About MediaNXS™

MediaNXS™ is software for digital video capture, conversion, control and playback.  It provides an interface to operate a computer as a video capture/playback device, and to control external devices as would a production VTR.  There are also functions for file transcoding, system setup, signal analysis and review and licensing.

Setup

Install the Software

Install MediaNXS™ on the system.  Regardless of the delivery method, the software will be available at some level as an (executable) installable file.  Double-click on the file, or right click and select Open from the context menu.  The installation may be protected by password.  If so, the password will be supplied by Drastic^®.  Follow the prompts to set where the software should be installed and make other installation-specific decisions. 

Upon completion of the installation, the option is provided to run the Setup Wizard™. The Setup Wizard™ is a quick way to confirm the most important settings available in MediaNXS™. Agree to run it.

Restart the system after completing the Setup Wizard™ procedure.

Run the Software

Run the software.  If the default installation path is used, you can open it at: Start|Programs|Drastic MediaNXS|MediaNXS.  You will see the above interface.

There are a number of settings which should be confirmed for your application.  Many of these settings will already have been properly set if the Setup Wizard™ has been run upon installation as recommended, but you can confirm or adjust your settings within MediaNXS™.

Setup – the Config Section

The Config section exists to provide access to a number of configuration settings within MediaNXS™.

Select the Setup tab and click on the Config button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Config.  This reveals the Config section of the interface.  The range of controls offered will be limited in most cases to the set of capabilities supported by the configuration of the system. However you should still try to make sure you do not choose settings your video hardware is not capable of.

Config – Channels Tab

Confirm the Setup tab is selected, (click on the Config button or go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Config), and select the Channels section (Channels tab on the left or Channels button on the right if the Advanced section is selected).

The following settings will need to be confirmed in the Channels tab:

·         Use the Channel pulldown menu to select the type of channel to which any changes will apply. Most systems will be set to control an internal channel only.

·         In most systems these settings will only apply to a single channel, Int0. Where two channels have been set up in a system, you can use the Channel Selector to select the channel to which these settings will apply.

·         The upper middle rectangle offers controls for the video type used. Use the Video I/O pulldown menu to select between Serial Digital Single Link, Serial Digital + Alpha, or Serial Digital Dual Link. Note that the Alpha and Dual Link settings may not be supported by all video hardware.

·         Use the Video Standard pulldown menu to select a video standard supported by your system.

·         Use the Conversion Standard pulldown menu to select the video conversion mode, for monitor output (to SD, to 720, to 1080 or direct)

·         Use the File Type pulldown menu to select the file type that will be created during capture.

·         Use the Compression pulldown menu to select between available compression settings for the selected file type.

·         Use the Conversion Type pulldown menu to specify the up-, down- or cross-conversion signal mapping strategy to be used, if any.

·         Use the Bit Depth pulldown menu to select between available bit depth settings for the selected file type.

·         The lower middle rectangle offers controls for the audio type used. Use the Audio Channels pulldown menu to set the number of audio channels.

·         Use the Audio Container pulldown menu to set the audio container type.

·         Use the Audio Source pulldown menu to set between available audio types.

·         Use the Audio Bit Depth pulldown menu to set the bit depth for the selected audio type.

·         The rectangle on the right provides a display for the audio and video type, reference and offers a button to confirm or change the record directory. Pressing the Record Directory button opens a browser which allows you to browse to and select the storage device you want to use to record your video/audio/data files onto.

·         The video standard is displayed

·         The audio channel extents are displayed

·         The reference setting is displayed. Use the Reference Source pulldown menu to set the reference source.

The Advanced button at the upper right allows you to select the Advanced section. You can also select the tab at the left - click on the word Advanced (just under the word Channels).

Config – Advanced Tab – Video Output

Confirm the Setup tab is selected, (click on the Config button or go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Config), and select the Advanced section (Advanced tab on the lower left or Advanced button to the right if the Channels section is selected), then select Video Output in the upper pulldown menu.

The following controls and displays are available:

·         SD Only Cards - Select the SD Only Cards checkbox to allow direct capture and playback of SD video types. If the hardware is SD-only, leave the HD/SD Cards checkbox unchecked.

·         HD/SD Cards - Select the HD/SD Cards checkbox to allow direct capture and playback of both SD and HD video types. Some SD/HD hardware may require that both the SD Only Cards and HD/SD Cards checkboxes are checked to ensure all formats work correctly.

·         Save VBlank - To capture vertical blanking information (VITC), click to select the Save VBlank checkbox, otherwise leave it unchecked.

·         Use VBlank - To display and maintain vertical blanking information (VITC), click to select the Use VBlank checkbox, otherwise leave it unchecked.

·         Enable LUT - To apply a color lookup table to the system's output, click to select the Enable LUT checkbox, otherwise leave it unchecked.

·         LUT Linear - To apply a Linear color lookup table to the system's output, click to select the LUT Linear checkbox, otherwise leave it unchecked.  For this to work the Enable LUT checkbox will also need to be checked.

·         Use Field Duplication – use field duplication for slow motion when checked.

·         Play Only – select the Play Only checkbox to disable any record functionality for the system if present.

·         Record Only – select the Record Only checkbox to disable any playback functionality for the system if present. Note that with both Play Only and Record Only checked, the system will have very few capabilities left as it will not be able to play or record.

·         Match Output To Clip – select Match Output to Clip checkbox to match the video output to current clip settings

·         Allow Independent Channel Configuration – select Allow Independent Channel Configuration to allow separate channels in a multichannel system to be set up differently.

Play Delay Frames – use the field to set the number of frames the system will delay before entering play mode. This helps fine tune the system allowing it to provide frame accurate response to connected devices.

The Channels button at the upper right allows you to select the Channels section. You can also select the tab at the left - click on the word Channels (just above the word Advanced).

Config – Advanced Tab – VGA Settings

Confirm the Setup tab is selected, (click on the Config button or go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Config), and select the Advanced section (Advanced tab on the lower left or Advanced button to the right if the Channels section is selected), then select VGA Settings in the upper pulldown menu.

The following controls and displays are available:

·         Force VGA – select the Force VGA checkbox to display only VGA/DVI and ignore any video hardware if present.

·         Disable VGA/DVI Monitoring – select the Disable VGA/DVI Monitoring checkbox to turn off VGA/DVI display and route all video output through the video hardware.

