Avid FastServe | Playout

Administrator’s Guide

Version 2018.5

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Avid FastServe | Playout Administrator’s Guide v2018.5 • Created 5/22/18 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for purchase in printed form.

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Contents

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 2 Preparation of Clips for FastServe | Playout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Working with Media Composer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Transcoding Clips to the OPAtom Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Working with Adobe Premiere / Media Encoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Encoding Clips with Adobe Media Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Generating DNxHD clips with alpha in After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3 Working with the FastServe | Playout WebSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The Login Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The VideoEngine Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Status Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The OUT Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Video Converter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The Frame Accuracy Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Debug Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Commander Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Status Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The OUT Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Audio Mapping Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Creating Audio Mappers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Creating Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuring Audio Mappers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Putting Audio Mappers to Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Example Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The External Sources Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The DB Cleaner Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Thumbnail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Automation Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Folder Mapping Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Debug Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The WatchFolder Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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The Status Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The Autoregister Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The FTP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The Debug Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The System Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The Status Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The Licenses Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The Mounts Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The Network Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The NTP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The Debug Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The Admin Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 4 Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Integration with Avid Nexis Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Update of the Nexis Client Driver on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Mounting the Nexis Storage with the WebSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Integration with Interplay | Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuration of the FastServe | Playout Linux Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuration of the FastServe | Playout Windows Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Maestro | News Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MediaCentral | Command Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix A Mapping src and Mapping dest parameters in the WebSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

nA note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

cA caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

wA warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

(Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only)

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and keyboard sequences.

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

| (pipe character) The pipe character is used in some Avid product names, such as Interplay | Production. In this document, the pipe is used in product names when they are in headings or at their first use in text.

1 Introduction

Avid FastServe | Playout has been completely redesigned, now offering flexible UHD and HD playout channels—with support for a wide range of codecs and wrappers— enabling back-to-back video and graphics playout in fast-paced news environments. It provides two channels of UHD playback, or up to eight HD/3G playout channels. It also offers RAID- protected internal storage, as well as direct media playback from Avid NEXIS®, decreasing response time and minimizing network traffic during production.

Avid FastServe | Playout enhances efficiency and decreases time to air, enabling fast and easy content playout. With a growing number of codecs supported, Avid FastServe | Playout enables you to play multiple sequences made up of different wrappers and codecs back to back from the same playlist, without transcoding in advance. In addition, it supports playback of static images and image sequences, as well as media with an alpha channel.

The Avid FastServe | Playout hardware architecture is robustly built to address the most demanding news, sports, and entertainment production environments. The server is equipped with hot-swappable dual power supplies, dual port network connections, and RAID-protected hard disks running the virus-free and stable Linux operating system.

A versatile production environment offers a better return on investment, and Avid FastServe provides the flexibility you need to meet every production demand. Turning around breaking news stories quickly, Avid FastServe | Playout can handle the complex and ever-changing needs of modern broadcasters. It also reduces production costs, as only a single operator is required to orchestrate media for a multitude of workflows and needs.

Technical Specifications

The below table presents the current hardware specification of the FastServe | Playout system.

Component Version

Available I/O Configurations 2 x UHD channels

8 x HD channels

Video Outputs 1x SDI per video channel clean

1 x SDI per video channel with OSD

Genlock Analog Black Burst / Tri level

Auto detect

Timecode input Internal free run

LTC - XLR

Supported video codecs XDCAM 50, AVC-I, XAVC-I, XAVC-L (HD), QT Animation (RLE)a,

DNxHD SQ/HQ/HQx, DNxHR, SQ/HQ/HQx, png, jpg, tga, tiff, bmp

a. Due to bitrate bandwidth limitation of the QuickTime Animation codec, not every rendered file can be played withgood performance.

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2 Preparation of Clips for FastServe | Playout

The following topics contain tasks aimed at preparing clips for the FastServe | Playout system using various applications, such as Media Composer or Adobe Premiere:

• Working with Media Composer

• Working with Adobe Premiere / Media Encoder

Working with Media Composer

This procedure describes how to create the correct type of clips for the FastServe | Playout system.

