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Contents Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Who Should Use This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using This Manual Congratulations on your purchase of your Avid CaptureManager system. Avid CaptureManager offers a considerable amount of additional functionality for the stateof-the-art newsroom, including feed management, newsroom system integration, and asset management. With CaptureManager, newsroom personnel can easily coordinate all video feeds, schedule feed captures in advance, or record late breaking events instantly—even control the router.
Using This Manual The Table of Contents that precedes this preface lists all topics included in the book. They are presented with the following overall structure:The Contents lists all topics included in the book. They are presented with the following overall structure: • The Introduction helps you get oriented with beginning concepts and general workflow and provides valuable pointers to keep in the back of your mind as you proceed.
Symbols and Conventions Related Documentation The following documents provide more information about CaptureManager: • Avid CaptureManager Installation and Administration Guide • Avid CaptureManager ReadMe files (located on the installation CD) The Online Library that ships with most Avid editing applications includes a Master Glossary of all specialized terminology used in the documentation for Avid products. n For the latest product information, see the Avid Knowledge Center: www.avid.
Using This Manual 10 Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action > This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command. t This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed. Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.
Chapter 1 System Overview This chapter contains the following main sections: • Workflow • Workspace
Chapter 1 System Overview Workflow The Avid nonlinear broadcast news workflow starts with the ability to control the capture of feeds from any source, such as satellite downlinks, microwave relays, field tapes, and studio input. CaptureManager interfaces with a wide range of industry standard components, allowing for easy simultaneous control of routers, VTRs, ingest devices, and video servers.
Workflow The CaptureManager system is comprised of: n • A Windows-based workstation running the CaptureManager client software • A Windows NT-based server running the CaptureManager utility programs, known as services.
Chapter 1 System Overview Workspace CaptureManager’s simple tabbed workspace is both informative and easy to navigate. At the top is a menu with the following options: File and Help. The File menu allows users to print asset information, log off, and exit the program. The Help menu is a user’s link to the system’s comprehensive task-oriented reference tool known as the Avid Help system. For more information on the primary tabs, located across the top, see the CaptureManager User’s Guide.
Chapter 2 Server Software The CaptureManager product was developed from another Avid product, known as Media Browse. As a result, the CaptureManager Server utilizes pre-existing services, which when installed retain the original names. The server installation program included on your CaptureManager CD installs these required services under the name Media Browse Server.
Chapter 2 Server Software Pre-Installation Assumptions This chapter assumes: • The person responsible for conducting the installation is familiar with current specifications for the version being installed, as provided online at: http://www.avid.com n Also refer to the CaptureManager ReadMe file for the version being installed, which is available on Avid’s online Knowledge Base at: http://www.avid.
Pre-Installation Assumptions If Installing... Required Software Prior to Installation Capture service and the AirSPACE AirSPACE SPACEnet Applications: LaunchPad and Mission Video service Control Capture service and the AirSpeed Video service AirSpeed Application known as the Avid AirSpeed I/O Peripherals n During installation, ensure that Pilot, Flight Plan, and Editor Ingest and Playback Support are selected.
Chapter 2 Server Software • The Media Browse System service inside the ISIS VLAN is unable to "discover" workstations or services running outside the ISIS VLAN; therefore, a restart of the System service or a reboot of the System service computer will require restarts of those services and workstations running the client software outside the ISIS VLAN after the System service is running. • Any installation dialogs that ask for a PortServer name can be answered instead with the ISIS System Director name.
Server Installation For the purposes of this guide, the procedure assumes installation of services on a single server. However, not all components may apply to your site. The sequence of dialog boxes that appear will vary depending on which components are selected during installation. When selecting components, it is important to consider the basic architecture of the site. For instance, consider whether the site uses a single or split System/Data server or a multiple Data server configuration.
Chapter 2 Server Software Step 1: Start the Installation Program 1. Insert the CaptureManager installation CD into the computer or access it from a shared network drive. n If installing from an Interplay Installer DVD, click Servers on the Main Menu window, then select the CaptureManager Server option. 2. Select the folder containing the server software version for installation. 3. Double-click the Setup.exe file. The InstallShield Wizard appears with a progress bar, showing the status of preparation. 4.
Server Installation Step 2: Select Components to Install There are numerous components to choose from during the installation. The only component selected by default in the Select Components dialog box is the Media Browse Broadcast Redirection service, which must be installed on every server at a site. Which components are selected depends on a site’s architecture, and on which computer you are conducting the installation.
