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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.
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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 ®...
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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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Document Information • v...
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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.
To Assign Channel Transports to Physical Channels............................43 Channel Transport Control........................45 To Load a Clip............................................46 To Trim a Clip............................................47 To Play a Clip............................................47 To Unload a Clip..........................................47 Clip Repeat Modes..........................................48 Normal (Off)........................................48 Loop............................................48 Ping-Pong..........................................48 Loop to Play.........................................48 Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Contents • vii...
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To Configure a Room for the AMP Protocol..............................74 DashBoard............................................76 ® Abekas DashBoard Service....................................76 Clip ID Support............................................80 ® Sony MVS Series Switcher........................................80 Maintenance...............................81 Alarm..............................................81 Media Drive............................................81 Disk Space..........................................81 To Replace the Media Drive....................................81 To Mount the New Disks....................................82 viii • Contents — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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AsRun Log Creator............................83 To Run an AsRun Report........................................83 Troubleshooting............................85 Specifications..............................86 Resources............................................86 Operating Temperature........................................86 Ports................................87 Serial (RS422) Port..........................................87 LTC Port..............................................87 AES Audio Port............................................87 Index..........................88 Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Contents • ix...
, or VGA (analog). 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.
• Tria Explorer — provides a graphical interface to the operation of the server. • Tria Import — allows you to import media files into the server. • Tria Config — allows you to configure the hardware of the server. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Getting Started • 11...
ISO2 + VK Two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A and B and channels C and D make one (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha). 12 • Server Configuration — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Not all video resolutions and frequencies are compatible. Some selections will be grayed out if they are not compatible. 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 Video tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Server Configuration • 13...
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 Video Router tab. 14 • Server Configuration — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Select the number of tracks to record and which tracks are sent to the headphones jacks. 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 Audio tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Server Configuration • 15...
The number of audio inputs and outputs depends on the options you have installed in your server. 16 • Server Configuration — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
6. Repeat this step for all of the remaining recorder tracks. Tip: Click NORMANIZE ALL ChX Input Routes to reset all the input audio tracks to their default recorder track assignment. 7. Click the Audio Output Router tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Server Configuration • 17...
The timecode overlay is only on the video output and will not appear in the recorded video. 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 Timecode tab. 18 • Server Configuration — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Channel transport labels are shown on the channel transport and help identify each channel. 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 Labels tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Server Configuration • 19...
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 Tally tab. 20 • Server Configuration — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Server Configuration • 21...
• * When importing a P2 file, select the .mxf file in the P2 CONTENTS/VIDEO directory. • This plugin from Calibrated Software enables Tria Express DUET to read MXF files. Additional codec(s) may be required to decode the video essence within some MXF files.
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Discworld ® II BMV video .DV..S brender_pix BRender PIX image .DVI.S Interplay ® .DV.L. cavs Chinese AVS (Audio Video Standard) (AVS1-P2, JiZhun profile) .DV.L. cdgraphics CD Graphics video .DV.L. 24 • Import — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
No channels are consumed for either of these operations. • AVC-Intra 100.mov/.mxf — if your server is equipped with the AVC-Intra video hardware. The Tria Import dialog box is shown. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Import • 35...
No channels are consumed for either of these operations. • AVC-Intra 100.mov/.mxf — if your server is equipped with the AVC-Intra video hardware. The Tria Import dialog box is shown. 36 • Import — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
• Software Transcode — use the software based transcoder to import the media file that is in a different media format than your hardware. • Native Import Only: No Transcoding — import the media file that is in the native media format for your hardware. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Import • 37...
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Select Normal if you are importing a media file with alpha (key). The alpha may not import properly otherwise. 6. Click the Multi-Screen tab to allow the import of media file rasters with a resolution larger than 1920×1080. 38 • Import — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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This setting is ignored if the external server is running a Windows ® operating system. 8. Click the AutoStart tab and select whether the Tria Import application is started automatically, and whether the selected folders are watched. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Import • 39...
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• QuickTime — use the Apple ® QuickTime ® codec. Note: Multi-Screen import while operating in 1080p or UHDTV1 is only supported with the QuickTime ® codec. ™ • FFmpeg — use the FFmpeg codec. 40 • Import — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
• Guest User — a secondary user account if you want to give limited access to the application. This account is not password protected by default. To Log In to Tria Explorer 1. Open the Tria Explorer application. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Tria Explorer • 41...
The Guest User account cannot have permission to set passwords or set user permissions. 4. Click OK. To Set Account Passwords Only the Administrator and Privileged User accounts can have a password. 42 • Tria Explorer — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Tria Explorer • 43...
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The number of channel transports that are available depends on the server model you have. 3. On the right side of the window use the drop-down list to select the channel transport that you want to assign to the server. 44 • Tria Explorer — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
18. Play Repeat Ping-Pong ( ) — Ping-pong repeat mode where the clip plays back and forth between the in and out points stored in the clip. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Channel Transport Control • 45...
Tria Explorer client, the preview window is not available. Note: If the Auto Play feature is enabled (Channel Transport > Enable Auto Play), the clip will start to play as soon as it is loaded. 46 • Channel Transport Control — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
To Unload a Clip Remove a clip from the current channel transport. 1. Select the channel transport you want to eject a clip from. 2. Click Channel Transport > UnLoad. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Channel Transport Control • 47...
( Important: Only channel transports A and B can record. To Record a New Clip Use a channel transport to record the video signal coming into the server. 48 • Channel Transport Control — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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• Time of Day — add the current date and time to the end of the clip name. • LTC In — add a timecode stamp from the embedded timecode in the video signal being recorded. 9. Select a Timecode source for the new clip. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Channel Transport Control • 49...
