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Page 3 Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual This document supports software version 6.3. www.tek.com 077-1111-04...
Page 4 TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. Aurora technical support Aurora technical support is available on business days from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Indian Standard time using the following numbers:...
Page 5 (3) months. The warranty period begins on the date of shipment, except that if the program is installed by Tektronix, the warranty period begins on the date of installation or one month after the date of shipment, whichever is earlier. If this software product does not conform as warranted, Tektronix will provide remedial services as described in the documentation provided with the product.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
How to add jobs with referenced essence container files ............How to add jobs for frame-wrapped sequence files ..............How to add jobs with the DXW generic container to group mono essence files ....Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 8 Automatic clean-up of old jobs ..................... Growing file settings ......................Manage multi-core testing (set CPU cores per VU) .............. Report Options ........................Set a quarantine file location ....................Change the browse control (file selector type) ..............Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 9 Toggle EBU test codes on-off ....................Analytics comparison settings ....................Analytics search index settings ..................... Custom language setting ....................... Custom theme setting ......................Decryption settings ........................ Event log data ........................LDAP settings ........................Multi-tenant mode ......................... Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 10 Table of Contents Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 11: Getting Started
Java installation procedure is fairly straightforward, as no options are needed. SOAP API Demo & Documentation: These are the WSDL and sample C# project to exercise the API as a guide for integration of Aurora into Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 12 Hydra Player: Aurora Professional VU and Premium products include a Hydra Player license, which is downloaded separately from the Aurora installer. Hydra can play any asset that Aurora can test, and Aurora report thumbnails are linked to open container files at error locations directly in Hydra.
Page 13 Application install first on a separate computer). Select your desired option and click “Next.” If you are installing the Full Application, continue this process. Otherwise, for Add-On Verification Unit installs, proceed to that section. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 14 Getting started 6. The following configuration screen will appear: ■ Install To: Browse to the location where you would like to install Aurora or just use the default location. C:\Program Files\Tektronix\Aurora for 64-bit operating systems ■ Install Default Templates: Check box to install a set of pre-configured templates.
Page 15 QC are stored at.: Services Authentication: Enter the domain\user or machinename\local user and password to allow the Aurora Controller and Aurora Verifier services to access files on your network. Leave the fields empty to log-on with the LocalSystem account.
Page 16 13. Configure your license received from Tektronix fulfillment using the process found here. 14. You are now ready to begin using Aurora. Create a template and add a job to get started. If you have any questions please contact Tektronix Technical Support.
Page 17: How To Install Additional Verification Units On Additional Machines
3. After installing the majority of components, the Aurora installer will check the status of your license. If you do not have an Aurora license present, it will prompt you for a license key, which you should have received from Tektronix fulfillment.
Page 18: Activate The Software License
Getting started 4. The Aurora installer will take care of everything else. To confirm that everything is setup correctly, browse to the Aurora application on your master machine and check that the total number of VUs is as you expect by...
Page 19: Aurora Technical Support
Commercial License state if using that type of license. Aurora technical support Aurora technical support is available on business days from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Indian Standard time using the following...
Page 20: Aurora Software License Upgrades
2. Click Options > Settings > Manage License. Make a note of the License Key string or capture a screenshot of the Manage License window. 3. When you are ready to order an upgrade to your Aurora system, send the two screenshots or send the software version number, SKU value, and license key string to a Tektronix sales representative.
Page 21: First Time Operation
3. Use the Manage Users controls to enter the user privileges for Aurora described below: a. Enter the User Name that you will use to login each time to the Aurora Verification Unit. b. Enter the Password that you will use to login. Passwords can be composed of symbols, letters, or numbers or a combination of all three.
Page 22: Testuser Login
C:\AuroraTemp on the master controller machine. The default password is testuser. NOTE. When you log in as testuser it may take longer as Aurora will create CSV dump files for every template test ran. These are files that give support for the errors that Aurora finds in every frame of the test.
Page 23: Aurora Tray Application
(stopping Aurora services with the Windows service manager, the tray application will keep restarting them). You can access the Aurora Tray Application by double clicking on the icon at the bottom right of your screen. The Tray Application icon may be hidden in your tray, and can be found by clicking the up arrow.
