DV STUDIO PLUS
USER GUIDE
Version 2.01
Revision History Amendment Date April 2007 June 2007 Version V2.00 V2.01
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................ 3 2 Running DV Studio Plus ................................................................ 4 2.1 The DV Studio Plus Desktop .................................................. 4 3 Project & Playlist ......................................................................... 6 3.1 About project files and playlists ............................................. 6 3.2 Personalizing your Project & Playlist ....................................... 6 3.2.1 Create a new project/playlist ........................................ 6 3.2.2 Adding MPEG tracks into the playlist .............................. 7 3.2.3 Removing MPEG tracks from the playlist......................... 7 3.2.4 Saving the Project....................................................... 7 3.2.5 Opening the Project..................................................... 7 4 Exporting project and playlist ........................................................ 9 4.1 Writing to CompactFlash Card................................................ 9 4.2 Writing to Local Hard disk ..................................................... 9 5 Track playback and control ..........................................................11 5.1 Play Mode Settings..............................................................11 5.2 Audio Volume Settings ........................................................11 5.3 Buttons Profile Settings .......................................................12 5.4 Barcode Profile Settings .......................................................14 5.5 Track Information ...............................................................15 5.6 Play List Information ...........................................................16 6 Startup Mode .............................................................................17 6.1 Auto Playback ....................................................................17 6.2 Sleep Mode ........................................................................18 7 Schedule ...................................................................................19 7.1 Create Playlist schedule .......................................................19 7.2 Schedule.ini .......................................................................20
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Introduction
DV Studio Plus is Digital View software used to write media files (MPEG-1, MPEG2, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PCX, TGA) onto CompactFlash memory cards for playback on M3 based video players such as the M3-100, M3-200, ViewStream and VideoFlyer. DV Studio Plus can be used to set customized track sequencing, playback modes and playback features, thus determining different video playback modes from the CompactFlash Card. DV Studio Plus Features: • • • • • • • • • Playlist file and project file creation. Play mode setting customization. Pre-setting audio level per track. Key buttons profile setting. Barcode profile setting. Track information. Playlist information. Startup mode selection. Schedule.
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Running DV Studio Plus
2.1 The DV Studio Plus Desktop
You should install DV Studio Plus on your PC running Windows 98, 2000 or XP. When you start DV Studio Plus, you see the startup screen (see the following page):
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This main screen contains several tools which are represented by icons in the toolbar:
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Project & Playlist
3.1 About project files and playlists
DV Studio Plus and the DV Video Players work with project files and playlists. A project file describes an entire project. It can contain multiple playlists, which are used to tell the unit how to play the content on the media card. DV Studio Plus generates these project files and playlists. The normal sequence of playlist generation is: Step 1: Create a new project file Step 2: Create a new playlist within this project (or – from software version 1.5 – multiple playlists, e.g. to have one play 9am-5pm and one 5pm-9am) Step 3: Assign videos to that playlist and set play order, etc Step 4: Export the playlist and project file (careful: export format is different from saved format!) The rest of this chapter explains steps 1-3; chapter 4 explains step 4.
3.2 Personalizing your Project & Playlist
3.2.1 Create a new project/playlist • Click Project to activate pull-down menu for selection.
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Click New Project to start a new project. Click Playlist to activate another pull-down menu. To create a playlist, click Add Playlist and select New.
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Enter the filename of playlist (*.pll) and then press Save.
3.2.2 Adding MPEG tracks into the playlist • • • • Click Track to activate pull-down menu for selection. To add MPEG tracks, click Insert Track. Enter a list of MPEG Video file(s) (*.MPG) and press Open. The MPEG files will be added into the playlist window.
3.2.3 Removing MPEG tracks from the playlist • • • • Highlight the MPEG Video filename (*.MPG) from the playlist window. Click Track to activate pull-down menu for selection. To remove MPEG tracks, click Remove Track. The selected MPEG files will be removed from the playlist window.
3.2.4 Saving the Project • • • Click Project to activate pull-down menu for selection. To save the current project, click Save Project. Enter the project filename (*.prj) and then press Save.
Important: These project/playlist file is worked for DV Studio Plus ONLY. It is not a playable file and not able to work on CF card. Please use “Export” function to create a proper “default.prj” and .pll for playlist operation.
3.2.5 Opening the Project • • • Click Project to activate pull-down menu for selection. To open the existing project, click Open Project. Enter the project filename (*.prj) and then press Open.
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It is recommended that all project (.prj), playlist (.pll) and movie files are saved and located in the same folder.
Important: When you are going to copy those project and playlist files to other computer, make sure all files path of .prj/.pll/.mpg/.jpg are created as the same path as the source drive on destination drive. Otherwise, the DV Studio Plus cannot import all associated movie files and playlist file. If you have some button defined in your playlist, please also copy a DVBUTTON.INI file to the same path as source drive on destination drive. The DVBUTTON.INI is located at the following path by default. C:\Program files\DigitalView\DVStudio\1.4\plus\DVBUTTON.INI DVBUTTON.INI The DVBUTTON.INI stores all the button profiles you have created in DV Studio plus. If you transfer a new DVBUTTON.INI from other computer, your old DVBUTTON.INI will be overwritten and will lost all the button definition you had created in the past. (See Section 5.3 – Buttons profile settings ) Therefore, Please do BACKUP your old INI file before you copy a new DVBUTTON.INI file.
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Exporting project and playlist
Note: Be careful that you always save the exported format of playlist and project file to your flash cards, and not the “saved” version.
