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Advanced Measurement Technology

OTR 1001

User Guide

Software Version: 3.1

October 2013

Summary of Contents for OTR 1001

Page 1: ...Advanced Measurement Technology OTR 1001 User Guide Software Version 3 1 October 2013...

Page 2: ...hange and revisions hereto or new additions may be issued to incorporate such changes Warranty OmniTek systems are warranted for one year from date of purchase This includes all feature upgrades and b...

Page 3: ...een Windows Mode and Full Screen Mode A 12 A 5 Installing Additional Software Options A 13 A 6 Updating to the Latest Version A 14 A 7 General Care A 15 Cleaning A 15 Changing the Battery A 15 B OTR 1...

Page 4: ...D 2 D 3 Changing the Range of Views Displayed D 3 D 4 Changing Size Position etc D 5 D 5 Saving the New Layout D 6 E Image Analysis E 1 General Steps E 1 E 2 Focus of Analysis E 2 E 3 Waveform View E...

Page 5: ...es G 2 Setting the focus for the display G 3 G 2 Standard View G 4 Overview of Display Features G 4 G 3 Extended View G 5 Overview of Display Features G 5 H DCI Support VIEW_XR_DCI option H 1 CIE Colo...

Page 6: ...25 2 Colour Comparison on Waveform Display I 28 3 Colour Comparison on the Vectorscope Display I 30 4 Colour Comparison using Histogram Display I 32 I 10 Error Reporting I 35 Configuration Issues I 38...

Page 7: ...17 Display Properties K 17 Loudness and the Surround Sound View K 19 K 5 Lissajous Figures K 20 Selection K 20 Display Properties K 21 K 6 Surround Sound Lissajous Display K 22 Selection K 22 Display...

Page 8: ...urement to the OTR 1001 M 2 Upgrading EYE_xx option M 2 M 2 Set Up M 3 Cabling M 3 Configuration M 3 M 3 Jitter Display M 4 Selection M 5 Display Properties M 5 M 4 Eye Diagram M 7 Selection M 8 Displ...

Page 9: ...es Q 3 Line Patterns Q 6 Q 3 Saving Patterns Q 8 Q 4 Deleting Patterns Q 9 Q 5 Playing Out Test Patterns Q 9 Preparation for Play Out Q 9 Play Out Q 10 Q 6 Modifying the output Q 11 Enable SMPTE 352 Q...

Page 10: ...S 1 Overview S 1 Architecture S 3 Operating Modes S 4 S 2 Setting Up the OTR for Quality Analysis S 5 Step 1 Switch into PQA Mode S 5 Step 2 Setting the OTR up for the required Operating Mode S 6 Ste...

Page 11: ...s where included T 14 Waveform Graticules T 15 Time T 16 System Information T 16 IP Address Information T 16 Licences T 16 Button Bar options T 16 T 5 Video Inputs Page T 17 T 6 Audio Inputs Page T 17...

Page 12: ...vel B Dual Link Signals Added by VIDEO_3G V 4 V 4 3G Level B Dual Stream Signals Added by VIDEO_3G V 5 V 5 Digital Cinema Support V 5 App I ANC Packet Descriptor Creation I 1 Overview I 1 Description...

Page 13: ...standard test patterns and zoneplates play out video images and sequences from disk including 3D sequences and add gain noise bounce and audio tones to the resulting test signal again depending on wh...

Page 14: ...aces clean and dry Ensure that the unit is properly ventilated Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere or in damp wet conditions Do not operate the OTR 1001 with either the cover or any of the panel...

Page 15: ...tive picture selected area as required Fully digital processing Waveform High resolution Waveform View displaying YCbCr RGB YRGB or composite waveforms Cursors provided for measurement with automatic...

Page 16: ...frame GUI freeze and capture offered as standard Instrument Options The OTR 1001 is offered with a wide range of options that enhance the facilities it offers in various ways see below Video Standard...

Page 17: ...noise bounce insertion audio tone generation VITC ATC WSS VINDEX SMPTE 352 generation single frame capture GEN_MOTION Sequence Play out from PC RAM requires GEN GEN_ADV RVF Generation and ANC Generati...

Page 18: ...itional boards that are required to support additional application options you have purchased will be already installed in the OTR 1001 We recommend saving the shipping carton and all packing material...

Page 19: ...97Gbit SMPTE 259M 292M 424M EYE OUT1 EYE OUT2 Eye Jitter card outputs providing loop through of Eye Jitter card inputs Connection 2 x BNC with 75ohm termination Bit Rates 270Mbit 1 485Gbit 2 97Gbit SM...

Page 20: ...olution for the monitor However with some VGA monitors the OTR is not able to set the optimum resolution automatically and may even give no display at all The point at which this might cause a problem...

Page 21: ...ng the important connections when the OTR 1001 is being used to monitor a video signal Note The video signal can be passed through the OTR 1001 by connecting a BNC cable to the corresponding OUT socke...

Page 22: ...tor Adding an External Sync Where the OTR 1001 is used to analyze incoming video it needs to be synchronised to that incoming video but for timing analyses including assessments of the clock derived f...

Page 23: ...back Wait for the power button light to go out before switching on and re loading using the standard Start Up procedure given below Start Up Procedure To load the OmniTek OTR application 1 Plug in the...

Page 24: ...ws mode is intended to be used for setting up the OTR to give you the displays you require Full Screen mode is intended for long term observation of the images being processed once the OTR has been co...

Page 25: ...Panel Mouse Keyboard 1 Insert a memory stick in one of the USB ports on the OTR 1001 2 Display the System page of the Config window 3 Take the Save Licences option offered on the Button Bar and use t...

Page 26: ...ort page Use the form on this page to register a username and password to log in to this website 2 Confirmation of your registration will be provided in an email When this confirmation arrives return...

Page 27: ...Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures Cleaning The exterior of OTR 1001 may be brushed clean of dust with a soft bristle brush or wiped over with a dry lint free cloth DO NOT use...

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Page 29: ...n they carry out Button Description Input Preset select what the numeric pad is used for INPUT Pressing INPUT enables the numeric pad to be used for input stream selection Pressing and holding INPUT b...

Page 30: ...ecting the action feature on the current Button Bar that is topped with the matching colour Navigation Buttons HOME Goes to top level of hierarchy menu structure BACK Goes back up one level of hierarc...

Page 31: ...rts available for attaching a mouse and or keyboard The OTR 1001 is PC based and its interface broadly follows the control conventions of a standard Microsoft Windows interface with the PC s mouse and...

Page 32: ...that where OTR systems are networked together they each have individual View windows These are therefore listed in a separate submenu Note The current version doesn t include Help Restore Windowed la...

Page 33: ...hidden and ticked displayed by clicking on its name in the menu What the different toolbars offer is outlined below The order in which they are discussed works through the toolbars in their default or...

Page 34: ...t to use Presets 1 9 are selected by simply clicking with your mouse on the corresponding number To select Presets 10 and above click on click on the digits of the required number then click on Enter...

Page 35: ...Press Back function Backspace key Home function Home key Full Multi Display To select Press Full display Numeric keypad Multi display Numeric keypad Preset Selection To select Press Presets 0 9 P fol...

Page 36: ...he heading those that are already fully displayed are indicated by a Figure B 4 Example display involving Settings Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To open a section of the display currently marked Use th...

Page 37: ...option and pushing the GENERAL knob Switch these between checked ticked and clear by clicking on the box Options offered in a menu To set these move the focus to the current setting push the GENERAL...

Page 38: ...ny of the main window displays Press the corresponding button from the group immediately to the right of the numeric keypad Note The Help button is to the left of the numeric keypad 1 Check that the W...

Page 39: ...n the Button Bar turn on or turn off particular features the button is additionally highlighted copper coloured when that feature is currently selected Picking out Items to work with Throughout the OT...

Page 40: ...Navigate toolbar Window Properties Each window offers a number of choices about how the window itself and the items within that window are displayed The choices that are made are referred to as the P...

Page 41: ...y twisting the GENERAL knob If an item is selected within the main window display when the Properties control is called up the focus will be on this item Similarly if the Properties control is called...

