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USER MANUAL

Epsio Live 1.70

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Страница 1: ...USER MANUAL EPSIO LIVE Version 1 70 February 2014 ...

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Страница 3: ... the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of th...

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Страница 5: ...s on Remote Panel 11 2 2 3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server 12 2 2 4 Checking the Video Feeds 13 2 3 Calibrating the Cameras 15 2 3 1 Introduction 15 2 3 2 Calibration Tab 15 2 3 3 How to Calibrate the Cameras 21 2 3 4 Snapshots for Calibration 23 2 3 5 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One 28 2 3 6 Testing your Calibration 32 2 3 7 Adding Vir...

Страница 6: ... Replay settings 58 3 CREATING GRAPHIC ANIMATIONS 60 3 1 General Information 60 3 1 1 Prerequisites 60 3 1 2 Overview on the Epsio Menu 60 3 2 Creating an Offside Animation 62 3 2 1 Remote Menu with Offside Feature Active 62 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits 62 3 2 3 How to Create an Offside Line Animation 63 3 2 4 Saving Positions of Offside Line Animations 64 3 3 Creating a Live Animati...

Страница 7: ...ion on new and updated features The changes linked to new features for version 1 70 are listed below A Targa image sequence can be used with the Score and logos tool See section Target area in the chapter 2 5 2 Tools Tab on page 50 Modifications in the Epsio settings in the Special Effects settings on the LSM Remote panel See section 2 2 2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel on page 11 See section 2 2 ...

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Страница 9: ... instantly and automatically recognize the playfield during actions when the playfield is clearly visible on the video signal The user will also define the chroma key which means the range of colors on the video signal where the graphic animations will be incrusted The operator can then trigger the animation in a one second operation using the jog wheel of the LSM Remote Panel The producer can aut...

Страница 10: ...EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Overview 2 ...

Страница 11: ...ss Epsio by clicking the Epsio icon on the desktop or via the Start menu in Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment Epsio Epsio The following screenshot provides an overview on the Epsio user interface highlighting the various areas that will be explained in more details in the various sections ...

Страница 12: ...on page 6 For more information on the LSM Remote Panel refer to the Multicam Operation Manual Note When the offside line mode is active on the LSM Remote Panel you cannot use the mouse outside the operating monitor in Epsio To be able to move the mouse in the whole Epsio window do one of the following In Epsio press on the keyboard Press RECORD on the LSM Remote Panel to go out of the offside line...

Страница 13: ...st signal corresponds to the video format selected in the Epsio Configurator Depending on whether the received signal corresponds to the specified video format or not the following information will be displayed NO SYNC SYNC OK WRONG SYNC The values between brackets show the requested format based on the format defined in the Epsio Configurator and can be one of the following BB PAL BB NSTC Tri Lev...

Страница 14: ...era angle has only been created but not calibrated yet the thumbnail shows a grey background and the virtual playfield When the camera angle has been calibrated the thumbnail shows the frame grabbed from the video signal 1 3 5 Zoom The zoom area shows a zoomed display of the area around the mouse pointer on the operating monitor It mainly allows performing the calibration as well as other actions ...

Страница 15: ...information and a parameter description of the snapshot the EPSIO cfg file that contains the configuration definition and allows the support team to recreate your configuration on the support setup Support Update Support Files This command generates the EPSIO cfg file that contains the configuration definition and allows the support staff to investigate an issue with Epsio on your setup by recreat...

Страница 16: ...ot followed by the date and time when the snapshot was taken Save as BMP Same as the Save as JPG command except that the generated screenshot is a BMP Help Menu The Help menu contains the commands described below Command Description Help This provides a link to the Epsio user manual in English and in other available languages About This opens the About window that features information about the Ep...

Страница 17: ...er to communicate with each other Step Where See section 1 Starting the appropriate EVS server application EVS server 2 2 1 2 Activating the connection between Epsio and the EVS server Remote Panel 2 2 3 3 Checking the video feeds Epsio 2 2 4 2 1 2 Configuration Steps Once Epsio and the EVS server are properly connected you can perform the actual configuration steps Step Where See section 1 Calibr...

