User's Manual - Version 1.11 - April 2007 Archive/Storage & Gateway Solutions www.evs.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.
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Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Introduction DIGITAL ARCHIVING ON REMOVABLE MEDIA The XFile has access to all footage recorded on XT6U, XT4U, AirBox and SpotBox servers through the SDTI network. When a clip is created on one of the servers, a copy is automatically transferred to XFile.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire The XFile is equipped with 2 removable media, working as mirrored drives: each clip is automatically saved as 2 separate files on these drives. This provides a security copy in case of drive failure, and also gives the possibility to send these 2 drives to 2 different locations/studios after the show. Each removable media has a capacity of 500GB or 32 hours of footage at standard bit-rate.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Configuration Hardware The XFile software is installed in a workstation operating under Windows XP Pro. The standard system is Intel Core2 Duo E6300 Processor, Intel Motherboard with DRAM 1GB and an EVS PCX board. The hardware components are housed in a 3U rack cabinet equipped with 2 x ATA 133 250GB or 500GB Mobile Cartridges.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire INSTALLING A NEW HARD DISK The aim of the following procedure is to describe how to place and format a new storage hard disk into an XFile. 1. Configure the hard disk in master mode (see Picture 2). Connect the IDE cable and place the hard disk into the disk tray then fix it with the four screws. Place the disk tray cover then insert it into the XFile (see Picture1). P i ctu r e1 2. Create a partition on the storage disk. 1.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Software installation IMPORTANT NOTE: The XFILE 1.11.00 installer includes the XFILE and XSTREAM installers, the Clip Info Exporter installer, EditFrameWork 3.03.04 (for preview option), the PCX2 drivers and the EVS Logs collector installer. Prior to install XFILE 1.11.00, uninstall the previous versions of XFILE and XSTREAM. Run XFILE INSTALLER and then follow the steps of the Setup Wizard: 1. Accept the software license agreement; 2.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Main files which include XFILE and XSTREAM installers Clip Info Exporter EVSEdit Framework (for VGA preview) Drivers of PCX2 board EVS Log Collector 4. Select the destination directory to install the new software; The following step offers the user to reset all operational parameters (like SDTI speed, Video Standard, database size, net name and net number) to default parameters.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 5. Set the RESET EXISTING SETTINGS if required and press NEXT to continue. 6. Then press INSTALL to start the installation of the Main Files. A progress bar shows the activity of files transfer. 7. The next step of the process is the installation of the EVS EditFrame work. Press NEXT to install. 8. The Setup Wizard will continue with the PCX Drivers installation.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Press INSTALL to load the drivers. 9. Press EXIT to quit the PCX Drivers installation 10. The last step of the process is the EVSLogCollector installation. Press NEXT to begin. 11. In order to complete the installation the Setup wizard needs to restart the computer, select one of the two options and then press FINISH to quit the installation process.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Creating and Reinstalling a Ghost of your System The aim of this procedure is to describe how to create a ghost image of your system and how to restore your system with an existing image. Note: All delivering systems have a R: RESTORE partition located on the system disk. This allows you to have an image file of the C: partition, and easily restore the complete XP operating system and XFile Software to the factory default state at any time.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire How to create a new ghost image of your system 1. Reboot the system on Bootable DVD (or USB key) which is delivered with the original system. On XFILE system, modify Boot priority in the BIOS settings in order to boot on the USB key. 2. For USB key only, select ‘EVS Ghost Backup or Restore’ in the menu. 3. In the ghost startup window, press [ENTER]. 4. In the next window, select Local / Partition / To Image then [ENTER]. 5.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Software management NOTE: XFILE and XSTREAM applications work simultaneously into 2 separate windows but share the same bandwith for all operations. To access to the XFILE or XSTREAM window select the item from the taskbar.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AREA: This field displays the current parameters of the system. Some relevant parameters are required to connect to the XNet. If an error message is displayed facing one of the parameters, click on the ‘System Config’ button to enter the System configuration window. If the values are coherent, press ‘START’: the ‘System Config’ field is replaced by the ‘Session Config’ field.