Page 42: ...ow with the saved combination of tiles Similarly when a Config Preset is selected the various settings shown in the Config window are replaced by the ones that were in place when the Preset was record...

Page 43: ...ving System Presets differs from that used to save View Gen or Config Presets Recording a View Gen or Config Preset Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To assign the current View Gen or Config window set up...

Page 44: ...Yellow button 1 Select Load Save presets from the File menu or press hold then release the P key on your keyboard to display the Presets dialogue 2 Take the Save system option Figure B 6 Presets dial...

Page 45: ...ss and hold the PRESET button to display the Presets dialogue 1 Select Load Save presets from the File menu or press hold then release the P key on your keyboard to display the Presets dialogue Figure...

Page 46: ...ct any type of Preset General Method Display the window you want to affect then press and hold the PRESET button to display the Presets dialogue Then pick the Preset you require from the list that is...

Page 47: ...number ENTER E g 1 2 ENTER for 12 Assigning Presets to Function Keys Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To assign a System Preset Selection of individual Presets to a Function Key 1 i Press and hold the PRE...

Page 48: ...yboard To select a Preset Combination that has been assigned to a Function Key 1 Press and hold the PRESET button to display the Presets dialog 2 When the dialogue appears select the Function Keys opt...

Page 49: ...older are selected Toggle select all switches all the items in the current folder between unselected clear and selected ticked or vice versa depending on the current setting of the individual items OK...

Page 50: ...mouse and keyboard fitted to it a special form of file selector is used shown below together with a dedicated button bar Together these allow the required details to be selected using just the buttons...

Page 51: ...rom the schematic keyboard that is displayed see below Note Simple push for lower case characters push and hold for upper case characters Correct any mistakes by using the Backspace key beside the Spa...

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Page 53: ...n Figure C 1 Sample View Window display The range of analyses that may be viewed depends on the options purchased but may include Waveforms Vectorscope displays Gamut charts Status information Pixel d...

Page 54: ...ased around a particular type of data analysis offered by the OTR 1001 The principal categories are WFM Video waveforms VECTOR Vectorscope PICTURE Video image AUDIO Audio displays such as PPMs GAMUT C...

Page 55: ...ew It is also possible to select any tile and show the View it contains full screen These actions are described in Section C 2 Different combinations and arrangements of tiles may be saved for re use...

Page 56: ...the View Window s Properties control Figure C 5 Soft keys settings within the View window s Properties control Normal In this mode when the Tile is selected the Button Bar is displayed over the part...

Page 57: ...e front panel Click on the required option To hide the Button Bar Normal mode only Either Press the BACK button knob Or Press the OTHER button The OTHER button will no longer be lit Press the Backspac...

Page 58: ...shown press either OTHER or BACK 2 Press the Tile button below the screen corresponding to the required category 3 The View shown then switches the most recently used View within that category If the...

Page 59: ...n the screen s menu bar The top level of the Browser comprises a list of the categories that have been defined To display details of the Views that have been allocated to a particular category Move th...

Page 60: ...reen Click on the required tile then take the Full option from the Full Multi toolbar or press the key of the keyboard s numeric keypad Click on Full or press again to toggle between showing and hidin...

Page 61: ...s option directs the OTR 1001 to ignore any hierarchy in moving the focus between the Views on the screen Soft keys mode Selects between the various options for showing Button Bars see Section C 1 Til...

Page 62: ...Keyboard To set any property of a tile 1 First check the options in the Button Bar If the Button Bar isn t shown push the GENERAL knob on the tile 2 If the Button Bar includes the required property ta...

Page 63: ...selection as a View Preset 1 Select the View window 2 Press PRESET to put the keypad into Preset mode 3 Press and hold the appropriate numeric key 4 Set a suitable description and select OK 1 Display...

Page 64: ...me This is explained in Section O Video Stream Selection Note This section describes how to select a video stream to analyse from among those currently offered As supplied the system is configured to...

Page 65: ...Input option The input stream that has been selected may be seen by setting the Tile Info Line option in the Properties control to Permanent Note If the OTR has difficulty in locking to the input you...

Page 66: ...ideo Standard section shown at the top of the Video Config page and tick the Automatic Detection option C 4 Freezing the display At any time the current window display can be frozen for further inspec...

Page 67: ...e e g switching the View shown on any tile and setting tile properties but the tile that is currently selected isn t simply outlined with a coloured box Instead it is shown with Microsoft Windows styl...

Page 68: ...d To leave Edit mode Right click then left click on the Edit mode option again this time clearing the tick When Edit mode is first selected there may be no obvious change in the appearance of the scre...

Page 69: ...replaced by another in exactly the same way as this is done outside Edit mode details given in Section C 2 In particular the required View may be selected by right clicking on the tile and taking the...

Page 70: ...ked to call up the Insert tile option The new tile can then be re sized positioned etc alongside all the other window tiles see below Its display properties can also be set through the Properties cont...

Page 71: ...ame way i e Mouse Keyboard To re size the tile Drag either the corners or the sides until the tile is the required size Figure D 8 Dragging the edge of a tile to re size it To re position the tile Dra...

Page 72: ...the Enable grid option within the Edit mode section of the View window s Properties control This section also includes a Count setting that sets the granularity of the grid to which the tiles are alig...

Page 73: ...then select the required View from the appropriate Category section of the View Tile Browser as described in Section C 3 Or Right click on the required tile select the Replace Tile option then select...

Page 74: ...ed via that display However the choice of the area to work with and the position of the crosshair cursor typically need to be coordinated across more than one display so the details are seen as proper...

Page 75: ...hand corner of the screen but when the VIEW_3D option is enabled see Section I it can optionally be expressed as a percentage of the screen width or in metres with the origin at the centre of the scr...

Page 76: ...t may have been applied to the video source Gamma may be either applied or removed as required while other linear log or custom adjustments applied to RGB or XYZ waveforms can be handled through the a...

Page 77: ...ile Browser For more detailed instructions see Section E 1 Note No more than four waveforms vectorscopes or CIE Charts can be displayed at the same time Configuration Issues The following Configuratio...

Page 78: ...r aspects of the Waveform View are determined by the tile s properties a complete read out of which is given in the Properties control Control Panel press PROPS to display Shortcuts to several setting...

Page 79: ...ection enables the inclusion of the TRS in the display Cursors The OTR offers cursor pairs through which time differences and amplitude differences may be determined together with optional user define...

Page 80: ...varying width around a central line that follows the Y luma component of video data The width of the band at any point of the waveform is determined by the chroma components of the waveform the magni...

Page 81: ...om the Button Bar highlighted when the cursors are displayed Shared Waveform Markers To aid comparisons across multiple waveforms the OTR allows you to define one or more additional Shared Waveform Ma...

Page 82: ...other cursors either by ticking and clearing the Show Cursors option in the Properties control or by selecting the Cursors option from the Button Bar highlighted when the cursors are displayed To posi...

Page 83: ...e can either scale with the vectorscope display or keep its 1x size by ticking the Fixed Graticule option in the Properties control Where the VIEW_3D option is installed the Vectorscope can also be us...

Page 84: ...selection is made through the Composite Matrix Type option offered on the Video Config page of the Config window Display Properties Other aspects of the Vectorscope are determined by the tile s proper...

Page 85: ...witches between these options Note The OTR automatically switches the graticule to match the selected Colour Mode The Dither Mode option offers a choice of Dither mode between 8bit 10bit and 12bit whe...

Page 86: ...om of the Gamut display are details of the percentage of pixels in the current frame for which the value goes outside the specified ranges together with details of the peak value of this percentage ov...

Page 87: ...ideo Config page of the Config window Its purpose is to avoid producing misleading results as a result of including video data that has been corrupted by the sync Composite Matrix Different matrices m...

Page 88: ...mouse Button Bar The Status Overview Figure E 12 Status Overview The information shown by the Status Overview depends on the item being reported but in most cases reports the current value of the par...

Page 89: ...ror has been detected among the items of that section This provides a simple and effective way of firstly alerting the user to the fact that an error has occurred and secondly guiding the user to the...

Page 90: ...ard To display the Status View 1 Press the STATUS tile button until the Status View appears 2 Press OTHER to display the Button Bar and use to select the required status information 1 Select Status fr...