·         DirectX Enable – select the DirectX Enable checkbox to enable specific YUV/RGB settings for display

o        RGB Overlay – select RGB Overlay to enable RGB Overlay for DirectX

o        RGB Direct – select RGB Direct to enable RGB for DirectX.

o        YUV Overlay – select YUV Overlay to enable YUV Overlay for DirectX

o        YUV Direct – select YUV Direct to enable YUV for DirectX.

·         Reduce VGA Frame Rate – select the Reduce VGA Frame Rate checkbox to activate the pulldown menu. The pulldown menu allows the user to set a reduced number of frames for VGA display as a ratio of frames displayed to frames output. This allows the user to place fewer demands on a system during specific resource intensive operations.

·         Superimpose – select the Superimpose checkbox to activate the pulldown menu, which allows the user to set the type of time code overlay they will superimpose over the video output of the system.

·         VGA Only – select the VGA Only checkbox to superimpose time code only on the VGA display and not on the video output through hardware.

X and Y Position fields – set the position of the superimposed time code over the VGA display. This allows the user to specify a certain part of the screen for time code display.

The Channels button at the upper right allows you to select the Channels section. You can also select the tab at the left - click on the word Channels (just above the word Advanced).

Config – Advanced Tab – General

Confirm the Setup tab is selected, (click on the Config button or go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Config), and select the Advanced section (Advanced tab on the lower left or Advanced button to the right if the Channels section is selected), then select General in the upper pulldown menu.

The following controls and displays are available:

·         Enable Varicam Mode – select the Enable Varicam Mode checkbox to allow sending a variable frame rate signal through a fixed frame rate pipeline, marking selected frames for correct playback. Use the pulldown menu to select for the desired playback frame rate.

·         Varicam Inverted – with the Enable Varicam Mode checkbox selected, you can select this checkbox to invert Varicam field bits for old equipment.

·         Sequence Frame Rate – use the pulldown menu to select between available frame rates for sequence playback

·         Audio Capture Offset – use the Audio Capture Offset pulldown menu to specify the number of frames by which to offset audio capture, so as to compensate for audio timing issues.

·         Limit SDI Out – use the Limit SDI Out pulldown menu to select between various SDI output settings

·         Enable Overlapped I/O – select the Enable Overlapped I/O checkbox to enable overlapped reads and writes on the system.

·         Enable Dual DMA for Single Link DPX Time Code – select the Enable Dual DMA for Single Link DPX Time Code checkbox to enable direct memory access for single link DPX formats. This setting allocates more bandwidth (PCIe or PCI-X 133) so the system can capture DPX from a single line HD-SDI and use the second YCbCr capture to decode RP-215 time code.

·         Use YUV2 for 4:2:2 YCbCr – select the Use YUV2 for 4:2:2 YCbCr checkbox to specify the YUV2 codec (typically used for AVI) for 4:2:2 YCbCr formats (else it is 2vuy)

·         Use YV12 for 4:2:0 YCbCr – select the Use YV12 for 4:2:0 YCbCr checkbox to specify the YV12 codec (typically used for AVI) for 4:2:0 YCbCr formats (else it is I420/IYUV)

·         Dither Video (for 8 bit YCbCr Only) – apply dithering for 8 bit formats to minimize the appearance of large scale pattern errors.

·         Single Link – Normal RGB Range (def on) – select the Single Link – Normal RGB Range (def on) checkbox to apply the normal RGB range to single link formats

·         Dual Link Expanded/Contracted RGB (def off) – select the Dual Link Expanded/Contracted RGB (def off) checkbox to apply an expanded/contracted RGB range to dual link formats.

·         Match Output To Clip – select Match Output to Clip checkbox to match the video output to current clip settings.

2K HD offset X and Y Position Fields sets where a 2K frame will be located in the VGA display window during VGA/DVI monitoring and output.

The Channels button at the upper right allows you to select the Channels section. You can also select the tab at the left - click on the word Channels (just above the word Advanced).

Setup - Info

The Info section allows you to confirm your current storage capacity, and that the video, audio and reference signals are properly detected.  Select the Settings tab and click on the Info button. Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|Info.  This reveals the Info section of the interface.

·         The VVW Type field describes the settings for the type of system and video hardware or DVI/VGA if none. 

·         The Channel Type field describes channel settings for the system. 

·         The VVW Version field specifies the version of MediaNXS™ software installed. 

·         The Total Storage field describes the entire amount of storage present in the selected media drive or drive set. 

·         The Storage Time field describes the available amount of space that can be overwritten without deleting files.

·         The Memory field describes current memory usage. 

·         The Video Input field describes the video signal seen by the system if detected. 

·         The Reference Input field describes the timing source the system is set to if detected. 

·         The Audio Input field describes the audio channels seen by the system if detected.

Setup - Licensing

The Licensing section of the interface provides information about the current licensing status and allows you to request a new or updated license from Drastic Technologies.  To open the licensing dialog, click on the Setup tab and select the Licensing option. Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Setup|License. This reveals the License dialog section of the interface.

MediaNXS™ must be licensed in order to run without the "D" overlay (and/or cross hairs or other watermarking) on output.  The system's current authorization status is displayed in large text just above the User Name field.  Here is how to update the license status:

·         Enter your user name in the User Name field.

·         Enter your correct email address into the Email Name field (you will need to use the information that will be contained in the email reply).

·         Press the Generate Code button.  This generates a Site Code (a seemingly random string of alphanumeric characters) specific to this installation of MediaNXS™ in the Site Code field.

·         Copy the site code (either select it and press Ctrl+C, or press the Copy button) to place the code into a file to send to us via email. If this system is set up for email you can press the Send to Drastic button.  This will create a new email to Drastic with the Site Code in the body of the email.  Include any particular specifications about your workflow or application you think we may need to know about in this email. 

·         Send us the email containing the Site Code.  You will receive a reply with a Site Key (another string of numbers and letters) matched to the Site Code you sent.

·         Run this licensing dialog and paste the Site Key into the field to the right of the Send to Drastic button.

·         Press the Register button.

·         Restart the system after licensing.

This will enable all features provided by your license.

Display

This section describes the various views available within MediaNXS™. Clips may be displayed during playback/passthrough via the onscreen VGA Display.  The signal may also be reviewed using the onboard Vector Scope, Wave Form Monitor or Histogram.  Metadata may be viewed in association with a clip or to view or change system metadata settings. A list of clips may be viewed in either Clip List or Thumb View views.

