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QCBOX USER MANUAL

This guide explains how to use the basic functionalities of the

QCBox

v 1.2.

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Summary of Contents for QCBOX

Page 1: ...QCBOX USER MANUAL This guide explains how to use the basic functionalities of the QCBox v 1 2 www playboxtechnology com ...

Page 2: ...y contain typographical errors or technical inaccuracies While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document PlayBox Technology UK Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Changes are periodically made to the information herein They will be incorporated in new vers...

Page 3: ... 9 New QCT Source Set of files 9 New QCT Source Text file 9 Clear logs 9 Clear Files Set and Logs 9 Exit 9 SETTINGS MENU 10 General 10 Auto mode 11 Test presets 12 TESTS MENU 15 HELP MENU 15 AUDIOLEVELSNORMALIZING 16 WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN AIRBOX WHEN NORMALIZING 16 PLAYBOX WORKFLOW 16 OVERVIEW 16 HOW TO APPLY THE NECESSARY SETTINGS 17 Adjusting QCBox 17 Adjusting AirBox 18 APPENDIX Formula for ...

Page 4: ...ptionally valuable source of information for us The ease of working with the PlayBox products results mainly from the suggestions and comments of our current respected customers This manual is structured into several sequential chapters each aiming to ease the installation fine tuning and use of our products We hope that you will enjoy working with it and we are anxiously looking forward to receiv...

Page 5: ...ows Menu Items and commands Tab Page names Column names i e in a playlist or another grid Field names check boxes Buttons Screen readings are written in square brackets The keyboard keys are enclosed in signs Terms are defined in the Glossary at the end of the manual The arrows used in the setting procedures mean as follows A menu item follows A page tab name follows A field name a check box name ...

Page 6: ...e Test presets field OR Define a custom test preset right click somewhere in the Test presets field select Add and enter a name to the new preset Select the test plug in s which will be used to verify the content from the All available test plugins lists and click OK 4 On the File menu select a New QCT source The source can be a Folder an AirBox playlist a Set of files or a Text file 5 In the New ...

Page 7: ...mmands available on the Menu bar New QCT Source Folder select a folder with media files for tests New QCT Source Playlist select a source playlist Media files that match playlist items will be checked Files can be stored on different locations Only files in the ply format are supported New QCT Source Set of files select multiple files from a single location New QCT Source Text file load a text fil...

Page 8: ...mes and paths to all files from the selected source Test pre set selected test presets Success files with test success of 100 can be played by AirBox Finish time the time of test completion TEST LOG The Test Log at the bottom of the QCBox window displays a list of test statuses and results for all tested files Each tested file is described with three entries on separate rows The beginning row for ...

Page 9: ... the native AirBox playlist format ply Matches the New QCT Source Playlist icon on the toolbar New QCT Source Set of files Click to select specific files for test from a location containing multiple media files Matches the New QCT Source Set of files icon on the toolbar New QCT Source Text file Click to select a text file as a new source of media files for test The media files and their paths shou...

Page 10: ...test log to a text file enable the Log to file option Specify the maximum size in kilobytes of the log file from the Log file max size KB spin box tot the right The default log file size is 10 MB In the Output folder name field below specify the folder to which log files should be saved By default QCBox log files are saved in C ProgramData PlayBox QCT LOGs Tests configuration path In the Folder na...

Page 11: ...own list below Specify the time of restart from the spin box to the right Auto mode This command opens the Auto Mode Settings dialog In the Media source field specify the path to the Auto mode config file The Scan period spin box indicates by default that QCBox performs tests at predefined regular intervals of 30 seconds To Add Edit a source directory for file verification right click somewhere in...

Page 12: ...ter creating a Test Preset select it by a single left click over it From the All available plugins field to the right side of the window select each plug in you would like to be used for performing the file verification Currently we support several plugins as in the example to the right At the lower part of the screen you can see separate Parameters as well as the Values corresponding to them They...

