User Manual April 2012
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 12. All rights res erve d. D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion i n thi s m anual i s fur nish ed for inf ormati onal use on ly an d subjec t to chang e with out no tice .
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XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV 1. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire What’s New? This ma nual pres ents t he fea ture s of the f irst versi on of the XFly S treame r softwa re. In the f utur e user m anua ls, the icon will be adde d on lef t marg in to h ighl i ght inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es. K EY F EATURES OF V ERSION 1.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E 1. Overview XFly St reame r is an in t erface sof tware dedi cate d to th e bac kup o f str ea ms from one or seve ral EVS v i deo se rvers (XT [2], XT [2]+, XT[3 ],XS , XTn ano ). XFl y Stream er man ages the backu p and tran sfer of all stre ams s elec ted by the operat or. This m anua l de scri bes the c onfi gura tion in terfa ce, wh ich is easy to u se an d straig htf orwar d.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 2. Hardware & Software Requirements The gu idel ines for th e mi nimum s oftw are and hard ware r equi remen ts a re: • OS: Wi ndows 7 P ro X 64 • Softwa re: Frame work .NE T 4.0 • Mother boar d I5 660 - 3 .
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual Issue 1.0.E EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire 3. Network Architecture XFly S tream er c an b e in s talle d on the same com pu ter a s an XTAc cess app li catio n. The stre ams to b e arch i ved are lo cate d on on e or sever al ser vers a nd storag e units con nect ed t o th e sa me net work . Two net work s are use d f or the var ious commu nic ation and the tran sfer of files as illus trat ed.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 4. Installation The XF ly S trea mer user i nterf ace appl icat ion is, p refera bly, in stal led on th e same comput er as the XTA cce ss file tra nsfe r appli cati on. The XTAc cess ap plic ation is dedica ted t o XFly Stre a mer and we recom mend not to be used b y an y other applic ati on.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E 3. Select I accep t th e ag re ement and then cli ck Ne x t. 4. Select th e de stin atio n an d the n cl ick N ext.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 5. Select th e de stin atio n to save the A V f iles and dat a, th en c lick Next . 6. Select th e com pone nts to inst all, the n cl ick Next . The XF ly S tream er s etup launch es: 6 • the XF ly S tream er and c ompone nts inst alla tion • the .N ET f ramew ork 4.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E 7. Select th e S tart Me nu fol der i n w hich th e Ap plic ati on sh ortc uts are sa ved, t hen click Next . 8. Valida te the D eskt op i con crea tion and the n cl ick N ext.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 9. All co mpon ents and rel ated task s/op tion s ar e ready to be i nsta lled . Click Instal l t o st art the inst all ation . 10. All f iles are ext ract ed a n d the n in stal led in S ilen t mode. The in stal lat ion proce ss conti nues with the BONJ OUR ser vice s in stal lati on , with t he .
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E o Instal l XS ecure Mana ger : This opt ion w ill inst all t he EVS Lice nse s oftw are (EVS Lice nses XS ecur e codes ar e neces sary fo r the tran scod ing jo bs and render ing of play list s). o Instal l XTAcc ess Enco ders: Thi s opti on is re quired t o opera te XFly Stream er. o Instal l XT Gatew ay: This optio n is not req uire d to operat e XF ly S tream er.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire Importa nt 1 At first st art of XTA c cess, th e appli cati on modifi es or adds th e TcpAckF requ ency i n th e regist ry. Th is key allows h avin g bett er perfor manc es for bac ku p. XTAcce ss need s to be re-st arte d a second time.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E 5. License Code XSecur e mana ger mu st b e used w hen yo u nee d t o insta ll a n ew li cens e c ode, or extend th e va lidi ty o f a te mporary li cens e co de. XSecur e can b e sta rted by doub le-c lick ing on the XSecure Manag er sh ort cut ico n automa tica lly crea ted on your d eskt op.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 6. Configuration The ins tall er set s up a utomat ical ly al l soft ware and compo nent s the ref ore n o additi onal sett ing is r eq uired prio r to ope rate the XFly Stre amer.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual Issue 1.0.E EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire 7. User Interface 7.1 OVERVIEW The XF ly S tream er u ser i nterf ace consi sts of five main a reas . Th ey a re h ig hligh ted on th e fo llow ing scree nsh ot an d sh ortl y de scrib ed i n the tab le b elow : Area Descri ption 1.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire Area Descri ption 4. Channel s Pa ne This ar ea sh ows t he s erver R ecord er ch anne l s which are sele cted in the serve rs’ lis t. 5. Commands & Status This are a displ ays th e Timeco de refe renc e and durat ion, t he sta tus and the 2 main co mmand s to start and sto p th e re cord i ngs.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E the dro p-dow n lis t, XTA c cess is iden tifi ed as Ma c hine_N ame + EV S_SN + versio n number . Note The lo cal XTAcc ess is d i splaye d on th e to p of the list w ith bol d le tter s. 7.3 SERVERS LIST Filters This pa ne d ispl ays t he f our fam ilie s of EVS v ide o serve rs wh ich c an be seen by XFly Str eamer : XT ser ie s, XS, XTn ano an d XSna no.
