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USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ III REVISION HISTORY................................................................................. V WHAT’S NEW? ....................................................................................... VII 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 8 1.1 Purpose of the Application .......................
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 4.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................27 4.2 Configure option ........................................................................................................28 4.2.1 General ..........................................................................................................28 4.2.2 Output ............................................................
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Revision History Document Version Revision Date Author Change Description 2.6. A 10-Oct-2013 V. Popie Upgrade user guide to OpenCube XFReader v2.6.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 What’s New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in OpenCube XFReader 2.6. In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. What’s New? New features Section Page Windows 8 1.3 8 New supported formats: 1.8.1 10 Log Panel 3.7.3 22 Ancillary Panel 3.7.4 23 Ancillary Data Lines 1.9.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Application Issue 2.6.A October 2013 OpenCube XFReader is an easy-to-use player that runs on Windows and enables users to play back all MXF files on a display unit or SDI Video Screen (HD-SDI option must be available). 1.2 Minimum Hardware Requirement Depending on the video codec, the minimum hardware requirement can vary: DV and IMX: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM. MPEG2 HD: Intel Core i5 2GHz, 4 GB RAM.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 1. Run setup.exe from the OCPackage\windows folder. This will install the OpenCube KeyManager application, if it is not already available. OpenCube KeyManager is the root of OpenCube’s application and license management system. OpenCube KeyManager will be launched. 2. Click on the active “Install” button located on each product line. The screenshot below illustrates the installation of an evaluation version of OpenCube XFReader.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 The full license must be activated over the Internet. If the computer does not have an Internet connection or uses a proxy, please contact the OpenCube XFReader support team (support_mxftk@evs.com). 1.6 Uninstallation To uninstall OpenCube XFReader, open the OpenCube KeyManager and click on the “Uninstall” button of each component you want to remove. 1.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Sony eVTR Sony XDCAM DV/IMX/HD (optical and SxS) IMF Essence Component (video, audio and ancillary) DCP video and audio track file (encrypted or not) OpenCube XFReader supports IMF Application 2 and DCP Composition Playlist: IMF: The CPL must contain only one segment. Each segment must contain only one Sequence. Each Sequence must contain only one resource. DCP: The DCP must not be encrypted. The Composition Playlist must contain only one reel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 PCM audio stream is supported. Note OpenCube GXFTk® Reader must be installed. 1.9 SDI Playout 1.9.1 Features/Limitations The following features are available for all supported SDI boards: Video raster SD PAL/SD NTSC 1080i50/1080i59.94 720p50/720p59.94 1080p23.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Note OpenCube XFReader inverts the field order automatically. You can force the field order display. See 4.1 - Overview. 1.9.2 Ancillary Data Lines The following array describes the line where ancillary data are present on the SDI.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 2. Using OpenCube XFReader 2.1 Opening OpenCube XFReader allows you to open an MXF or GXF file. Files can be opened by: Dropping the file in the player; Using the File/Open dialog box; Using the open shortcut (Insert is the default shortcut). “Close” allows you to close the current file and sets the player to the initial opening state. Note When using SDI output, only one instance of OpenCube XFReader can be active at a time. 2.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Or use the fast forward/rewind shortcut (+ for fast forward and - for fast rewind as the default shortcut). Note With MXF OP-1b MPEG LongGop and Avid OP-Atom MPEG LongGop sequences, fast play and rewind are not available. Note With MXF OP-1a MPEG LongGop sequence fast play and rewind are done on IFrame; speed x2 will display one IFrame on two, x4 one IFrame on four. