buffering Details

    (Network and Hard Disk Performance Requirements (page 29)). Note The disk selected for buffering should be used exclusively for Pipeline video/audio data buffering. Using the disk buffer drive for other read/write processes may cause unpredictable results. 74-0085-05...

  • Page 44: Figure 3-6. Pipeline Buffering Process

    Disk buffer Media file destination system Caution The disk selected for buffering should be used exclusively for Pipeline video/ audio data buffering. Using the disk buffer drive for other read/write processes may cause unpredictable results. Never write to a disk buffer that does not meeting the minimum performance requirement for the number of channels and media format being captured.

  • Page 45: Platform And System Requirements

    GigE or faster Ethernet adapter • QuickTime Version 7.5.5 or newer with ProRes decoder component • Final Cut Pro Version 5.0.1 or newer is required when using Pipeline plug-in System Requirements for FlipFactory Pipeline Workflows FlipFactory supports workflows utilizing Pipeline SD systems. •...

  • Page 46: Suggested Hardware Configurations For Sd Ingest Processing

    I/O performance is required to support the additional read processes, and may require disk buffer cache drive system (see Pipeline User Guide disk buffering details). Viewing HD preview streams causes high level CPU consumption, which may cause dropped frames.

  • Page 47: Installing Pipeline Software On Mac Os X

    All components are installed, so that you can use the components as you want. Pipeline Software for Mac OS X is distributed via the Web as a disk image file, and is also distributed on the Pipeline CD as an installer package file.

  • Page 48: Installing Pipeline Software On Windows

    Pipeline Control for Windows is distributed from Telestream’s Web site (www.telestream.net) as an MSI file, and is also distributed on the Pipeline CD. After verifying that you have all of the requied subsystems (below), download or open the Pipeline Software for Windows installer and run it. Follow the steps to install Pipeline Control for Windows.

  • Page 49: Removing Pipeline Software On Windows

    EMOVING IPELINE OFTWARE ON INDOWS To uninstall Pipeline Control, display Control Panel > Add/Remove programs. Select Pipeline and click Remove. Removing the Pipeline application does not remove any schedules you’ve made, or any media you’ve saved on this computer. 74-0085-05...

  • Page 50: March

    Chapter 3 Implementing Pipeline & Installing Software March, 2009...
  • Page 51 U s i n g P i p e l i n e D i r e c t Pipeline Direct is a Web application embedded in each Pipeline, which enables you to connect to Pipelines on your network with a Web browser.

  • Page 52: Supported Web Browsers

    You can run Pipeline Direct from anywhere on your network. You can run it directly on a FlipFactory server, and save EDL and TIFO files locally in the target directory for the EDL monitor. You can also run Pipeline Direct on other computers, and save files locally, then copy them to the target directory via Windows networking, or save them via Windows networking directly into the target directory.

  • Page 53: Figure 4-1. Bonjour Panel Displays Pipelines On Your Lan

    Figure 4–1. Bonjour panel displays Pipelines on your LAN 3. To connect using the IP address, enter the IP address of the Pipeline in the URL field – http:// 209.254.12.254, for example – and press Enter to display Pipeline Direct: 4.

  • Page 54: Pipeline Direct Panels

    Pipeline DIrect in your Pipeline. You can access to the Pipeline User’s Guide (the document you are currently reading) from each panel by clicking the User’s Guide link at the bottom of each panel.

  • Page 55: Using The About Panel

    Pipeline to ensure ongoing warranty service and customer support. The About panel – as well as the other panels – provides online access to the Pipeline User’s Guide (this document), by clicking the link in the lower left corner.

  • Page 56: Using The Configure Panel

    After updating these settings or changing options, be sure to click Save Changes. Use the Configure panel to view and make changes to Pipeline’s identity, IP settings, and options. Click Network, Security, and Options to view their controls. Each control is described in the following table.
  • Page 57 Pipeline, and is reflected in the Bonjour panel. Limit: 255 characters. If you enter a friendly name that already exists, Pipeline adds (1), (2,), as necessary to maintain uniqueness. For best naming practices, you should identify the Pipeline model (SC or Quad), uniquely name it, and, in the case of the Quad, refer to the channel number.
  • Page 58 Default to black if SDI not Pipeline generates a test pattern when no SDI input signal is present. If present this option is checked the generated test pattern is a black frame, otherwise the generated test pattern is color bars.
  • Page 59 105). For Pipeline Quad channels 2, 3, and 4, you can select Channel 1 as the source. Channel 1 itself must be set to an external source. Note: Auto selection is ignored by the Pipeline Control application, whose schedule settings override those of the selected Pipeline.

  • Page 60: Using The Quad Panel

    SING THE ANEL The Quad panel only displays when Pipeline Direct is connected to one of the Pipeline channels on a Pipeline Quad. When you’re connected to a Pipeline SC, this page is not available. To display the Quad panel, click quad in the menubar at the top of the window: Figure 4–6.

  • Page 61: Figure 4-7. Confidence Monitoring Is Performed By Pipeline 4 Via Internal Ethernet Bridge

    Confidence monitoring can be enabled when you are performing a capture operation or crash recording from channels 1, 2, or 3 on a Pipeline Quad. When enabled, Pipeline 4 is also dedicated to the capture operation for the duration of the capture operation.