View - VGA Display

The output of the system can be viewed using the on-screen VGA Display.  Use the View pulldown menu to select VGA Display.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select VGA Display.

Clips played, cued, being recorded or shown in passthrough will be displayed here.  The proportional size of the VGA Display window within the GUI varies depending on the source media and any up-, down- or cross-conversions being applied, and may be scaled down if MediaNXS™ is not maximized.

Mouse “Drag and Scroll” – Click with the mouse on the frame of video in the window and “drag” to the right to scroll forward through the clip.  Click and “drag” to the left to scroll backward through the clip.  Double click with the mouse to start playback, or go into Pause if already in Play.

View - Vector Scope

The output of the system can be viewed using the built in Vector Scope.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Vector Scope.  Alternately, use the main menus, under View, to select Vector Scope.

A virtual vector scope is displayed as above to assist in signal review and analysis.  The Drastic Luma Stick™ shows the distribution of luminance within the signal and is displayed in the middle.  The signal being analyzed is displayed on the right (scaled down) to confirm the correct signal.

View - Wave Form Monitor

The output of the system can be viewed using the built in Wave Form Monitor.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Wave Form.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Wave Form.

A virtual wave form monitor is displayed as above.  Three views are displayed - Y, Cb and Cr.  A scaled down version of the Y (luma) portion of the signal is displayed.

View - Wave Form RGB Monitor

The output of the system can be viewed using the built in Wave Form RGB Monitor.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Wave Form RGB.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Wave Form RGB.

A virtual wave form monitor is displayed as above.  Three views are displayed - R, G and B.  A scaled down version of the signal is displayed.

View - Histogram

The output of the system can be viewed using the built in the Histogram view.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Histogram.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Histogram.

A histogram is displayed as above showing the distributed frequencies of the red, blue and green portions of the spectrum.  Three views are displayed - one for each of R, G and B.  A scaled down version of the signal is displayed.

View - Meta Data

Metadata elements can be viewed and set in the Meta Data view.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Meta Data.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Meta Data.

A list of metadata elements is displayed, depending on the mode selected.

With the Record checkbox selected, the Set and Get buttons become active. Selecting Set allows the user to set metadata elements for media captured on the system. Selecting Get allows the user to return all metadata elements to the default setting.

With the Time Line checkbox selected, the Time Line pulldown menu becomes active and the user may select any of the clips currently in the Time Line. Use the pulldown menu to select a clip and the selected clip’s metadata will be displayed in the list.

With the Clip checkbox selected, the Clip List pulldown menu becomes active and the user may select any of the clips currently in the Clip List. Use the pulldown menu to select a clip and the selected clip’s metadata will be displayed in the list.

View - Clip List

The contents of the current clip list can be viewed in the Clip List view.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Clip List.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Clip List.

The list contains information about each of the clips that have been captured into or added to the list.  Each clip occupies a row.  For each clip, there is a picon, the clip name, its Reel ID (if present), clip duration, the channel presets (audio and video channels associated with each clip) and the file's location.

To view the options for a clip, select it. A selected clip will display its context options as links on the right of the clip – they are as follows:

Remove - to remove a clip from the list, select Remove.  This choice takes the clip out of the Clip List, but leaves the file on the disk.

Delete- to permanently delete a clip, select Delete.  This choice takes the clip out of the Clip List, and as well permanently deletes the clip from the disk - make sure this choice is intentional because the clip will become permanently unavailable.

Edit - to edit the length of the clip, select Edit.  This choice loads the clip into an Open Media dialog box, where the user can edit the clip parameters.  This choice does not create another instance of the clip in the Clip List.

Duplicate - to create a trimmed copy of the clip (sub-clip), select Duplicate.  This choice loads the clip into an Open Media dialog box, where the user can trim the clip and set a new In Point on the timeline.  A second copy of the same clip will show up in the Clip List.

Metadata - to view any metadata associated with the clip, select Metadata.  This choice displays a list of metadata elements over the Clip List.

Metadata displayed includes over 100 elements - each clip may not have a value associated with each category of metadata. You may be able to set specific metadata elements using the Meta Data window, which will apply to subsequent clips recorded using MediaNXS™.

View - Thumb View

The contents of the clip list can be viewed in the Thumb View view.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Thumb View.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Thumb View.

The Thumb View contains information about each of the clips that have been captured into or added to the list.  For each clip, there is a picon, the clip name, the start time code and the clip's duration.

View - Thumb Context Menu

Each clip in the Thumb View view may be edited or removed from the list.  Use the View pulldown menu to select Thumb View.  Alternately, go to the main menus, click on View, and select Thumb View.

To remove a clip from the list, right click on it and select Remove From Bin.  This choice takes the clip out of the Clip List, but leaves the file on the disk.

To permanently delete a clip, right click on it and select Delete From Disk.  This choice takes the clip out of the Clip List, and as well permanently deletes the clip from the disk - make sure this choice is intentional because the clip will become permanently unavailable.

To create a trimmed copy of the clip (sub-clip), right click on it and select Duplicate.  This choice loads the clip into an Open Media dialog box, where the user can trim the clip and set a new In Point on the timeline.  A second copy of the same clip will show up in the Thumbs View.

To edit the length of the clip, right click on it and select Edit.  This choice loads the clip into an Open Media dialog box, where the user can edit the clip parameters.  This choice does not create another instance of the clip in the Thumbs View.

To view the metadata associated with the clip, right click on it and select Meta Data.  This choice displays the clip’s metadata over the Clip List. 

Metadata displayed includes over 100 elements - each clip may not have a value associated with each category of metadata. You may be able to set specific metadata elements using the Meta Data window, which will apply to subsequent clips recorded using MediaNXS™.

View - Open Media window

Once you have selected either Edit or Duplicate from the context menu, the below window opens and the selected clip has been loaded into the dialog.  The clip’s picon, file name, location, resolution, type, compression and frames are displayed.

To add the clip to a specified location on the timeline, check the Add to Time Line checkbox and enter a time code location within the Position time code field. 

To trim frames from the start, enter the number of frames you wish to trim off the beginning of the clip in the Start time code field.  To trim frames from the end, enter the number of frames you wish to trim off the end of the clip in the End time code field. 