Audio is recorded depending on how the Audio Input Source is set in Tria Config. • Video — record the video and any embedded audio coming into the Video In BNC, depending on the audio source. 50 • Channel Transport Control — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Select Channel C Ctrl+1 1 C Selects channel C as the active channel transport. Select Channel D Ctrl+1 1 D Selects channel C as the active channel transport. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Channel Transport Control • 51...
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Ctrl+Left Seek backwards to the next cue point in the selected channel transport. Ctrl+Right Seek forwards to the next cue point in the selected channel transport. 52 • Channel Transport Control — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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Overwrite Record — selects LIVE EE mode and starts recording over the clip loading in Channel A Transport. The server starts recording over the current clip at the location Channel A Transport is parked. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Channel Transport Control • 53...
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Enter Take — takes the next item on the on-air playlist. The Enter button found with the numeric keypad of your keyboard does not work for this command. 54 • Channel Transport Control — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
These clips can be located on the internal media drive of the Tria Express DUET or on the media drive of a separate Tria Express DUET . The list can be filtered using the Display Clips selection at the top of the list.
• Pause — the clip is paused on the last frame when it reaches the end of the clip in ON-AIR mode. You must click TAKE to transition to the next clip. 56 • Clip Library — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
You are prompted whether you want to load the list in PGM/PVW mode. Click Yes. The next clip in the Play List (highlighted green) is loaded into the second (PVW) channel transport. 5. Click play ( ) to start playing the Play List. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Clip Library • 57...
• 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. 58 • Clip Library — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
The attributes metadata sets the default output mode for the clip, as well as the repeat function. 1. Select the clip in the Clip Library you want to edit the metadata for. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Clip Library • 59...
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Play Repeat IN point again.. 6. Use the Play Repeat IN and Play Repeat OUT fields to the set the timecode for the in and out points of the clip. 60 • Clip Library — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
You can also offset a specific track in the 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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Clip Library • 61...
2. Click Create Child Clip. The child clip appears in the clip list with the same name as the parent clip with - Child appended to the end of the clip name. 62 • Clip Library — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Select multiple files and right-click on one of them to lock/unlock multiple files at once. 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the General tab and select (locked) or un-select (unlocked) Read-only in the Attributes section. 5. Click OK. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Clip Library • 63...
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. For example, if you want the clip to start playing at timecode 01,00,30,00, enter 01,00,30,00. 64 • Clip Library — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
The channel transport outputs black if no clip is scheduled to play during the current timecode. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Clip Library • 65...
• Docked — Click Viewer at the top of the Tria Explorer window. • Un-Docked — Click View > Undock Viewer. The Multi-Viewer opens in a separate window that can be moved to a different screen and maximized. 66 • Desktop Multi-Viewer — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
3. Select Enable this destination to make this destination available for export. Destination 1 is always available for export. 4. In the Destination Name field, enter a new name for the destination tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Export • 67...
8. Click Start Export. 9. If your export requires transcoding, in the Channel to take offline list, select the channel that you want to use for the export and click OK. 68 • Export — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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The server starts exporting the clips to the destination folders. Tip: Click Abort Export to stop the export. The current clip is put back into the Export Queue with the remaining clips. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Export • 69...
• Accurate — executes the play command only after receiving confirmation that the clip has loaded. This is recommended when controlling the server from an automation system. 70 • Remote Control Support — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Set up a Room to use the Odetics protocol to control server channels. 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 RS422 tab. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Remote Control Support • 71...
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• 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. 72 • Remote Control Support — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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 VDCP. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Remote Control Support • 73...
When controlling the server from a remote device over ethernet, you must select the port as 3811 and then select the channel you want to send the commands to. 1. Launch the Tria Config application. 74 • Remote Control Support — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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• Edit Video and Key Tracks — both the video and alpha (key) tracks are recorded. The clip loaded into the VKA channel transport must have an alpha track. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Remote Control Support • 75...
PanelBuilder to send VDCP or Tria Express DUET Ethernet API commands to the server. Note: DashBoard can only display video previews for channel transports if DashBoard is running on the same Tria Express DUET server. Video preview is not available when DashBoard is running on a separate computer.
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The Operator 1 and Operator 2 pages are also known as MiraTouch Horse Racing panels and are intended to be used in a 4-in/2-out replay configuration for horse racing. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Remote Control Support • 77...
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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. 78 • Remote Control Support — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Remote Control Support • 79...
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. 80 • Remote Control Support — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Touch the frame to dissipate static charge before removing boards or drives from the chassis and exercise proper grounding precautions when working on circuit boards. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Maintenance • 81...
Letter and Paths..., and then follow the instructions on your screen. An AutoPlay dialog box may appear after you are done mounting the new drives. Cancel (X) the dialog. The new drives are now ready to use. 82 • Maintenance — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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. Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — AsRun Log Creator • 83...
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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. 84 • AsRun Log Creator — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
(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 ®...
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. 86 • Specifications — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
Ports Serial (RS422) Port The female DB9 serial port supports the RS-422 transmission standard. Signal Ground Rx-Ground Tx-Ground LTC Port Signal Ground LTC- LTC+ AES Audio Port Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Ports • 87...
Ethernet Control Exit Playlist Explorer Maintenance Export Media Drives Export Destination Metadata Metadata, Attributes Metadata, Labels Metadata, Timecode Fast-Forward Metadata, Trim Find Clip Multi-Screen Folders Import Free Disk Space Multi-Viewer 88 • Index — Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01)
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Video Format Restore Trim Tail VK V V Rewind VK VK Router RS-422 Watch Folder, Add Watch Folder, Disable Search Clips Watch Folder, Enable Seek End Watch Folder, Remove Seek Start Tria Express DUET User Manual (v01) — Index • 89...
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