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Venue Player

System Guide

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Page 1: ...Venue Player System Guide ...

Page 2: ... Importer 10 Graphical User Interface 10 Import File 11 MPTS Program Selection 11 De Interlace Imported Video 11 Rate Change 11 CS Coefficient 12 Source Crop 12 Sequence Name 12 Library 12 Output Module 13 Video Format 13 Image Format 13 Frame Range 13 Scale 14 Canvas Location 14 Custom Shift 14 Truncate to Legal Broadcast Values 15 Use Audio 15 Importing Video 15 Command Line Interface 16 Command...

Page 3: ...22 RGB 10 Bit 22 RGB 8 Bit 22 BGR 8 Bit 23 ARGB 8 Bit 23 BGRA 8 Bit 23 Managing Libraries Outside of Venue Player Application 24 Examples 24 VenuePlayer 25 Graphical User Interface 25 Configuration Menu 25 Output Module Configuration 26 Clip Mapping 26 Cue 26 Playing Clips 26 Profiles 27 Command Line Interface 27 Show Controllers 27 VPClient 27 Config 27 Port 27 Path 27 28 Commands 28 Command Line...

Page 4: ...33 Admin 34 Player Control 36 Player Status 37 Previews 37 Front Panel 37 IPMI Control 38 Configuring BIOS 38 Connecting to the Remote Server 40 Using IPMIView to Connect to the Remote Server 40 Using the Browser to Connect to the Remote Server 40 To Log In to the Remote Console 41 Launch Console Redirection 42 ...

Page 5: ...it YCbCr 4 2 2 or RGB 4 4 4 outputs Genlock input for multi unit frame synchronization LTC input to apply timecode event triggers for multi unit synchronization Two gigabit NICs for control status redundancy Front panel LCD display and keypad for network setup The included File Importer application provides decode and import of most any file format such as uncompressed BMP DPX QuickTime TIFF and a...

Page 6: ...lay out In this example 8 HD videos have been selected 2 Select which player you will be assigning a video to 3 Select the library that contains the sequence you will be assigning to the player 4 Single click to see the properties of a sequence then double click to assign it to a player Repeat steps two though four until all players have sequences mapped to them 5 Begin playback of sequences ...

Page 7: ...nput Video I O Figure Venue Player 1RU Board Outputs There are eight 3G HD SDI video outputs One reference input and one LTC timecode input There are a total of nine possible output configurations Table 1 Output Configurations Output Module Configuration Physical Connector on Module Player number in VenuePlayer Application 4K 4K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 4K DL DL 1 2 3 4 5 7 1 2 3 4K DL HD HD 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 8: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 DL DL DL DL 1 3 5 7 1 2 3 4 DL DL DL HD HD 1 3 5 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 DL DL HD HD HD HD 1 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 DL HD HD HD HD HD HD 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HD HD HD HD HD HD HD HD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 9: ...3G HD SDI video outputs There is a reference input but you must use the analog breakout cable included with the system The HDMI output is not used by the Venue Player application There are a total of four possible output configurations Output Module Configuration Physical Connector on Module Player number in VenuePlayer Application 4K 1 2 3 4 1 DL HD HD 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HD HD DL 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HD HD H...

Page 10: ...er application or a direct render using third party tools If you render directly an additional step is required after transferring over the clip You must tell the application a new clip is available for playback and it has been rendered using the correct video file format definition ClearView Importer The ClearView Importer application has a graphical user interface and a command line interface Bo...

Page 11: ...d first audio stream if available De Interlace Imported Video File Importer provides ability to De Interlace video files and decode them according to the Output Sequence options specified The De Interlace checkbox will not be automatically unchecked for converting from interlaced to progressive video so the user must check the box manually if they wish to De Interlace the sequence When ClearView I...

Page 12: ...ng definition is done in pixels Values entered in the Crop adjustable field means the amount of pixels to be cropped from the original imported video Sequence Name The Sequence button identifies the file name that will be used for the decoded output The field allows alphanumerical input with special characters After the decoding process is completed with certain Sequence Name value specified the f...

Page 13: ... Formats are Y CbCr 8 bpc Y CbCr 10 bpc ARGB 8 bpc RGB 8 bpc RGB 10 bpc In order to select the desired Image Format please expand corresponding drop down list and click on the value you would like to be applied for the decoded video Frame Range Frames adjustable field identifies the range of the imported video file to be used for the decoding process The following inputs are required F First Numbe...

Page 14: ...ght Video will be displayed in the top right corner Bottom Left Video will be displayed in the bottom left corner Bottom Right Video will be displayed in the bottom right corner Use Custom Shift Values if selected user will be able to specify custom shift In order to define Canvas Location please expand corresponding drop down list and select desired output video location Custom Shift By default C...

Page 15: ...o file is imported application loads and automatically selects all available audio channels Unavailable audio channels will be displayed as grayed out checkboxes In order to select deselect audio channels that will be available in the output video sequence simply check uncheck corresponding checkboxes in the Use Audio section Importing Video After all the desired adjustments made to the source inp...

