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RELEASE NOTE IP Director version 5.96.70 Date :
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1 Software 1.1 Compatible modules and software versions IP DIRECTOR
MULTICAM Compatible package
Routing
05.96.70
Synchro DB
05.96.70
IP Drive
05.96.70
IP Director
05.96.70
Database
05.95.30
IP Scheduler
05.96.70
VTR Engine
05.96.70
IP API
05.96.70
Remote Installer
05.96.00
User Manager
05.96.00
Upgrade V4 -> V5
05.21.10
Software Player
01.05.11
11.00.71
Upgrade procedure to version 5.96 : - from IPDirector 4.4 : Procedure_Upgrade_IP4_to_5.96.pdf - from IPDirector 5.X : Procedure_Upgrade_IP5.6_to_5.96.pdf
1.2 Operating System compatibility
IP Director 5.96.xx is NOT compatible with windows 7.
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2 Hardware 2.1 MOXA boards The MOXA RS422 cards do not fully support all IPDirector 5.9 functionalities. This card is no longer delivered by EVS on IPDirector systems, and customers should consider upgrading the MOXA card to ensure full support and compatibility with this and future IPDirector versions and hardware. Moxa cannot be used to connect to MPlay or BEPlay series of remotes but remains compatible for EVS Server connections.
2.2 New AVH Driver & Firmware !!! IPDirector version 5.96.XX have a new AVH Video driver (v 1.3.1.0) and a new AVH Video Firmware to manage 16 audio tracks for elements. This driver and firmware are compatible with older releases. So if, for whatever reason, you need to downgrade your IPDirector software, you don‟t need to reinstall the old AVH Video driver and firmware (provided with older IPDirector versions). The installation of the driver and firmware is done automatically with the package deployment. The AVH Video should reset after installation. If unfortunately the AVH Video board seemed not to respond properly after the upgrade, please turn off and unplug the station for 10 seconds before restarting. IPDirector version 5.96.XX have a new AVH RS422 driver (USB Serial Converter v 2.8.14.0). This driver is compatible with older releases. So if, for whatever reason, you need to downgrade your IPDirector software, you don‟t need to reinstall the old AVH RS422 driver (provided with older IPDirector versions). The installation of the driver is done automatically with the package deployment. On IP-Drive and API stations, the installation window of the driver may not finish properly. Just close the window if that happens.
2.3 Use of Software player. The IPDirector can be used to browse content (EVS Server content or files) from the software player. This software player takes CPU resources on the IP Director workstation to decode the images. Be careful when designing your setups to take this information into consideration and especially for standalone workstations because the IP Director shares CPU resources with other services (synchro DB, routing, SQL2005). These services when loaded can use a large amount of CPU resources. 2.3.1
Physical memory
The IPDirector version 5.96.xx needs 2 GB of RAM. A warning will be raised every time the IPDirector will be started if the workstation doesn‟t meet this requirement. The virtual memory should also be adapted to 1.5x the physical memory size. 2.3.2
IP Director 1U workstation (Pentium mobile)
IP Director 1U workstations based on the Pentium mobile motherboard (MB 896) cannot be used with IP Director version 5.96.xx as it is not powerful enough. You can identify this by right clicking on „MyComputer‟ and choosing Properties. The System properties will display Intel® Pentium® M as the processor type.
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IPDirector 1U workstation (Core Duo processor)
IP Director 1U worstations based on the Core Duo processor (MB 899 T2300 CPU) : -
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2.3.4
can be used with the software player but we have noticed some CPU peaks around 90% when the workstation is used to decode HD images (i.e DNxHD 100 mpbs) and when the workstation is used in standalone mode (running as database server, connected to an XT server and with synchroDB management). In this scenario, the IP Director interface can be slow some times due to the CPU usage. We strongly advise not to use this kind of workstation in standalone mode when the software player must be used to decode HD images. Is not suitable for use when decoding DVCPRO HD @ 100 Mbps, or AVC-I @ 100 Mbps, the CPU reaches 100% and the whole application becomes very slow. IPDirector 1U workstation (Intel Core i5 660 3.3 GHz, motherboard COMMEL LV-67C )
This workstation is suitable for use with a software player whatever the codec. 2.3.5
IPDirector 3U workstation (Tyan or INTEL)
We have not encountered any problems with IP Director 3U workstations based on the Tyan or Intel motherboard (Tyan Tomcat i915 or DG965 or DG33) However a 3U workstation based on the Tyan motherboard cannot be used with the software player for HD browsing. 2.3.6
IPDirector 3U workstation (i7 motherboard X8ST3-F)
This workstation is suitable for use with a software player whatever the codec.