Chapter 2 Server Software The following table shows which components must be installed together on any given computer. If Selected... Then Also Select to Install...
Server Installation Problems Detected During Installation During the installation, the InstallShield Wizard verifies numerous settings, from the operating system on the computer to versions of software required in associated with Media Browse components selected for installation. The Problems Detected On This Computer dialog box is encountered only when problems are detected. It provides a list of the problems that need correcting.
Chapter 2 Server Software After problems are detected, the following Question dialog box may appear: Should problems be detected, Avid recommends you discontinue the installation, correct the problems indicated in the dialog boxes to ensure proper functionality and restart the installation afterwards for best results.
Server Installation n If Avid iNEWS ControlAir is used to control Profile channels on a system with CaptureManager, the profile and profileXP executables must be installed on the Profile video server from the ControlAir installation CD, not the CaptureManager installation CD. Regardless of which video service is selected in step 2 on page 21, subsequent dialog boxes will appear; however, they will vary depending on which video service is being installed.
Chapter 2 Server Software A series of Media Browse AirSpeed Video Service Configuration dialog boxes—each one numbered, beginning at #1—will appear to enable you to configure the system for use with AirSpeed video servers. n The dialog boxes may vary slightly from those described in this guide. Read all dialogs carefully before continuing with the installation. a.
Server Installation • The name of Avid Interplay Server supplied during the configuration of the Unity Video service when installing CaptureManager. Post-installation, this value can also be adjusted in the registry at the following location: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\iNEWS\Media Browse\Media Browse Unity Video Service] “Media Manager Host Name”=”” • The Media Manager Host Name setting defined for all AirSpeeds in the Device Information dialog box in CaptureManager.
Chapter 2 Server Software the appearance in Interplay Access of assets CaptureManager is creating through its capture process can be adjusted by making changes to the following entry in the Windows registry for the Unity Video service: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\iNEWS\Media Browse\Media Browse Unity Video Service] "First Checkin Check Interval (seconds)"="60" c Generally, it is best to avoid making changes to the registry. Only edit the registry when it is absolutely necessary.
Server Installation a. Dialog 1 – Answer Yes or No to whether the service being installed is for a GVG Media Area Network (MAN) Profile. Click Next. If Yes, go to step b. If No, go to step c. b. Dialog 2 – Enter the name(s) of the GVG MAN Profiles, separating each with a comma. Click Next and go to step d. c. Dialog 2 – Enter the name of the Profile associated with the service. Click Next. d. Dialog 3 – Answer Yes or No to whether the service will be used in conjunction with an Avid Unity system.
Chapter 2 Server Software When the Media Browse License Server Key dialog box appears, do one of the following: n t Enter the required key and click Next. t Leave the text field blank and click Next. To use CaptureManager, you must set the License key; however, doing so during installation is not necessary. You may choose to enter the data—post installation—using the License Manager, accessed from the Windows Start menu.
Server Installation t Click Next to continue with the TransferManager configuration process. Go to step 2 on page 31. However, if the INI file, called TMClient.ini, already exists with some configuration settings for TransferManagers in place on the computer, that information will appear in the Current Transfer Manager Configuration dialog box, as shown: a. Scroll through the information provided to ensure that all of it is correct, then click Next. b.
Chapter 2 Server Software n If a Unity Archive Video service is installed, ensure that the host name and workgroup for the archive’s TransferManager is listed after the other Unity TransferManagers. You do not need to manually add AirSpeed TransferManagers to the INI file during this configuration procedure if the AirSpeed Video service is configured to add ingest video servers automatically. See “AirSpeed Video Service” on page 25 for more information.
Server Installation VITC; this will be dependent on the specific capability and purpose for the peripheral equipment attached to the CaptureManager system. The timecode type and format that is used is determined on a site-by-site basis and set for the system during the installation process. Step 7: Name the System Service Computer Since all Media Browse services report to the System service, the following dialog box will appear at some point during the installation: To continue with installation: 1.
Chapter 2 Server Software n Before installing the Media Browse databases—the resolver database, MBUserProfile database, and the MediaBrowse database—SQL Server software must be installed on the computer. See “Pre-Installation Assumptions” on page 16 for more information on prerequisite software. Also, see step 2 on page 21 for a comparison of what services must be installed on the same computer as each Media Browse database. To continue with installation: 1.
Server Installation The following message boxes will appear to indicate installation of the databases. After each database installation, a dialog box will appear to indicate whether the installation was a success or failure. If the install attempt failed, the dialog box will also include information indicating possible reasons, such as incorrect sa password. In the case of a failed installation attempt, corrective measures should be taken and the databases reinstalled.
