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Intuition XG Configuration Guide 

Dashboard - Intuition XG’s Local Configuration Software 

Device List

The Device List identifies the Vertigo devices that were found on the host machine (local) 
and/or on the network when a device discovery search is performed.

Depending upon which 

S

ETTINGS

 M

ODE

 is selected, Dashboard displays either the Device 

Profile page or the configuration pages for the selected device. 

The following table provides a description for each of the columns in the Device List and the 
topics listed below describe the tasks that you can perform using the Device List.
•

“Loading and refreshing the device list” on page 5-9

•

“Saving the device list” on page 5-9

•

“Restarting a device in the device list” on page 5-10

•

“Monitoring the status of a device” on page 5-10

•

“Removing a device from the device list” on page 5-10

O

UTPUT

 C

HANNEL

Displays the name of the output channel for the Vertigo device. Typically, this is 
A or B.

Note: If the device is a Vertigo software CG, this field always displays “SWCG” 
as the output channel.

A green or red light is displayed next to the output channel name, which 
indicates the state of the device.

The green light indicates that the device is active, connected to Dashboard, and 
ready to accept commands.

The red light indicates that the device is not active and no connection has been 
established by Dashboard. Therefore, you need to start the device and connect 
it to Dashboard through the host computer or the network. 

H

OST

 N

AME

Displays the name of the host computer.

IP

Displays the IP address of the device.

O

UTPUT

 R

ESOLUTION

Displays the setting of the output rendering resolution as specified on the 
device’s 

Device Profile page

 or the 

Resolution page

.

D

ESCRIPTION

Displays whether the device is a Software CG (Software-based rendering and 
preview application) or a hardware XG (hardware-based renderer and 
production device). Also, displays connection error messages (e.g. 

Failed to 

Open Socket

).

Summary of Contents for Intuition XG

Page 1: ...IntuitionXG Advanced HD SD Graphics Processor Configuration Guide M848 9002 500 www grassvalley com ...

Page 2: ... use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley A Belden Brand products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by Grass Valley A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product duri...

Page 3: ...tory After the original release date this document may be updated with edits and then re released The following table tracks the versions of this document Revision date Description November 28 2014 Original release ...

Page 4: ...s 3 1 Intuition XG s desktop device identification 3 2 Intuition XG Control Panel and XG Dashboard 3 3 Xplay Playout control application 3 5 Device Manager 3 6 Automation Configuration 3 8 Xplay s Automation settings 3 9 Vertigo Command Shell 3 10 Windows Explorer 3 12 Embedded Xmedia Server Control Panel 3 13 XPublish Agent Control Panel 3 15 Data Server Control Panel 3 16 Intuition XG Portal Int...

Page 5: ...e device list 5 10 Device Discovery Tool 5 11 Performing a Manual Device Discovery 5 13 Performing an Automatic Device Discovery 5 14 Device Profile page 5 15 Device Settings tabs and configuration pages 5 17 Device settings buttons 5 18 General page 5 19 Resolution page 5 21 Live Window page 5 23 Clips page 5 25 3D Engine page 5 27 Logging page 5 29 Hardware Settings Genlock page 5 31 Hardware Se...

Page 6: ...on page 1 2 Intuition XG system integration on page 1 6 Upstream branding using the Intuition XG on page 1 7 The Intuition XG provides advanced branding capabilities to master control switchers on page 1 7 Further chapters provide descriptions of the Intuition XG s hardware and software components Overview of the Intuition XG s Hardware on page 2 1 Intuition XG s Desktop Applications Tools on page...

Page 7: ...playout of multiple clips Playout of up to eight 8 layers of animated and still graphics templates for the most advanced branding and promotional effects SD output as NTSC or PAL HD output as 1080i 720p or 480p VANC VBI extraction processing and insertion or VAnc VBI pass through Full automation control by serial Ethernet and or GPI commands Options VX ClipPlayer VX Audio e Intuition XG 3U e A sin...

Page 8: ...ns VX ClipPlayer VX Audio e VX EAS VX GPI 8 eVX RS422 2 e VX TC e VX 2TB UPG Intuition XG Dual e A dual channel graphics co processor generally used upstream of a master control switcher like the Imagestore 750 or NV5100MC 3RU chassis with redundant power supply unit 2 HD SD video input 2 HD SD Fill Key output A powerful HD SD character generator which allows the playout of virtually unlimited lay...

Page 9: ...udio e Audio Processing The discrete audio I O card allows the Intuition XG to capture process and output discrete audio The number of discrete audio I O channels depends on the model of Intuition XG Intuition XG e None Intuition XG 3Ue and Intuition XG Dual e 8 in 16 out See Audio input output channels on page 2 18 for more information VX GPI 8 e GPI card The GPI card allows for control of the In...

Page 10: ...e models VX TC e Time Code card The Time Code card allows you to lock the Intuition XG s system clock to an external timecode See Time Code Card on page 2 13 for more information about the Time Code option Only available for the Intuition XG 3U e and Intuition Dual e models VX 2TB UPG 1 TB RAID 10 Expansion option 2 x 1TB Increases the usable storage from 1TB to 2TB See Clip Player and media stora...

