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September 2011
Fill and Key Playout Server

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Version 1.5 - September 2011 Fill and Key Playout Server...
  • Page 2  ...

  • Page 3: Evs Broadcast Equipment – September

    The l ates t ve rsio n o f th e use r ma nual , i f an y, and o ther use r ma nual s on E VS produc ts can b e foun d o n the EVS dow nloa d ce nter, o n the fo llow ing w ebpage :...
  • Page 4 Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Switching on versus Starting the Server ................15 GX WEB INTERFACE ..................16 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ......................16 SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START ................17 4.2.1 Accessing the GX Server from a Remote PC................ 17 4.2.2 Server Control Window ......................18 4.2.3 Server Settings ........................19 4.2.4...
  • Page 6 Edit GX Clip Window ......................46 5.5.2 Editing GX Clips Parameters ....................48 5.5.3 General Principles About TC Fields on the GX Server ............51 5.5.4 General Settings in the Edit GX Clips Window ..............51 5.5.5 Video Settings in the Edit GX Clips Window ................. 53 5.5.6...

  • Page 7: What's New

    What’s New? The chan ges lin ked to n ew featu res on GX Ser v er versi on 1.5 ar e liste d in the table bel ow, a nd a re i de ntifi ed i n th e us er ma nua l by the ‘New’ log o in the margi n Update s fo r GX Serv er - Versio n 1.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    GX ser ver. The GX cl ips can be pu blishe d t o a n ex tern al c ontro l de vice th roug h a standa rd protoc ol like VDC P, a nd be pl ayed ba ck u nder th e con trol of th ese pro toc ols o n 2 SDI ou tput s (k ey a nd f ill) .
  • Page 10 . The op erat or c an t hen se lect the requ este d GX cli ps and pl ay t hem o ut usi ng the sw itch er.

  • Page 11: Gx Server Overview

    GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2. GX Server Overview CHAPTER OVERVIEW What ab out … ? Sectio n Page Hardwar e Sp ecif icat ions 2.2.1 Page 4 Chassi s 2.2.2...

  • Page 12: Hardware Components

    (GX Cl ips drive ) Playou t bo ard PCX3 2.2.2 HASSIS The fol lowin g pict ure sh ows the 1U GX s erve r. The schem as bel ow pro vide fu ll inform atio n on dim ensi on s.
  • Page 13 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011...

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.2.3 RONT ANEL The front pa nel fea ture s the elemen ts disp laye d in the pict ure, an d speci fied in the...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.2.4 ANEL The r ear pane l fe atur es t he el emen ts d ispl ayed in the pic ture , an d s peci fie d in the...

  • Page 16: Safety, Compliance, And Operating Conditions

    Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.2.5 AFETY OMPLIANCE PERATING ONDITIONS CE M ARKING The CE mark ing is a ffix e d to indi cate comp lia nce with t he foll owing dir ect iv es: 89/336 //EE C of 3 May 1 989 on th e appr oxima tio n of the la ws of th e Me mbers •...
  • Page 17 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 WAPPABLE OWER UPPLIES Both p ower sup plie s ar e hot-sw appa ble. The seco nd powe r supp l y should b e conn ecte d to mains to al low au tomat i c power switch ing to the secon d p ower s uppl y in the eve nt that the firs t on e f ails .

  • Page 18: Server Main Specifications

    GX C LIPS The GX cli ps are crea ted in the da taba se. Th e A/ V materi al is s tore d onto the GX Clips driv es ( SSD): The inte rnal vi deo fi les are stor ed in int erna l uncompr essed f ormat s, in the •...

  • Page 19: Controller

    Only o nlin e cl ips h avin g the vi deo stan dard sele ct ed in the c onf igura tio n are vis ible from the c ontro l dev ice. In ot her words, if t he GX i s confi gured in 72 0p59 .9 4, you w ill n ot se e o nline c lips in 10 80i5 0...

  • Page 20: Client Control Pc

    CLIENT CONTROL PC The GX web int erfa ce i s runn ing on Mi cros oft Sil verlig ht on t he c lien t PC . If the Silver ligh t fra mewor k is not in stal led o n the clie nt PC, u sers are re que sted t o insta ll i t wh en t hey laun c h the GX w eb i nter face fo r the fir st t ime.