Page 24: Log Out Of Aurora
Log out of Aurora Aurora is designed to be running constantly. When you no longer need to interact with Aurora, click on the Log Out tab on the Aurora interface and close the browser window or tab. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 25: Before You Start
Before you start File access permissions Both Aurora services must have file access permissions to the network storage you will use within your workflow. If you did not set this during installation, you must manually configure file access for both Aurora services.
Page 26: Test Template Customization
■ Repeat these steps for Aurora Verifier service. Set your service logon credentials in the Aurora Installer, so that these credentials are saved during future software updates. If you do not set your logon credentials in the Aurora Installer, you will have to reset service permissions after each software update.
Page 27: Audio Service Configuration
Getting started If you need assistance, your reseller can help you configure test templates. If you purchased the Annual Service and Maintenance (ASM) agreement for Aurora, you can contact Tektronix Technical Support to help configure your test template. Audio service...
Page 28 Getting started Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 29: Operating Basics
Tab Bar: Toolbar is the main navigation for Aurora, which allows you to ■ add jobs, edit test templates & plans and modify application settings. ■ Log Out button: At the top right, this red button logs you out of the Aurora system. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 30: Tab Descriptions
Compatibility Check: Allows you to check whether the templates on your Aurora system require any modifications after updating to the current release of Aurora. You can also use this page to force existing templates to use new options available in new Aurora releases.
Page 31: Optional Features
Aurora Core or Professional. GPU acceleration of JPEG 2000 is also available as an option. Customers requiring the use of Dolby E can add it as a plugin to Aurora Core (Dolby E is included at no cost with Aurora Professional).
Page 32: Dashboard View
Operating basics Result Comparison: This analytics plugin enables you to compare QC reports from two different points in the workflow and have Aurora highlight only the differences created by the second process. Dashboard view After logging into the application, Aurora's browser window opens to the Dashboard tab, which is the main view of the entire system.
Page 33: Dashboard Job Categories
Aurora was unable to process (and whose reports will contain the error for what caused the abort). Dashboard columns and ■ Job ID : Aurora assigns Job IDs to every container file that is presented to the system, sequentially, starting at 1 sorting ■...
Page 34: Dashboard Buttons
■ : For Complete Jobs, Opens the Container File in the Hydra Player for Review (additionally, populates the Review Bar with the Aurora QC events). ■ : For Complete Jobs, starts a comparison Job (if you have the Analytics add-on for Result Comparison license) using the currently selected job’s...
Page 35: View Older Jobs
Reports from the last 7 days ■ Reports from the last 30 days ■ Reports with more than 10 errors ■ Long running jobs ■ Stream-summary only reports ■ All comparison jobs ■ Comparison jobs with errors Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 36: Qc Jobs
You can set up new jobs manually from the Add new job tab. Perform the following steps to add a job to the QC queue. 1. From the Aurora Homepage, click Add New Job. 2. Use the Step 1 controls to select a template:...
Page 37 3. Use the Step 2 controls to select the container of files you want to verify: a. Click the Browse button to navigate to the location of the file(s) to be tested. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 38 Operating basics By default, Aurora will show a server-side browse control, which shows only the files that the Aurora server has access to. You can choose to use a client-side browse control, which requires Java. When using the client- side browse control, the files you select that are not accessible to the Aurora server will not be able to be added as a Job.
Page 39 You can use the above steps for Hot Folder configuration and add job via Web service API. b. If you want to compare the results of this job against a previous job, use the Provide JobID drop-down list to select an existing job file. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 40 Operating basics c. Click Next to continue. As shown below, the Step 3 controls appear below the Step 2 section. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 41 QC queue:Add Job & Return to Dashboard or Add Job & Start New Job. 5. After you have added the job, you can view the jobs In Queue from the dashboard. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 42: Aurora Shell Extension
SOAP API to send jobs to the Aurora queue. You must configure the shell extension prior to using it the first time. 1. To set up shell extensions, go to the Aurora folder of your Start Menu or navigate to C:\Program Files\Tektronix\Aurora\Aurora Shell Extension.
Page 43: How To Add Jobs With Referenced Essence Container Files
9. The file will then be sent to the Aurora queue. How to add jobs with When dealing with referenced essence containers, always point Aurora to the top- level container. By using the top-level container (usually the one with the...
