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USER MANUAL

EPSIO LIVE
Version 1.70 – February 2014

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL EPSIO LIVE Version 1.70 – February 2014...
  • Page 3 Help > About menu in the user interface. You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual (for manuals on hardware products) or on the EVS website on the following page: http://www.evs.com/contacts.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.2 Connecting Epsio and EVS Server ................10 2.2.1 Starting the EVS Server Application..............10 2.2.2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel ..............11 2.2.3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server ....12 2.2.4 Checking the Video Feeds ................13 2.3 Calibrating the Cameras ....................15 2.3.1 Introduction ....................15 2.3.2...
  • Page 6 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.4.8 How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on a Playfield Area ......48 2.5 Adding and Customizing the Graphic Suite ...............49 2.5.1 Graphic Suite Definition and Components ............49 2.5.2 Tools Tab .......................50 2.5.3...

  • Page 7: What's New

    Modifications in the Epsio settings in the Special Effects settings on the LSM Remote panel • See section 2.2.2 'Epsio Settings on Remote Panel', on page 11 • See section 2.2.3 'Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server', on page 12 What’s New?

  • Page 9: Overview

    LSM Remote Panel. It can be used with the EVS XT family servers and works with Multicam, from version 10.2.30 onwards. Before the event, the user performs the initial calibration, where the images of the playfield are matched with predefined angles into the system.
  • Page 10 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Overview...

  • Page 11: Epsio User Interface

    You will access Epsio by clicking the Epsio icon on the desktop, or via the Start menu in Program Files > EVS Broadcast Equipment > Epsio > Epsio. The following screenshot provides an overview on the Epsio user interface, highlighting...

  • Page 12: Operating Monitor

    Press RECORD on the LSM Remote Panel to go out of the offside line mode. 1.3.2 Operating Monitor The operating monitor shows the video signal coming from the EVS server and received on the Epsio connector IN1. It allows the users to visualize the configuration action they perform, or the animations they create.

  • Page 13: Server Information Area

    Check that the Epsio IN1 connector correctly receives the video signal from the EVS server in the specified video format. Check that the Epsio IN2 connector correctly receives from the EVS server or a camera in the specified video format.

  • Page 14: Camera Angle List

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Epsio and EVS server IP addresses Time when the last command was executed on the server. You need to press SHIFT+D when you open Epsio and enter the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel to force the system to check the communication via the Ethernet network, and confirm the connection.

  • Page 15: Menu Bar

    The Help > About window opens and displays the test results. A popup will be displayed if the results do not correspond to acceptable values. Advanced > Setup Advanced setup parameter. Please contact EVS for more External Renderer details. Advanced > Reset 2CPU Advanced parameters only for support purposes, and in coordination with the support team.

  • Page 16: Utilities Menu

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Utilities Menu The Utilities menu contains the commands described below: Command Description Save as JPG Using this command or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+J, you will take a snapshot in JPG of the video output OUT1.

  • Page 17: Configuration

    Configuration Overview The configuration in order to use Epsio with an EVS server has to be performed in the Epsio application or on the EVS server side (via the EVS menu and the LSM Remote Panel), depending on the configuration step.

  • Page 18: Saving And Managing The Configuration

    When using Epsio with an EVS server, you need to run a server application: • with at least 2 recorder channels and 2 player channels • in a Multicam LSM base configuration. For more information on starting an EVS application, refer to the EVS Menu section in the Technical Reference Software manual. Configuration...

  • Page 19: Epsio Settings On Remote Panel

    Offside Panel. When the setting is set to No, the offside line feature built in the EVS server is active. When the setting is set to Yes, the Epsio application is active. The SHIFT+D key in the Operational menu gives access to the Epsio menu.

  • Page 20: Activating The Connection Between Epsio And The Evs Server

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.2.3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server Warning Up to Multicam 11.02 included, you need the license codes 114 and 115 to be able to access and set up the Paint/Target OSD Monitoring parameter.

  • Page 21: Checking The Video Feeds

    The Epsio workstation should now be connected. In Epsio, the 2 and 3 lines (which specify whether the corresponding IN connectors receive the video signal from the EVS server in the requested video format) should have green icons, as well as the 4 line (which specifies the IP addresses): For more information on this Server Information area, refer to the section 1.3.3 ‘Server...
  • Page 22 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2. In the Setup group box, select the Video Format you are working with. 3. Click the button. Epsio checks the format you have selected is compatible with the format used by the EVS server.

