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Calculating Live Capture
Resources

This chapter provides information to help you calculate Lightspeed Live Capture
resource usage.

The following topics are included:

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Lightspeed Live Capture Resource Calculator

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Determining the Time-Shift Buffer Duration

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Calculating your Resource Usage Capacity

Summary of Contents for lightspeed live capture

Page 1: ...June 2019 277130 Lightspeed Live Capture Guide Live Capture 3 0 with ComponentPac 7 2...

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Page 7: ...ference 27 Lightspeed Live Application Program Interfaces 27 Lightspeed Live Stream Web API 27 Lightspeed Live Capture Web API 27 Lightspeed Live Source Web API 27 Lightspeed Live Server Hardware Spec...

Page 8: ...ement Hard Drives 49 Rebuilding the Lightspeed Live Storage RAID 50 Replacing Power Supplies 50 Replacing the Power Supply 50 Monitoring Lightspeed Live via SNMP 51 Enabling SNMP Monitoring 51 Configu...

Page 9: ...vers 92 Configuring Vantage Client Applications for Multiple Servers 92 Using the Live Capture Web App with Multiple Servers 93 Using NetBIOS Hostnames Instead of External Name Server 94 Correcting Th...

Page 10: ...6 Open Workflow Capability is Inherited from Live Capture and Tape Actions 136 Using the Live Capture Web Application 137 Live Capture Classic Web Application 137 Prerequisites to Using Live Capture 1...

Page 11: ...Connection 170 Accessing the Lightspeed Tape Capture Web App 172 Changing the Domain 172 Tape Capture Overview 173 Tape Capture Controls and Operation Status 174 Selection Panel 174 Workflow Status Pa...

Page 12: ...essed 10 bit Uses a Total of 1 RUF 206 Example 4 Uncompressed 10 bit Uses a Total of 1 RUF 207 Appendix A Support 209 Obtaining Support Information Assistance 210 Return Material Authorization RMA Pro...

Page 13: ...25 Audio 225 Container Settings 225 Video Stream Details 226 Codec 226 HEVC H W 226 MPEG 2 227 x264 227 Time Code Burn in Filter 228 Audio Stream Details 228 Codec 228 AAC Codec 229 General 229 PCM Co...

Page 14: ...on 236 Aspect Ratio Mode 238 Clean Aperture 238 Video Stream Details 238 Codec 238 Apple ProRes 238 Avid DNxHD 238 Avid DNxHR 239 Time Code Burn in Filter 239 Audio Stream Details 239 Codec PCM 240 Ch...

Page 15: ...o Stream Details 250 Codec 250 AVC 251 DNxHD 251 Apple ProRes 251 Time Code Burn in Filter 251 Audio Stream Details 252 Codec PCM 252 Proxy MP4 Output 252 Container Settings 253 Video Stream Details 2...

Page 16: ...261 Uncompressed 261 x264 261 Time Code Burn in Filter 262 Audio Stream Details 262 Codec PCM 262 MPEG2 TS Output 263 Format Summary 263 Video 263 Audio 263 Container 263 Container Settings 263 Video...

Page 17: ...annel Map 274 TIFO Output 274 TIFO Format Summary 274 Video 274 Audio 274 Container Settings 274 General Panel 274 Aspect Ratio Mode 275 Video Stream Details 275 Codec 275 Apple ProRes 275 AVC 275 Avi...

Page 18: ...dio Stream Details 286 Codec PCM 286 Proxy MP4 Output 286 Format Summary 287 Video 287 Audio 287 Container 287 Container Settings 287 Aspect Ratio Mode 287 Video Stream Details 287 Codec AVC 287 Time...

Page 19: ...ecs 304 AVC 304 Secondary Output Audio Codecs 304 AAC 304 PCM 305 Vantage Actions 307 Live Actions 307 Capture Action 307 Tape Action 307 Cloud Actions 307 Cloud Flip Action 308 Cloud QC Action 308 Cl...

Page 20: ...328 Using the VDCP Interface 330 Appendix D Live Capture Classic Web Application 331 Accessing the Live Capture Classic Web App 332 Create a Separate Account for Each User 332 Multiple User Access to...

Page 21: ...Contents 21 When a Single Event is Queued for Capture 348 When Multiple Events are Queued for Capture 349 Recorded File Location and Format 350...

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Page 23: ...ive Capture and the Lightspeed Live server platform Overview Lightspeed Live Server Platform Lightspeed Live Stream Lightspeed Live Capture Using Live Stream and Live Capture Concurrently Lightspeed L...

Page 24: ...er 2012 R2 Operating System for Live Capture and Live Stream Optional by request Windows Server 2016 Operating System for Live Stream High speed multi core processors GPU Standard SDI input card Light...

Page 25: ...r streaming group All Live Stream software and background processes are completely independent of Vantage services components or licensing You can obtain a Lightspeed Live Stream license by contacting...

Page 26: ...users can simultaneously make use of both the real time streaming capability and the full range of video manipulation that Vantage offers Shared Resource Allocation Since Live Capture and Live Stream...

Page 27: ...s Lightspeed Live Stream Web API The Lightspeed Live Stream Web API enables custom programs to remotely control the operation of the Live Stream services by implementing it in a custom program To acce...

Page 28: ...RAM 64 GB CPU Dual Multi Core CPUs GPU 1 GPU card OS Drives 1 SATA SSD drive for Windows OS top right most slot 1 optional second OS SSD drive bottom right most slot Storage Drives 4 RAID 5 SAS hard...

Page 29: ...of which are included as standard These eight storage drives can be configured for RAID 0 1 5 or 10 RAID 5 set at the factory The two additional bays on the right support only SSD SATA drives The top...

Page 30: ...be connected to all four BNC inputs All other resolutions use one BNC per input Note LiveCapture2SIUHD 4Ksupports3GLevelsAandBasdefinedinEBUTechnicalReport 002 LiveCaptureSD HDsupports3GLevelA LevelAc...

Page 31: ...installed by Telestream or an authorized agent at or before commissioning Only Telestream qualified add in cards can be used For the most up to date list refer to the Lightspeed Live Server product s...

Page 32: ...wer UID Button left The UID button alternately turns on and off the blue front and rear panel UID LEDs used to locate a particular unit among many units in a rack or server room Power On Off Button ri...

Page 33: ...er AC source 4 10GbT Ethernet LAN ports connect as required to Ethernet LAN 2 USB 3 0 ports connect as required to keyboard mouse or other serial device 1 IPMI Ethernet dedicated port that should not...

Page 34: ...ctors SDI Inputs 1 4 SD HD 3G x 1080 4K video formats audio 16 Channel 24 bit SDI embedded 48 kHz synchronous Input R LTC timecode input Optional HEVC SDI Input Card Supported by Live Stream only The...

Page 35: ...ter explains how to install the Lightspeed Live server into an equipment rack and configure it for operation Installing the Server Making Connections Managing the Operating System Maintaining the Ligh...

Page 36: ...your network administrator to determine computer and network setting requirements Unpacking the Server The Lightspeed Live server arrives packed in a heavy duty cardboard box with foam padding surrou...

Page 37: ...ion s holes with the hooks on the side rail and slide the extension forward to engage the hooks until the quick release bracket snaps into place For added stability you can secure the extension with a...

Page 38: ...re solidly in position and ready to support the full weight of the chassis F Installing the Server in the Rack When selecting a position in a rack to place the server be sure to allow a minimum of 30...

Page 39: ...N To prevent the server from falling and becoming damaged be sure it is securely in the rack before you remove support If you need to remove the server from the rack press the outer rail latch shown i...

Page 40: ...use to the USB connectors optional Connect a dedicated IPMI LAN to the IPMI port optional Connect a monitor to the VGA connector optional Connect SDI video sources to the connectors on the SDI input c...

Page 41: ...Off 0 1 button on the front of the chassis to turn the server on To turn power off at any time press the Power On Off button again Power and General Cautions and Warnings Observe the following precaut...

Page 42: ...ssis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings in the replaceable power supply s housing WARNING Power supplies and other components can get very hot Use caution when touching...