Page 16: ...cast values colorspace name Apply this colorspace matriix during YUV RGB conversion Accepted values are BT601 BT709 BT2020 and ICtCp crop x1 y1 x2 y2 Set the pixel crop rectangle where x1 y1 and x2 y2 define the top left and bottom right pixel coordinates respectively debug level Set the logging level Accepted values are t for trace detail d for debug detail v for verbose i for general information...

Page 17: ...th x height Set the target scale resolution For example 1080x720 scale_algo name Set the scale algorithm Default is bicubic sequence name Set the name of the ClearView sequence This must be unique within the library shift x y Set the top left coordinates for a pixel shift Default is 0 0 source file uri Set the path of a source file or a multicast address e g udp 233 3 3 3 3333 threads n Set the nu...

Page 18: ... target image format cvi source test mpg library testlib sequence test2 frames 100 1 image YCbCr 10 bpc Import a file and specify a broadcast video format cvi source test mpg library testlib sequence test3 output broadcast video 1080p 23 98 Hz Import video stream 73 and audio streams 91 and 92 cvi source test mpg library testlib sequence test4 ids 73 91 92 Import 1000 frames from an ongoing udp mu...

Page 19: ... Jaleo Direct Format js JPEG JPEG2000 Media 100 MJPEG Microsoft BMP DIB Files dps Microsoft AVI avi MJPEG MPEG 1 4 2 0 mpg mpeg MPEG 2 Elem Stream 4 2 0 4 2 2 MPEG 2 m2v MPEG 2 Program Stream 4 2 0 4 2 2 MPEG 2 4 in Transport Stream 4 2 0 4 2 2 MPEG 2 in TS MPTS 4 2 0 4 2 2 MPEG 4 Part 2 MPEG 4 AVC Elementary Stream 4 2 0 4 2 2 h264 MPEG 4 AVC in TS MPTS 4 2 0 4 2 2 H 264 4 2 0 4 2 2 h264 MPEG 4 m...

Page 20: ...port Stream ts v210Y CbCr 10 Bit product VC 1 Pro Viewstore vsr vcap vcap10 Windows Media asf wmf wmv XDCAM HD XAVC XAVC I class 100 XAVC L XAVCI Frame Y CbCr 8 10 Y CbCr RGB YCrCb 8 RGBA Audio Import Formats Exported File Formats Dolby Digital Plus Professional Decoder MPEG 2 Layer 1 mp1 QuickTime with up to 16 audio channels MPEG 2 Layer 3 mp3 Microsoft AVI avi BMP Waveform Audio wav Headerless ...

Page 21: ...tored consecutively in the file after the previous frame There may be frame padding required at the end of each video frame All video frames are aligned on 4096 byte boundaries Each frame is padded out to a multiple of 4096 bytes if it is not already a multiple of this value For example a single 1920 x 1080 YCbCr 10 bit frame is 5 529 600 bytes which is an even multiple of 4096 and therefore does ...

Page 22: ... 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 YCbCr 8 Bit This is the same as the Quicktime 2vuy format also known as UYVY Decreasing Address Order Byte 3 Byte 2 Byte 1 Byte 0 Cr Y1 Cb Y0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 RGB 10 Bit This is 4 4 4 10 bits per component 30 bits per pixel in 32 bits Please note this is the standard DPX file layout which was originally big endian but is viewe...

Page 23: ... 8 Bit This is 4 4 4 8 bits per component 32 bits per pixel Decreasing Address Order Byte 3 Byte 2 Byte 1 Byte 0 Alpha Red Green Blue 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 BGRA 8 Bit This is 4 4 4 8 bits per component 32 bits per pixel Decreasing Address Order Byte 3 Byte 2 Byte 1 Byte 0 Blue Green Red Alpha 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 24: ...eate list remove optional arguments h help show this help message and exit a NUM audio NUM audio mode for a new sequence 0 8 16 default 0 i NAME image NAME image format for a new sequence ARGB RGBA D1 HD RGB10 D110 HD10 RGB BGR UHD UHD10 l PATH library PATH library path n NAME name NAME name of sequence and file p NUM preview NUM preview mode for a new sequence default 0 r NAME resolution NAME fra...

Page 25: ...yback of audio if there is an associated aud file for the mapped clip Enable Previews Enables a preview of the clip in the GUI Enable Play Once VenuePlayer will only play once and not loop at the end of the clip Enable Viewport B Enables Side by Side playout of clips Reference Source Free Run Uses the onboard clock External Uses signal coming in from the reference input Two Sample Interleave 4K On...

Page 26: ...ts A and B to enable Side by Side 5 You can un map a clip from a player by selecting the un map button Cue In order to have synchronous playback you must first cue all of the players together Cue allows VenuePlayer to pre read frames that are on the high speed disk array When you cue you are filling all 12 frame buffers on the broadcast board and filling all available software buffers Playing Clip...

Page 27: ...ue Player sits on the network and which port to connect on A list of VenuePlayer commands is in the table below Config Config holds the IP address of the Venue Player server running the VenuePlayer software It is located in C Program Files x86 Video Clarity Share on the server If you do not use a config file you may designate the IP address in the VPClient command using c An example would be VPCli...