Page 44: How To Add Jobs For Frame-Wrapped Sequence Files
PNG and J2K, Aurora will automatically look for the next frame in the sequence wrapped sequence files after a job has been started with any the first frame of the sequence. Aurora will look for a numeric value just prior to the file extension to determine sequence positioning (such as frame00001.dpx or render00320.r3d, where the frame #...
Page 45: Other Job Add Methods
<frame file="Sequence 01_90001.dpx" /> <frame file="Sequence 01_90002.dpx" /> </indexFile> In all DXW cases, point Aurora to the DXW file to start a job. Other job add methods You may also add jobs to the Aurora queue via the hot folder/watch folder monitor or via the SOAP API.
Page 46: Template Editor
Aurora uses the template editors, which separates sections of the test template into smaller portions to allow simpler template organization. You can create a template using the following: ■...
Page 47 QC tests, it is important to also define and use the File Read, Default and Audio Layout so that your content is tested appropriately. NOTE. Complete details on the tests available in Aurora are available by clicking the Test Index Number next to each test in the Web browser interface.
Page 48: File Read
You can select the following portions of the clip to spot check: ■ Read Entire File ■ Start, Mid & End ■ Start Only ■ Mid Only ■ End only Start & End Only ■ Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 49 EOM: The EOM parameter sets the end timing of material in the clip. You can set the time in hours, minutes, and seconds. MSC: Enter the frame number as per the TCR. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 50: Default
NOTE. Any of the above defaults can be overridden at the individual test level by adding the test using the Add and Override Defaults button. Other defaults apply to the entire template, and may not be modified per test. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 51 Email will be sent based on the selected email event type: ■ Send email for each file ■ Send email when file has error ■ Send email when file has warning ■ Send email when file aborted by template Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 52: Audio Layout
Email Id(s) without the prefix “(CC)” and “(BC)” will be in the “To address”. Audio layout The default audio layout page displays the default conditions. You can add, remove, and edit the audio service combinations. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 53 Use the drop-down list to select from the following loudness standards: ■ ATSC A/85 ■ R128 Program ■ ARIB TR-B32 ■ FTVA OP-59 ■ NONE Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 54 Put corrected file in report folder ■ Put corrected file in subfolder of original file location ■ User defined location: Click the Browse button to select a location on your computer or network Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 55 4. As part of ASM configuration, the first step is to add Channel Count. Channel Count is the total number of channels input audio which would be used to configure channel mapping. e.g., If input file has 12 channels audio Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 56 6. You can select Services for mapping by clicking the drop-down list next to SERVICES (CHANNEL COUNT). The drop-down list displays various services. 7. After selecting a service from the drop-down, press the right arrow to add the selected service to the Audio Service list. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 57 11. To remove/edit the Channels, click the cross mark at the end of the respective Channels. This removes the entire mapping including the related Audio Service Configuration for that Channel Count option. 12. Click Save to save the audio layout configuration. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 58 Audio Layout & Reporting template: 1. After the Audio Service Map is configured, select Save / Save As option to save the template. 2. Provide an appropriate template name and click Save to save the template. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 59: Qc Tests
The QC tests allows you to set the QC test conditions. Select a QC category on the left to display related tests in the middle of the page. For details on each specific test available in the Aurora template, click on the icon next to each test.
Page 60 Slate/Head Format: These tests allow you to define items that must ■ exist in your content (black, freeze, color bars, silence, tones) and have Aurora issue an event if the item is missing. 2. Click Add Test to add the test. The selected tests are displayed on the right side.
Page 61 NOTE. You can also add the selected tests to the default template available in the drop-down list. 4. QC Test Preview: You can view all the tests which are saved to the selected template in the drop-down list. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 62 How to edit QC tests in an existing template. The following procedure describes how to edit, add, or delete tests in an existing template. 1. From the Aurora dashboard, click Templates > Template Editor. 2. In the predefined templates drop-down list, select the template you want to edit.
Page 63 5. You can now edit, add, or delete tests from the template. 6. After you are done modifying the tests in the template, click Save to save the updated template. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 64 How to add QC tests to a new template. The following procedure describes how to add QC tests to create a custom test template. 1. From the Aurora dashboard, click Templates > Template Editor. 2. Select a QC test category on the left to display related tests. To change the default settings for a test, click Modify Test Defaults to open a dialog where you can customize the test.
