MediaSonic MS9100P User's Guide

User Guide: MS9100P, MS9100D, MS9200P, MS9000 HD Player Control Application Sof

HD Player Appendix B: An Introduction to MPEG 98 Rev. 6.4 A Decoder that supports a particular profile and level is only required to support

HD Player Appendix B: An Introduction to MPEG 99 Rev. 6.4 Multiplexes And Elementary Streams So far the discussion has concentrated on audio

HD Player Appendix B: An Introduction to MPEG 100 Rev. 6.4 Transport Stream A transport stream is another MPEG 2 mechanism for combining audi

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 101 Rev. 6.4 Appendix C: Encoding Guidelines The following notes present encoding details required f

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 102 Rev. 6.4 Appendix D: Specifications Primary Video Output § Format: RGBHV / YPrPb to SMPTE274M an

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 103 Rev. 6.4 7 Green Ground 15 No Connect 8 Blue Ground HDSDI – Digital Video Genlock Input 1 –

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 104 Rev. 6.4 § 16:9, 4:3, 5:4, Aspect Ratio support Flexible Format Converter § High quality up / do

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 105 Rev. 6.4 § Audio Output Impedance 600 ohms System Control Aids § Genlock Controls o Video Black

HD Player Appendix D: Specifications 106 Rev. 6.4 Glossary The following section contains definitions for some common terms that may be enc

HD Player Index 107 Rev. 6.4 A Black burst signal contains vertical sync, horizontal sync and chroma burst information. Block • Rectangular

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 9 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide The MediaSonic HD Player is

HD Player Index 108 Rev. 6.4 Color space The color range between specified references. Typically references are quoted in television: RGB, Y,

HD Player Index 109 Rev. 6.4 Switzerland. Tel: 011-41-22-717-2221. Fax: 011-41-22-717-2481. Email: mailto:[email protected]. Internet: www.ebu.ch.

HD Player Index 110 Rev. 6.4 Y matrix values and filter characteristics. It does not actually define the electro-mechanical interface-see ITU

HD Player Index 111 Rev. 6.4 in MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. A group of picture blocks, usually four, which are analyzed during MPEG coding to give an

HD Player Index 112 Rev. 6.4 see also:B frames, I frames and MPEG Pan and Scan The technique used to crop a widescreen picture to conventiona

HD Player Index 113 Rev. 6.4 block. In level 4 the parity disk receives excessive load for writes and no load for reads. In Level 5 the load

HD Player Index 114 Rev. 6.4 Standard SCSI: 5 Mbps (max.) Fast SCSI: 10 Mbps (max.) Ultra SCSI: 20 Mbps (max.) For each of these there is

HD Player Index 115 Rev. 6.4 bit-serial interface. Allows eight embedded AES/EBU audio channel pairs. SMPTE 305M: The SMPTE standard for Ser

HD Player Index 116 Rev. 6.4 difference components (Y, R-Y, B-Y) of a video signal. It is generally used as shorthand for ITU-R 601. The term

HD Player Index 117 Rev. 6.4 Index A ATSC · 9 Audio Output On/Off · 34 B Base Channel Number · 40 BCS · 42 BCS Adjustment · 61 C Channel Pr

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 10 Rev. 6.4 Mouse Connect the system mouse here Keyboard Connect the system keyboar

HD Player Index 118 Rev. 6.4 I Information Window · 35 File Information Window · 35 Log Window · 35 Log Window Tabs Main · 35 Stream Errors ·

HD Player Index 119 Rev. 6.4 Remote Control Protocols · 71 ES-4000 · 84 Examples · 84 Pioneer LDP · 85 Text Command Protocol (Telnet) · 71 Te

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 11 Rev. 6.4 The MS9200P Selected MS9200P features: • Digital and Analog HD video outp

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 12 Rev. 6.4 Figure 2 MS9200P, Digital HD Player Card Output Detail

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 13 Rev. 6.4 The MS9100P Selected MS9100P features: • Analog HD video outputs • SPDIF

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 14 Rev. 6.4 The MS9100D Selected MS9100D features: • Analog HD video outputs • SPDIF

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 15 Rev. 6.4 Figure 5. MS9100D, Analog HD Player, AC Power Input Voltage Selector Swi

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 16 Rev. 6.4 Getting Started By this time you have completed your system connections and

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 17 Rev. 6.4 To play a different clip • Click File on the main menu of the MediaPlayer;

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HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 18 Rev. 6.4 The MediaSonic MS9000 HD Player Control Application software The MediaSonic

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 19 Rev. 6.4 The HD Player interface consists of several main “segments”: • Status and

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 20 Rev. 6.4 To Play a Clip 1. Double click the clip in the Playlist, this will Cue the