Page 11: ...ter control switchers and the Vertigo Suite products Media Transfers LAN WAN ingest publish Automation PCS PresStation RCP BR Video audio routing Xplorer Manual Operator controlled Automation controlled Master Control Program Video Input Master Control Switcher Branding Graphics co processor Centralized Asset Management Media Management Graphics Preparation Photoshop Premiere Xstudio Xbuilder or F...

Page 12: ... into the Intuition XG allows you to produce even more sophisticated branding events using dynamic DVEs like picture in picture and squeeze and reveal transitions If for some reasons the Intuition XG were to go down graphics insertion would be lost but the video signal is conserved without interruption since the video feed continues to run through the master control switcher Note that for the vide...

Page 13: ... 2 2 Hardware overview Intuition XG 3U e Dual e on page 2 8 Despite the physical difference in chassis size and hardware options each model of the Intuition XG follows the same theory of operation as a graphics co processor see Intuition XG s signal path and rendering processes on page 2 16 for more details Intuition XG e A single channel fill key output graphics co processor in a 1 RU chassis Int...

Page 14: ...nced graphics Physically the Intuition XG is a 1RU rackmount playout server with a single power supply unit and 1 TB of storage The following sections provide more information about Intuition XG s hardware components Front panel components Intuition XG e on page 2 3 Rear panel components Intuition XG e on page 2 5 Chassis FORM 1U rackmount chassis HEIGHT 1 7 43 mm WIDTH 17 2 437 mm DEPTH 28 2 716 ...

Page 15: ...es a motherboard that supports the Universal Information LED When this LED blinks red quickly it indicates a fan failure and when blinking red slowly a power failure This LED will be blue when used for UID Unit Identifier When on continuously red it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm See...

Page 16: ...E channel activity POWER LED Indicates that power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is in operation RESET The Reset button reboots the system POWER BUTTON This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to ...

Page 17: ...formation about the Intuition XG s video input output channel connections IPMI Connector Intelligent Platform Management Interface is a set of common interfaces to a computer system which system administrators can use to monitor system health and manage the system IPMI operates independently of the operating system and allows administrators to manage a system remotely even in the absence of an ope...

Page 18: ...over to the healthy adapter When the individual Local Area Network adapters are teamed together the individual Local Area Network adapters are not accessible or configurable Only the teamed virtual adapter can be configured If you only have 1 cable connected then the teaming will still be in effect but all traffic will be over that one cable If that NIC fails you will have to manually move the cab...

Page 19: ...al configuration so as to display Vertigo XG s desktop applications including XG Dashboard Note that although there are two 2 DVI connectors the Vertigo XG can display to only one monitor Therefore it does matter which of the two connectors the monitor s cable is connected to Use the adapter below if you would rather connect a VGA monitor Power Supply The power cord connects to Intuition XG s 1400...

Page 20: ...2 9 for more details The rear panel also provides convenient access to two power supply modules six PCI expansion slots which contain the video audio and graphics cards and various I O ports USB COM1 VGA Ethernet etc See page 2 11 for more details about the Intuition XG s rear panel components and connectors The following hardware options are also available to enhance the performance and capabilit...

Page 21: ... system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This red LED should be off when the system is operating normally OVERHEAT FAN FAIL When this red LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it is constantly illuminated solid on it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check th...

Page 22: ...ty POWER INDICATOR LED Indicates that power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This green LED should normally be illuminated when the system is in operation RESET The Reset button reboots the system POWER BUTTON This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to ...

Page 23: ...omponents Mouse Keyboard connectors The two 2 PS 2 connectors on the rear panel allow you to connect a mouse and keyboard to the Intuition XG device These peripherals are required during the device s initial configuration which involves using the Intuition XG s desktop applications including Dashboard Note that if the mouse or keyboard has a UBS connector you can connect them to the USB 2 0 connec...

Page 24: ... are combined in parallel to provide redundancy for the network interface On an Intuition XG device the two Local Area Connection network adapters are teamed together connect 2 cables to the 2 NIC cards at the same time to form a third virtual adapter In the event of an adapter cable or switch failure the network interface fails over to the healthy adapter When the individual Local Area Network ad...

Page 25: ...nnect a VGA monitor RS 422 Connectors Intuition XG hardware option Vx RS422 e The RS 422 connectors provide two control ports upon which the automation system s serial cables are connected It is through this connection that the automation system communicates and controls the Intuition XG using automation protocol commands The following represents the pinout assignments of the RS 422 connector Time...

Page 26: ...input output channels on page 2 17 for more information about the Intuition XG s video input output channel connections Discrete Audio connectors Intuition XG hardware option Vx Audio e A breakout cable is used to connect the optional discrete audio card I O connectors to the BNC audio input output cables See Audio input output channels on page 2 18 for more information about the Vertigo XG s disc...