Page 65 The example below shows the added template name as Metadata. 5. The new template you created will now be available in the list of templates in the drop-down list of the Template Editor and in the Template Manager. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 66 Operating basics How to ignore specific errors or warnings in Aurora. As a part of QC test default configuration, you can specify that certain errors or warnings (which could be resulting from the test execution) need to be ignored, in either of the following ways: ■...
Page 67 Operating basics How to recall default and saved condition. Aurora provides default condition that you can use with their default configuration, or you can use them as the basis to create custom configuration for the tests. When you create and save a new default configuration for the test, that configuration will be available in the drop-down list at the top of the test.
Page 68 Search for the ID of the test group you want to modify. You can find the Test ID located next to the test name in the template editor, or by looking up the test in the Aurora Help File Manual. This ID will be listed as: <Test type="Static">...
Page 69 Operating basics How to add audio QC tests with corrective options. Aurora uses Dolby audio loudness for correcting the dolby channels. In the QC tests, AutoFix for Audio Loudness is a correction option. AutoFix for Audio Loudness is designed to accept an input container file, demux, and decode the audio, correct the audio for the user-selected ITU-R BS.1770-2 specification (1770-3 is used for True Peak...
Page 70 Operating basics 1. From the dashboard, click Templates > Templates Editor. 2. Select Audio Quality. 3. Select Average Loudness with the test id 6003.005 Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 71 4. From Audio Specification drop-down select ATSC A/85. 5. Click Add Test button to add audio specification to the template editor. The selected audio specification to measure the audio loudness is added to the test 6003.005. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 72 AutoFix Options to display a popup with multiple options to be set for Loudness Correction and Dolby Settings. 7. Loudness Correction: It includes Loudness Control Algorithm Selection, AGC Mode, and AGC Parameters. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 73 1 dB over the threshold. AutoFix uses a nominal compression ratio to achieve superior sonic results. This is possible due to quad band filter detectors explained below in detail. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 74 Our multi-band compressor avoids crosstalk between frequency ranges by employing symmetrical fourth order slopes at the crossover frequencies. Upon recombination of the waveform at the Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 75 Correction is performed by simply clipping the audio waveform when it exceeds the Target LU. Audible artifacts will be most likely to occur with their form of correction Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 76 Default is 12 dB. ■ Target Level – you can set the level you want to push the audio back up to, post correction. Default is the Target LU, although you can Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 77 Leq(A) plus Dialogue Intelligence (not recommended, and only for legacy purposes) ■ Speech Threshold – default at 20%, not recommended to modify ■ True Peak DC Block – default to OFF, not recommended to modify Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 78 (DRC) Profile, which is default to Predict from Input, as well as the correction threshold (spread) around the Target LU. If selecting Loudness Normalization, you can set the Normalization Target and True Peak limit. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 79 Save As button on the bottom of the dialog window, which will open a save dialog box. Provide a name for the AutoFix settings, such as “ATSC A_85 defaults”. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 80 AutoFix template you just saved, “ATSC A_85 DEFAULT”, select this template to add to your test 6003.005. 11. Once you add the AutoFix template to your test, you can view the AutoFix summary to the test, as shown below. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 81: Template Manager
12. Scroll up to the top of the page and click Save As button to save the template. Template Manager Aurora ships with several predefined default templates. The Template Manager helps you to view all the templates. You can view all the templates including the default templates and the user- defined templates.
Page 82: How To Create Templates Or Use Default Templates
How to create templates or use default templates You can use the Template Editor to create user-defined templates or to use the default templates supplied with Aurora. Aurora templates are created using File Read, Default, Audio Layout, and QC tests. The created template is then used to submit a job for Aurora QC.
Page 83: How To Create A Custom Test Template
1. From the dashboard, click the Templates tab and select Template Editor. You can view: ■ File Read ■ Default ■ Audio Layout ■ QC tests 2. By default the File Read, Defaults, and Audio Layout displays the default configurations. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 84 6. In the Save dialog, enter a name for the template and click Save to store the template in the Aurora database for use in jobs, Smart Test plans or hot folder operations. The example below shows a template being saved, named Custom template.
Page 85: Default Templates
Operating basics Default templates Aurora ships with several predefined default templates. The figure below shows the drop-down list of default templates. Aurora includes the following default template templates: ■ AS-10 MXF French PAD Restrictions: Tests for AS-10 MXF Container restrictions, checks for Scan order changes, Macro blocking Artifacts, Tape...
