From here, it is possible to configure a single channel. The first part is just descriptive, whereas the second part allows setting the Channel's connection and use mode:
READ-ONLY INFO
Code - Shows the path for the edited resource.
Type - Shows the resource type.
Number - Ordinal number that differentiates the resource from others of the same type
CHANNEL INFORMATION
Name - Brief description identifying the edited resource (in this case, a "CH-number" channel suffix is added).
Driver - Select the driver to be used for controlling the device:
•OMNEON: Select this driver to control the device using the traditional VDCP interface.
•OMNEONAPI: Select this driver for controlling the video server via network TCP/IP with zero-based time code
•OMNEONAPITC: Select this driver for controlling the video server via network TCP/IP with non-zero-based time code
CONFIG Default / Config Optional
Director - Specify here the identifier (e.g., D7-03468H0) or the Omneon Media Director's IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.143).
Player - This parameter, which is case sensitive, indicates the Player/Recorder to be used (e.g., Player_1a_sd, Player_1a_hd, etc.), which is defined in the Omneon System Manager.
Compression - Indicate the compression value (in Mb/s) to be used by Etere. If this value is either empty or zero, the default value will be used (i.e. '12 Mbit/s').
Moreover, the same value set for the player/recorder used in the Omneon System Manager is recommended.
NB: Please note that the video server does not use the compression value set here for ingesting but by Etere to transform the total/available video server space.
Codec - Specify the media codec the video server uses for storing video content.
NB: If you use the Omneon API driver, you must install the Omneon Player API feature.
Codec - Indicate the codec with which video is managed by the device channel (default=PLBX).
E19 Resource ID - Optionally, insert the ID of the resource channel created under the Resource Editor module for this resource.
CHANNEL PARAMETERS
Channels- Video IN - Set here the number of the encoder (ingest Channel) to which the Channel is related (set "-1" in case it's not used). The input channel is used to ingest media.
Channels - Video OUT - Set here the number of the decoder (playback channel) to which the Channel is related (set "-1" in case it's not used). The output channel is used to play ingested media.
E/E - Set the E\E for single channels. This is useful for those systems which don't provide an automatic E\E. It allows the simulation of an E/E via software with a connected router during ingest, which displays on the monitor the source output (VTR) during REC and the video server's output during PLAY.
Proxy Form - Do not indicate anything.
Proxy address board - If you have a video acquisition proxy board directly connected to the Channel, set the IP address and Local port related to the PC on which the board is installed (e.g. 195.122.231.145 and 6501).
The local port should have a value between 6501 and 6509.
Leave these boxes blank in case this board is not used.
MPEG1 enabled - This checkbox is present only for encoder channels; it indicates if low-resolution files will be automatically created (enabled) or not (disabled). To create low-resolution files, it is also required to:
•Set the Omneon server to create mpeg1 low-res files
•Create an 'archive' meta device in Resource Editor for the low-res path (e.g., \\172.31.230.198\fs0\clip.dir\proxy.dir)
•The name given to Lowres files will be the same as the hires files but with a different extension.
Furthermore, it will be required to set the following information for the "Default" and "Optional" configuration profiles:
•The system uses only SD: In this case, it will be required to configure only the "Default" profile with the SD player data.
•The system uses only HD: In this case, the "Default" and the "Optional" profiles should be configured with the HD player data.
•The system uses both SD and HD (switchable SD/HD Omneon Players): In this case, both the "Default" and the "Optional" profiles must be configured with the SD and HD player data, respectively.
NB: The tape types to be considered as HD must be set in the Etere Ingest > general parameters module; in this way, each time a new ingest operation is requested for an "HD" tape, the HD player will be used (and vice versa for the SD).
OMNEON MediaDeck resource editor - Channel User
Indicate which user and the Etere module will be allowed to use the resource; you have to set other data:
READ-ONLY INFO
Resource - Code of the resource channel.
Name - Name of the resource channel.
ID Number - Identification number of the resource channel.
USER INFORMATION
PC Name - The specific workstation (user) for which the resource will be allowed. Once selected, it will be automatically retrieved and displayed the ID number and PC name corresponding to the selected user.
Function - Indicate the module (function) on which the user mentioned above will be allowed to use the resource in question
USER PARAMETERS
Com no. - Indicate the com number of the PC that the Omneon is connected to.
Com configuration: - Available configurations include: Baudrate (default=38400), Parity (default=Odd), Databits (default=8) and Stopbits (default=1).
The resource must be set with the default data displayed here.
Router:
•Input: Indicate the router output channel the resource input is connected to (-1=not installed)
•Output: Indicate the router input channel the resource output is connected to (-1=not installed)
•Monitor: Indicate the router output channel to which the prospective monitor is connected. (-1=not installed)
422
•Device (out): Indicate the no. of the device to be activated when you open the resource.(-1=not installed)
•Controller (in): Indicate the no. of the controller to be activated when you open the resource. (-1=not installed)
NB: Only in exceptional cases with a centralized video router that allows one to commute serial ports can you set the data referred to above to 422.