  • Page 62: Figure 4-8. Confidence Monitor Displays Banner When No Media Stream

    When confidence monitoring is enabled and the preview media stream from the channel selected is being consumed by Pipeline Direct or in the FlipFactory console, the confidence monitor (channel 4 SDI Out) displays a black frame. If the monitored channel’s stream is DV, DVCPro, IMX or MPEG-2, then the confidence monitor displays the full frame video as it is encoded.

  • Page 63: Using The Counters Panel

    Using the Counters Panel Pipeline User’s Guide SING THE OUNTERS ANEL To display the Counters panel, click counters in the menubar at the top of the window: Figure 4–9. Counters panel displays various processing values Use the Counters panel to view various values related to encoding and decoding to determine of operations are normal, or there are failures that must be corrected.
  • Page 64 Video Frame Exceeded CBR codec error counter. Audio Frames Requested During playout, Pipeline requests audio and video frames serially. This is the number of audio frames requested, and should be the same number as Audio Frames Received. Audio Frames Received Number of audio frames received during playout.

  • Page 65: Using The Live Panel

    To display the Live panel, click live in the menubar at the top of the window. You’ll spend most of your time here, especially when you’re producing digital media with Pipeline for processing by applications including Final Cut Pro, FlipFactory, and others.

  • Page 66: Live Panel Components

    You use the live panel (which displays when you first connect) to view video streaming from the connected Pipeline, control a VTR, create and save EDL files, or crash record live feeds or video being played out from a playback device such as a VTR or VCR.

  • Page 67: Figure 4-11. The Virtual Vtr Panel Allows You To Control The Vtr And Create Edls

    RS422 cable is disconnected, or the deck is in local mode. The scrubber bar, immediately below the VTR controls, displays when Pipeline is connected to a VTR deck with RS422 control in remote mode.

  • Page 68: Figure 4-12. The Edl Panel Displays Clips You've Marked, But Not Saved

    Create EDL. Click to create an EDL file from the clips in the list. Pipeline displays a File Open dialog: you can click Open to view the EDL details, but to save them you must cut and paste them into a text file outside the browser, because the edit decision list is erased.

  • Page 69: Capturing Sd Media To Atifo File

    Pipeline’s SDI In port. Pipeline encodes the media and transmits it in real time to your PC via the LAN, where it is saved directly into a TIFO file under control of Pipeline Direct.
  • Page 70 7. Click Start in the EDL List panel when you want to begin capturing media (Start changes to Stop). 8. Pipeline streams the media; Pipeline Direct saves it in the TIFO file. The file is saved in the directory selected in Pipeline Download Manager Preferences (below), with a default name. You can view transfer progress in the video preview region.

  • Page 71: Using The Upgrade Panel

    You can also access the Pipeline software updates from www.telestream.net. On the site, click Support Home in the main menu at the top of the page, then select Pipeline downloads on the right side of the page. Pipeline firmware updates are displayed in the center column.
  • Page 72 The first time you display the live panel after upgrading, you may have to install the Pipeline Library. 5. When you display the live panel, Pipeline Direct may display an installation message in the preview panel: “Click here to install the following ActiveX control: Pipeline Library, from Telestream, Inc.” Click to install the activeX control, and click Install on the installer window.
  • Page 73 U s i n g P i p e l i n e w i t h F l i p F a c t o r y You can use Pipeline with FlipFactory (version 6.0 or newer) to encode digital media streams from Pipeline for transcoding into media files of any supported format.

  • Page 74: Flipfactory Platform Requirements

    IPELINE ICENSE A Pipeline license for FlipFactory is a no-charge option in FlipFactory 6.0 and later. If you purchased FlipFactory 6.0 in September, 2007 or later, your FlipFactory license already has a Pipeline license entry. However, if you add a Pipeline to a FlipFactory server purchased before September 2007, you need to obtain a Pipeline license before you can build a Pipeline factory or use Pipeline with FlipFactory.

  • Page 75: Pipeline Media Processing In Flipfactory

    You can not produce two products in a single pass of the streaming media from the Pipeline unless one of the products is a Duplicate Original. Producing two products, neither of which is a Duplicate Original TIFO file, results in two passes of the media –...

  • Page 76: Pipeline | Flipfactory Workflows

    IPELINE ACTORY ORKFLOWS FlipFactory can ingest digital media in real time from a Pipeline by using its EDL monitor, which controls the attached VTR to produce video clips based on clip specifications in the EDL you submitted to FlipFactory. Figure 5–1. FlipFactory integrates with Pipeline to produce media from baseband sources.

  • Page 77: Submitting Jobs Via An Edl Monitor

    You can use Pipeline Direct to create your EDL and save the file in a monitored folder. The folder may be local or a share (network folder). When the new EDL file is recognized by the FlipFactory EDL Monitor, it submits jobs to FlipFactory for processing.

  • Page 78: Submitting Streaming Media From Pipeline

    EDIA FROM IPELINE You can ingest media from Pipeline into FlipFactory in real time by using the Pipeline Streaming feature in the Submit Job window in FlipFactory, specially configured to accept streaming media in real time. Figure 5–2. Use the Submit Job window to stream media from Pipeline in real time.

  • Page 79: Using The Submit Job Window To Stream Pipeline Media

    When you submit a deferred job, FlipFactory accepts the job and stores it in the database for later processing at the time you specify. For example, you may be streaming broadcast media into a Pipeline – a competing newscast, for example, and you want to capture it beginning at 10:00 PM.

