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USER MANUAL

User Manual

Summary of Contents for VCube

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL User Manual...

Page 2: ...urCode is a trademark of Minnetonka Audio Software Merging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its qual ity performance merchantability or fitness for a particu...

Page 3: ...Project 14 Composition 14 Track 14 Video Track Layer 14 Audio Track Layer 14 About This Manual 15 Assumptions 15 Conventions 15 Important Note 16 User Interface 17 Overview 17 Program Screen 18 Conte...

Page 4: ...MXF 47 MPEG 47 File Extensions Supported 48 Tracks and Layers 49 Video Tracks and Layers 50 Track and Layer Order 50 Audio Tracks and Layers 51 Tracks and Layers Created Automatically 51 Adding Track...

Page 5: ...83 Render Composition 90 Convert Still Images 91 Wrap Audio 92 Wrap Audio Dialog 93 Level Magic from J nger Audio 98 J nger Level Magic Expert Settings 98 Final Check Meter 100 MXFix Batch Export Re...

Page 6: ...other Timecodes 165 Using the Graphic Card S Video Output 166 Remote Control 167 VCube Chasing Pyramix Via Virtual Transport in the Same PC PyraCube 167 VCube Chasing Pyramix Using Virtual Transport...

Page 7: ...eo Playback is shifted 202 User Interface with ATI Graphic Card 203 NTSC Video Output Exhibits Some Dropped Frames with PAL Media Files 203 Apple Compatibility 2GB Limitation 204 Appendices 205 AJA Vi...

Page 8: ...A Great Solution for Audio Post for Film 262 Basic VCube Operation 263 Pro Tools VCube Operation 264 Pyramix VCube and ProTools 265 Avid Unity and VCube 265 Fairlight Controlling a VCube 267 Fairlight...

Page 9: ...Page 9 Document revision 22 Date 28th November 2012...

Page 10: ...Film and all the HDTV frame rates The Turnkey versions of VCube are also able to sync to a different TimeCode and reference than the internal frame rate This enables for example playing in 24 fps whi...

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Page 12: ...al Link Ex Vcube IO HD Telecine VCube MPEG2 SD D10 IMX Sony XDCam SD IMX MPEG2 MPEG1 support VCube DVCPro DVCPRO 25 50 support VCube InterChange Final Cut Pro XML XML Timeline exchange VCube InterChan...

Page 13: ...Introduction VCube Keys Options Page 13 VCube Versions...

Page 14: ...ments you are assembling at a given time A Project always contains a Composi tion viewed on the Timeline Composition A Composition is any number of Clips complete with edits and fades level settings e...

Page 15: ...Settings Show All Settings click on the Down Arrow and Click Format Sync to open the Tab In the Composition Video Format Section the Height field is the one we are interested in Keyboard Shortcuts ar...

Page 16: ...tion and the keyboard shortcut where applicable Support If you cannot find an answer to a query in the documentation please consult the on line support at http www merging com where you will find answ...

Page 17: ...on the screen s To restore the Tab Page to its default position just Double click again on the Title Label or use the close window X icon To display an individual Tab separately Ctrl Double click on i...

Page 18: ...e upper panel is a Preview video monitor Beneath this is the Toolbar and the Timeline panel with the Locator Bar Time Scale plus optional Film Footage scale and Range Bar at the top and the Transport...

Page 19: ...efficient this way rather than delving in menus The following list gives the most commonly used Interface functions their shortcuts and menu entries Display Control Settings Pages F2 User Interface T...

Page 20: ...e Transport Tool Show Preset Tab P Settings Show Preset Tab Zoom in the Timeline To change the Zoom level use Alt Mouse wheel or Alt Click into the Time Ruler and Drag Alt Drag in the Timeline Zooms t...

Page 21: ...Scale A Double click in the TimeCode Scale acts as Zoom Fit Alt 1 and Dese lects All Clips Underneath is the Range Tray The Range can be dragged and trimmed with the mouse Double clicking in the Rang...

Page 22: ...e TimeCode Scale The Footage Ruler Settings dialog can be accessed by Right clicking the Film Footage Ruler or via Settings Show Footage Ruler Options Dialog Footage type 16mm When checked Film Feet a...

Page 23: ...w 0 00 Feet frames at 01 00 10 00 00 TimeCode then enter an offset of 01 00 10 00 00 Reset Reset Feet Every Hour When checked the footage counter and footage ruler will return to 0 0 after every hour...

Page 24: ...TC MIDI TimeCode from a suitable hardware MIDI interface or IP MIDI etc Note that an Ethernet connection used as a source of TimeCode is also able to feed VCube with an SD stream from a Video Server s...

Page 25: ...f VCube launches with an AJA card enabled VCube enables VCube as VT Clock Master if no Pyramix is detected running on the same VT Server instance on the same computer and it disables VCube as VT Clock...

Page 26: ...CR for the format selected Quick Settings can also form a useful basis for more complex configura tions Using Quick Settings Set Up To set up VCube using Quick Settings Open the relevant Quick Setting...

Page 27: ...pe Pixel Aspect Ratio Shows the shape of pixels as a ratio Composition frame Rate E g FILM 23 98 fps TC Frame Rate E g FILM 23 98 fps Mykerinos Video Ref Format E g PAL 625 50 00 Hz Audio Sampling Rat...

Page 28: ...ive Note Except in exceptional circumstances it is highly desirable if not essential that all the refer ences are the same and ideally sourced from external video syncs PAL PAL 4 3 D1 PAL 4 3 DV PAL 1...

Page 29: ...s of Size Shows the number of horizontal and vertical pixels Field Order Shows Progressive Frame for non field based formats or field order and type Pixel Aspect Ratio Shows the shape of pixels as a r...

Page 30: ...io Reference source Click on the down arrow to select an alternative TC Clock Ref Field shows the current TimeCode Reference Source Click on the down arrow to select an alternative Note Except in exce...

Page 31: ...ositions into the current Composition File Extension Vcube Compositions are saved with a VCube extension Video Files in VCube format are saved with a cube extension Composition File Tab Page To open t...

Page 32: ...Ctrl Shift Q Delete Deletes the selected Composition from the hard drive Shift DELETE Note The associated Media Files remain on the mass storage Load Selective Enables Composition objects or properti...

Page 33: ...a button which when checked turns on import of the properties or objects selected in the box itself Selection can only be made when the box title button is checked Composition Properties Format Frame...

Page 34: ...mecode When checked you can enter a Timecode starting point in the field If this option is used then Locator positions will also be shifted Settings Imported With Composition If you use the Load optio...

Page 35: ...urrent one Ctrl Alt L Properties When checked also imports the individual Clips Properties Locked Invert Fields Invert Color Clips When checked Clips in the selected Layer s will be imported From Laye...

Page 36: ...ows browser to select an alternative directory File Name Click in the field and type a suitable name for the new Video file Input Settings Import Path Field shows the directory where the still images...

Page 37: ...xperts Group jpeg Joint Photograpic Experts Group j2k JPEG 2000 psd Adobe Photoshop File tga Targa Graphic File gif Graphics Interchange Format wmf Windows Metafile tif Tagged Image File Format tiff T...