Page 27: ...GPI outputs Port A is an 8 bit input port connected to optically isolated inputs sensors Each sensor can be used to interface a voltage and then sense whether the voltage is on or off The reed relays are well suited for low current applications The relays are normally open and will close when energized The following tables identify the pinout assignment for the GPI card s input and output ports In...

Page 28: ...n the following topics Video input output channels on page 2 17 Audio input output channels on page 2 18 Ancillary data processing on page 2 19 Clip Player and media storage on page 2 19 Graphics processing on page 2 20 Key Output C Fill Output A Media Storage RS 232 Relay Bypass A SD HD Channel 1 Input A REF IN GigE Media Import SD HD Channel 1 Clip Player Ancillary Data Compositor Rendering A DV...

Page 29: ...N A is the primary input channel connection SDI In B SDI IN B acts as a separate input channel on the Intuition XG Dual e model ANALOG REF IN Analog Ref In is the input reference signal used by the Genlock hardware to synchronize the phase timing video and graphics processing ANALOG REF LOOP OUT Analog Ref Out loops the signal that comes in through the Analog Ref In channel SDI OUT A SDI OUT A Fil...

Page 30: ...igital AES EBU audio Therefore each discrete audio breakout cable contains 4 stereo pairs 8 channels of input and 8 stereo pairs 16 channels of output Figure 2 7 Intuition XG s discrete audio channels SDI Out B SDI OUT B Fill 2 is the second output channel on the Intuition XG Dual e model No signal is present at this connection for single channel models SDI Out C Key SDI OUT C is the matching Key ...

Page 31: ...y VAnc data and Vertical Blanking Interval VBI data The ancillary data space can be used as a transport mechanism for data to be extracted by the Intuition XG for triggering keyers squeezes DVEs or other graphics events Metadata embedded upstream of the Intuition XG is extracted and processed by the control application to control these actions Clip Player and media storage The Intuition XG offers ...

Page 32: ... to be controlled is defined in the Xplay control application A large number of graphics objects including input video images clips cel animations text crawls rolls are supported all within a single graphics layer figure 2 8 Graphics output is created by positioning objects within a graphics scene using the authoring tool set and then loading the scene onto the Intuition XG device Figure 2 8 The I...

Page 33: ...ibe the Intuition XG s desktop appearance as well as the various software applications or tools that the Intuition XG makes available through its desktop Intuition XG s desktop device identification on page 3 2 Intuition XG Control Panel and XG Dashboard on page 3 3 Xplay Playout control application on page 3 5 Vertigo Command Shell on page 3 10 Windows Explorer on page 3 12 Embedded Xmedia Server...

Page 34: ...igo Suite software version that the Intuition XG device is currently running The host name given to the Intuition XG device The IP Address currently assigned to the Intuition XG device The date and time at which the Intuition XG device was last started Technical Support contact information Figure 3 1 The Intuition XG s desktop displays the device s identification information XG Embedded Xmedia Sui...

Page 35: ...L INFORMATION These read only fields display information regarding the local host computer that is being used to run control the Intuition XG device MACHINE NAME Name of the host computer IP ADDRESS The IP address of the host computer PORT The port number that is dedicated to the Intuition XG WATCHDOG The Watchdog field on the Intuition XG s Control Panel displays a colored LED along with a brief ...

Page 36: ...og File Launches the device s current log file in a text editor Notepad Note that Logging must be enabled in Dashboard for this menu command to work TOOLS menu Launch Dashboard Opens the XG Dashboard which is an application that allows you to configure the settings and behavior of Vertigo devices including the Intuition XG see Dashboard Intuition XG s Local Configuration Software on page 5 1 Ident...

Page 37: ...ay communicate with each other using industry standard automation protocols Figure 3 3 Xplay The Xplay User Manual provides instructions and complete information regarding configuring Xplay Once Xplay is initially configured you should not have to interact any further with the Xplay application For general information the following sections provide brief descriptions of the Xplay components and or...

Page 38: ...G devices must always be XPUBLISHAGENT CONTROL IP The network location IP address hostname or localhost of the selected output device The host must be available on the network CONTROL PORT The networking port that serves as a channel for sending commands to and from the output device PUBLISH IP The network location IP address hostname or localhost of the selected output device The host must be ava...

Page 39: ...res a table figure 3 6 which displays the number of device keyers that can be controlled by Xplay The number of keyers available is determined by the NUMBER OF DEVICES SETTING in Xplay s GENERAL settings Figure 3 6 Xplay s device keyer assignments in the Device Manager Each device keyer in the table is associated to a device upon which the graphics will be played out A keyer number is also associa...

Page 40: ...ager prior to opening the Automation Configuration window See page 3 6 for more information about the Device Manager To set or verify Xplay s Automation Configuration settings 1 In Xplay select TOOLS AUTOMATION CONFIGURATION The XPLAY AUTOMATION CONFIGURATION window appears figure 3 7 2 Verify that the Intuition XG device is displayed in the DEVICE TO PROTOCOL MAPPINGS list 3 Verify that the Intui...