  • Page 80: Figure 5-4. Metadata Added In Job Submit Window Is Combined With Metadata In Capture Editor

    Pipeline Control. When you’re done configuring the general details of a Pipeline job, click Pipeline Control to display the Pipeline Capture Editor and continue configuring the media for the job, then submit the job or jobs from the Capture Editor panel.

  • Page 81: Pipeline Capture Editor

    Pipeline, codec, and factory you’re using. Directly below the video preview on the left is the name of the Pipeline you’re connected to, and the codec you’ve selected. The selected factory is also displayed (select the factory from the Submit Job window).

  • Page 82: Figure 5-6. Vtr Controls In Pipeline Capture Editor

    Chapter 5 Using Pipeline with FlipFactory Video Preview Panel The Video Preview panel displays video when you’re connected to a Pipeline. Use the VTR controls to adjust your timecode settings before submitting them as a job. VTR Controls. Use the VTR controls to control video preview when a VTR is attached. Disabled if the deck is off, the RS422 cable is disconnected, or the deck is in local mode.

  • Page 83: Figure 5-8. Capture Tab In Pipeline Capture Editor

    Using the Capture Editor’s Capture Tab Use the Capture tab to capture streaming media from a Pipeline and submit a job for processing. Figure 5–8. Capture tab in Pipeline Capture Editor. Enter metadata to submit with this job.
  • Page 84 Check to capture the audio stream. Add to Queue Click to submit a job. These jobs are held for processing until the Pipeline is free (the Capture Editor is closed). If you have checked Defer in the Submit Job window, the job will be processed according to the schedule you set.

  • Page 85: Submitting Tifo File Jobs

    TATUS When you submit a Pipeline job, FlipFactory displays extra information in the Job Status window. When Pipeline jobs are queued, you can check them in the Job status window and click History to view details. Note For complete information on using the Job Status and History windows to manage your Pipeline jobs, see Viewing Job Status in Chapter 7, FlipFactory User’s Guide.

  • Page 86: Figure 5-11. Status/History Window Of Job In Process

    FlipFactory displays the Message Progress window. Figure 5–11. Status/History Window of job in process FlipFactory displays each action, the session or action information, start time and status. You can also view notes to identify a specific Pipeline clip that has been processed. March, 2009...

  • Page 87: Creating A Factory To Submit Jobs Via Edl Monitors

    EDL Monitor in FlipFactory. You can not manually submit jobs from Pipeline EDL files using FlipFactory’s Job Submit window. Before you can submit an EDL to FlipFactory for processing, you need to create a factory with an EDL monitor to submit jobs.

  • Page 88: Sample Workflows

    For example, to create an MXF D-10 OP1A file containing 30mb/sec MPEG2 video, build a factory that directs Pipeline to generate an IMX30 video stream and four (4) channels of audio. This factory has one product consisting of an MXF Stream D-10 MPEG2 Direct Convert. In this configuration, the factory is taking Pipeline’s compress video essence directly, compressing the audio streams into their...
  • Page 89 Sample Workflows Pipeline User’s Guide Hi-Res Archive and Proxy Workflow Requirement: Create a high-resolution DVCPro file for archive and a Windows Media 9 proxy with embedded time code for off line editing. Deliver the high-resolution files to an archive SAN and the WMV9 proxy to your editor’s workstation.
  • Page 90 Chapter 5 Using Pipeline with FlipFactory Multiple File Transcode Workflow Requirement: Create a high-resolution MXF file for archive, a 6mb/sec MPEG-2 file for a SeaChange spot- server and 3 low-resolution proxy files. Deliver the high-resolution file to an DAM archive SAN, the SeaChange file to the BML server and the low-resolution files to the DAM SAN.
  • Page 91 P r o & E p i s o d e D e s k t o p Use this chapter to learn how Pipeline Plugin works in Final Cut Pro and enables you to import and export media via Pipeline. The Pipeline plugin also works in Episode | Episode Pro Desktop for importing media from Pipeline.

  • Page 92: Setting Preferences

    Using Pipeline in Final Cut Pro & Episode Desktop ETTING REFERENCES The Pipeline Plugin allows you to set up your import and export preferences, determine how often to check for software updates, and select preset or custom keyboard settings of your choice. Displaying the Preferences Panel Final Cut Pro.

  • Page 93: Figure 6-3. Import Preferences

    Prompt to Insert Tapes. Check to have the Pipeline plugin sort the clips by tape or reel, and then notify the user when to insert the tape or reel and import all clips from the inserted reel, then proceeding to the next one in order.

  • Page 94: Figure 6-4. Export Preferences

    During playout, Pipeline keeps a queue of frames in memory to compensate for network latencies. If queue size is set for a large number of frames, the Pipeline can ‘ride out’ higher transient latencies in the network. However, a large number also introduces a longer delay between the time the frame is emitted on the network and the time that the frame appears on the SDI connection (roughly 1/4 second for 8 frames, up to about 3/4 second for 22 frames).

  • Page 95: Figure 6-6. Keyboard Preferences

    Setting Preferences Pipeline User’s Guide Check Now. Click to check for updates immediately. If Pipeline Plugin can make a connection to the Telestream Web site, you’ll be notified if your software is up-to-date or an update is available. Keyboard Preferences In the Pipeline Preferences dialog, click Keyboard to display the Keyboard panel: Figure 6–6.