After having opened Media Composer, create a New Project in the desired frame rate. Then, make sure that the settings of your Bin match the following requirements:

In cases when FastServe | Playout is integrated with Interplay | Production, it is recommended to match the Preset option to the Edit Timebase option in the Bin > Format menu.

Transcoding Clips to the OPAtom Pattern

OPAtom pattern clips, that are checked-in to Interplay | Production, can be created in the following steps:

To transcode clips to OPAtom pattern:

1. Import your source clips to the Media Composer’s bin and edit, if required.

2. When your sequence is completed, right-click on the Sequence in the clip bin.

3. Choose the Consolidate/Transcode option.

The Transode/Consolidate window appears.

4. In the Transcode/Consolidate window, do the following:

a. Select the Transcode option.

b. Choose the Target drive.

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c. Enable the Convert video box.

d. Select one of the certified Target Video Resolutions. The list of the certified resolution can be found in the latest FastServe | Playout ReadMe.

e. Enable the Convert Audio Format option and select PCM as the Target Audio Format.

Working with Adobe Premiere / Media Encoder

This chapter describes how to encode clips for the FastServe | Playout system using Adobe Media Encoder.

Encoding Clips with Adobe Media Encoder

This procedure describes how to prepare clips for the FastServe | Playout system using Adobe Media Encoder.

To render clips in the DNxHR in QuickTime format:

1. In Adobe Media Encoder, add items to the Queue panel.

2. Select one or more items in the queue and open the Export Settings dialog box by choosing Edit > Export Settings.

3. In the Export Settings window, select the following options:

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Generating DNxHD clips with alpha in After Effects

After having completed your Composition in After Effects and adding it to the Render Cue, you need to define the Output module:

Set the following Output Module Settings:

Click on Format Options to set advanced QuickTime preferences:

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The settings above will set up your render to DNxHD codec in MOV (QuickTime wrapper). Video will be rendered with alpha channel, which is uncompressed.

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3 Working with the FastServe | Playout WebSettings

The FastServe | Playout WebSettings is a web-based interface that you will use to configure and maintain your FastServe | Playout server.

Prior to proceeding with FastServe | Playout configuration using the WebSettings, please ensure that your FastServe | Playout server is installed and connected using the information in the FastServe | Playout Setup Guide.

If you have already configured your FastServe | Playout server, then you can log in.

The following main topics describe how to use the FastServe | Playout WebSettings to setup and administer your FastServe | Playout system:

• The Login Page

• The VideoEngine Page

• The Commander Page

• The WatchFolder Page

• The System Page

• The Admin Page

The Login Page

The Login page provides you with the controls you need to navigate to and log in to the FastServe | Playout WebSettings.

Logging In

This topic contains information on how to log into the FastServe | Playout WebSettings.

To log into the FastServe | Playout WebSettings:

1. Open a web browser and enter the FastServe | Playout unit’s IP address as the URL, with the suffix 8080. For example, 192.0.2.0:8080.

The Log In Page opens.

2. Type your password in the Password field.

n The default user name is “avid” and default password is “Avid123”.

3. (Option) If you want the login credentials to be saved, click the Remember me check box. .

4. Click the Log In button. The VideoEngine page is displayed.

The VideoEngine Page

The VideoEngine page displays the following sections:

• Status - This section displays the information about the communication status, version, and configured channels.

• OUT1... OUT8 - These tabs allow to configure VideoEngine preferences for each output.

• General - This section allows to set additional VideoEngine preferences.

• Video Converter - Various parameters of clips might need to be adjusted to achieve a proper playout. The Video Converter settings control the conversion process when previewing clips in the VE.

• Frame Accuracy - Use the Frame Accuracy settings to compensate for time synchronization differences between studio environment systems by inserting time delays. The VideoEngine can act as a timecode generator or distributor, so that other components (e.g. another VE unit) can listen and “grab” the timecode sent by the “Sender” unit.