Page 13: ...e information about the algorithms Please refer to the table below to view the user configurable parameters for this test preset Parameter name Description Choose standard to measure the loudness ItU R BS 1770 3 3 or ItU R BS 1770 1 1 This is the standard algorithm used for loudness measurement By default the value is set to 3 which stands for ItU R BS 1770 3 3 If you want to use ItU R BS 1770 1 1...

Page 14: ...low Parameter name Description Parameter name Description Allowed number of errors per MTI 1 means unlimited This is the maximum number of error instances per Measurement Time Interval see below which will pass the quality check Maximum allowed time gap x 100 ns This is the maximum time gap between two samples measured in 100 nanoseconds that will pass the quality check Maximum error duration ms 1...

Page 15: ... checks the content of a video stream and reports the duration of the frozen frames The parameters that you can configure are listed and described below It contains two commands Start and Stop for starting or preventing the content verification process HELP MENU Here is the About box of the QCBox module It contains useful information such as module version WIBU Box number mode registration etc Par...

Page 16: ...the loudness metadata AirBox performs a correction of the audio in order to reach the referent 23 LUFS 24 LUFS for US The value is configurable through the output settings OVERVIEW The normalizing functionality is developed in accordance with EBU Technical Recommendation R 128 It is designed to benefit our clients with the intention of Performing monitoring and control over the perceived loudness ...

Page 17: ...depending on the quality data and the user defined actions Launch QCBox Go to Settings menu Test presets A new configuration dialog opens up To Add Delete or Set as default a new test preset right click within the Test presets field Then choose the proper plug in for tests performing out of the right hand side of the dialog If Loudness measurements is selected QCBox will store a loudness metadata ...

Page 18: ...t choose a previously created test Click OK All media files inside the specified directory will be listed into the Files set field It occupies the main part of the interface Then go to the Tests drop down menu and click Start you can also use the relevant button situated in the Toolbar QCBox will start to perform tests of the media content storing the test results as a metadata to an MTD file corr...

Page 19: ...t from the MediaInfoCheck tag it is a common test by the Result from test tags this is the results from the selected preset For example If you refer to the attached screen shot and metadata file then the Success is calculated as follows Success Result GeneralMediaInfo Result MediaInfoCheck Resultn Testn 16 20 16 20 GeneralMediaInfo 100 MediaInfoCheck 100 Test Missing media samples audio 100 Test M...

Page 20: ... AF83 A520520B641C Id Instance 1 Instance Name Missing media samples Name MajorMediaType 73647561 0000 0010 8000 00AA00389B71 MajorMediaType MajorMediaTypeName Audio MajorMediaTypeName TestVersion 1 0 TestVersion Timestamp 18 10 2013 14 29 47 296 Timestamp Weight 1 Weight Result 100 00 Result TestRunParameters RunParam Name Minimum allowed media sample duration x 100 ns Value 209 RunParam Name Tot...

Page 21: ... Measurement time interval MTI ms Value 10000 RunParam Name 1 3 Color tolerance 0 100 Value 10 RunParam Name 3 7 Allowed number of errors per MTI 1 means unlimited Value 5 RunParam Name 2 1 Color configured 0 No Value 0 RunParam Name 3 3 Color tolerance 0 100 Value 10 RunParam Name 3 8 Fatal error duration ms 1 means unlimited Value 5000 RunParam Name 2 8 Fatal error duration ms 1 means unlimited ...

Page 22: ...nterval MTI ms Value 5000 TestRunParameters Test Test Id 30EDC72B DCFE 4E6C 8544 613551D364DE Id Instance 1 Instance Name Frozen frames detection Name MajorMediaType 73646976 0000 0010 8000 00AA00389B71 MajorMediaType MajorMediaTypeName Video MajorMediaTypeName TestVersion 1 0 TestVersion Timestamp 18 10 2013 14 29 52 894 Timestamp Weight 1 Weight Result 16 20 Result TestRunParameters RunParam Nam...

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