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T E L E T E X T & S U B T I T L I N G P R O D U C T S G R O U P

FAB Media Encoder FT-MEDIAENC 1

User Manual

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F.A. Bernhardt GmbH

Melkstattweg 27 • 83646 Bad Tölz, Germany

Tel49 8041 76890 • Fax +49 8041 768932

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Summary of Contents for FT-MEDIAENC 1

Page 1: ...MEDIA ENCODER FAB...

Page 2: ...F A BERNHARDT GMBH Teletext Subtitling Products Group FABMediaEncoder FT MEDIAENC1 Part 1...

Page 3: ...P FAB Media Encoder FT MEDIAENC 1 User Manual F A Bernhardt GmbH Melkstattweg 27 83646 Bad T lz Germany Telephone 49 8041 76890 Fax 49 8041 768932 E Mail sales fab online com http www fab online com...

Page 4: ...nd Software Installation 8 Hardware Requirements 8 Hardware Installation 8 Software Installation 9 Cabling 10 Operation 13 Encoding Session 14 Checking the Encoded Media File 16 Configuration 17 Defau...

Page 5: ...that media files can be recorded in real time during the encoding process onto CD and DVD media For subtitling or dubbing purposes a tape duplication process is used to prepare a copy of the tape tha...

Page 6: ...egularly if a non professional VCR is used then often the complete VCR has to be replaced Media files can be stored on a file server Departments in larger organizations can easily access media files o...

Page 7: ...ing cables Faster subtitling process Working with media files is much faster than using a VCR with a tape For example a few seconds of the programme can be repeated with a single keypress and frame ac...

Page 8: ...results in a number of cables with unprofessional connectors that are difficult to connect and often cause problems The system built in this way is generally unprofessional because of the number of ca...

Page 9: ...bility i e Matrox G400 Audio card and speakers CD ROM DVD ROM reader USB port It is obvious that the system is a PC that can be bought off the shelf with no special components The advantages are very...

Page 10: ...th the section Cabling Hardware Requirements The following hardware is required for FAB Media Encoder PC with 2 5 GHz Processor 256 MB RAM VGA Card 2 free PCI slots Windows operating system Hardware I...

Page 11: ...reader card Install FT MEDIAENC 1 FAB Media Encoder software from the FAB CD ROM When installing FT MEDIAENC 1 FAB Media Encoder you will be prompted to install the driver for the timecode reader car...

Page 12: ...gh impedance and is not terminated by 75 Ohm If there is a DIP switch on the timecode reader set it to high impedance Audio output of the VCR to the audio LINE IN input of the sound card LTC output of...

Page 13: ...ON The timecode reader card has two DIP switches SW1 LTC Input ON Asymmetrical input on lower RCA connector OFF Symmetrical input on upper and lower RCA connector Make sure to select the correct setti...

Page 14: ...COM port to the RS422 port of the automation system In addition the COM port has to be enabled for VDCP in the Media Encoder settings that you will find in Options Setup FAB Media Encoder does not re...

Page 15: ...edia Encoder The operation is very easy as there is only one record button available the same as on a standard VCR Later in this section also the configuration of the software is described to allow ad...

Page 16: ...ll be stopped automatically when the specified duration has been reached Filename of the media file that will be created Do not enter the extension because the extension wmv will be added automaticall...

Page 17: ...he STOP button or press ENTER After the file has been encoded a window will be displayed which allows you to copy the file to CD DVD or to any folder i e on a file server Depending on the settings in...

Page 18: ...ecked The FAB Media Player program is provided to check the encoded media file You can open the encoded media file and play it The timecode is also displayed Encoded media files can also be played by...

Page 19: ...is safer to encode the file on the local hard disk and copy it to CD DVD and file server after the encoding process Video standard Select between PAL 625 50 and NTSC 525 60 Default duration Is the dur...

Page 20: ...controlled with Play Pause buttons displayed by FAB Media Encoder Also the VTR will be put into Play mode automatically when the encoding process is started in FAB Media Encoder Allow remote control b...

Page 21: ...reader that is installed Correction ms On some systems the correction value in has to be entered Generally this is done already by FAB before delivering the system You should not change this value un...

Page 22: ...lect the input connector on the sound card Generally LINE IN should be used Profiles You can select profiles with different bitrates and stereo mono modes Generally 500 kbit s is already acceptable To...

Page 23: ...s 3000 kbit s 120 min 700 kbit s 2300 kbit s 3000 kbit s 135 min 650 kbit s 2000 kbit s 3000 kbit s 150 min 550 kbit s 1800 kbit s 3000 kbit s 165 min 500 kbit s 1600 kbit s 3000 kbit s 180 min n a 1...

Page 24: ...as encoded Generally this option is used if you wish to copy the file to a file server Limit the copy speed The encoded file generally has a size of a few 100 Megabytes The copying speed can be limite...

Page 25: ...hold down the SHIFT or CTRL key This way no hardware components will be initialized Select Options Setup and change all settings that are currently set to Autodetect Select the correct hardware that...