Page 43: ...or install them Downloading and installation of critical operating system updates is the responsibility of each customer see your system administrator Windows User ID and Password After the Lightspee...

Page 44: ...peed Live Storage RAID Replacing Power Supplies Monitoring Lightspeed Live via SNMP Performance Tuning a Lightspeed Live Server The following settings are made at the factory to ensure best performanc...

Page 45: ...eed Server 45 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide c Select the Advanced tab d Select Background services for Vantage transcoding nodes and SQL nodes Select Programs for editorial systems and Vantage cl...

Page 46: ...ettings Set as low as safely possible considering your exposure to Internet viruses and malware Click OK to save your changes 3 Set Power Options to High Performance with Sleep disabled a Navigate to...

Page 47: ...ge Adapter Settings Local Area Connection Right click and select Properties 8 Disable any screen savers a Navigate to Start Control Panel Personalization Screen Saver and select None 9 Disable disk in...

Page 48: ...f Among the tasks you can perform using IPMI View are these see the IPMI View User s Guide for details Discover Lightspeed Servers on the IPMI network requires dedicated IPMI LAN View system event log...

Page 49: ...move the drive or dummy drive from the carrier by removing the four M3 screws from the underside of the carrier Retain the screws 5 Insert the new drive into the carrier with the PCB side down and the...

Page 50: ...ds plug directly into the power supply units at the back of the chassis A green light indicates that the power supply is operating When a power supply fails or loses power an amber light on the power...

Page 51: ...her Support Information in Appendix A Note The ports need to be different in each configuration file and a value of 162 should not be used The following example shows a typical configuration file The...

Page 52: ...Installing and Maintaining the Server Monitoring Lightspeed Live via SNMP 52 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide...

Page 53: ...ntain the server Changing a Source Name Managing and Configuring Sources Configuring Capture Resources Configuring Settings for Your Facility Using Inputs for Both Live Stream and Capture Configuring...

Page 54: ...ame a source follow the procedures below and observe these renaming rules The Source Manager can be used to change the input source s name After chang ing a source name you must edit affected Capture...

Page 55: ...h the SDI Input connectors on the back panel of the Lightspeed Live Server You can also add IP based RTMP and Transport Streams from your Ethernet connection Sources display the current input or the L...

Page 56: ...four built in SDI sources plus sources you ve created The right panel displays a live preview feed of the selected source along with track information Sources Panel Displays all source thumbnails and...

Page 57: ...ers Source Information Panel Displays details about the selected source video Audio and Text Track Panels Add delete and configure audio and captioning text tracks Text Track is for Live Stream only A...

Page 58: ...ce options are configured in the Live Source Manager web page All SDI sources present on Lightspeed Live systems are automatically added to the inventory list of sources For systems that have more tha...

Page 59: ...exclusively on a single CPU socket with two 2 workflows on socket 1 and two 2 workflows on socket 2 This prevents inefficient mapping of processes across CPU sockets during heavy loads such as when al...

Page 60: ...the Free Run TimeCode option below RS 422 Uses the timecode provided by a VTR connected via RS 422 Requires the optional RS 422 control kit If an input is connected to a VTR under RS 422 control RS 42...

Page 61: ...ce to 4K video input When activated all four SDI inputs are merged into one 4K input Choose from one of the following Quad Split Schemes Square Division The image is divided into four quadrants 2SI A...

Page 62: ...ired changes in the Capture action and Save it 10 Click Activate below the workflow to initiate workflow operation To switch from UHD into HD input mode 1 The 4K UHD source must be actively providing...

Page 63: ...ce Assign Processor Assign this source and its dependents to a single processor When on all processing is assigned to a single multi core CPU socket This prevents inefficient mapping of processes acro...

Page 64: ...cifies the name of the stream Multicast Group IP Address The optional Multicast Group IP address to use Local NIC IP Address The local NIC Network Interface Card IP address Select other ones from the...

Page 65: ...Over SRT When enabled the Transport Stream is sent using the SRT protocol Stream dump Available when Advanced mode is enabled When enabled cap tures the Transport Stream source to the location and fil...

Page 66: ...add an RTMP Source to Live Stream before you can start ingesting the RTMP source The RTMP Configure Source dialog provides these options Name Specifies the name to use in Live Stream Stream Name Speci...

Page 67: ...ludes configuration tools An Audio Track is added by default when you create a source and it usually is automatically configured to match the source Adding an Audio Track Click the musical note icon i...

Page 68: ...ed this track is the one used first when you select the input source to preview You can select a dif ferent Audio Track to use for the preview from the menu in the upper right of the Sources panel Set...

Page 69: ...action and the Tape action Before a Lightspeed Live Capture workflow can be activated to capture media you must first configure Lightspeed Live Capture and Vantage as follows Configuring Settings for...

Page 70: ...able Vantage Domain Management Guide 2 Apply Your License Apply your Lightspeed Live Capture license by clicking Licenses in the left panel and verifying that you have a Live Capture license If not co...

Page 71: ...ser button in the Users panel and fill in the form Each Capture user should have a login Note User accounts can be used to control access to the Management Console Workflow Designer Workflow Categorie...

Page 72: ...ially true if you have multiple servers connected together in an array A UNC path is also important when you have multiple users accessing the Tape Capture application from remote browsers A UNC path...

Page 73: ...ssign Capture actions on LSL 01 to the LSL 01 Live Store LSL 01 d live store When to Run Copy and Move Actions on Local or on Any Server If the Live Store is a local path then a Copy or Move action fo...

Page 74: ...ape and Capture Actions Labels and variables you create can be added to the Tape and Capture actions and can be viewed included and modified in the Tape Capture and Live Capture web applications For e...

Page 75: ...rsely changing source configurations in the Live Stream web application changes what is shown on the Source Manager page WARNING When Live Stream and Live Capture are used on a server concurrently any...

Page 76: ...ip configuring SDI IP and other sources in Vantage as explained by topics below Configuring a Channel Group Nexus Lightspeed Live Capture uses the concept of a nexus to group related video source chan...

Page 77: ...the Description field 6 In the Permitted Users section visible only if User Administration is enabled in the Settings Options General tab you can assign Permitted Users by clicking on a user in the le...

Page 78: ...e Vantage Management Console should be used for discovering Workflows and Previewing the Inputs only SDI Sources are configured using the Source Manager user interface at http localhost 8090 described...

Page 79: ...nd see information about it in a small window below by using the Preview button in the Capture Inventory toolbar The preview image is updated once per second Finding Workflows You can determine which...

Page 80: ...For full details about setup for standard servers see Installing and Configuring Vantage Web Applications in the Vantage Installation Guide or the Domain Management Guide An easy way to access the Do...

Page 81: ...ll of these steps for a Capture server but for a Stream server skip any steps pertaining to Vantage Renaming a Stream Only Server Follow steps 6 through 12 only ignore all Vantage steps If you want to...

Page 82: ...u Administrative Tools Server Manager 7 Click Local Server in the left pane 8 Select the Computer Name tab and click Change 9 Enter the new computer name in the Computer Name text field and click OK T...

Page 83: ...ort the services by machine name 16 To add Vantage services for a specific machine select the services you want and click OK 17 If any Storage Variables and or Qualification Rules settings were config...

Page 84: ...d Live Capture servers and two Vantage servers that are joined into a single domain requires a total of four array licenses For this system you order two array licenses for the Vantage servers and rec...

Page 85: ...ion immediately following the Capture Action will be processed locally For actions that do not immediately follow the Capture Action it is best to set Run On Rules that instruct the non Capture action...

Page 86: ...re Live Capture servers together into a single domain either as a Capture only solution or into an existing Vantage server domain it is highly recommended that the Live Capture Vantage Database and II...

Page 87: ...Live Capture servers added to it via the Vantage Management Console 2 Add all services running on your Lightspeed Live Capture servers to the Lightspeed Live Capture master domain server See the Vant...

Page 88: ...action types Adding Services The Lightspeed Live Capture server includes Vantage services so adding these services to an existing Vantage Array is no different than adding any other Vantage service r...

Page 89: ...any Vantage server 6 Apply the appropriate multiple server Vantage license onto the system running the master domain database See the Vantage Domain Management Guide for details on licensing Also see...

