New Product Release Package 8 XT[2] System and Software 19 Jan 2009

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1 New Prduct Release Package 8 XT[2] System and Sftware 19 Jan NEW OPERATIONAL FEATURES IN MULTICAM NEW HARDWARE FEATURES NEW SYSTEM FEATURES BUG FIXES UP TO KNOWN ISSUES LIMITATIONS CLIP COMPATIBILITY New Operatinal Features in Multicam Cntrller Set up Menu Items Page 2.2 : Recrd Trains In default mde f N this setting has n impact n the peratin f the sftware. When activated by selecting Yes the vide utput f a channel when playing a recrd train will freeze at each cue pint marked. This allws the utput t be stpped at multiple places n playback. Nte: The setting chsen in Page 2.2 (F3) will determine whether the mark is made n the LIVE train r n the playback f the train. Page 3.3 : Clips This setting changes the functin f the Brwse buttn. In the default Brwse mde, it will activate Brwse. If the assignment is changed t SORT-TC, the system will perfrm a SORT-TC. Nte: The system will nt prmpt the user with a menu t select the SORT criteria but will use the last settings selected in the sft menu SORT-TC, and use the current TC f the selected utput channel. T perfrm a search with different criteria (Search Net r Lcal, StartDate, EndDate, CAM/CLIP, etc ) the user shuld use the nrmal sft menu Srt-TC. Page 3.4 : TimeLine The Receive Page setting selects where clips that are created as part f the timeline editing prcess will be stred. The Mn Per Track setting determines hw the audi tracks are gruped fr editing using the timeline feature. 1

2 Page 6.2 : EVS Cntrller Allws the user t disable the PGM/PRV mde frm appearing n the remte s main menu ([A] Buttn). Page 7.3 : Special Cntrl Settings Multicam is nw capable f perating in LSM Base Cnfig with 5 play channels assigned. This added Prtcl assignment page is where the user can define the prtcls and prts t manage this channel. The LSM remte by itself cannt cntrl 5 PGM channels at ne time, tw remtes r devices must be used. Page 7.4 : Special Cntrl Settings This allws channels t either be cntrlled in Exclusive cntrl (the exclusive cntrller being set by 2nd Cntrl Mde) r in Parallel Mde. In Parallel mde, the user can als define which device will manage the OSD display characters. Page 7.5 : Special Cntrl Settings This page is the same as Page 7.4, but assigns PGM New OSD Display items Redundant Ht Swap PSU (Optinal) With redundant pwer supply units installed, the OSD infrmatin!psu1 r!psu2 is displayed n the OSD when ne unit fails (r if ne f the pwer supplies has n pwer lead cnnected). OSD Mnitring n the Input Channels (XT[2] nly) Timecde infrmatin, the Cam Name defined and the audi mnitring display can nw be displayed n the input mnitring display. Alt-R in the shift-f2 screen tggles the OSD n r ff n the input mnitring. 2

3 VGA Setup Screen Additins Infrmatin Windw The Inf Windw nw displays mre detailed infrmatin abut the cnfiguratin f the server. On XT[2] servers, it displays in red cnfiguratin parameters that are nt cmpatible with XT servers. VITC/ANC Management There is a secnd page available n the Shift-F2 page n XT[2] servers, this page allws channel-by-channel management f VITC r ANC TC management. Fr mre Infrmatin refer t sectin f the Versin Sftware Technical Reference Manual. In SD, the page displays: In HD, the page displays: 3

4 XNet[2] Netwrk mnitring screen A new set f screens has been added in Shift-F4 t enable mre accurate mnitring f the SDTI netwrk status. Infrmatin displayed All the machines are displayed in the lgical cnnectin rder: i.e., the way they are effectively cnnected n the netwrk. Fr each machine, the display shws: The net number + name The serial number The main netwrk cnfiguratin setting (server, master, r client). The backgrund clur f the machine means: Blue: effective server Grey: nt currently server The clur f the text indicates the vide netwrk verlad (based n hw many SDTI netwrk mailbxes are used): White: k, less than 90% capacity Red (ver 90%): risk f netwrk verlad. The clur f the link indicates the physical link status between tw machines: green: OK red: errrs Pressing the Space bar pauses r restarts the mnitring. Pressing [Enter] resets the cunters. Pressing [->] displays a new screen with the infrmatin f the list f machines with errr cunters infrmatin. Ideally there shuld be n errrs shwn here, but practically until the whle netwrk is cnfigured and cnnected errrs will be lgged. Once the whle Netwrk is Setup and running, the cunters shuld be reset by using the return key. 4