2.4 Use of IP Drive The IPDirector version 5.96.xx can be used to browse nearline footage including removable hard drives connected to a workstation (XFile, XStore, …). When using IDE drives, be sure only one access to these drives are made at one time otherwise the bandwidth performances will be very poor (i.e recording and browsing on such drives at the same time, or browsing and restoring at the same time).
2.5 Multicam 11 configuration IPDirector now connects to the EVS Server‟s MTPC board (PC LAN) to access to the multicam 11 configuration web tool. This network card must be connected and correctly configured in order to access to the multicam 11 configuration from IPDirector. It is largely advised to check the multicam 11 channel configuration after upgrade, especially because the serial link redundancy is lost in spotbox configuration lines. A second port must be assigned to EVS IPDP protocol to ensure the redundancy.
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3 New functions 1. The following table lists all new features of version 5.96 :
REQ ID
Summary
Description
Module
1222 1223
Provide correct information in logs to IPD even when Have correct transport information in logs for all playout not in debug mode systems. Channel Management Management of dual rec/V3x - Manage 8 logical channels Channel Management Integration of new multicam config architecture Channel Management
1225
Possibility to call the "XT configuration web tool" from the IPDirector interface
1212
1122
From Multicam | Mix on one channel Review OSD monitoring in HD
1202
E/E on growing clip/file performs a goto out and play near the record head.
1014
Possibility to use keywords and user fields in autoname or prefix for clips
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Channel Management Manage Mix on one single channel in all modes (train, clips, playlist but NOT in timeline mode. In example, loading a timeline on a control panel associated to a single channel will not work. Better organisation of the lines on the OSD in HD
Channel Management Channel Management Clip management
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In software player and AVH : ability to select from 16 audio channels In playlist : swap audio matrix is now 16x16 In IPEdit : Manage the following 16 audio configurations - 2 tracks : 8 8 - 4 tracks : 2 6 2 6 - 4 tracks : 2 2 6 6 - 1 track : 16 General
Manage 16 audios
Do not remove fx after editing. EWP : only manage GPI on TLO (and not on TLI) LTC output based on TC track
1236
Refactoring commands on serial line
1124
From multicam | OSD in playlist mode to follow TC insertion setting
1116
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When an edit operation is done on a transition with an effect, in previous releases, the effect was reset. This is no more the case.
Improve redundancy of the serial line (between XT and IPD). Hot swap capable.
Ip Edit Ip Edit Ip Edit Multicam
From multicam | OSD in playlist mode to follow TC insertion setting Playlist Management Possibility to split a playlist element in 2 from the LSM remote. The IPDirector is notified of the cut, but no From multicam | In playlist mode, be able to split one interactivity is available on the IPDirector side to cut the clip in two or any parts for easier edition. element in two. Playlist Management
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2. Here is the list of the HTA provided with the version 5.96 : Name
What it does
[IP]Director_5_Check_DB.hta
Checks the full text search configuration for the IP Director database. Checks the IPEngine licence installation on the database server.
[IP]Director_5_ConfigGenerator.hta
Creates an XLS file with all the information related to the setup.
[IP]Director_5_ImportExport.hta
Imports and exports target definition
[IP]Director_5_Storage.hta
Deletes an offline nearline directory from the database
[IP]Director_5_OrphanedLow2Bin.hta
Drops all clips including only lo-res clips into a bin.