Page 90: ...S Web Server When clustering two or more Live Capture and Vantage servers together it is best to use a separate server designated as the IIS Web Server to host the Live Capture Web application Ideally...

Page 91: ...pletely separate servers Since this is a large system array containing six 6 Vantage system and three 3 Live Capture servers separating the database and Web Server is recommended to prevent the databa...

Page 92: ...point to that database This is done by selecting the database server from the Select Vantage Domain dialog in the Vantage client applications Using the Vantage Desktop Client Applications First instal...

Page 93: ...Capture web application when there are multiple servers first install the Vantage Web Applications on the server running the IIS Web service To open the Lightspeed Live Capture web application use th...

Page 94: ...me server when NetBIOS is enabled in the database server and all nodes Configure the following settings in all servers to enable NetBIOS 1 Open the Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center...

Page 95: ...6 Configure the Subnet Mask Default Gateway and the DNS server addresses Use the same addresses for each server 7 Click the Advanced button The Advanced dialog opens 8 In the Advanced dialog select t...

Page 96: ...and press Return 4 Move the cursor using the arrow keys and position it after all of the text in the window Then type the IP address of your Lightspeed Live Capture server For example 102 54 94 97 5 P...

Page 97: ...ing the existing workflows untouched and operating from previous versions of a ComponentPac When and if it is desired to upgrade a workflow or action within a workflow it can be done at a convenient t...

Page 98: ...apture or Tape Capture web applications to operate properly Follow these steps to clear the browsing data 1 In Google Chrome click the Customize and Control icon select the More Tools menu and choose...

Page 99: ...Action Workflow Creating Avid Workflows Creating and Activating the Tape Action Workflow Binding Variables to Configuration Parameters Enabling Open Workflows Additional Information The following add...

Page 100: ...API to produce recordings you must create and activate one or more capture workflows each of which uses the Capture action to make a video source available for Capture interface or API control The fo...

Page 101: ...files containing IMX XDCAM or AVC Intra and QuickTime Open files Capture action only are created in such a way that they can be opened for editing playing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC Telestream Switch a...

Page 102: ...e and Lightspeed Live Stream the File Loop and Slate sources may display in the Source menu These are NOT supported for use by Capture workflows and are reserved for Lightspeed Live Stream The actual...

Page 103: ...FIFO RAM buffer This allows Lightspeed Live Capture to reach back in time and access media processed in the past based on the value of the Time Shift field Since Live Capture s Time Shift is always p...

Page 104: ...iles from failed jobs may be usable to the point where capture stopped Switch Primary and Secondary Encoding Acceleration When unchecked primary encoding is GPU based and secondary encoding is CPU bas...

Page 105: ...g begins when a Start Program marker is detected and stops when an associated Stop Program marker with an Event ID that matches the Start Program s ID is detected See more details below Single unique...

Page 106: ...select the XML rules file used to enable automatic recording to start and stop based on SCTE 104 markers Note SCTE 104 rules files can be complex It is best to contact a Telestream Sales Engineer for...

Page 107: ...workflow activation is selected in which case the recording starts as soon as you activate the workflow Segments are created on logical time boundaries based on the duration selected For example if a...

Page 108: ...ole for the Administrator Email Address If you have not received a notification email check your spam folder and then check your Vantage configuration Note The email address for notifications must be...

Page 109: ...t use port numbers 8083 8084 8089 15000 or 18000 for the Web Service input port An error message does not appear when activating a workflow set to these ports but the Web Service Trigger will not func...

Page 110: ...for What Happens When a Queued Event is Deleted If an event on the calendar has been added to the Capture queue events are queued up when they are within 1 hour of their start time and is subsequently...

Page 111: ...Remember to create specific events for new Repeat schedules which also keeps your events easier to manage and understand Adjusting your Google Account Settings for Live Capture Access For Live Captur...

Page 112: ...kflow and name the workflow 2 In the Live group drag a Capture action into the workspace Then double click to open the action inspector for configuration 3 Select the Source and Channel Group to use w...

Page 113: ...mple Calendar Addresses Primary using your Google email address https www google com calendar dav your Google Email Address events Additional Calendars using Calendar ID https www google com calendar...

Page 114: ...Workflow Note Do not edit a previously captured calendar event and do not try to reuse a previously captured calendar event by giving it a new time if you do errors may occur It is permissible to edit...

Page 115: ...oose the output s container format Proxy HLS Proxy MP4 Proxy MXF RDD 25 Delete To delete this component click the X icon in the upper right corner Output Location Click Output Location and select from...

Page 116: ...e of the workflow as part of the file name Source Name Select to add the name of the live source as part of the file name Variable Select to choose and add a variable to the file name Date Select to a...

Page 117: ...or white Or enter a color hexadecimal code such as 0000DDFF which is dark blue The FF characters in this example specify the opacity and are optional When these characters are not included the text is...

Page 118: ...workflow naming pattern is Workflow Name _ Source Name Note To avoid workflow failures do not use these characters in workflow names 3 Inthe WorkflowDesignpanel select Livefromthetop tool baranddrag...

Page 119: ...ry and Secondary Outputs 6 Click Save when finished with your configuration settings 7 Click Activate below the workflow to initiate workflow operation Note Workflow expiration is set for 24 hours and...

Page 120: ...he Lightspeed Live Capture or Tape Capture web application to accept the input you select encode and package it into the format you specified in the workflow and output the captured media package to t...

Page 121: ...er resident on Live Capture systems is intended to be used in a Live Capture only system Standalone or multiple Capture nodes If your Live Capture systems are joined to a Vantage transcoding domain it...

Page 122: ...Creating Capture Tape Action Workflows Creating Avid Workflows 122 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide Examples of Interplay Single Res and Media Composer container settings...

Page 123: ...nfigure the Notify action and Interplay Advanced Encoder in the Flip action Single Resolution Avid Workflow An example of a single resolution Avid workflow with Capture consists of two actions The Cap...

Page 124: ...Action allows the user to select the Interplay Advanced Encoder Flip 1 The first Flip Action takes the TIFO file generated by Capture and Direct Converts it no transcoding needed If using the Interpla...

Page 125: ...eb interface or API to produce recordings you must create and activate one or more tape capture workflows each of which uses the Tape action to make a video source available for Capture interface or A...

Page 126: ...ocumentation for further details on supported formats As a Vantage origin action the Tape action can be used in Vantage to begin a workflow and can be the only action in the workflow A tape capture wo...

Page 127: ...apture web application Primary and Secondary Outputs The Primary and optional Secondary Output panels are used to create Configuration Templates that are selectable from within the Tape Capture user i...

Page 128: ...nu on the right to select one or more tokens to insert to create the exact filename pattern you require Available tokens Base Name Select to add the base clip name as part of the file name The Base Na...

Page 129: ...tput file when Timecode Override Enable is active Discontinuity Threshold Specifies the minimum number of skipped frames that constitutes a discontinuity timecode break state This threshold affects bo...

Page 130: ...m ignoring frames regardless of the timecode while the servo is unlocked With this configuration the frames captured during the period when the servo was unlocked will be excluded from the output file...

Page 131: ...file See Stitch Behavior below Stitch Clip Base Name Specifies the base name to use in job names and the Base Name part of the file name pattern When blank StitchedClip is the default base name Stitch...

Page 132: ...cally for use in proxy files Controls with a green Browse button can be specified dynamically on a job by job basis by assigning a variable whose value has been set in an upstream action X Position Th...

Page 133: ...ps to create and activate the Tape action workflow 1 Open the Vantage Workflow Designer 2 Select File Create New Workflow to start a new workflow 3 Drag the Tape action from the Live service to the de...

Page 134: ...Channel Nexus Group Expected Labels Select labels you created if any to contain metadata When selected they are available to configure in the Tape Capture web application 5 Make selections in the Prim...

Page 135: ...s click the Vantage Help menu in the upper right corner of the dialog To bind a variable to a parameter select the green variable browse button next to a parameter The Select Variable dialog opens Con...

Page 136: ...ing the Workflow drop down menu Enable each action in the context menu right click select Workflow Mode Open For more information about enabling Open Workflows open the Vantage Help menu by clicking t...