Page 41: ...o control the device associated with that device keyer Figure 3 9 Automation icon in Xplay s device view Xplay s Automation settings Xplay has a series of settings that define its behavior and functionality Among these settings are a series of AUTOMATION settings which are used when Xplay is used by an automation system to control the Intuition XG device Xplay s Settings window is accessed by sele...

Page 42: ...n the Vertigo Command Shell the same as listed below Explorer Opens Windows Explorer which allows you to navigate through the Intuition XG device s drive directories See Windows Explorer on page 3 12 for more information of when to use Windows Explorer on the Intuition XG device taskmgr Opens the Windows Task Manager which allows you to monitor the status and performance of the Intuition XG device...

Page 43: ...go Command Shell window is closed by accident you can reopen the window by performing the following procedure 1 Press CTRL SHIFT ESC The Windows Task Manager opens 2 Select the FILE NEW TASK RUN command The CREATE NEW TASK dialog box appears 3 Type cmd in the OPEN text box and click OK 4 The VERTIGO COMMAND SHELL window opens on the desktop ...

Page 44: ...rver Control Panel on page 3 13 VERTIGOXMEDIA XPUBLISHAGENT XPublish Agent Control Panel on page 3 15 VERTIGOXMEDIA DATA SERVER Data Server Control Panel on page 3 16 vxm A shortcut to the directory that contains the LOGS folder which contains the Vertigo log files See page 5 29 for more information about logging C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data VertigoXmedia Logs vxapps A short...

Page 45: ...MEDIA SERVER IP ADDRESS The following table describes a sampling of the EXMS Control Panels tabbed pages which are of particular interest when configuring Intuition XG devices General The GENERAL page provides a quick view of the EXMS s product information like version and paths for the executable and working folder The DIRECTORIES CONFIGURATION properties allow you to specify and view the Embedde...

Page 46: ...OXSOX SERVER SETTINGS are enabled by default on all Intuition XG devices which makes the Oxsox protocol available for legacy Oxtel media browsers to browse push assets e g PresStation ENABLE OXSOX Enabled by default on Intuition XG devices INCOMING CONNECTIONS PORT The port 5001 that the EXMS dedicates for communicating with the OxSox softwares ENABLE ALL CATEGORIES Enabling all categories allows ...

Page 47: ...open Windows Explorer see page 3 12 and navigate to CONTROL PANEL VERTIGOXMEDIA XPUBLISHAGENT The XPA service s BASE PATH setting controls where media is stored on the recipient Intuition XG device Figure 3 13 demonstrates that the BASE PATH setting must match the PUBLISH PATH setting on the XG Dashboard which determines where the Intuition XG rendering engine expects to find the assets on the cen...

Page 48: ...cipients The DATA SERVER CONTROL PANEL VertigoXmedia Data Server Option window is the user interface that is used to configure and control the Data Server service figure 3 14 You can open the Data Server Control Panel by opening Windows Explorer see page 3 12 and navigating to CONTROL PANEL VERTIGOXMEDIA DATA SERVER Figure 3 14 The Data Server Control Panel The Data Server Control Panel features t...

Page 49: ...ool The following sections describe the Intuition XG Portal s features as well as how to use the Portal s menu commands to interact with the Intuition XG device Accessing and logging into the Intuition XG Portal on page 4 2 Overview of the Intuition XG Portal s menu commands on page 4 4 Remotely shutting down the Intuition XG device on page 4 6 Restarting the Intuition XG device remotely on page 4...

Page 50: ... browser e g Internet Explorer on a client workstation that is connected to the same local network as the Intuition XG device 2 Type the IP address or hostname of the Intuition XG device into the address bar of the web browser e g http 10 0 4 245 or http xg embedded3 and press ENTER The Intuition XG Portal s LOGIN page appears figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 The Intuition XG Portal s Login page NOTE If the ...

Page 51: ...l 4 Choose from among the menu bar to perform the various functions See page 4 4 for descriptions of each of the menu commands NOTE Please ensure that you log out when you are finished to prevent any unauthorized access to these configuration pages See page 4 13 for instructions on how to log off ...

Page 52: ...ently assigned to the Intuition XG device To change to host name select SETUP HOSTNAME SETUP from the menu bar IP ADDRESS The IP Address that is currently assigned to the Intuition XG device To change to IP Address select SETUP NETWORK SETUP from the menu bar see page 4 9 for more information Maintenance The MAINTENANCE menu features the following commands that allow you to perform a soft shutdown...

Page 53: ...work settings of the Intuition XG device including the IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK and DEFAULT GATEWAY See page 4 9 for more information HOSTNAME SETUP Allows you to assign a new host name for the Intuition XG device See page 4 11 for more information TIME SETUP Allows you to configure the date and time clock belonging to the Intuition XG device See page 4 12 for more information Logout Immediately log...