Page 91: ...by dragging with a mouse Select Reset Go to reset the column widths to their default values Resetting the display The second number given for some of parameters displayed in the Status View represent...

Page 92: ...used has been selected as part of the Video Configuration see Section T 2 The SMPTE 352 Luma and SMPTE 352 Chroma entries interpret SMPTE 352 data where detected Where an analog reference signal is be...

Page 93: ...which the error level recorded in the Video Config was exceeded since the last reset and a count of these error frames per second EFPS It also shows the maximum and minimum RGB values experienced The...

Page 94: ...deo Config page For further information see Sections I and T Quality Analysis where included The entries in this section report The current value of the various Picture Quality measurements PQA option...

Page 95: ...tream Where any of these message types is present details are given of the location at which the message has been found For CEA 708 captions the OTR also reports on the validity of the caption distrib...

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Page 97: ...gamut to flash Where the Allow 3D Monitoring option is ticked the Picture display also includes some 3D options for further information see Section I The aspect ratio used for the display can either...

Page 98: ...Descriptor formats The None option causes the aspect ratio to be set by the number of lines and the number of pixels per line in the Active frame while the WSS Video Index and AFD options tell the OT...

Page 99: ...e For further information see Section S 3 Timecode The Timecode options in the Properties control enable the display of timecode data embedded in the video and define the text style and the position f...

Page 100: ...e display of this crosshair is principally controlled by the Crosshair section of the Picture properties where the Crosshair options control whether the crosshair is displayed or hidden and whether it...

Page 101: ...in the Picture Crosshair section of the Properties control To position the crosshair on the Picture display Either check that the Modify ROI option on the Button Bar is not selected then drag the cro...

Page 102: ...ng the PROPS button 2 Open the Picture tile section of the Properties control far enough to display the Timecode details 3 Select the Type entry and use the drop down menu to select the type of timeco...

Page 103: ...F 6 Picture View with Captions The OTR is able to automatically detect and decode Line 21 CEA 608 and CEA 708 captions the latter from up to six services provided within the video stream and overlay...

Page 104: ...the type of captions subtitles displayed 1 Call up the Properties control e g by pressing the PROPS button 2 Open the Picture tile section of the Properties control far enough to display the Closed C...

Page 105: ...ers a range of pre defined cages always centrally positioned the area of which is given as a percentage of the display The Adjustable cage option allows you to specify the dimensions you require Optin...

Page 106: ...tive to the top left hand corner of the active frame Then use the CX and CY settings to set the width and height of the required cage Dashed Tick this option to distinguish the Safe title cage from th...

Page 107: ...aving and Re loading Cage definitions may be saved as Cage Presets ready to be re loaded when required Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To save the current set of cage definitions 1 Select the Save Cage o...

Page 108: ...d out as the Region of Interest is shown on the Picture display when enabled and can be both enabled disabled and modified via the Picture display Figure F 12 Picture Button Bar with Enable ROI and Mo...

Page 109: ...es in parallel 3 Adjust Top and Bottom edges using VERT knob Press and twist the VERT knob in a similar way to the actions described above Pressing the VERT knob cycles its action round Moving the top...

Page 110: ...d through the Zoom View setting included among the Picture display s properties and also accessed through the Zoom View option included in the Picture display s Button Bar Figure F 14 Picture Button B...

Page 111: ...ew data is shown for a specified sample pixel pair together with samples earlier and later in the same line The focus for the display is the current position of the crosshair cursor as shown for examp...

Page 112: ...nstructions see Section E 1 Display Properties How the Data View is displayed is determined by the tile s properties a complete read out of which is given in the Properties control Control Panel press...

Page 113: ...ns cause the chosen text size to be used for both Multi View and Full View versions of the display Setting the focus for the display As stated above the focus for the pixel data displayed by the Data...

Page 114: ...t the Y Cb and Cr values associated with the selected pixel The background against which the data is displayed is colour coded as follows Green indicates that the pixel is within active video Blue ind...

Page 115: ...he type of video signal that is being analysed For instance combined Y C information is displayed for SD signals but separate Y type and C type information is displayed for HD signals Within the activ...

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Page 117: ...histograms or the vectorscope In particular Each colour that the eye can see is represented by a single point on the chart The point representing a colour is independent of the colour primaries that...

Page 118: ...he luma value within a specified range selected by the user Labels showing the selections that have been made can optionally be shown in the corners of the display The same general steps are involved...

Page 119: ...ontrol Figure H 2 CIE Colour Chart Properties Button Bar Filter Control The Filter control selects how the incoming data is sampled The choice offered is between a Flat filter a Low Pass filter or No...

Page 120: ...A gamma correction of is removed by setting the Gamma option to 100 The Colour setting selects the required combination of trace and background colours as follows The Button Bar option cycles through...

Page 121: ...simply indicate that a signal is out of gamut these histograms allow you to see to how far out of gamut the signal goes The histograms for the different colour components may be displayed overlaid st...

Page 122: ...measured is set by the Amplitude Measurement Units setting on the System page of the Config window Display Properties How the histograms are displayed is determined by the tile s properties a complet...

Page 123: ...ternatively selecting the Auto Range option adjusts the maximum to fit the image that is being processed Visualisation The Show Graticule option controls the display of the underlying grid and associa...

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Page 125: ...ons for handling S3D video taken from a mirror rig The steps used to enable Stereo 3D Analysis and Camera Alignment are given in Section I 2 Notes i The 3D facilities described here also require the V...

Page 126: ...the Properties control Any change in the position of the crosshair cursor in any of these displays automatically causes all references to this cursor to be updated to reflect the new position in the...

Page 127: ...re enabled the OTR s Capture facilities are disabled However the live input received on either input can still be passed through to the SDI outputs as described in Section P 4 There is also the option...

Page 128: ...n within the set of 3D Settings according to the orientation of the right eye images that are to be processed Off normal orientation H orizontal Flip or V ertical Flip Applying Auto correction Differe...

Page 129: ...nals The width of the blurred edge gives a visual impression of the item s distance in front of or behind the screen The blurring is zero for items located in the screen plane As the difference signal...

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Page 131: ...cture tile properties Where the Checkered option is selected also set the Checkerboard Size to the required value Configuration Issues The following settings are required on the System page of the Con...

Page 132: ...checkerboard pattern of alternating segments from Signal Input 1 and Signal Input 2 The number of elements across the width of the pattern is set from a choice of 16 32 48 64 128 or 256 through the a...

Page 133: ...to be to the viewer is readily calculated by simple geometry All the calculation requires is knowledge of the width of the screen the viewer s distance in front of the screen how far apart their eyes...

Page 134: ...Analysis described in this section needs the following parameters to be set correctly in the 3D Settings section of the System page of the Config window Allow 3D Monitoring Allow 3D Monitoring must be...

Page 135: ...h SMPTE recommendations the defaults for these values are Viewer Distance 1 75m Screen Width 0 93m Interocular distance 0 064m Disparity Crosshair units Disparity values can be expressed either in pix...

Page 136: ...e Maximum Budget disparity are coloured violet and points between are coloured using the standard colour ramp The proportion of points for which the disparity was outside the specified limits is liste...

Page 137: ...ge regardless of the size of the tile in which it is displayed the Unity option The Button Bar Size option switches between these two settings Display Type This option offers the choice between showin...

Page 138: ...screen plane and the limits of the specified Depth Budget On three of the displays there is also the option of a read out of the Viewer World coordinates of the point at or nearest to the current cro...

Page 139: ...is all contained within a cone spreading out from the viewer s position at the tip of the cone Disparity view Figure I 12 Disparity View The Disparity view is a plot of disparity values against positi...

Page 140: ...can be rotated both left to right and up down thereby allowing the scene to be seen from all possible angles You can also move in and out on the images For details see Rotate Zoom below The OTR also o...

Page 141: ...n is ticked the coordinates of the item at the current position of the crosshair cursor in viewer s coordinates are listed in the top right hand corner of the screen The Button Bar Show Coordinates op...

Page 142: ...parity is measured in the units selected on the System page of the Config window see Section T 4 The mean disparity value is displayed in the top right hand corner of the Histogram window There is als...

