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  • Page 1 Kiva User Manual...
  • Page 2 Ross has become well known for the Ross Video Code of Ethics. It guides our interactions and empowers our employees. I hope you enjoy reading it below. If anything at all with your Ross experience does not live up to your expectations be sure to reach out to us at solutions@rossvideo.com.
  • Page 3 , AirCleaner-2 ,Tria, Tria+, Mira, Mira+, Tria Express, Mira Express, Tria News, Kiva, and any related marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ross Video Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. PATENTS ISSUED and PENDING. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Ross Video.
  • Page 4 Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Ross ® Video Limited could void the FCC Compliance and negate authority to operate the product. This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of Ross ® Abekas ®...
  • Page 5 AC power applied. Physical contact with these electric currents and voltages is extremely dangerous and may result in severe physical injury or death! Only qualified service personnel should remove these modules. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Document Information • v...
  • Page 6 Technical Support At Ross Video, we take pride in the quality of our products, but if a problem does occur, help is as close as the nearest telephone. Our 24-Hour Hot Line service ensures you have access to technical expertise around the clock. After-sales service and technical support are provided directly by Ross Video personnel.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    To Configure a Room for the VDCP Protocol..............................40 To Configure a Room for the AMP Protocol..............................41 DashBoard............................................43 ® Abekas DashBoard Service....................................43 Clip ID Support............................................47 ® Sony MVS Series Switcher........................................47 Kiva Presenter.............................48 Sessions...............................................48 Sessions Manager.......................................48 Settings..........................................49 Hot Keys..........................................51 Kiva User Manual (v02) — Contents • vii...
  • Page 8 To Record to a Media Button.....................................67 Maintenance...............................70 Media Drives............................................70 Disk Space..........................................70 AsRun Log Creator............................71 To Run an AsRun Report........................................71 Troubleshooting............................73 Specifications..............................75 Resources............................................75 Operating Temperature........................................75 Ports................................76 Serial (RS422) Port..........................................76 LTC Port..............................................76 AES Audio Port............................................76 Index..........................78 viii • Contents — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 9: Required Equipment

    • HD-SDI video monitor to view the internal quad-split output (1-3 depending on the number of channels in your server) A standard USB keyboard (QWERTY) and mouse are provided with your server. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Required Equipment • 9...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Software The server comes pre-installed with all the software needed for operation and setup. • Kiva Presenter — provides you a shot-box style interface with program and preview Media Player control with independent audio program and preview. • Kiva Import — allows you to import media files into the server.

  • Page 11: Server Configuration

    Server Configuration The Kiva Config application allows you to configure various aspects of the hardware in your server. The number of channels and inputs and outputs you have depend on the hardware installed in your server. Important: Not all settings are available on all servers or require a option to be purchased or installed.

  • Page 12: Video Router Setup

    7. Click Restart Kiva. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. 8. Click Restart Kiva to restart the server application and services with the new setting. 9. Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window. Video Router Setup You can connect the server to an external router and control the sources feeding the server.

  • Page 13: Audio Setup

    Select the number of tracks to record and which tracks are sent to the headphones jacks. 1. Launch the Kiva Config application. You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes. 2. Click the Audio tab. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Server Configuration • 13...

  • Page 14: Audio Router Setup

    The number of audio inputs and outputs depends on the options you have installed in your server. Audio sources and destinations include embedded audio and AES audio on the TASCAM ® AES-59 DB25 ports on the back of the server. 14 • Server Configuration — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 15: To Configure The Audio Router

    6. Repeat this step for all of the remaining recorder tracks. Tip: Click NORMANIZE ALL ChX XXX Input Routes to reset all the input audio tracks to their default recorder track assignment. 7. Click the Audio Output Router tab. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Server Configuration • 15...