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire STATUS AREA: The aim of this area is to check the hardware validity, the remaining capacity of disks and to verify the compatibility between the software, the drivers and the data recorded. The system automatically starts the test processing. One after the other, the different stages of the boot sequence are displayed in the Status window. If an error occurs during one stage, write the message down and contact EVS staff for support.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire System configuration The system configuration window is only available for modifications from the start page before start-up: system parameters are required to complete the boot sequence and to connect to the XNet. During operations, this window will be displayed in read-only mode for information.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire NETWORK AREA Standalone mode: Selects this option allows the operator to start the XFile without being connected to the XNet. In this mode only the maintenance mode is active. ! Note : The bandwidth, the video standard and the Database Size must be identical on all machines connected to the XNet. If one system is configured with a different bandwidth, video standard or database size, it will block the entire network.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire STORAGE AREA Disk mode: (Single Disk / Dual Disk / Mirroring) Single Disk: only one disk is used. Dual Disk: When the first disk is full, the system automatically switches to the second disk. Mirroring: Same clips are saved to both disks at the same time. Path A / B: Selects the destination to save the MXF files. Depending on the Disk mode selection, one or two paths is/are active for modifications.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Session configuration The session configuration window is divided into 7 tabs: 1. AUTOBACKUP SELECTION This selection list is only active while Autobackup mode is disabled. In the left area, all systems connected to the XNet are listed by net numbers. 1. First select the server to backup. The selected line changes to dark blue.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 2. then Select the camera angles desired to be part of the autobackup process. Selected cameras appear in a green square, and unselected cameras in a red square Note: For the AirBox and SpotBox servers, all cameras must be selected. 3. Press OK to confirm the selection and to close the window. 4.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 2. Then set the ‘DEFAULT XFILE’ parameter in the Setup menu of your LSM-XT server. (see Multicam documentation for complete information). label appears on the line of the LSM-XT server if the The ‘DEFAULT XFILE’ has been correctly defined. 3. and then activate the AUTOBACKUP by pressing the button.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire The ‘Time Range’ filter requires a date-time for the beginning and a datetime for the end to be valid. 1. In the calendar field select the month, and then select the day of the month. 2. In the time field select the hour, use the arrows to change the value displayed or directly type the value when the field lights green. 3. Press enter to confirm your selection. 4. Enter the second selection window to enter the values for the end limit.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire AUTOBACKUP VALIDATION: In the right area, the Autobackup validation list displays the current selection of Autobackup. The clips displayed in a red line will not be taken to account by the Autobackup criteria and the clips displayed in a green line will be backed up when starting the Autobackup mode. The message box in the lower part of the screen displays the details of the clip selected.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 2. MXF METADATA AREA This area displays the current parameters and values saved to the descriptive metadata of the MXF file. This data is modifiable by clicking on the value to modify. The value appears in the text field edition. After the modification, press MODIFY to confirm the command.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 3. XFILE SESSION AREA Session Folder: Selects the folder destination to save the MXF files. Important note 1: The system checks the clips present into the session folder and its sub-folders. If a clip is not present and according to the criteria defined in the Autobackup selection tab, this clip is automatically backed up.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 4. ADVANCED PARAMETERS Autostart: This option auto-starts the XFILE software Autobackup at start-up: This option automatically starts the autobackup mode at start-up. AutoRetry when starting Autobackup: This option is disabled in version 1.09.00. Confirm Manual backup: Enables or disables the confirmation message while initiating a Backup command.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 Use fixed size font for Clipnames and keywords: Enabling this option will display the content of clipnames and keywords columns with fixed size font in all modes. Backup Filename Format String The default filename automatically given to the MXF file is EVS_XFILE_creation date_clip number. mxf The MXF filename is user-defined and can be modified by typing a generic term (i.e.