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Version 1.5 - September 2011

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User’s Manual Version 1.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 11. 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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Issue 1.5.A II GX server – Version 1.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GX SERVER PRESENTATION .....
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Issue 1.5.A 5. GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 29 5.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................29 5.2 MANAGING DRIVES AND FOLDERS .......................................................................................31 5.2.1 Drive Tree Structure ..........
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 What’s New? The chan ges lin ked to n ew featu res on GX Ser v er versi on 1.5 ar e liste d in the table bel ow, a nd a re i de ntifi ed i n th e us er ma nua l by the ‘New’ log o in the margi n . Update s fo r GX Serv er - Versio n 1. 5 Sectio ns 2 .3. 4, 4 .2.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 GX SERVER PRESENTATION 1.1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The GX ser ver is a 1U H D/SD f ill and key play out server . The sour ce gra phic a nd audio f iles c an be im por ted from the bu ilt- in DV D drive, via th e USB o r eSa ta p o rts on the G X ser ver, or via an Ethe rnet conn ecti on to a PC.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 D ESCRIPTION When the GX serv er is s witche d on, the use rs ca n control t he GX serve r from a remote PC v ia a web -bas ed app lic atio n us ing a lo c al ne twork con nect ion. 1. Users conf igur e th e se rv er par amet ers from the w eb in terf ace on t he c lien t PC. 2.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2. GX Server Overview 2.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW What ab out … ? Sectio n Page Hardwar e Sp ecif icat ions 2.2.1 Page 4 Chassi s 2.2.2 Page 4 Front Pane l 2.2.3 Page 6 Rear P anel 2.2.4 Page 7 Safety , Co mpli ance , an d Operat ing Cond itio ns 2.2.5 Page 8 Input Vid eo Se quen ces - Page 1 0 Input Aud io Se quen ces - Page 1 0 GX Cli ps 2.3.2 Page 1 0 Suppor ted Vide o St anda r ds 2.3.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2.2.1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS The f ollow ing tab le g ive s an over view on the ha rdware spe cifi cati ons of the G X server : 2.2.2 Componen t Specif icat ion CPU Core i 7 RAM 3 GB Hard d isk driv e (Raw Ma teri als drive) 400 GB SATA Solid- stat e dr ive (GX Cl ips drive ) 2 x 1 28 GB SSD Playou t bo ard PCX3 CHASSIS The fol lowin g pict ure sh ows the 1U GX s erve r.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.
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Issue 1.5.A 2.2.3 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 FRONT PANEL The front pa nel fea ture s the elemen ts disp laye d in the pict ure, an d speci fied in the table bel ow: # Descri ption 1. DVD Pla yer 2. Power indi cato r (green PWR ligh t) 3. Server act ivit y in dica tor (orang e PWR lig ht) 6 4. eSata conn ecto r 5. Power switc h 6.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.2.4 REAR PANEL The r ear pane l fe atur es t he el emen ts d ispl ayed in the pic ture , an d s peci fie d in the table bel ow: # Descri ption # Descri ption 1. Power supp lies 9. Gigabi t E thern et c onne ct ors 2. Mouse conn ecto r 10. Fill B NC co nnec tor 3. Keyboa rd c onne ctor 11. Key BNC con nect or 4. Gigabi t E thern et c onne ct or 12. n.a 5. USB con nect or 13. n.a 6.
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Issue 1.5.A 2.2.5 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND OPERATING CONDITIONS CE M ARKING The CE mark ing is a ffix e d to indi cate comp lia nce with t he foll owing dir ect iv es: • 89/336 //EE C of 3 May 1 989 on th e appr oxima tio n of the la ws of th e Me mbers States to ele ctrom agne tic compa tibi lity .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A H OT -S WAPPABLE P OWER S UPPLIES Both p ower sup plie s ar e hot-sw appa ble. The seco nd powe r supp l y should b e conn ecte d to mains to al low au tomat i c power switch ing to the secon d p ower s uppl y in the eve nt that the firs t on e f ails . G ROUNDING Ensure the d isk r ecor der unit i s pro perly grou nde d at al l tim es to avoi d el ectric al shock haza rd.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2.3 SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 2.3.1 INPUT FILES The or igin al s equen ces are im port ed an d st ored onto the R aw Ma teri al s driv e (HDD). I NPUT V IDEO S EQUENCES The foll owing s tati c files with embedd ed alph a ch annels a re supp orte d in releas e 1.0 o f th e GX ser ver: • Combine d f ill & ke y Tar g a sequ ence s, i.e. TGA fil es.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Num Common name GX ser ver name Frame rate Field rate Resolut ion 2 1080i6 0 1080i6 0 29.97 fr/ s 59.94 fl/ s 1920 x 108 0 (DF or NDF) 3 1080i5 0 1080i5 0 25 fr /s 50 fl /s 1920 x 108 0 4 720p60 720p60 59.94 fr/ s 59.