Page 137: ...verview Live Capture Controls and Operation Status Triggers Determine the Method of Channel Control Recorded File Location and Format Using the Vantage Job Status Views Note Only the Chrome browser ve...

Page 138: ...Live Capture web application See Configuring Settings for Your Facility and Configuring Ingest Sources for instructions After the prerequisites you will need to create the Capture workflows See Creati...

Page 139: ...apture title from among the listed web applications For more details on using and configuring Vantage web applications see the Vantage User s Guide This guide is available from the User Guide link in...

Page 140: ...on can degrade the user interface performance Therefore care must be taken to insure that the Live Capture web application does not consume resources unnecessarily when the user interface is not curre...

Page 141: ...ure web application is presented in four panels Title Panel Displays the home button Vantage domain and user name controls to change domains access the About menu and to log out or log in Selection Pa...

Page 142: ...to make See Configuring a Channel Group Nexus to create the Channel Groups Status Click Status to open the Job Status panel which shows the status and jobs of all active workflows contained in the se...

Page 143: ...s channel filtering and recording settings Each channel shows a channel name and displays a thumbnail of incoming video Each channel shows a gray trigger type a yellow gang ungang button a red and gre...

Page 144: ...een enabled in the workflow the system attempts to syn chronize all of the selected channels to the exact same start timecode before start ing the recording When recording starts some portion of the f...

Page 145: ...el cards by Name Source or Trigger You can also drag and drop channels Filter Filter by typing portions of the workflow name to see only the channels that contain the typed characters Use as a wildcar...

Page 146: ...entry for the destination of the primary output or use the default location specified in the Capture action workflow Secondary Output Location Select a Vantage folder address book entry for the desti...

Page 147: ...corded in 24 hours For example if the current timecode is 02 30 00 20 and a start timecode of 02 29 00 18 is used within the job recording will begin at 02 29 00 18 the next day nearly 24 hours later...

Page 148: ...or each channel that has an active workflow Trigger Type Indicates the Trigger assigned to the channel Icon Trigger Type Manual Trigger DAI Dynamic Ad Insertion Trigger Schedule Trigger Web Service Tr...

Page 149: ...is ready to record with a message of Ready Manual Recurring Segment and DAI Listening Web Service or Awaiting Schedule Yellow In a transition state and preparing to record or stop Red Recording is oc...

Page 150: ...Labels have been enabled in the Capture action for the channel click to open the Configure Labels dialog to adjust Label settings The contents of labels depends on the metadata labels you created in t...

Page 151: ...ettings Any variable values entered and saved in the dialog are persisted in memory as long as the browser remains open If no persisted value is present for example a new variable is assigned to a wor...

Page 152: ...flow thumbnail card and the Capture UI Status page will display inaccurate record state information For best practices use only one Capture Action per workflow Recordings Dialog Icons Indicates the st...

Page 153: ...the file with an appropriate application Secondary Output The secondary output file name and location path Click the icon to copy the output path to your clipboard Customization Custom defaults that a...

Page 154: ...put name Preview Display Displays the content of the selected channel Source File Selections Lists source file selections added to the media Audio Meters and Controls Displays audio levels for all aud...

Page 155: ...the thumbnail and preview display an LOS overlay The frame rate and resolution of the input will be that of the previous active video Starting a Capture recording when the input is in this state will...

Page 156: ...ings panel details Channels The status display left column lists the channels in the channel group Both the name of the channel and its description are shown The trigger type appears beside the name J...

Page 157: ...elect to filter the channel list by typing a portion of the channel name to see only the channels that contain the typed characters Jobs Select to filter by typing portions of the job name to see only...

Page 158: ...rigger Web Service Trigger DAI Trigger The DAI Dynamic Ad Insertion trigger enables automatic recording to start and stop based on incoming SCTE 104 markers contained in the VANC data stream of the wo...

Page 159: ...pected frame the job stops at the expected frame and the name of the inserted file matches the associated segmentation upid The following partial example illustrates a typical rules XML file xml versi...

Page 160: ...Trigger settings and details You can also get help from Telestream Support in putting together workflows to enable DAI triggers See Appendix A Support for contact information Manual Trigger The Manual...

Page 161: ...could be a shorter time than the specified duration depending on when the recording start and stop commands are initiated The captured files are frame accurate so the files can be played continuously...

Page 162: ...re using commands from the Lightspeed Live Capture Web API You can queue up a maximum of 16 Web Service Trigger jobs per Live Capture host server at any one time Channels set to Web Service trigger wi...

Page 163: ...nel heading in this chapter Selecting Output Encoders and Format The Primary Output and Secondary Output in the Capture action enable you to select the container format and the video and audio encoder...

Page 164: ...light and identify jobs in different states Troubleshoot job processing issues and view error messages The views that you see in Job Status Views are defined by Vantage administrators who control whic...

Page 165: ...Status Views 165 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide The Vantage Job Status Views Web Application The following shows an example of information provided in the Job Status Views web application this ex...

Page 166: ...nt Console and select Application Configurations Job Status Views Check the Enable option shown in the red circle in the image below then click the Save icon Configuring Job Status Views Information T...

Page 167: ...in the chapter Prerequisites to Using Tape Capture Configuring the VTR Connection Accessing the Lightspeed Tape Capture Web App Tape Capture Overview Tape Capture Controls and Operation Status Using...

Page 168: ...video sources capable of SDI I O and RS 422 control can be used Some components need to be set up before you can begin configuring and using the Tape Capture web application For instructions see Conf...

Page 169: ...er up the VTR and switch it into the proper Remote mode for RS 422 control 3 Open the Vantage Management Console and select Capture Inventory in the left panel to open the Capture Inventory panel for...

Page 170: ...nected you can attempt to solve the problem using these troubleshooting steps 1 Make sure that the RS 422 interface box is correctly installed all adapters and cables are properly connected and the VT...

Page 171: ...ng an RS 422 COM Port s Latency Time in Appendix C 6 Verify that the SDI Input associated with the VTR has been connected to an SDI video source 7 If the VTR is not connecting after performing steps 1...

Page 172: ...ter your assigned Vantage user name and password 3 Click the green Tape Capture title from among the listed web applications The Tape Capture browser interface shown on the following page opens and is...

Page 173: ...ows full user account controls for administrator and general users Provides source input locking to prevent users from competing for the same source Note A user must have appropriate permissions for f...

Page 174: ...e Status Click Status to open a job status view panel which shows clips that have been created Workflows Click the Workflows button to display the Workflows column with a list of activated workflows i...

Page 175: ...to mark in and mark out the clip start and end points and click Log to enter the clip into the log Repeat as required and when ready to capture the clips to media files click Capture See below for con...

Page 176: ...entering timecode in the In Out or Duration fields when you click on a pair of numbers you can use the tab key to advance to the next pair of numbers in the timecode The lock feature still allows man...

Page 177: ...dded to the Tape action The contents of the metadata depends on the metadata labels you created in the Vantage Management Console and added to the Tape action Labels can be used in downstream Vantage...

Page 178: ...to a file The imported file populates the Clip Log Clips can be Imported with a simple CSV EDL file using the following format Tape Name Clip Name Mark In Mark Out Example CSV file in EDL Edit Decisio...

Page 179: ...ion options control timecode break recording If you wish to adjust these configuration options from the Tape user interface you may bind them to variables so they are available directly from the Tape...

Page 180: ...me code repeating from 00 00 30 10 to 00 00 30 10 would be detected Example 3 A time code decrementing from 00 00 30 10 to 00 00 29 00 would be detected Ignore Frames When Servo is Not Locked If enabl...

Page 181: ...o relocks Timecode for these frames is often invalid Because the system is only able to respond to the status the VTR provides it will not detect and exclude these gray frames No two passes of the sam...

Page 182: ...p Log consists of a list of clips that have been marked for recording in the media output file After you set up a clip in the Clip Panel clicking Log adds the clip to the Clip Log The name displayed f...

Page 183: ...e clips included on a tape Click to select a clip and use the up and down arrows to move the clip within the clip order list Gear Click the gear icon to open the Customize Parameters dialog and config...