Chapter 2 Server Software To continue with the installation: 1. Click OK. 2. Software Distribution Service Configuration dialog boxes—each one numbered, beginning at #1—will appear during the installation to enable you to configure the system. a. b. n Dialog 1 – Specify under which user the installation of a CaptureManager client software upgrade should be run. Options include: • The user logged onto the PC when the available CaptureManager client software upgrade is detected. Click Next.
Server Installation n Avid recommends that the computer be restarted after all first-time server software installations, regardless of whether the install program recommends a restart or not. 1. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 2. Remove the CaptureManager installation CD and any other disks from their drives. 3. Click Finish.
Chapter 2 Server Software Split System/Data Server Configuration The following table provides one example of which components should be installed together for optimal performance based on a Split System/Data Server configuration.
Split System/Data Server Configuration Multiple Data Server Configuration A Data server is a server running the Media Browse Data service. For an architecture of multiple Data servers, special consideration must be given to the components and services selected for installation on each server running the Data service.
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Chapter 3 Client Software The CaptureManager client software can be installed on any Windows-based PC on the network.
Chapter 3 Client Software Installation This section outlines the steps required to install the CaptureManager client software on a workstation. To install the CaptureManager client software: 1. Insert the CaptureManager CD into the workstation or access a shared network drive and navigate to the folder containing the software version for this installation. n If installing from an Interplay Installer DVD, click Clients on the Main Menu window, then select the CaptureManager Client option. 2.
Installation 5. The Choose Destination Location displays the default location: C:\Program Files\Avid\CaptureManager 43
Chapter 3 Client Software Do one of the following: t Click Next to accept the default location. t Click Browse to select an alternative location, then click Next. While the InstallShield Wizard installs the necessary files displays, a Setup Status dialog box shows the percentage of progress. 6.
Installation 7. Type the name of the computer running the Media Browse System service. n For more information on this service and others installed with the CaptureManager Server software, see Chapter 2. 8. Click Next. The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box appears when the installation is finished.
Chapter 3 Client Software 9. Click Finish. Logging In After the CaptureManager client software is installed on a Windows-based computer, a shortcut icon will appear on the desktop, allowing users at that workstation to log in. To log in to CaptureManager: 1. Do one of the following: t Select Start > Programs > CaptureManager > CaptureManager. t Double click the CaptureManager shortcut on the desktop, as shown below: 2. Enter your user name and password in the Login to Avid CaptureManager dialog box.
Logging In 3. Select the appropriate server from the System drop-down list (if necessary). 4. (Optional) Select whether you want the computer to remember your password and log you in without prompting you for a user name and password. 5. Click OK. The Avid CaptureManager window will appear, displaying the program’s workspace. For more information, see “Workspace” on page 14 and the CaptureManager User’s Guide.
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Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor A monitor is a utility program that observes a computer. For instance, some programs monitor how often another program accesses a disk drive or how much CPU time it uses.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor Overview The CaptureManager Monitor provides real-time information about all of the Media Browse services or devices that interact with those services. Individual monitors are available for viewing information separately. However, in the CaptureManager Monitor window all individual monitors appear in a convenient tabular format.
Overview The CaptureManager Monitor opens to the System tab by default. 2. From here the user may view any of the specific monitors by clicking the appropriate monitor tab. Each tab is described in the following sections of this chapter. 3. Click the X button to close the window.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor System Monitor The System Monitor provides real-time information about the services running throughout the CaptureManager system. The System Monitor window contains three function buttons and three tabs which display information about the Services, Monitors and Tools, and Clients running throughout the system. Button Function Description The Refresh button updates the information on the Services, Monitors and Tools, and Clients tabs.
System Monitor Status Icons The System Monitor has five different status icons. Status Icon Icon Color Description Green This status icon is displayed when a service process or device communicates with the System service properly. Yellow This status icon is displayed after one unsuccessful communication attempt between the System service and the service process or device that is registered with the System service.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor System Status Message Description When the System Monitor makes a comparison between the System Service snapshot in the registry and the real-time status, the results show the two configurations do not match. Extra services are running. If the extra services are intentionally installed, save a new configuration to the System Service registry with the Snapshot button. See “System Service Registry” on page 54 for more information.