Page 38: ...ted currently Click on the down arrow to select an alternative The exact composition of the list will depend on options purchased Width The field shows the Width of the output Video in pixels Click in...

Page 39: ...ate must be set to match the frame rate of the Composition where the generated Video file is to be used Compression allows the user to select the CODEC used to generate the new Media File s Depending...

Page 40: ...DCam HD for HD formats To record or render in VC 3 or AVC Intra simply choose the codec in the codec list In Video Advanced Settings Aspect ratio can be Transparent Force 4 3 or Force 16 9 A checkbox...

Page 41: ...available in the OMF Composition then the Scan function must be used to generate the OMF Media Files data base The first scan process can take a very long time on a big media server storing thousands...

Page 42: ...searched Remove Clicking on the Remove button deletes the path selected by clicking on it in the panel below the Import File field OK Click on the OK button to commence the search and close the dialo...

Page 43: ...Folder containing the Media using the button which opens a conventional Windows Browser Then double click on any of the Folders displayed in the main area to view the Media Files Double clicking on a...

Page 44: ...Folders File Path Field shows the current Path Opens a Windows browser to change the Path to a location on local storage or via a net work Up arrow steps up the path tree to the root directory Refresh...

Page 45: ...ag and dropped into the Timeline Note Still images are stored in RAM when dropped in the Timeline The Alpha channel is pre served The Convert Still Image function Ctrl I is the preferred option for nu...

Page 46: ...Media Files once installed on your VCube machine To use QuickTime specific codecs with VCube when generating a new media file Record Render Convert Media Files follow the method below Select QuickTime...

Page 47: ...MXF formats for playback at NTSC or PAL frame rates SD Files must be encoded with UYVY DV DVCPro 50 dv50 MJPEG or D 10 AKA Sony IMX codecs HD files must be encoded with DVCPro 100 dv10 VC 3 aka AVID D...

Page 48: ...son Targa image file formats mng Multiple image Network Graphics A PNG like Image Format Supporting Multiple Images Animation and Transparent JPEG jng JPEG Network Graphics with Alpha channel psd Abod...

Page 49: ...tally beneath the Time Scale bar and multiple Tracks are stacked vertically On the left side of each Track is a Header panel with various controls and information displays Audio Layer Solo Audio Layer...

Page 50: ...in the field and type to change Layer Physical Output Field show the physical output the Layer is patched to currently Click to drop down a list of all valid outputs available on the system Some oper...

Page 51: ...the bottom Track in the Timeline Ctrl Alt T Edit Auto Create New Layer Creates a new Layer above the topmost Layer in the selected Video Track Ctrl Shift N Edit Auto Create New Layer Creates a new Lay...

Page 52: ...aries the Zoom level Drag Left to Zoom In and Right to Zoom Out Zoom In Alt 3 Zooms In to Timeline with each press Zoom Out Alt 4 Zooms Out of Timeline with each press Fit Selection Zoom Alt 1 Adjusts...

Page 53: ...the Locators thumbnails immediately The Tab Page can be resized by clicking and dragging on the edges or the bottom right hand corner Double Clicking on any of the thumbnails locates to that position...

Page 54: ...when active Notes Field The gray panel at the bottom of the page is a free text field for notes Simply Click in the field and type Locator Bar At the top of the Timeline panel lies the Locator Bar Al...

Page 55: ...Toolbar and Transport Control Panel Of course the Transport Commands are also available via remote controllers that support them Transport Control Bar The Transport functions can be controlled with th...

Page 56: ...r Toggles Play Pause Pause Num 3 Record Decimal 4 Transport Status and Speed 5 When the button is active the Transport will Loop between In and Out markers 6 Dolby E Status Only when the SurCode for D...

Page 57: ...elow the Internal Machine Please see Machine Control on page 175 Set In Num 7 Set Out Num 8 Are linked to the Timeline Range Goto In Num 4 Goto Out Num 5 Are linked to the Timeline Locator controls Re...

Page 58: ...hould be EXT Select to chase serial TimeCode from the Sony 9 pin serial stream If EXT is not selected the displayed TimeCode is the current Virtual Transport TimeCode Control of External Machine When...

Page 59: ...Video I O on page 138 Note Be sure that both reference video input on the synchronization panel of the VCube and the Video Card Reference Input are referenced to the same genlock black and burst or vi...

Page 60: ...e and VTR cue up where they were at the beginning of the process If an Auto Edit completes successfully the VTR goes back to the Out point after the Postroll This allows for assembling video end to en...

Page 61: ...Click on the V1 button to arm Video for recording in Insert mode When lit as above Video is armed for recording Please see Insert INSERT on page 60 12345678 Click on the numbered buttons to arm Audio...

Page 62: ...Prefer Mykerinos track for Assemble Video File Format Field shows the Output File format selected currently Click on the down arrow to select from CUBE Cube AVI avi MPEG mpg MPEG mpeg MPEG m2v MPEG m...

Page 63: ...kTime player compatibility Frame Rate must be set to match the frame rate of the Composition where the generated Video file is to be used Compression allows the user to select the CODEC used to genera...

Page 64: ...in a sin gle file When recording more than 2 channels in an AVI2 or QuickTime file each channel is treated as a separate mono channel I e if you have 4 channels in VCube they will appear as 4 mono cha...

Page 65: ...e selected Region Click and drag anywhere in the Timeline to create a Region Any Layer dragged over will be included in the Region The Region will be shown highlighted Click on the Region to create a...

Page 66: ...Track Ctrl V Paste Ripple at Playhead Cursor in selected Layer Track Ctrl Shift V To split a Selection at the Playhead Cursor position use Ctrl T When Clips are grouped every Clip pres ent at the loc...

Page 67: ...symmetrically If you use Ctrl while moving a faded Clip an automatic symmetric cross fade is produced within the adjacent Clips On the right Handles act in the same manner for the Out point With Group...

Page 68: ...ious TimeCode Ctrl M only available if the Clipboard isn t empty Paste To original TC only available if the Clipboard isn t empty Send Selection to Mark In Send Selection to Mark Out Send Selection to...

Page 69: ...Editing Editing in the Timeline Page 69 Select All Clips Ctrl A UnSelect All Clips ESCAPE Build Waveforms of Selected Clips Forces waveform generation for selected Clips whe disables in Settings...

Page 70: ...poten tially confusing burnt in Timecodes at the top or bottom Advanced Preview Picture in Picture can also be used to give Re recording Dubbing Mixers an advanced Preview when mixing as below In this...

Page 71: ...tion and or size has been modified Controls and Shortcuts The Source Rectangle is accessed from the Destination Rectangle Source button at top left and determines the shape and size of the portion of...

Page 72: ...Ctrl LEFT and Ctrl RIGHT keys resize the rectangle In this mode the Top Left handle is the fixed reference point Shift UP Shift DOWN Shift LEFT and Shift RIGHT keys resize the rectangle In this mode t...

Page 73: ...ed a user selected Watermark image will be added in real time to every video output Both Text and still image are possible Note Enable must be active in order to access the Watermark settings Load Wat...

Page 74: ...anchor position chosen above When xxx Center is chosen no offset is possible Color The field shows the color selected currently Click in the field to pop up a color picker Please see Color Picker on p...

