ClearView Players
System Guide
1 Inside the Package ...... 5 1.1 Software Installed ...... 5 1.2 Username and Password ...... 5 1.3 Network Interfaces ...... 5 1.4 Anti-Virus Software ...... 5 1.5 Windows Updates ...... 5 2 CVP Systems Start Guide ...... 6 3 Licenses ...... 3 4 Software Quick Start Guide ...... 4 5 Operations ...... 7 5.1 Choose a Video Output ...... 9 5.1.1 ClearView Player 4K: One Board Input or Output ...... 10 5.1.2 ClearView Player 4K: HDTV and SDTV Input or Output ...... 12 5.1.3 ClearView Player 4K: Two Board Output (CV-S3082-4K model only) ...... 12 5.2 Choose a Library ...... 15 5.3 Import a File ...... 18 5.4 ClearView File Importer Workflow ...... 19 5.5 Settings and Adjustments ...... 20 5.6 ClearView Dependencies ...... 21 5.6.1 Library ...... 21 5.6.2 Audio Root Usage ...... 23 5.6.3 Add specific resolution ...... 24 5.7 Output File Allocation ...... 25 5.8 Using File Importer ...... 26 5.8.1 Graphical User Interface ...... 26 5.8.2 Launch Application ...... 27 5.8.3 Import File ...... 28 5.8.4 Custom Filters ...... 29 5.8.5 MPTS Program Select ...... 31 5.8.6 De-Interlace Imported Video ...... 31 5.8.7 Rate Change ...... 32 5.8.8 CS Coefficient ...... 32 5.8.9 Source Crop ...... 32 5.8.10 Sequence name ...... 33 5.8.11 Library ...... 34 5.8.12 Output Module ...... 34 5.8.13 Video Format ...... 35 5.8.14 Image Format ...... 36 5.8.15 Frame Range ...... 37 5.8.16 Scale Source to ...... 37 5.8.17 Canvas Location ...... 38 5.8.18 Custom Shift ...... 39 5.8.19 Truncate to Legal Broadcast Values ...... 40 5.8.20 Use Audio ...... 41 5.8.21 Using Per-Frame Slider...... 41 5.8.22 Importing Video ...... 42 5.9 GUI Examples ...... 44 5.9.1 Example 1 ...... 44 5.9.2 Example 2 ...... 46 5.9.3 Example 3 ...... 48 5.10 Command Line interface ...... 49 5.11 Command Line Examples ...... 51 3/21/2016 Rev. 8.3 2
5.11.1 Example 1 ...... 51 5.11.2 Example 2 ...... 51 5.11.3 Example 3 ...... 52 5.12 ClearView File Importer Problem Solving ...... 52 5.13 File Import tool in ClearView ...... 53 5.13.1 Auto Load a sequence of files from an external source ...... 56 5.13.2 Play a list of Video Sequences ...... 56 5.13.3 Import Objective Metric Log File ...... 56 5.13.4 Load a series of files with the same extension ...... 57 5.13.5 Load Headerless files ...... 57 5.14 Select Hardware Input Parameters ...... 60 5.14.1 Record ClearView Output ...... 60 5.14.2 Record 1 SDI Input ...... 60 5.14.3 ClearView Player 4K: Broadcast Input ...... 64 5.14.4 ClearView Player 4K: HDTV or SDTV formats Input or Output Mapping ...... 64 5.15 Select Thumbnail to Play or Export ...... 65 5.16 Select a View Mode ...... 68 Note: Model CVP-3082-4K will only play one 4K sequence at a time...... 68 5.17 Select VTR Mode ...... 68 5.18 Overlay ...... 70 5.19 Configuration Menu ...... 70 5.19.1 Available configuration settings ...... 70 6 Hardware Modules ...... 73 6.1 CVP-1011 video IO, module CV-SDI-IO-LHI ...... 73 6.1.1 Capture & Playback Standards ...... 73 6.1.2 CV-SDI-IO-LHI I/O Formats ...... 74 6.2 Video I/O on CVP model 1012 and 1012-R ...... 74 6.2.1 Capture & Playback Standards ...... 74 6.2.2 CVP-1012 and 1012-R I/O Formats ...... 74 6.3 Video I/O on CVP-4K models ...... 75 6.3.1 Capture & Playback Standards ...... 75 6.3.2 I/O Formats ...... 75 7 File Format Import Types ...... 76 8 ClearView Player Command Line Interface ...... 78 9 Introduction ...... 79 9.1 Setup ...... 79 9.2 CVServer ...... 79 9.3 CV ...... 79 9.4 Config ...... 79 9.5 Path ...... 79 9.6 CV ? Command ...... 79 10 Commands ...... 80 10.1 Global ...... 80 10.1.1 reset...... 80 10.1.2 freeFrames ...... 80 10.1.3 videoFormat ...... 81 10.1.4 analogFormat ...... 82 10.1.5 imageFormat ...... 82 10.1.6 inOut ...... 83 10.1.7 overlay ...... 83 10.1.8 File Movement ...... 83 10.1.9 import ...... 83 3/21/2016 Rev. 8.3 3