Page 184: ...rkflow Secondary Output Configuration Select a container configuration that was added or enabled in the Tape action for the Secondary Output The configuration names are in alphabetical order and the f...

Page 185: ...ocked the source cannot be controlled by other users Click again to unlock lock top opens Note that you can forcibly unlock a source a dialog states the user name and domain of the person who has rese...

Page 186: ...s Displays video resolution frame rate bit depth number of audio channels and whether captions are present Cue Cues video to the timecode you enter Enter timecode and click the arrow to cue VTR Contro...

Page 187: ...tch the tapes you will be using in the VTR to make clips 1 In the Tapes panel click the plus button 2 Enter tape information and press Enter 3 Repeat to create as many tape names as needed for the cli...

Page 188: ...ll s doc 2 In the Tape Capture user interface create a clip list for each tape either using manual IN OUT LOG or by importing an EDL This is done for every tape that will be included in the MP4 refere...

Page 189: ...re the clips in the log into corresponding final output media files If there are multiple tapes the Tape Capture app will ask you to insert the first tape when you start the capture If the Rewind tape...

Page 190: ...to the Tape action via the Add Variables context menu can be configured within the Customize Parameters dialog This dialog is opened by selecting the gear button next to the Capture button To bind va...

Page 191: ...tomize Parameters dialog 2 Enable TC Toggle to enable Time Code Override 3 Select a frame rate of 29 97 fps or 59 94 fps if you want to use drop frame Drop frame is only available for 29 97 fps or 59...

Page 192: ...vating the Tape Action Workflow for more details 2 In the Tape action Settings panel enable the Stitch Clips option by binding it to a True variable To bind variables in the Tape action see Binding Va...

Page 193: ...output media files If there are multiple tapes the Tape Capture app will ask you to insert the first tape when you start the capture When the tape completes the Tape Capture app selects the next tape...

Page 194: ...and the Mark Out timecode to 23 59 59 00 When you start the Capturerecordingprocess thetaperewindstothestart nomatterwhereitwasparked and tape playback and recording starts When the end of the tape i...

Page 195: ...the Tape Capture Web Application Using the Job Status View in Tape Capture 195 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide For details see the Vantage Job Status Views web app and Using the Vantage Job Status...

Page 196: ...Using the Tape Capture Web Application Using the Job Status View in Tape Capture 196 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide...

Page 197: ...ter provides information to help you calculate Lightspeed Live Capture resource usage The following topics are included Lightspeed Live Capture Resource Calculator Determining the Time Shift Buffer Du...

Page 198: ...an best share a Lightspeed Live server s resources The Lightspeed Live server has four 4 SD HD 3G SDI inputs that can be used to capture up to four 4 SD HD formatted files or one 1 UHD 4K formatted fi...

Page 199: ...fer Duration The Time Shift buffer has a maximum duration of 60 seconds for each source input The amount of memory used by each instance of Time Shift buffer is directly related to the frame size and...

Page 200: ...ur workflows resource requirements together along with the Time Shift buffer limits from above this can determine if your Lightspeed Live server will reliably perform the tasks required To determine t...

Page 201: ...currently supported in high frame rate NTSC PAL 1080i25 29 97 720p 1080p23 98 24 25 29 97 720p 1080p50 59 94 2160p23 9 8 24 25 30 2160p50 59 94 AVC H 264 0 10 0 10 0 25 0 25 1 AVC Intra 0 20 0 25 0 2...

Page 202: ...htspeed Live Capture User Guide CAUTION A Secondary Output should not be concurrently generated when the primary output is recording UHD 4K Secondary Outputs RUF Values 640x480 default Same as Source...

Page 203: ...d Live Capture User Guide Example 1 Uses a Total of 1 00 RUF Example 1 shows four 4 SDI HD inputs Each SDI Input is connected to a separate workflow to create a variety of file outputs In this example...

Page 204: ...l of 0 90 RUF Example 2 shows two 2 SDI SD inputs and two 2 SDI HD inputs SDI 1 and SDI 2 are standard definition creating IMX and ProRes with Proxy files respectively while SDI 3 and SDI 4 are 1080p6...

Page 205: ...ve option LS LIVE 4TB OPTION The RAID type of the media drive can be changed from RAID 5 by the user to RAID 0 if disk I O is more desirable than data redun dancy See Rebuilding the Lightspeed Live St...

Page 206: ...User Guide Example 3 Uncompressed 10 bit Uses a Total of 1 RUF Example 3 shows two 2 HD SDI 1080i60 inputs capturing Uncompressed 10 bit with a concurrent Proxy The output files are to be written to t...

Page 207: ...le 4 Uncompressed 10 bit Uses a Total of 1 RUF Example 4 shows four 4 HD SDI 1080i60 inputs capturing Uncompressed 10 bit with a concurrent Proxy The output files are to be written to a shared Storage...

Page 208: ...Calculating Live Capture Resources Lightspeed Live Capture Resource Calculator 208 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide...

Page 209: ...act resources for Telestream Support services RMA procedures and troubleshooting information These topics are included Obtaining Support Information Assistance Return Material Authorization RMA Proced...

Page 210: ...upport telestream net For details about the Web API see the Lightspeed Live Stream Capture Web API Reference on Telestream net or click the three dot menu in the web app select About and Web API Refer...

Page 211: ...serviceable parts inside You should never open the top cover or attempt to upgrade or alter the server Doing so exposes you to electrical hazard may damage the unit and may invalidate your warranty P...

Page 212: ...gram Files x86 Telestream Vantage Components Cap ture 7 1 5 xxxxxx Capture logs are saved to C Windows System32 config systempro file AppData Roaming Telestream Capture Logging can be customized by ch...

Page 213: ...Log Files for Support The contents of the log files may be helpful to Telestream Customer Support to troubleshoot system problems You may want to access and save the log files before making a support...

Page 214: ...ogs traceLog Logs SNMPLogs The SNMPLogs folder contains the following additional items SourceService date log txt The Source service log records any activity with the sources This includes various act...

Page 215: ...ded below Loss of Signal Tape Capture If you encounter a loss of signal condition while capturing a clip with Tape Capture and ignore lost frames in the action is disabled the logged clip will fail wi...

Page 216: ...Appendix A Support Using Log Files and Other Support Information 216 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide...

Page 217: ...t Lightspeed Live Capture and Tape Capture For more details on Vantage action operation and configuration open the application help M or the Vantage Help menu from the upper right corner of the action...

Page 218: ...pture Note Most Lightspeed Live Capture MXF files containing IMX XDCAM or AVC Intra and all QuickTime Open files are created in such a way that they can be opened for editing playing in Adobe Premiere...

Page 219: ...lements and Individual Data Items for MXF Generic Container System Scheme 1 DNxHD SMPTE 436M 2006 MXF Mappings for VBI Lines and Ancillary Data Packets SMPTE 2019 4 2008 Mapping VC 3 Coding Units into...

Page 220: ...set the display or pixel aspect ratio of the output Automatic Set the aspect ratio setting automatically based on detected content Display Aspect Ratio Specifies 4 3 16 9 Pixel Aspect Ratio Specifies...

Page 221: ...ec Settings Pixel Format Specifies the color space chroma subsampling and bit depth to use for encoding RGB 4 4 4 8 bit or 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 8 bit Tile Partition Width Specifies the ti...

Page 222: ...ts per second Quantization Coefficient Specifies quality 1 100 If set toward the lower bound it reduces data correspondingly and quality decreases if set toward the upper bound it increases data and q...

Page 223: ...bps CBR XDCAM HD 25 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD 35 Mbps VBR XDCAM HD422 18 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 25 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 35 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 50Mbps CBR XDCAM EX 35 Mbps VBR Uncompressed Encode Less VBI When...

Page 224: ...entry is not valid the black default is used Background Color Set the color of the area behind the timecode The default is white You can enter simple color names such as red green or blue Or enter a c...

Page 225: ...tes for elementary streams data streams PSI streams and necessary overhead List Audio Streams Before Video Streams When checked will list audio streams before video streams in the PMT stream order PAT...

Page 226: ...errors permitted before file generation fails and the number of warnings that trigger a Fail on warning or error This parameter has no effect when Error Behavior is set to Always Complete Treat Buffe...