5 Any errrs shwn represent a fault with the netwrk, In perating cnditins, when all machines are cnnected, the CpLk (electrical quality f the netwrk) and Frm (checksum n the data packets) cunters shuld nt increase at all. The lcatin f any errrs can be determined referring t the serial numbers where the cunters are registering errrs. Generally replacing a cable used in this lcatin will clear the fault. Server mnitring The first page f the Server Mnitring sectin makes it pssible t mnitr the Disk Status, Genlck and Timecde f the XT server. It is available by selecting SHIFT-F5 in the Multicam applicatin. Fr mre infrmatin refer t sectin 4.3 f the Versin Sftware Technical Reference Manual. Lp Mde Lp mde is nw pssible n an XT[2] Server, hwever it can nt be perfrmed internally and requires a physical cnnectin (BNC t BNC cable) between the BNC scket marked LOOP n the back plane and an utput frm the channel t be replayed (the LOOP cnnectr verrides the cnnectin t input 1 f the XT when the LOOP functin is enabled n the remte panel). The Lp scket may nt be present n all XT[2] machines but can be fitted if necessary. Make Lcal If a Play-list is created that cntains clips frm a netwrk server, there is nw a cmmand t make the clip lcal. T select this feature, recall the playlist, press menu and the Make Lcal (B) key. The netwrk clips in the list will be cpied t the lcal machine in the Page chsen as Playlist receive page in P3.3 f the Setup menu. Und and Red This feature is in the secndary menu f the playlist editing functin, s that it is nt always cnsidered when lking t recver a previus state within a playlist. It allws 9 levels f und and red as lng as the playlist is nt exited. If the playlist is exited the ability t und r red is lst. T see if it is pssible t und r red the last actins, select menu while in playlist mde, the (C) and (D) sft menu keys will display these functins. In Timeline the Und and Red feature is n the primary menu when available. Merge Playlists Frm the clip playlist page n the VGA, it is pssible t merge tw playlists by cpying a playlist (ctrl + c) and then pasting it t an existing playlist (ctrl + v). The cpied playlist will be added at the end f the destinatin playlist when the cnfirmatin message is acknwledged. This merge functin nw als supprts merging netwrk playlists nt lcal nes. 5

6 1.2 New hardware features MTPC bards A2/A3 and A2/A4 These bards are in newer XT[2] servers and have additinal features such as being able t bt frm the USB prt, these bards have n flppy disk drives. Care must be taken when upgrading and particularly dwngrading these machines. Please see the dcument Multicam Installatin Guide n the EVS website External Raid Array XT-HDX FOR XT[2] Server It is nw pssible t add external strage with up t 15 disks t an XT[2] server. Please see sectin in the Hardware Technical Reference manual fr mre infrmatin. 1.3 New System features There are new features fr the management f XT servers, please refer t the relevant sectins Versin Sftware Technical Reference Manual. Online Rebuild f the vide disk RAID (XT[2] nly) - sectin Disk errrs and discnnectin Overwrite VITC n Output Vide - sectin Netwrk pririties per channel n the server - The selectin f pgm channels n the lcal server t have a higher pririty when playing netwrk clips r trains - sectin Supprt fr 334M ancillary data packet infrmatin - sectin Lad/ Save f setup parameters t distinguish peratinal settings frm technical settings sectin Saving and lading setup files Btable USB installatin fr MTPC bards A2/A3 and A2/A4 - please see the dcument Multicam Installatin Guide n the EVS website. 1.4 Bug Fixes up t Please see the Release Ntes in the Dwnlad Center f the Website (Supprt & Training page Package 8) t determine if a previusly reprted bug has been fixed. 6