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Issue 1.5.A 2.4 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 CLIENT CONTROL PC The GX web int erfa ce i s runn ing on Mi cros oft Sil verlig ht on t he c lien t PC . If the Silver ligh t fra mewor k is not in stal led o n the clie nt PC, u sers are re que sted t o insta ll i t wh en t hey laun c h the GX w eb i nter face fo r the fir st t ime.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 3. GX Server Setup 3.1 3.2 CHAPTER OVERVIEW What ab out … ? Sectio n Page Cablin g 3.2 Page 1 3 GX Ser ver Inst alla tion an d Ghos t Re stor e 3.3.1 Page 1 5 Switch ing on v ersu s St art ing t he S erver 3.3.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 The schem a below s how s how the GX ser ver nee ds to be cabl ed bef ore s witchi ng it on . Th e ta ble here aft er bri efl y de scrib es the conne cti ons high ligh ted on t he schema : # Descri ption 1. Connec t th e po wer supp l y to m ains . Connec t t he secon d p ow er su pply to al low auto m atic powe r sw itch ing in c ase of fa ilur e. 2.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 3.3 INSTALLATION 3.3.1 GX SERVER INSTALLATION AND GHOST RESTORE Issue 1.5.A The EVS sta ff w ill perf orm th e in itia l in stal lat i on of the GX s erver be fore the server is deli vere d. When the serv er is inst all ed, a ghost ima ge of the insta lled GX ser ver is cre ated in the Re stor e fo lder (R: dri ve). If yo u ne ed t o re stor e th e ghos t, p leas e co ntac t EV S supp ort. 3.3.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4. GX Web Interface 4.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW A dedic ated w eb ap plic at ion, ca lled the ‘ GX web a pplica tio n’, ma kes i t pos sible t o create an d pr epar e t he GX cl ips from a remot e PC. Th en you can upl oa d the GX clips on the GX se rver , a nd eve ntua lly sta rt t he G X serv er.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 4.2 SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START 4.2.1 ACCESSING THE GX SERVER FROM A REMOTE PC You can a ccess the GX server b y typ ing th e serv er host n ame or I P addr ess in a web br owser on a r emot e PC w hose Gig E co nne ction is set up to comm unica te with t he G X se rver .
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Issue 1.5.A 4.2.2 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 SERVER CONTROL WINDOW You ca n co nfig ure and st art t he GX ser ver from th e Serv er C ontr ol wi ndow .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4.2.3 SERVER SETTINGS The f ollow ing set ting s f or the GX s erve r ca n b e de fined in the Set ting s ar ea of the Server Con trol wind ow: Settin g Descri ption Video Stan dard Video stan dard the GX se rver c an r un i n. The fo llow ing stan dard s are av aila ble : • SD NTSC DF o r SD NTS C NDF • SD PAL • 1080i 59. 94Hz DF or 108 0i 59 .94Hz NDF • 1080i 50Hz • 720p 5 9.9 4Hz DF or 720p 59.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Settin g Descri ption VDCP Ve rsio n Versio n of t he VDC P pro tocol to be u sed i n com munica tion s betwee n the serv er a nd the contr oll er. The versions availa ble are the fol lowi n g: ‘2 000’ , ‘1 998’ . This fie ld will not be d is played wh en a proto col other th an the VDC P pr otoc ol i s se l ected in the Proto col fiel d.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4.2.4 SERVER STATUS INFORMATION The fo llowi ng se rver stat us inf ormat ion is di spla y ed on t he ri ght side of th e Serve r Contro l wi ndow. The ta ble bel ow de scri be s the sta tus info rmat ion fi elds: Option Descri ption Disk c apac ity Remaini ng capa city on b oth R aw Ma teri als and G X Cli ps drives . It is e xpre ssed a s a percen tage o f the t ot al drive capaci ty.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Option Descri ption Output forma t Curren tly sele cted vid eo standa rd. When the GX s erver i s s tarte d, only G X clip s cre ated in the se lect ed v ideo stan d ard wi ll be vis ible to t he protoc ol clien ts. The va lue corr es ponds to th e one sele cte d in the Video Stand ard fiel d in t he Set tin gs a rea. Protoco l Protoc ol t he G X se rver is curre ntly se t to work wit h.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 H OW TO S TART AND S TOP THE GX S ERVER The GX se rver can be start ed and stop ped b y clicki ng th e swi tch ic o n in the bottom r igh t corn er of t h e window . This b utton i s a toggle b utton and w orks as follow s: • To sta rt the G X se rver , cl ick on O. The ic on c hang es f rom • to To sto p t he GX ser ver, cl ick on I.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4.3 OVERVIEW OF MAIN WINDOW 4.3.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4.3.