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 3. OpenCube XFReader User Interface 3.1 Overview 1 2 8 3 4 6 5 7 Part Name Description 1 Menu bar The menu bar allows you to perform the following operations: 16 File: open and close MXF/GXF files and exit the application (see 2.1 - Opening). Control: configure OpenCube XFReader (see 4 - Configuring OpenCube XFReader). ?: display the OpenCube XFReader software version and OpenCube XFReader documentation.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Part Name Description 2 Viewer area The viewer area displays the video of the loaded file (if it contains a video track). If you are using SDI output, the area remains empty. 3 Position bar The position bar displays the file duration and frame position. The cursor may be dragged to any frame. In pause mode, the left and right buttons (located at each end of the progress bar) can be used to display the next or the previous frame.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 With MXF files, 3 timecodes are displayed: Part Name Description 1 Material Package timecode This area displays the current Material Package timecode. It is the playout timecode. 2 Source Package timecode This area displays the current Source Package timecode. 3 System Item timecode This area displays the current System Item timecode. Note With GXF files, only the Material Package timecode is available.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Control Description Loop from start when playback reaches end. Switch output playback mode. Note The speeds of fast rewind and fast forward commands can be configured (see 4 - Configuring OpenCube XFReader). 3.4 Subclip Area This area allows you to extract a subclip from the loaded file. Control Description Establishes the IN point of the subclip. Playback will use TC IN as the new starting point. Establishes the OUT point of the subclip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 4 stereo and 4 mono tracks. All tracks are activated. 12 mono tracks. All tracks are activated. Note Audio splitting is not available for external reference audio tracks (OP-1b, AS-02, etc.). Note Splitting behavior can be configured (see 4.2.3 - Audio). 3.6 Shortcuts Most commands can be carried out using keyboard shortcuts.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Command description Command key Fast forward + Fast rewind - Loop toggle L SDI/VGA toggle D Open Insert Close C Note Shortcuts can be configured (see 4 - Configuring OpenCube XFReader). 3.7 Side Panel 3.7.1 Overview The side panel comprises by 3 panels: The metadata panel; The log panel; The ancillary panel. The side panel can be: Control Description Minimized/Expanded. Detached: using the float button or by double clicking on the title bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 Filename Operational pattern Last modification Start timecode, duration and frame rate Video essence codec and profile, raster, aspect ratio, number of field per KLV (for JPEG 2000) Audio essence format Note GXF metadata are not displayed in the metadata panel. 3.7.3 Log Panel The log panel allows you to put logs on a file. The log list can be exported or imported as an XML file.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Part Name Description 1 New log To create a new log. 2 Open log To open an existing log. A log file can also be opened by drag’n’dropping it in the Log panel. 3 Save To save the log to the current file. 4 Save as To save the log to a selected file. 5 New log To add a log at the end of the log. By default, the log is created with the current TC of the file. 6 Delete log To delete the selected log.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 1 2 7 3 4 5 6 Part Name Description 1 Ancillary source This drop-down box allows you to select the ancillary source available in the file. There are 5 values: None: OpenCube XFReader does not use an ancillary source. ST 436: OpenCube XFReader uses the SMPTE ST 436 track available in the MXF file.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Part Name Description 2 CEA 608 This field shows if there are CEA608 channels available in the ancillary source selected. CEA608 is detected in: 3 4 CEA 708 OP47 The CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track (DID=0x61/SDID=0x01); A SCC sidecar file; A MCC sidecar file; ATSC A/53 in MPEG-2 video essence. This field shows if there are CEA 708 services available in the ancillary source selected.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 Note SCC and MCC sidecar files are not supported while they are recording. Note You can change the default ancillary source. See 4.2.4 - Ancillary.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 4. Configuring OpenCube XFReader 4.1 Overview The Control menu allows you to configure the different OpenCube XFReader actions. 1 2 3 4 5 Part Name Description 1 Display Advanced Panel If the box is unchecked, the audio track and subclip areas are hidden. 2 Invert Field Order (SDI) This option is available only in the SDI output configuration. It allows you to invert the field order (bottom or top field first).