  • Page 96: Importing Media Into Final Cut Pro | Episode Desktop

    INAL PISODE ESKTOP You can use the Pipeline Importer to encode and import DV25, DVC Pro, IMX 30/40/50, Pro Res SQ, and Motion JPEG media directly into Final Cut Pro or Episode Desktop as a QuickTime movie. Note When capturing or crash recording from Pipeline Quad, you can perform confidence monitoring to qualify your video.

  • Page 97: Importing Streaming Media Clips From Pipeline

    Importing Streaming Media Clips from Pipeline You can use the Pipeline Import dialog to create one or more clips, and encode and import each clip as a QuickTime movie directly from a Pipeline that is attached via Ethernet (directly or via LAN). (You can also crash record media from Pipeline into a file –...

  • Page 98: Figure 6-9. Use The Pipeline Import Dialog To Stream Encoded Media From Your Pipeline

    3. Create Clips. Use the Import dialog to create clips and encode and import your media into the Final Cut Pro bin or the Episode job batch window (following, in Final Cut Pro). Figure 6–9. Use the Pipeline Import dialog to stream encoded media from your Pipeline. Clip List Panel...

  • Page 99: Figure 6-11. Pipeline Import Dialog's Video Panel

    Episode Desktop Video Panel The video panel displays the encoded video stream in real time. Figure 6–11. Pipeline Import dialog’s video panel. Video preview region displays video, bars & tone, or black, depending on state of Pipeline. Start: Timecode of next clip to be added to the list. Click icon at right to update.

  • Page 100: Figure 6-13. The Clip Information Dialog Allows You To View And Enter Metadata Values

    Chapter 6 Using Pipeline in Final Cut Pro & Episode Desktop Editing Clip List Metadata At any time when a clip list is displayed, you can view or edit metadata. To view or edit metadata, double- click a specific clip list entry to display the Clip Information dialog: Figure 6–13.

  • Page 101: Keyboard Shortcuts

    (non-temporary) file. If you click Cancel, these files will be deleted. The Pipeline Plugin displays a dialog so you can choose how to treat clips you haven’t captured yet: 4. Import Clips into Bin (Final Cut Pro). After you’ve created your clips, click Import to capture any previously uncaptured clips, save them as files, and import them into the bin.

  • Page 102: Crash Recording Media With Pipeline Import Dialog

    Confidence Monitoring (page 45). 2. Select the Pipeline (make sure status is Idle) and encoder. Select 2 or 4 channel audio. 3. Click OK to connect to the selected Pipeline. 4. Queue up your video and click the Capture button.

  • Page 103: Loading And Saving Clip List Files

    ILES The Pipeline Plugin enables you to load the clip list from an EDL or an XML file. You can also save any clip list in Final Cut Pro’s XML Interchange format. Loading and saving clip lists via files improves the transfer of clip lists between applications without manually re-creating them.

  • Page 104: Figure 6-17. Click Load Xml To Locate A Clip List File And Load The Entries Into The Clip List

    When you click Load XML, Pipeline Plugin displays a File Open dialog, which you can use to browse and locate the XML file you want to load. Select the file (only files with the xml extension are available), and click Open to load the clips in the list into your Clip list.

  • Page 105: Figure 6-19. Click Saved Xml To Save The Entries In The Clip List As An Xml File

    XML Interchange Format can be generated from Final Cut Pro or other application that supports XMLIF. XML Interchange Format is the format that Pipeline-supported import/export programs load from and save in, to promote interoperability. Clip list files can also be generated and/or edited manually.

  • Page 106: Exporting Media To Pipeline From Final Cut Pro

    Using SDI Sync Input on page Typically, during an export operation, the SDI out port of the Pipeline is connected to a VTR for capturing to tape or other archival operations. Or, it may be connected to a monitor or other real-time system.

  • Page 107: Figure 6-21. Use The Pipeline Browser To Select The Pipeline For This Export

    Pipeline format requirements before exporting the media. When you connect, the Pipeline plugin displays the video that is present on the SDI out port (if a VTR is connected), or advises you if no video signal is present on the SDI out port, because you may want to queue up your tape or roll it to a specific point before exporting the media.

  • Page 108: Figure 6-22. Use The Pipeline Export Dialog To Stream Media To Your Pipeline

    (or other media) by using the VTR controls before capturing your media. If the VTR is in Local mode, you can’t queue the tape using the VTR controls in the Pipeline Export window. You’ll have to queue the tape manually and press Capture on the VTR simultaneously with playing out the media (selected clip or sequence) in Final Cut Pro.

  • Page 109: Figure 6-23. Pipeline Export Dialog Video Panel

    Cut Pro Video Panel The video panel displays the encoded video stream in real time. Figure 6–23. Pipeline Export dialog video panel. Start: Timecode of beginning of current clip. Duration: Calculated length of current clip, when available. End: Timecode of end of current clip.
  • Page 110 Jog. Click and drag to roll tape forward or reverse frame by frame. Keyboard Shortcuts The Pipeline Plugin enables you to use keyboard shortcuts for video control – Play, Rewind, Log, Mark Out, Fast Forward, Mark In, Step Forward, Step Backward, Go To Mark In, and Go To Mark Out. Keyboard shortcuts can be customized to your own preferences, or you can select default Final Cut Pro or Avid shortcuts.
  • Page 111 OS X version supports log and capture, scheduled capture, and scheduled play out. The Windows version supports scheduled capture only. Both application support SD and HD Pipeline devices – Pipeline SC, Pipeline Quad, and Pipeline HD Dual. The user interface is similar on both platforms, but there are minor differences.