• Debug - This field allows to set the logging preferences.

The Status Section

The Status section provides you with basic information about the current status and version of the server and the configured channels.

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The OUT Settings

The OUT tabs provide you with the basic controls you need to set up the VideoEngine preferences for each channel.

The following table describes the fields used on the OUT settings section.

The General Settings

The General section allows you to setup additional VideoEngine options.

The following table describes the fields used on the General section.

Field Description

- Video format Set the video format output mode.

- OSD Set on-screen display information for the “dirty” channel. X and Y indicate OSD position on screen.

- Remote Preview Select this check box to enable a streamed preview of a specific channel. Set the parameters for each preview channel as required.

n Audio is not provided with the Remote Preview.

Field Description

- Use cores Choose which CPU cores are used for playout decoding by VE. The number of cores is detected automatically.

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The Video Converter Settings

The Video Converter section allows you to control the conversion process when previewing clips in the VideoEngine.

The following table describes the fields used on the Video Converter section.

- On drop frame Set how the VideoEngine responds if playout freezes.

Repeat is recommended for on air productions, to repeat the last played frame.

Green is for debugging purposes and will display a pattern defined in the “Background pattern” setting.

- Playout audio converter mode Set the algorithms for audio filtering from the list.

- Background pattern Set the background pattern for the video preview channel, displayed when no clip is playing or loaded (Bars or Black).

Field Description

Field Description

- Scaling Set or disable the scaling preferences to use when the clip resolution does not match the resolution set in the VideoEngine.

- Scaling deinterlace mode (Enabled when Scaling is selected).

Simple adaptive - applied before scaling, not fast, good for static scenes, mediocre for dynamic.

Three tap filter derives a new value for a pixel by mixing upper, old and lower pixels.

- Deinterlacing Generate missing field rows by duplicating upper/lower fields for progressive or first second for interlace frames;

Bob - generates missing field rows by copying available rows.

Blend - generates missing field rows as an average of neighboring rows.

- AFD matching mode Active Format Description.

Aggressive mode - cuts out black areas in letterbox format.

Conservative mode - leaves black areas in letterbox format unchanged.

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The Frame Accuracy Settings

The Frame Accuracy section allows you to configure the settings used to compensate for time synchronization differences between studio environment systems by inserting time delays.

The following table describes the fields used on the Frame Accuracy section.

The Debug Settings

The Debug section allows you to configure logging options.

The following table describes the fields used on the Debug section.

Field Description

- Network Timecode Receiver Set the VideoEngine frame accuracy options.

- Network Timecode Sender Set the VE Sender frame accuracy options.

Field Description

- Logging Priority Set the threshold of message priority that will be written to the log file.

- Log filename Set the name of the log file.

n It is recommended to leave the default filename as ve.log.

- Enable statistics Select this check box to gather information about real-time playout and playout time.

n It is recommended not to change the default file name.

- Download log From the drop down list, download either the current log file or all previously created VE log files in Zip format.

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The Commander Page

The options in the Commander tab determine the VE preview settings such as audio mapping, database maintenance, automation communication protocols, folder mapping, and log file access.

The Status Section

Displays the communication status and version of the Commander component.

The OUT Settings

The Debug section allows you to configure output channel options.

The following table describes the fields used on the OUT section.

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The General Settings

The General section allows you to configure the VideoEngine preview timecode (internal, network or LTC).

The Audio Mapping Settings

Audio Mapping enables users to map desired audio tracks into clip channels. This feature can be helpful in situations when a dubbing audio is stored in an external file or when embedded audio tracks need to be redirected.

Creating Audio Mappers

This procedure contains information on how to create a new Audio Mapper in the Commander page of the FastServe | Playout WebSettings.