Page 86: Smart Test Plans
2. Choose a test from the Test Name drop-down list. You can select any piece of metadata regarding the file that is shown on the Aurora Stream Summary section of the report.
Page 87 10. Once your test criteria for the Smart Test plan is complete, click Save As and enter a template name to save the new Smart Test plan. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 88: How To Use A Smart Test Plan
User created Smart Test plans are always displayed at the top of the Template list. When you select a Smart Test plan for a job or hot folder, the correct template from your rules/tests will automatically be selected and used by Aurora. How to import and export You can import or export Smart Test plans as XML files, using the Import/Export buttons on the Smart Test plan page.
Page 89: How To Import Or Export Templates
Operating basics How to import or export templates Aurora allows you to import and export test templates in the form of XML files for use with other Aurora installations or to send them to videosupport@tektronix.com for analysis. Perform the following steps to import...
Page 90: How To Import Aurora Legacy Templates
Operating basics How to import Aurora The following procedure is an example of how to convert an Aurora legacy templates from the dashboard into the template: legacy templates 1. From the dashboard, click the Templates tab and select Legacy Aurora Template Import.
Page 91 A pop up appears displaying the start of conversion process from legacy template to new Aurora templates. ■ Click OK button, after all the templates are converted. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 92 Operating basics 4. From Template tab, select Template Editor. 5. In the Template Editor page, click the drop-down list and select any template. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 93: Reports
Third Option: Click the Player icon, which will open the file in the Hydra Player if installed and populate the Aurora QC events from the report in the Review Bar of the player. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 94: How To Understand A Job Report
Operating basics How to understand a Job Aurora Job Reports are designed to provide all relevant stream summary and QC results in as few pages as possible, as well as be viewable online and offline in Report the same view.
Page 95 Audio Stream Metadata Summary: Under this heading in the job report, you will find: Sample Count, Runtime, Bit Depth, Number of Channels, Language ID, Sample Rate and Bit Rate. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 96 In this list, the Item ID, Test Performed, Instances and Rule Type are provided and the Item ID number is a clickable link to the actual applicable rule. To hide the detailed list, click Hide Details Only. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 97: Help Files From The Report
Template Details: At the bottom of every Aurora report, there is a link to show the Details of the template used for the job, which will show the exact list of tests used.
Page 98: How To Open The File In Hydra Player From An Error Report Location
Review Bar to view results methods: and edit QC events ■ By clicking a thumbnail link in an Aurora Report, or ■ By clicking the Play button on the Home/Dashboard view next a file. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 99 In either case, the selected container file will open in Hydra Player and the Review Bar button (to the bottom right of the video window) will become active. Click this button to open the Review Bar, and the Aurora QC events will be automatically populated for you to use.
Page 100: How To Print Job Reports
Operating basics If you need to change the severity of an Aurora event, you can click the Edit button and a drop-down menu will appear, allowing you to modify the severity. Additionally, you can Delete an Aurora QC event completely, using the Delete button.
Page 101 NOTE. About Printing Job Reports With This Option: When printing Aurora job reports in PDF, keep in mind that in Aurora PDF job reports all links are expanded to include all details.
Page 102: How To Automate The Qc Process
Add, Edit or Clone a hot folder will open the Hot Folder Wizard. When cloning an existing hot folder, the wizard will populate with a current hot folder’s values and allow you to change those values and save a new hot folder. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 103: Email Notifications
■ Sort: You can choose how incoming files are sorted to be added to the job queue. Aurora defaults to FIFO, but you can also choose LIFO, sort by date, sort by filename and sort by file size). ■...
Page 104: Application Programming Interface (Api)
Aurora can be fully integrated into other content management, broadcast automation and workflow systems. The Aurora SOAP API is described by a WSDL definition that can be retreived from the Aurora server at http://localhost:1002/ApiService?singleWsdl. If you wish to retrieve the WSDL from a remote computer, you need to do the following: 1.
Page 105: Aurora Analytics
C:\Program Files \Tektronix\Aurora\ceritalk-sdk-7.9.1.14.zip. Aurora analytics The analytics features of Aurora offer new ways to find older jobs, identify trends from the job results and compare job results. Search You can access Search from the Analytics tab on the user interface, and use the query box with natural language to find most common answers.