Page 75: ...cur rently Double Click on the Text Clip created in the Timeline to open the Clips Info Tab Text Text Click in the box to highlight the field and type the Text you wish to see on screen The result wil...

Page 76: ...the field and type to enter an alternative value Auto Size Adjusts the rectangle area automatically to the Text content In Auto Size mode there are no external handles for the rectangle But the cente...

Page 77: ...l handle centers the Text box on the vertical axis Shift Double click on the central handle centers the Text box on the horizontal axis Finish Enter accepts Text box settings and removes the red frame...

Page 78: ...ically in the VCube Timeline This feature either works internally in a PyraCube machine or uses the network connection between separate Pyramix and VCube machines to send the corresponding information...

Page 79: ...number Clip Name Field shows the current Clip Name Click in the field and type to rename Countdown Font Name Field shows Font selected currently Click to drop down a list of all fonts available on the...

Page 80: ...c Field show the current Step Length between numbers 1000 1 second NTSC based video standards require 1001 ms per second First Count Number Field shows the First step number for the countdown Click in...

Page 81: ...n page 17 Opacity The field is a slider showing the current Opacity between 1 and 255 Click and drag the slider to change the value Alignment Field shows current Wipe direction Click to drop down list...

Page 82: ...elected currently Click to access the list of patterns avail able Audio Tone clip Audio Tone Clips can be generated automatically by VCube Edit Auto Create or In the Toolbar Once created in the Timeli...

Page 83: ...ile type is already selected for you Interchange file format xml Type a suitable name in the File name drop down list box or choose from the list if overwriting a previ ous export Click the Save butto...

Page 84: ...name as the file about to be created Keep Original File Name When active the main part of the existing file name will be used to name the newly created Media File E g trailer 6 mp4 is written as trail...

Page 85: ...s available Note Further settings specific to the chosen output may be available via the Advanced Set tings button at the bottom of each Tab File Format Determines the file type of the video Media Fil...

Page 86: ...in File Formats YCrCb YUY2 YCrCb UYVY RGB MJPEG Standard Avid AVID MJEPG 1 AVRn Avid AVID MJPEG 2 ADVJ Panasonic AVC Intra DV Standard DV Canopus DV dv25 DV DV25 Panasonic DVCPro 50 dv50 Panasonic DVC...

Page 87: ...idescreen 16 9 1 2 D1 DV PAL 1 067 D1 DV PAL Widescreen 16 9 1 422 HDV DVCProHD 720p 1 333 DVCProHD 1 5 Anamorphic 2 1 2 0 Cinemascope 2 35 D4 D16 Standard 0 948 D4 D16 Anamorphic 1 896 Up Conversion...

Page 88: ...nes the type of the generated Media File for audio If both video and audio are of the same type they are merged inside a single Media File None AVI avi MPEG mpg MPEG mpeg MPEG mpa PMF pmf WAV wav BWF...

Page 89: ...s in VCube they will appear as 4 mono channels in an AVI2 file The Windows Media Player from Microsoft and the QuickTime player from Apple will playback a 4 audio channel file into a stereo mix of the...

Page 90: ...s Main Video and Audio When suitable settings have been made the Proceed button starts the rendering process while Cancel closes the dialog without rendering Render Composition Dialog Main Output Outp...

Page 91: ...a list of all Presets available New Highlights the Drop down field inviting entry of a new name Use Save immedi ately afterwards to create the new Preset Save Saves the current Settings to the Preset...

Page 92: ...encoder is present them Wrap can include Dolby E encoded audio Please see Audio channel content description on page 96 and also Dolby E Encoder on page 155 Final Check Meter Final Check Normalizer Lev...

Page 93: ...d Connection Layout Toggles with Use TrackNumber Instead Of Audio Card Output Connection Note Note that the audio card connection layout in Wrap Audio is associated with the Routing of 8 First Channel...

Page 94: ...ed Output file will correspond to original Video file TimeCode stamp Use Clip Position Timecode When checked the current TimeCode of the Video Clip in the Timeline will be used in the wrapped file Fil...

Page 95: ...by J nger Audio Click on the label to toggle the process on off The green LED indicates process ON Target Loudness Field shows the selected Target Loudness The drop down enables values between 23LUFS...

Page 96: ...tion The second pass applies the required gain correction to achieve the loudness value set in the Target Loudness drop down When required a True Peak limiter is also activated to ensure that the maxi...

Page 97: ...and re encoded to a Dolby E stream SurCode Decoder When selected a Dolby E stream will be decoded to 8 discrete channels by the SurCode for Dolby E decoder 1 8 drop down The drop down sets the channe...

Page 98: ...ng the correct audio level from any source at any time It features Transient Processing and Peak Limiting for continuous unattended control of any program material A 2 pass version is under developmen...

Page 99: ...B to 6dB in 1dB increments Normal value is 0dB Release Time Sets the time it takes for gain to reach maximum The drop down lists offer a range of val ues between 10s and 2h 40s is a good starting poin...

Page 100: ...Further information about FinalCheck http www merging com products Report Files A Final Check report file will look something like this when opened in Notepad or a text editor xml version 1 0 encoding...

Page 101: ...on of MXFix as of version 3 2 of VCube allows for audio and video wrapping of MXF files as well as compatible QuickTime MOV files and compatible AVI files Measure fix loudness fix metadata and wrap it...

Page 102: ...just added to select it 5 Click on the Settings button to open the MXFix Wrapper dialog See below 6 Make any necessary changes to settings 7 Click on the OK button to save the settings and exit the di...

Page 103: ...VCube running and watching a folder or folders where you will place files to be processed whenever required VCube will look at the selected folders regularly to see if any new file to be Wrapped has...

Page 104: ...wo tab pages Main and Audio Processing Main Tab General Wrap Configuration Input Folder Field shows the Input Folder Output Folder Field shows the Output Folder Click on the button to open a browser i...

Page 105: ...present in your VCube system AJA Mykerinos ASIO Using the Use Tracknumber option means there is no need to worry about this setting Force output tracks count to When active the number of Output Track...

Page 106: ...ected blue LED lit processing will be in accordance with the overall default Lev elMagic processor settings allowing for modification of the Target Loudness and Max Peak values from their drop down me...

Page 107: ...correction of over 15dB is required then no gain adjustment will be applied and the MXFix reports will signal a warning The gain correction is applied to the entire channel to avoid altering the origi...

Page 108: ...154 Running MXFix In order to launch MXFix simply click Ok in the MXFix Folders dialog box with or without the Continuous Watch Mode button activated to use either mode MXFix displays Batch mode in r...

Page 109: ...plorer Safari Firefox Chrome or a mobile device s Web browser You simply need to be logged onto the same network domain as that of VCube running MXFix Log on to your VCube s IP address and add the fol...

Page 110: ...b Monitor appears as in the screenshot below One group of status boxes per Input Output Folder pair are displayed Queue Box The Queue box displays the basic properties of the tasks to be performed and...

Page 111: ...Processing Box When MFXFix processing is activated the Processing Box shows the details of the file being processed currently The bar next to the Processing label shows progress Output Folder Box Whe...