Page 143: ...ap Histogram Properties Button Bar Auto Range Selecting the Auto Range option either in the Properties control or on the Button Bar adjusts the height of the histogram to suit the current data Maximum...

Page 144: ...g on how the Analyser source is set When aligning a pair of cameras the output from one camera is typically fed into either SDI Input 1 or Eye Input 1 again depending on how the Analyser source is set...

Page 145: ...on the Button Bar capture the reference against which input from a single camera may be compared and select the type of image to be analysed because different point matching algorithms need to be app...

Page 146: ...ainst a previously captured reference image In1 vs Ref When either VIEW_3D is not installed or 3D Monitoring is not enabled the choice is between the image on Input 2 against the image on Input 1 In2...

Page 147: ...ndow as the pattern Reference yuv To save the image for subsequent use Use the Save option from the Generator window s Session menu to save the Reference yuv pattern to your chosen location Do NOT cha...

Page 148: ...ig window and check the set up details recorded in the 3D Settings section For further information see Section I 2 2 Check that the Auto Gain Control and Auto correct Vertical Disparity options are ti...

Page 149: ...a measure of the difference in luma chroma levels between the two component signals and hence indicate the size of adjustment that needs to be applied either to the signals themselves or to the camera...

Page 150: ...est image and the reference image Where the line leans to the right the Gain is greater in the test image i e the Right eye image in the case of Stereo 3D video and less in the reference image i e the...

Page 151: ...gainst a previously captured reference image In1 vs Ref When the VIEW_3D option is not installed or 3D Monitoring is not enabled the choice is between the image on Input 2 against the image on Input 1...

Page 152: ...s below The number of divisions can be set to a selection of values between 16 and 256 Selection Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To set up a Waveform tile for Level Comparison 1 Feed the components of th...

Page 153: ...n see Section I 4 Note The easiest way to check the Channel Assignment is to look at one of the Depth displays described in Sections I 5 I 7 Display Properties The characteristics of the Waveform tile...

Page 154: ...e waveform from the Right Input 2 image shown in cyan Figure I 24 Example 3D Vectorscope display The vector displays resulting from Left and Right images are typically similar in shape but displaced f...

Page 155: ...ether either image is flipped either horizontally or vertically For further information see Section I 4 Note The easiest way to check the Channel Assignment is to look at one of the Depth displays des...

Page 156: ...ing option is ticked the Histogram display offers two possible ways of showing the differences between the colour components in the Left Input 1 image and those in the Right Input 2 image One option i...

Page 157: ...for Analyser 1 and or Analyser 2 as appropriate For details see Section T 4 For Stereo 3D video the Channel Sources should be set to show how the Left eye and Right eye images are provided see Sectio...

Page 158: ...values Where the Overlay option is taken the display shows histograms for each of the colour components in which the Left Input 1 image shown in red overlaid by the histogram data from the Right Inpu...

Page 159: ...of video status and error reporting current values are reported through the Status Overview called up as described in Section E 6 while the circumstances under which these values are reported as being...

Page 160: ...e set by the Search minimum and maximum set on the System page of the Config window Items in the image for which the disparity lies outside of the Search range will be missed and will not be recorded...

Page 161: ...een applied to the test Right eye image over those that have been applied to the reference Left eye image Acceptable limits and whether larger deviations should be reported as errors are specified thr...

Page 162: ...o 3D video the Camera Flip options should be set to specify whether either image is flipped either horizontally or vertically Apply Automatic Corrections Also on the System page Auto Gain Control and...

Page 163: ...f the video stream into or out of a particular state The conditions under which an error is reported are set through the Video Config and Audio Config pages of the Configuration window These pages lis...

Page 164: ...e giving an analysis of the frequency at which particular types of event have occurred or a snapshot of the status at the start of the logging session or a snapshot of the status at the end of the log...

Page 165: ...indicates its error state as follows Green Free from error or at least no errors reported so far Note Whether a user defined session contained any errors is only reported once the session has been co...

Page 166: ...t may be displayed includes The type of transition Start The named event started and continued for every frame End The named event had been occurring on every frame but stopped at this point Change Th...

Page 167: ...listed in the Live log Snapshots of Start End Status Figure J 5 Sample Snapshot End display The Snapshot Start display is similar For any completed logging session the lower part of the Event Log may...

Page 168: ...through the Properties control Where a mouse is fitted the widths of the columns can also be adjusted by dragging the appropriate column divide Properties Control The controls offered chiefly comprise...

Page 169: ...e current log has been saved to disk to open the associated XML file for inspection Previous page Displays the previous 500 entries of a Session log where these exist Next page Displays the next 500 e...

Page 170: ...e dialogue that is displayed 3 Take the OK option from the dialogue s Button Bar Figure J 8 New Session dialogue Note The details of the session can be changed right up to the point at which the sessi...

Page 171: ...in Section U Recalling from Disk Logs from previous sessions that have been saved as described above can be loaded back into memory for further inspection Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To recall a log...

Page 172: ...it was a Single i e one off log or part of a Continuous sequence the triggers for the start and stop and once it has completed the file name under which it is stored The logs comprise Momentary Slidi...

Page 173: ...recorded in a file and the display updated with the details of this file Manage Disk Provides access to the Manage User Files dialogue through which Loudness Logs and other User items can be transfer...

Page 174: ...t Time slot associated with the End Trigger If you are working with PC Times you can alternatively use this slot to set the Duration of the log This can be up to 24 hours 6 Take the OK option The log...

Page 175: ...g the VERT knob 1 Click on the tile to display the Button Bar 2 Click on the log that you want to edit 3 Take the Edit option from the Button Bar and make whatever changes you require Note The Edit op...

Page 176: ...n be readily adjusted to suit the needs of the data being displayed see Adjusting the Coumn Widths below The Log List comprises a list of the Closed Caption logs that have been defined since the displ...

Page 177: ...ined by the tile s properties a complete read out of which is given in the Properties control Control Panel press PROPS to display Shortcuts to some of the settings are provided through the Button Bar...

Page 178: ...ummary of the options offered by the Button Bar when the Log List is selected Live Switches from the Log List to the Live Log Add Calls up a dialogue through which logs triggered by PC Time or Timecod...

Page 179: ...se Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To adjust the column widths 1 Either Twist the VERT knob until the cursor moves up from the top of the list to the line of headings Or Press the VERT knob either once o...

Page 180: ...escribed in Section U may be used to transfer the files from there for analysis outside the OTR The number of logs that can be recorded is limited solely by the capacity of the disk Figure J 12 Exampl...

Page 181: ...The log is then added to the display as pending to be started and stopped in accordance with the specified triggers Scheduling a Continuous Sequence of Logs Control Panel Mouse Keyboard 1 Move the fo...

Page 182: ...ocus to the Log List and press the GENERAL knob to display the Button Bar 2 Select the log that you want to remove by twisting the VERT knob 1 Click on the Log List to both move the focus to this list...

Page 183: ...commands that are supported are detailed in a MIB file The conditions detected within the video stream that generate SNMP trap signals are defined by the user as part of the OTR 1001 s Video Configur...

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Page 185: ...ted stereo mix downs Which of these options are offered on any system depend on which software options are installed The OTR s basic audio facilities allow embedded audio delivered via either SDI port...

Page 186: ...ked Dolby E or Dolby D as appropriate Channels that don t contain any audio are shown as grey Where a channel exceeds the specified Over level it is marked OVER where it falls below the specified Sile...

Page 187: ...Config window see Section T 2 Figure K 2 Example True Peak display Peak Hold lines may optionally be added to the display as the input data stream is processed These may be configured to show either...

Page 188: ...ig window see Section T 3 Reference Clip Level etc Settings The levels at which the bars of the displays are coloured red yellow green as appropriate are determined by the Reference Level settings on...

Page 189: ...ute The Button Bar Mute option refers to the sound level when the audio is played back see Section K 9 Error Reporting Errors are typically reported both by colouring or overwriting the relevant part...

Page 190: ...rround encoded stereo pair from the L C R Ls and Rs channels together with formulae for optionally including the LFE channel in the final L and R stereo pair The OTR uses the Dolby Prologic version of...