Page 28: ...layback is enabled or not GetEnableAudio GetEnablePlayOnce This command returns whether play once is enable in config GetEnablePlayOnce GetEnablePreviews This command returns whether application previews are enabled or not GetEnablePreviews GetEnableTSI This command returns whether TSI is enabled or not GetEnableTSI GetReferenceSource This command returns whether the hardware is using its internal...

Page 29: ...d Gets the playback speed of the current sequence GetSpeed GetVideoFormat This command returns the video format of the sequence mapped to the selected player viewport GetVideoFormatplayerNumber 1 8 viewportIdx 0 1 ReReadLibraries This command notifies the Venue Player to re read the libraries from the registry ReReadLibraries SetConfiguration This command sets the configuration which clears select...

Page 30: ...rNumber 1 8 JogFwd This command pauses a player or all players when locked and skips to the next frame JogFwd playerNumber 1 8 JogRev This command pauses a player or all players when locked and skips to the previous frame JogRev playerNumber 1 8 Last This command pauses a player or all players when locked and skips to the last frame Last playerNumber 1 8 Lock This command locks unlocks all players...

Page 31: ... Example 2 On the Venue Player system set the configuration to 4K 4K load up two clips cue and then play Command Line Input vpClient SetConfiguration 0 4K 4K vpClient lock 0 vpClient setLibrary 1 0 F 4K10Bit_Videos vpClient setLibrary 2 0 F 4K10Bit_Videos vpClient setSequence 1 0 BB_A 0 vpClient setSequence 2 0 BB_B 0 vpClient cue 12 vpClient setspeed 12 0 1 00 vpClient play 12 Example 3 On player...

Page 32: ...nce 1 0 Output1 0 vpClient cue 1 vpclient SetSpeed 1 0 1 00 vpClient play 1 CueLoop vpClient SetNextSequence 1 0 F GoDaddy1080P Video1 1 1 vpClient CueNextSequence 1 GPI3 1 1 vpClient SetNextSequence 1 0 F 1080P_Numbers Output1 1 1 vpClient CueNextSequence 1 GPI3 1 1 goto CueLoop ...

Page 33: ...you will need to run the following We recommend adding these files to the system s startup folder On each managed Venue Player C Program Files x86 Video Clarity VenuePlayer Manager Proxy StartVenuePlayerManagerProxy bat On the Venue Player running the Management software C Program Files x86 Video Clarity VenuePlayer Manager StartVenuePlayerManager bat Web Dashboards By default the web dashboard wi...

Page 34: ...dmin control page as seen below There are a number of admin control options To send a control command select a unit select an option from the drop down then press Go Control Option Description Cue Selected Players This command initializes and preloads a player or all players when locked with video and audio in preparation for immediate playback upon a start event Disable Audio Playback Disables au...

Page 35: ...tructs the hardware to use an internal reference clock Lock Selected Players Locks the virtual players within the Venue Player together Monitor Selected Players Monitors selected units and displays status on other Manager Pages Reboot Selected Players Reboots selected units Remove Selected Players Removes selected units from admin page Set Module Index 0 Sets board 0 to be the reference Set Module...

Page 36: ...Rev 2 2 Page 36 of 42 Player Control This page is used to control individual players for the different managed Venue Players ...

Page 37: ...ollows 1 The center CHECK key selects an option or accepts a new value 2 The X key returns to the parent window without making changes 3 The UP and DOWN keys scroll a options in a parent menu A parent menu has one or more children menus 4 Changing the first character cell in a value requires scrolling a character set Use the RIGHT key to select the second character cell Use the LEFT key to select ...

Page 38: ...m BIOS settings 1 Entering and Using the BIOS During the system bootup press the Del key to enter the BIOS To navigate in the BIOS use your arrow keys and press Enter To go backto previous screens press Esc 2 Enabling the COM port for SOL IPMI Select the Advanced tab Select Serial Port Console Redirection and press Enter Highlight SOL COM2 Console Redirection press Enter and select Enabled 3 Confi...

Page 39: ...nfiguration Address Source is set to Static the Station IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway IP Address fields should be 0 0 0 0 whichis activated for changing Select each of the three items and enter the values Press Enter when finished ...

Page 40: ...se a computer that is connected to the same network and open the browser 3 Enter the IP address of each server that you want to connect to in the address bar of your browser 4 Once the connection is made the Login screen as shown on the next page will display Notes The default network setting is Failover which will allow the IPMI to connect to the network through a shared LAN port onboard LAN Port...

Page 41: ...lt username and password are ADMIN ADMIN Once you have logged into the BMC using the manufacturer default password be sure to change your password for security purpose 2 Enter your password in the Password box and click on Login 3 The home page will display as shown on the next page To use the IPMIView utility for Console Redirection please refer to the IPMIView User s Guide for instructions The A...

Page 42: ...Options window the following screen will display 1 Click on the Console Redirection screen to launch the remote console via Java for the Internet Explorer You need to have Java installed in your system to launch the console 2 A dialog box will display to indicate that Java is launching 3 Click on to launch the remote console 4 Click on to display the Help menu for the Console Redirection page ...

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