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 21 Rev. 6.4 The view menu allows the user to: • Turn the Status display on or off

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 22 Rev. 6.4 The About HD Player display: Click here to Close

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 23 Rev. 6.4 MS9100D Users, additional Windows™ Media Player information You may impleme

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 24 Rev. 6.4 Output Mode Select video output mode from the two available: Audio Mode S

HD Player Chapter 1: Introduction/Quick Reference Guide 25 Rev. 6.4 Update Select the Update button to save your settings after you have made

HD Player Chapter 2: The Playlist display 27 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 2: The Playlist Display The Playlist Use the Playlist area of the HD Player

HD Player Preface 1 Rev. 6.4 Preface About This User Guide This manual contains detailed information about your MediaSonic HD Player unit. T

HD Player Chapter 2: The Playlist display 28 Rev. 6.4 • Drag and Drop: Open an explorer window, select one or more files and drag them onto

HD Player Chapter 2: The Playlist display 29 Rev. 6.4 The various fields in this dialog are described below. Clip name The clip name specif

HD Player Chapter 2: The Playlist display 30 Rev. 6.4 Selecting and Playing a Clip To Play a Clip 1. Double click any clip in the Playlist

HD Player Chapter 3: Transport & Status displays 31 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 3: Transport & Status displays The HD Player interface is si

HD Player Chapter 3: Transport & Status displays 32 Rev. 6.4 Paused The Paused indicator is displayed under the following circumstances.

HD Player Chapter 3: Transport & Status displays 33 Rev. 6.4 Loop This indicator will be on when the Auto-repeat mode is selected. The au

HD Player Chapter 3: Transport & Status displays 34 Rev. 6.4 This button is used to toggle the audio output on or off. Video Output: Bla

HD Player Chapter 4: The Log/ File Information Windows 35 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 4: The Log / File Information Windows The Information display at

HD Player Chapter 4: The Log/ File Information Windows 36 Rev. 6.4 • Stream Errors – Lists any errors in the MPEG stream, useful for troublesh

HD Player Chapter 4: The Log/ File Information Windows 37 Rev. 6.4 The Status Bar The Status Bar lists information about the main menu command

HD Player Preface 2 Rev. 6.4 Document History This manual applies to HD Player Software Release 6.0 VERSION DATE BY COMMENTS 6.0 10.15.02

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 38 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration The HD Player Software provides a number of co

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 39 Rev. 6.4 Set the channel to loop at startup This option determines the state of the auto-re

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 40 Rev. 6.4 Enable AV Sync Select this option to allow the HD Player Software to force synchron

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 41 Rev. 6.4 This mode is similar to a Computer graphics output. This is a five wire signal, wit

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 42 Rev. 6.4 BCS – Brightness-Contrast--Saturation Refer to Chapter: 9 for details on BCS adju

HD Player Chapter 5: HD Player Configuration 43 Rev. 6.4 The following table illustrates the formats supported. Some of these are not standa

HD Player Chapter 6: Timecode 44 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 6: Timecode Large control systems often require a number of different, and usually div

HD Player Chapter 6: Timecode 45 Rev. 6.4 Note: A Clip has to be cued using the transport controls or a remote control message for the time

HD Player Chapter 6: Timecode 46 Rev. 6.4 Stop At Select the Stop At option set a stop point for the timecode. This time can be before or af

HD Player Chapter 6: Timecode 47 Rev. 6.4 Configuring as a Timecode Slave In the slave mode the HD Player can be programmed to start playin

HD Player Table of Contents 3 Rev. 6.4 Table of Contents Preface...

HD Player Chapter 6: Timecode 48 Rev. 6.4 In this mode a cue command is required for the timecode trigger to be activated. Configuring as

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 49 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap The following techniques can be emplo

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 50 Rev. 6.4 The MediaSonic HD Player can be configured to provide luminance and/or chro

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 51 Rev. 6.4 Configuring a Soft Edged System To access the Soft Edging control, right-cl

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 52 Rev. 6.4 This will open the Overlap Control Dialog box. The following sections describ

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 53 Rev. 6.4 Vertical and Horizontal Borders To define the vertical and/or horizontal borders

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 54 Rev. 6.4 Gamma Once the borders have been defined, the next requirement is to determine

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 55 Rev. 6.4 Typical gamma settings are between the values 1.6 – 2.8 although this will var

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 56 Rev. 6.4 Black Correction This feature is only available in YPrPb Color Space. Certain

HD Player Chapter 7: Soft Edging/Display Overlap 57 Rev. 6.4 Update Click the Update button to download these settings at any time during th

HD Player Table of Contents 4 Rev. 6.4 The Clip Properties Dialog ...