7 1.5 Knwn Issues Create a playlist and lad it. If yu g back t live and mve t anther machine the clip that was last laded n the player, the playlist will nt relad. Occasinally the clip TC displayed n the remte in timeline mde may nt be accurate. Setup Menu, Audi Meters Adjustment : when this parameters is set t 10 r 12dB, the audi meters n the OSD disappear. When lading a clip r playlist after a netwrk train, then marking a cue live, the cue is marked n the lcal trains, nt n the previusly laded netwrk train. Freeze n OUT pint in recrd trains in target tracking desn t wrk when in PLAY VAR nly. It is OK in nrmal play. When pressing BROWSE in playlist mde, this can cause the AUX clip t start playing. If the user pushes the play key r mves the lever immediately after that, the playlist will start while the AUX clip is already playing, thus they will nt be synced prperly. T avid this, befre starting the play again, press the PLST key first t recue the playlist, r mve the jg dial. Smetimes that after upgrading, the Audi IN/OUT field (type f audi cnnectrs installed n the system) has been reset t Nne. Always check that the value f this field is the same befre and after the upgrade. Adjust the value after upgrading if necessary. In ADA Adjustment mde, Output 4 actually shws the vide incming n Input 2 rather than Input 4 (bug nt present in XT[2]). In Lad Playlist cnditinal, when a different playlist is laded n 2 PGMs, the playlist name displayed n the first PGM crrespnds t the name f the playlist laded n PGM2. The images are crrect. After having dne a search n the remte, the brwse functin always brwses in the results f the clip search, it is nt then pssible t brwse in the clips f the remte. 1.6 Limitatins Timeline shuld nt be used n XT1 risks f audi prblems in sme cnfiguratins. OSD n the mnitring f the recrders is nly available in Multicam mde and Replay-Only mde. Internal lp : in audi embedded, yu always get the embedded audi, whether the lp mde is set t vide+audi r vide nly. Clear Vide Disks frm EVS Maintenance Menu is necessary when upgrading frm versin 04.xx.xx, 5.03.xx r lwer! This is nt necessary when upgrading frm versin r higher. The internal lp mde is nt available with HCTS HD systems r with Super Mtin systems. The keywrd file must be distributed t all systems n a netwrk by the Netwrk Server. Hwever, if this machine is discnnected fr any reasn, anther server will autmatically be designated as Netwrk Server and will nw be in charge f distributing the keywrd file. If the ld Netwrk Server is recnnected t the netwrk but des nt recver autmatically its Netwrk Server status, the machine acting as the current Netwrk Server must be discnnected in rder t allw the ld ne t take back that jb and distribute the keywrd file again. This will be reslved in a future versin by allwing a system nt acting as Netwrk Server t distribute keywrd files as well. When playing HD Super Mtin material thrugh the netwrk with the default settings (HD vide bitrate 100Mbps and netwrk speed 540Mbps), the netwrk is clse t its perfrmance limit and this may cause ccasinal freezes. Playback at 50% r 33% dependant n camera type, is OK. If yu want t play super mtin material n air at 100% speed, yu shuld make a lcal cpy f the clip first, r wrk with the 1485Mbps netwrk. Resetting the Prtect Clip Pages parameter in the setup des nt reset the prtect status f existing clips. 7

8 1.7 Clip Cmpatibility All clips created with Multicam r higher are cmpatible with versin Multicam 9 files have a different structure and will nt be cmpatible with previus versins. Imprtant nte: if yu dwngrade frm Multicam t Multicam xx r Multicam xx, clips will still be present but the system will shw that 1 vide disk is discnnected yu have t start a disk rebuild (if yu need t keep the clips), r clear clips t recnnect this disk. Clips created n XT[2] in cnfiguratins nt available n XT servers will nt play crrectly n XT servers! Thse cnfiguratins are: SD Mjpeg 625i 608 lines SD Mjpeg 525i 480 lines and 512 lines SD IMX D10 SD MPEG2 i-field HD 720p with hrizntal reslutin f 640 and 1280 HD 1080i with hrizntal reslutin f 1536 (nly incmpatible in NTSC), 1600 and HD AVID DNxHD Cdec PrRes Cdec CLEAR VIDEO DISKS frm the EVS Maintenance Menu must be dne when upgrading frm: any versin lwer than t versin any versin f multicam 9 t a versin f 8 r lwer!! 8