Page 227: ...e to use during encoding High Main 4 2 2 Level Specifies the MPEG level to use during encoding High High 1440 Main Video Performance Setting Indicates the video quality setting to use when encoding th...

Page 228: ...enter simple color names such as red green or white Or enter a color hexadecimal code such as 0000DDFF which is dark blue The FF characters in this example specify the opacity and are optional When th...

Page 229: ...fies the output audio bit depth 16 20 24 Force One Track Per Channel When checked creates multiple mono tracks instead of a single multi channel track When checked overrides the Label Channel Pairs Le...

Page 230: ...601 XYZ with SMPTE 428 1 DCDM Transfer Characteristics ITU R Recommendation BT 601 with SMPTE C Color Primaries NTSC ITU R Recommendation BT 601 with SMPTE C Color Primaries PAL ITU R Recommendation...

Page 231: ...isplay or pixel aspect ratio of the output Automatic Set the aspect ratio setting automatically based on detected content Display Aspect Ratio Specifies 4 3 16 9 Pixel Aspect Ratio Specifies the selec...

Page 232: ...00 HEVC H W Profile Main Main 10 Main 10 4 2 2 Bit Rate in kbps Specifies the target bit rate 512 50 000 IMX Quality Specifies video quality profile 30 Mbps 40 Mbps 50 Mbps Panasonic AVC Intra Quality...

Page 233: ...rlaced nal hrd cbr profile video format bitrate x265 Profile Specifies video quality profile Main Main 10 Main 10 Intra Bit Rate in kbps Specifies the target bit rate 512 50 000 Command Line option Co...

Page 234: ...d the black default is used Background Color Set the color of the area behind the timecode The default is white You can enter simple color names such as red green or blue Or enter a color hexadecimal...

Page 235: ...th Capture ComponentPac 7 0 4 or later Note Most Lightspeed Live Capture MXF files containing IMX XDCAM or AVC Intra and all QuickTime Open files are created in such a way that they can be opened for...

Page 236: ...alue will be reported by the QuickTime media file when it is opened by a media player or edit application while the captured file is being written to and is growing If a capture session is stopped bef...

Page 237: ...tion BT 601 XYZ with SMPTE 428 1 DCDM Transfer Characteristics ITU R Recommendation BT 601 with SMPTE C Color Primaries NTSC ITU R Recommendation BT 601 with SMPTE C Color Primaries PAL ITU R Recommen...

Page 238: ...ntent Display Aspect Ratio Specifies 4 3 16 9 Pixel Aspect Ratio Specifies the selected pixel aspect ratio Clean Aperture Specify the crop settings for Left Right Top and Bottom pixels to apply to the...

Page 239: ...e Or enter a color hexadecimal code such as 0000DDFF which is dark blue The FF characters in this example specify the opacity and are optional When these characters are not included the text is comple...

Page 240: ...red audio bit depth 16 20 or 24 bit Force One Track Per Channel Select to make multiple mono tracks instead of a single multi channel track QuickTime audio channel Assignment metadata will be set to M...

Page 241: ...JPEG2000 Lossy MPEG 2 Panasonic AVC Intra Panasonic AVC Ultra Sony XAVC Sony XDCAM Uncompressed x264 x265 Audio PCM 16 20 24 bit 48Kbps up to 16 channels PCM Dolby E Container Settings The TIFO Contai...

Page 242: ...er flexibility during encoding VBV Delay When Specify VBV Settings is selected this setting specifies how much time is allowed between the transmission of the first frame and its actual decode Larger...

Page 243: ...15444 1 It uses wavelet transformations to compress the image which results in high quality images in both lossy and lossless modes JPEG 2000 offers higher compression ratios over standard JPEG video...

Page 244: ...ill image compression provides a fast and flexible solution for high quality wavelet based compression JPEG 2000 is an intra frame HD video codec specified by ISO IEC 15444 1 It uses wavelet transform...

Page 245: ...e limit Encoder Queue Size Specifies the encoder queue size Encode Less VBI When checked the codec removes the top 32 lines for SD sources that contain VBI data ignoring more VBI lines in favor of fra...

Page 246: ...eases the encode time The default is 9 and the range is 0 to 31 Panasonic AVC Intra Quality Class 50 4 2 0 Class 100 4 2 2 Class 200 4 2 2 Panasonic AVC Ultra Quality Long GOP 25 Long GOP 50 Sony XAVC...

Page 247: ...n kbps Specifies the target bit rate 512 50 000 Command Line option Configure the compressor using x264 command line syntax For setting specific x264 parameters you can enter x264 CLI commands separat...

Page 248: ...nt size of the timecode range 6 120 pixels Text Color Set the text color of the timecode The default is black You can enter simple color names such as red green or white Or enter a color hexadecimal c...

Page 249: ...eft and Right unless Force One Track Per Channel is checked in which case this setting is ignored Bit Depth Select the desired audio bit depth 16 20 or 24 bit Force One Track Per Channel Select to mak...

Page 250: ...witch 4 0 or later TIFO Format Summary Video Apple ProRes AVC Avid DNxHD LB Audio PCM 16 20 24 bit 48Kbps up to 16 channels PCM Dolby E Container Settings The TIFO Container wraps the specified media...

Page 251: ...default is black You can enter simple color names such as red green or white Or enter a color hexadecimal code such as 0000DDFF which is dark blue The FF characters in this example specify the opacit...

Page 252: ...rces Label Channel Pairs Left Right When checked causes the first channel pair to be labeled Left and Right unless Force One Track Per Channel is checked in which case this setting is ignored Bit Dept...

Page 253: ...sed through Width and Height parameters set in the action for the AVC codec are ignored CAUTION Same as Source cannot be used when UHD 4K is set as the primary output Width Specifies the width of the...

Page 254: ...es AVC as the codec to use to encode video tracks No other codecs are provided AVC Same as Source When enabled the width and height of the source is passed through Width and Height parameters set in t...

Page 255: ...Appendix B Containers Codecs and Vantage Actions 255 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide AAC Mono Stereo 5 1 C L R BL BR LFE...

Page 256: ...editing playing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC Telestream Switch and other media applications while they are still growing during capture Check with your edit player application software documentation for f...

Page 257: ...ta into MXF Generic Container DV IMX SMPTE 386M 2004 Mapping Type D 10 Essence Data to MXF Generic Container IMX SMPTE 394M 2006 System Scheme 1 for MXF Generic Container DNxHD SMPTE 405M 2006 Element...

Page 258: ...s timestamps to the audio stream Mpeg Picture Element When checked specifies that MPEG picture elements should be used for Avid and Adobe Premiere Pro compatibility Telestream Index When checked a pro...

Page 259: ...her compression ratios over standard JPEG video It offers resolution color quality and position progression scalability and also supports 4 2 2 and 4 4 4 chroma subsampling methods Codec Settings Pixe...

Page 260: ...compression ratios over standard JPEG video It offers resolution color quality and position progression scalability and also supports 4 2 2 and 4 4 4 chroma subsampling methods Codec Settings Video B...

Page 261: ...lines Panasonic AVC Intra Quality Specifies the quality setting to use for encoding Panasonic AVC Ultra Quality Specifies video quality profile AVC Ultra Long GOP 25 AVC Ultra Long GOP 50 Sony XAVC Qu...

Page 262: ...onal Timecode Transparency Specifies the opacity of the timecode text as a real number Zero is fully transparent and 1 00 100 is fully opaque Audio Stream Details Select the Audio Stream component to...

Page 263: ...with all other outputs in this action in the Capture Web app so that the operator can select a specific Output configuration for the current capture session Container Settings File Extension Specifies...

Page 264: ...is made to maintain the bit rate Error Behavior Default Fail on error Specifies how the action responds to an error Error Warning Threshold Default 1 Specifies the number of errors before the action...

Page 265: ...to use for encoding Chroma Select the Chroma Subsampling to use Video Buffer Verifier Video Buffer Verifier Specifies whether or not to use the default settings or custom VBV settings When Specify VB...