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 5. GRAB The Multicam operator from his remote control panel is able to select a video frame/field and to grab a picture. (A Default Xfile must be defined in the Setup menu of the Multicam - See Multicam documentation for more details) Those pictures are created by the XFile and stored on the disks of this XFile. Grab folder Select the destination folder to save the JPG/BMP files.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Grab XT/XFILE Filename Format String The default filename automatically given to EVSGRAB_date_clip number_timecode. jpg/bmp the JPG/BMP file is This filename is user-defined and can be modified by typing a generic term (i.e.: WC2006_Match03…) and/or by adding one or many available items: 6. EXPORT All clips backed up by the XFile can be exported to other systems for different purposes.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire CleanEdit: The clips backed up can be automatically inserted into the CleanEdit Database. Place a checkmark in the ‘Update CleanEdit DB’ box and enter the DSN name, user and password for the defined CE database. Please refer to the CleanEdit documentation for more details. Avid TM: The clips backed up can be automatically transferred to the AVID transfer Manager for conversion process to AVID file format.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 6. XML A few operations made by XFile as backup, restore, delete, copy,… are remotely controlled via XML file by a source application (IPDirector, Automation system, …) Two modes are available: XML Jobs Root Folder Selecting Jobs Root folder defines local folders to receive XML files. The XFile only scans its local folders. XML Load balancing Jobs Root Folder Load balancing process allows spreading the XML jobs over several XFiles.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Example of XML file for backup command: Backup Clip 112 A from XT n°11 to the “F:\ext_folder\clip_11_112A.mxf” 4942648367704751 1132235747 0 112 A F:\ext_folder\clip_11_112A.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Autobackup mode Press to activate the Autobackup Mode. In this mode, the system acts automatically and backs up all clips according to the criteria defined in the Autobackup selection window. Besides, this mode is important to take account of the different updates made during operations. Note: This mode MUST be enabled for the user's >ARCHIVE commands from the Multicam systems to be taken into account.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Note: Other modes (backup, restore and maintenance) are also available during autobackup: several modes can operate simultaneously. Thanks to the selection list, the autobackup process is an automatic and self-operating system. When a clip is created on one of the selected servers, a copy is automatically transferred to XFile.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Note 1: Working with copies of clips can affect the value of the different counters. Use the ‘Refresh button’ in the XNet field for refining the current values. Note 2: The ‘RETRY FAILED’ button is active when errors occur.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire STATUS AREA The transfer rate of the Backup and Restore processes is permanently evaluated and the progress bars show the activities in progress. Depending on the operations in progress, the operator has the choice between two status displays. Toggle to ‘Jobs done’ display Toggle to ‘ Scheduled jobs’ display The different operations are divided into different tabs.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 Select one/several items in the list and press ‘Cancel job’, or press ‘Cancel All Scheduled Jobs’ to delete all items in the list: The selected items are deleted from the list and the related operations in progress are stopped or the scheduled operations are cancelled. From the ‘Backups’ and ‘restores’ tabs, the order of operations can be modified.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire REFINING THE SELECTION IN THE XFILE LIST: SORTING CLIPS To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order, click on the column and click again to invert the sorting. label to display the arrow icon DEFINING COLUMNS Use the right-click button of the mouse (into the list) to access this selection menu. All columns available are listed here. Select or unselect the item to be displayed or to be hidden.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire FILTERS The upper part of the XFILE list displays a list of icons. These icons give access to the different filters to be applied to the XFILE list. The filters are available in the four modes: Autobackup, Manual Backup, Restore and Maintenance modes.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Creation date Note: The Creation date and the backup time are different values. The creation date depends on the date and time defined on your XT6U, XT4U, AirBox or SpotBox. Please check the date-time of your system before operating. ‘Last Hour’ and ‘Last 24h’ are both quick shortcuts to display the clips created during the last hour or during the last 24 hours.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 4. Enter the second selection window to validate the values for the end limit. The filter is now active and the clips created in between the time range defined are displayed in the XFile list. Camera selection Select the squares representing the cameras and/or the PREFS cameras of the clips to be displayed in the XFile list. Selected cameras appear in a green square. Rating Select the squares representing the four levels of Rating.