Страница 18: ...mpty configuration file that you can save throughout the calibration process Load Use this command to point to and load an existing configuration file Save Use this command to save your calibration while you define it It is recommended to save the configuration after each calibration step Save As Use this command if you want to save the open configuration file into a new name for backup purposes o...

Страница 19: ... the offside line feature built in the EVS server is active When the setting is set to Yes the Epsio application is active The SHIFT D key in the Operational menu gives access to the Epsio menu F3 IP Address xxx xxx xxx xxx When the Epsio connection is enabled with the External Offside parameter the IP Address of the Epsio workstation has to be entered in this parameter to allow the communication ...

Страница 20: ...ect p 12 2 F1 Split screen tracking No F2 Paint Target OSD Monitoring HD Menu Quit Clr F_ Dft F9 PgUp F0 PgDn 3 Set the Paint Target OSD Monitoring to HD to allow OSD management with Epsio Live 4 Press the F0 to reach the page with the Offside Line parameters Special Effect p 12 3 F1 Offside Line No F2 External Offside Yes F3 IP Address xxx xxx xxx xxx F4 Default tool Offside F5 Auto Mark No Menu ...

Страница 21: ...gnal from the EVS server in the requested video format should have green icons as well as the 4 th line which specifies the IP addresses For more information on this Server Information area refer to the section 1 3 3 Server Information Area on page 5 2 2 4 Checking the Video Feeds Once you have switched on the Epsio workstation for an event you should check that you correctly get the feeds before ...

Страница 22: ... perform the following actions to help you identify the signals To check the incoming signals you can click the Grab button to grab the current image delivered to the incoming feeds To check the output signal from the OUT1 connector you can either change the signal sent to OUT1 by selecting In 1 In 2 or Bars or add the PC time or a logo display to the output signal To check the current output sign...

Страница 23: ...ibrate the camera that is directly connected to Epsio via the IN2 Connector For this physical camera you will calibrate a main camera in Epsio The three angles left center and right are automatically added to the Camera Angle List when you add a main camera in the Calibration tab Warning Only calibrate your cameras when you have validated the camera position height and orientation These should no ...

Страница 24: ...February 2014 16 Configuration Area Description 3 General This area allows you to modify the default playfield size 105 meters by 68 meters as well as to display and or modify the grid of the virtual playfield See also General Area on page 20 ...

Страница 25: ... the 16 Right label allows adding a 16 meter right angle camera It creates two cameras angles goal and center The Add button below the Main Label allows adding a camera for the live tools It creates three camera angles left center right The Add button below the Free Preset label should be used to create any other camera It creates one camera angle Field to associate the recorder channel of the EVS...

Страница 26: ...cted in the Camera Angle list below the operating monitor The camera name can only be modified using the button Rename button used to rename the camera Non editable field that summarizes the parameters for the camera position Non editable field that summarizes the parameters for the camera orientation Check box to be ticked when you calibrate a camera left right central or free to specify that the...

Страница 27: ...de the two fields below used for fine tuning the current camera position Field that allows selecting the position parameter you want to modify among the following ones X axis north south axis to define the camera position Y axis east west axis to define the camera position Z axis up down axis to define the camera position Pan angle to define the horizontal orientation of the camera on its position...

Страница 28: ...rids will be displayed on the virtual playfield Field Description Length Slider to modify the default playfield length 105 meters Width Slider to modify the default playfield width 70 meters Show Grid Check box to display or hide the grid on the virtual playfield Space When the grid is displayed the space slider makes it possible to modify the line space in the grid ...

Страница 29: ...e following way 1 Add a virtual camera for each physical camera to be calibrated by clicking the Add button corresponding to the requested camera in the Creation area The camera angles to be calibrated for the corresponding camera preset are added as frames including the virtual playfield in the Camera Angle list 2 Using the Preview channel make snapshots of the real playfield corresponding to eac...

Страница 30: ...ore information on the four points to be matched and on the possible actions with the mouse refer to the section 2 3 5 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One on page 28 4 To refine the calibration of a virtual point do the following 1 Position the mouse around the virtual point it is surrounded by a red circle 2 Use the Arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust the virtual p...