[IP]Director_5_Timeline2Bin.hta
Drops all clips used in a specific timeline into a bin
[IP]Director_5_XML_Queues.hta
Display -
all XML files still pending in :Display all XML files still pending in : xml units IP Scheduler import directories Export logs directories
Refer to the document Application_Note_[IP]Director_5.9_HTA.pdf for more information on these HTAs. 3. The IPDirector version 5.9 is provided with new web interfaces dedicated to monitor your setup : Refer to the web toolkit application note : Application_Note_Web_Toolkit_5.96.pdf
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4 Bug fixes
4.1 From Version 5.91.80 Defect ID 26783 26806 27083 28045 28286 28331
Summary
Module
Autoassociated keyword on files (not XT clip) are not displayed in the dbexplorer Log Colour not saved through API CreateLogsheet : LS created with a LS profile is not fully linked to its profile Xml file is not updated after modifying the current profile of an asset Target to XT doesn't use the storage priority last day of the week not displayed in calendar from db explorer
Defect ID Summary Clips backuped from XT01 to NL and restored to XT02 still appearing in XT01 tree 27024 even if the orignal Clip is deleted 28035 DefineLoopPlaylistElem_V01_01 is not implemented Multi clip selection - change one metadata would reset all other user's fields 28602 value. CreateLogsheet and UpdateLogsheet doesn't create XML file if export to third 29362 party is enabled
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Clip Management CANAL + France API API Xml Interop Sky news Xml Interop PANAM GAMES 2011 General Sky news Module
Detected in Version 05.91.80 05.91.80 05.91.90 05.92.10 05.91.80 05.92.40
Project
Detected in Version
Database Explorer API
RAI KBS
05.91.80 05.91.80
Database Explorer
PMG (Fox)
05.91.80
API
Sky Sports
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Multi clip selection - change one metadata would reset all other user's fields value. Database Explorer Tier3 | Upgrading to IPD 05.96 doesn't push FDTI driver 02.08.14 and copy wrong redist DLL Remote Installer Delete procedure on SAN : optimization of the procedure for file with particular names Nearline management
PMG (Fox)
05.91.80 05.96.40
Sky News
05.91.80
Project Kanal 75
Detected in Version 05.96.60
Fox Sport
05.96.60 05.96.60
RTBF
05.91.80
4.2 From Version 5.96.60 Defect ID Summary 30104 BePlay doesn't take the user rights into account Replace | Checksum GUI, after a replace with very small elements (3 frames or 30224 less) 30289 %NAME autofilename is truncated to 24 characters in grabfield jobs Playlist | When the next element is restored on the XT, it is not automatically recued by the system.
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5 Known bugs Module
Project
Detected in Version
21947
AB Roll | Wrong refresh in duration column for a playing element, when moving elements just above or below the element in PLAY. The refresh rate of the "duration" column is slower.
AB Roll Playlist
Sky News
05.83.00
21975
AB Roll | Wrong clip played and status still on Playing. If the operator clicks PLAY on an element which is in STOPPED state (during the 3 seconds transition phase), the next element will be played.
AB Roll Playlist
Sky News
05.83.00
21590 21644
When giving a name to a clip in creation on the MLT ==> the clip isn't displayed in the Database explorer at the end of the creation process. Bella Keyboard | Jog | Command are not fluid in player of IPedit
Database Explorer Ip Edit
05.90.00 05.90.00
21656
Bella Keyboard | Shuttle | Sometimes return to center does not reset the speed to 0%
Ip Edit
05.90.00
22198 21878
Bella Keyboard | The Shuttle Pro does not work when it plugged into the keyboard Bella Rename element | After a copy/move element is renamed to its original name
Ip Edit Ip Edit
05.90.30 05.90.10
12044
AVH can turn to black in IPEdit. Closing the Ipdirector then re-open it, solves the problem.
Ip Edit
05.61.00
22144
E2A | In some very specific cases, the Commit button is blinking in red without reason.
Ip Edit
05.90.30
Defect ID
IP Director
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Export/ Import Xedio | When rendering an Edit to CleanEdit, the clip created on Xedio will lose its metadata profile. Still OK in IPDirector, but not correctly set in CleanEdit.
Ip Edit
22461
RAI | Impossible to convert playlist to timeline - Wrong Effect Duration is displayed, in case the playlist has some elements with a speed set to UNKNOWN. The workaround is to specify a speed.
Ip Edit
22481
Copy/Move TL | When the user makes a Copy/Move Short or Long in the timeline zone, the Timeline doesn't open automatically in the timeline zone.
Ip Edit
05.90.60
22598
E2A | Copy already in progress error after convert a PL to TL when E2A is enable --> no more possible to convert a PL to TL after
Ip Edit
05.90.70
22717
Control Panel - clip list - clip transition | not possible to define à Vcut-Amix transition.
PlayList Management
05.90.70
Remote Installer Upgrade
05.82.20 05.82.60
IPEdit
05.90.80
21025 21263
22785
IP Director
Tier3 | More than 73 DB scripts to upgrade from 5.16 to 5.82 - Summary window is too big for display. OSD mode definition lost after upgrading from 5.6 to 5.8 With the following edit : ClipA (5 seconds) - Blackclip1 (5 seconds) - Blackclip2 (5 seconds) ClipB (5 seconds) If in the middle of Blackclip2, the editor Marks an OUT point, then performs an extend Slow, then marks an IN and an OUT in blackclip1 and finally performs a « delete between IN and OUT », the timeline gets corrupted. To come back to a correct timeline, the operator must perform an undo operation straight away.