System Monitor To save the snapshot: 1. Select Diagnostics > CaptureManager Monitor. 2. On the System tab and its Services sub-tab, verify all services are running properly. All status icons must be green. See “Status Icons” on page 53 and “Services Tab” on page 56 for more information. 3. When all services are running properly, click the Snapshot button. A dialog box opens. 4. Press the Yes button to save the new services snapshot.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor The new snapshot configuration is saved to the Windows registry of the System service. The System service may now compare the real-time configuration shown on the System Monitor to the one saved in the registry. The results of this comparison are displayed in the System Status box at the top of the Services tab. See “System Status Information” on page 52 for more information.
System Monitor The Refresh and License buttons are both active on this tab. See “System Monitor” on page 52 for more information. Failed or missing services may be removed from the monitor by right-clicking the service and clicking the Remove From System button. This action does not uninstall the service, and the service reappears when the monitor is restarted. Clients Tab The Clients tab displays a spreadsheet list showing the current status of each licensed workstation in your CaptureManager system.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor Capture Monitor The Capture Monitor gives real-time feedback on the status of capture events on a particular device on a specific channel. The Capture tab in the CaptureManager Monitor window shows what channels are set up, any current errors from connected devices. To start the Capture Monitor: 1. Select Diagnostics > CaptureManager Monitor. 2. Select the Capture tab.
Transfer Monitor • Out—timecode that defines the end of the capture event • Current—the real-time timecode from the device • Status—state of the device or event If your site has multiple Capture services you may view the information for the other Capture services by using the drop-down list located at the top of the tab to select another Capture service.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor 3. Click the Refresh button, if necessary, to update the information displayed by the monitor.
Route Monitor Route Monitor The Route Monitor is a diagnostics tool which provides real-time information about source and destination route paths. A CaptureManager system administrator may use Route Monitor to lock or unlock a route. For instance, a user may have locked a route during a recording so that other users may not access it. If something goes wrong while recording, the system administrator can unlock the source video using the Route Monitor. To start the Route Monitor: 1.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor VTR Monitor The VTR Monitor shows real-time information about any connected Xdecks or VTRs on the VTR tab in the CaptureManager Monitor window. If an Xdeck or VTR is connected but idle no information is displayed. This tab shows real- time activity only. When the activity ceases, the information no longer appears. To start the VTR Monitor: 1. Select Diagnostics > CaptureManager Monitor 2. Select the VTR tab.
Archive Monitor Archive Monitor The Archive Monitor provides real-time information for monitoring the status of archive operations on the Archive tab in the CaptureManager Monitor window. To start the Archive Monitor: 1. Select Diagnostics > CaptureManager Monitor. 2. Select the Archive tab. Details about information displayed on the Archive tab are described in the following table: Column Heading Description CMD Handle The Command handle for the operation.
Chapter 4 CaptureManager Monitor 64 Column Heading Description Dest URI The destination’s uniform resource identifier is the destination of the operation (when applicable). Status This refers to the status of the operation (Queued, Failed, Completed). Status Message A Status Message is shown in this column containing further information about the operation.
Index Index A AirSPACE Capture service 24 configuring video services 24 monitoring transfers 59 SPACEnet applications 17 AirSPACE Video service 17 configuring 25 AirSpeed Asset Manager 26 Capture service 24 configuring video services 24 I/O peripherals 17 monitoring transfers 59 Short Chunking Period 28 AirSpeed TransferManagers 32 AirSpeed Video service 17, 25 configuring 26 Archive monitor 63 Asset Manager 26 Avid educational services 9 Knowledge Base 16 Avid Interplay Server 27 Avid Unity configuring vi
Index INI file 30 AirSpeed TransferManagers 32 mmserver 27 Installing, prerequisites 16 Internet Explorer 16 Interplay 26 Interplay Access Engine 28 polling interval 27 Interplay Adapter 26, 28 ISIS environment 17 ISIS VLAN 17 J Java VM 17 L LaunchPad 17 License server key 29 LTC 32 M MBUserProfile database 17 Media Browse installing components 21 server install overview 18 server installation 20 Media Browse Broadcast Redirection service 21 Media Manager Host Name 27 MediaBrowse database 17 Messages, i
Index defined 18 installing together 22 ISIS environment 17 list of 13 monitoring 50 Profile Video 28 System 18 VTR Control 18 Short Chunking Period 28 Software Distribution service installation 35 SPACEnet applications 17 Split server system, guidelines 39 SQL Server 17 sa password required 34 System monitor 52 status icons explained 53 System service 54 System service, ISIS environment 18 System status 53 System/Data server multiple Data servers 39 split System/Data server configuration 38 V Video stand
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