Adtec digital mediaHUB (version 02.00.13) - Manual (Page 16)

Chapter 4 - Encoding Files 14
Chapter 4 - Encoding Files
Quick Encode Instructions
Once the connection and source have been configured correctly,
you are ready to encode a file. There are three basic steps to encoding
the file: Make a connection, set up your source, encode the file and
review it. Recording from a VTR and Crash Recording vary and are
described separately.
VTR Source Encode
Make a Connection - Step 1
- Connect to the mediaHUB server
- Confirm that your mediaHUB Server reports back as CONNECTED.
Set up your Source - Step 2
Prior to encoding a file, you will be using the main panel of the application
to verify and control your source.
- Confirm that the Interface, Mode, Cassette, Activity, Video, Audio Only
and 2nd Video settings under Status correctly reflect the type of encode
you wish to make.
- Position the VTR to the start point of the material using the shuttle
controls and click on the Set IN button.
- Set your encode duration. You can enter it manually or use the quick
duration buttons (15s, 30s, 60s or 120s). This will automatically fill the
OUT input box.
Encode - Step 3
- Enter a name for the file you wish to encode in the Content ID input
box in the Encde Control panel. Some Adtec products require files names
of up to 8 characters, but mediaHUB can support up to 32 characters in the
content ID. Do not include the file extension as mediaHUB automatically
appends the file name with the proper extension. The Content ID is all that
is required to encode a file.
- Click the ENCODE button. The status of the encode is shown in the
top of the tab. The activity status, the length of the encode, the encoding
parameters and the bits per second of the encode is shown.
Review - Step 4
- While the file is being encoded, you have the ability to abort the encode
by clicking on the Reject button within the Encode Control Panel at any
time.
- To view a confidence decode, you will need to have a monitor set up
specifically for the decoded file to play through and it should be connected
to the YC or C Out decoder port and the Audio 1 Out port if audio is
present. Unless you have the decode delay turned off, the decode will
automatically begin playback. Use the controls at the top of the screen to
control the playback.
- If the file is as you intended, you can accept the file by clicking on the
Accept button. Accepting the file will save the file for you. The location of
the saved file depends on the Transfer setting previously configured. - If it
is not as intended, then click the Reject button and start the process again
beginning with Step 2.