  • Page 23: Calibrating The Cameras

    Area Description Camera Creation This area allows you to add cameras, and assign them to a recorder channel on an EVS server. See also the section ‘Camera Creation Area’, on page 17. Current Camera This area allows you to perform several actions on the selected camera.
  • Page 24 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Area Description General This area allows you to modify the default playfield size (105 meters by 68 meters), as well as to display and/or modify the grid of the virtual playfield. See also ‘General Area’, on page 20.
  • Page 25 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Camera Creation Area This area allows you to add cameras, and assign them to a recorder channel on an EVS server. Field Description Buttons that allow the user to define a new camera in the system.
  • Page 26 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Current Camera Area This area allows you to perform several actions on the current camera. The current camera is the one selected in the Camera Angle list. This is displayed in a blue frame in the Camera Angle list.
  • Page 27 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Field Description Check box to be ticked when you calibrate a camera (left, right, central or free) to specify that the angle of detection corresponds to the central circle. For the automatic detection to work properly, the image should clearly display the central circle.
  • Page 28 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 General Area This area allows you to modify the size of the virtual playfield, and whether/how grids will be displayed on the virtual playfield. Field Description Length Slider to modify the default playfield length (105 meters).

  • Page 29: How To Calibrate The Cameras

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 2.3.3 How to Calibrate the Cameras Note The calibration steps explained in the sections below illustrate the calibration of the two 16-meter cameras used with the offside line tool. However, the same procedure applies to the calibration of the free camera for the live tools.
  • Page 30 Click the menu File > Save to save the configuration. The default location where configurations are stored is C:/Program Files/ EVS Broadcast Equipment/Epsio/Config in Windows XP (or equivalent for Windows 7). Configuration...

  • Page 31: Snapshots For Calibration

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 The camera angles defined in Epsio are now associated to snapshots of the real playfield and saved in a configuration file. You can load them back via the File > Load menu. See also the section 2.1.3 ‘Saving and Managing the Configuration’, on page 10.
  • Page 32 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Figure 1: Good Snapshot for the calibration of the goal area with a left 16-meter camera Figure 2: Good Snapshot for the calibration of the goal area with a right 16-meter camera...
  • Page 33 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Central Circle Calibration The snapshot for the central circle of the left or right 16-meter camera should show: • the whole central circle (not necessarily the full central line), • the 16-meter line of the left or right penalty area (respectively), and the penalty arc.
  • Page 34 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Main Camera Calibration You need three calibration shots to calibrate the central camera: • Left penalty area • Central circle • Right penalty area Warning Keep the following in mind when you select the frame you will use: •...
  • Page 35 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Figure 6: Good Snapshot for the calibration of the right goal area with a main camera Central Circle Calibration The snapshot of the central circle area should show the following elements : • the whole central circle •...

  • Page 36: Recommendations For Matching The Virtual Playfield To The Real One

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.3.5 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One Virtual Points to be Matched for a 16-Meter Camera The following screenshots highlight the four virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a left 16-meter camera to perform an optimal calibration.
  • Page 37 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Central Circle Four virtual points are used as calibration points: • both intersections between the central line and the central circle • both upper ends of the 16-meter lines Configuration...
  • Page 38 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Virtual Points to be Matched for a Main Camera The following screenshots highlight the virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a main camera to perform an optimal calibration.
  • Page 39 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Central Circle The following virtual points are used as calibration points: • both intersections between the central line and the central circle • both upper ends of the 16-meter lines • intersections between the central line and the touchlines (if necessary)

  • Page 40: Testing Your Calibration

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 • The four anchor points you use to calibrate a camera angle should not be aligned. • Always match the points to the same edge of the lines. • You can use more than 4 points to perform the calibration.
  • Page 41 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 test Move the camera to the bottom corner arch without changing the zoom. Check that the 16-meter line and 6-meter line are correctly matched. test Move the camera back to the goal area, keeping the 6-meter and 16-meter lines.
  • Page 42 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Testing the Central circle All lines must be correctly matched on the calibration shot. Besides this, you should test three additional test shots: test Using the same view as your calibration shot.