To create a new Mapper:

1. Expand the Audio Mapping settings in the Commander tab.

2. Click on the +Add button. A new mapper scheme is displayed.

3. You can switch between the created Mappers by selecting them from the drop-down list.

Creating Tags

In order to fully configure a Mapper you need to create tags. A tag is an indicator which informs the Mapper where to find the audio files, that are replacing the embedded audio tracks.

Field Description

- Auto eject Select to unload clips from the channel after playout.

Clear to leave the clip displayed on the last frame after playout.

- Auto uncue Select to remove clips from the cue after playout.

Clear to leave the clip in the cue after playout.

- Auto still Select to automatically load the first clip in the cue to its first frame (if the channel is empty). When cleared, cued clips are not loaded (a clip is displayed upon Play).

- Max cued Set the maximal number of clips to be cued, per channel. When the limit is reached, oldest cued clips are removed from cue.

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To create a new Tag:

1. Click the + button under Tags to create a new tag and type in a Name for the new Tag.

2. Type in the location (path) of the external file in Pattern. The syntax is:

dir/*_tag.ext.

The individual elements of the syntax are explained in the table below:

The image below shows an example of configured tags.

Configuring Audio Mappers

Mapping a file to the audio channel is done using rules, which are defined in the Mapper.

n The bit rate for the embedded audio channel and all audio files must be the same. Also, all files (including the clip) must have the same bit depth of audio.

Element Description

- dir The WatchFolder directory in which to look for the file.

- * The name of the clip will be inserted here. This should not be changed.

- tag The name of the tag.

- ext The extension of the file. A list of supported extensions can be found in the General section of the WatchFolder tab.

For more information, see “The General Settings” on page 29.

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To configure a Mapper:

1. Enter the Mapper Name.

2. Select the Audio format; either Mono for 16 embedded channels or Stereo for 8 embedded channels.

3. In the Channel column, use the drop-down list to select the tag to use for the first search cycle.

n You can repeat this for the next three columns as required.

4. You can attach up to four tags per channel. The mapper will try to match the tags hierarchically one by one; once a match is found, the mapper uses the matched tag. Besides the previously created tags, there is also an “embedded” tag, which will map the audio directly from the clip. If during the mapping no file is found, then the channel will be muted.

5. The Index column points which track of the audio file should be used.

6. Once all the required channels are mapped, click Save Settings and Restart.

Putting Audio Mappers to Work

Typically, the files for mapping must be present in the WatchFolder and the active mapping rule must be defined in the Autoregister Settings in the WatchFolder tab. However, there is also an option to force mapping during the cue of the clip. This makes cuing slightly longer, but it allows to add audio files after the clip was ingested.

n In order to enable this feature, you need to be logged in as Administrator.

To enable Auto validate on cue:

1. Go to the Commander tab and expand the General section.

2. Select the Audio format; either Mono for 16 embedded channels or Stereo for 8 embedded channels.

3. Enable the Auto validate on cue box.

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4. Click Save Settings and Restart.

n This option only validates the Audio Mapper which was originally configured when the clip was registered.

n To change the Audio Mapper of an already registered clip, the clip needs to be ingested again.

To enable an Audio Mapper in the WatchFolder:

1. Go to the WatchFolder tab and expand the Autoregister section.

2. In the Use Media Mapper section type the name of your mapper.

3. Click Save Settings and Restart.

From now on, the WatchFolder will use the selected Mapper during the registration and will map the desired audio when the clip is inserted.

n Inserting another Mapper into the WatchFolder will not affect already registered clips; only newly added clips will be concerned. Though, if the definition of the already used Mapper is edited and Auto validate on cue is enabled, then the mapping will be updated when the clip is cued.

Example Scenario

Following the example used in the Configuring Audio Mappers chapter, the mapping process can be broken down into following steps:

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1. In the first channel the user wants to map the audio track from the file set with the eng tag. If there is no such file, the Mapper searches for a file with a pl-polish tag to use as its second audio track. If this also fails, the Mapper will use the first embedded audio track from the clip.