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire Once th e lis t is d ispl aye d, sele ct al l ser vers b y clicki ng on the l eft a rro w, then check the boxe s o f th e ch annel on w hich you wan t to pe rform a b acku p. Note The dis play onl y the ser vers co nfi gured with rec ord ch anne ls, a nd wi ll only disp lay the recor d c hannel s. 7.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual Issue 1.0.E EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire 7.5 STATUS & COMMANDS AREA Area Descri ption Server TC This area wi ll dis play th e Timecod e refer ence fr om the f irst ser ver sele cted i n the ser vers’ li st. Rec Dur atio n This ar ea wi ll d ispl a y the d urat ion o f t he record ings . The co unte r starts wh en th e reco rdi ng is in pro gress .
Issue 1.0.E 7.6 XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire SETTINGS All sett ings d efin ed in th at secti on are mem oriz ed . This mean s that at n ext start of the a ppli cati on a ll s ett ing s def ined by the user wil l be r estor ed. 7.6.1 WRAPPERS’ SELECTION Importa nt XTAcces s is re stri cted t o file t rans fer wi th wra p ping whe n req uire d but cannot per form any form a t tra nsco ding .
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E Click Optio ns t o ga in a cc ess t o mor e op tion s fo r t he wra pper sel ecti on: For gene rati ng EVS XML metadat a sele ct th e firs t option . This EV S meta d ata fil e can be gen erat ed w ith all wrapp ers and is s et b y d efaul t. For gene rati ng FCP X ML metadat a sele ct th e se cond op tion .
Issue 1.0.E 7.6.2 XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire DESTINATION SELECTION This f iel d sp ecif ies the p ath wh ere the AV f iles wil l be save d fo r al l ch anne l s. To modify t he pat h, the user can cli ck Brows e to open the fo llow ing Windows Standa rd d ialo g bo x: Limita tion The f iles can be saved to ‘shar ed’ fold ers only . 7.6.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire Issue 1.0.E The us er c an r eset the d efaul t fi lena me b y cl icki n g the R ese t bu tton . How to Modify the Backup Filename Format String To mod ify this def ault fo r mat st ring , pr ocee d as fol lows: 1. To add a gener ic te xt (i . e.: WC20 12_M atch 03…) i n the Pr efix stri ng or i nt o the F ilena me f ield , s impl y typ e th e te xt i n t he f iel d. 2.
Issue 1.0.E 7.6.4 XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire MAXIMUM DURATION SETTING In case a stre am is back ed up with end less com m and, the ap plic atio n will stop the backup whe n th e max imu m dura tion def ined in thi s fiel d ha s be en r each ed. The de faul t v alue is 300 minute s an d th e va lue ca n be set from 1 t o 30 0 mi nutes . 7.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual Issue 1.0.E EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire 8. How to Record Streams? To start the recording, proceed as follows: 1. The loc al XTA cces s an d its re lat ed XML unit is alre ady s tart ed an d minimi zed in t he t ask bar . 2. Click thi s short cut to la unch the XFl y Stream er software .
Issue 1.0.E XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 –Author: Marianne Lothaire 3. Select the X Fly ha rdwar e and the proc essi ng dev i ce i.e . XTAcc ess f rom th e two drop -down l ist i n the upper lef t corn er. Th e lo cal syst em and s oftwa re if presen t a lways app ear at the top of the list . 4. Then s et a ser ver type to disp lay the serv ers list : 5.
XFly Streamer – Version 1.00 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 – Author: Marianne Lothaire 8. Issue 1.0.E Then c lick REC comma nd to s tart the rec ordi ng: The REC comma nd l ight s red and a red fram e i s disp laye d aro und each channe l. A ll sele ctio ns a nd se ttin gs a re d isab led during th e rec ordi ng. 9. Click STOP comma nd t o stop the recor ding .
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