Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide. Cinegy GmbH. Document version: a8e6e50

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1 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide Cinegy GmbH Document version: a8e6e50

2 Table of Contents Overview Prerequisites Step 1: Cinegy Air Installation Step 2: Cinegy Air Configuration Step 3: Cinegy Playout Installation Step 4: Cinegy Playout Configuration Step 5: Launching Cinegy Playout Step 6: Opening Cinegy Air and Connecting to Cinegy Playout

3 Overview Preface Cinegy Air performs video playout by acting as a TCP/IP-connected video "printer" offering its services in a network. The Cinegy Air broadcast automation software connects to the playout engine and instructs it what to "print" to air and when. Cinegy Air consists of two elements: Cinegy Air control application and Cinegy Playout. Cinegy Air control application provides a state-of-the-art interface for controlling a Cinegy Air service playout channel connected via TCP/IP. Cinegy Playout is responsible for sending the content prepared in the playlist control application to air. There are two components to install: Cinegy Air control application and Cinegy Playout. Both of them are configured separately with their own configurators. For a simple demo, install both Cinegy Air control application and Cinegy Playout on the same computer. This quick guide takes you through the steps to get your Cinegy Air software up and running. The Cinegy Air PRO installation and single channel configuration instructions are given in the consecutive steps. If you are using Cinegy Air on Amazon Web Services (AWS) then all installation and licencing steps have already been carried out. Please refer to step two for Cinegy Air configuration and step four for Cinegy Playout configuration. Step 1: Cinegy Air Installation Step 2: Cinegy Air Configuration Step 3: Cinegy Playout Installation Step 4: Cinegy Playout Configuration Step 5: Launching Cinegy Playout Step 6: Opening Cinegy Air and Connecting to Cinegy Playout Page 1 Document version: a8e6e50

4 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide Chapter 1. Prerequisites Make sure the machine you are using has the required Microsoft Windows operating system installed along with the recommended service packs. Details for system recommendations are available here. Check that any sets of custom codecs or fonts are installed on both the client and the playout server stations. Download the latest Cinegy Air installation package. Copy the installers to a shared location in your network so that all client machines can access the package for convenient installation. You must have at least local administrator rights for both computers (playout client station and playout server) to install Cinegy Air. Page 2 Document version: a8e6e50

5 Step 1: Cinegy Air Installation Chapter 1. Prerequisites This step is not required if you are using Cinegy Air on AWS. The installation should be started on the computer where Cinegy Air will run. Follow these steps to install the Cinegy Air PRO control application: 1. Run the Setup.exe file from the "Cinegy Air PRO" folder of your Cinegy Air installation package. The "Cinegy Air PRO Setup" wizard appears. Press "Next" to proceed with the Cinegy Air PRO installation or "Cancel" to abort and exit the setup wizard. 2. Read and accept the license agreement and proceed with installation. 3. Press the "Browse" button to select the installation folder: 1. The "Air PRO" component installation is enabled by default. Press the "Next" button to proceed. On the next step press the "Install" button to begin the installation. A progress bar will show the progress of the installation process. 2. The wizard will inform you that the installation is complete. Press the "Finish" button to exit the setup wizard. After installation, you will find the Cinegy Air PRO icon on your Windows desktop. Page 3 Document version: a8e6e50

6 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide Step 2: Cinegy Air Configuration The Cinegy Air PRO configuration tool can be started manually via the CinegyAirConfig.exe file from the installation folder or can be opened from Start > All Programs > Cinegy > Cinegy Air PRO Config. The Cinegy Air control application can work in single channel, multi channel control mode or serve as an offline playlist editor. For a product demo, set up the single channel configuration. For this select "Single channel control" from the "Application mode" drop-down list. 1. Set up the video system, aspect ratio and audio level parameters. The video system frame rate should match the frame rate of the content to be used in the playlist. 2. When the configurator is open for the first time, the "Active playlist" field is highlighted with a red box and the active playlist file with the *.MCRActive extension should be defined. Press the " " button on the right of that field and define the file name for an active playlist. Page 4 Document version: a8e6e50

7 Chapter 1. Prerequisites An "Active playlist" location needs to be defined for Cinegy Air demo to work. 3. Tick the "Local" checkbox if Cinegy Playout is installed and launched on the local computer. If several Cinegy Playout instances are started on the same server, you need to specify what instance will be used to process the specified playlist in the corresponding "#" field next to the server IP address. 4. In the "CG Repository" field, specify the folder location where Cinegy Type and Titler templates are stored. This step is not required if you are not using Cinegy CG. 5. Press "OK" to finish configuring the Cinegy Air control application. Cinegy Air PRO Config should look like the picture above with file locations and video system (resolution and frame rate) as well as aspect ratio set for a standard demo to work on the same computer. The "Collaborative Editing" option should be disabled. Page 5 Document version: a8e6e50

8 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide Step 3: Cinegy Playout Installation This step is not required if you are using Cinegy Air on AWS. Cinegy Playout executes playlists and renders video to air. 1. To begin installation, run the Setup.exe file from the "Cinegy Playout x64" directory of your Cinegy Air installation package. The setup wizard will be started. If you are using a computer with a 32-bit processor and / or operating system, you must use the x86 version of installer. 2. Press "Next", read and accept the license agreement to proceed. 3. Define the folder where Cinegy Playout will be installed. 4. Press the "Next" button to proceed. On the next step press the "Install" button to begin the installation. A progress bar will show the progress of the installation process. 5. Press the "Finish" button to exit the setup wizard. A message will inform you that computer restart is required for the Cinegy Playout installation to take effect. You can restart the computer immediately after the Cinegy Playout installation by pressing "Yes" or make any further changes and manually restart it later. After restart, the Cinegy Playout Dashboard icon will appear in the notification area of the taskbar. The dashboard can also be launched manually from Start > All Programs > Cinegy > Cinegy Playout x64. Page 6 Document version: a8e6e50