2. On the second channel, the mapping of the first track starts with a file set with the ‘russian’ tag. If there is no such file, the Mapper searches for the first track with the tag pl-polish and then finally looks for the first track with the tag eng.

3. On the third channel, the clip will be mapped with the third embedded audio track.

4. On the fourth channel, the Mapper tries to map the audio of the first track with the pl-polish tag. If it is not found, the clip will be mapped with the second embedded track.

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The External Sources Settings

This section allows you to add new external sources, such as Interplay | Production. Click on Add new external source to configure a new component.

To find out how to configure an external source, see “Configuration of the FastServe | Playout Linux Server” on page 38.

The DB Cleaner Settings

In the DB Cleaner section, you can set the maintenance schedule for the VE database.

The Thumbnail Settings

The Thumbnail section provides you with options to configure thumbnails.

The following table describes the fields used in the Thumbnail section:

Field Description

- Enable thumbnail creation Select to create a thumbnail to be used by the controller. When cleared, no thumbnail is created.

- Width Set thumbnail Width; height is set according to the clip aspect ratio.

- Frame number Frame number indicates the frame to use as the thumbnail.

- Format Select the file format of the created thumbnails.

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The Automation Protocol Settings

The Automation Protocol section provides you with options to configure the automation protocol parameters for each preview channel.

The following table describes the fields used in the Automation Protocol section:

The Folder Mapping Settings

The Thumbnail section provides you with options to map Windows-based folders from the controller to Linux-based folders in the FastServe | Playout system. Specify the Windows Source folder together with the Linux Destination directory. (Click + to add mappings.).

For more information, see “Mapping src and Mapping dest parameters in the WebSettings” on page 46.

The Debug Settings

The Debug section provides you with options to configure the Commander logging options.

Field Description

- Enabled Select the check box to enable the channel.

- Protocol Select the required automation protocol.

- Device Available when the VDCP protocol is selected. Set the device type as required.

- Port Set the communication port.

- Channel Set the channel type.

- Time format Select the channel time format:

For OCIP protocol, set the Time Format to Seconds.

For VDCP protocol, enable or disable the Auto Open option as required. When Auto Open is selected, communication with automation port is enabled by default, when cleared, communication must be established.

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The following table describes the fields used in the Debug section:

Field Description

- Log Mode Set the log mode for the Commander component:

Debug - the log displays a high level of detail for debugging purposes.

Standard - the log displays the standard level of detail.

- Debug Level Set the level of messages to be written into the log file.

- Commander log filename The Commander log file name.

n It is recommended not to change the default file name.

- Enhanced SQL logging Select this check box to add another level to the Commander log file, which includes SQL communication with DB, to investigate DB functionality issues.

- OCIP debug level Set the level of OCIP debug messages to be written to the log file.

- OCIP log filename The OCIP log file name.

n It is recommended not to change the default file name.

- Download log Download the required Commander log file.

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The WatchFolder Page

The options in the WatchFolder page allow to configure the WatchFolder parameters.

The Status Section

This section displays the communication status and version of the WatchFolder component.

The General Settings

The General section allows you to configure WatchFolder parameters.

The following table describes the fields used in the General section:

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Additional Administrator Options

When logged in as Administrator (login: “admin”), additional autothrottling options are displayed in the General Section of the WatchFolder page:

Field Description

- Autostart When this check box is selected, the watched folder is examined automatically when FastServe | Playout is started. When cleared, the WatchFolder functionality is not activated, and the folder is not checked. To start WatchFolder surveillance when Autostart is cleared, you must restart the WatchFolder (using Restart at the bottom of the screen).

- Use autothrottling Autothrottling allows you to set the read-write speed to copy files to the FastServe | Playout storage without the risk of interrupting playout or recording. When selected, the read-write speed is set to the default speed. When cleared, you can set the read-write speed manually, but this might affect performance.