  • Page 112: Opening Pipeline Control

    In the Finder, double-click the Pipeline Control icon in the Applications folder. On Mac OS X, you can also add the Pipeline Control icon to the Dock for convenient access. To add it to the dock, open the Application folder and drag the Pipeline Control icon directly onto the dock. Position it among the other icons where you want it displayed, and release it.

  • Page 113: Pipeline Control Overview

    ONTROL VERVIEW Pipeline Control has two types of windows: Log and Capture, and Scheduled Capture and Playout. Pipeline Controls allows you to open several windows (or tabs, in Windows) at one time. Figure 7–2. Pipeline Control window for Windows (schedule Playout and Capture window) Figure 7–3.

  • Page 114: Figure 7-4. Window Panels And Toolbars (Mac Os X - Schedule Panel Shown)

    Chapter 7 Using Pipeline Control Before you start working on a specific window tab, make sure the active window tab is actually the one you want to update. This is particularly important when more than one is open at a time.

  • Page 115: Pipeline Control Menus

    Files). Close. Closes the current Schedule Capture and Playout window or Log and Capture window. If the document has not been saved or has unsaved changes, Pipeline Control asks you if you want to save the document before closing. Save.
  • Page 116 Chapter 7 Using Pipeline Control Start Preview (Windows). Connects the selected Pipeline if disconnected, and projects the source media, if any (Preview mode), displaying video and audio per your settings. Start Capture (Windows). Begins capturing the clips in the clip list of the selected tape.
  • Page 117 Log Clip. Create a clip under the current tape name in the tape field, using the values in the General and metadata tabs. Help (Windows) About. Displays the About dialog, so you can view the Pipeline Control version number. 74-0085-05...

  • Page 118: The Pipeline Settings Toolbar

    These settings are saved with the document. When the document is connected to a Pipeline, the Pipeline is utilized based on these settings. Selecting a Pipeline. Click the Pipeline dropdown menu and select a recently-used Pipeline, or select Browse to display a list of all Pipelines on your network for you to choose from.

  • Page 119: Figure 7-8. Typical Video Codec Settings Panel

    The SD SDI stream being ingested by the Pipeline may be an NTSC or a PAL source: if you select an NTSC codec to encode PAL video or a PAL codec to encode NTSC, the Pipeline software will display an error and prevent the capture from occurring.

  • Page 120: Figure 7-10. Typical Audio Codec Settings Panel

    Click the Clock dropdown menu to select which device provides the clock source signal from the connected Pipeline. You must be connected to a Pipeline in order to obtain a clock signal, regardless of the source you choose. Choose from Auto (default in Mac OS X), RS422 Device,...
  • Page 121 Table 7–2. Pipeline Quad and HD Dual– auto mode clock source options For example, if you’re connected to a Pipeline SC and RS422 has a timecode, it will be used because it is highest priority (column on right). If not, SDI time code will be used (2nd priority), etc.
  • Page 122 Video Input. Uses the timecode provided on the Pipeline’s video input signal in VBI or VANC. If timecode is not available, a zero-based timecode is provided if the Pipeline is not configured to use an SNTP server. Pipeline Clock. Uses the timecode provided by the Pipeline itself. A zero-based timecode is provided if the Pipeline is not configured to use an SNTP server.

  • Page 123: Configuring Publishers

    (Mac OS X only) Copy File Publisher (page 114)Copy File Publisher FlipFactory Publisher Set up and use the FlipFactory publisher in Pipeline Control when you want to automatically submit media to a factory for processing when it is ready. Note...

  • Page 124: Figure 7-11. Flipfactory Publisher Panel Allows You To Submit Media To A Specific Factory

    Displays the currently selected FlipFactory IP address. Account. Select the account on the selected server from the popup menu. When you select an account, Pipeline Control queries the FlipFactory for a list of factories in the selected account. This may take a few seconds. Factory.
  • Page 125 Don’t use the FILEPATH token unless the source file is stored locally on the target FlipFactory server (thus eliminating the host name) – it provides the fully-qualified file path. If you’ve configured Pipeline Control to save the file directly onto the Flip server, supply %FILEPATH%/%FILENAME%. If FlipFactory is on a separate server, the Share Name must be supplied, with a prepended /.
  • Page 126 Users must include an entry for Everyone (or a specific user, if known), with Read Only access. Episode Engine Publisher Set up and use an Episode Engine publisher in Pipeline Control when you want to automatically submit media to a specific setting in Episode Engine for processing when it is ready.

  • Page 127: Figure 7-12. Episode Engine Publisher Allows You To Submit Media To A Specific Episode Engine

    %HOST% Token: The %HOST% token resolves to the name of the Mac OS X Platform where Pipeline Control is running. When the source file is on the same computer as Pipeline Control, you can use the %HOST% token to supply the name of the computer. When the source file is on another Mac OS X platform (a server, or an Xsan, for example), do not use the %HOST% token.
  • Page 128 Select the setting that you want to process the file with, from the list. Instant Messenger Publisher Set up and use an IM publisher in Pipeline Control when you want to automatically send instant messages to IM recipients when events occur in the schedule.