4.1 Writing to CompactFlash Card
Before writing to the CompactFlash card, make sure the CF card reader is connected and the driver is well installed. The CF card reader is auto-detected as the ‘Removable CompactFlash Drive” • • • • Click Project from the menu. To open the existing project, click Open Project. Select the project file (*.prj) and then press Open. In the project pull down menu, select Export.
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Click Removable CompactFlash Card Drive. Select the destination drive, click Start
4.2 Writing to Local Hard disk
• • • Click Project from the menu. To open the existing project, click Open Project. Select the project file (*.prj) and then press Open.
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In the project pull down menu, select Export.
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Click Local Drives. Select the destination drive, click Start
Note: If you are going to export files those used on M3-200 or ViewStream 200, please use “Export -> Local Drivers” and save all those files into MEDIA folder as shown below.
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Track playback and control
Within playlists, you have superior control over what happens to your video, from simple sequences to sophisticated barcode interaction.
5.1 Play Mode Settings
Highlight the track in the playlist window. Click on the Play Mode folder tab.
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Play time (Time) Play time (Second) Then (Next) Then (Stop) Then (Track #)
Number of times to repeat playback. Track playback duration. Goes on to playback of next track. Goes to a blank screen (stop playback). Goes on to playback of a specific track no. #.
5.2 Audio Volume Settings
Highlight the track in the playlist window.
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The audio levels can be set for each specific track and the settings apply to each track at play start up. During the playback, the volume levels can be adjusted by the user using the mute, volume function buttons. The tracks can resume the original settings when playback is stopped and play resumed or the power is reset. There are three options for user to preset the volume level for each specific track: No Change Mute Level (1-32) Plays at volume level as set during the video/audio encoding process. No audio sound. Can pre-set to levels 1 to 32.
5.3 Buttons Profile Settings
The button profile is used to store the action event of each push button.
• • • Highlight the set of tracks in the playlist window. Click on the Button folder tab. To use the existing profile, select the profile setting file (e.g. 8 Buttons) as shown in pull down menu.
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Highlight each button# in turn and select one of the functions from Device function options. No function Play track # VCD player mode No action when button is selected Sets button to playback specific track # Playback functions selection: Play, Stop, Pause, Increase audio volume, Decrease audio volume, Mute, Next track, Previous track, Repeat
For example, the profile of 8 Buttons and 16 Buttons has the following default definition:
8 Buttons Profile No function Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push button button button button button button button button # # # # # # # # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Play track VCD player mode Play Stop Pause Repeat/Continue toggle Next track Decrease audio volume Increase audio volume
16 Buttons Profile No function Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push button button button button button button button button button button button button button button button button # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Play track VCD player mode Play Stop Pause Repeat/Continue toggle Next track Decrease audio volume Increase audio volume
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The DVBUTTON.INI stores the information of each profile setting which contains a hex code for each push button. The default file location is: C:\Program files\DigitalView\DVStudio\1.4\plus\DVBUTTON.INI Please do BACKUP the old DVBUTTON.INI first if you are going to import another DVBUTTON.INI from other computer.
5.4 Barcode Profile Settings
• • • Highlight the track you want to know in the playlist window. Click on the RS-232 folder tab. Enter barcode and then click ADD to insert in the table.
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To remove barcode, highlight the barcode in the table and then click Delete.
5.5 Track Information
• • Highlight the track you want to know in the playlist window. Click on the Track Info folder tab.
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The track information includes the filename, resolution, format, stream rate, file size, file length and file path.
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5.6 Play List Information
• • Highlight the track you want to know in the playlist window. Click on the Play List Info folder tab.
The playlist information includes the filename, track count, total size, total length, CompactFlash card info.
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Startup Mode
Click Start track in the Startup Mode window.
6.1 Auto Playback
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Select the first track number to be played back immediately after power up (i.e. auto power up). Repeat Select this option to continuously loop the start track only.
Note: This option will overrides any settings set in the section of “Track Playback & Control”.
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6.2 Sleep Mode
• Click Sleep mode in the Startup Mode window.
If sleep mode is being selected, the specified track will not be playback until the user selects a pre-defined button to start. The user can customize total 8 buttons definition in the sleep mode.
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Schedule
7.1 Create Playlist schedule With DV Studio Plus, you may schedule playlists by date and time. Select Schedule from Tools pop up menu.
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To add the playlist schedule, click Add from Play Schedule windows.
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Select the playlist and enter start date and time.
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After input the schedule, details will be shown in the Play Schedule window. Press OK to confirm.
7.2 Schedule.ini
You may create or edit the playlist schedule in “Schedule.ini” file directly. For example: [Task1] ACTION=FLASH.pll START_DATE=050324 START_TIME=142942
ACTION= START_DATE= START_TIME=
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Playlist file that to be scheduled Start date Start time
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CONTACT DETAILS
ASIA:
Digital View Ltd 19th floor, Tai Tung Building 8 Fleming Road Wanchai Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2861 3615 Sales: sales@digitalview.com Fax: (852) 2520 2987
EUROPE:
Digital View Ltd 6 Marylebone Passage London W1W 8EX UK Tel: (44) (0)20 7631 2150 Sales: sales@digitalview.com Fax: (44) (0)20 7631 2156
USA:
Digital View Inc. 18440 Technology Drive Building 130 Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Tel: (1) 408-782 7773 Sales: sales@digitalview.com
Fax: (1) 408-782 7883
Specifications subject to change without notice Document No. 9160002-10
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