Inspector – Overview (5.1)

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Last updated: Dec 15, 2021
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Basics

The Inspector is used:

  • to select the Capture Mode and Settings such as Naming Presets, Metadata Sets, Capture- and Destination-Presets (Settings Tab)

  • to create and adjust Channel Groups (Groups Tab)

  • to connect Channels to the Channel Viewer Area (Connections Tab)

  • to set Adobe Premiere Pro Markers (Marker Tab)

This chapter explains all Inspector options and shows how the Inspector changes depending on the currently selected Capture Mode.

Before you are able to use the Inspector, it is mandatory that one of the Channel Viewers in just:control is connected to a Channel. Refer to the chapter Administrator Manual if you have not yet configured the Channel(s) yet.

Overview

For detailed information on how to start a Recording please refer to the chapter Capture Modes.

The Setting tab of the Inspector changes depending on the Capture Mode the Channel is using. The following screenshot shows the Settings tab of the Inspector when using the Crash Capture Mode. Most of the settings are the same for the other Capture Mode.

  1. Inspector Tabs: select the appropriate Tab here.

    1. Settings: general Tab for settings like File Naming, Timecode Source, Metadata, Capture- and Destination-Presets, etc.

    2. Groups: the Groups Tab can be used for creating/adjusting Channel Groups.

    3. Connections: within the Connections Tab all available Devices/Channels are displayed.

    4. Markers: the Markers Tab displays all available Marker Presets for the selected Channel, which can be used to add Markers to Recordings, which are available within Adobe Premiere Pro after the recording.

  2. Channel Name: displays the Name of the selected Channel.

  3. Channel Mode Selection: displays the current Channel Mode (Crash or Schedule) of the selected Channel. You can switch the Channel Mode here as well (that is only possible while the Channel is in idle mode).

  4. Clip:

    1. Naming Preset: select one of the available Naming Presets for the selected Channels.

    2. Name/Variables: depending on the selected Naming Preset the available Variables may differ. In this figure there's only one Variable called "Name".

    3. Resulting Filename: shows the resulting filename based on the Variables of the selected Naming Preset. The filename used for the recorded Video may be different if the filename already exists on the given recording path.

  5. Timecode:

    1. Timecode: select a Timecode Source (Computer Time, LTC over Audio, Capture card LTC, SDI Embedded)

    2. Offset: This setting can be used to set a Timecode offset. As soon as you add a value here, the Timecode display changes accordingly.

    3. Stop on Timecode: Set a Timecode where to stop the current ongoing Recording. Please note, that you have to enable the option “Enable Stop on Timecode” separately.

  6. Metadata:

    1. Metadata Set: here you can select a Metadata set. This provides several predefined Metadata fields.

    2. Writes at: select whether the Metadata should be written at the Start or at the End of a Recording.

  7. Audio Monitor: you can listen to the Audio Channels of the incoming Signal to preview the Audio in addition to the Video preview. This is for previewing only and will not replace a hardware device to check the audio quality or A/V synchronisation.

    1. Enabling/Disabling a Single Audio Channel: click on the desired Audio Channel to enable/disable the Audio Preview.

    2. Enabling/Disabling all Audio Channels: hold the option key while clicking on any Audio Channel to enable/disable the Audio Preview for all incoming Audio Channels.

  8. Errors and Warnings: if there are any errors and/or warnings, they will be displayed in this section. You can either use the Clear all button to clear Errors/Warnings manually or this section will be cleared automatically at every recording start.

  9. Capture IDs: add or remove Capture IDs by using the "Plus/Minus" buttons.

    1. Capture Preset: select one of the available Capture Presets. 

    2. Destination Preset: select one of the available Destination Presets.

  10. Inspector Bottom Bar: Use the dropdown box to select available Groups.

A Channel may have multiple Capture IDs and can therefore record in multiple formats. Keep in mind that this can put high load on the system(s) running just:in linux engine.

Crash and Schedule Mode

Some sections of the Inspector change depending on the selected Capture Mode. Below you can see screenshots of an Inspector in Crash mode (left) and Schedule mode (right).

 

When a Channel is in Schedule Mode, you will see a Schedule section, instead of the Clip section in Crash Mode. There are currently scheduled recording events for the next 24 hours displayed. In Schedule Mode there is no record button available as recording will start and stop automatically according to the start- and end-time of Calendar events. In just:control you can use any Calendar, which can be imported to the Apple Calendar app. This can be a local Calendar, an iCloud or gmail Calendar.

 

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