  • Page 129: Figure 7-13. Im Publisher Allows You To Send Messages To Specific Im Recipients

    Final Cut Pro, because you can store the video clip on a server designated for video storage, and just share the XML files that point to the video. You can also set up Pipeline Control to drop the XML files into a Final Cut Server watched folder, for automatic video ingest.

  • Page 130: Figure 7-14. Final Cut Pro Publisher Allows You To Create An Fcp Xml Interchange File

    Creating the XML file immediately permits Final Cut Pro to open QuickTIme MOV files (not TIFO files) and begin editing them, while they are in the process of being created by Pipeline. To select Final Cut Pro as a publisher, select Publish > Final Cut Pro. Pipeline Control displays the following edit panel: Figure 7–14.

  • Page 131: Figure 7-15. Copy File Publisher Allows You To Duplicate Just-Completed Clips

    Configuring Publishers Pipeline User’s Guide To select Copy File as a publisher, select Publish > Copy File. The following edit panel displays. Figure 7–15. Copy File publisher allows you to duplicate just-completed clips. Complete the panel and click OK. Save the schedule to save these settings. Make sure you test your configuration before putting the schedule into production.

  • Page 132: The Preview Panel

    If you have more than one schedule open, the previewed video frame rate is scaled back to prevent excessive CPU usage. Preview is played at full frame rate as long as the Pipeline host computer has one processor (or core) per 349,920 (720 * 486) pixels being decoded.

  • Page 133: The Timecode, Status/Scrubber And Preview Controls Panel

    The Timecode, Status/Scrubber and Preview Controls Panel When you’re connected to a Pipeline in Preview, Idle, or Capture mode, the timecode, status, and preview controls panel (directly below the preview panel) displays a status bar and the current timecode of the Pipeline video, in HH:MM:SS:FF format.

  • Page 134: Audio Volume Meters

    Use the Preview buttons to control video and audio preview. Figure 7–20. You can preview video and/or audio of streaming media. Click Preview Video to display the streaming video from the connected Pipeline in the Preview panel. Click Preview Audio to play the audio track of the streaming video.

  • Page 135: Preferences - Mac Os X

    When Disk Buffer is checked, enter the path specifying the directory (Unix format) on a local disk where Pipeline Control should write the temporary buffer file during capture, before it is trans- ferred to the final folder, as specified in the schedule's store (Storage Location for Captured Media (page 104)).

  • Page 136: Figure 7-23. Playout Preferences

    During playout, the Pipeline keeps a queue of frames in memory to compensate for network latencies. If queue size is set for a large number of frames, the Pipeline can ‘ride out’ higher transient latencies in the network. However, a large number also introduces a longer delay between the time the frame is emitted on the network and the time that the frame appears on the SDI connection (roughly 1/4 second for 8 frames, up to about 3/4 second for 22 frames).

  • Page 137: Figure 7-24. Update Preferences

    Select Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Never, to check for application updates. Check Now. Click Check Now to check Telestream’s Web site for application updates right now, and let you know if Pipeline Control is up to date or updates are available. 74-0085-05...

  • Page 138: Preferences - Windows

    24 one hour events. The event scheduled at 8 am is named 8AMevent, and is associated with a file named 8AMevent.mov on the Pipeline host’s disk drive. You change the mode to Idle, and modify the file name in the Scheduled Item Editor dialog. Pipeline displays the “Display warning….”...

  • Page 139: Figure 7-26. Auto Update Preferences (Windows)

    27). Disk Buffer Path. When checked, enter the path specifying the directory on a local disk where Pipeline Control should write the temporary buffer file during capture, before it is transferred to the final folder, as specified in the schedule's store (Storage Location for Captured Media (page 104)).

  • Page 140: Using The Diagnostics Panel

    The diagnostics panel is for advanced users to aid in trouble shooting and technical support. When connected to a Pipeline the panel displays the current state of the RAM and Disk Frame buffers. The RAM meter displays the percentage of the frame buffer that is currently full, as well as a high-water mark that displays the largest size the buffer has been in the last five seconds.
  • Page 141 P l a y o u t & C a p t u r e Use this chapter to learn how to use Pipeline Control on Mac OS X and Windows to create schedules for capturing media from Pipeline and for playing media out on Pipeline.

  • Page 142: About Schedules

    Pipeline selection and settings, and optional publisher specifications. Each schedule is displayed in a different window in Pipeline Control (Mac OS X) or a different tab (Windows). Because Pipeline Control is a multi-document application, you can open, edit, and execute (in Playout or Capture mode) several schedules at the same time.

  • Page 143: Creating Capture Schedules

    A capture schedule is a schedule with one or more clip events, which you use to capture SDI video in real time. The SDI video is converted to a specific essence, depending on the codec you use, in the Pipeline, and saved as a digital media QuickTime or TIFO file by Pipeline Control.

  • Page 144: Creating Playout Schedules

    13. Click the Play button to place the playout schedule into play mode. Now, Pipeline Control displays the outgoing video stream. Pipeline Control waits for each clip event, and delivers each clip in real-time to the Pipeline, which decodes it and plays it out as SDI. March, 2009...