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Issue 1.5.A 4.3.3 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 MANAGE AREA The Ma nage area at the bottom of the main win do w allo ws y ou t o man age: • the s equen ces avai labl e on th e Raw Mate rial s dr iv e from the Raw Mate rial t ab. • the GX cli ps from the GX Clips tab. The GX clip s can be o ffli ne (only d efin ed in th e GX server da taba se) or o n line (defi ned in t he d atab ase and up load ed onto the G X Clip s dr ive) .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 GX C LIPS T AB The GX Cl ips tab pr ovid e s a lis t of t he GX clip s de fined in th e GX Se rver da tabase and also u ploa ded on t h e GX Clips dr ive. F rom there , you can ma nage t he GX Clips. The GX Clip s ta b in cl udes f our zone s sho wn in th e fo llow ing sche ma and descri bed in the tabl e be l ow: 4.3.4 # Zone Na me Descri ption See al so … 1.
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Issue 1.5.A 4.3.5 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 RULES FOR ROW SELECTION The fol lowi ng rul es ap pl y for th e sel ecti on of ro ws corre spon ding to so u rce fil es (in t he I mport are a), raw mater ials (in th e Raw M ateri als tab) or GX c lips (in t he GX Cli ps t ab): 28 • To sel ect an indi vidu al r o w, tic k t he c heck box in f ront of t he r ow.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5. Operation 5.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW This c hapt er e xpla ins ho w you impo rt t he r aw m ateri al o nto the GX s erv er, a nd prepar e th e GX cli ps f or playou t. It c onta ins the fo llowin g se ctio ns: What ab out … ? Sectio n Page Drive Tree Stru ctur e 5.2.1 Page 3 1 Drive D ispl ay 5.2.2 Page 3 1 Source Fil e Li st & Fie lds in th e So urce File Lis t 5.3.1 & 5.3.2 Page 3 3 Import Res ults 5.