Page 112: ...uration Composition Rate Differs From Incoming TimeCode The Timeline displays the External and the current Composition frame rate in the right bottom corner of the Time line The Overlay Tab settings e...

Page 113: ...and the size of the Pane can be adjusted by hov ering over the left and bottom splitters borders When the cursor changes to a double headed arrow Click and drag to resize The Tabs on the left access...

Page 114: ...gs Pages Show File Page F6 Toggle File Tab User Interface Settings Pages Show Locator Page F7 Toggle Locator Tab User Interface Settings Pages Show View Page F8 Toggle View Tab User Interface Settings...

Page 115: ...p arrow steps up the path tree to the root directory Refresh Updates the list of Files in the current location F5 Recursive When checked all Composition Files in the folder specified will be shown inc...

Page 116: ...sition was saved are discarded Ctrl Shift Q Delete Deletes the selected Composition from the hard drive Shift DELETE Note The associated Media Files remain on the mass storage Load Selective Enables C...

Page 117: ...Tab Page 117 Video Clip Clips In this section every information field is editable by either Double clicking in it and typing or selecting from the drop down where there is a down arrow at the end of...

Page 118: ...le is just played with another frame rate Sped up Clips have their duration shortened in the Timeline Slowed down ones keep their original duration in the Timeline I e Slowed down Clips are truncated...

Page 119: ...ec used with this Media File Word Length shows the number of bits used for frame sampling Size shows the number of horizontal and vertical pixels used to sample the image Source Rect Source Rectangle...

Page 120: ...Double click in the field to modify Destination In Shows the TimeCode for the first frame of the Clip used in the current Composition Dou ble click in the field to modify Level Shows the Gain ratio i...

Page 121: ...ttings Page View Tab Page 121 Audio Word Length Is the original Media File Bit Depth Original Timecode The Timecode stamped into the Media File when it was created Length Is the total duration of the...

Page 122: ...k Media The Re link Media button will appear if one or more Media Files are missing or offline Zebra Clips in the Time line Clicking on the button opens the VCube Searching for Media File dialog Re li...

Page 123: ...hortcut The Shortcut Tab provides the complete list of current Keyboard Shortcuts It also enables Shortcuts to be altered and managed Different sets of Shortcuts can be saved Imported and Exported Not...

Page 124: ...e main User Modes Simple and Advanced are built in examples of Workspaces Note The current set of Workspaces is stored with the Project and will be reloaded with it unless excluded by a Load Selective...

Page 125: ...aults Default Workspaces UIMode Simple Click the button to change the UIMode to Simple UIMode Advanced Click the button to change the UIMode to Advanced Protect If the User Interface is Unprotected cl...

Page 126: ...ews Hide All But Settings Otherwise any of the individual Tabs listed below can be hidden in Simple Mode when the buttons are checked Clicking on one of the Folders will also activate hide for all the...

Page 127: ...er Interface Settings Tabs Hide Display Manual Resize Tab Hide Language Tab Note In Full Screen and Floating modes all VCube functions can also be accessed from a con text menu with a Right Click on t...

Page 128: ...n the Selected Track Layer and Ripples all subsequent Clips to the right in the Timeline later by the amount corresponding to the Clip s inserted If no Layer is selected a new Layer will be created If...

Page 129: ...k if it has no remaining Layers Note also that the Layer number is not linked to a specific Layer but to its position Delete Selected Layer Removes the selected Layer from the Track Ctrl DELETE Note t...

Page 130: ...the Time code shown in the field The field shows the current Playhead Cursor position in the desti nation Project Double click in the field to enter an alternative Timecode Tracks The Tracks Tab mana...

Page 131: ...Delete Work as normal Import Opens a Windows File Browser to locate an existing Preset When a Preset is selected click on Open to load the Preset parameters Export Opens a Windows File Browser Type a...

Page 132: ...sets 1 Enable the video I O Shift Alt P plug in according the video card present in the machine 2 Choose an HD or SD video standard according to your requirements The simplest manner is to use the Qui...

Page 133: ...ttings Settings Page Page 133 Format Sync One of the most important Tabs in the Settings Tab Page Format Sync options set the fundamental Composition and Synchronization parameters Format Sync Tab pag...

Page 134: ...ttings supported by the computer graphics card are not sup ported by the video card If an unsupported setting is selected a warning message will be dis played on the video output Please see Video Form...

Page 135: ...Click in the field to type an Offset Graphic Card Delay Compensation Shows current delay compensation in frames Click to drop down a list of values between 10 and 10 Video Card Delay Compensation Sho...

Page 136: ...Synchronization LTC Reader Incoming LTC Information only Synchronization LTC Generator Out Level Shows the current LTC output level Click in the field to drop down a list of output level options betw...

Page 137: ...VITC into the video line specified in the field Click to select values from 10 to 39 Line 2 When checked VCube inserts VITC into the video line specified in the field Click to select values from 10 to...

Page 138: ...e VCube machine but only one can be used at a time HD VCube also supports SD video cards The plug in corresponding to the video card installed must be chosen from the drop down menu Depending on the o...

Page 139: ...s the current TimeCode display format allows when running at Nominal Play speed Click in the field to drop down the list of options H M S Hours Minutes Seconds H M S Frames Hours Minutes Seconds Frame...

Page 140: ...the current TimeCode Counter color Click in the color window to open the Color Picker Please see Color Picker on page 17 Mask The Mask function hides symmetrical areas of the screen Left and Right Hor...

Page 141: ...aced and Output is Progressive Note Automatic video resize may produce wave like artefacts when an interlaced Media File has to be stretched to match the output format One Field When Stopped When chec...

Page 142: ...rame is shown around the edges of the selected scan for mat Show Safe Area When checked the standard cut off on a consumer display is shown as the outer dashed box The inner dashed box shows the Graph...

Page 143: ...dragging the splitter under the preview pane and at the splitter between the Preview pane and the Settings pane when visible Double clicking when the Cursor is in double headed arrow mode resets the p...

Page 144: ...wanted modifications to the Composition This includes each and every set ting except the locators The Lock unlock Editing button itself is locked when the Compo sition is Protected Locators remain edi...

Page 145: ...ark Enable When Enable is checked a user selected Watermark image will be added in real time to every video output Both Text and still image are possible Load Watermark Image File Opens a Windows File...

Page 146: ...hidden Clips not visible in the Timeline Settings Click on the Settings button to open the Countdown and Wipes Settings dialog Double clicking on the Countdown or Wipe title bars will break the panes...

Page 147: ...les VCube to run several simultaneous threads in order to reduce overall disk access time Local Read Cache Enable Cache Size drop down Local Write Cache Enable Cache Size drop down Network Read Cache...

Page 148: ...ows all available monitors Simply choose the Screen you wish the VCube user interface to use Left Entering a positive value reduces the width of the VCube display on the left hand side by the number o...

Page 149: ...out but the actual data streams in the files are not encrypted so they remain CPU efficient since they do not require real time encod ing or decoding when they are created or played back 2 Protects an...

Page 150: ...ttings Page Page 150 Media Settings The Media Settings Tab manages Media Paths InterChange Import options for AAF etc and the manner in which QuickTime and Mp3 files are handled by VCube Media Setting...