  • Page 145: Using Schedule Windows

    SING CHEDULE INDOWS The Schedule window is the main interface of the Pipeline Control application. When Pipeline Control opens, it displays the schedule you opened it with or it displays a new, untitled schedule, so you can begin work immediately.
  • Page 146 4 hours or until the end of the clip event (you can adjust the time accurately later) and release the button. (If you drag downward beyond 4 hours, Pipeline Control breaks the clip into 4 hour segments.) •...

  • Page 147: Figure 8-3. Pipeline Control Displays The Video Clip's Folder

    When an event in the schedule points to local media, you can open the folder that contains the clip directly. Pipeline Control sends a command to the operating system to display the clip in the enclosing folder: Figure 8–3. Pipeline Control displays the video clip’s folder.

  • Page 148: Figure 8-4. Clip Event General Properties - File Name, Start And Stop Time, And Event Color

    Chapter 8 Using Scheduled Playout & Capture Viewing and Updating General Properties To view or update the general properties of a clip event, double-click in the clip event’s title, then click the General tab to display this sheet: Figure 8–4. Clip event general properties – file name, start and stop time, and event color. Analog Clock.

  • Page 149: Figure 8-5. Clip Event Label Values

    Using Schedule Windows Pipeline User’s Guide Values in the Standard label are embedded in the file that is created. Figure 8–5. Clip event label values. Label Sets. Select the type of label set you want to use for this clip.

  • Page 150: Figure 8-6. Use The Schedules Mode Toolbar To Place The Schedule In Various States

    Click to place the schedule in Playout mode, when Pipeline Control is connected to a Pipeline device. Clip events are played out to the Pipeline device as they occur in the schedule. During the time that clips are not playing out (empty spaces in the schedule), Pipeline Control streams video based on settings in Preferences (Preferences –...

  • Page 151: Figure 8-7. Schedule Toolbar

    If you are not connected to a Pipeline device, Pipeline Control displays the schedule beginning at midnight. Select and show the next clip.
  • Page 152 Chapter 8 Using Scheduled Playout & Capture March, 2009...
  • Page 153 U s i n g L o g a n d C a p t u r e Real-time log and capture is provided in Pipeline Control on Mac OS X only. Pipeline Control’s log and capture document enables you to create and save clip lists, and capture media in various formats via Pipeline, independently of your video editing/encoding software.

  • Page 154: About Logging And Capturing Media

    You can use the Log and Capture window in Pipeline Control to create clip lists, then capture and encode each clip in any supported SD or HD format as a QuickTime movie or TIFO file directly from a Pipeline that is attached via Ethernet (directly or via LAN).

  • Page 155: Using The Log And Capture Window

    Using the Log and Capture Window The log and capture window is similar to the schedule window: at the top is the Pipeline Settings toolbar, and to the left side is the Preview panel with connection, status, and timecode. VTR controls have added Mark In and Out buttons on either side, and Shuttle and Jog controls are directly below.

  • Page 156: Using The Preview Panel

    Tape Out. Displays when a tape is not in the attached VTR. Deck RS-422 Control Status NO RS422. Displays when Pipeline does not have control over the attached VTR. RS422. Displays when Pipeline has control over the attached VTR. Mark In/Out Buttons Mark In.

  • Page 157: Using The Clip List Panel

    Creating a Clip To create a clip, insert your tape, make sure the Pipeline is connected, and follow these steps: 1. Click the General tab to display mark-in and mark-out controls.

  • Page 158: Loading And Saving Clip List Files

    AVING ILES Pipeline Control enables you to load the clip list from an EDL or an XML file. You can also save a clip list you’ve made, in XML format. Loading and saving clip lists via files promotes interchange between applications and systems, without manually re-creating them.

  • Page 159: Keyboard Shortcuts

    XML Interchange Format can be generated from Final Cut Pro, or any other application that supports this format. XML Interchange Format is the file format that Pipeline import/export or capture/playout programs load from and save in, in order to promote interoperability with other applications. Clip list files can also be generated and/or edited manually.

  • Page 160: March

    Pipeline Control captures clips by controlling the VTR via the Pipeline to encode the clip and stream each clip’s media to Pipeline Control, which writes the IMX or DV media out as a QuickTime movie (.mov) file, and saves each file in the destination folder.

  • Page 161: Gathering Information For Troubleshooting

    Get account and factory details – obtain an XML output of the account when possible • Obtain the FlipFactory server and/or Pipeline client system information: 1. Click Start > Help and Support. 2. On the Help and Support panel, click Support from the top menu.

  • Page 162: Pipeline Information

    3. Select Rich Text Format (RTF) from the Format popup menu. 4. Save the file to the desktop. Pipeline Information Obtain the Pipeline firmware revision. Locate the Main and App Loader revision numbers on the Configure panel of Pipeline Direct (Using the Configure Panel (page 40)).

