Channels tab: select the available channels that you would like to configure and choose the appropriate settings for the channel. The available video modes for the previously selected framerate will be displayed automatically. Click on the appropriate checkbox to automatically activate the channel with the selected parameters.
On the left side you will see all the video capture devices found by the engine, as well as the chosen names for these devices. Please select a device to configure it.
Capture Devices List: Lists all video capture devices discovered by the engine.
Name: Enter the desired channel name.
Device: Displays the device model.
Video Mode: Configure the video mode. The available video modes for the previously selected engine framerate will be displayed accordingly.
Video Input: Select your video input.
Audio Input: Select your audio input.
Audio Bitrate: Select your audio bitrate (native 24-bit bitrate for AJA, selectable 16- or 24-bit for Blackmagic Design and Deltacast cards).
VTR Control: Select the serial RS-422 connection you want to use to control your VTR. (not supported yet in v2.0)
VTR Preroll in Seconds: Set the desired VTR preroll value in seconds (1-10). (not supported yet in v2.0)
Chunk Length: The Chunk Length defines the maximum length of the container. If the recording does not reach the entered Chunk Length, the clips will be automatically truncated into the expected recorded length. If the recording exceeds the entered Chunk Length a new recording, generating a new clip, will automatically be started. When recording in crash mode, clips will be added after the maximum record length has been reached. It is not required to enable this feature separately as it is enabled by default. The maximun chunk length is 12 hours.
Start Timecode: By selecting this option and entering the appropriate timecode value, every new clip will start / record with the defined timecode value.
Cache Options: Normally files are written to disk in a stream (no caching, default). You can ask the HDD-Controller to cache data in order to flush them later to disk to improve write performance. Change this value to “Cache”, if you experience low write performance, otherwise keep the default “Don’t Cache” setting.
Video Output Buffer (QuickTime only): Number of A/V frames to flush to the storage system at once. If you want to flush once a second, just enter your video framerate.
Output Buffer Segments (QuickTime only): Number of buffer segments. The number of segments multiplied by the storage flush size is the total buffer size. Be careful when using that feature, as you could easily run out of RAM. It is recommended not to exceed a total buffer size of 250 frames.
Action on Timecode break:
- Ignore (Default): Channel ignores timecode breaks
- Create new file: Channel detects timecode breaks and creates a new file when a timecode break is detected.
Engine Port: Please enter a dedicated port number to access a channel from Just In over an IP connection. Consult your network administrator for port availability for the IP settings.
Communication Interface: Please choose an active network interface, which will be used for establishing a connection to the user interface.
- Due to licensing restrictions, we’re not allowed to ship any Apple codecs along with our products. In order to obtain the appropriate professional Apple codecs (ProRes, IMX, HDV etc.) you need to have an already installed version of either Apple Final Cut Studio 3, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Compressor or Apple Motion on the machine used for either ingest or playout.The Apple Pro Codecs are available through a software update once an installation of either Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Motion or Apple Compressor is discovered as well as a dedicated update installer via the following URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1396. Please check regularly for new updates on Apple’s support site or via the Software Update/App Store mechanism built into OS X.
- If you plan to either record or playout DNxHD encoded files you need to install the Avid for QuickTime codecs. As of this writing the current Avid QuickTime codecs can be downloaded here.
- If you plan to either record or playout GV HQX encoded files you neeed to install the GV HQC QuickTime components. You can download this here.