Page 266: ...mber Zero is fully transparent and 1 00 100 is fully opaque Audio Stream Details Select the Audio Stream component to display its details on the right Codec Specifies that the audio is encoded using t...

Page 267: ...IMX Panasonic AVC Intra Sony XDCAM Uncompressed x264 x265 Audio PCM 16 20 24 bit 48Kbps up to 32 channels Container Settings The QuickTime Container wraps the specified media into a QuickTime file fo...

Page 268: ...e track dimensions are equal to the result of applying the pixel aspect ratio Encoded Pixels The encoded pixels are displayed intact in this mode Under this mode the track dimensions are equal to the...

Page 269: ...ay its options on the right Codec Select a codec to produce the desired capture output Additional configuration parameters may also be present Apple ProRes Quality 422 HQ 422 SQ 422 LT 422 Proxy 444 A...

Page 270: ...Capture User Guide Avid DNxHR Quality 444 HQX 10 bit HQ SQ LB DV Quality DV 25 Mbps DVCPRO 25 Mbps DVCPRO 50 Mbps DVCPRO HD No options HEVC Bit Rate in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 HEVC H W Profile Ma...

Page 271: ...s VBR XDCAM HD422 18 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 25 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 35 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 50 Mbps CBR XDCAM EX 35 Mbps VBR Uncompressed 10 bit Encode Less VBI When checked the codec removes the top 32...

Page 272: ...d cbr profile video format bitrate x265 Profile Main Main 10 Main 10 Intra Bit Rate in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 Command Line option Configure the compressor using x265 command line syntax For setti...

Page 273: ...m Details Select the Audio Stream component to display its details on the right Codec PCM is selected by default No other selections are available General Channel Configuration Select the number and l...

Page 274: ...ility to move media files between Telestream s media processing solutions with all media essence elements and metadata intact preserving the widest range of transcoding options Note Controls with a gr...

Page 275: ...tio Select either 4 3 or 16 9 Pixel Aspect Ratio Select 1 1 4 3 8 9 10 11 12 11 16 11 16 15 32 27 40 43 or 64 45 Video Stream Details Select the Video Stream component to display its options on the ri...

Page 276: ...s LB 45 36 Mbps Avid DNxHR Quality 444 HQX 10 bit HQ SQ LB DV Quality DV 25 Mbps DVCPRO 25 Mbps DVCPRO 50 Mbps DVCPRO HD No options HEVC Bit Rate in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 HEVC H W HEVC H W is av...

Page 277: ...Format Specifies the color space chroma subsampling and bit depth to use for encoding RGB 4 4 4 8 bit or 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 8 bit Tile Partition Width Specifies the tile partition widt...

Page 278: ...gs Video Bit Rate Specifies the bit rate of the output in bits per second Quantization Coefficient Specifies quality 1 100 If set toward the lower bound it reduces data correspondingly and quality dec...

Page 279: ...kbps Between 512 and 800 000 GOP Structure Sets the GOP Structure as a combination of I frames B frames and P frames I frame only structures have a lower visual quality but are well suited for editin...

Page 280: ...lexibility during encoding When Specify VBV Settings is selected VBV Delay specifies how much time is allowed between the transmission of the first frame and its actual decode Larger values allow the...

Page 281: ...e Baseline Main High High 10 High 4 2 2 Bit Rate in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 Command Line option Configure the compressor using x264 command line syntax For setting specific x264 parameters you can...

Page 282: ...e in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 Time Code Burn in Filter Select to have the media timecode burned into the output video X Position Burn timecode in at 0 4096 pixels from upper left corner Y Postion B...

Page 283: ...d in which case this setting is ignored Bit Depth Select the desired audio bit depth 16 20 or 24 bit Force One Track Per Channel Select to make multiple mono tracks instead of a single multi channel t...

Page 284: ...witch 4 0 or later TIFO Format Summary Video Apple ProRes AVC Avid DNxHD LB Audio PCM 16 20 24 bit 48Kbps up to 16 channels PCM Dolby E Container Settings The TIFO Container wraps the specified media...

Page 285: ...he default is black You can enter simple color names such as red green or white Or enter a color hexadecimal code such as 0000DDFF which is dark blue The FF characters in this example specify the opac...

Page 286: ...ight When checked forces the first channel pair to be labeled Left and Right unless Force One Track Per Channel is selected in which case this setting is ignored Bit Depth Select the desired audio bit...

Page 287: ...of this output configuration Displayed as a Configuration Template along with all other outputs in this action in the Capture Web app so that the operator can select a specific Output configuration fo...

Page 288: ...pixels from the upper left corner origin the line upon which to place the timecode text on the video frame Font Size Specifies the font size in pixels Text Color Specifies the color of the text Enter...

Page 289: ...er of the audio input channel to use for each output channel Proxy MXF RDD 25 Output The Proxy MXF RDD 25 container conforms to the RDD 25 MXF file format standard Note RDD 25 proxy files can be opene...

Page 290: ...R LFE Poster Frame The Poster Frame output creates a small thumbnail bitmap image of the first frame of the input Use the Poster Frame output option when you need to have some type of output to satisf...

Page 291: ...Appendix B Containers Codecs and Vantage Actions 291 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide File Extension Specifies the extension of the file name bmp No other selections are available...

Page 292: ...e Capture and Tape actions The codec availability and options vary for different containers Apple ProRes AVC Avid DNxHD Avid DNxHR DV DVCPro DVCPRO HD HEVC IMX JPEG2000 LossLess Comprimato JPEG2000 Lo...

Page 293: ...d Container MXF OP1a QuickTime TIFO Profile Baseline Main High Bit Rate in kbps Between 512 and 50 000 Avid DNxHD Supported Container MXF OP1a QuickTime TIFO Quality 444 HQX 10 bit 220 185 Mbps HQ 220...

Page 294: ...e User Guide Quality 444 HQX 10 bit HQ SQ LB DV DVCPro Supported Container MXF OP1a QuickTime TIFO Quality DV 25 Mbps DVCPRO 25 Mbps DVCPRO 50 Mbps DVCPRO HD Supported Container MXF OP1a QuickTime TIF...

Page 295: ...n lossless mode Comprimato based ISO ITU still image compression provides a fast and flexible solution for high quality wavelet based compression JPEG 2000 is an intra frame HD video codec specified b...

Page 296: ...rker segments are generated CUDA Memory Limit Specifies the CUDA memory limit in MB Note When the CUDA Memory Limit is set to 0 GPU processing is disabled CUDA Tile Limit Specifies the CUDA tile limit...

Page 297: ...YUV 4 2 2 10 bit 50 000 bp s YUV 4 2 2 8 bit 50 000 bp s Tile Partition Width Specifies the tile partition width in pixels Tile Partition Height Specifies the tile partition height in pixels Precinct...

Page 298: ...ures have higher visual quality and are best suited for playout GOP Configuration Specifies the type of GOP structure Open GOP or Closed GOP Start with I Frame When checked specifies that the GOP star...

Page 299: ...ult settings Do not specify VBV settings Specify VBV settings VBV Buffer Size When Specify VBV Settings is selected this setting specifies the size of the VBV buffer in kbps Larger values allow the en...

Page 300: ...g GOP 50 Sony XDCAM Supported Container MXF OP1a QuickTime TIFO Quality XDCAM HD 18 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD 25 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD 35 Mbps VBR XDCAM HD422 18 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 25 Mbps CBR XDCAM HD422 35 Mb...

Page 301: ...est results be sure to use long form bframe 5 for example Use of short form b 5 is not recommended The following x264 command line parameters are not supported fake interlaced nal hrd cbr profile vide...

Page 302: ...results be sure to use long form bframe 5 for example Use of short form b 5 is not recommended The following x265 command line parameters are not supported fake interlaced nal hrd cbr profile video f...

Page 303: ...TS MXF OP1a QuickTime TIFO Channel Configuration Select the audio output channel configuration Mono Stereo 4 Channels 6 Channels 8 Channels 10 Channels 12 Channels 14 Channels 16 Channels 32 channels...

Page 304: ...le when configuring the Capture or Tape actions AVC Supported Container Proxy MXF OP1a RDD25 Proxy MP4 Proxy TIFO Same as Source When enabled the width and height of the source is passed through Width...