9 Step 4: Cinegy Playout Configuration Chapter 1. Prerequisites The Cinegy Playout configurator can be opened by right-clicking the dashboard icon in the tray notification area, or from the start menu here: Start > All Programs > Cinegy > Cinegy Playout x64 Config When the configurator is open for the first time, no instance is configured. Select any "Free" instance and press the "Configure " button to specify all the necessary parameters. The configured instance number should be specified in the "\#" field next to the defined engine server in the Cinegy Air configurator. A separate license should be purchased for each Cinegy Playout instance. On the "General" tab, specify the instance name. You can optionally choose the media files that will go to air in case of network errors and define the remote Event Manager server for executing external commands. Page 7 Document version: a8e6e50

10 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide On the "Licensing" tab, select the "Cinegy Air PRO" connection to allow Cinegy Air PRO client to connect to the corresponding Playout engine. Page 8 Document version: a8e6e50

11 Chapter 1. Prerequisites The "License usage summary" grid will show amount and types of required licenses. On the "Playback" tab, define the basic TV video format system you want to use for broadcasting; set one or several channels. Page 9 Document version: a8e6e50

12 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide For a simple standard demo with no live signal input, you can skip the input device configuration. To show output on screen for testing purposes, define "Screen Output" as the output device. For information about the input and output devices configuration, refer to this article. On the "CG" tab, select the corresponding option in the "CG and Channel Branding option" group to be able to send Cinegy Type / Cinegy Titler scenes to playout. This step is not required if you are not using Cinegy CG. Page 10 Document version: a8e6e50

13 Chapter 1. Prerequisites On the "Logging" tab, define the log files creation settings: logging level, location for the log files, the frequency of new log files creation. Page 11 Document version: a8e6e50

14 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide The description of the "RTP Input", "Audio", "Proxy", "Subtitle events", "Live switch events", and "GPI" tabs is given in the Cinegy Playout Manual. For the simple demo configuration these settings may be skipped. Page 12 Document version: a8e6e50

15 Step 5: Launching Cinegy Playout Chapter 1. Prerequisites When Cinegy Playout is started with the previously configured "Screen output" a blue window appears with "Cinegy Demo Version" imprinted in the center to show output. Cinegy Playout is responsible for the playlist items playback. By default, Cinegy Playout is loaded automatically on system startup and restarts automatically in case of failure. When Cinegy Playout is started, the corresponding icon is displayed in the notification area of the taskbar. To see and control the status of all instances, right-click the icon in the taskbar and select the "Show Dashboard" command: The following Cinegy Playout Dashboard window will appear: Here you can see the control monitors of all Cinegy Playout instances. Each instance can be started/stopped individually. Press the "Start" button to start the specified instance broadcasting. Press the "Stop" button to stop the specified instance broadcasting. Press the "Restart" button to restart the specified instance broadcasting. Use this button to apply the changes made during the instance configuration. The engine status is indicated with the following color coding: The green indicator shows that the engine is connected and running. The red indicator shows that a crash has occurred during playout with automatic restart. Page 13 Document version: a8e6e50

16 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide The gray indicator shows that the engine is stopped. / The blinking red indicator appears when the engine status is "Failed" (the specified engine has not been properly configured or some license is missing). To exit the application, use the "Exit" command. The dashboard can be launched manually from Start > All Programs > Cinegy > Cinegy Playout x64. Page 14 Document version: a8e6e50

17 Chapter 1. Prerequisites Step 6: Opening Cinegy Air and Connecting to Cinegy Playout Before opening Cinegy Air control application make sure that Cinegy Playout is properly configured and launched as described in previous steps. Start the Cinegy Air control application in single channel control mode and establish connection to Cinegy Playout by activating the ON/OFF bar and pressing the "CONN" button. If the connection is successful, all Cinegy Air functions are activated. To fill in the playlist with the content in Cinegy Air supported formats (vob, mpg, avi, dv, wmv, bmp, jpg, gif, tif, etc.), simply drag-and-drop the media file(s) from the Windows explorer. You can also add items to the playlist via the "Insert" > "Item(s) " context menu command. Page 15 Document version: a8e6e50

18 Cinegy Air 11 Quick Start Guide Another way to add item to the playlist is using the integrated browser. It contains three tabs: Cinegy Browser, Cinegy Search and File Browser. To show/hide the integrated browser tabs, select/deselect the corresponding option in the "View" main menu. The File Browser allows to browse for video clips stored on the local computer or on a shared network location. The "Cinegy Browser" tab is only available with Cinegy Desktop installed on the machine running Cinegy Air. To work with integrated browser, you need a separate corresponding software license. Cinegy Browser is convenient for navigating through the Cinegy Archive database, searching for specific nodes and selecting clips in Rolls, Sequences or ClipBins in order to drag-and-drop them into the playlist. Cinegy Search is a plug-in for performing search operations within Cinegy Archive database. Please mind that adding the items to the playlist is possible if the items TV format is compatible with the video system defined via the Cinegy Air configurator. If "Screen Output" is defined as the output device for your demo, the item that is currently on-air will be played in the "Screen Output" window: Page 16 Document version: a8e6e50

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