Page 191: ...here the AUDIO_LOUD option is installed they can be set to show True Peak values Overlaid on each PPM is a loudness scale used to indicate the momentary loudness on each channel where supported The bl...

Page 192: ...display Channel Allocation The allocation of channels to L R C etc is predefined for Dolby audio For embedded or AES audio it is set by editing the details for the selected audio service on the Audio...

Page 193: ...ion selects the graticule used for Program Loudness meter shown to the right of the Surround Sound display For further information see Section K 4 below Loudness Units The Loudness Units option select...

Page 194: ...ne extreme or e g gunshots at the other extreme dominating the resulting figure ii Where Surround Sound inputs are selected a set of Program values for Momentary Short term and Integrated Loudness are...

Page 195: ...he Status Overview see Section E 6 These views include a Reset option which may be used to reset the calculation of the Integrated Loudness It is also possible to log Integrated Momentary and Short Te...

Page 196: ...nfig page of the Config window and shown in the title of the display In addition if the Short term Loudness exceeds the level specified in the Audio Config a red block will appear at the top of the af...

Page 197: ...e AUDIO section of the View Tile Browser For more detailed instructions see Section E 1 Display Properties The details of how the Loudness bar graphs are displayed are determined by the tile s propert...

Page 198: ...ers to the sound level when the audio is played back see Section K 9 Loudness History The OTR also offers a Loudness History display This Loudness History can be displayed as a trace of loudness level...

Page 199: ...rrent frame The calculated Integrated Loudness value is shown at the top of the screen As in other Loudness displays the Short term Loudness graph is coloured from blue too quiet to red too loud with...

Page 200: ...Displays similar to the one illustrated below can be shown for each of the available audio inputs The selected audio input and the selected channel pair are named in the title of the display Figure K...

Page 201: ...ton until the Loudness History display appears Select Loudness History from the AUDIO section of the View Tile Browser For more detailed instructions see Section E 1 Display Properties The details of...

Page 202: ...he Loudness target and the Integrated value shown at the top of the display are expressed The choice of units is between LU LUFS or LKFS History Range This option selects the period for which data is...

Page 203: ...f the PPM display is similar to the bar graphs shown in the Loudness View described above but rather than showing the Momentary Short term and Integrated Loudness values for a pair of channels it show...

Page 204: ...contribute to that audio input The same general steps are involved in working with this display as are used with other Views See Section E 1 An alternative version of the display is provided for Surro...

Page 205: ...t option cycles through the possible sources for the display Pair This option selects the stereo pair that is displayed in the two channel version of the Lissajous display The Button Bar option cycles...

Page 206: ...dicated both by labels and by symbols showing their expected positions Selection The Surround Sound Lissajous display is a member of the AUDIO category Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To show the Surroun...

Page 207: ...PMs or Dolby PPMs where supported that are associated with the selected video input Below each of these headings are details of the channel pairs into which the audio is divided the channels that make...

Page 208: ...through the Properties control Control Panel press PROPS to display is the width of the columns in which the Overview information is displayed These widths can also be adjusted by dragging with a mous...

Page 209: ...16 bits 18 bits 19 bits 20 bits 22 bits 23 bits 24 bits user unknown Meter Information Audio Also given for individual channels are details of current and peak levels together with running counts of...

Page 210: ...part of the system configuration see Configuration below Adding the AES card The AES card needed to analyse AES EBU audio is provided as part of the AUDIO_AES option that is available for the OTR 100...

Page 211: ...or Dolby audio as required see page K 30 below Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To set the AES card to work with the required analyser 1 Display the System page of the Config window 2 Set the AES Clock So...

Page 212: ...e To play out this audio you simply need to select the required stereo pair as described below Steps are also given below for adjusting the volume at which the audio is played Selecting the Stereo Pai...

Page 213: ...a Volume indicator which reacts to the changes you make Note If Mute is selected see below this indicator is shown overlaid with a No Go symbol Speaker Mute Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To select Mute...

Page 214: ...that has been used in analysing the audio recorded on the Audio Inputs page of the Config window Note Playing out Dolby audio requires further configuration This is described in Section L Cabling Sim...

Page 215: ...so play out the extracted Dolby audio Note Dolby audio can only be analysed on one input at a time The input on which the decoding is active is always the one that was most recently configured for Dol...

Page 216: ...hould start This provides a guard band between successive Dolby Frames during which edits and switches can occur without affecting the integrity of the Dolby data The width of this guard band is furth...

Page 217: ...Where the Dolby data to be analysed is in video being output from the built in test signal generator either analyser can be set to monitor this generator The process of setting the analyser source is...

Page 218: ...a channel selection Note If you are unsure which stereo pair is used you can check by displaying PPMs for the appropriate set of audio channel pairs Embedded or AES as one of the tiles on the View win...

Page 219: ...ble for viewing embedded audio The first is the arrangement offered by the PPMs view described in Section K 2 the second is the arrangement offered by the Surround Sound view described in Section K 3...

Page 220: ...bed in Section K 4 the Loudness History also described in Section K 4 and the Surround Sound view described in Section K 3 The Dolby versions of these displays are simply variants of these views with...

Page 221: ...he OTR 1001 configured for the appropriate input and the required stereo pair as described in Section L 1 the Status Overview display for this input includes a complete decode of the embedded metadata...

Page 222: ...ine at which the Dolby frame was found to start This line number will be shown in red if any frame since the last reset has been found to start outside the Guard Band The frame s with this error can b...

Page 223: ...of frames in which the values determined fell outside the ranges specified on the Audio Config page of the Config window Note The Short Term and Integrated values are determined over a number of frame...

Page 224: ...0 Settings for Dolby Playback on the System page of Config window 3 Ensure that the Dolby decoder is active on this analyser by selecting the Dolby service associated with this analyser on the Audio I...

Page 225: ...g software The data carrier signal for analysis is attached to a BNC input on this card Views Offered The following displays are offered 1 Jitter Display from which information about the waveband in w...

Page 226: ...e Eye Jitter card fitted You should also note that the OTR 1001 only has space for one additional card which mean that the Eye Jitter card cannot be installed in a machine that includes the optional A...

Page 227: ...lysed needs to be fed into one of the Eye Jitter card inputs This signal is also mapped to the corresponding Eye Jitter card output The clock output provides access to the timing signal that is extrac...

Page 228: ...while pushing and holding the knob centres the current cursor The distances between these pairs of cursors are automatically reported as dx and dy values in the top right hand corner of the screen Th...

Page 229: ...For more detailed instructions see Section E 1 Display Properties Other aspects of the Jitter Display are determined by the tile s properties a complete read out of which is given in the Properties co...

Page 230: ...el The Persistence setting sets the rate at which the displayed data decays Larger values have the result of smoothing out time variations The Gamma setting applies gamma encoding to the displayed wav...

Page 231: ...own by adjusting the Eye Sample Rate There are a number of signal quality assessments that can be determined from an Eye Diagram The main ones are the signal amplitude eye height and rise and fall tim...

Page 232: ...iven by the separation in time of the ends of these two lines The Rise Fall low amplitude level and the Rise Fall high amplitude level are defined on the Video Config page of the Config window see Sec...

Page 233: ...igh Pass Filter The amount of jitter shown around the Eye cross over depends on the frequency of the high pass filter that is applied to the clock extraction loop The High Pass Filter option in the Pr...

Page 234: ...ng out time variations Note This control is disabled in Auto Measure mode The Gamma setting applies gamma encoding to the signal A setting of 100 corresponds to a gamma value of 1 Values below 100 emp...

Page 235: ...ect the Cursors option from the Button Bar highlighted when the cursors are displayed Or Tick clear the Show Cursors option in the Properties control Moving the Cursors Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To...

Page 236: ...Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To obtain a measure of the degree of overshoot 1 Use the Properties control to display the Voltage Cursors 2 Position one cursor in line with the peak of any overshoot 3...

Page 237: ...hown on the Eye diagram see Section M 4 among the auto measure information shown on the Jitter display see Section M 3 Where the length that is estimated is significantly longer from the actual cable...

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Page 239: ...HD video using dedicated test sequences with just VIDEO_SD VIDEO_HD and the AUDIO option which is also supplied as standard These measurements also require a system on which you can play out the supp...