Page 151: ...ead of VCube proprietary When checked supports 10 bit DNxHD files Mp3 Locally by the Original When checked new uncompressed Audio Files will be created in the same folder as the originals Sub locally...

Page 152: ...rames Frame Type Use Composition frame rate When checked the time base is the same as the Composition Frame Rate When unchecked the time base can be selected from the drop down list above First Foot P...

Page 153: ...cture depend ing on the CPU capabilities or the visual quality requirements Resize Quality The field displays the option selected currently The drop down list offers the choice of Nearest neighbour Fa...

Page 154: ...ack Default is Monitor Stereo Select from the drop down list to route to Mykerinos or AJA outputs etc where these are installed ASIO Driver Enable ASIO When a properly installed driver is selected Ena...

Page 155: ...correct SurCode for Dolby E authorizations are present on a Minnetonka iLock or the correct Merging Technologies Keys are present click on this button to enable SurCode for Dolby E encoding Note The...

Page 156: ...onal and Isis specific settings details Isis Controller Enable Isis Controller When checked Isis can control the VCube in addition to the on screen controls Configure Click on the button to open the I...

Page 157: ...w adjacent Clicking on the down arrow enables the user to choose from a range of grouped tools When a Tool picker is present the Icon displayed in the Toolbar is the last tool selected Tools and Toolp...

Page 158: ...s the Formats Sync Tab Show LTC VITC Ctrl F2 Opens the LTC VITC Settings Tab Show Overlay Tab Ctrl P Opens the Overlay Tab Show Preview Tab Ctrl ALt P Opens the Preview Tab Show Video I O Tab Shift Al...

Page 159: ...ecord Page in the lower pane Show Timeline Page F11 Shows the Timeline in the lower panel Show Info Tabs Toolpicker Show Clip Info Tab Ctrl W Opens the Clip Info Tab Show Shortcut Tab Shift W Opens th...

Page 160: ...e Normal Size Shift F6 Default indicated by Tick Half Size Shift F7 Halves the Floating Window size Quarter Size Shift F8 Quarters the Floating Window size Convert Toolpicker Convert Media Files Ctrl...

Page 161: ...oves subsequent Clips to the Left earlier by the same amount Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected Clip s to the Clipboard Edit Paste Toolpicker Paste Ctrl V Pastes contents of Clipboard to the current Curs...

Page 162: ...Creates an overlaid text box of 5 seconds duration from the current Cursor position in the selected Track New Countdown Clip Creates a Countdown Clip 10 seconds duration corresponding to the current C...

Page 163: ...dge Selection Right Shift Ctrl Right Nudge Overlap Right Mark and Fade Toolpicker Set Mark In Num 7 Set Range In marker Set Mark Out Num 8 Set Range Out marker Set New Locator Num 9 Set New Locator Se...

Page 164: ...ck and Group Toolpicker Lock Selection Ctrl K Locks Selected Clip s Unlock Selection Ctrl Shift K Unlocks Selected Clip s Group Selection Ctrl G Groups Selected Clips Ungroup Selection Ctrl U Ungroup...

Page 165: ...ized to a 25 fps house clock Note 2 Both external 25fps or internal 24fps TimeCodes can be displayed 24fps Composition Chasing other Timecodes VCube is able to play a 24 frames per second Composition...

Page 166: ...r video monitor Now the S Video output will only display the VCube overlay content without any graphic user interface Note 1 This feature can also be used to generate a regular SD PAL or NTSC video ou...

Page 167: ...l master and accepts MIDI Machine Control commands via Virtual Transport VCube Chasing Pyramix Via Virtual Transport in the Same PC PyraCube VCube can be remote controlled by and chase Pyramix when bo...

Page 168: ...C position of the handle moved in Pyramix Network must be enabled in Virtual Transport Alt V opens the Virtual Transport Server User Interface Click on the red Net button to open the Network Frame DAR...

Page 169: ...mmunication Checked Automatically Set as Clock Master Checked Automatically Set as TimeCode master Checked 6 In the Chasing Section Force TimeCode Source to External Virtual Transport Checked 7 In the...

Page 170: ...COM3 in the Settings dialog This port is named COM2 in the Settings dialog for early VCubes using an ASUS motherboard The RS 232 port is named COM1 COM1 Current COM Port Click to drop down a list of a...

Page 171: ...ialog This port is named COM2 in the Settings dialog for early VCubes using an ASUS motherboard The RS 232 port is named COM1 3 In this configuration both Audio and Video references must be used Audio...

Page 172: ...port is named COM3 in the Settings dialog This port is named COM2 in the Settings dialog for early VCubes using an ASUS motherboard The RS 232 port is named COM1 COM1 Current COM Port Click to drop do...

Page 173: ...e can chase an LTC source 1 In the Format Sync Tab Synchronization section configure as below Chase TC Source LTC Toggle Chase Checked Or set from the Transport Tool 2 In this configuration Video and...

Page 174: ...can chase an LTC source 1 In the Format Sync Tab Synchronization section configure as below Chase TC Source VITC Toggle Chase Checked Or set from the Transport Tool 2 In this configuration Video and...

Page 175: ...capture 1 In the Format Sync Tab Synchronization section configure as below Chase TC Source Sony 9 Pin Toggle Chase Checked Sony 9 Pin Machine Control Checked 2 The RS 422 configuration switch must be...

Page 176: ...e that the Reference Video Input on the synchronization panel of the VCube and the Video Card Reference Input are referenced to the same genlock black burst or video signal This is the only way to ens...

Page 177: ...s Capture Import Media File Browser Composition Create new Composition Add to Existing Import Composition Export Changes Import Layer Convert Still Images Export Export Composition Convert Media Files...

Page 178: ...t Redo Edit Cut Cut Ripple Copy Paste Paste Ripple Paste to Previous Timecode Paste to Original Timecode Create New Timeline Object New Video Track New Audio Track New Layer New Text Clip New Sticky M...

Page 179: ...own Track Send Send Selection to Mark In Send Selection to Mark Out Send Selection to Cursor Send Selection to Original Timecode Trim Trim Selection In to Cursor Trim Selection Out to Cursor Jog Trim...

Page 180: ...election Page 180 Selection Range to region Select Previous Layer Select Next Layer Select All Clips on Selected Layers Select All Clips Unselect All Clips Zoom Zoom In Zoom Out Fit Selection Zoom Zoo...

Page 181: ...lection Goto In Goto Out Set New Locator Move Selected Locator to Cursor Goto Locator Goto Previous Locator Goto next Locator Auto Create Locators Auto Create Locators All layers Destructive Auto Crea...

Page 182: ...Goto Previous Locator Goto Next Locator Goto Next Edit Goto Previous Edit Goto Timecode Goto Foot Frame Cursor Step Step Forward 1 Frame Step Forward 1 Second Step Forward 10 Seconds Step Forward 1 M...

Page 183: ...rt Tool Toggle Chase Turns Chase On Off Rewind Forward Stop Toggle Play Pause Toggle Play Stop Toggle Play Reverse Pause Toggle Play Reverse Stop Pause Record Loop Overlay Activate Burn in Timecode To...