  • Page 16: Timecode Setup

    The timecode overlay is only on the video output and will not appear in the recorded video. 1. Launch the Kiva Config application. You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes. 2. Click the Timecode tab. 16 • Server Configuration — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 17: Channel Label Setup

    Channel Label Setup You can assign a custom name to each output of a Media Player. Labels are shown at the top of each Media Player in Kiva Presenter and on each quadrant in the Quad Viewer HD-BNC output. Note: The Quad Viewer Label Overlay option must be enabled for the labels to be visible on the Quad Viewer output.

  • Page 18: Quad Viewer Setup

    The Quad Viewer HD-BNC output displays the Quad Viewer. Note: When Kiva is operating in 1080p, the Quad Viewer output is 1080i. Quad Viewer Display The Quad Viewer HD-BNC outputs show the audio and video output of each Media Player in the server.

  • Page 19: Tsl Tally Setup

    1. Launch the Kiva Config application. You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Server Configuration • 19...
  • Page 20 Refer to the device that you are receiving the tally information from for the ID that is assigned to the video input that is connected to the output of each channel on the server. 10. Click Apply. 20 • Server Configuration — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 21: Import

    Import The Kiva Import file import utility converts all imported media files to the current video output format that the server is operating in. For example, if the server is currently operating in the 1080i 59.94Hz video format, then all imported media files are converted to 1080i 59.94Hz video format.
  • Page 22 Square Enix ® Escape 124 .DV.L. escape130 Square Enix ® Escape 130 .DV.L. Lucasfilm ® OpenEXR ™ image .DVILS ffv1 FFmpeg ™ video codec #1 EDV..S ffvhuff Huffyuv FFmpeg ™ variant EDVI.S 22 • Import — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 23 .DV.L. ® indeo5 Intel Indeo Video Interactive 5 .DV.L. ® interplayvideo Interplay MVE video .DV.L. jpeg2000 JPEG 2000 EDVILS jpegls JPEG-LS EDVILS Bitmap Brothers JV video .DVIL. kgv1 Kega Game Video .DV.L. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 23...
  • Page 24 Nupplevideo/RTJPEG .DV.L. paf_video Amazing Studio Packed Animation File (PAF) Video .DV.L. PAM (Portable AnyMap) image EDVI.S PBM (Portable BitMap) image EDVI.S ZSoft PC Paintbrush PCX image EDVI.S PGM (Portable GrayMap) image EDVI.S 24 • Import — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 25 Rasterfile image EDVI.S ® ® svq1 Sorenson Media Vector Quantizer 1 / Sorenson Video 1 / SVQ1 EDV.L. ® ® svq3 Sorenson Media Vector Quantizer 3 / Sorenson Video 3 / SVQ3 .DV.L. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 25...
  • Page 26 ™ VCR1 .DVIL. vixl Miro VideoXL (decoders: xl) .DVIL. vmdvideo Sierra Entertainment VMD (Video and Music Data) video .DV.L. vmnc VMware ® Screen Codec / VMware ® Video .DV..S On2 VP3 .DV.L. 26 • Import — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 27 DOSBox Zip Motion Block Video EDV..S Audio-Only Media Files Legend Codec Codec Description 8svx_exp Electronic Arts 8SVX exponential .DA.L. 8svx_fib Electronic Arts 8SVX fibonacci .DA.L. AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) (decoders: aac aac_fixed) EDA.L. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 27...
  • Page 28 ADPCM IMA Radical .DA.L. adpcm_ima_smjpeg ADPCM IMA Loki SDL MJPEG .DA.L. adpcm_ima_wav ADPCM IMA WAV EDA.L. adpcm_ima_ws ADPCM IMA Westwood Studios .DA.L. adpcm_ms ADPCM Microsoft ® EDA.L. adpcm_mtaf ADPCM MTAF .DA.L. 28 • Import — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 29 Digital Speech Standard - Standard Play mode (DSS SP) .DA.L. DST (Direct Stream Transfer) .DA..S DCA (DTS Coherent Acoustics) (decoders: dca) (encoders: dca) EDA.LS dvaudio DV audio .DA.L. eac3 ATSC A/52B (AC-3, E-AC-3) EDA.L. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 29...
  • Page 30 PCM 32-bit floating point big-endian EDA..S pcm_f32le PCM 32-bit floating point little-endian EDA..S pcm_f64be PCM 64-bit floating point big-endian EDA..S pcm_f64le PCM 64-bit floating point little-endian EDA..S pcm_lxf PCM signed 20-bit little-endian planar .DA..S 30 • Import — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 31 2.0 (28.8K) (decoders: real_288) .DA.L. ralf RealAudio ® Lossless .DA..S roq_dpcm DPCM id RoQ EDA.L. s302m SMPTE 302M EDA..S sdx2_dpcm DPCM Squareroot-Delta-Exact .DA.L. shorten Shorten .DA..S sipr RealAudio ® SIPR / ACELP.NET .DA.L. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 31...