  • Page 163: Pipeline Edl Syntax Requirements

    IPELINE YNTAX EQUIREMENTS Pipeline EDL files contain an entry for each clip to be captured. Each entry consists of a single-line event, a clip name field, and optional Telestream specific metadata fields. Columns are significant. Note Line endings for a Pipeline EDL file must be CRLF (Carriage Return followed by Line Feed), which is the DOS/Windows standard.
  • Page 164 If optional TELESTREAM fields are included, the BEGIN parameter is required to be first. Pipeline This parameter determines which Pipeline to connect to for this clip entry. The name used for this field is the Bonjour friendly name assigned to the Pipeline device. This name defaults to Pipeline_XXXX where XXXX is the Pipeline's serial number.
  • Page 165 Pipeline EDL Syntax Requirements Pipeline User’s Guide Name of Tape *TELESTREAM_METADATA: TAPENAME <Alphanumeric> Example: *TELESTREAM_METADATA: TAPENAME TAPE1234 Description of Clip *TELESTREAM_METADATA: DESCRIPTION <Alphanumeric> Example: *TELESTREAM_METADATA: DESCRIPTION This is a test Scene Number or Name *TELESTREAM_METADATA: SCENE <Alphanumeric> Example: *TELESTREAM_METADATA: SCENE...
  • Page 166 Appendix B Pipeline EDL Syntax March, 2009...
  • Page 167 C o d e c P r o f i l e s This appendix describes each Pipeline codec’s preset profiles. SD profiles are available in Pipeline SC and Pipeline Quad. Both SD and HD codec profiles are available in Pipeline HD Dual.

  • Page 168: Appendix C Pipeline Control Codec Profiles

    Appendix C Pipeline Control Codec Profiles HD P ROFILES Table C–1. DNxHD Codec Parameter Value Resolution 720p (1280 x 720) | 1080i (1920 x 880) | 1080p (1920 x 880) Frame Rate 720p: 23.98 | 25 | 29.97 | 50 | 59.94 fps 1080i: 25 | 29.97 fps...

  • Page 169: Dv Profiles

    DV Profiles Pipeline User’s Guide DV P ROFILES Table C–2. DV Codec Parameter Value Resolution 480i (720 x 480 NTSC) | 576i (720 x 576 PAL) Frame Rate 29.97 fps (NTSC) | 25 fps (PAL) Quality (mb/sec) 25 | 25 Anamorphic...

  • Page 170: Dvcpro Hd Profiles

    Appendix C Pipeline Control Codec Profiles DVCP HD P ROFILES Table C–4. DVCPro HD Codec Parameter Value Resolution 720p (1280 x 720) | 1080i (1920 x 880) Frame Rate 23.98 | 25 | 29.97 | 50 | 59.94 fps Quality (mbit/sec)

  • Page 171: Prores 422 Profiles

    ProRes 422 Profiles Pipeline User’s Guide 422 P ROFILES ProRes Standard is supported in SD profiles; Standard and HQ are supported in HD profiles. Table C–6. ProRes 422 Codec Parameter Value Resolution 486i (720 x 486 NTSC) | 576i (720 x 576 PAL) |...

  • Page 172: Motion Jpeg Profiles

    Appendix C Pipeline Control Codec Profiles JPEG P OTION ROFILES Motion JPEG A is supported in SD profiles; Standard and HQ are supported in HD profiles. Table C–7. Motion JPEG Codec Parameter Value Resolution 240p (720 x 480 NTSC) Frame Rate 25 | 29.97 fps...
  • Page 173 Pipeline clock 7-106 About panel, generally 4-39 clock source, priority in Pipeline Quad 7-105 Active-X 4-36, 4-50 clock source, priority in Pipeline SC 7-105 Adobe 5-72 clock source, RS422 7-105 auto clock source 7-105 clock source, video in 7-106...
  • Page 174 Pipeline 3-22 DVCPro HD Profiles C-154 Final Cut Pro, importing media with 6-80 DVCPro Profiles C-153 Final Cut Pro, installing Pipeline plugin for 3-31 DVCProHD 1-2–1-3 Final Cut Pro, Pipeline Plugin for 3-22 DVCProHD, throughput and write speed reqs.
  • Page 175 LED SDI, front, on Quad, lights orange 2-11 gigabit Ethernet 1-3, 2-9, 2-12, 2-15–2-16 LED, Ethernet on Quad 2-12, 2-15 GigE, ethernet, required 3-29 LED, Ethernet on SC, lights orange 2-9 Grass Valley 5-72 LED, Ethernet, on SC, unlit 2-9 GXF 5-72...
  • Page 176 Pipeline software, installing 3-21 dimensions of SC 2-8 Pipeline software, installing on Windows/Vista 3-32 FlipFactory requirements 5-58 Pipeline software, installing, on Mac OS X 3-31 IP address, default 2-19 Pipeline software, uninstalling from Mac OS X 3-31 LEDs 2-8 Pipeline software, uninstalling from Windows/...
  • Page 177 Pipeline User’s Guide ProRes 422 Profiles C-155 SDI Out (SC), indicators for 2-9, 2-11, 2-13 ProRes 422 SQ (SD), throughput and write speed SDI Out, indicators for 2-12, 2-15 reqs. for 3-29 SDI Status 4-50 ProRes422 HQ (HD), throughput and write speed SDI time code 7-105 reqs.
  • Page 178 Index Uncompressed Profiles C-156 Windows, subsystems required for Pipeline Uncompressed SD 8- and 10-bit 1-3 software 3-32 uninstalling Pipeline software from Mac OS X 3-31 Windows/Vista, uninstalling Pipeline software uninstalling Pipeline software from Windows/ from 3-33 Vista 3-33 Windows/Vista, upgrading Pipeline software...

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