Page 305: ...guration Select the audio output channel configuration Mono Stereo 4 Channels 6 Channels 8 Channels 10 Channels 12 Channels 14 Channels 16 Channels 32 channels currently not supported from SDI sources...

Page 306: ...udio Codecs 306 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide Channel Map Allows re mapping of the incoming source audio channels to the captured file output channels Channels are numbered from 1 to 32 Specify t...

Page 307: ...d Tape actions that capture files from live or tape sources Capture Action Tape Action Capture Action A Capture action is an origin action It supports Open Workflows on the outbound side and it is use...

Page 308: ...he Telestream Cloud for quality checking To use the Cloud QC action you must have a Telestream Cloud account and enter the account credentials in the Vantage Management Console Settings to enable Vant...

Page 309: ...each extraction path is evaluated against the input and the associated variables are populated for use in downstream actions This action is Open Workflow capable Populate Action A Populate action use...

Page 310: ...lay Advanced Encoder is the only encoder available to use with the Capture action and includes the ability to direct convert high resolution codecs and transcode to one of two H 264 Proxy types The In...

Page 311: ...ng actions the Stitch action creates a media reference file that defines the reconstituted media The Stitch action is typically located at the nexus of all preceding parallel transcoding actions where...

Page 312: ...a source target file system device and directory Delete actions can be executed on any action state Deploy Action A Deploy action is executed by the Transport Service and is used to save the specifie...

Page 313: ...a string string manipulation such as appending strings together into an output variable and comparison functions This action is open workflow capable Construct Action A Construct action enables you to...

Page 314: ...an also be automatically submitted to a workflow starting with a Receive action from another workflow using the Forward action Typically workflows are created with a Receive action when they are inten...

Page 315: ...this can be done in the Vantage Management Console This action is open workflow capable Notify Action A Notify action transfers job information to external systems via Web Services or other methods to...

Page 316: ...Appendix B Containers Codecs and Vantage Actions Vantage Actions 316 Lightspeed Live Capture User Guide...

Page 317: ...about the Video Disk Communications Protocol VDCP implementation which uses the RS 422 interface These topics are included What the RS 422 VTR Interface Kit Includes Installing the USB Cable Retainer...

Page 318: ...ncludes these components One USB to RS 422 Interface Box providing four RS 422 serial ports USB cable to connect the RS 422 Interface Box to the Lightspeed Live server USB Cable Retainer that secures...

Page 319: ...secure the USB cable to the tray The RS 422 Interface Box is powered by the Lightspeed Live server s USB port so no additional power supply is required Drivers for the USB to RS 422 Interface Box are...

Page 320: ...omplished before installing the server in the rack but can be performed when the server is in the rack if sufficient space is available above the server These tools are recommended to install the Cabl...

Page 321: ...y follow these steps 1 Position the RS 422 Interface Box on the Rack Mount Tray so the USB port is on the back side and the four RS 422 ports face the front where the rack mounting brackets are locate...

Page 322: ...onto holes of an open rack space that is close to the Lightspeed Live Server 5 Install the Rack Mount Tray with the 10 32 rack screws and washers into the G Type Cage Nuts 6 To attach the USB cable to...

Page 323: ...cure the cable then tighten the retaining arm screw 9 To prepare for VTR connection attach a Female DB9 to RJ45 blue adapter to the Channel 1 CH1 RS 422 serial port on the interface box Attach additio...

Page 324: ...y adapter to the appropriate RS 422 remote terminal on the VTR Note If an RS 422 router is between the RS 422 Interface Box and the VTR the Male DB9 to RJ45 gray adapter should be plugged into the rou...

Page 325: ...er CH2 with SDI 2 CH3 with SDI 3 and CH4 with SDI 4 Creating the Tape Capture Workflow To enable capture of data from the VTR configuration settings must be made in both the Vantage Management Console...

Page 326: ...value may not persist and should be reconfigured to 1 msec Follow these steps to set each USB Serial Port s Latency Timer value to 1 msec 1 Open Device Manager on the Lightspeed Live Capture server 2...

Page 327: ...rse The optional RS 422 hardware kit described previously provides the necessary USB to serial control Making Connections To connect to the Capture VDCP interface connect the RS 422 output of the auto...

Page 328: ...CP Control Follow these steps to configure VDCP control of the Capture action 1 In the Vantage Management Console select Capture Inventory in the left panel 2 Select a Capture Channel source in the Ca...

Page 329: ...anual Trigger and configure the trigger Check the Enable VDCP control check box Set the VDCP Port number to match the device port where you connected the automation machine Check the Set Base Name wit...

Page 330: ...Guide Using the VDCP Interface You can use the following commands with the VDCP interface Function VDCP Command Result Send base name Cue with data signal Assigns output file name Crash Record Record...

Page 331: ...ication described in the Using the Live Capture Web Application chapter No new development will be applied to this application The option the Live Capture Classic web application provides that is not...

Page 332: ...Name Vantage 2 When asked to log in enter your assigned Vantage user name and password 3 Click the white Live Capture Classic title from among the listed web applications For more details on using and...

Page 333: ...the user interface is not currently being used Close Instances of the Web Application when Not in Use It is important for each user to close their instance of the Live Capture Classic web application...

Page 334: ...nputs in the Creating Capture and Tape Workflows chapter for more information When you click the Live Capture Classic link the Select Channel Group dialog opens if you have not selected a Channel Grou...

Page 335: ...ff Access information about using Lightspeed Live Capture Note A user must have the appropriate permissions to gain full access to all of the controls and features of the Live Capture Classic web appl...

Page 336: ...alog Schedule and Web Service Controls and Indicators Schedule and Web Service Controls and Indicators Recorded File Location and Format Set Capture Action to Manual for Local Control The Live Capture...

Page 337: ...a Channel Group is considered the primary user Once a primary user is designated only that user can invoke and use the live interactive features of the channel controls All other users see a status vi...

Page 338: ...channel s Record Selected oper ates in two different modes depending on whether Time Shift has been enabled in the workflow See Program in the Creating Capture Workflows chapter for informa tion about...

Page 339: ...the Time Shift buffer Configuration Save Channel Order The order of the displayed channels is saved when Save Channel Order is selected When the Live Capture Classic web application is closed and re o...

Page 340: ...Click on a channel to open its Channel Control dialog Controls for Manual Mode The following controls are provided in the Channel Control dialog when the Trigger mode is set to Manual in the Capture a...

Page 341: ...buttons to select an exact time code Note File durations are restricted to a maximum of 9 hours Opened ended manual recording will stop automatically at 9 hours Record Advanced Record Note When you ha...

Page 342: ...sired Duration This also indicates the duration set between the Start and Stop Timecodes Record Duration When the Record Duration option is enabled capture record ing will ignore the Stop Timecode and...

Page 343: ...le and pressing In returns to adding source frames to be written to the captured file When a Filler is enabled in the workflow pressing Out enable frames from the Filler file to be written to the capt...

Page 344: ...ollowing Press the Record button to start recording at the selected time Press the Out or In buttons to mark out or in points at the selected time Press the Stop button to stop recording at the select...

Page 345: ...n an idle state and is ready to begin captur ing Recording Indicates that the workflow is actively capturing from the input source Paused If Filler is NOT enabled in the workflow Paused indicates that...

Page 346: ...y using the Time Shift feature be specif ically entered in the Advanced Record dialog be sent via the Web Service or by an event queued from the Schedule Triggers calendar The Present state will trans...

Page 347: ...ereo audio channels Time Shift Buffer Indicates the seconds of media contained in the Time Shift buffer The value on the left indicates the maximum Time Shift in number of seconds set in the Capture a...

Page 348: ...web site Due to the unique nature of a Schedule or Web Service trigger more than one job may be queued up for processing The status information displayed for these triggers will vary depending on whe...

Page 349: ...ure State indicator displays Multiple Captures as shown on the following image Viewing Information about Multiple Capture Jobs When in the Multiple Captures state you will need to go to the Job Status...

Page 350: ...the Primary Output or Secondary Output The Primary Output and Secondary Output in the Vantage Capture action enable you to select the container format and the video and audio encoders to use for the c...

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