  • Page 32: To Import Media Files

    Tip: You can close the Kiva Import application at any point during an import to stop the process and release the channel. When you start the Kiva Import application again, it will detect the import queue and prompt you to resume.

  • Page 33: To Add A Watch Folder

    Note: The Kiva Import application must be running for the watch folder functionality to work. You can set up the application to automatically launch and start the watch folder function when the server is powered on.

  • Page 34: To Configure Kiva Import

    3. Click File > Watch Folders..4. Click Add Watch Folder... and select the folder that you want Kiva Import to watch. The folder can be on the local media drive or a network drive. 5. Click Select Folder to add the folder to the watch list. Repeat for any additional folders you want Kiva Import to watch.
  • Page 35 • Remote Fileserver Rescan Interval — the length of time the import application waits to poll an ® external server for changes. This setting is ignored if the external server is running a Windows operating system. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Import • 35...
  • Page 36 7. Click the AutoStart tab and select whether the Kiva Import application is started automatically, and whether the selected folders are watched. • Start importer 30 seconds after login — the Kiva Import application will be started 30 seconds after you log into Windows ®...

  • Page 37: Remote Control Support

    The BVW-75 protocol does not support clip library listing or clip loading. 1. Launch the Kiva Config application. You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes. 2. Click the RS422 tab. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Remote Control Support • 37...
  • Page 38 9. Click on the Ch-X XXX X: list and select the room that you want to assign to the channel. 10. Click Restart Kiva. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. 38 • Remote Control Support — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 39: To Configure A Room For The Odetics Protocol

    11. Click Restart Kiva to restart the server application and services with the new setting. 12. Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window. To Configure a Room for the Odetics Protocol Set up a Room to use the Odetics protocol to control server channels.

  • Page 40: To Configure A Room For The Vdcp Protocol

    9. Click on the Ch-X XXX X: list and select the room that you want to assign to the channel. 10. Click Restart Kiva. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. 11. Click Restart Kiva to restart the server application and services with the new setting. 12. Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window.

  • Page 41: To Configure A Room For The Amp Protocol

    11. Click on the Ch-X XXX X: list and select the room that you want to assign to the channel. 12. Click Restart Kiva. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. 13. Click Restart Kiva to restart the server application and services with the new setting. 14. Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window.
  • Page 42 • Select Disable field timecode reporting to force the server to report timecode only once every video frame. If this option is not selected, the server reports timecode every field. • Select Allow overlapped commands to allow the server to accept overlapping commands. 42 • Remote Control Support — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 43: Dashboard

    VDCP or Kiva Ethernet API commands to the server. Note: DashBoard can only display active video for a Media Player if DashBoard is running on the same Kiva server. Active video for a Media Player cannot be shown in DashBoard when DashBoard is running on a separate computer.
  • Page 44 The Explorer and Explorer Touch pages mirror the operation of the Explorer application of your server. The Explorer Touch page is smaller version designed to fit into Live Assist. Tip: Portions of these pages can be dragged onto a custom panel in DashBoard PanelBuilder. 44 • Remote Control Support — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 45 To Add a Server Command to a Custom Panel 1. Double-click on the canvas of your custom panel and click the openGear or XPression DataLinq Configure button. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Remote Control Support • 45...
  • Page 46 5. Edit your interface element as normal and click Add in the Tasks area. You can now drag and drop Abekas ® server commands to the script editor to create visual logic chains. 46 • Remote Control Support — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 47: Clip Id Support