Page 240: ...relative to the source named above it though the option is offered to invert the last of these three comparisons see Display Properties below Where the lower source under test is advanced relative to...

Page 241: ...erence Loop connectors Display The Reference Timing View is a member of the TIMING category Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To display the Reference Timing View Press the TIMING tile button until the Ref...

Page 242: ...option is ticked the display switches to additionally showing the total offset measured in seconds Figure N 4 Detailed version of the Reference Timing display Invert option Switches the third compari...

Page 243: ...ser 2 source on the System page of the Config window to select the source for the signal for which the delay is to be determined For details see Section T 4 In PQA Mode Select Internal Internal Intern...

Page 244: ...OmniTek OTR 1001 User Guide v3 1 N 6 Figure N 5 In Service Delay Measurement as displayed within Status Overview Figure N 6 In Service Delay Measurement as displayed within Status Summary...

Page 245: ...lower one showing this for the second channel in this channel pair The ends of the meter represent 1 field With the test sequences supplied it is possible to measure the delay introduced in either PCM...

Page 246: ...d DolbyE_ NumActiveLines _ Field Frame RVF_ i p FieldRate Hz within an overall Sequences Test Sequence E directory For example the directory containing the test sequence for PAL is provided in DolbyE_...

Page 247: ...system However the output from the Generator can then be recorded on a recording device that also records blanking e g a tape or disk recorder and that recording subsequently used in place of OmniTek...

Page 248: ...Control Panel press PROPS to display Shortcuts to common settings are provided through the Button Bar Control Panel press GENERAL or OTHER knob on the tile Mouse Keyboard click on the tile to display...

Page 249: ...r test with its timing immediately prior to being fed into the equipment under test This comparison requires the AV_ISD software option With AV_ISD installed on the OTR determining the Loop Delay is s...

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Page 251: ...e tiles that are being shown When simultaneous monitoring is both installed and enabled see below the effect of selecting an input is to switch just the currently selected tile to display results from...

Page 252: ...ee Section T 4 Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To enable Simultaneous Monitoring Tick Simultaneous monitoring View window tiles can then be individually set to display results from different inputs To di...

Page 253: ...o use Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To set the required input 1 Move the focus to the tile you wish to set or otherwise select this tile 2 Either press the INPUT button and type the number of the requi...

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Page 255: ...are offered when the GEN option is installed are described in Section Q Note The majority of the facilities described in this and the following two sections cannot be used at the same time as the 3D a...

Page 256: ...ce for test signals Where just GEN_BASIC is installed the OTR offers a fixed selection of thumbnails three pass through options one for Input 1 one for Input 2 and one for both inputs and four offerin...

Page 257: ...e below is active If you have been using the Properties control you need to either close it or where a mouse keyboard are attached click away from it for the Button Bar to become active again File men...

Page 258: ...ain View menu and tick the Gen option in the sub menu that is displayed The information displayed about the individual patterns comprises the type of pattern the Video type plus associated configurabl...

Page 259: ...ideo Standard selection in the Properties control push the GENERAL knob to display the list of previously selected standards 1 Either select the Output Video Standard option on the Gen window Button B...

Page 260: ...nlock source is detailed in the top right hand corner of the Gen window against a background that indicates whether it is present at a matching frame rate green or either not present or not at a match...

Page 261: ...of deliberate bit errors see Section Q 7 Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To save the current selection as a Gen Preset 1 Select the Gen window 2 Press PRESET to put the keypad into Preset mode 3 Press an...

Page 262: ...e can be used as a test pattern in the same way as other image files The frame can also be saved for later use either in your User area alongside settings presets event logs etc see Section U or in an...

Page 263: ...ure P 6 Main Gen window Button Bar showing Capture option The OTR then captures the specified number of frames from the selected capture channel and adds a corresponding thumbnail to the Gen window di...

Page 264: ...and how to make use of the pass through options The additional facilities offered by installing the GEN option are described in the following section Section Q Note By default the output that is gener...

Page 265: ...Open the first possibly the only segment of the pattern select the Pattern entry and select the required Pathological pattern from the drop down menu that is displayed The thumbnail on the Gen window...

Page 266: ...dard The pattern thumbnails included in the Gen window automatically start with ones for passing each SDI Input through to both outputs and a wider one that allows the two inputs to be passed through...

Page 267: ...Figure Q 2 Gen window File menu Q 1 Loading Patterns from Disk A common source of test signals are files stored on disk These may be added to the Gen window by taking either the Image option from the...

Page 268: ...want to load In general each item that is picked out from the File selector is inserted as a separate item in the Gen window The exception is where the items selected form a video sequence as describ...

Page 269: ...three colour components in three of the display segments together with the result of combining either a selection or all of the colour components in the fourth segment Adding a New Zoneplate Note Aft...

Page 270: ...se data generated by the equation The OTR 1001 offers a choice of waveforms to apply a sine wave a square wave a triangle wave and a sawtooth wave 6 Use the Display section to specify i The colour com...

Page 271: ...e to avoid the artefacts that can be introduced where these patterns are resized ii The Reset Timebase option included among the Zoneplate properties may be used when the zoneplate is played out to re...

Page 272: ...o the Gen window is given below Adding a New Line Pattern Note After creating the line pattern you require it is a good idea to save this line pattern on disk as described in Section Q 3 Otherwise all...

Page 273: ...he pattern on the Gen window changes to show the overall pattern that has been set up 6 To preserve the pattern you have created for future use either save it to your User area the default or elsewher...

Page 274: ...he right click menu The Save pattern as option saves a copy in a chosen location on disk the Save pattern option either overwrites an existing file on disk or if the pattern is unsaved saves it in you...

Page 275: ...This automatically clears the current set of patterns from the Gen window Q 5 Playing Out Test Patterns Preparation for Play Out Before a video clip or a test pattern such as a zoneplate can be played...

Page 276: ...il on the screen and push the GENERAL knob Simply click on the corresponding thumbnail on the screen The selected pattern is then loaded into the generator s framestore from where it is played out ove...

Page 277: ...to each output stream These modifiers are provided in the Video subsection of the Generator section of the Properties control The steps to use are therefore as follows Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To...

Page 278: ...age will drop one line during panning since the image in effect wraps around from the right hand edge onto the start of the next line on the left hand edge Please also note that this feature only work...

Page 279: ...OmniTek OTR 1001 User Guide v3 1 Q 13 Figure Q 10 Wide Screen Signalling options within the Gen window Properties Figure Q 11 Output Encoding options within the Gen window Properties...

Page 280: ...Q 14 OmniTek OTR 1001 User Guide v3 1 Figure Q 12 Video Index options within the Gen window Properties...

Page 281: ...automatically scaled from full range to SMPTE range on opening General Rules The general settings to be applied are recorded in the Image Files Open File Settings section of the Properties control Se...

Page 282: ...ey 3 Modify the colourspace settings given for the pattern as required Figure Q 14 Colourspace settings used for an individual image Saved Images The OTR similarly allows you to define the encoding us...

Page 283: ...OmniTek OTR 1001 User Guide v3 1 Q 17 Figure Q 15 Save File settings within the Gen window Properties...

Page 284: ...equence until it is either changed or disabled by setting both groups to OFF The tones are sampled at 48 kHz with 20 or 24 bits per sample The waveform is user selectable out of a choice of sine squar...

Page 285: ...re generated simultaneously so that they will have the same value at all times The required timecode packets are defined in the Generators Timecode section of the Properties control Figure Q 17 Timeco...

Page 286: ...ard To add bit errors to the video bitstream that is played out 1 Call up the Properties control window 2 Fully open the SDI Output section of the Properties control for the output on which you want t...

Page 287: ...erter is turned on the OTR 1001 changes the background to the display of the output video standard in the top right hand corner of the screen to red to draw attention to the reduced quality of the cur...

Page 288: ...enerated test signal to both SDI OUT 1 and SDI OUT 2 When dual generation is selected Generator 1 outputs its test signal to SDI OUT 1 and Generator 2 outputs its test signal to SDI OUT 2 The same Out...

Page 289: ...showing the marking used when the OTR is operating with two generators Enabling Dual Generation Operation With the GEN_2 option installed the Gen window Properties includes a Dual Generator option Fi...