  • Page 21: Gx Server Setup

    Importa nt The GX ser ver is c onne c ted t o th e pr otoc ol c lien t s thr ough the RS 4 22 port. O nce t he GX clip s are rea dy fo r pla yout , t he GX se rver h owev er...
  • Page 22 Connec t th e VDC P cl ient to th e RS 422 port on the GX se rver . Connec t th e GX ser ver to the loca l ar ea n etwor k vi a one of the GigE por ts.

  • Page 23: Installation

    GX serve r and to acc ess the GX cli ps for pla y out. For more i nform ati on, refe r to the sect ion 4.2. 5 ‘S tart in g the GX S erve r’, on p ag e 22.

  • Page 24: Gx Web Interface

    CHAPTER OVERVIEW A dedic ated w eb ap plic at ion, ca lled the ‘ GX web a pplica tio n’, ma kes i t pos sible t o create an d pr epar e t he GX cl ips from a remot e PC. Th en you can upl oa d the GX clips on the GX se rver , a nd eve ntua lly sta rt t he G X serv er.

  • Page 25: Server Configuration And Start

    EMOTE You can a ccess the GX server b y typ ing th e serv er host n ame or I P addr ess in a web br owser on a r emot e PC w hose Gig E co nne ction is set up to comm unica te with t he G X se rver .

  • Page 26: Server Control Window

    INDOW You ca n co nfig ure and st art t he GX ser ver from th e Serv er C ontr ol wi ndow . In th e to p rig ht c orne r of t he m ain w indo w , the Serv er Co ntrol butt on...

  • Page 27: Server Settings

    4.2.3 ERVER ETTINGS The f ollow ing set ting s f or the GX s erve r ca n b e de fined in the Set ting s ar ea of the Server Con trol wind ow: Settin g Descri ption Video Stan dard Video stan dard the GX se rver c an r un i n.
  • Page 28 VDC P pr otoc ol i s se l ected in the Proto col fiel d. Genloc k Ph ase Phase of the genl ock inp ut on the GX serve r vi deo board . Enable OSD Tick th e che ck bo x to a ctiva te th e OSD (s tat us screen ) on the SD I ou tput of the GX server .

  • Page 29: Server Status Information

    IP add ress IP addr ess o f the netw or k inter face card (NIC) th at all ows the GX ser ver to c ommun icate over th e ne twork . GX Soft ware ver sion Curren t ve rsio n of the GX softw are.

  • Page 30: Starting The Gx Server

    Users nee d to star t the GX server ma nual ly via t he Start Se rver bu tton in the web int erfa ce whe n they want GX cl ips to be made visi ble to th e...
  • Page 31 G X se rver has b een s tart ed. When the GX s erve r i s s tarte d, it is n ot poss ible to im port or igin al s eque n ces •...

  • Page 32: Overview Of Main Window

    Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 OVERVIEW OF MAIN WINDOW 4.3.1 NTRODUCTION The mai n wind ow in the user in ter face c onta ins t wo main areas brie fly de scribe d...
  • Page 33 Import ing t he se quen ces eithe r only to t he Raw M ateri als dr ive ( HDD dr ive ), or to th e Raw Mat eria ls d riv e and to the GX Cl ips dri ve (SSD dri ve) In this a rea, y ou ac tual ly tag the me dia an d crea t e an entr y for it in the G X server databa se.

  • Page 34: Manage Area

    • The GX clip s can be o ffli ne (only d efin ed in th e GX server da taba se) or o n line (defi ned in t he d atab ase and up load ed onto the G X Clip s dr ive) .

  • Page 35: Server Control Button

    LIPS The GX Cl ips tab pr ovid e s a lis t of t he GX clip s de fined in th e GX Se rver da tabase and also u ploa ded on t h e GX Clips dr ive. F rom there , you can ma nage t he GX Clips.

  • Page 36: Rules For Row Selection

    The fol lowi ng rul es ap pl y for th e sel ecti on of ro ws corre spon ding to so u rce fil es (in t he I mport are a), raw mater ials (in th e Raw M ateri als tab) or GX c lips (in t he GX Cli ps t ab): •...

  • Page 37: Operation

    CHAPTER OVERVIEW This c hapt er e xpla ins ho w you impo rt t he r aw m ateri al o nto the GX s erv er, a nd prepar e th e GX cli ps f or playou t. It c onta ins the fo llowin g se ctio ns: What ab out …...
  • Page 38 How to Conn ect and Disc onnect a N etwo rk Dr ive 5.2.4 Page 3 2 How to Impo rt F iles on th e GX S erve r 5.3.3 Page 3 4 Deleti ng a Fil e fr om t he Raw Mat eria ls D rive 5.3.8...