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Issue 1.5.A 30 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 How to … ? Sectio n Page How to Disp lay Fold er S tr ucture and Sou rce File s 5.2.3 Page 3 1 How to Conn ect and Disc onnect a N etwo rk Dr ive 5.2.4 Page 3 2 How to Impo rt F iles on th e GX S erve r 5.3.3 Page 3 4 Deleti ng a Fil e fr om t he Raw Mat eria ls D rive 5.3.8 Page 3 9 Switch ing GX Cl ips Onli n e or O ffl ine 5.4.3 Page 4 3 Deleti ng G X Cl ips 5.4.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.2 Issue 1.5.A MANAGING DRIVES AND FOLDERS Before se lect ing and imp ortin g th e s ourc e fi les , y ou ne ed to c onne ct and point to the d rives th at c onta in t h e sour ce file s. 5.2.1 DRIVE TREE STRUCTURE The driv es and fo lders t h at conta in the so urce f ile s are displ ayed o n the dr ive tree struct ure (lef t p art of t he Import are a): 5.2.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 The su ppor ted sour ce f il es (TG A, T IFF, WAV file s) inc lude d i n th e fo lder select ed will b e d ispla yed on the r ight hand box in the Impo rt are a. 5.2.4 HOW TO CONNECT AND DISCONNECT A NETWORK DRIVE To map a n etwor k dr ive o nto t he GX ser ver, pro ce ed as fol lows: 1. Click the + sy mbol at the top o f th e dr ive tree str uc ture. The Ma p a shar ed d rive window open s. 2.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.3 SELECTING AND IMPORTING SOURCE FILES Once the d rive s conta i ning the s ourc e file s a re avail able i n the dr i ve tree struct ure, you can eas ily select th e re ques ted sour ces f iles and impo rt them . Once impor ted, th e so urc e fil es are stor ed o nto th e arc hive dis k, so t hat th ey wi ll still rema in a vail able fo r f uture use . 5.3.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Field Name Descri ption Values Video Standar d Video stan dard use d in th e graphi c f ile sequ ence . No t applic able to aud io f iles . The va lue for vide o se qu ences can be one of the se: When a vid eo s tand ard c an have two d iff erent fi eld rates , yo u can se lect anothe r f ield rat e th an t h e defau lt o ne. • SD PAL • SD NTSC DF o r NDF • 1080i 50Hz • 1080i 59.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A To imp ort file s on to the G X serv er, proc eed as f oll ows: 1. In the driv e tre e str uct ure, se lec t the driv e an d fold er th at co ntai ns t he source fi les to im port . The so urce fil es a re d ispl ayed in t he s ource fi le l is t. 2. Select th e fi les to i mpor t in on e of the fol lowi ng w a ys: • To sel ect all dis play ed f il es, t ick the top chec k bo x in t he l ist.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Note If th e i mport of a sour c e fil e d oes not suc ceed , an erro r me ssag e is displa yed in th e Progr e ss column . The erro r message t oolt ip prov ides inform atio n on the err or. 5.3.4 IMPORT RESULTS N ORMAL I MPORT In case of n orma l impor t , the fil es are on ly imp o rted to t he Raw Mat eria l s drive, not t o th e GX Clip s dr ive.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A GX C LIPS T AB For eac h imp orte d gra phi c file sequ ence , wha teve r the im port meth od, a n ew row corres pond ing to a new G X clip is add ed o n th e GX Clips tab . During the impor t, t he s tatus of the GX c lip is g r ey. Th is m eans the cli p i s bei ng import ed. After a n ormal impor t, the sta tus o f the GX cli p is oran ge.
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Issue 1.5.A 5.3.7 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 FIELDS IN THE RAW MATERIALS TAB The Ra w Ma teri als tab pr ovides th e f ollo wing in for mation on th e ma teri al av ailab le on th e Raw Mate rial s dr iv e. The fi eld valu es a re n o t edi tabl e. Field Name Descri ption Values Name Name o f th e au dio file or the graphi c f ile sequ ence . A grap hic fil e se quenc e f ollows the patte rn: [name][first file number]…[last file number].