Page 184: ...how Record Log Tab Show Preset Tab Show Format Sync Tab Show Mykerinos Settings Tab Show LTC VITC Show Video I O Tab Show Overlay Tab Show Preview Tab Show Composition Tab Show Footage Ruler Options D...

Page 185: ...n they are displayed to the right of the Preview pane Show File page Opens the Locator Tab pane in a floating window Show Locator Page Opens the Edit Tabs in a floating window Show view Page Opens the...

Page 186: ...ttings Tab Show Timeline Tab System Show Windows Display Settings Dialog Show Virtual Transport Mykerinos Show Mykerinos I O I Opens the I O Status Window Output Show Output Page Show System Tab Show...

Page 187: ...ngs from the installation for use by Merging support This can speed up the process of understanding a bug dramatically so please use it when reporting a bug When the process is complete a dialog opens...

Page 188: ...uffer 3 Playback Info 4 Sync Status 5 Audio Meters So if you encounter a file that just does not play out smoothly or as you expect check these diagnostic tools first in order to determine where the b...

Page 189: ...therefore a reduced bit rate requiring less disk performance At the other extreme are totally uncompressed RGB YCrCb YCbCr type video formats that require almost no CPU usage due to the absence of dec...

Page 190: ...mption for any reason can render any system unresponsive and even critically unstable The Playback buffer can be either an ally or an enemy in cases where HD video files do not seem to playback well I...

Page 191: ...ay back If they do this indicates a stall in the system due either to a CPU problem a data throughput problem from the Media Volume to the playback engine or even possibly a PCI e bus problem on the M...

Page 192: ...Cube playback engine Just to be on the safe side it should even be considered that a safe ratio of Disk Read delay to a single frame of video should be about half that of the time of a single frame to...

Page 193: ...FPS counter shows the real time frame rate per second of the VCube playback engine If this value varies after the initial lock cycle of VCube is established then VCube has detected a drift in the pla...

Page 194: ...onization and clock status This panel also appears when clock format or sync are inconsistent The mismatched parameter flashes red until a valid setting is made whereupon it changes to green Note The...

Page 195: ...Sync Reference Source is Video one of the following statuses is possible Locked to the Video Locked to the Video but the framerate is incompatible with the video framerate No video present or video i...

Page 196: ...Output View Output Page Diagnostic Tools Page 196 Audio Meters Shows audio Playback levels Output Page Audio Meters...

Page 197: ...d be increased Settings Show Buffer and Cache Tab Playback Buffer For regular SD video formats and DV codecs 5 is the recommended starting point Flickering Video Output Problem The video output video...

Page 198: ...ut to feed an additional monitor settings must be made as in the following screen shots Depending of the BIOS version of the Matrox graphic card Preserve source cropping may require disabling to ensur...

Page 199: ...ozen but the preview display is OK in VCube Solution Ensure that the settings of the graphic card are in accordance with this screen shot If Scale only on page flip is enabled in the Matrox dialog the...

Page 200: ...position frame rate e g 24 fps composition and 72 fps projector graphic card settings To avoid slice artefacts in slow progressive mode 23 98 24 25 fps Settings Show Preview Tab Page Flipping should b...

Page 201: ...ronization TimeCode Incoming and Outgoing activate the Debug Log This feature displays all incoming commands or requests from the external controller It is a powerful tool for ana lyzing and remedying...

Page 202: ...same genlock black burst or video signal This is the only way to ensure precise timing for the video signal 2 Be sure that the specification of the video display you use does not feature some latency...

Page 203: ...Media Files Problem A PAL Composition or a PAL Media File is loaded using the Easy Load function into the Timeline NTSC video out put is required This output exhibits some dropped frames on the displ...

Page 204: ...ct the frame rate of the video standard in use In all cases the VCube video engine provides the exact number of frames required when they are required Apple Compatibility 2GB Limitation Problem QuickT...

Page 205: ...ndices AJA Video Cards and Plugins LH i SD SDI HD SDI HDMI Analog Notes SDI embedded audio and the Merging Technologies audio option cannot be used to capture audio simul taneously VCube does not use...

Page 206: ...25i 29 97 625i 25 720p 23 98 PC 720p 24 PC 720p 25 PC 720p 29 97 PC 720p 30 PC 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 1080i 25 1080i 29 97 1080i 30 1080PsF 23 98 1080PsF 24 1080PsF 25 PC 1080PsF 29 97 PC 1080PsF...

Page 207: ...n card selected in the drop down list is active Card and plug in details are shown under the Enable button AJA Video Engine AJA Video Engine Format The current internal AJA Engine format is shown Alte...

Page 208: ...rmat Displays the Analog Input format selected currently Alternatives are selected in the drop down list Video Output 1 Field when Stopped Must be Enabled to allow a stable picture for interlaced vide...

Page 209: ...reenshot shows the default playback routing for HD Click and Drag connects the different elements Right click accesses the context drop down list of settings for every element User configurations can...

Page 210: ...dded audio and the Merging Technologies audio option cannot be used to capture audio simul taneously VCube does not use the RS422 connector on the breakout cable currently SD Formats Supported PAL 4 3...

Page 211: ...080p sf 24 00 Hz 1080p 23 98 Hz 1080p 24 00 Hz 1080p 25 00 Hz 1080p 29 97 Hz 1080p 30 00 Hz 2048 x 108p 23 98 Hz 2048 x 1080p 24 00 Hz 2048 x 1080p sf 23 98 Hz 2048 x 1080p sf 24 00 Hz Notes SDI embed...

Page 212: ...Options available in drop down lists will reflect the different capabilities Plug in Enable When lit the plug in card selected in the drop down list is active Card and plug in details are shown under...

Page 213: ...ponent Composite or SDI digital Video Analog Input Format Displays the Analog Input format selected currently Alternatives are selected in the drop down list Video Output 1 Field when Stopped Must be...

Page 214: ...screenshot shows the default playback routing for HD Click and Drag connects the different elements Right click accesses the context drop down list of settings for every element User configurations ca...

Page 215: ...and NTSC complying to SMPTE 259 292 296 Genlock BNC Component Composite S Video Input 3 x BNC Component Composite S Video Output 3 x BNC Balanced Audio In 2 x XLR Balanced Audio Out 2x XLR 8 channels...

Page 216: ...PAL 16 9 D1 PAL 16 9 DV NTSC 4 3 D1 NTSC 4 3 DV NTSC 16 9 D1 NTSC 16 9 DV HD Video Formats Supported 720p 50 00 Hz 720p 59 94 Hz 720p 60Hz 1080i 50 00 Hz 1080i 59 94 Hz 1080i 60 00 Hz 1080p sf 23 98...

Page 217: ...e video reference signal Reference Input video card This BNC connector allows you to synchronize outputs to your house reference video signal or black burst If you have a sync generator or central pie...

Page 218: ...capture hardware options inside your VCube station It supports Analog Component Composite and SDI video for both SD and HD formats Plug in Enable When lit the plug in card selected in the drop down l...

Page 219: ...d currently Alternatives are selected in the drop down list Video Output 1 Field when Stopped Must be Enabled to allow a stable picture for interlaced video formats on stop Video Analog Output Format...