    Maximum Cueup Delay Play After Cueup Delay Stop Delay Still Delay Continue Delay Idle Delay * Set this value to the MVS virtual RS422 Port # that is connected to the server. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Remote Control Support • 47...

  • Page 48: Kiva Presenter

    Kiva Presenter uses sessions to store Media Button information and Page and Bank layouts. When you launch Kiva Presenter you are prompted to load or create a session. The session acts like a database that stores all the Media Button assignments and media item information. The session is continuously updated and saved during operation.

  • Page 49: Settings

    Settings Player and global setting allow the customization of the Kiva Presenter interface. Player and global setting are stored in the session and apply to all channel pairs. To Set the Player Settings Player settings provide default parameters for the audio and video media players. Some of these settings can be changed for the individual media items.
  • Page 50 Set a custom frame that is used to create the thumbnail for the Media Player. If the frame is Number beyond the end of the media, the last frame is selected. 50 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 51: Hot Keys

    Video Media Button Set the length of time that the thumbnail preview is played for on the Media Button. Thumbnail Play Delay Hot Keys Keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform some actions. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 51...

  • Page 52: Media Buttons

    When you assign a media item to a Media Button, you select the type of Media Button you want to use. This doesn't change the media item, but how Kiva Presenter uses it. Media Buttons can be assigned to one of three basic types or used for a playlist. What the Media Button is assigned to is identified by the icon on the Media Button and the color used behind the name.

  • Page 53: To Assign A Media Item To A Media Button

    The media item is assigned to the Media Button and a thumbnail is generated for Video and Still Media Buttons. Refer to To Set the Global Settings on page 50 for information on the default frame that the thumbnail is taken from. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 53...

  • Page 54: Media Button Pages

    Organizer Clipboard is closed. Click Clear to clear the content of the Organizer Clipboard. 1. Click Edit > Organizer Mode. Tip: You can also right-click on a Media Button and click Organizer Mode. 54 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 55: To Arrange Pages

    To Arrange Pages You can move Pages between banks on the same channel pair. 1. Click Edit > Organizer Mode. Tip: You can also right-click on a clip and click Organizer Mode. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 55...

  • Page 56: Playlists

    When you create a playlist, you organize the media items in the order you want them to be presented (taken), how you want to transition from one media item to the next, 56 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 57: To Create A Playlist

    4. Drag and drop Media Buttons into the Playlist Editor to add their contents to the playlist. All the items in the playlist can be edited after the playlist is created. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 57...

  • Page 58: To Edit A Playlist

    (Append New Items). This allows you to add media items to the playlist that are not assigned to Media Buttons. • Move — drag a media item to a new location in the playlist. 58 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 59: To Play A Playlist

    When the Video Program Media Player reaches the end of the media item it is playing it performs the @END action. If the @END action is TAKE, the media item cued on the Video Preview Media Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 59...

  • Page 60: Media Editor

    Media Editor The Media Editor allows you to edit the media item assigned to a Media Button to set new IN/OUT points, adjust the audio level, and set a new thumbnail. 60 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 61: To Edit A Media Button

    10. Out Point — Set a new Out Point for the media item (OUT), or jog to the current Out Point (GOTO OUT). To Edit a Media Button 1. Right-click on the Media Button you want to edit and click Open in Editor. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 61...

  • Page 62: Video Media Player

    Media Buttons. The contents of a Media Button can be presented individually, one item at a time, or together as a playlist that automatically runs through the media items. 62 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 63 CUED FOR AUTO-TAKE appears across the Video Preview Media Player when AUTO is active. Tip: To activate a one-time Auto-Take, click anywhere on the video on the Video Preview Media Player. CUED FOR AUTO-TAKE appears across the Video Preview Media Player. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 63...