When you are in Duplicate mode, you will be creating an additional clip (a sup-clip) in the Clip List or Thumbs View. In this case you will want to give it a new name.  When you are in Edit mode, will be changing the length of the clip in the Clip List or Thumbs View, and you may want to change the name if it helps you keep track of your changes.  You can change the clip name by entering a new name in the Clip field. 

Press the Open button to add the clip as specified, or press the Cancel button to exit this operation without creating an edited or duplicated clip.

These changes are non-destructive, as you can right click on an edited or duplicated clip and the original clip is loaded with the original name (and duration) so you can redo the process to your satisfaction.

View - Output Window

Errors, Warnings and Messages are automatically recorded and can be viewed in the Output Window.  Go to the main menus, click on the View pulldown menu and select Output Window.  This opens the Output Window.

Typical information displayed relates to add clip events, conversions, recordings made and so on.  Where an action or process has encountered errors, it may be useful to view the Output Window to gain more information.

The three buttons on the right function as on/off toggles for display of categories of information.  The Errors button displays/hides error entries.  Errors are important and indicate serious problems.  The Warnings button displays/hides warning entries.  Warnings may be useful to know about, but do not usually indicate serious issues.  The Messages button displays/hides message entries.  Messages are simple notifications of events as they occur.

To save the information contained in the Output Window for later review, press the Save button.  To load a saved file, press the Load button.  To clear the list, press the Clear button.  To send this information via email, press the Send button.

Operations

MediaNXS™ can be used to capture files from an incoming signal, to output existing or captured media, and to convert, or transcode files within a range of supported file formats.  The system can be set to control another device and capture media from that device with frame accuracy.

Main Menus - File

The main menus provide controls for specific operations.  The File menu provides access to Project, Import/Export, Recent and Exit operations.

Project Files

Each time MediaNXS™ is run, it maintains a "Project" file with settings and timeline information pertinent to the operation being performed. MediaNXS™ can create a New project, Open an existing project or Save an open project. This feature allows you to save time in setup for the operations you use the most. 

New Project

In the main menu, under File, select New Project.  This opens the Save As dialog box, with the Drastic Config File (*.dt) file type in the Save as Type field.  It is also possible to select XML (*.xml) file types using this pulldown menu.  If you change settings pertinent to the project file during the operation, you will be prompted to save these changes upon closing or attempting to open another project file.

Once you have for example captured files, selected/changed the file type, loaded/created an EDL, etc, you can save the Project file to load these settings up the next time the Project file is loaded.

To save any changes you have made to the loaded project file, go to the main menus and select File|Save Project.  If you have made changes to an existing project file and do not want to overwrite it but would rather create a new file, you can select Save Project As.  A dialog box will open, and you can save the file in the location and with the new name of your choice.

Existing Projects

To open an existing (saved) project file, go to the main menus and select Open Project.  This opens an Open dialog box with the Drastic Config File (*.dt) file type in the Files of Type field.  It is also possible to select XML (*.xml) file types using this pulldown menu.

Import

In the main menus, under File|Import, there are options for importing media onto the system.  This allows you to take media files existing on your network and add them to the clip list, and optionally to the timeline/EDL.

·         File|Import|Media lets you browse for existing media on your storage to add to the accessible media, Clip List or existing EDL for the system.  Selecting it opens the Open dialog window.  The Files of Type field offers a pulldown menu to restrict the search to specific file types.

Import Media Dialog: Once the file has been selected, pressing Open loads it into the Import Media window.  A picon of the clip and specific file information is displayed to allow you to confirm you have the right clip.

·         Timeline insertion: If you would like to add the media to the Time Line, Click in the Add to Timeline checkbox.  This activates the Position field. Enter into the Position field the location on the Timeline where you would like this clip to be inserted.  If not, leave the Add to Time Line checkbox unchecked.

·         Sub-clip: The Start and End points of the clip may be edited to add only a portion of the clip.  To trim frames off the beginning, click in the Start time code field and enter a time code location (greater than zero, less than the existing out point).  To trim frames off the end, click in the End time code field and enter a time code location (less than the current out point but greater than the current/edited in point). If you do not wish to trim the clip, leave the time codes of the Start and End points as they are.

·         File Conversion: If you would like to convert the media to another file type, confirm that the Convert checkbox is checked.  This activates the Convert section. To convert the media to the file type to which MediaNXS™ is currently set, keep the System Settings checkbox checked.  To convert the file to a different file type, uncheck the System Settings checkbox.  This activates conversion options other than the settings the system is currently using. Use the pulldown menus to set the File Type, Compression and Bit Depth settings to use for the conversion.  If you do not wish to change the file type during the Import process, leave the Convert checkbox unchecked.

Press the Import button to import the clip, or Cancel to exit the operation without importing the clip.

·        File|Import|Batch Capture EDL lets you browse for and open an EDL to use for a batch capture.

·        File|Import|Time Line EDL lets you browse for and open a time line EDL to replace the current MediaNXS™ time line.

·        File|Import|Merge Time Line lets you import media from the time line as a merged clip. 

Export

In the main menus, under File|Export, there are options for exporting the time line as an EDL.

To export the time line, select File|Export|Time Line As.  This opens a browser which allows you to save the time line with the name and in the location of your choice.  Use the Save As Type pulldown menu to select the correct EDL type for your application. Supported types include:

• CMX 340, 3400, 3600 EDLs (*.edl)
• Grass Valley EDL (*.edl)
• Sony 9100 EDL (*.edl)
• Avid Log Exchange (*.ale, *.alg)
• Avid EDL (*.edl)
• Final Cut Pro EDL (*.edl)
• Flex Format (*.flx)
• PlayLists and Logs (*.ply, *.log)
• Text Format (*.txt)
• EDL and Time Code Space (*.edl, *.tcs)

Press the Save button to save the Time Line EDL as specified or press Cancel to exit the operation without saving a file.

Recent

In the main menus, under File|Recent, there is a list of recent Time Line EDLs.  To load one of the recent EDLs, click on it.

Exit

In the main menus, select File|Exit to close MediaNXS™.  Or, click on the X in the upper right hand corner.  Or, right click on the MediaNXS™ icon in the Status Bar, and select Close from the context menu.

Input

This section describes how to get files into the system:

Input From File

Here is how to select files from local or networked storage for conversion to a specific format.  Select the Input tab and click on the From File button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Input|From File. This reveals the Input From File section of the interface.