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 4.2 Issue 2.6.A October 2013 Configure option 4.2.1 General Option Description Adjust the application size to the video content When checked, OpenCube XFReader will adjust the viewer area to best fit to the video content after a file is loaded (this removes the empty space around the video content). Note This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX. 28 Set SDI as default output This configures SDI to be the default output.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 Option Description Go to First/Last Frame This option configures the behavior of the “Go to First Frame” and “Go to Last Frame” button. It can take one of the following 3 values: Media In/Out: The “Go to First Frame”/”Go to Last Frame” button seek to the beginning/end of the file. Next Log: The “Go to First Frame”/”Go to Last Frame” button seek to each timecode in and timecode out of the log.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 By checking “Advanced De-interlacing”, you can display additional deinterlacing parameters. This is the recommended mode. Disabling this option may result in rendering issues, depending on the graphics board installed. If the box “Activate De-interlacing” is unchecked, deinterlacing will be disabled on the VGA output (depending on the video codec).
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 4.2.3 Audio Overview Part Name Description 1 Track selection You can select the number of simultaneous audio channels: ‘All’ allows you to activate numerous tracks. One or two allows you to activate one or two channels at the same time. 2 Audio splitting You can define how OpenCube XFReader will split multichannel audio track. By default, OpenCube XFReader splits multichannel audio tracks to stereo tracks.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 Track Selection and Audio Splitting Examples Name Description Simultaneous active channels is set to two. User activates track 3. The track is stereo, so 2 channels are activated. Simultaneous active channels is set to two. User activates track 6. Tracks are mono, so track 5 and 6 are activated (2 channels). Simultaneous active channels is set to one. User activates track 4. Simultaneous active channels is set to one.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 4.2.4 Ancillary The “Source priority” option configures the ancillary source priority that will be used by OpenCube XFReader when it opens a file. See 3.7.4 - Ancillary Panel for a description of each possible value. 4.2.5 Shortcuts Keyboard command shortcuts can be changed. Simply select the command you want to modify and then press the key to bind. A key shortcut can only be assigned to one command.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 4.3 Issue 2.6.A October 2013 JPEG 2000 Menu This menu entry is available only when you are playing JPEG 2000 MXF files. Name Description Quality This menu allows you to lower the decoding quality of the JPEG 2000 stream. It is useful when you have a stream that cannot be decoded in real time. Note When rendering on SDI output, the quality will be set to “Full” and cannot be changed.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 5. OpenCube XFReader ActiveX 5.1 Overview OpenCube XFReader ActiveX is an ActiveX object. An API allows the application to control the playout and obtain information on the current player status.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 5.2 Issue 2.6.A October 2013 Software Requirement The ActiveX version of OpenCube XFReader can be embedded in any application that supports ActiveX Com Server Object. Internet Explorer version 9.0 is recommended. 5.3 How to Use OpenCube XFReader ActiveX To create the com server object, you have to: 1. Use the xfreader.tlb located in win32\bin (in the installation folder); 2. Use the CLSID f2d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e99. The object name is UIXFReader.
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EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 6. SDI Board Installation Procedure 6.1 Install the Card Driver 6.1.1 Blackmagic To install the SDI card driver, proceed as follows: 1. Get the Blackmagic Desktop Video package from the card package or from the Blackmagic website (http://www.blackmagicdesign.com). Note The recommended driver version is 9.7.7. 2. Extract, and run the installer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. 6.1.2 DVS To install the DVS driver, proceed as follows: 1.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 5. A new tab is now available named Card 0. If not, there may be an issue with the DVS SDI card hardware installation. 6.2 Install the Card License 6.2.1 Blackmagic The Blackmagic SDI board does not require any licenses. 6.2.2 DVS The DVS board may have the license pre-installed. To check the license, proceed as follows: 1. Use the Setup menu button. 2. Select “Info License”.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013 To install the license, proceed as follows: 1. Use the Setup menu button, and select “Set Licence”. 2. Enter the license information provided with the DVS board in the field named “Key 1”, then click Set Key 1. Note The number of the “Key” entry may be different. 6.3 Configure OpenCube XFReader To configure OpenCube XFReader to use the Blackmagic or DVS board, proceed as follows: 1.
USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2.6 3. You can now switch the output to the SDI card by clicking on the SDI Button.
