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  • Page 1 Tria News 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 Ross Video. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Ross Video assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
  • 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 Important: This is a Class A product. In domestic environments, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may have to take adequate measures. Safety and First Aid Ross ® Abekas ® equipment is designed to the highest standards of quality and reliability. However, no matter how these systems are designed, operators and maintenance personnel can be exposed to electrical shock hazard when protective covers are removed for maintenance or the installation of options.
  • 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

    Contents Required Equipment............................9 Getting Started..............................10 Power On/Off..........................................10 Windows Login..........................................10 ® Software............................................10 Server Configuration............................11 Video Formats..........................................11 To Configure the Video Format..................................11 Audio Setup...........................................12 To Configure the Audio Setup..................................12 Audio Router Setup........................................12 To Configure the Audio Router..................................12 Timecode Setup..........................................
  • Page 8 Clip Library Columns........................................39 Clip Metadata..........................................39 To Edit the Label Metadata of a Clip................................39 To Edit the Attributes Metadata of a Clip..............................39 To Edit the Timecode Metadata of a Clip..............................40 To Edit the Trim Metadata of a Clip................................41 Parent/Child Clips.........................................

  • Page 9: Required Equipment

    To set up and operate your server you will need a computer monitor supporting either VGA (analog) or DVI-D (dual- link). A monitor with a minimum native resolution of 1920×1080 is recommended for best user experience. A computer monitor is not supplied by Ross Video. A standard USB keyboard (QWERTY) and mouse are provided with your server.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started The server consists of a single 2RU chassis that contains all of the video/key/audio processing hardware and a removable SSD for media storage. The server runs a standard Microsoft Windows operating system with the pre-installed ® ® Abekas ®...

  • Page 11: Server Configuration

    Server Configuration The Tria Config application allows you to configure various aspects of the hardware in your server. This includes video input and output, audio, timecode, compression and serial communications. 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: Audio Setup

    Audio Setup You can select how audio is muted and which audio channel to monitor from the analog audio out headphone jack. To Configure the Audio Setup Select the number of tracks to record and which tracks are sent to the headphones jacks. 1.
  • Page 13 3. Click the Audio Input Router tab. As Channel A is the only channel that can record, it is the only source for audio tracks. 4. In the ChX Recorder Track 1 row, select the source channel input (ChX Input) and the audio track (Track #) from the input that you want to record on track 1 of the clip.

  • Page 14: Timecode Setup

    10. Click Apply. Timecode Setup The timecode information can be overlayed on the output video stream of the server. This can be time of day LTC coming into the server, or the embedded timecode in the video signal being recorded. Important: When you turn the timecode overlay on, it is shown over the image on the video output.

  • Page 15: Channel Label Setup

    Channel Label Setup You can assign a custom name to each channel transport to help identify the server it is on or what it is used for. Channel transport labels are shown at the far right of each channel transport in Tria Explorer. To Assign Labels to Channel Transports Channel transport labels are shown on the channel transport and help identify each channel.

  • Page 16: Network Attached Storage (Nas) Setup

    2. Click the Tally tab. 3. In the Server Address field enter the IP address of the device that is sending the TSL tally information. 4. In the Server Port field enter the port number on the device that the server is listening to. 5.
  • Page 17 1. Launch the Tria Config application. You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes. 2. Click the NAS tab. 3. In the NAS Shares fields, enter the path to the folder on the NAS that you want use for clips. 4.

  • Page 18: Tria Explorer

    Tria Explorer Tria Explorer is a Windows ® application that provides a graphical interface to the operation of the server. Although this application allows you to control the operation of the server, it does not need to be running for the server to operate. You can quit Tria Explorer at any time without affecting any of the active real-time video and audio recording and playback operations.

  • Page 19: To Log In To Tria Explorer

    To Log In to Tria Explorer 1. Open the Tria Explorer application. 2. In the Login Type box select the type of account you want to log in as. • Administrator • Privileged User • Guest User 3. If required, enter a password in the Enter Password field. •...

  • Page 20: To Set Account Passwords

    To Set Account Passwords Only the Administrator and Privileged User accounts can have a password. 1. Log into Tria Explorer as the Administrator. 2. Click Configure > General Configuration and click the Passwords tab. 3. Enter the new password for the account you want to set the password for. Passwords can use letters, numbers, and special characters, and are case-sensitive.

  • Page 21: Installing Tria Explorer On A Remote Pc

    1. Click Configure > General Configuration and click the Channels tab.. You may have to log in with a different account if your current account does not have permissions. 2. On the left side of the window use the drop-down list to select the server that you want to assign a channel transport to.

  • Page 22: To Disable Abekas Services

    Windows 7 or 10 operating systems. ® ® 1. Download the latest installation file from the Ross Video website (www.rossvideo.com/support/software- downloads/). 2. Run the downloaded installer on your computer and follow the onscreen instructions. You may be prompted to restart your computer to complete the installation.

  • Page 23: Channel Transport Control

    Channel Transport Control Each channel in the server has a dedicated channel transport in Tria Explorer that is used to load, play, record, and seek within clips. Clips are loaded into the channel transport from the Clip Library. 1. Active Channel — The channel transport that is currently selected. Keyboard commands and clip selections are applied to this channel.