Page 54: ...age 4 2 2 Select the MAINTENANCE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN command The Portal s SYSTEM SHUTDOWN page appears figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 The Intuition XG Portal s System Shutdown page 3 Click the SHUTDOWN button to shut down the Intuition XG device A window appears asking you to confirm that you want to shut down the device 4 Click OK to shut down the device or click CANCEL to keep the device running NOTE The Int...

Page 55: ...ntuition XG Portal to configure or restart the device To restart the Intuition XG device using the Intuition XG Portal 1 Log into the Intuition XG s Portal see page 4 2 2 Select the MAINTENANCE SYSTEM RESTART command The Portal s SYSTEM RESTART page appears figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 The Intuition XG Portal s System Restart page 3 Click the RESTART button to restart down the Intuition XG device A windo...

Page 56: ...process i e end a process you must Figure 4 7 The Intuition XG Portal s Processes page To view a list of the processes currently running on the Intuition XG device 1 Log into the Intuition XG s Portal see page 4 2 2 Select the DIAGNOSTICS RUNNING PROCESSES command The Portal s PROCESSES page appears figure 4 7 and lists all of the processes that are currently running on the Intuition XG device Eac...

Page 57: ...ll display the following warning This Intuition XG is currently configured to obtain IP addresses automatically using DHCP Using DHCP is not recommended Since using DHCP is not recommended we ask that you enter a new IP address on the Network Setup page which will immediately assign a static IP Address to the Intuition XG device NOTE Changing the IP address will require that you reconfigure the De...

Page 58: ...ou to confirm that you want to change the IP Address 5 Click OK to apply the new IP Address or click CANCEL to keep the previous hostname NOTE The Intuition XG device does not have to be restarted for these settings to be applied However the next time you access the Intuition XG Portal you will use the new IP Address in the web browser s address bar ...

Page 59: ... the Intuition XG device s hostname 1 Log into the Intuition XG s Portal see page 4 2 2 Select the SETUP HOSTNAME SETUP command The Portal s HOSTNAME SETUP page appears with the current hostname value displayed in the Hostname text box figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 The Intuition XG Portal s Hostname Setup page 3 Type the new hostname in the text box and click the APPLY button A window appears asking you t...

Page 60: ...will not take effect if a timecode card is installed To change the Intuition XG device s Date and or Time settings 1 Log into the Intuition XG s Portal see page 4 2 2 Select the SETUP TIME SETUP command The Portal s TIME SETUP page appears and displays the following fields and information DATE TIME and CURRENT TIME figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 The Intuition XG Portal s Time Setup page 3 Use the drop do...

Page 61: ...tal To prevent any unauthorized access to the Intuition XG Portal s configuration pages we highly recommend that you log out when you are finished your session To log out of the Intuition XG Portal Click the LOGOUT menu command The Intuition XG Portal immediately returns to its LOGIN page and your session has securely been terminated ...

Page 62: ...cess by offering a series of pages containing the parameters that control how video and audio processed rendered and output by the device Figure 5 1 The Dashboard Window NOTE Most Intuition XG devices are installed and configured by qualified network administrators or Grass Valley s Integration Specialists using the Dashboard software interface Changing these settings may result in undesirable beh...

Page 63: ... on page 5 3 Starting Dashboard on page 5 4 An overview of the Dashboard s interface components on page 5 5 Dashboard s menus and buttons on page 5 6 Device List on page 5 8 Device Profile page on page 5 15 Device Settings tabs and configuration pages on page 5 17 Device Discovery Tool on page 5 11 Audio Mixing Profiles dialog box on page 5 43 NOTE Dashboard is a common interface that is used to c...

Page 64: ... SIMPLE a selection of the device s properties and important settings are displayed on the Device Profile page below the Device List This information can be useful to identify the device s configuration as well as for troubleshooting problems Changing the SETTING MODE from SIMPLE to ADVANCED replaces the device s profile information with a series of settings tabs that provide access to the device ...

Page 65: ...n the Intuition XG device s Control Panel Figure 5 2 Select the TOOLS LAUNCH DASHBOARD command to start the Dashboard Alternatively the Dashboard application can also be started independently by navigating through Windows Explorer to the Dashboard exe file that is stored in the following directory on the host computer C Program Files VertigoXmedia Apps See page 3 12 for a shortcut to the Apps fold...

Page 66: ...ces on the network Figure 5 2 and the following sections describe the various components that make up Dashboard s interface Dashboard s menus and buttons on page 5 6 Device List on page 5 8 Device Discovery Tool on page 5 11 Device Profile page on page 5 15 Device Settings tabs and configuration pages on page 5 17 Audio Mixing Profiles dialog box on page 5 43 Figure 5 3 Dashboard window components...

Page 67: ...save the device list however you can use the File menu s SAVE DEVICE LIST command or select SAVE LIST ON EXIT on the Device Discovery Tool DEVICE MENU REFRESH DEVICE LIST Updates the Device List by launching a search for available Vertigo devices using the Device Discovery settings specified in the Device Discovery Tool dialog box RESTART DEVICE Restarts the Vertigo device that is selected in the ...