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire manually backed up. In this case only one backup folder is selected and its current content is displayed in the XFile list. In backup mode, the Folders filter displays this selection: Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: Only one folder can be selected at a time. For your information, the current Session Folder always lights green in the list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire In Restore mode, the Folders filter displays this selection: The difference between ‘Restore Folder’s and ‘External Restore Folder’ depends on the Folders and Sub-folders included in the PATH. The selection of the ‘Restore folders’ does not require a scanning process because the clips have already been scanned at start-up.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire In the ‘External Restore Folder’ field, clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: Only one folder is available for selection. This folder cannot be included into the PATH A or the PATH B. Click on one folder, press 'OK' to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box. The label of selected folder appears in the filter field. The new folder is scanned and its content appears in the XFile list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Clipnames Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: 'Filter based on Prefix' allows defining a quick filter based on the first character or first-second-… character of a clipname. The system adds automatically a "*" sign while adding a prefix in order to mark the prefix out from the clipnames in the filter list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Keywords Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: 'Filter based on Prefix' allows defining a quick filter based on the first character or first-second-… character of a keyword. The system adds automatically a "*" sign while adding a prefix in order to mark the prefix out from the keywords in the filter list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire UmID Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: 'Filter based on Prefix' defines a quick filter based on the first character or first-second-… character of the UmID. The system adds automatically a "*" sign while adding a prefix in order to mark the prefix out from the UmID in the filter list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Media / clips The MXF file is the file containing all data related to a common audio/video data. The first clip created with this A/V data is called the MasterClip and has the particularity to get the same code for the ID-material and for the IDlouth. All clips ensued from this masterclip, either by copy, or by update, or by modifying the short IN short OUT point are linked to the MXF file and a different ID-louth is defined for each them.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Video Standards Select the squares representing the different video standards. Selected items appear in a green square and the XFile list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips. Video Codecs Select the squares representing the different video codecs. Selected items appear in a green square and the XFile list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Session Filters The session information is entered via the Config session window – tab 2 ‘MXF Metadata’ at startup. This information is saved to the descriptive metadata of all the clips backed up during the ‘session’. Clicking on the icon on the right side opens the following dialog box: 'Filter based on Prefix' defines a quick filter based on the first character or first-second-… character of the Session data.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Clip Markers The clip markers allow to tag clips into a global selection and to keep this selection from one mode to another. 5 different markers are available and can be combined if necessary. to tag the clip or press Select a clip in the XFile list and press clear the marker. to In the XFile list the clips marked are displayed as follows: Note: The clip markers are not saved to the header of the MXF file and therefore are temporary.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire COUNTERS A counter of clips is available in all modes in the upper side of the list. The first value is the number of clips displayed in the list, the second value is the total amount of clips in memory (contents of path(s) + external folder + clips scheduled). The number of items in the different lists can affect the performance of the system. So it is advised to reduce the number of clips displayed in the lists.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Backup mode Press to enter the Backup mode. Press the Backup button to activate the mode. 1. First select the server from the XNet list. To display the list of servers present on the XNet, press . 2. And then change the display of the list to find the clip to backup. Select the page, the bank and the camera of the clip. To display the page/bank list, press and to display the list of cameras, press .