Create a list of files to be converted - Press the Add Files button.  This opens a browser which allows you to find and load the file you want.  It will be added to the list with its File Name, Size and Full Path information displayed.  Any number of files can be selected and added to the list using this procedure.  If you decide a file on the list does not need to be converted, select it and press the Remove button. 

Target file choices – the Target file is the file type you are going to create during this conversion.  Use the File Type pulldown menu to select the file type.  Use the Compression pulldown menu to select the compression setting for the file.  Use the Bit Depth pulldown menu to set the bit depth of the file.

"Save at" choices – this is where the files will be saved upon conversion.  If the converted files should be placed in the same directory as the source files, click to select the With Source checkbox.  To set another location, press the Directory button and browse to select the folder of your choice. 

Preview a file - To play a file before it is converted, select it and press the Preview button.

Once all of the choices have been addressed and you are ready to convert the files, press the Translate button.  MediaNXS™ will convert the files one by one.  A progress bar arises to the right of the File List field, which shows you percentage of completion of each conversion.  If you want to stop a conversion in progress, press the Terminate button.

Input Record

Here is how to capture media from an incoming video signal using triggered capture control or stop motion (set interval-based) capture control.  Select the Input tab and click on the Record button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Input|Record.  This reveals the Record section of the interface.

Clip Length - To capture a clip of a set length, select the Use Duration checkbox and enter a clip length by time code.  If this checkbox is left blank, pressing the record button starts a “crash record” which continues recording until stopped by the operator or until it has filled up the available storage.

Clip Naming – Drastic^® clip names automatically increment (upward in numerical sequence from a "0000" suffix - the default clip naming convention starts at DRCL0000, then DRCL0001 etc.). You can edit the clip name for each clip by editing this field if the default clip names are not descriptive enough for you. Input any clip name of up to 8 characters and it will begin to increment upward with each subsequent record, using the last characters as placeholders for numbers. The Shot field displays the current shot number – this starts at 0000 and increments upward by one each time the user presses the + button. The Take field displays the current take for this shot. Each record made with the current shot number will cause the take to increment upward by one. When the shot number is changed, the Take field will reset to 0000 and begin counting upward with each record again.

Time Line Inclusion - Select Add Clip To End to specify that the captured clip should be placed at the end of the current time line.  Select Add Clip At Time Code and enter a time code location to specify that the captured clip should be added to a specified time code location in the time line.  Select Don't add clip to specify that the captured clip should not be added to the time line, but simply created and stored on the hard drive.

Trigger Capture Process - In this mode, a trigger will start a capture on the system.  To start a capture using the MediaNXS™ interface:

·         Press the Press Shift+Q to Record button to start the recording. 

·         If you have checked the Use Duration checkbox, the capture will automatically stop once the set number of frames has been captured.  If not, press the Space to Stop button to end the capture.

Stop Motion Capture Process - To capture a set number of frames every so often (as in a time lapse video or frame by frame animation application):

·         Enter a time code length into the Rec Interval field - this is how often the system will go into record. 

·         Enter a number of frames into the Duration field and click in the Use Duration checkbox. 

·         If the Auto Increment field is checked, or selected, the names of the frames captured will follow in numerical sequence.  This can be handy if you intend to reconstruct a series of frames as a stream.

·         Press the Rec Interval button.  The button changes to Cancel for the operation and so functions as a start/stop toggle for time lapse capture. 

·         To exit time lapse capture mode, press the Cancel button.

If for example the Duration field is set to 00:00:00:01 (one frame of video), and the Rec Interval field is set to 00:00:10:00 (ten seconds), upon pressing the Rec Interval button, every 10 seconds the system is set to capture one frame of video.

Input Record At

Here is how to set MediaNXS™ to capture incoming video at a certain time of day.  Confirm that the system clock is set correctly.  Select the Input tab, and click on the Record At button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Input|Record At.  This activates the Record At section of the interface.

Clip Length - the Use Duration checkbox is disabled as MediaNXS™ will use the duration specified by the in and out points provided by the time of day parameters.

Clip Naming - Drastic clip names automatically increment (upward in numerical sequence from a "0000" suffix - the default clip naming convention starts at DRCL0000, then DRCL0001 etc.). You can edit the clip name for each clip by editing this field if the default clip names are not descriptive enough for you. Input any clip name of up to 8 characters and it will begin to increment upward with each subsequent record, using the last characters as placeholders for numbers. The Shot field displays the current shot number – this starts at 0000 and increments upward by one each time the user presses the + button. The Take field displays the current take for this shot. Each record made with the current shot number will cause the take to increment upward by one. When the shot number is changed, the Take field will reset to 0000 and begin counting upward with each record again.

Time Line Inclusion - Select Add Clip To End to specify that the captured clip should be placed at the end of the current time line.  Select Add Clip At Time Code and enter a time code location to specify that the captured clip should be added to a specified time code location in the time line.  Select Don't add clip to specify that the captured clip should not be added to the time line, but simply created and stored on the hard drive.

Here is how to set up a time of day capture.

·         Set a time for video capture to start in the Wait field.  This is accomplished by selecting each of the time code segments (hours, minutes, seconds) and pressing the up or down arrows at the side of this field to adjust them.

·         Set a time for video capture to stop in the End Time field.  This is accomplished by selecting each of the time code segments (hours, minutes, seconds) and pressing the up or down arrows at the side of this field to adjust them.

·         Click in the Record Enabled checkbox.  The system will display a count down from the present time to the record time, based on the system clock (so make sure it is set properly).  Wait until the specified time and video capture will start. 

The capture will end at the time of day specified in the End Time field, unless interrupted by the operator or some other factor. 

Upon completion of the capture, the system will begin counting down to the next day’s record time.

Input Batch Capture

MediaNXS™ can control an external VTR to capture its media by using or generating a list of the edits required (In and Out points) and performing all the edits as a batch capture.  Select the Input tab, and click on the Batch Capture button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Input|Batch Capture.  This activates the Batch Capture section of the interface.

The current channel display shows: Ext VTR.  The time code display should now reflect the state of the external device and the transport controls should be able to operate the external device.  To see the output of the external device in the VGA display, select the E/E checkbox.

If you have an EDL you want to use, press the File button and select Open.  This opens a browser which lets you browse for and load the EDL.  Otherwise, set up an EDL using the "Batch Capture" dialog as below.

