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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2010-2011. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 2. XEDIO INGEST - SERVER....................................................................................... 2 3.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 1. Introduction The Xedio Ingest application allows a user to control encoder channels to digitize any incoming video into high resolution, low resolution or both simultaneously (a panel of different codecs is available). The Xedio Ingest application can control multiple incoming feeds simultaneously and offers a VGA monitoring feed of the incoming video as it is being encoded.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Xedio Ingest - Server The Xedio Ingest (server) application running on a hardware encoder is usually set up to auto start when the computer is switched on. If however it is not set up in this way the program can be started manually. Click on the Xedio Ingest icon on the desktop to start the application. A dialogue box will then appear and ask the user to start the application.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Xedio Ingest Organizer - Client 3.1 USER INTERFACE 3.1.1 OPENING INGEST ORGANIZER To start the Xedio Ingest Organizer application, click on the Xedio Ingest Organizer icon on the desktop. This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and password. 3.1.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 T HE O UTLOOK A REA (1) This displays the list of the devices which can be controlled by the Ingest Organizer. The Outlook bar presents at least as many tabs as there are devices to control. Each tab provides access to a series of items. Once a category tab is selected, its specific items are shown as icons. Select any of these icons to display its relevant interface in the Work area.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.2 Issue 3.1.B ENCODER DEVICES Several items are available in the ‘Encoders’ category. They are detailed below. 3.2.1 ENCODING When you click the Encoding button for an encoder device, the following Encoder window is displayed in the Work area, allowing you to enter data for the encoded file, to select the method of recording that will be used and to start the recording process.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 G ENERAL T AB To create an output file, enter the relevant data into the fields displayed in the General tab: Field Description Label Name you give to the file that will be encoded Id Feed Identification given to a feed that could be provided by a press agency External Ref Reference which can help to identify the encoded media, such as a barcode from a VTR tape.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B R ECORDING M ODE A REA The recording on an encoder from Xedio Ingest Organizer can be started in one of the three following modes: • Manual: when you press the Start Record button, a dialog box allows you to enter a record duration. The encoding process starts as soon as you press the Start with Limits button. • On Trigger: you can enter a start timecode and a stop timecode.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The Start Record button becomes active to start the encoding process as soon as the status shows a connected state. 3.2.2 ENCODER Depending on the encoder type, a Low BitRate Encoder button and/or a High BitRate Encoder button are available.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.3 Issue 3.1.B VTR DEVICE When you click the Control VTR button from the VTR category tab, the following VTR window is displayed in the Work area, allowing you to define data for the recorded file, to control the VTR and mark areas of the tape to be ingested. G ENERAL T AB AND M ETADATA T AB These areas have the same fields as the encoder control window.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 C HANNEL A REA This parameter allows the user to connect to the logical channel that has been assigned to ingest the media from the tape in the VTR. Choose the channel and press the Connect button to establish the communication. VTR A REA The VTR area provides transport buttons to control the VTR as well as In and Out buttons to mark sections of the tape to ingest.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.4 Issue 3.1.B SCHEDULER The Scheduler tab displays a timeline with all the records already encoded, being encoded or scheduled to take place within the displayed time window. Each logical encoder has its own timeline. The green line is the nowline and reflects the current time. The thin red line corresponds to the time before which no action can be performed through the scheduler. 3.4.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 P ARAMETERS Pressing the Parameters button displays a contextual menu with the following options: 12 Menu Items Meaning Setup Gives options for the amount of encoders displayed on screen and the adjustment of the display refresh rates Goto Now Returns to the current date and time.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Menu Items Meaning Clip Display Settings Allows to select the information to be displayed in the encoded block : Show Thumbnails Shows a thumbnail for the encoding block. Refresh Refreshes the graphical interface. About Gives information about the version of Ingest Scheduler. C URRENT D ATE The Current Date field allows to select the date for the timeline display.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Ingest Organizer Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Block Color Status A green block to the left of the nowline is a successfully Recorded ingest. B LOCK C ONTEXTUAL M ENU A contextual menu is available when you right-click in the timeline: M enu Item Description New Records Opens an Edit Mode window allowing you to enter parameters for a new file to encode. Modify Records Available when right-clicking on a block.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 - User’s Manual – Ingest Organizer EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.5 Issue 3.1.B RECORDING TC VERSUS MEDIA TC The Xedio Ingest server usually pilots two encoders: one in hi-res (EncHi) and one in lo-res (EncLow). Each encoder creates one Media file: hi-res media file and lo-res media file. Xedio Ingest sends the recording command to both encoders at the same time.
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