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 3. select the clip from the list 4. press to initiate the transfer. Note: same command can be used to manually update the files already saved to XFile disks. In the XNet list the clips already saved to XFile are displayed with blue characters: MULTI-SELECTION FOR MANUAL BACKUP 1. Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the XFile list or press CTRL + A to select all the clips displayed in the XFile list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 3. The clips selected are listed with the current status. If the ‘clip already on disk’ message is displayed facing one of the clip, the backup process for this clip is skipped. 4. Press ‘OK’ to confirm and to initiate the transfer. Note: All operations (Backup and Restore) are successive.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Restore mode Press to enter the Restore mode. The XFile can also be used as a security backup. Clips can be restored from the XFile to any other server (XT6U, XT4U, SpotBox or AirBox) on the network. Press the Restore button to activate the mode. 1. Select the clip from the XFile list 2. Select the server from the XNet list. To display the list of servers present on the XNet, press . 3.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire To display the page/bank list, press press and to display the list of cameras, . (MOVEclip) to initiate the transfer of the selected clip. The 4a. press UmID (ID-material/ID-louth) is preserved. 4b. or press (COPYclip) to intiate the transfer and to create a COPY of the selected clip. In this case a new IDlouth is defined. To ensure the validity of data during operations, only one UmID can be present on the same network.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Then, the operator has to use the COPYclip command to initiate the transfer and create a copy of the clip. In the XFile list the clips already present on the XNet are displayed with blue characters Note: While moving/copying a clip: ID-material is preserved. If the user COPIES a clip to a new location (making a new ID Louth) then the XFile will backup its new data.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 3. Change the display of the list to find one location and select the first location to restore the clips 4. Press or to open the following window: If the selected location is free, the clip destination lights green. If the selected location is already filled, the clip destination lights red; in this case the restore of this clip will be aborted. A second operation is useful to restore the clip to another location on the XNet.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Publish mode Press to enter the publish mode. The Publish mode gives a direct access to the clips saved to XFile disks. A batch of clips can be organized in a ‘page/bank/cam’ structure and can be accessible - for selection and playback - via the remote control panel and/or the VGA of the Multicam. In Publish mode, the counters, the filters and the selection modes are similar to the Restore mode.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 2. then change the display of the XNet list to find one location. Select the location to publish the clip(s) in the page, the bank and the camera selection. 3. press (SchedulePublish) to initiate the transfer of the selected clip. 4. select other clips froma the XFile list and repeat the operation. 5.. and then press (UpdatePublish) to update the clips on the XNet.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire If the selected location is free, the clip destination lights green. If the selected location is already filled, the clip destination lights red; in this case the publish of this clip will be aborted. The list box in the lower part of the window allows the user to choose multiple methods for publishing (see Restore mode) 4. Press 62 (UpdatePublish) to update the clips on the XNet.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Maintenance mode Press to enter the maintenance mode. CLIP INFO Click on the Clip icon to enter this mode. CLIP INFO AREA : This area displays the current parameters and values saved to the descriptive metadata of the MXF file. The thumbnails: The thumbnails defined for each file are extracted from the MJPEG files.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire The first thumbnail shows the SHORT IN frame and the last is the SHORT OUT frame. The REF frame is automatically defined at the middle duration of the clip. The XFILE versions previous to the version 1.01.05 do not include the button to create new thumbnails thumbnails creation process. Use the or to update the current thumbnails. The thumbnail format respects the aspect ratio of the different video signals.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 The Data: The MXF file is the file containing all data related to a common audio/video data. Different clips are therefore linked to the same MXF file. The first parameters (dark blue) display the common parameters, the A/V parameters given by the XNet: clip duration, TC IN and OUT excl.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire DELETE CLIP / DELETE FILE: As several clips are linked to a file the delete command has been split in 2 buttons: Delete File and Delete Clip: To mark the clips and the files out, it is advised to change the display to 'Group' in the ‘Media / Clips’ filter. The group of clips is represented with brackets in the XFile list. MULTI-SELECTION FOR DELETE FILE: 1. Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of files from the XFile list 2.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire obviously delete all the clips included into this file. 4. Press ‘Delete All files’ to confirm the command or ‘Cancel’ to abort the operation. MULTI-SELECTION FOR DELETE CLIP: 1. Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the XFile list to open the following window. This window allows the 2. Press operator to review the clips before deletion: 3. Press ‘Delete All Clips’ to confirm the command or ‘Cancel’ to abort the operation.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire 5. Press ‘OK’ to close the message box and to switch to the 'Multi-Delete Files' window (shown on a red background) 6. Press 'Delete All files' to confirm the command or 'Cancel' to abort the operation.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Disk/Folders Maintenance Click on the Disk icon to enter this mode. The main screen changes to display the folders organization on the left part of the screen and the content of the XFile on the right part of the screen. 1. In the folder list, select the to display the folders. or or 2. Select one folder of destination, the selected folder lights dark blue. 3. Select a batch of files in the XFile list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Note: Clips are linked to a MXF file. In this mode, the MOVE and COPY commands affect the MXF file even if only a clip is selected. 4. Then press COPYfile. to initiate the MOVEfile or press to initiate the Note: The MOVE command is only accessible if the transfer of files operates between PATHs. The COPY command is accessible for all transfers from/to external folders.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Disk Maintenance Click on the Disk icon to enter this mode. Note: Disk maintenance mode is only available when Mirroring Disk mode is activated. The main screen changes to display the content of Path A on the left part of the screen and the content of path B on the right part of the screen.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Clicking on the arrows initiates a clip copy from one path to the other, and clicking on the operation. arrow synchronizes both contents in a single Statistics Charts of statistics for restore and backup processes and for disk performances are available from the Statistics menu in the Menu bar. Other information will be added to the statistics charts in a next version.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire XSTREAM mode All operations of XStream are concentrated in a single screen. The user-interface is divided into 4 areas: the information/menu area in the upper side of the screen, the scheduler grid, the channels area and the status area in the lower side.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire INFORMATION / MENU AREA: Press to activate the Scheduler Mode. In this mode, the system acts automatically and backs up all files/clips according to the jobs defined in the scheduler grid. NETWORK STATUS The icon displayed in the upper side of the screen notices the current status of XNet: Connection to XNet is successfully done XStream is connecting The video parameters are not correct.
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Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire STATUS AREA: The different operations are divided into different tabs. In JOBS DONE use these filters to refine the selection: ‘View all’ displays all status since the start-up of the system. ‘View Last Hour’ and ‘View Last Day’ are both quick shortcuts to display the operation status related to the last hour or to the last 24 hours.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 The JOBS SELECTED, JOBS PENDING and JOBS ENDLESS tabs give access to ‘MARK IN’, ‘MARK OUT’ and ‘CANCEL JOB’ commands which affect the items displayed in the lists. Several items can be selected at a time, so several jobs can be started or stopped or cancelled simultaneously.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: M odi f y t he SYSTEM CONFI GURATI ON by sel ect i ng CONFI GURATI ON f rom t he t op m enu: During operations, this window will be displayed in read-only mode for information. STORAGE TAB Number of disks: Selects the number of disks assigned to the channels to backup. Important Note: In order to ensure the transfers we highly recommend to spread the charge to several disks.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Path Channel : Enter the path to save files for each channels.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Important Note: IMX OP1a format can be used when XT[2] server is operating with IMX CODEC format in SD mode. Avid TM The RecTrains backed up can be automatically transferred to the AVID transfer Manager for conversion process to AVID file format. Place a checkmark in the ‘Transfer All Clips Backed up’ box and enter the Host name of the default Transfer manager. Please contact EVS support for details regarding the configuration of AVID TM.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire ADVANCED PARAMETERS TAB The settings of the record grid are pre-defined in the Advanced Parameters window but of course can be modified during operations. Auto Hide Disconnected XT’s Setting this option will only display the systems connected to the XNet at start up.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire CREATING/EDITING/MODIFYING A JOB: Creat e a NEW JOB by sel ect i ng EDI T f rom t he t op m enu, Or by cl i cki ng i n t he schedul er gri d. The f ol l owi ng wi ndow appears t o def i ne t he di f f erent param et ers of t he j ob. IN/OUT TAB: XT: Select an XT from the drop-down list. All systems connected to XNet are displayed in the list.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire CAM : Selects the Recording INPUT on the XT server that is recording. I N/ OUT Def i nes t he st art i ng t i m e of t he cl i p t o be archi ved PC TI M E Uses t he PC cl ock t o def i ne t he t i m e (ensure t he XSt ream ’ s cl ock m at ches Ti m e-Of -Day) TI M ECODE Uses t he recorders TI M ECODE t o generat e t he cl i p. DURATI ON: def i nes t he durat i on of t he current cl i p i f I N orOUT poi nt i s not set .