Страница 31: ...points see the section 2 3 7 Adding Virtual Points on page 35 2 3 4 Snapshots for Calibration 16 Meter Camera Calibration Introduction For each 16 meter camera used for the offside feature you need to take two snapshots corresponding to each camera angle Goal area Central circle Warning Keep the following in mind when you select the frame you will use A playfield is naturally curved whereas the Ep...

Страница 32: ... SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 24 Configuration Figure 1 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the goal area with a left 16 meter camera Figure 2 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the goal area with a right 16 meter camera ...

Страница 33: ...al circle not necessarily the full central line the 16 meter line of the left or right penalty area respectively and the penalty arc part of each touchline on both sides of the playfield Figure 3 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the central circle with a left 16 meter camera Figure 4 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the central circle with a right 16 meter camera ...

Страница 34: ...d whereas the Epsio virtual field is made up of straight lines A very wide shot is very likely to distort the image which will intensify the curved effect of the field Goal Area Calibration The snapshots for the goal area of the main camera should show the following elements the central line the whole left right penalty area depending on the shot The shot should be as close as possible while conta...

Страница 35: ... main camera Central Circle Calibration The snapshot of the central circle area should show the following elements the whole central circle the upper and lower touchlines both upper ends of the left and right 16 meter line if possible Figure 7 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the central circle with a main camera ...

Страница 36: ...The following screenshots highlight the four virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a left 16 meter camera to perform an optimal calibration Use equivalent virtual points for the right 16 meter camera Goal Area Four virtual points are used as calibration points on goal area of the left or right 16 meter camera both ends of the 16 meter line both ends of the 6 meter line ...

Страница 37: ...NUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Configuration 29 Central Circle Four virtual points are used as calibration points both intersections between the central line and the central circle both upper ends of the 16 meter lines ...

Страница 38: ...reenshots highlight the virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a main camera to perform an optimal calibration Goal Area Six virtual points are used as calibration points on each shot both ends of the 16 meter line both ends of the 6 meter line both intersections between the central line and the central circle ...

Страница 39: ...ick on it To add a virtual point press CTRL click on the virtual field at the position where the point should be added To remove a virtual point you have added click on it Additional Tips Here are the following tips to help you in this step Once you have selected a virtual point you can adjust its position in one of the following ways o Pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard for small increments ...

Страница 40: ... your Calibration General Test for a 16 Meter Camera Once you have calibrated all your camera angles it is recommended to test them using test snapshots of the playfield A general and quick test consists of drawing an offside line and rolling it over the calibration shots to ensure that the offside line matches the following lines of the field the 16 meter line the 6 meter line the half way line S...

Страница 41: ...ing several calibration points again Each time you modify your calibration you need to perform the tests again When you do not achieve perfect results using calibration points you can modify the advanced settings for the camera position in the Current area to fine tune your calibration These parameters allow a global modification of the calibration for each camera taking into account the X Y Z pos...

Страница 42: ...t Check that the central circle is correctly matched and that the borders of the half way line are correctly matched If necessary reposition the faulty anchor points 2nd test Center the camera on the half way line to see the whole line When you draw an offside line on this shot the virtual line should touch both ends of th e half way line Due to the natural playfield curve the offside line may not...

Страница 43: ... has to validate the playfield limits manually as explained in the section 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits on page 62 In extreme cases shots do not display any playfield line This is the case for example with a close up between the central line and the 16 meter line as shown below In such a situation you can use additional points which are not included in the original mapping model to v...

Страница 44: ...or the central circle for example you can use a shot similar to the snapshot used for the 3 rd calibration test of the central circle Procedure To define an additional virtual point press CTRL click where you want to add the point on the calibration shot Test To test the additional virtual points proceed as follows 1 Select a shot on which you barely see the playfield lines typically with the uppe...

Страница 45: ...of the playfield or a range of green and replace it by the key layer The key layer will define how the offside line animation will be displayed All that is white in the key layer will not be incrusted In the final result the key is transparent and the main image will show All that is black in the key layer will be incrusted with the offside line animation In the final result the main image is cove...

Страница 46: ... the stadium lights are on Recommendations You can define the chroma key in the chroma key edit screen on the LSM Remote Panel in the CHROMA tag in Epsio It is recommended to configure the chroma key using the Remote Panel For this reason we will provide minimal information on the chroma key definition using the CHROMA tab in Epsio 2 4 2 Accessing the Chroma Key Menus On the LSM Remote Panel To ac...