Page 220: ...nd NTSC complying to SMPTE 259M SDI Genlock BNC Component Composite S Video Input 3 x BNC Component Composite S Video Output 3 x BNC Balanced Audio In 2 x XLR Balanced Audio Out 2x XLR 8 channels 24 B...

Page 221: ...ector allows you to synchronize outputs to your house reference video signal or black burst If you have a sync generator or central piece of video equipment to use for synchronizing other video equipm...

Page 222: ...xternal Gen lock or Input 1 video input are possible During capture the reference source is toggled to the active video input Input Selection offers the choice of which source will be selected Analog...

Page 223: ...ol and Sony 9 pin Remote Control Settings dialogs Word Clock The word clock connection has the same functionality as the one found on the optional Mykerinos TC breakout cable This is a bi directional...

Page 224: ...on to the motherboard External Connections 9 pin D Sub Connector RS422 Sony 9 pin P2 protocol 15 pin mini D Sub Connector VGA type for Breakout Cable Video Reference Input BNC 2 x Biphase I O 4 connec...

Page 225: ...Composition Convert Media Files Ctrl Y Render Composition Ctrl R Wrapper Edit Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Cut Ripple Ctrl Shift X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Paste Ripple Ctrl Shift V Paste...

Page 226: ...TURN Select Previous Layer Ext UP Select Next Layer Ext DOWN Select All Clips on Selected Layers Shift A Select All Clips Ctrl A UnSelect All Clips Esc Zoom Zoom In Alt 3 Zoom Out Alt 4 Zoom All Alt 1...

Page 227: ...lt LEFT Step Backward 10 seconds Ext Ctrl Alt LEFT Step Backward 1 minute Ext Shift Alt LEFT Transport Show Hide Transport Frame T Chase Enable Ctrl F1 Rewind NUMPAD 1 Forward NUMPAD 2 Stop NUMPAD 0 T...

Page 228: ...Interface Refresh F5 Simple Mode Alt F1 Advanced Mode Alt F3 Show Hide Transport Frame T Show Timeline F11 Show Record Page F12 Page Previous Page Ext HOME Next Page Ext END Show Files Page F6 Show Lo...

Page 229: ...F7 Show System Output Ctrl F8 Show Buffers Output Ctrl F9 Show Playback Infos Output Ctrl F10 Show Sync Status Output Ctrl F11 Show Playback Monitor Output Ctrl F12 Script Show Script Page Ctrl F6 Tog...

Page 230: ...t Shortcuts Page 230 Generate WorkSpace 5 Ctrl 5 Generate WorkSpace 6 Ctrl 6 Generate WorkSpace 7 Ctrl 7 Generate WorkSpace 8 Ctrl 8 Generate WorkSpace 9 Ctrl 9 Generate WorkSpace 10 Ctrl 0 Help Show...

Page 231: ...Appendices HDTV Recorded Media Page 231 HDTV Recorded Media SDTV Recorded Media...

Page 232: ...n This section gives you some clues to understand the language video people use As usual in electronic signals the bandwidth is the value determining the amount of transmitted information per second I...

Page 233: ...ing the PAL system and one using the NTSC system The SECAM system is almost dead for production equipment and is only used in some countries for broadcasting purpose only NTSC is a 720 points x 480 li...

Page 234: ...145 792 points per second transmission Pixel Aspect Ratio This is the shape of the individual pixels HD video systems use mainly square pixels with aspect ratio equal to 1 1 NTSC uses an aspect ratio...

Page 235: ...l Since high bandwidth requirement means expensive equipment video engineers have developed ingenious strategies to reduce these requirements in a transparent manner Fortunately human vision is less a...

Page 236: ...a given color Light is added together to create form from out of the darkness RGB stores individual values for red green and blue RGBA is RGB with an additional channel alpha to indicate transparency...

Page 237: ...fields one for odd lines one for even lines displayed at twice the frame rate of the video standard To simplify the bandwidth computation the frames value will be used Bandwidth Computation Number of...

Page 238: ...rate properties of Double click on the selection to display the Clips Information page Here the speed can be set to 99 9 PullDown Once done the Clip s length remains the same in the Timeline Now 1 fr...

Page 239: ...Supported Page 239 Video Codecs Supported Note For DV video in QuickTime files we recommend using standard sizes such as 720x576 for PAL in order to use the Windows DV codec which is better optimized...

Page 240: ...rame Rates Supported Interchange Protocols Supported Frame Rates Supported Some frame rates may be incompatible with certain files codecs 23 98 HD 24 00 Film HD 25 00 PAL HD 29 97 NTSC HD 30 00 HD 50...

Page 241: ...3 DV NTSC 16 9 D1 NTSC 16 9 DV 750p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 1080 i 50 Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt 1080i 59 94 Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt 1080i 60 Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt 1080 psf 23 98 Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt...

Page 242: ...SD SE HD SE Pro HD SE Pro DD Formats PAL 4 3 D1 PAL 4 3 DV PAL 16 9 D1 PAL 16 9 DV NTSC 4 3 D1 NTSC 4 3 DV NTSC 16 9 D1 NTSC 16 9 DV 750p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 1080 i 50 1080i 59 94 1080i 60 1080 psf...

Page 243: ...deo Codecs Supported Page 243 MJPEG Compression Ratios MJPEG Quality Average Compression Ratio 100 2 4 99 5 5 98 6 4 97 7 96 7 4 95 8 4 94 9 93 9 8 92 10 5 91 10 9 90 11 3 85 13 5 80 15 5 75 17 70 18...

Page 244: ...Network Graphics A PNG like Image Format Supporting Multiple Images Animation and Transparent JPEG jng JPEG Network Graphics with Alpha channel psd Adobe Photoshop native format pcx PC Bitmap File Fo...

Page 245: ...the video files Annoyingly Windows Media Player and DS Player are not able to seek fast forward rewind in an AVI ref file This type of video Media File has to be played from the beginning With VCube...

Page 246: ...m corder afterwards DVHS D VHS Digital Data Video Home System is a specific extension of the popular VHS format It can process ATSC HDV and DVB data streams D VHS allows digital high definition MPEG 2...

Page 247: ...dialog Basic Settings The Basic Settings Tab enables standards compliant MPEG2 files to be produced using only a few settings Format type Choose an appropriate format from the list Format sub type Cho...

Page 248: ...Click to choose from Square Pels pixels 4 3 Display 16 9 Display 2 21 1 Display Pulldown Shows current Pulldown parameters The parameters under Pulldown convert 23 976 fps frames per second to 29 97...

Page 249: ...a new GOP when there is a scene change I e the encoder sets an I frame If you choose None from the drop down menu there will be no scene detection The Fast option is a quick method of scene detection...

Page 250: ...ended Mode 128 Experimental will probably cause problems Should only be used for testing Advanced Video Settings This Tab offers professional settings which should not be changed if you are creating M...

Page 251: ...a motion search threshold at which point the encoder will stop the search for matching blocks of pixels from one frame to another Higher values mean low sensitivity faster search times less quality w...

Page 252: ...e set to 3600 seconds Then when the two videos are played one after the other the TimeCode will be continuous between the two files Input video is RGB 16 235 When checked particular black and white va...