  • Page 24: To Load A Clip

    19. Play Repeat Loop ( ) — Loop repeat mode where the clip starts playing again from the in point after it reaches the out point. Note: If the channel transport is being controlled externally using the Odetics protocol, this button is disabled. 20.

  • Page 25: To Play A Clip

    1. Load the clip you want to edit into a channel transport. 2. Seek through the clip to the point where you want the clip to start. This will be the new starting field/frame of the clip. 3. Click Channel Transport > Trim > Trim Head Off. The portion of the clip before the trim point is hidden and the clip has been shortened.

  • Page 26: Clip Repeat Modes

    The clip is ejected from the channel transport and color bars are loaded into the preview window and video output of the selected channel. Clip Repeat Modes There are a number of ways to have a clip continuously loop when playing out. These modes can be set in the metadata of a clip so that the clip always loads in this mode.
  • Page 27 2. Eject any clip that may already be loaded into the channel transport. 3. Click the record button ( The Clip Record Setup dialog box is shown. 4. In the Record Type area, select the type of recording you want to do. •...

  • Page 28: To Overwrite/Append To A Clip

    10. Click OK. The channel transport is now armed to record. The video window shows live video coming into the channel, the EE button is on, and the record button ( ) is flashing. 11. Click the flashing record button ( ) when you are ready to record.

  • Page 29: Locking Channel Transport Control

    6. Click OK. The channel transport is now armed to record. The video window shows live video coming into the channel, the EE button is on, and the record button ( ) is flashing. 7. Click the flashing record button ( ) when you are ready to record.
  • Page 30 Function Shortcut Description Chain Ctrl+1 C N Unchain Current Channel — turn channel chain control Off for the selected channel transport. Ctrl+1 C T Toggle Chain Current Channel — toggles the chain control On or Off for the selected channel transport. (spacebar) Stop/Play Stop or Play on the selected channel transport.
  • Page 31 Function Shortcut Description Chain 16× Forward — play the clip in the selected channel transport forward at 16 times speed. 30× Forward — play the clip in the selected channel transport forward at 30 times speed. 0.33× Forward — play the clip in the selected channel transport forward at 33% of 1 times speed.
  • Page 32 Function Shortcut Description Chain Ctrl+L L Y List Play Loop Mode ON — turns looping on for the on-air playlist. The entire contents of the playlist is looped. Ctrl+L L N List Play Loop Mode OFF — turns looping off for the on- air playlist.

  • Page 33: Clip Library

    Clip Library The Clip Library appears on the bottom half of the Tria Explorer window and shows all the media file clips that are currently available to the server. These clips can be located on the internal media drive of the Tria News , on the media drive of a separate Tria News or on one of up to four external NAS Shares.

  • Page 34: Supported Media File Formats

    Supported Media File Formats In addition to the Abekas ® native .CLIP format, Tria News supports .MXF media files for playout. HD (1080i, 720p) SD (576i, 480i) AVC-Intra 50 (4:2:0) DVCPRO 50 (4:2:2) DVCPRO HD (4:2:2) IMX 50 (4:2:2) XDCAM 50 (HD 4:2:2) IMX 35 (4:2:2) XDCAM 35 (4:2:0) Play Lists...

  • Page 35: To Air A Play List

    5. Set a different behaviour for the start (@START) of a clip by right-clicking on the clip and selecting Set @START..• Play — the clip plays out automatically when the Play List transitions to this clip in ON-AIR mode. This is the default setting.

  • Page 36: Play List Commands

    3. Click AIR List on the Playlist Editor window. The Playlist Editor window changes to the PLAYLIST ON-AIR window, and the first clip in the Play List is highlight red and is loaded into the selected channel transport. 4. If you want to dissolve (mix) from one clip to the next in the Play List select the transition channels (ChB > ChA, ChD >...

  • Page 37: Timecode Chase

    • Play this segment next — play the selected clip after the currently playing clip finishes on the PGM channel. The clip is highlighted green and is played next. • Cue this segment next — cue the selected clip after the currently playing clip finishes on the PGM channel. The clip is highlighted green and is cued next.

  • Page 38: To Air A Tc Chase List

    4. Drag and drop clips within the TC Chase List to order them how you want them to play out. Tip: You can click Save at any time to save the current state of the TC Chase List. 5. Double-click on the time in the TC Offset Trigger column for the clip you want to edit and enter the timecode value at which you want this clip to start playing.

  • Page 39: Clip Library Columns

    Important: You cannot delete a folder from the Clip Library. You can only delete a folder from Windows ® • To create a folder, right-click on an empty line in the Clip Library and click New Folder. • You can type in a name for the new folder and drag and drop clips into it. Clip Library Columns You can set up the Clip Library to show or hide specific columns.

  • Page 40: To Edit The Timecode Metadata Of A Clip

    2. Click Clip Library > Modify..3. Click on the Attributes tab. 4. In the Output Mode area, select the output video mode that you want to clip to play out in. • Frame — select this option if the clip was shot in a progressive video format. •...