  • Page 39: Managing Drives And Folders

    ISPLAY The rem ovab le d rive s c onnect ed t o th e GX ser ver (US B, e Sata ) and t he DVD drives ar e au toma tica lly disp laye d i n th e d rive tree stru ctur e. T he driv e let ter assign ed a nd the drive n ame ar e di spla yed.

  • Page 40: How To Connect And Disconnect A Network Drive

    RIVE To map a n etwor k dr ive o nto t he GX ser ver, pro ce ed as fol lows: 1. Click the + sy mbol at the top o f th e dr ive tree str uc ture.

  • Page 41: Selecting And Importing Source Files

    I mport bu tton . F or more in forma tion on im p ortin g f iles , r efer to th e sectio n 5.3.3 ‘How to Impo rt F ile s on the GX Se rver ’, o n p age 34 .

  • Page 42: How To Import Files On The Gx Server

    Using th e Dire ct Onl in e import opti on, yo u ca n also up load the fi les direct ly to th e GX Clip s drive wit h prede fin ed p layou t sett ings . In thi s...
  • Page 43 • Click the D irec t On line butto n to impo rt t he f ile( s) to the Raw M ater ials drive and to t he GX Cli p s driv e (wi th p rede fine d setti ngs d eta iled in t he sectio n ‘...

  • Page 44: Import Results

    MPORT In ca se o f a dire ct onli n e impo rt, the fil es a re d irect ly c reat ed a s GX fil es wit h predef ined se ttin gs a nd u ploade d t o th e GX Clip s drive.

  • Page 45: Raw Materials Tab

    G X clip is add ed o n th e GX Clips tab . During the impor t, t he s tatus of the GX c lip is g r ey. Th is m eans the cli p i s bei ng import ed.

  • Page 46: Fields In The Raw Materials Tab

    Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.3.7 IELDS IN THE ATERIALS The Ra w Ma teri als tab pr ovides th e f ollo wing in for mation on th e ma teri al av ailab le on th e Raw Mate rial s dr iv e.

  • Page 47: Deleting A File From The Raw Materials Drive

    GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Field Name Descri ption Values Action Displa ys i cons cor respo n ding to p ossi ble acti ons o n the raw materi al: •...
  • Page 48 If th e GX cli p is off line , i t is autom ati call y de lete d . • If the GX c lip is on line , it rem ains avai labl e as lo ng as it is onl ine b ut w ill be •...

  • Page 49: Managing Gx Clips

    The GX Clips tab sh o ws the GX clips de fine d in the GX server da tabase , inform atio n on the GX cli ps and on the ir u ploa d st atus on t he GX Cli ps d riv e.
  • Page 50 The va lue is e xpre ssed in Mb or GB. Clips driv e. When t he GX cl ip i s no t u ploade d on to the GX Cli ps d rive , th e v alue is 0 Mb.

  • Page 51: Switching Gx Clips Online Or Offline

    RINCIPLES Offlin e GX cli ps a re defi ned i n th e GX ser ver da tabase bu t no t y et u ploa ded o n the GX Cli ps driv e. Whe n GX clips a re off line , th ey are ful ly edi tab le and can be edite d in the Edi t GX Cli p s wind ow (S ee a lso sect i on 5.
  • Page 52 • When a GX cl ip is offl ine or is take n o ffli ne, th e r ow co rresp ondi ng to this GX cl ip on th e GX Clip s ta b wi ll a ppear as foll ows: After the upl oad, the Pro gress bar disp lays the ‘N one’...

  • Page 53: Deleting Gx Clips

    If the GX c lip co ntai ns a n audio e lemen t, the a ud io raw mat eria l is onl y d elete d if it is not ass ocia ted with a nother GX clip .

  • Page 54: Preparing Gx Clips For Playout

    , whic h is highl ight ed in ye llow in t he scree nsho t below . Th e pen icon i s loca ted on the GX Clips tab of the M anag e area o f t he GX web int erf ace.

  • Page 55: Video Display

    Video prev iew Displa y an d com mand s to previ ew t he v ideo Sectio n 5. 5.7 fill, key or fil l & key track s of the GX c lip & 5.5 .8 Previe w...