Страница 47: ...USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Configuration 39 In Epsio In Epsio you can configure the chroma key in the CHROMA tab ...

Страница 48: ...on the color space The black box in the color space corresponds to the colors that are totally removed on the chroma key layer black The colors between the black and white boxes in the color space correspond to the transition color range in other words to the colors that will be more or less removed on the chroma key layer The white box is clearly displayed in Epsio The colors outside the white bo...

Страница 49: ... or narrows the color range on the X axis in the space Height H Widens or narrows the color range on the Y axis in the space Transition Definition X Transition TX Widens or narrows on the X axis the color range that will be more or less punctured when defining the key layer Y Transition TY Widens or narrows on the Y axis the color range that will be more or less punctured when defining the key lay...

Страница 50: ... Section Chroma Key Parameters page 40 Section How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on an Automatic Chroma Key page 47 Section How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on a Playfield Area page 48 Available Commands The following table describes the various commands and parameters available on the chroma key edit screen on the Remote Panel Field area or button Description Chroma Key Parameters F1 F7 Para...

Страница 51: ... key followed by a key corresponding to a chroma key profile to save the currently loaded chroma key definition under the selected chroma key profile Quit SHIFT D Press this key to leave the chroma key edit screen Profile 1 A to Profile 4 D Four profiles under which the chroma key definitions can be saved ...

Страница 52: ...e 1 70 A February 2014 44 Configuration 2 4 5 Chroma Key Tab in Epsio Tab Overview You can also refine the chroma key definition in the CHROMA tab in Epsio The screenshot and table below represent the various areas in the CHROMA tab ...

Страница 53: ... once a snapshot has been taken using the Snap button Clicking the profile loads a preview of the chroma key on the preview area Preview Shows a preview of the chroma key profile selected in the list Snap Clicking this button snaps the current image from PGM1 and loads it onto the operating monitor Load Clicking this button loads the selected profile in the Settings area Save Clicking this button ...

Страница 54: ...l incrustation by right clicking the mouse 2 4 6 Methods and Recommendations for the Chroma Key Definition Methods There are several ways to configure your chroma key This section will explain the two main methods Defining a chroma key based on an automatically generated chroma key Defining a chroma key based on an area selected on a playfield Steps In both methods you need to go through the follo...

Страница 55: ... chroma key based on an automatic chroma key proceed as follows 1 In the main operational menu jog to an image of the real playfield that you will use for the chroma key configuration 2 Press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu 3 If the virtual playfield is not correctly matched to the real playfield do one of the following Validate the field limits as explained in the section 3 2 2 How to Validate th...

Страница 56: ...e a chroma key based on an area selected on the Playfield proceed as follows 1 In the main operational menu jog to an image of the real playfield that you will use for the chroma key configuration 2 Press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu 3 Press SHIFT B to enter the Chroma Key edit screen Chroma key Server Edit Screen F1 X F5 X Transition F2 Y F6 Y Transition F3 Width F7 Black Level F4 Height F8 To...

Страница 57: ... Epsio graphic tool in other words this is the graphic chart of the tool A series of template graphic packs is available for each graphic tool When the graphic pack is loaded its various targets components can be customized to your needs The following schema gives you an overview on the elements included in a graphic suite and how they are hierarchically organized The customization is performed at...

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Страница 59: ...ion with the LSM Remote Panel the offside line animations are created on the Remote Panel Graphics Area You will define your graphic suite in the Graphics area The Graphics area is a tabbed zone that you can display or hide Once you have defined and loaded your graphic suite it is recommended to close the Graphics area since you should not need to modify the graphic suite in the course of the even...

Страница 60: ...om scratch Button to select and load the graphic suite you will use in Epsio You always need to load a graphic suite to be able to use the various graphic tools in Epsio Button to save the currently open graphic suite Button to save the currently open graphic suite under a new name Name of the loaded suite Pack Area The Pack area allows you to select the graphic packs that you want to work with fo...