Page 68: ...INGS DEVICE DISCOVERY Opens the Device Discovery Tool which is used to set the method that will be used to detect available devices whether they are local or remote on the network HELP MENU Opens the ABOUT XG DASHBOARD dialog box which displays the Dashboard product information including the version number ...

Page 69: ...he output channel for the Vertigo device Typically this is A or B Note If the device is a Vertigo software CG this field always displays SWCG as the output channel A green or red light is displayed next to the output channel name which indicates the state of the device The green light indicates that the device is active connected to Dashboard and ready to accept commands The red light indicates th...

Page 70: ...covery is performed and the list is refreshed the status of the listed devices is also updated An inactive device means that it is not in communication with Dashboard perhaps because the device is turned off it has crashed or the network is down If the device has crashed you can restart it using Dashboard s RESTART DEVICE command see Restarting a device in the device list on page 5 10 When the dev...

Page 71: ...o its name You can monitor the status of a device by activating the Device menu s MONITOR DEVICE STATUS command which uses the REFRESH RATE setting on the Device Discovery tool to determine at what frequency to update the device s status on the device list To monitor the status of a Vertigo device listed in the Dashboard Device List 1 Select the device in the Device List 2 Launch the Device Discov...

Page 72: ...he first things that Dashboard does on start up is use the Device Discovery tool to perform a device discovery A device discovery performs a search of your local machine and or your network for all of the active Vertigo devices that are able to connect to Dashboard and then lists them on Dashboard s Device List Selecting a device from the Device List displays the Device Profile page or the Device ...

Page 73: ...nding numerical order REMOVE Removes the selected IP address from the IP Information list AUTOMATIC The device discovery s automatic mode performs a thorough search for all of the Vertigo devices on your local machine or on your network ONLY SCAN LOCAL MACHINE Rather than searching for all of the Vertigo devices on your network this setting limits the search to finding all the Vertigo devices conn...

Page 74: ...pen the Device Discovery tool by selecting TOOLS SETTINGS DEVICE DISCOVERY 2 Set the DEVICE DISCOVERY METHOD in the device discovery tool a Select the MANUAL Discovery Method b Set the STARTING PORT parameter by typing in the port number that you suspect the device to be using for the Vertigo device c Set the PORTS TO SCAN parameter d Verify that the appropriate IP address appears in the IP Inform...

Page 75: ...lect the AUTOMATIC Discovery Method b Disable the ONLY SCAN LOCAL MACHINE parameter c Click OK 3 Refresh the Device List by clicking the REFRESH button Dashboard will start scanning the network and the local machine for any available Vertigo devices Dashboard then automatically updates the Device List Select the desired device from the Device List If the desired device has a green light in the Out...

Page 76: ...E Displays the Vertigo device type either HARDWARE XG or SOFTWARE CG VERSION APPLICATION VERSION Displays the software version of Vertigo device DSX UTILS VERSION Displays the version of the driver used inside the Vertigo device GRAPHICS CARD TYPE Identifies the type of graphics card used by the Vertigo device This information is useful when troubleshooting the Vertigo device as some functionality...

Page 77: ...nsparent DOWNSTREAM When in Downstream mode is enabled the device is configured as follows 1 The device processes video input and the input channel matches the output channel 2 The device outputs only a fill signal 3 The Watch Dog is enabled 4 The Watch Dog key signal is transparent ADVANCED When this read only field is enabled it indicates that the device has been configured through the Advanced ...

Page 78: ...is a hardware XG the seventh tab is labelled HARDWARE SETTINGS however when the selected device is a software CG the seventh tab is labelled AUDIO VIDEO The following topics describes each of the parameters and settings on the device s configuration pages Device settings buttons on page 5 18 General page on page 5 19 Resolution page on page 5 21 Live Window page on page 5 23 Clips page on page 5 2...

Page 79: ...igure 5 7 Device Settings buttons You can retract the changes that you make to the device settings by performing an UNDO as long as you haven t already applied the changes If you have made unwanted changes you can revert to the device s default settings by pressing the RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS button The following table summarizes the function of the three 3 buttons in the lower portion of Dashboa...

Page 80: ...he default directory paths for the Vertigo hardware devices is F Scene while the default directory path for the Vertigo Software CG is C Scene Assets are automatically placed within appropriate subfolders by the publish agent For example images are stored in the Image subfolder TCP IP COMMAND PORTS Sets the communications port used by the Vertigo devices and Vertigo software CG for command and con...

Page 81: ... frames RENDER PATHS IMAGES Specifies the directory path of where the image file will be saved to when the SNAPSHOT command is used in Xbuilder CLIPS Specifies the directory path of where the image file will be saved to when the RENDER TO DISK command is used in Xbuilder CEL ANIMATIONS CACHE SIZE Sets the number of cel animations that are cached in system memory after they are no longer referenced...