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Field Name Descri ption Action Displa ys i cons cor respo n ding to p ossi ble acti ons o n the raw materi al: • 5.3.8 Values : pre view the raw m ater ia l DELETING A FILE FROM THE RAW MATERIALS DRIVE Importa nt You s houl d al ways del et e the fi les sto red on th e Raw Mate rial s d rive from t he G X web in terf ac e, ne ver from W indo ws E xplore r.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4. Select wha t yo u wa nt t o delet e in one of the fol lo wing w ays: • Click Bo th to d elet e bot h the so urce f ile o n the Raw Mate rial s driv e, th e GX cli ps e ntry in the dat a base, and the rel ated GX clip . • Click Raw Ma teri al to d elete on ly the so urce f il e on the Raw Mate rial s drive. F or more in forma ti on on this ac tion , refer t o the ‘Resu lts’ se ctio n, on pag e 4 0. 5.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.4 MANAGING GX CLIPS 5.4.1 GX CLIPS TAB The GX Clips tab sh o ws the GX clips de fine d in the GX server da tabase , inform atio n on the GX cli ps and on the ir u ploa d st atus on t he GX Cli ps d riv e. For eac h new grap hic fil e sequ ence impor ted to the Raw Mate rial s dri ve, a new entry for a GX cli p i s cre ated in t he G X se rver dat abase.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Field Name Descri ption Values Audio Associ ation Name o f th e as soci ated audio raw mater ial If no aud io f ile is assoc ia ted, ‘None ’ i s displa yed. If an aud io f ile is assoc ia ted, the audio fil e nam e i s di spla y ed. Video Standar d Video stan dard use d in th e GX cli p. The va lue for vide o se qu ences can be one o f th ese: • SD PAL • SD NTSC DF o r NDF • 1080i 50Hz • 1080i 59.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Field Name Descri ption Values (grey ): T he o rigi nal fil es used in the GX cli p ar e be ing imp orted to the Raw Mat eria l dr ive. Progres s Progre ss b ar t o sh ow t he progre ss o f th e u ploa d to the GX Cli ps d rive The pr ogre ss b ar d ispl ay s: • Which p ercen tage of t h e file has alread y be en c opie d during th e upload pro cess • ‘Comple ted ’ on ce t he finis hed.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Note Switch ing of flin e a GX c lip whos e corre spon ding raw materi al has b een delet ed wi ll autom atic ally dele te t he G X cl ip. C ONSEQUENCES When a GX clip is put o nline , th e r ow co rres pon ding to this GX clip on the GX Clips tab will app ear as f ollows : • After the upl oad, the Pro gress bar disp lays the ‘C omplet ed’ stat us.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.4.4 Issue 1.5.A DELETING GX CLIPS Importa nt You sh ould alwa ys d elet e the file s st ored on the GX Cli ps t ab f rom t he GX web int erfa ce, neve r f rom Win dows Expl orer . Deleti ng GX clip s from Windows Ex plor er will re sult in str anded re cord s in th e da taba se, and prob lems w ith GX se rver ope r ation .
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5 PREPARING GX CLIPS FOR PLAYOUT 5.5.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 O VERVIEW OF THE E DIT GX C LIP W INDOW 1. General fields 2. Audio settings 5. Preview progress bar 4. Video display 3. Video settings 6. Command buttons # Zone Na me Descri ption See al so … 1. Genera l fi elds Genera l in form atio n on th e GX c lip Sectio n 5 .5.4 2. Video set tings Video set tings fo r th e GX clip pla yout Sectio n 5 .5.5 3.
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Issue 1.5.A 5.5.2 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 # Zone Na me Descri ption See al so … 6. Command butto ns Command but tons to vali date or c ancel th e video or audio se ttin gs, o r even sav e th em as a prof ile Sectio n 5 .5.8 EDITING GX CLIPS PARAMETERS W HERE ? The GX cl ips’ param eter s can be m odif ied f rom t he Edit GX Cli p wind ow .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 How to Edit Two Digits of a Timecode Field To ent er a val ue for only two di gits of a t imeco de f ield, pro ceed as foll ows: 1. Double -cli ck t he t wo d igit s in the time code fie ld y o u want to modi fy. Only t he s elec ted dig its i n the tim ecode are hig hli ghted . 2. Type t he d igi t fr om le ft to righ t.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 In ord er to … Do the foll owing … Define a l oop on a po rtio n of the v ideo tra ck o f th e GX clip Tick t he c heck box af ter t he Loop fi eld, typ e th e timeco de o f th e l oop poin t and typ e th e nu mber of loops for the GX c lip . During pla yout , wh en t he clip reach es i ts O UT point , it wil l lo op b ack to the l oop poin t as many times you have def ined .