- Write speed limit Set the maximal speed for writing clips to the watched folder (MB per second).

- Read speed limit Set the maximal speed for reading clips from the watched folder (MB per second).

- Max read parallel files Set the maximal number of files to read from the WatchFolder simultaneously.

- Max write parallel files Set the maximal number of files to write to the WatchFolder simultaneously.

- Max write chunk size Set the maximal data chunk size to write to the WatchFolder (MB).

- Clip destination path Set the clip storage location.

- Clip mount point Set the virtual file system WatchFolder, visible only when the WatchFolder process is running. Once the files are placed here they are registered in the VE database with the selected audio mapping.

- Accepted extensions List the file types that are acknowledged by the WatchFolder.

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The Autoregister Settings

Use this section to enable the autoregister functionality.

The following table describes the fields used in the Autoregister section:

The FTP Settings

Enable the FTP server to allow for the FTP access to the Watchfolder. In the User Accounts section, set up the new users.

Field Description

- Enable Autoregister When autoregister is enabled, media files are automatically registered in the VE database. Clear this option when working with network storage (since media is registered to the VE database upon playout).

Auto-register works with the OCIP protocol only.

- Use Media Mapper Enable the Audio mapping. For more information, see “Putting Audio Mappers to Work” on page 23.

- OCIP port Set the OCIP communication port.

- Registered extensions List the file types that are registered in the VE database.

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The Debug Settings

The Debug section provides you with options to configure the WatchFolder logging options.

The following table describes the fields used in the Debug section:

Field Description

- Enable logging Select this check box to enable logging of debug messages.

- Trace Level Set the level of debug messages to be written to the log file.

- Log filename The WatchFolder log file name.

n It is recommended not to change the default file name.

- Download log Download the last WatchFolder log file from the list of created log files.

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The System Page

The options in the System page determine additional settings such as licenses, mounts or network configuration.

The Status Section

The Status section displays the system information.

The Licenses Settings

The Licenses section displays the currently installed licenses and their status. New licenses are displayed after they are installed. To add a new license, click on Add new licenses and select a license file from which to import data.

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The Mounts Settings

The Mount section provides the options to add mount points to connect the station to a Linux system, as required.

The Network Configuration Settings

The Network Configuration section provides the options to set system network configuration, Hostname, IP, etc.

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The NTP Settings

The NTP section provides the option to enable the Network Time Protocol service.

The Debug Settings

The Debug section provides the option to download the system log file.

The Admin Page

The Admin page is for configuring user access when using FastServe | Playout WebSettings. In the User Authorization section, you can add a new user.

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4 Workflows

The following chapters contain information on how to configure your FastServe | Playout server to work with Nexis storage and Interplay | Production:

• Integration with Avid Nexis Storage

• Integration with Interplay | Production

Integration with Avid Nexis Storage

FastServe | Playout allows to playback videos directly from the Avid Nexis storage. To integrate with Nexis, the mount has to be properly configured in the WebSettings.

Make sure that the Nexis Client driver installed on the FastServe | Playout server is compatible with your Nexis storage version.

Update of the Nexis Client Driver on Linux

This procedure contains information on how check the version of the currently installed Nexis driver.

To check the version of the Nexis storage:

1. Navigate the web browser to the Nexis Management Console and locate the version number:

When the version number is located, use a Telnet client (such as Putty) to connect to your FastServe | Playout server's console. Login with the credentials provided by your system administrator and type:

rpm -qa | grep NEXIS

The command returns the NEXIS components installed in the system, for example:

Locate the AvidNEXISClient and compare the version number with your Nexis storage version. If the version on the FastServe | Playout is older, please upgrade the component.

To upgrade AvidNexisClient on FastServe | Playout:

1. Download the appropriate Nexis Client version from the Avid Download Center or use the one from the Nexis storage system.