Page 82: ... that are compatible with the rendering resolution NTSC Sets the rendering resolution to NTSC format 720 x 486 Rate 29 97 NTSC_WIDE Sets the rendering resolution to NTSC Wide format 800 x 486 Rate 29 97 PAL Sets the rendering resolution to PAL format 720 x 576 Rate 25 PAL_WIDE Sets the rendering resolution to PAL Wide format 800 x 576 Rate 25 720P60 Sets the rendering resolution to 720p60 format 1...

Page 83: ...e of the output resolution selected These fields are read only except when CUSTOM is selected as the Output Resolution Note however that the Custom setting is only available to Software CG devices The width height and rate rendering values for Intuition XG devices are determined by the resolution format selected SCENE SCALING This allows the Vertigo devices to account for the fact that sometime th...

Page 84: ...ashboard window ENABLED Enables the display of the Live Window In the case of the Vertigo CG the Live Window is the only method of seeing the output MODE Selecting ENABLED activates the following parameters allowing you to set the size and positioning of the Live Window FULL SCREEN Sets the Live Window to occupy the entire display area and therefore replaces the output display WINDOWED Sets the Li...

Page 85: ... 0 5 or 0 25 values X Specifies the vertical screen coordinate of the top left corner of the Live Window A value of zero 0 locates the window in the upper most corner of the screen Y Specifies the horizontal screen coordinate of the top left corner of the Live Window A value of zero 0 locates the window in the left most corner of the screen WIDTH HEIGHT Displays the size of the Live Window by sett...

Page 86: ...f VMR9s that are preallocated at the start up of the application The default value of 1 disables the preallocation CUSTOM Specifies that the Vertigo hardware device s own video renderer will be used for clip playback PIXEL SHADER Only available when CUSTOM is selected as the renderer Selecting Pixel Shader allows pixel color conversion to be done on the Vertigo device s GPU When Pixel Shader is no...

Page 87: ...en a Vertigo device is selected in the device list CLIP FRAME SYNCH Forces clips to remain synchronized with the start of frames KEEP STRICT AUDIO RATE Only allows 48 kHz audio to be used in clip playback ANIMATION CODEC PRELOAD MAXIMUM Specifies the maximum size MB of a file that will be preloaded into system memory All files smaller will be loaded into system memory for playback and all files la...

Page 88: ...ra NEAR VIEW PLANE FACTOR Sets the distance from the camera in world space units Anything closer to the camera will be clipped FAR VIEW PLANE FACTOR Sets the distance from the camera in world space units Anything farther from the camera will be clipped MIP MAPPING Mip mapping allows for a higher level of layering detail by internally creating collections of bitmap images to accompany a main textur...

Page 89: ...ing process more efficient ENABLE ANTIALIASING Enables antialiasing rendering in 3D Reduces 3D edge artifacts SWAP COPY This parameter is only available to the Vertigo software CG and only when the Live Window is full screen Swap Copy makes overlay graphics slower by allowing buffer swaps to be performed as a copy from back to front rather than having the back and front exchanged These conditions ...

Page 90: ...re date and time are appended to the file name The default name is VertigoXG FILE SIZE Sets the maximum memory size for each log file created per run The default value is 6 MB FILE COUNT Sets the maximum number of log files to be created per run The default value is 20 LOG LEVEL Sets the severity categories that will be reported to the log file ERROR An error of some type has occurred and this log...

Page 91: ... and audio files DSX Information about the video I O device TCP Information about network communication CALLBACK Information about callback replies sent to applications like Xplay or Xstudio FILE Information about attempts to access files on the disk FONTRENDERER Information about text rendering ANIMATIONS Information about animations LICENSING Information about licensing RENDERTODISK Information ...

Page 92: ...rtigo device s genlock reference signal can come from one of four sources INTERNAL Genlock to the video card which generates its own synchronization clock BLACKBURST The blackburst signal contains the vertical horizontal frame color synchronization and field 1 reference without any video data SDI VIDEO A The SDI video A input signal inherently carries a reference signal and therefore it can be use...

Page 93: ... x 1080 1080P25 Sets the rendering resolution to 1080p25 format 1920 x 1080 1080P30M Sets the rendering resolution to 1080p30m format 1920 x 1080 1080P30 Sets the rendering resolution to 1080p30 format 1920 x 1080 BIT COUNT Specifies the bit depth of the genlock signal Choose either 8 default or 10 from the drop down list STATUS REFRESH button Identifies the current state of the Genlock signal sou...

Page 94: ... not support this feature If this is the case you need to update the Vertigo software Click the REFRESH button to request an update of the Genlock status of the source Each time you select a new Genlock Source setting and apply the change the status message will be gray until you click the Refresh button to update the status HORIZONTAL DELAY Adjusts the horizontal timing of the signal in nanosecon...

Page 95: ... possible values are blank A or B When running a single instance of the Vertigo device both sources can be used But when running two instances of the device simultaneously they must each use a different input channel In the case where there are more instances running than input channels some will have to leave the setting blank OUTPUT CHANNELS Specifies the output channel of the hardware to use De...