Batch Capture: Each edit must specify a Reel ID and an In and Out point. Here is how to make edits. 

·         Set the Reel ID to an identifier (4 alphanumeric characters or shorter) that describes the tape you need to use for the batch capture.  You can use the default Reel ID supplied or type in a new one. If you intend to use the EDL to pull in media from more than one tape, use a different Reel ID for the edits required from the second and for each subsequent tape.  When the batch capture is performed, each time the Reel ID changes in the list, MediaNXS™ will prompt the operator to load the new tape.  

·         Use the transport controls to control the external device, and seek to the first frame of the section of media you want to record.  Alternately you can enter this time code location into the time code field, and press the Q In button.  Press the Set In button to set this location as the In Point. 

·         Seek to the last frame of the first section, (or go there by time code) and press the Set Out button. 

·         To set an In point on the time line (where the clips pulled in will be placed on the time line), enter this location into the Record In field (to the right of the Set Rec In button) and press the Set Rec In button. 

·         If you want a file name that is different from the clip name for one or more items, enter a name into each File Name field.

·         If desired, enter a comment into the Comment field for each item. 

·         To preview this edit, press the Preview button. 

·         If it is correct, press the Add button to add it to the list. 

If you notice that an edit in the list is incorrect (maybe the comment is mistyped or the out point is a frame off for example), double click on it to load its parameters back into the dialog.  Change the parameters that need changing, and press the Set button.  This changes the edit in the EDL.

This is a single correct edit added to the list.  More edits may be constructed and added to the EDL using these methods.  If you decide that you want to clear the list, press the File button and select New.

Once the list contains all the edits to be performed, you can save it.  Press the File button and select Save.

There are options for performing the edits.  To perform all of the edits in the list press the Capture popup menu to select All.  To perform some of the edits but not all, select them and use the Capture popup menu to select Selection.  To perform one of the edits, select it, press the Capture popup menu and select Single.

Output

This section describes how to play, or output files.

There are transport controls (play, stop, pause, fast forward etc.) analogous to a home VTR.  Real time display of transport status is provided to the left of the controls. Above the controls is the Jog/Shuttle transport control bar. Pressing the POS button (as in the below diagram) shuttles through various transport controls for quick review or event cueing and display.

Depending on the mode of output selected, the system may be playing a single clip or a sequence of clips or frame.

Output - Time Line

Here is how to play media using the time line.  Select the Output tab in the operations section, and click on the Time Line button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|Time Line.  This reveals a Time Line section of the interface.

The Timeline display offers a way to quickly cue up sections of media, and to view details about each media segment on the timeline.

TC Timeline - The top timeline is the TC Timeline - it displays all 24 hours of time code space. 

The TC Timeline contains a slider whose size represents the amount of time code space displayed at the current zoom level. To zoom in (see less of the time line but more detail) press the + button. To zoom out (see more of the time line but less detail) press the - button.  When zoomed out enough (it grows as you zoom out), it becomes gray and may be dragged along to any section of time code space to display that area.  When zoomed in enough (it shrinks as you zoom in), it turns into a yellow line. 

The left arrow next to the TC Timeline selects and displays the previous adjacent section of media (or cues to the beginning if close enough).  The right arrow selects and displays the next adjacent section of media (or the last section if close enough to the end). 

Display Timeline - The middle timeline is the Display Timeline.  It shows the section of time code space displayed at this zoom level, and corresponds to the size of the upper bar's slider. There is a slider in the Display Timeline to move along what is displayed in the Clip Timeline.

Clip Thumb - A thumb of the clip is present on the left lower side of the time line, containing a picon (scaled down frame of the clip), with the In point, out point, position (on the time line), duration and clip name displayed.  To display this information for any clip in the time line, simply cross over, hover near or click on the clip.

Clip Timeline - The lower timeline is the Clip Timeline.  Each clip you have captured or placed into the time line is displayed graphically as a group of "tracks" represented by colored bars.  The top bar of each group represents the video portion of the file, and the lower associated bars represent the audio tracks in the file.  When selected (or hovered over), the clip's information is displayed to the left of the time line along with its picon.  Each clip may be moved to a different position on the time line by dragging it with the mouse - right is forward, left is back, or reverse.  Use the + button to zoom in on the time line, and use the - button to zoom out.

Cue to any location by double clicking at that point on the lower time line row - this will change where MediaNXS™ is cued to.  Or, double-click on a clip.

The Transport Controls can be used to play forward from that point.  Drastic’s non-linear flexibility allows you to play in reverse or forward (also fast forward or fast reverse) through the entire Timeline from any cued point, or to jump forward or backward frame by frame, or by 5 second intervals.  Pause displays the current frame, and Stop provides passthrough signal if present (reverts to Pause if not).  Where there is no media in the Timeline, MediaNXS™ will play black and silence.

Timeline Context Menu

The Timeline offers a context menu which allows you to add or remove clips from the Timeline.  Right click on any clip in the Timeline to reveal the context menu.

Insert Before/Insert After - To insert a clip before the selected clip, select Insert Before.  To insert a clip after the selected clip, select Insert After. Each option reveals the choices: From Disk or From Bin. 

Choosing From Disk opens a browser which allows you to search your storage for a file to add.  Once a clip is selected from storage, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Choosing From Bin reveals a list which allows you to select any clip present in the Clip Bin.  Once a clip is selected from the bin, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Relink File – where a file has been moved or renamed, it may not be found in the location that a list expects it to be, and the media will not be playable. Press Relink File to browse to the location of the file and select it. This action revises the path and file name information for the clip so the list has correct references and can play the media.

Play Loop – to loop a clip in the timeline, select it and right click on it, then select Play Loop. The clip will play from start to finish (100% speed) over and over again until interrupted (press stop or pause).

Remove - to remove a selected clip from the timeline, select it and press Remove.

Remove Ripple - to remove a clip from the timeline and pull all subsequent edits in the Timeline back the same number of frames as were in the removed clip, select Remove Ripple.

Remove All - to remove all the clips from the Timeline, select Remove All.

Where an action has taken place that can be undone, a menu item such as Undo Last or Undo Remove (context-specific) will be placed at the bottom of the context menu list. To undo the action, select this option.

Output - Edit Decision List

Here is how to output files using the EDL (Edit Decision List).  Select the Output tab and click on the Edit Decision List button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|Edit Decision List.  This reveals an Edit Decision List section of the interface.