Страница 61: ...ion of the various components included in the graphic pack you have selected in the Pack area The components of a graphic pack are called targets This step is optional since you can decide to keep all predefined values of the selected graphic pack The parameters you can customize will depend on the type of target you are editing Field Button Description Drop down field to select the type of target...

Страница 62: ... layer of the selected component The Alpha field allows defining the transparency for individual components whereas the black level of the chroma key allows defining the general transparency for the offside line animation Displays the result of the color selection RGB for the loaded target Displays the result of the alpha channel selection for the loaded target Drop down field to select the font t...

Страница 63: ...plains how to create a graphic suite to which you will associate the predefined graphic packs you will need to create animations To create a graphic suite proceed as follows 1 In the TOOLS tab Graphics area in Epsio click the Edit radio button in the Tools working mode area The Generic tab is displayed in the lower part of the Tools tab 2 In the Graphic area in Epsio Generic tab click the button 3...

Страница 64: ...fer to the section 2 5 4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite on page 56 2 5 4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite Introduction Once you have created your graphic suite by assigning predefined graphic packs as described in section 2 5 3 you can customize your graphic packs as follows 1 In the TOOLS tab Generic tab and Graphic area click the Load button and select the graphic suite you want to edit The se...

Страница 65: ...d parameter This displays a slider below the table Move the slider to the requested value The value is automatically modified in the table See also the note below To directly type the requested value in a field double click the requested parameter This opens a dialog box similar to the following one Click in the field type the requested parameter value and click OK 7 Click the Save button to save ...

Страница 66: ... the main menu press SHIFT D EPSIO to enter the Epsio menu 2 From the offside line mode press SHIFT MENU to display the Replay settings screen Replay Settings p 1 1 F1 Pause Duration 019 Frame s F2 Fade In Duration 015 Frame s F3 Fade Out Duration 015 Frame s F4 Preroll Duration 02 Second s F5 Default playback speed 100 F6 Clear All Events Menu Quit F0 Next 3 Select the function key related to the...

Страница 67: ...ion can be between 0 and 300 frames Fade Out Duration Duration of the fade effect at the end of the animation The fade out duration can be between 0 and 300 frames Preroll Duration Number of seconds where the clip is paused before the animation when the user presses the Last Cue button The Preroll value can be between 1 and 60 seconds Default Playback Speed Default playback speed applied during th...

Страница 68: ... must have performed the following configuration steps which are described in the Configuration chapter Calibrating the cameras Configuring the chroma key and selecting a chroma key profile Creating customizing and loading the requested graphic suite Defining the replay settings 3 1 2 Overview on the Epsio Menu From the main operational menu press SHIFT D to access the Epsio menu Offside Arrow Cir...

Страница 69: ...tor By default the OSD information is displayed Calib Allows moving to the previous calibration angle in the Calibration tab of Epsio Calib Allows moving to the next calibration angle in the Calibration tab of Epsio Detect The playfield limits are automatically detected when one of the live tools is active If the automatic detection fails pressing Detect forces again the automatic detection mechan...

Страница 70: ...PGM Note If the playfield limits are automatically detected the virtual playfield lines are red Otherwise the virtual playfield lines will be white In this case you first need to validate the playfield limits manually 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits Introduction Based on the calibration performed the playfield limits are automatically detected and matched to the virtual playfield when y...

Страница 71: ...automatically active black background 4 Looking at the operator s PGM position the offside line using the mouse or the jog 5 Press MARK This has the following effects The virtual playfield is removed on the operator s PGM A snap is created on the director s preview 6 If you want to adjust the position of the offside line press CLEAR The nowline returns to the position on the record train that was ...

Страница 72: ...mation 3 2 4 Saving Positions of Offside Line Animations You can save the position of maximum ten offside line animations using the function keys F1 to F10 How to Save the Position of an Offside Line When you have marked your offside line using the MARK key you can save its position by pressing the F_ keys on the Remote Panel How to Recall the Position of an Offside Line To recall the offside line...

Страница 73: ...operator s PGM press D Detect to refresh the automatic field detection based on the live feed The virtual playfield is matched to the real playfield 4 Position the mouse pointer where you want the arrow to start or the center of the circle to be displayed The live animation is applied to the current timecode of the video material 5 You can then perform one of the following actions Click again on t...

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