2. Copy the installer to the FastServe | Playout server's location:

\\IP_of_FastServe\public

3. When the copying is finished, navigate to the directory where you uploaded the new driver using a Telnet client:

Cd \data\public

4. Type the command below (replace to appropriate AvidNEXISClient version):

Rpm -Uvh AvidNEXISClient_el7.centos.x86_64_7.9.0_9.bin

5. It is recommended to reboot the machine.

Mounting the Nexis Storage with the WebSettings

This procedure contains information on how to mount the Nexis storage using the FastServe | Playout WebSettings.

To mount the Nexis storage (for a Centos5 release):

1. With your web browser navigate to the WebSettings (http://IP_of_FastServe:8080), open the System tab and locate the Avid Storage Mount section:

2. Click on Add new Storage... and enter the required information:

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n To find out how to add Nexis storage for a Centos7 release, see

“The Mounts Settings” on page 34. Make sure to add the following information in the Options field: auto,nofail,username=XXX,password=XXX,x-systemd.requires=avidfos.service,_netdev

Integration with Interplay | Production

FastServe | Playout can be employed for workflows with the use of OpAtom pattern video files that are indexed in an Interplay | Production database and stored physically on Nexis. Such files might be driven by a Maestro | News controller or MediaCentral | Command.

In order to work with Interplay | Production, you need to configure FastServe | Playout on Linux and Windows. Depending on the controller choice, it can also be necessary to configure the controller too (e. g. Maestro | News).

Configuration of the FastServe | Playout Linux Server

To setup a connection with an Interplay | Production system, go to the WebSettings and navigate to the Commander tab. Locate the External sources section:

Field Description

- Hostname Enter the host name of your Nexis storage.

- Workspace Enter the Nexis workspace name for the mount.

- Mount point Set the Linux path to be used as a mount.

n There is no need for the folder to exist in advance. It will be created on the mount. This can be for example the “AvidNexis” folder in the root directory (/AvidNexis).

- Username Enter the user name for the appropriate Nexis workspace.

- Password Enter the password for the appropriate Nexis workspace.

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Press on Add new external source... and enter the required information:

Field Description

- Name Contact your system Administrator to obtain a serviceRealm parameter of Interplay | Production. It can be tracked in MediaCentral's ACS monitor, in the avid.pam section. It is presented in a form of a five-section UID, for example:

D7F2D550-51C0-4976-9D9C-F5840E6F79E2.

Enter the whole UID in the Name section.

- Address Enter the IP address of the machine with PAM WebServices, followed by the port number, e.g. 10.1.1.1:8080.

- Workgroup Enter the workgroup name used in the PAM environment.

- Default path Default path name is “/”. This setting does not need to be changed.

- Username Enter the username for the MediaCentral environment.

- Password Enter the password for the MediaCentral environment.

- Mapping src Enter the same Nexis mount point that was used when configuring the Nexis storage in the WebSettings.

- Mapping dest

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n For more information on mapping, see Understanding “Mapping src” and “Mapping dest” parameters in WebSettings on page 156.

Configuration of the FastServe | Playout Windows Server

To configure FastServe | Playout on Windows, go to the WebSettings and navigate to the Commander tab. Locate the External sources section:

Press on Add new external source... and enter the required information.

Make sure that the Address, Workgroup, Username and Password parameters are the same as the ones used when configuring FastServe | Playout on Linux.

For the Windows configuration, the Mapping src and Mapping dest parameters are not required. These fields should be left blank.

Maestro | News Configuration

Maestro | News needs to be configured to enable Interplay | PAM in the video server environment.

To configure Interplay | Production in Maestro | News:

1. In Maestro | News Controller, go to Customize > Settings. Navigate to the MAM tab.

Navigate to the MAM tab.

2. Press “+” to add a new entry and enter the necessary information:

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3. Select Apply and click on the TEST button to see if the connection has been setup correctly. The Status column provides information whether the connection has been established properly. Click OK to close the window.