Page 290: ...ndividual video sequence is halved If the full framestore is needed to run the required sequence clear the tick to disable dual generation Configuring the Generators The generators both work with the...

Page 291: ...layed out with the modifications set for Generator 1 see above and controlled either through the Button Bar of Transport controls when Generator 1 is selected or by clicking and dragging on the 1 prog...

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Page 293: ...quire the GEN option to be installed R 1 Capturing Video Clips supported by the CAP_MOTION and CAP_ADV options The capture facility offered by the GEN and GEN_BASIC options see Section P 3 allows sing...

Page 294: ...its Properties control for example by pressing the PROPS button 1 Call up the Properties control for the Gen window 2 Open the Capture section of the control 3 Set the Length entry to the number of fr...

Page 295: ...ffered on the Gen window s main Button Bar Note This option is disabled if there is no signal on the selected input or if 3D analysis is enabled If the Button Bar is currently showing transport contro...

Page 296: ...g the input from which the images were taken R 2 RVF Files Supported by the CAP_ADV and GEN_ADV options Where full frame data is captured from the video input this is stored on disk as an RVF file The...

Page 297: ...cial steps that are required are described in Section R 4 Loading a Sequence Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To load a sequence that is held as a single file Take the Load pattern option from the File me...

Page 298: ...Fred_09 Fred_11 Fred_12 the numbers do not increment contiguously file Fred_10 is missing so the sequence will not load Tmp_02 03_Tmp Tmp_04 Tmp_05 the position of the digits varies Playing out a Sequ...

Page 299: ...ges Figure R 4 Gen window Button Bar Load 3D option When the sequence is played out the Left eye images will be output on SDI OUT 1 while the Right eye images are output on SDI OUT 2 The Load 3D optio...

Page 300: ...Disk Saving any pattern to disk uses the steps described in Section Q 3 The special feature of saving either a 3D image or a 3D sequence is that the files containing Left eye images need to be distin...

Page 301: ...riate software options are installed the OTR provides Full reference Picture Quality Analysis PQA of both live and stored SD HD or 3G video Either the standard Region of Interest facility described in...

Page 302: ...easures In particular it offers an edge and luma corrected version of the PSNR referred to as CSNR Further details of the CSNR algorithm are given in the Video Quality Analysis Application Note which...

Page 303: ...ided on the back panel of the OTR SDI Outputs The two similarly multi format SDI outputs 75 ohm BNCs with the video sources coming from the internal generators or as an active loop thru from the corre...

Page 304: ...which looks at the difference between the two signals This mode may be used to determine the level of degradation suffered at different points in a transmission chain Another typical use for the Exter...

Page 305: ...cated Quality Analysis system you just need to follow Steps 2 and 3 Step 1 Switch into PQA Mode OTRs that provide general waveform analysis first need to be switched into PQA Mode The steps to use are...

Page 306: ...Manual Control Gain Offset Adjustment Delay Figure S 5 System Set Up for Internal Internal Comparisons Note Images and sequences may be held in any of the common PC file formats such as bmp jpg or ti...

Page 307: ...on Manual Control Gain Offset Adjustment Delay Equipment Under Test Figure S 6 System Set Up for Internal External Comparisons The sequence used for the test is played out of both SDI output ports The...

Page 308: ...t is the Input 2 signal then you need to swap over the two inputs You can readily tell if you need to swap by calling up the PQA Meters display described in Section S 4 if the Video Delay line of this...

Page 309: ...es shown on the Measurement side of the PQA Toolbar together with the corresponding gain and offset values if the Auto apply gain offset compensation option is selected on the Video Config page of the...

Page 310: ...evel on the Test signal is lower than that on the Reference signal less than 1 if the black level on the Test signal is higher Measurement Section Displays the measurements made by the In Service A V...

Page 311: ...lay One way of assessing differences in picture quality is through simple visual inspection of Difference images created when the Reference and Test images are compared Figure S 9 Example Difference D...

Page 312: ...ay or on a separate monitor attached to the OTR s Video Out port as described in Section A 2 Selection The Picture display used for Difference Images is a member of the PICTURE category The steps used...

Page 313: ...e Keyboard click on the tile to display Properties Control Figure S 11 Picture Properties Button Bar Size The Size option offers a choice of having the picture size automatically Stretched scaled to f...

Page 314: ...isplay of timecode data embedded in the video and define the text style and the position for their display The display of timecodes is described further in Section F 2 Closed Captions The Closed Capti...

Page 315: ...marked to show the difference between acceptable values and values outside the limits specified on the Video Config page of the Config window while traffic lights to the left of each meter indicate w...

Page 316: ...the part of the display remaining once the specified numbers of pixels lines have been removed Alternatively the Enable mask option can be left unticked and the required area selected as the Region o...

Page 317: ...ommon to each graph and shows the number of frames being displayed The default is to display the most recent 500 frames with the most recent frame labelled as frame number 500 and located at the right...

Page 318: ...the threshold for pass fail event based logging It is represented on the chart by a dotted line CPQ Weighting The CPQ Combined Picture Quality settings allow you to define the weightings to be used i...

Page 319: ...This section lets you tick the parameters that you want to display and set the colours used for the associated graphs To set the colour select the colour block that is shown then pick the required co...

Page 320: ...ton Bar toggles between these two options Pause Halts the normal update of the graph window It freezes the PQA readings then lets the display update as normal when it is clicked on a second time Whils...

Page 321: ...isplay at the point the snapshot was taken The Source option either on the Button Bar or in the Properties control can be used to switch between this display and any previously saved snapshots and the...

Page 322: ...des a Compare option that produces a set of graphs showing the differences between two saved sets of data An example is shown below Figure S 18 PQA Chart Comparison In this version of the display each...

Page 323: ...d In Service Delay Measurement data see Section N 2 Figure S 19 Quality Analysis Status Summary Note The quality details shown in the Status display relate to differences between the two signals and s...

Page 324: ...of the Config window together with your choice of whether exceeding these limits should be reported as an error or simply cause a warning to be given see Section T 2 for further details Error Level se...

Page 325: ...TR running in PQA Mode without modification Moreover the results given will be the same as if the quality assessment had been carried out on a Classic PQA system You may however wish to modify the SNM...

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Page 327: ...ton on the control panel 1 Click on Config in the Windows toolbar 2 Use the Button Bar to select the required page of information Saving and Recalling Specific System Set ups The settings made on the...

Page 328: ...The parameters are arranged in a hierarchy with each subsection defining the settings that are important in how a particular feature is handled Some of these settings are tick box selections that tur...

Page 329: ...nob 4 Use HORIZ to move the focus back to the parameter name 5 Repeat the above steps to set other parameters 1 Scroll through the display opening or closing sections of the list as necessary until th...

Page 330: ...4 to 940 960 and the Full range of 0 to 1023 LUT Selects the look up table applied to the waveform before display The Linear setting leaves the data unchanged the Logarithmic setting applies a standar...

Page 331: ...ines whether an error is reported when the value is outside the specified range tick box checked or inside the specified range tick box clear The other two settings control whether the error is flagge...

Page 332: ...against the Gold reference capture file Applies only to operation under remote control see Section S 7 The Drop Speed and Climb Speed applied in generating the PQA Charts It is normal to leave both c...

Page 333: ...d rise and fall times expressed in ps Eye Rise Fall Overshoot expressed as a percentage of the Eye amplitude Timecode Settings Separate sections detailing for each supported timecode type VITC LTC ATC...

Page 334: ...e Manual settings see below EN300294 WSS data ARDSPEC WSS data ARDSPEC Video Index RP186SP Video Index Active Format Descriptor AFD Manual X Aspect Ratio Manual Y Aspect Ratio These settings together...

Page 335: ...th America and VU France Selecting a metering type automatically sets the other parameters to the standard values for this metering type You can then customise the meter by changing the values shown o...

Page 336: ...witch it to affect a different type of audio 1 Call up the Audio Inputs page 2 Move the cursor to the audio input that you want to affect 3 Return to the Audio Config page This will now be set up to m...

Page 337: ...f the peak value The Decay Duration sets the time also in milliseconds the PPM takes to fall by the percentage set as the Decay Rate Loudness This section principally sets the parameters that are appl...