Select any clip in the EDL by clicking on it with your mouse.  It will be highlighted and the transport display loads the first frame of the clip into the display in pause mode.

The Transport Controls can be used to play forward from that point.  Drastic’s non-liner flexibility allows you to play in reverse or forward (also fast forward or fast reverse) through the entire EDL from any cued point, or to jump forward or backward frame by frame, or by 5 second intervals.  Pause displays the current frame and Stop provides passthrough signal if present.  Where there is no media in the EDL, MediaNXS™ will play black and silence.

EDL Context Menu

The Edit Decision List (EDL) may be edited by inserting or removing clips.  It also offers a context menu which allows you to add or remove clips from the EDL.  Select the Output tab, then the Edit Decision List button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|Edit Decision List.  Right click on any clip in the EDL to reveal the context menu.

Insert Before/Insert After - To insert a clip before the selected clip, select Insert Before.  To insert a clip after the selected clip, select Insert After. Each option reveals the choices: From Disk or From Bin. 

Choosing From Disk opens a browser which allows you to search your storage for a file to add.  Once a clip is selected from storage, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Choosing From Bin reveals a list which allows you to select any clip present in the Clip Bin.  Once a clip is selected from the bin, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Relink File – where a file has been moved or renamed, it may not be found in the location that a list expects it to be, and the media will not be playable. Press Relink File to browse to the location of the file and select it. This action refreshes the path/file name information for the clip so the list has correct references and can play the media.

Play Loop – to loop a clip in the EDL, select it and right click on it, then select Play Loop. The clip will play from start to finish (100% speed) over and over again until interrupted (press stop or pause).

Remove - to remove a selected clip from the EDL, select it and press Remove.

Remove Ripple - to remove a clip from the EDL and pull all following edits in the EDL back to the starting point of the removed clip (and revise the EDL accordingly), select Remove Ripple.

Remove All - to remove all the clips from the EDL, select Remove All.

Where an action has taken place that can be undone, a menu item such as Undo Last or Undo Remove (context-specific) will be placed at the bottom of the context menu list. To undo the action, select this option.

Output – Import Media

Once you have right clicked on a clip, and selected Insert After or Insert Before, the media is loaded into the Import Media window.

To add the selected media to the timeline or EDL, confirm that the Add to Time Line checkbox is selected.  The current selected position (before or after the selected media segment or clip) is loaded into the Position field, but may be edited here.

The Start and End times of the clip are displayed, but may be trimmed (new In point greater than 00:00:00:00, and/or new Out point less than the current Out point) to add only a portion of a clip.

The clip name is displayed, but may be edited to help keep track of sub-clips (for example).

If the clip being added is of a different file type than current system settings, the clip may be converted during the Import Media process.  Confirm that the Convert Media checkbox is selected.  If you simply want to convert the files to the current system settings, keep the System Settings checkbox selected.  To create another file type during the import process, uncheck the System Settings checkbox and select the file type, compression and bit depth from the available pulldown menus.

Once all the choices are correctly entered, press the Import button to insert the media as specified, or press the Cancel button to exit this procedure without inserting any media.

EDL Channel Presets

The Edit Decision List (EDL) allows you to confirm which channels are present in a selected file.  Select the Output tab and click on the Edit Decision List button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|Edit Decision List.  This reveals an Edit Decision List section of the interface.

Double click on the channel presets (in the EDIT column) of any clip in the EDL to reveal the Channel Presets window.  The Channel Presets window displays how many channels have been set up for the system (how many boxes there are), and how many channels are presently associated with the selected file (which of those boxes have been checked, or selected). 

To disable audio or video playback for a channel, double click on the channel presets field for the selected clip to open the Channel Presets window.  To disable playback for specific audio channels, click to “uncheck” that channel or channels.  To disable playback for all audio channels, click to “uncheck” the Audio checkbox.  To disable playback for the video, click to “uncheck” the Video checkbox.

Output - VTR Out

Here is how to output files using the VTR Out mode.  Select the Output tab, and select the VTR Out button.  Or, you can go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|VTR Out.  This reveals a VTR Out section of the interface.

In VTR Out mode, MediaNXS™ controls an external VTR to make it record cooperatively while a portion of the timeline is played out.  This is sometimes referred to as a “layback”, in that media is laid back from the MediaNXS™ system to the VTR.

Control over external VTRs can be set up using the Setup Wizard™.  If the default installation path has been used, the Setup Wizard™ should be at: Start|Programs|Drastic MediaNXS|SetupWizard. 

Where control over an external VTR has been established, upon selecting VTR Out mode the Transport Display should show time code and other information from the external VTR.  Pressing Play should cause the VTR to go into play mode.  Entering a time code into the time code field and pressing the Go To button should allow you to cue to a specific location on the VTR’s tape.

·         Set up the time line to contain the media you would like to lay back to the external VTR.  If you take note of the In and Out time code locations of this media, so much the better.

·         Enter the time code location of the first frame of the media into the In Point field.  Or, if you are already cued to this frame, press the Set In button.  It is possible to roughly cue to a location on the time line by double clicking on the Clip Time Line.

·         Enter the time code location of the last frame of the media into the Out Point field.  Or, if you are already cued to this frame, press the Set Out button.

·         Use the Transport Controls to operate the external VTR to cue up the point at which you would like to record the media from the MediaNXS™ system.  Press the Set VTR In button.

·         To preview the media being laid back, press the Preview button.

·         To perform an assemble edit (replace all tracks including the control track within the destination time code locations) select Assemble from the pulldown menu.  To perform an insert edit (replace the audio or video tracks within the destination time code locations but leave the control track intact) select Insert from the pulldown menu.

·         Once all the parameters are correctly set, press the Start button to begin the layback.

Where a number of clips have been laid end to end they will be output as a single stream of frames to the VTR.  Where there is space in between clips, black and silence will be laid back to the external VTR.

Output - VTR Out Context Menu

The VTR Out list may be edited before laying media back to the external device.  Select the Output tab, and select the VTR Out button.  Or, you can go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|VTR Out.  This reveals a VTR Out section of the interface.

Right click on a clip in the VTR Out list to reveal the context menu.

Insert Before/Insert After - To insert a clip before the selected clip, select Insert Before.  To insert a clip after the selected clip, select Insert After. Each option reveals the choices: From Disk or From Bin. 

