Chapter 4
Using Pipeline Direct
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March, 2009
You use the live panel (which displays when you first connect) to view video streaming from the connected
Pipeline, control a VTR, create and save EDL files, or crash record live feeds or video being played out
from a playback device such as a VTR or VCR.
Live Panel Components
The components include: status bar, video region, VTR controls, metadata editor, EDL panel, and buttons
for various tasks.
VTR/Pipeline Status Bar
Right above the video panel is a VTR/Pipeline status bar. It provides equipment status information at a
glance:
VTR Mode. Local | Remote. If a VTR is connected via RS422, displays the current mode of the VTR. In
order to control the deck from the Live panel, the VTR must be in remote mode. When in local mode, the
VTR controls are disabled. If the VTR is off or the RS422 cable disconnected, this status is not displayed.
Deck Status. Deck On | Deck Off. If a VTR is connected via RS422, advises whether the VTR is on or
off.
SDI Status. No SDI | SDI OK. If No SDI displays, indicates that there is no signal on the Pipeline SDI
input port or there is no cable attached to SDI input. When SDI OK displays, there is a valid SDI signal on
SDI Input.
Timecode. The timecode reported from the VTR via the RS422 port. When the VTR reports drop-frame
timecode, the second/frame separator is a semicolon. For example: 00:29:30;16 is a drop frame timecode.
Non-drop frame notation applies a colon between the second and frame values.
16 x 9. Check when video is 16 x 9 format for proper video display. Any EDL produced with this option
checked will also set the ANAMORPHIC flag to TRUE:
*TELESTREAM_METADATA: ANAMORPHIC TRUE
This flag insures that anamorphic flags are set in appropriate output files in FlipFactory.
Video Preview Region
The video region displays streaming video when present, based on the status of your VTR controls, if
active. If there is no SDI signal present, the preview region displays Bars and Tone or black (if Use Black is
SDI Unplugged is checked in the Configure panel).
Note
Be sure to set your browser security settings to Low to use all features of this panel
uninterrupted.
Note
In Internet Explorer (unlike Safari and Firefox), an Active-X player control is used for
video and video control. The control supports audio preview, and some security
adjustments may be necessary to properly install it.
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