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05.90.40
RAI
05.83.50
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Summary
Release in Version
Module
Detected in Version
5.96
Ip Edit
05.95.30
5.96 5.96
Ip Edit Nearline
05.95.30 05.95.80
general Control Panel
05.95.70
Ip Edit
05.95.11
27483 28551
Match frame replace | After a Match frame replace, sometimes the previous clip is charging in the preview panel We cannot load a GC without out in the preview panel, if the IN point is > 7FFFFFFF Sometimes, after a stop all / start all, all nearlines do not appear in DBE
28417
Restore 16 audios file sent to Avid Standalone ( Flatten File | Clips and playlists) -> 8 empty audios tracks
5.96
28463
Control Panel | Grab Thumbnail from AVH doesn't work.
5.96
24864
In EWP mode, any volume automation applied to first element on each audio track are not applied on the Timeline On Air. (Workaround: Insert a short black 5.96 filler clip as first clip on each track)
27414
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6 Known limitations 6.1 Bin management
Appearance/disappearance of clip elements is not considered as an update of a clip bin rules are not run when adding/deleting a clip element to a clip. Bin rules are not kept from V4 to V5.9 Bin rules are not kept from V5.6 to V5.9 Maximum 20 bin rules at a time on your setup.
6.2 Nearline / software player
No possible timecode restripe of nearline files. IPDirector does not support the fact that a file can be overwritten from Windows. For example, if a video file is overwritten by another one with the same name from the windows explorer, some side effects will be seen in the IPDirector (bad TC, bad metadata, …). Don‟t define a sub-directory to be managed by the IP Director if a parent directory of this subdirectory is already managed, otherwise the nearline management of this sub-directory will not work properly. A directory cannot be managed by 2 IP Director workgroups in master mode at the same time. Only one master nearline is supported, the other nearlines must be in slave mode. No drag and drop operation allowed from near line to near line to avoid lots of file re-wrap. If the user wants to copy files to an XFile drive, it's much faster to do it from the “media files” view because it does a windows copy rather than a file re-wrap.
6.3 Metadata
Predefined values in user fields (type combo) are not pushed in the keyword list.
6.4 Playlist
Post-Roll : The post-roll mode is not synchronised between multicam and IPD. The post-roll mode will be lost (changed) if the channel configuration is changed (i.e : passing from pgm/prv to 1 pgm mode will reset the post-roll information).
6.5 Ganged channels
Synchronized channels: boundaries side effects not managed. If clip or train boundaries are not equal on the different synced players, this will lead to desynchronise if one boundary is reached on one of the players. Always be sure that you work with local trains otherwise you‟ll get a 3 seconds delay while in E/E Sometimes, it is possible to de-synchronize the channels (possibly using the jog wheel on the shuttle pro). It this happens, it is very easy to re-sync the channels hitting the “pause” button on the shuttle pro.
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7 User’s Guide and technical reference 7.1 The technical manual IPDirector_TechRef1_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_TechRef2_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf
7.2 The user manuals have been updated Part1: General Workspace (Intro, MDI including metadata management & layout management, Channel Explorer, System Management) Part2: Logging (IPLogger + Keyword Management) Part3: Browsing (DB Explorer) Part4: Ingest (VTR Panel, Ingest Scheduler, Recorder Panel) Part 5: Playout - Player Control Panel (including Fill & Key section) Part 6: Playout - Playlist Panel (including Fill and Key mgt) Part 7: Editing - IPEdit Part 8: Editing – EditToAir
IPDirector_userman_Part1_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf
IPDirector_userman_Part2_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part3_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part4_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part5_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part6_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part7_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf IPDirector_userman_Part8_5.9_ENG_110124_web.pdf
7.3 Application notes
Minimum PC requirements to install IP Director on non-EVS workstations Application note_PC_Hardware_5_09.pdf
Database redundancy and maintenance Application note_External_SQL_Maintenance_v5.9.pdf Application note_External_SQL_Mirroring_v5.9.pdf Application_Note_SQL_Alerting_5.96.pdf
DNS Server installation and configuration Application note_DNS_Configuration_4_04.pdf
IP Director monitoring tool (from remote installer) Application note_Monitoring_5.9.pdf
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IP Director nearline Application note_Nearline_config_5.96.pdf
IP Director & Windows Integration Application_Note_Windows_Integration_5.9.pdf
Time synchronisation between workstations using windows time service Application note_Time_sync.pdf
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