  • Page 56: Editing Gx Clips Parameters

    ARAMETERS HERE The GX cl ips’ param eter s can be m odif ied f rom t he Edit GX Cli p wind ow . You can access thi s win dow b y cl i cking the pen icon in t he row th at c orre spon ds to the clip you w ant to edit in th e GX C lips tab .
  • Page 57 Genera l se ctio n, a nd p re ss ENTE R. audio tra cks) By def aul t, t he I N po int o f the GX clip is the firs t frame of t he impor ted vid eo seq uenc e, a nd corres pond s to the tim ec ode 00 :00 :00: 00.
  • Page 58 Tick t he c heck box af ter t he Loop fi eld, typ e th e the v ideo tra ck o f th e GX timeco de o f th e l oop poin t and typ e th e nu mber of clip loops for the GX c lip .

  • Page 59: General Principles About Tc Fields On The Gx Server

    • All fr ames o f a GX clip are pl ayed o ut. In ot her words, a GX c lip t hat l as ts 2 second s wi ll b e p laye d fr om TC 00:0 0:00 :00 to TC 00:0 0:01 :24 (for 50H z cl ips) or TC 0 0:00 :01: 29 (f or drop- frame 60Hz cli ps ) if t he co rres pond ing raw materi al i s pl ayed out fr o m star t to end .
  • Page 60 IELD The I N f ield gi ves the tim ecode, on th e r aw m ater i als, at whic h t he GX c lip should start . Th is i s ap plie d to b oth t he v ideo and aud io t racks.

  • Page 61: Video Settings In The Edit Gx Clips Window

    00:00 :01: 20 o f th e co rres pondin g ra w ma teria l. This mea ns th e vide o tra ck of th e GX cl ip wil l be played out f rom TC 0 0:0 0:00: 10 up to TC 0 0:00 :01: 20 o f t he vi deo raw m ater ial.
  • Page 62 Vide o OUT fi eld. The GX serv er w ill perf or m a ne sted loo p if the lo op poi nt is se t t o any thi n g oth er than the IN f rame.

  • Page 63: Audio Settings In The Edit Gx Clips Window

    In th is e xampl e, the audi o raw mate rial use d fo r t he GX clip is 3 s econd s. The IN field is 00: 00:0 0:10 . T h e aud io O UT p oint de fi ned f or the GX c lip is on T C 00:00 :02: 10 o f th e co rres pondin g ra w ma teria l.
  • Page 64 GX cl ip, def ined in the I N fiel d • the end tim ecod e for th e audio tra ck of the GX clip, def ined wi th the a udio •...
  • Page 65 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 00:00:00:00 00:00:01:00 00:00:02:00 Video Raw Material Audio Raw Material Video Track GX Clip Audio Track SILENCE GX Clip IN GX Clip OUT 00:00:00:00 00:00:01:24...

  • Page 66: Clip Preview In The Edit Gx Clip Window

    Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5.7 GX C REVIEW IN THE INDOW IDEO ISPLAY The vi deo d ispl ay ma kes it po ssib le t o pre view t he fil l el emen t, k ey el e ment o r combin ed fill &...
  • Page 67 • Number of loop s • Loop d urat ion For mor e in form atio n, r e fer t o th e sec tio n 5. 5.9 ‘ GX Clip D urat ion and Timec o des’, on page 61.

  • Page 68: Command Buttons In The Edit Gx Clip Window

    Note If th e GX clip con tain s a nested loo p (t he l oop poi nt doe s no t st art on t he TC IN poin t), th e play ba ck marker w ill mo ve bet ween the I N and OUT point s for the firs t pas s.

  • Page 69: Gx Clip Duration And Timecodes

    The vi deo raw m ater ial is 2 se conds . Th e au dio ra w mate rial is 3 se cond s • The GX c lip s tart s at T C 00:00 :00: 10 of the vide o and a udio raw ma teri al (IN •...
  • Page 70 Clip i s 00 :00 :03: 04 – 00: 00:00 :10 = 00 :00: 02:24 . The las t fram e of th e aud io trac k of th e GX cli p is 00:00: 03:0 0 – 00: 00:0 0: 10 -1f = 00:00: 02:1 4.

  • Page 71: Glossary

    GX Clips driv e, a nd i s re ady for p layo ut. • An off line GX clip is a G X cli p on ly d efin ed in t he GX se rver databa se.
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