Page 338: ...or Signal Generator or running it in PQA Mode Note The range of options offered changes both on this page and on other pages of the Config window depending on which Application type is selected Simult...

Page 339: ...g this option delays the clearance of accumulated status values following the loss of the signal being analysed SMPTE RP168 analog reference timing The basic analog digital timing relationship is defi...

Page 340: ...e type of cable that is being used This option offers a choice of standard cable types 3D Settings where included Allow 3D Monitoring where included Tick option that enables and disables analysis of S...

Page 341: ...valent disparity expressed in the currently selected units see above Note To make infinity the end point of a range either set the disparity to the interocular distance or where a mouse and keyboard a...

Page 342: ...and either the number of days left for time limited licences or the word Permanent The list starts with details of the various optional features that are associated with the OTR s main card Where the...

Page 343: ...ersions of the OTR with a front panel the HORIZ and VERT knobs can be used to navigate round those parts of the information shown that are under user control T 6 Audio Inputs Page Depending on the sof...

Page 344: ...ing that was previously made for Dolby on the other input is automatically cancelled Control Panel Mouse Keyboard To both inspect and to modify the allocation currently associated with any audio servi...

Page 345: ...ly allocate the stereo pairs you want to inspect in the order that you want them to appear in the PPMs display The rows in which selections are made will be automatically numbered 1 2 3 in line with t...

Page 346: ...ocation of Stereo Pairs to the components of a Surround Sound display Dolby decode where installed Dolby data is delivered by a single channel pair so the display used to allocate channels for Dolby d...

Page 347: ...equences from the incoming video see Section R In general these files are saved in a default location on your OTR referred to as your User area but you can pick a different location for Generator Patt...

Page 348: ...on for you to use to identify specific file selections from among the items shown e g for export For Generator Patterns a entry is also added through which you can access other areas of the OTR s disk...

Page 349: ...from the File option on the Button Bar The Config window Manage Disk option included on the Button Bar A Manage Disk option is also offered on the Button Bar associated with the dialogue that lists al...

Page 350: ...r the path to the required folder in the slot for the Network folder in the right hand column of the dialogue The alternative Local disk option may be used to switch back to using the default location...

Page 351: ...Control Panel Mouse Keyboard Route 1 Principally used to export all files 1 Display the Manage User Files dialogue as described in Section U 2 2 Scroll to the category of user file you want to export...

Page 352: ...Click on the category of user file you want to export in the left hand side of the dialogue 3 The right hand side of the dialogue then shows a list of the files in the default location of the selecte...

Page 353: ...GENERAL knob then press GENERAL 3 Select the entry at the top of the list in the right hand side of the dialogue and press GENERAL 1 Display the Manage User Files dialogue as described in Section U 2...

Page 354: ...ry 1 Display the Manage User Files dialogue as described in Section U 2 2 Move the cursor to the category of file you will be importing If you would also like to scroll through the current list of ite...

Page 355: ...there is more than one User file of the selected category the right hand side of the dialogue then shows a list of the files in the default location with ticks beside all the files and a tick beside...

Page 356: ...right hand side of the display together with the option it includes can then be used to pick out images sequences etc to delete from your disk More detailed steps are given below Control Panel Mouse K...

Page 357: ...rom one OTM or OTR to another The System Settings are stored as an OTX file Note The various image files that are associated with the Gen Presets and System Presets are not included in the OTX file th...

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Page 359: ...ards where the OTR 1001 includes the GEN option and is added by installing options as follows VIDEO_DL adds support for HD Dual Link to both VIEW and GEN facilities VIDEO_3G adds support for 3Gb s for...

Page 360: ...can if you want analyse the two links separately by configuring the system to ignore the embedded SMPTE code You should also check that the Force Dual Link option is clear The OTR 1001 will then view...

Page 361: ...SD or HD video As with SD or HD video the required video standard is set through the Output Video Standard setting in the Gen window s Properties control call this up e g by taking the Video Standard...

Page 362: ...TR 1001 will then treat the two dual link components as separate feeds Generating 3G Level B Dual Link Video The main difference between generating 3G Level B Dual Link video and generating SD video o...

Page 363: ...SDI Input 1 and SDI Input 3 There is no other difference in the procedure Generating 3G Level B Dual Stream Video The generation of 3G Level B Dual Stream video requires dual test signal generators an...

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Page 365: ...hould include an ANCParser XMLDefs subdirectory and this subdirectory should include a range of xml files The format of ANC packets is defined by SMPTE 291 The format of the packet header is rigidly d...

Page 366: ...ese statements obviously has to be correct there is no requirement on the ordering of information within any particular level or on the ordering of the attributes However adopting a logical order is r...

Page 367: ...kets in the video against the xml files it finds in its ANCParser XMLDefs directory If there are duplicate definitions there is no guarantee that it will pick out the definition you want Various appro...

Page 368: ...otocol Attributes Protocol Attributes xmlns http schema file required where schema file is the name of the xsd file assumed to be located within the ANCParser XMLDefs directory e g xmlns http ANCV3 Pr...

Page 369: ...ribes the Packets decoded by this PacketType element This name is displayed at the start of the description of the packet e g PacketName HDTV audio Group 1 DescriptionLabel string where string defines...

Page 370: ...n the DataView subject to the setting of the Label attribute The name used does not have to be unique e g FieldName CH 1 Audio Data BFWordOffset integer required where integer identifies the word with...

Page 371: ...DisplayWidth integer This is used particularly where the data is laid out in a table to allocate a specific number of characters to the display of the bit field data e g DisplayWidth 6 SequencePositio...

Page 372: ...nfusing if the same name is used for different bits within the same bit field e g BitName audio 10 WordOffset integer required where integer identifies the word that contains the bit by defining its p...

Page 373: ...to be inspected from the start of the UDW block the start of the current repetition if the PacketType Repetative attribute has been set to true e g WordOffset 3 Mask string required where string is a...

Page 374: ...le actions is to be selected The Case elements define the action to take in each case An example of a Switch element may be found in the RP 188ATCDef xml file There is no limit on the number of Switch...

Page 375: ...hich the following BitField element s should be applied e g Target 0 Title string where string is an optional side heading that may be inserted before the data extracted by the following BitField elem...

Page 376: ...where string defines the line of headings to go above the data suitably padded to fit with the columns of data set up by the BitField elements Each item of data is positioned to the left within the sp...

Page 377: ...name data This is the most straightforward way of laying out the data It is achieved through using individual BitField statements each with Fieldname name Label true The following example of this lay...

Page 378: ...the bit field data in a sequence of data displayed on the same line 2 3 etc SequenceSeperator to place a colon between the end of this item and the start of the next item The last BitField statement e...

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Page 380: ...with some data that isn t part of this table In that case you may well want to place the line of headings below this other data This can be achieved by using LabelOffset attribute of the PacketType s...

Page 381: ...he required tests and to issue appropriate responses to any SNMP traps that are generated Note SNMP Service Configuration Issues The SNMP service on the OTR 1001 is provided by the Windows operating s...

Page 382: ...ter to a string corresponding to the filepath and filename of the required image file e g D Data Snapshots s2 bmp Example 2 Checking the filepath and name of a pattern loaded in the Generator 1 Set th...

Page 383: ...CommandInfo xml file Confirm by using the corresponding Get command 6 Set the statusParameterOptionType parameter to the appropriate integer value also listed in the SNMPCommandInfo xml file Confirm b...

Page 384: ...ters either individually or all together To reset individual status parameters 1 Carry out the first six steps of the procedure given in Example 4 2 Set the statusParameterReset parameter To reset all...

Page 385: ...LogSessionTRAP trap arrives with the given filepath and filename as the eventLogSessionStartedFilePath and a 2 as the eventLogSessionStartedState Status Parameter IDs and Related IDs To enable users t...

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Page 387: ...all A program is available zResolutionAdjust exe that allows you both to recover from a completely blank screen and to select a different screen resolution It first sets the display to a screen resolu...

Page 388: ...Available Commands dialog to appear then take the Monitor Resolution Adjust option by pressing Enter on the keyboard 7 Use the Resolution setting in the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel that is...

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