Page 106 Jobs with “Black Frame” errors for a specific location or file: Error_Name:"Black Frame" AND JobInfo_Filepath:Aladdin_trailer_ATT.ts Jobs aborted by user: JobInfo_Status:"Aborted, User" Jobs aborted by user in last 30 days: JobInfo_Status:"Aborted, User" AND JobInfo_End:[2014-07-18 TO 2014-08-18] Jobs aborted by Application: JobInfo_Status:"Aborted, Application" Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 107: Trends
This feature shows a chart of the most common QC events occurring in your Aurora system. You can define the length of time shown on the chart, by number of days or number of reports to consider. You can also choose to reset the chart at any time.
Page 108: Result Comparison
Operating basics Result comparison This optional feature (sold as an add-on to Aurora) enables a new report to be created by comparing two existing jobs from different points in the workflow. You can start a comparison job in 3 ways: 1.
Page 109: Other Aurora Settings
Compare job will show a new error in the report with the level of drift shown. Other Aurora settings The Settings page on the Options tab contains many useful configurations to the Aurora system. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 110: Manage Credentials
4. Enter the username (domain name, if applicable, should be in the format "<domain>\<user>). 5. Enter the password. 6. Click Save to save the information. Aurora will use these credentials while accessing the files or folder. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 111 4. Enter the username (domain name, if applicable, should be in the format "<domain>\<user>") 5. Enter the password. Any FTP file which gets processed using the CeriTalk method will make use of the saved credentials. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 112 S3 bucket is a container for objects stored in S3. Every object is contained in a bucket. 8. Click Save to save the information. The Secret Key (password) and Access Key form a secure information set that confirms the identity of the user. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 113: Automatic Clean-Up Of Old Jobs
Manage multi-core testing Aurora is multi-threaded and can be set to reserve CPU cores for each VU in the system. Each Aurora product has a maximum allow CPU core value that can be (set CPU cores per VU) set: Aurora Core –...
Page 114: Report Options
You may want to have your PDF reports named in a human readable fashion, and Aurora allows this to occur using an option under the Settings tab. You can use the following variables in any state to form a PDF report name:...
Page 115 The details include parameters such as audio loudness and dialnorm values, before and after correction. Aurora XML: This option is selected by default and Aurora XML report will be generated. You cannot deselect Aurora XML and also cannot modify the report...
Page 116 CreateJob() CeriTalk method will be part of the Cerify report file name. If the job is created from Aurora Web UI, then job ID is used instead of job name in Cerify report file name. The file naming convention to be followed for Cerify XML report is: You can configure the path to generate the report in a different folder.
Page 117: Set A Quarantine File Location
Aurora server cannot reach. If you choose to use the client-side browse control, you must have the same permissions on the client machine as you do on the Aurora server (Aurora will not upload files to its’ queue from paths it cannot access).
Page 118: Md5 Hash Creation
MD5 hash creation If you would like Aurora to create an MD5 hash file for each of the container files tested, this option can be checked. The MD5 hash is stored in plain text in a *.MD5 file with the same base file name as the container (so a container file named TESTFILE.MXF will have an MD5 hash stored in TESTFILE.MD5).
Page 119: Change How Qc Event Locations Are Reported
Toggle EBU test codes on- Tektronix supports the EBU QC standardization effort, which defines standard QC test codes and definitions. To see the EBU test codes in the Aurora Template Editor, check this option. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 120: Analytics Comparison Settings
Custom language setting Allows the user interface and report language to be set. Only new reports for jobs run after the language selection will render in the new language (Aurora will not re-render old jobs in a new language). Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 121: Custom Theme Setting
Allows the user interface to be rendered in different color palettes, which can be especially helpful for QC operators in darker environments. Decryption settings Aurora allows AES encrypted HLS file sets to be decrypted and tested by defining the location of the AES keys. Aurora Automated File-based Quality Control System User Manual...
Page 122: Event Log Data
Event log data Aurora no longer uses the Windows Event Viewer to show data about the processes, so if you need to quickly see how the Aurora service event data (i.e., in a support situation), you can view that information here.
Page 123: Multi-Tenant Mode
Multi-tenant mode By default, Aurora is in single tenant operating mode, which retains all job data from run-to-run. If you prefer to delete all job data after the report XML is retrieved for each job, Aurora allows you to set Multi-Tenant Mode by checking the ‘Enable’...
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