Page 96: ...and below 64 is super black CLIP SUPER BLACK SUPER WHITE Determines whether or not the VertigoXG allows the output to be in the super black super white range The luminance range of a 10 bit SDI signal is from 0 to 1023 A value below 64 is considered super black and a value above 940 is considered super white When this setting is enabled the VertigoXG will clip any pixels below 64 up to 64 and any ...

Page 97: ... Intuition XG can be configured to capture only embedded audio only discrete audio or a combination of both Use the slider to select the following settings EMBEDDED ONLY Specifies that the audio input signal is embedded in the video signal SDI rather than a discrete AES audio signal separate from the video signal 1 PAIR AES 7 PAIRS EMBEDDED 2 PAIRS AES 6 PAIRS EMBEDDED 3 PAIRS AES 5 PAIRS EMBEDDED...

Page 98: ...that the device will automatically choose the bit depth based on the output format For SD it is 20 and for HD it is 24 MIXING PROFILES The following are the default mix profiles used for each type of object like clips wav file etc Type the Profile ID number to assign a mixing profile from the Audio Mixing Profiles dialog box as the default mixing profile see Audio Mixing Profiles dialog box on pag...

Page 99: ...lary data packets that may not be contiguous from the start of a VANC line This setting forces Intuition XG to scan all of the Video Input VANC lines instead of assuming that the first unused VANC space signals the end of ancillary data packets on that line VBI PASSTHROUGH LINES In generated VANC mode this specifies which Video In or Clip in NTSC and PAL mode only for clips VBI field lines should ...

Page 100: ...Intuition XG and apart from range checks any number specified will be ignored ANCILLARY AFD LINE This feature is not yet supported by Intuition XG ANCILLARY SDP LINE Specifies the line of the VANC on which SDP are inserted LINE 21 CAPTIONS When selected and Intuition XG s output resolution is NTSC tis specifies that Intuition XG should extract the CEA 608 caption stream and encode it on line 21 fi...

Page 101: ...options VIDEOIN VideoIn is selected then you must also select which input to use A or B Intuition XG scans that VANC SDI input for any AFD codes and then inserts that value into an AFD ancillary data packet CLIP If Clip is selected then you must enter the name of a clip scene element Intuition XG tries to extract an AFD code from any clip playing within the specified scene element VALUE If Value i...

Page 102: ...tivates the key signal will become opaque BYPASS WITH TRANSPARENT KEY The Watch Dog is enabled and when it activates the key signal will become transparent DISABLED The Watchdog is not active If the device fails the output will most likely be frozen on the last frame produced IGNORE When the setting is IGNORE the device sends no signal to the hardware and the device does not use the Watch Dog The ...

Page 103: ... primary XMS that the application will attempt to checkout licenses from XMS PORT Sets the port of the primary XMS that the application will attempt to connect on BACKUP XMS IP ADDRESS Sets the IP address of the backup XMS used for licensing BACKUP XMS PORT Sets the port of the backup XMS used for licensing EMBEDDED XMS PORT Sets the port the application will attempt to connect on This is a read o...

Page 104: ...ntage of the input audio signal that will be mixed into the output channel Figure 5 20 and the following tables the components of the Audio Mixing Profiles dialog box Figure 5 20 Audio Mixing Profile dialog box with a 6 x 6 matrix mixing profile PROFILE ID Identifies the profile ID number associated to a specific mixing profile matrix You can store up to ten 10 audio mix profiles in the list numbe...

Page 105: ...stem and the destination channel is the channel upon which the audio data will leave the system The intersecting points in the matrix the box where the source and destination channels intersect specifies the percentage of the source signal that will be passed through to the destination channel For example a value of zero 0 means that none of the signal with will pass through to the destination cha...

Page 106: ...STINATION command Use the ADD DESTINATION command to add an additional destination channel to a predefined mix matrix The ADD DESTINATION command is accessed by right clicking anywhere within the matrix and selecting ADD DESTINATION from the command list DUCK command The DUCK command enables a technique for attenuating the audio coming in on the ducked channel to make room for another signal to do...

Page 107: ...ge 2 Select a predefined matrix format from the drop down list The choices are SRC STEREO DEST STEREO SRC 6CH DEST 6CH SRC 8CH DEST 8CH Note that these are basic matrix formats and you may need to add source or destination channels to the matrix to meet your needs For example if you want to create an audio mixing profile that takes a 2 channel stereo source to a 6 channel 5 1 surround destination ...

Page 108: ...eo source to be mixed into a 6 channel 5 1 surround configuration where 100 of the source channel 0 and 0 of the source channel 1 will be mixed into destination channel 0 0 of the source channel 0 and 100 of the source channel 1 will be mixed into destination channel 1 20 of source channel 0 and 80 of source channel 1 will be mixed into destination channel 2 80 of source channel 0 and 20 of source...

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