  • Page 64: To Play Media In The Video Media Player

    AUTO-TAKE appears across the Video Preview Media Player. Unlike clicking the AUTO button, you don't have to toggle this off after the transition. It is only applied to that media item. 64 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 65: Audio Player

    Player if a media item is not loaded into the Audio Program Media Player. • — Seek to start of the media item. • — Stop the playout of the media item. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 65...

  • Page 66: To Play Audio In The Audio Media Player

    3. Click on the next Audio Media Button that you want to play after the end of the current clip. The contents of the Media Button is cued in the Audio PVW Media Player. 66 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 67: Recording

    The video input (video+audio) for the channel pair can be recorded as video with audio, audio only, or as a still image. 1. Right-click on the empty Media Button that you want to record to. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 67...
  • Page 68 The External LTC setting uses LTC or ATC, depending on how the channel pair is configured. 4. Click OK. The Video Preview Media Player goes into EE mode and the Media Recorder opens. 68 • Kiva Presenter — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 69 Click on the thumbnail image to generate a new thumbnail from the current frame of video. 8. Click Save to save the new media item to the Media Button. 9. Click Close. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Kiva Presenter • 69...

  • Page 70: Maintenance

    The server uses a RAID array of media drives to store all media content. Disk Space The amount of free disk space that is available for media items is shown at the bottom of the Kiva Presenter window. The free space is shown in timecode format (HH:MM:SS:FF) and percentage of free space on the drive.

  • Page 71: Asrun Log Creator

    Select which transport channels on the server that you want to generate the report for. Channel that are not present on your server are grayed out. Media Players Select whether you want to show only audio clips, only video clips, or both. Kiva User Manual (v02) — AsRun Log Creator • 71...
  • Page 72 4. Click a Create button to generate the report file. You are prompted for a location to save the file. • Create CSV — creates a standard comma segmented value (CSV) file. • Create PDF — creates a formatted PDF report file. 5. Click Exit. 72 • AsRun Log Creator — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 73: Troubleshooting

    (from the chassis rear). These LEDs should be solid green. If either LED is blinking, or has changed to yellow or red, then you may have a fault in the power supply module. Remove the suspect power supply module immediately (the alarm should then mute). Contact Ross ®...
  • Page 74 • The Server comes standard with 8-track embedded audio per video channel. To record more than 2-track audio, you must enable the selection in Kiva Config application. 74 • Troubleshooting — Kiva User Manual (v02)

  • Page 75: Specifications

    Operator is responsible for providing sufficient ventilation to maintain surface temperature below 40°C (104°F) at the center of the top cover of the media drive. Note: Non-condensing conditions should be maintained at all times. Note: Maximum storage period inside shipping package is one year. Kiva User Manual (v02) — Specifications • 75...

  • Page 76: Ports

    There are two AES audio ports on the back of the server providing 8-track AES inputs and outputs. Each AES input and output can be assigned to an available video channel using the internal Audio Router (refer to Audio Router Setup on page 14). Both ports have the same pinouts. 76 • Ports — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 77 Kiva User Manual (v02) — Ports • 77...

  • Page 78: Index

    Remove Watch Folder Codec Required Equipment Color Config Router Destination RS-422 Multi-Screen Multi-Screen File Watch Import Media Files Sessions Manager Settings 49–50 Live EE Input Player Transitions Kiva Config Thumbnail Kiva Import Timecode Display 78 • Index — Kiva User Manual (v02)
  • Page 79 Setup Shortcut Keys Specifications Video Format Thumbnail Watch Folder, Add Watch Folder, Disable Timecode Watch Folder, Enable Timecode Display TSL Tallies Watch Folder, Remove Kiva User Manual (v02) — Index • 79...

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