Choosing From Disk opens a browser which allows you to search your storage for a file to add.  Once a clip is selected from storage, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Choosing From Bin reveals a list which allows you to select any clip present in the Clip Bin.  Once a clip is selected from the bin, it is loaded into the Import Media dialog box, to allow you to set the parameters of its inclusion.

Relink File – where a file has been moved or renamed, it may not be found in the location that a list expects it to be, and the media will not be playable. Press Relink File to browse to the location of the file and select it. This action revises the path and file name information for the clip so the list has correct references and can play the media.

Play Loop – to loop a clip in the EDL, select it and right click on it, then select Play Loop. The clip will play from start to finish (100% speed) over and over again until interrupted (press stop or pause).

Remove - to remove a selected clip from the EDL, select it and press Remove.

Remove Ripple - to remove a clip from the EDL and pull all subsequent edits in the EDL back the same number of frames as were in the removed clip, select Remove Ripple.

Remove All - to remove all the clips from the EDL, select Remove All.

Where an action has taken place that can be undone, a menu item such as Undo Last or Undo Remove (context-specific) will be placed at the bottom of the context menu list. To undo the action, select this option.

Output - To File

Here is how to output a section of the timeline to a different file type using the To File mode.  Select the Output tab, and click on the To File button.  Or, go to the main menus, under Operation|Output|To File.  This reveals a To File section of the interface.

The Time Line is loaded into the Transport Displays.  The Transport Controls can now play media from the Time Line. Here is how to set up outputting the timeline to a specific file type.

·         Use the File Type pulldown menu to select the file type to convert to. 

·         Use the Compression pulldown menu to select between available compression settings for the selected file type. 

·         Use the Bit Depth pulldown menu to select between available bit depth settings for the selected file. 

·         Confirm that the directory indicated is where you want to save the converted files, or press the Set Directory button to set the correct location.

·         To preview the media to confirm what is to be converted, use the transport controls to view the media, or enter a time code location into the small time code field to the right of the Transport Controls, and press the Go button to cue up a specific frame.

·         Pressing the Set button to the right of the In Point field will set the currently cued location as the In Point.

·         Pressing the Set button to the right of the Out Point field will set the currently cued location as the Out Point.

·         To convert the media within the selected area of time code space to the file type selected, press the Translate button. A progress meter will arise to the left of the pulldown menus, showing the percentage of completion.

If for any reason you need to cancel this operation while it is in progress, press the Terminate button.

Once complete, the files will become available in the directory you set.  They should function identically to files generated on hardware which uses the file type as native.

Reference

The reference section provides a detailed look at each of the elements in the MediaNXS™ graphical user interface.

Main Interface Overview

Operations Selector

System Display

Transport Controls

Input - From File

From the main menus, select Operation|Input|From File.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Input|From File.

Input - Record

From the main menus, select Operation|Input|Record.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Input|Record.

Input - Record At

From the main menus, select Operation|Input|Record At.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Input||Record At.

Input - Batch Capture

From the main menus, select Operation|Input|Batch Capture.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Input|Batch Capture.

Output - Time Line

From the main menus, select Operation|Output|Time Line.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Output|Time Line.

Output - EDL

From the main menus, select Operation|Output|EDL.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Output|EDL.  The columns may be moved (drag and release) or resized (hover near the edge and drag the line) so you can put them in the order and width you prefer.  Therefore at some point they may not be exactly the same as the below diagram.

Output - VTR Out

From the main menus, select Operation|Output|VTR Out.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Output|VTR Out.

Output - To File

From the main menus, select Operation|Output|To File.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Output|To File.

File – Import Media

The Import Media dialog box allows you to add media to the Time Line and EDL output lists, and Clip List or Thumbs View lists.  From the main menus, select File|Import|Media.  Use the Open window to select a clip.  Upon selection it is loaded into the Import Media dialog.

Setup – Config Channels

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|Config.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|Config. The Config section of the interface opens with the Channels tab selected.

Setup – Config Advanced – Video Output

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|Config.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|Config. Press the Advanced button, or use the Advanced tab to select the Advanced section of the Config menu. Use the Advanced Config pulldown menu to select Video Output.

Setup – Config Advanced – VGA Settings

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|Config.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|Config. Press the Advanced button, or use the Advanced tab to select the Advanced section of the Config menu. Use the Advanced Config pulldown menu to select VGA Settings.

Setup – Config Advanced – General

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|Config.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|Config. Press the Advanced button, or use the Advanced tab to select the Advanced section of the Config menu. Use the Advanced Config pulldown menu to select General.

Setup - Info

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|Info.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|Info.

Setup - Licensing

From the main menus, select Operation|Setup|License.  Alternately use the Operations Selector to select Setup|License.

View - VGA Display

From the main menus, select View|VGA Display.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the VGA Display view.

The VGA Display shows video output in Play (stream) or Pause (frame) modes, and displays pass-through video (or E/E) if present when in Stop mode.

View - Vector Scope

From the main menus, select View|Vector Scope.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Vector Scope view.

The Vector Scope displays the distribution of chrominance within the signal, isolating specific regions of color within assigned vectors, useful for maintenance of optimum signal reproduction.  The Drastic Luma Stick™ provides a representation of the luminance within a signal, and offers markers for legal color signal gamut.

View - Wave Form Monitor

Frrom the main menus, select View|Wave Form.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Wave Form view.

The Wave Form Monitor displays the distribution of chrominance within YCrCb signal types as three separate displays.

View - Wave Form RGB

From the main menus, select View|Wave Form RGB.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Wave Form RGB view.

The Wave Form RGB Monitor displays the distribution of chrominance within RGB signal types as three separate displays.

View - Histogram

From the main menus, select View|Histogram.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the VGA Histogram view.

The Histogram view displays the signal as a histogram.

View - Meta Data

From the main menus, select View|Meta Data.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Meta Data view.

View - Clip List

From the main menus, select View|Clip List.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Clip List view.

View - Thumb View

From the main menus, select View|Thumb View.  Alternately use the pulldown menu at the top right to select the Thumb View view.

View - Output Window

From the main menus, select View|Output Window.

This manual has been compiled to assist the user in their experience using MediaNXS™ software.  It is believed to be correct at the time of writing, and every effort has been made to provide accurate and useful information.  Any errors that may have crept in are unintentional and will hopefully be purged in a future revision of this document.  We welcome your feedback.

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