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Note :Prior to start recording files, check the disk capacity information by clicking . A diagram displays the disk capacity required according to the different video standards and bitrates.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire GENERAL TAB: Thi s t ab def i nes t he NAM E of t he cl i p/ f i l e t o be m ade and t he PRI ORI TY l evel t o assi gn t o t he current j ob.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire PRIMARY OUTPUT: OUTPUT FORM AT: 4 different output formats are available to save the files: EVSMXF, IMX OP1a (without metadata), direct transfer to Avid Transfer Manager. (if installed), and Quick Time. PATH: M anual l y sel ect / m odi f y t he pat h f or t hi s recordi ng t o t he correct f ol der/ di sk. FI LENAM E: Def i nes a l ogi cal f i l enam e f or t hi s f i l e, so i t can easi l y be f ound on your di sk/ syst em .
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire External modules The different external modules are available from both XFILE and XSTREAM windows. Preview Clip Double-click on a clip in the list or press the button. The MMEUniversal player module is loaded with the selected clip. Use the command buttons to play back the clip, to search material, to review the clip frame by frame, etc. Note: The MME player plays back the clip from the IN point to the OUT point.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Editing a Clip When selecting a file/clip in the XFile list, use the right-button of the mouse to access the selection menu and select EDIT: The ‘XFile Edit clip’ window appears. The first tab shows all current data of selected file. The list box in the right area displays all clips saved in a common MXF file. buttons to make a copy of a selected clip or to Use the delete a clip into the MXF file.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 module. When editing a clip with a corrupted file index, the system automatically detects the error, notifies the user and starts the repair process. A progress bar appears in the file info tab while repairing the file.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire The first line gathers the GRAB & EXPORT functions. The second line of buttons gathers the SEARCH functions and the third line of buttons gathers the commands which modify the clip.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire File Select the filename and the destination folder to save the JPG/BMP files. Options: Stretch fi el d to fram e si ze Enabling this option will automatically stretch the ‘field image’ to the original ‘frame size’ Output form at The automatic selection of the output format depends on the previous option.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire File destination Select the filename and the destination folder to save the new MXF file. Options: Keep ori gi nal fi l e creati on date-ti m e Enabling this option will keep the creation date-time of the original clip even if the UmID is re-defined. Guardbands Define the duration of A/V material before and after the shortIN/ShortOUT points. Generate new Um I D Set this option to generate a new UmID for the new clip created.
XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Issue 1.0 Select a clip in the list and then enter the new clipname or new keywords in the related field. The new clipname/keyword is updated in the upper list. Important note: All clips edited in the ‘XFile Edit Clip’ module are updated on the XFile disks but a few of them can be also present on the XNet.
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Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Export Data to TXT file An external module is available for exporting DATA to TXT file. This option can be useful for printing purposes. Double-clicking on the dialog box: icon on the desktop opens the following 1. Select the folder where the MXF files are saved. 2. and select a name for the TXT file 3. then press the START button to proceed with the TXT export. 4.
Issue 1.0 XFILE Version 1.11 – User’s Manual Author: M. Lothaire Export Data to HTML file (Storyboard) Into the XFILE window, in all modes, the ‘Storyboard’ button is available for exporting DATA to HTML file format. to open the following dialog box: Press 1. 2. 3. 4. 96 Enter a filename for the HTML file Then define a folder to save the thumbnails And select the DATA to include in the HTML file Then press the START button to proceed with the HTML export.
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