10.1.10 configExport ...... 84 10.1.11 export ...... 84 10.1.12 libraryActivate ...... 85 10.1.13 seqDelete ...... 85 10.1.14 VANC ...... 85 10.2 View Modes ...... 86 10.2.1 viewmode ...... 86 10.3 Playback ...... 86 10.3.1 mapA ...... 86 10.3.2 mapB (Dual Output model only) ...... 86 10.3.4 playmode ...... 87 10.3.5 speed ...... 87 10.3.6 stop ...... 87 10.3.7 play ...... 87 10.3.8 pause ...... 87 10.3.9 jogFwd ...... 88 10.3.10 jogRev ...... 88 10.3.11 first ...... 88 10.3.12 last ...... 88 10.3.13 goto...... 89 10.4 Output ...... 89 10.4.1 videoOutput ...... 89 10.4.2 customVideoFormat ...... 89 10.4.3 outputWidth ...... 90 10.4.4 outputHeight ...... 90 10.4.5 outputRefresh ...... 90 10.5 Capture...... 91 10.5.1 videoInput ...... 91 10.5.2 record ...... 92 10.5.3 inputWidth ...... 92 10.5.4 inputHeight...... 93 10.5.5 inputRefresh ...... 93 11 Errors ...... 94 11.1 Not recognized command ...... 94 11.2 connect() failed ...... 94 11.3 Error opening config file ...... 94 12 STILLS ...... 96 13 Settings ...... 97
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1 Inside the Package The ClearView Player product line contains several different models:
CVP-1011 CVP-1012 CVP-1012-R CVP-2044 CVP-3082-4K CVP-3084-4K-5 CVP-3084-4K-10
What is inside the package depends the model purchased. , you have the following items:
AC Power – The power supply auto-senses the correct country power. We include a power cable based on US standards. Breakout cable(s) for models CVP-1011, CVP-4K models with analog breakout connector. One quad SMB to BNC cables for CVP-2044 Two quad SMB to BNC cables for CVP-3082-4K, CVP-8084-4K-5 or -10. GEN10 reference generator for CVP-3082-4K. Mini to standard HDMI cables per connector (CVP-1011, CVP-3082-4K (2), CVP8084-4K-5 &10 (2)). Printed System Guide.
1.1 Software Installed When shipped, ClearView Player has the latest Windows updates, drivers for all of the hardware modules, all of the licenses installed, and it is ready to use.
1.2 Username and Password ClearView Player is shipped without a username/password. It is strongly advised that you setup users and passwords to guard against unwanted use. The ClearView Player application must have super- user/Administrator privileges so all users must have these access rights.
1.3 Network Interfaces ClearView Player includes one or two Gigabit Network Interfaces for connecting to your network. The interfaces are shipped configured for DHCP.
1.4 Anti-Virus Software No anti-virus software has been installed on this system. It is highly recommended that you install your corporate anti-virus software and any other protective software advised by your company.
1.5 Windows Updates The system is configured to perform automatic updates from the Windows website. It is recommended that you connect the system to the internet from time to time to allow these updates to occur. Or, if your company has some other update policy, you should implement that. Video Clarity highly recommends keeping your computer up to date with all of the latest patches and updates from Microsoft.
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2 CVP Systems Start Guide
The various system model cabling connections required are depicted below. First a keyboard, mouse and desktop monitor should be connected before power cable for turn up. Appropriate video/audio input/outputs may be connected after power up.
Prior to connecting the Video I/O cables (with the exception of your Windows Desktop Display), you should first power up the system to make sure that it arrived intact.
After updating ClearView Player with any corporate IT required software, launch the ClearView Player icon on the desktop. If you receive an error message, you have made a change to the machine ID. This is ok. You simply need to copy the new machine name into an email, and send it to [email protected]. Detailed instructions for doing this are listed in the Licenses section.
After checking that everything is in working order connect all of the necessary Video I/O. Information on the various module I/Os can be found in the Hardware Modules section.
- Note: Recorded program audio IO is with embedded SDI audio and/or