Page 253: ...lay Under Sequence Header you find the following option VBV Buffer size This value specifies the size of the Video Buffering Verifier VBV buffer in KB 1024 bytes Decod ers can use this value to determ...

Page 254: ...d Display vertical size settings if the SDE is present Under Picture Header the encoder offers one more setting Force VBV Delay Set to 1 to have the VBV delay in the picture headers fixed to a value o...

Page 255: ...rget number of bits as a percentage of the VBV size for the first frame in the stream Pad Frame Percentage This function is used when the VBR bitrate drops below the specified minimum bitrate It is on...

Page 256: ...ard audio type instead of MPEG Layer2 LPCM is an uncompressed audio format which offers higher quality but it also uses far more of the total bitrate consequently less bitrate is available for the vid...

Page 257: ...hall be 0 Set copyright bit Specifies whether the audio is copyrighted or not this setting is completely arbitrary it has no effect whatsoever Set original bit Specifies whether the audio is a copy or...

Page 258: ...usually defined by the parameters of the MPEG Encoder Variable Bitrate When checked VBR is on This option sets the muxing mode to variable or constant bitrate If it is turned off constant bitrate the...

Page 259: ...its are half these units DVD specifies 232 for the video buffer Software decoders usually ignore the buffer sizes but most hardware players will have problems if the buffer size is not correct VBV is...

Page 260: ...o the last or only file generated Pad VCD Audio Some VCD burning programs require this flag to be set and some do not VCD video packs are 2324 bytes long but the audio packs are only 2304 bytes long W...

Page 261: ...8 HD 10 bit 170 9 96 597 6 896 4 RTMac DV 25 3 6 0 21 12 6 18 9 Avid Avid DS HD Nitris 125 7 32 439 4 659 1 Avid DS 21 1 23 73 8 110 7 Media Composer Offline XL 4 5 0 26 15 8 23 7 Media Composer AVR75...

Page 262: ...be via Ethernet Virtual Transport Note that one VCube can be controlled by two editing workstations The Video Server is fed through the network by an Avid Nitris even while audio editors are using the...

Page 263: ...e The graphic output is connected to an HD video projector allowing compressed HD to be displayed authorization key required at full resolution Note Due to the storage transfer speed limitation of the...

Page 264: ...Appendices Pro Tools VCube Operation Page 264 Pro Tools VCube Operation...

Page 265: ...Unity server 1 Install a Fiber Channel Adapter in the VCube and connect to an available port on the server The currently rec ommended Fiber Channel Adapter is the ATTO FC 3300 Note Never install the...

Page 266: ...set the Nb Drives value to the number of discs installed on the Unity server partition the VCube is connected to The cache size will then be automatically adjusted to optimal If the above solution is...

Page 267: ...tcs_cfg Additional tcs_cfg settings required for control of VCube via 9 pin are RETRY_LIMIT 50 SONY TIMEOUT 50 LAME SLAVE DELAY 2 SETENV ALT_JOG In VCube the port COM settings for the Sony 9 pin Remo...

Page 268: ...Appendices Pro Tools and VCube Page 268 You absolutely must disable all the generate TimeCode options in the Session Setup window as shown in the Peripheral Machine Control screen shot...

Page 269: ...machine control Select the correct Keyspan Port Machine Type Sony9 Pin mode Node If your VCube is configured correctly Pro Tools should see it in the node list as a generic2 Set Pro Tools film or PAL...

Page 270: ...Appendices Pro Tools and VCube Page 270...

Page 271: ...If the Audio Ref is set to Video Input set Video Red Led should be highlighted too Sampling Rate As required Width 720 in SD Height 480 in SD Field Order Lower Field First Pixel Aspect Ratio 0 9 or 1...

Page 272: ...ots show a representative setup for Pro Tools HD as used in Swiss TV Since individual set ups will inevitably differ some settings may need to be altered to suit your circumstances If you encounter in...

Page 273: ...Appendices Pro Tools and VCube Page 273...

Page 274: ...Appendices Pro Tools and VCube Page 274...

Page 275: ...Appendices Sony 9 Pin RS422 Wiring Chart Page 275 Sony 9 Pin RS422 Wiring Chart...

Page 276: ...Appendices Sony 9 Pin RS422 Wiring Chart Page 276...

Page 277: ...Appendices Sony 9 Pin RS422 Wiring Chart Page 277...

Page 278: ...Appendices Sony 9 Pin RS422 Wiring Chart Page 278...

Page 279: ...rm for a component digital video format The details of the format are specified in the ITU R BT 601 2 standard document The numerals 4 2 2 denote the ratio of the sampling frequencies of the single lu...

Page 280: ...digital storage device used to compensate for a difference in the rate of flow of information or the time of occurrence of events when transmitting information from one device to another C caption Tex...

Page 281: ...itional professional outputs such as SDI or analog component video drop frame TimeCode SMPTE TimeCode format that continuously counts 30 frames per second but drops 2 frames from the count every minut...

Page 282: ...ape It is audible and can be read at high speeds but not when the tape is stationary luminance is the measure of the intensity of the combined color white portion of a video signal M Metadata is data...

Page 283: ...PAL video standard broadcasts at 25 frames per second so the transfer from film to video is simple for every film frame one video frame is captured Theatrical features originally photographed at 24 f...

Page 284: ...everal flavours of EDL and also reconform an existing project to match a CMX change EDL reference video signal A composite video signal to which other signals are compared or locked for tim ing purpos...

Page 285: ...data from TCP breaks it up into packets and sends it to a network within the Internet Every computer on the Internet supports TCP IP telecine A device for capturing movie film as a video signal TimeCo...

Page 286: ...Glossary Page 286 W X Y Y U V PAL luminance color difference components U and V are the names of the B Y and R Y color dif ference signals respectively when they are modulated onto subcarrier YUY2 se...

Page 287: ...245 Avid Unity and VCube 265 B Batch Export Re Wrapping 101 Bit Depth 51 Buffer Cache 147 Buffer Cache Tab 193 Buffer Tab 191 Burnt in Timecode 19 C Canopus ADVX 1000 14 Clip Context Menu 68 Clip Info...

Page 288: ...7 Frame Rate Management 112 Frame Rates Supported 240 Frame Shifting with Virtual Transport 200 Frozen Image on Matrox Parhelia Output 199 Full Screen Preview 19 Fullscreen Preview 19 G General Wrap C...

Page 289: ...on Compensated Telecine at 24 fps 165 NTSC Frame Rates 112 Nudge 66 Nudge Tools 163 O OMF 40 One Field When Stopped 141 Options 12 Out channels Re ordering 155 Output Page Diagnostic Tools 188 Output...

Page 290: ...zer 171 System Tab 188 T TC Clock Ref 134 Text Clip 75 Time Ruler 52 Time Scale 18 TimeCode Sources 24 Timeline 18 21 151 Timeline Tools 161 Tool Bar 157 Toolbar 18 Tools and Toolpickers 157 ToolTips...

Page 291: ...ling 40 Width 134 Window size reduction 148 Windows Vista 15 Wipe Clip 80 Workspace 124 Wrap Audio 92 Audio Processing Tab 95 Main Tab 93 Wrapping 83 90 X Xena HS 14 Xena LS 14 XML 83 Z Zoom 52 Zoom A...

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