  • Page 41: To Edit The Trim Metadata Of A Clip

    1. Select the clip in the Clip Library you want to edit the metadata for. Note: You cannot edit the metadata of a clip if it is locked or if it is not an Abekas native .CLIP file. ® 2. Click Clip Library > Modify..3.

  • Page 42: Parent/Child Clips

    6. Use the Advance fields to slip the video, audio, or timecode track back in relation to the other tracks in the clip. Only those tracks that are present in the clip are shown. Any content slipped past the start of the clip will not be present in the output of the clip. Tip: Select Advance by an extra half-frame to slip that particular track back half of a field/frame.
  • Page 43 Note: You can only lock Abekas native .CLIP files. Native-codec .MXF media files will always be locked in the Clip Library. ® 1. Launch Windows Explorer and navigate to the media drive on the server (Media Data (H):) and open the Video ®...

  • Page 44: Export

    Export You can export a clip from the Clip Library to a number of formats for use in an external device. Files are exported in the same video format that the server is operating in. Note: You can only export Abekas native .CLIP files.

  • Page 45: To Export Media Files

    1. Click Configure > Export Configuration. 2. Click the Destination X tab for the destination you want to set up or edit. 3. Select Enable this destination to make this destination available for export. Destination 1 is always available for export. 4.
  • Page 46 4. Click Clip Library > Export. The Export Editor opens with the selected clips listed. 5. To select a different destination for a clip, right-click on the clip and click Set Destination... and select the new destination. 6. To set a custom in-point and out-point, load the clip into the selected channel transport and use the transport controls to locate the new in-point or out-point and click IN or OUT to set that point.

  • Page 47: Remote Control Support

    Remote Control Support Use the information in this section to assist you in setting up an external device to control your server. Remote Communications (RS-422) Direct control of each channel transport on the server is available through the DB9 or RJ45 ports on the back of the server.

  • Page 48: To Configure A Room For The Odetics Protocol

    7. In the BVW-75 Protocol Configuration area at the bottom of the window, select specific configurations for the protocol you are using. • 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.

  • Page 49: To Configure A Room For The Vdcp Protocol

    7. In the Odetics Protocol Configuration area at the bottom of the window, select specific configurations for the protocol you are using. • 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.

  • Page 50: To Configure A Room For The Amp Protocol

    7. In the Edit Timing area, select a timing offset for when you are controlling the server from an external editor over serial. • Timecode Alignment — select the offset, in frames, of the timecode information that is sent to the editor during playout or record.
  • Page 51 2. Click the RS422 tab. 3. Click Room X Configuration and select the room you want to configure. Later you will assign this room to a channel. 4. In the RS422 Protocol area, select AMP. 5. In the Edit Timing area, select a timing offset for when you are controlling the server from an external editor over serial.

  • Page 52: Dashboard

    The DashBoard control system allows remote access to multiple pieces of Ross Video equipment, including openGear ® cards, Carbonite production switchers, Ross video servers, and Ross cameras. Download and install the latest version of DashBoard from www.rossvideo.com/support/software-downloads/. Review the documentation that comes with DashBoard for information on installing and launching DashBoard.

  • Page 53: Maintenance

    Maintenance Refer to the following information for performing maintenance on your server, muting an alarm, restoring factory defaults, or upgrading the software. Alarm All servers feature audible alarms inside the chassis to notify the user of cooling fans and power supply failures. The server contains both primary and redundant fans and power supplies.

  • Page 54: To Mount The New Disks

    With the new media drive installed you can reconnect power to the server and turn it on. Use the Disk Management utility in Windows ® to format the new drive (if required) and assign it drive letter H. A folder named Video must be located at the root directory of the media drive.

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    • If the power supply checks okay, check the LEDs on the SSD drive on the front of the server. These LEDs should be BLUE or PURPLE. If any of the LEDs are RED there may be a failed SSD drive. Contact Ross technical ®...

  • Page 56: Specifications

    Specifications Resources, video specifications, power rating, and port pinouts. The information is this section is subject to change without notice. Resources The number of resources specific to your server depends on the model. Resource Server Video Inputs Video Outputs AES Audio Inputs AES Audio Outputs Analog Audio Outputs Operating Temperature...

  • Page 57: Ports

    Ports Serial (RS422) Port Signal Ground Rx-Ground Tx-Ground LTC Port Signal Ground LTC- LTC+ AES Audio Port Tria News User Manual — Ports • 57...

  • Page 58: Index

    Index Numerics 3-Point Loop 24, Guest User Account Active Channel HD Export Codecs Administrator Administrator Account Alarm Audio Routers Jog Forward/Reverse Audio Setup Auto Play Keyboard Shortcuts Chain Channel Assignment Channel Labels Labels, Channels Chase, Timecode Load Clip 23, Child Clips Lock/Unlock Channel Clip Export Locked Clips...
  • Page 59 Play Speed Privileged User Account Record 23, Remote Control 47, Repeat Modes Required Equipment Restore Trim Head Restore Trim Tail Rewind RS-422 SD Export Codecs Search Clips Seek End Seek Start Select Columns Setup Slider Handle Specifications Split Segment, Export Stop TC Chase Timecode 14,...

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