4. When the system is properly configured, a new tab appears in the Maestro | News Browser window. When selected, it shows contents from Interplay | Production:

MediaCentral | Command Configuration

Avid MediaCentral | Command requires a prior installation of the FastServePlugin. Download the appropriate version from the Avid Download Center or contact your system administrator.

The FastServePlugin needs to be installed on the same machine as MediaCentral | Command. Before the installation, launch the Avid Workgroup Properties and stop all services:

Field Description

- Name Enter the Interplay | Production host name.

- System ID Enter the serviceRealm parameter.

- MAM type Select Interplay Production.

- Server name Enter the MediaCentral | UX IP address.

- Authentication Select the authentication method.

- Login Enter the username used to login to MediaCentral | UX.

- Password Enter the password used to login to MediaCentral | UX.

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Then, double-click the FastServePlugin installer and complete the installation. After the installation is complete, launch the Avid Workgroup Properties and restart all services.

The next step is the configuration of MediaCentral | Command to work with the specific FastServe | Playout server.

To configure FastServePlugin:

1. Open the Avid Service Configuration tool, expand the tree of available services and choose Avid Video Device:

2. If prompted for password, press OK.

3. In the Plug-in Chooser tab, select FastServe from the drop-down list and press OK. All services will be restarted.

4. When all services are back online, go to the Avid Video Device Service Settings tab:

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5. Configure the necessary fields:

6. The plugin is now configured.

After the FastServePlugin is setup, the following step is to configure the MediaCentral | Command application.

To configure MediaCentral | Command:

1. Launch the MediaCentral | Command application and navigate to Tools > System Settings.

2. From the tree, expand Channel and choose Device Channels. Then, press the Add button to add channels in your MediaCentral | Command application.

Field Description

- OCIP Host Enter the IP address of the FastServe | Playout server.

- OCIP Port Set the OCIP port (10001 by default).

- Frame Rate Set the frame rate of the FastServe | Playout server.

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3. Enter the required information:

4. Click Apply.

5. Then, go to Channel > Groups and click on Add to create a new group to which all configured channels are to be added:

Field Description

- Channel name Set the name of the channel, e.g. OUT2.

- Device name Choose fastserve from the drop-down list.

- Device type Select Other video from the list.

- Channel index Set the channel index. The number needs to be higher than 0 (e.g. select 1 for channel nameOUT1).

n Leaving the default value “0” prevents the channel from working.

- Note Add a note about the device.

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6. Set a Name for the channel and select Standard in the Channel type section.

7. Click Apply.

The inventory is now visible in the MediaCentral | Command application:

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A Mapping src and Mapping dest parameters in the WebSettings

The FastServe | Playout server comes with Linux as an operating system. Thus, the folder structure and addressing methods are slightly different than for Windows operating machines on which various controllers such Maestro | News are located.

The “Folder mapping” section in the WebSettings > Commander tab allows to solve the addressing issues. For example, if you want to access files located on a particular storage, this storage has to be mounted on both systems: Windows and Linux.

Let's assume that our video clips are accessed from Windows from the following location:

\\nexis\my_workspace\video_clips

The Maestro | News controller, like many others, will send the information to FastServe | Playout that the given file is located under:

\\nexis\my_workspace\video_clips\my_clip.mxf

Such path is not understood by the Linux system and has to be mapped to a Linux-like location. For example, mount to Nexis (see “Mounting the Nexis Storage with the WebSettings” on page 37) is accessible under the /AvidNexis mount point. This means that from the Linux level, the same video clips are available in the following location:

/AvidNexis/video_clips

The “Folder mapping” section of the WebSettings gives the option to map, or convert, Windows-based paths to Linux-based ones.

In the above example, if:

“Mapping src” is set as “\\nexis\my_workspace\video_clips”, whereas “Mapping dest” is set as “/AvidNexis/video_clips”. This way both systems: a Windows PC with Controllers and a FastServe | Playout Linux machine can access the same network storage “video_clips”.