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5.3 Issue 1.5.A GENERAL PRINCIPLES ABOUT TC FIELDS ON THE GX SERVER The fol lowi ng ge nera l pri nciple s are appl icab le to the var ious IN , OU T, T C field s and o ther fie lds disp laye d in the Edit GX C lip win dow an d th e GX Cli ps t ab : 5.5.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 I D 8 F IELD The Id8 fie ld pr ovid es t he 8-c harac ter ID pre se nted t o a VD CP cl ient when i t obtai ns a lis t of GX clip s. It is gen erat ed by in cre mentin g by 1 the I d8 of the las t file i mpor ted to the Raw Materi als driv e. I D V AR The IdVa r fie ld pro vide s the var iabl e leng th ID ( u p to 32 ch arac ters) pres ented t o protoc ol c lie nts that are able to v iew longe r ID s.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5.5 VIDEO SETTINGS IN THE EDIT GX CLIPS WINDOW Note ab out the e xamp le s The fr ame rate use d in th e exam ples bel ow i s 50 i ( 25 f/ sec) . The sc hema s in th e ex a mples show the fi eld val ues a s de fine d on th e raw mater ials , and the c orresp ondi ng TC valu es of the GX cli p that wil l be di splay ed to e xter nal contro ller s.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 (V IDEO ) R AW D URATION F IELD The v ideo Raw Durat ion fiel d g ives the to tal dur ation of the vid eo r aw m ateri al used in t he GX cl ip. This field is not edit able .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5.6 Issue 1.5.A AUDIO SETTINGS IN THE EDIT GX CLIPS WINDOW Note ab out the e xamp le s The fr ame rate use d in th e exam ples bel ow i s 50 i ( 25 f/ sec) . The sc hema s in th e ex a mples show the fi eld val ues a s de fine d on th e raw mater ials , and the c orresp ondi ng TC valu es of the GX cli p that wil l be di splay ed to e xter nal contro ller s.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 00:00:00:00 00:00:01:00 00:00:02:00 Video Raw Material Audio Raw Material Video Track GX Clip Audio Track SILENCE GX Clip IN 00:00:00:00 GX Clip OUT 00:00:01:24 Note Possib le IN and OUT p o ints def ined o n the aud i o track are t aken i nto accoun t.
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Issue 1.5.A 5.5.7 GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 CLIP PREVIEW IN THE EDIT GX CLIP WINDOW V IDEO D ISPLAY The vi deo d ispl ay ma kes it po ssib le t o pre view t he fil l el emen t, k ey el e ment o r combin ed fill & key el em ents, de pend ing on the r adio but ton you se lect b elow the video disp lay . The pr evie w wil l f ill the p review scr een for 16:9 cli ps.
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 # Field/ Butto n Descri ption • As you pre view the GX c lip, the m arke r sho ws t h e curren t pos itio n in th e G X clip. D ragg ing th e bul le t, you ca n a lso s crub alo ng the c lip to p revi ew i t. 2. Current TC Shows the time code of th e curr ent posi tio n in the GX clip previ ew. The GX cli p al ways star ts at 0 0:00 :00: 00. 3.
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 V IDEO AND A UDIO B ARS The vide o and audi o bars represe nt the pl ayba ck p ositi on in the co rres pond i ng raw materi al. The ba rs a nd t he d ispl ay ed el ement s ha ve t he foll owing mean ing: • The ba rs r epre sent the ra w mate rial . • The sign rep resen ts t h e IN poi nt. I t wil l be p o sitio ned re lat ive t o the I N field val ue i n th e ra w mat erial .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 5.5.9 Issue 1.5.A GX CLIP DURATION AND TIMECODES P URPOSE Based on a n ex ampl e, t hi s sect ion exp lains how : • The pr otoc ol d urat ion is c alcula ted • The time codes o f the GX clip are di spla yed, c om pared to t he tim ecod e of the raw ma teria ls. E XAMPLE In th e ex ample , t he f ollo wing s etti ngs have bee n defin ed: • The vi deo raw m ater ial is 2 se conds .
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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Last Frame of Video and Audio Tracks The la st frame of the vid eo tra ck c an b e ca lcul ate d as foll ows: 00:00 :01: 20 + 00: 00:0 0:1 0*4 (4 lo ops) – 1 f = 00:0 0:03: 04. As an IN fie ld is defi ned at 00 :00 :00: 10, the las t f r ame o f t he v ideo tr ack of the G X Clip i s 00 :00 :03: 04 – 00: 00:00 :10 = 00 :00: 02:24 .
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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual Issue 1.5.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Glossary Term Defini tion 24 bi t fi le File that con tain s ei ther t he key or the fil l im ages . 32 bi t fi le File that con tain s bo th t h e key and the fil l im ages . DF (dr op-fr ame) Timeco de us ed wi th NT CS form ats h avin g a f r ame rat e of 29.97 fps .
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