HD Player Chapter: 9 BCS 58 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 8: Genlock The MediaSonic HD Player can be configured to operate in a number of differ

HD Player Chapter: 9 BCS 59 Rev. 6.4 Select a Genlock Mode depending on your system configuration. Genlock Standalone/Master Select

HD Player Chapter: 9 BCS 60 Rev. 6.4 Genlock Cable Use cables provided by Mediasonic for best results. If necessary use the following

HD Player Chapter: 9 BCS 61 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 9: Brightness-Contrast-Saturation The MediaSonic HD Player provides some built in contro

HD Player Chapter: 9 BCS 62 Rev. 6.4 Saturation Saturation refers to the “amount” of color present in a video signal. For example a lig

HD Player Chapter: 10 Configuration Files 63 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 10: Configuration Files To enable the HD Player to “remember” it’s con

HD Player Chapter: 10 Configuration Files 64 Rev. 6.4 Or, press Ctrl-S on the keyboard. Loading a configuration file A different c

HD Player Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration 65 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration Two specific components are require

HD Player Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration 66 Rev. 6.4 To Edit Method settings Click the Method name and then click the now active Ed

HD Player Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration 67 Rev. 6.4 The Remote Control Wizard - Serial Control Parameters (RS232) page This page o

HD Player Table of Contents 5 Rev. 6.4 BCS – Brightness-Contrast--Saturation...

HD Player Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration 68 Rev. 6.4 Click on the list to select either Protocol. Click Next to advance Click F

HD Player Chapter 11: Remote Control Configuration 69 Rev. 6.4 The Remote Control Methods wizard TCP/IP page The following window results aft

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 70 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols The HD Player facilitates remote control

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 71 Rev. 6.4 To Run Telnet 1. Click the Windows Start icon on your desktop 2. Select Run. The

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 72 Rev. 6.4 Command Reference Configuration Commands GetPlayerType This command requests the t

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 73 Rev. 6.4 GetOutputResolution <channel> This command is used to retrieve the current o

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 74 Rev. 6.4 Media Management Commands GetMediaTree This command is used to retrieve the media

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 75 Rev. 6.4 Playlist Commands ClearPlaylist <string> This command clears all the entrie

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 76 Rev. 6.4 ListPlaylist <string1> Returns a list of the clips contained in the playlist

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 77 Rev. 6.4 Replace <Channel list> <source> <destination> This command is u

HD Player Table of Contents 6 Rev. 6.4 Remote Control Wizard Protocol page ...

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 78 Rev. 6.4 Audioon <Channel list> Turn audio on for the requested channel. The Player

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 79 Rev. 6.4 Loopoff <Channel list> Turn off the loop flag for the requested channel. The

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 80 Rev. 6.4 Tcstopat <Channel list> <timecode> Sets the timecode stopat time The P

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 81 Rev. 6.4 Examples Use the following sequence of commands to set up and play an entry from t

HD Player Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols 82 Rev. 6.4 Available Player Commands The following table illustrates the commands that are su

HD Player Chapter 13: Video Outputs 83 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 13: Video Outputs The MediaSonic HD Player has three video output options (see bel

HD Player Chapter 13: Video Outputs 84 Rev. 6.4 • 1V p–p RGB and YprPb • 3.3V p-p HSync and Vsync • Horizontal and Vertical Edge blending

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 85 Rev. 6.4 Chapter 14: Application Notes The following sections contain some application specific

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 86 Rev. 6.4 A simple way to set up a system using this method is to “common” the RS232 receive lines

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 87 Rev. 6.4 Example: A Two Player System (two-channels) The example system utilizes two MS9200 HD Pla

HD Player Table of Contents 7 Rev. 6.4 Establishing an Independent Network...

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 88 Rev. 6.4 • Designate Device 2 as “Slave” (Tcreceive) • Set both devices to begin playing at a sp

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 89 Rev. 6.4

HD Player Chapter 14: Application Notes 90 Rev. 6.4 The following diagram illustrates a Genlocked system and how it would be connected. T

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 91 Rev. 6.4 Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications An Introductory Note A full explanation of Ether

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 92 Rev. 6.4 Static Assignment Static assignment allows the user to assign an IP address to a devi

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 93 Rev. 6.4 Choosing IP Addresses Two scenarios exist that will dictate the IP address assigned t

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 94 Rev. 6.4 The Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is another 32-bit binary number that is used to &apo

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 95 Rev. 6.4 The TCP/IP Properties Dialog Box Assigning the HD Player IP Address and Subnet Mask

HD Player Appendix A: TCP/IP Communications 96 Rev. 6.4 ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -t Where 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' is the IP Address of the HD

HD Player Appendix B: An Introduction to MPEG 97 Rev. 6.4 Appendix B: An Introduction to MPEG It is not an exaggeration to say there is a