  • Page 43: Adding Virtual Points

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 test Move and zoom the camera to view the 6-meter line, and part of the half-way line. Use this test shot to add your additional virtual points. 2.3.7 Adding Virtual Points Purpose When Epsio is not able to automatically detect the playfield limits, the operator has to validate the playfield limits manually as explained in the section 3.2.2 ‘How to Validate the...
  • Page 44 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Rules Follow the rules specified below when you add virtual points: • The additional virtual points are only added to the calibration of the camera angle you are editing. You will not be able to use the additional virtual points on other camera angles.

  • Page 45: Configuring The Chroma Key

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Configuring the Chroma Key 2.4.1 General Information Concept of Chroma Key The chroma keying is a technique for compositing two images or frames together in which color (or a range of colors) from the main...

  • Page 46: Accessing The Chroma Key Menus

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Impact of Light Conditions As the chroma key depends on the light, it is recommended to configure the chroma key 30 minutes before the match to get the closest to the light conditions that will prevail during the match.
  • Page 47 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 In Epsio In Epsio, you can configure the chroma key in the CHROMA tab: Configuration...

  • Page 48: Chroma Key Parameters

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.4.3 Chroma Key Parameters You can create and manage up to four chroma key definitions from the LSM Remote Panel, or in Epsio, using the chroma key profiles. The various chroma key parameters allow you to define or refine a chroma key profile.
  • Page 49 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Definition of the Chroma Key Parameters The chroma key parameters are explained in the table below: Parameter Description RGB Hue Value Definition Moves left and right the color range in the color space. Moves up and down the color range in the color space.

  • Page 50: Chroma Key Edit Screen On The Remote Panel

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.4.4 Chroma Key Edit Screen on the Remote Panel Introduction You define and manage the chroma key definition from the Chroma Key edit screen. When you are in this screen, the Edit mode is directly active.
  • Page 51 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Field area or button Description Save As (SHIFT+C) Press this key, followed by a key corresponding to a chroma key profile to save the currently loaded chroma key definition under the selected chroma key profile.

  • Page 52: Chroma Key Tab In Epsio

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.4.5 Chroma Key Tab in Epsio Tab Overview You can also refine the chroma key definition in the CHROMA tab in Epsio. The screenshot and table below represent the various areas in the CHROMA tab:...
  • Page 53 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Area or Field Name Profile area Commands List Preview Settings area Adjustment sliders Color space Fields and Commands in the Chroma Tab The following table describes the field boxes and buttons on the tab: User Interface...

  • Page 54: Methods And Recommendations For The Chroma Key Definition

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 User Interface Description Element Settings area Color space Shows the color range for the chroma key definition. Also refer to the section ‘Chroma Key Parameters’, on page 40. Adjustment sliders Each slider allows modifying one of the chroma key parameter of the loaded chroma key profile.

  • Page 55: How To Configure A Chroma Key Based On An Automatic Chroma Key

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Recommendations and Tips In the Chroma Key edit screen, the F8 function allows you to toggle between the chroma key layer (white/black display) and the representation of the final incrustation on the video signal (color display).

  • Page 56: How To Configure A Chroma Key Based On A Playfield Area

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 8. Press the function key corresponding to the parameter you want to modify and jog the wheel to modify the parameter value as requested. In this step, you can press F8 when you want to toggle between the key layer and a representation of the final incrustation.

  • Page 57: Adding And Customizing The Graphic Suite

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 10. Press SHIFT+Q to quit and come back to the Epsio menu. When you leave the Chroma Key edit screen, the activated profile is the one that will be applied when you will create an offside line animation. The active profile is displayed on a black background on the Chroma Key edit screen.

  • Page 58: Tools Tab

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 2.5.2 Tools Tab Tab Overview Configuration...
  • Page 59 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Area or Field Name Actions area Graphics area Suite area Pack area Target area Actions Area The following table describes the user interface elements in the Actions area: Button Description New Action Not applicable. The fields in this area aim at creating the offside line animations.
  • Page 60 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Generic Tab The Generic Tab is the sub-tab in the Tools tab where you define your graphic suite. It contains several areas, named as follows: • Suite Area • Pack Area •...
  • Page 61 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Field/Button Description The Pack field displays the graphic pack assigned to the tool. The ellipsis icon next to the Pack field enables you to select the graphic pack you want to work with. The interrogation mark...
  • Page 62 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Note The tool 033_Score and logos provides the possibility to load a .tga image sequence. Main Parameters The main parameters associated to the loaded target are displayed on the left. These parameters are described in the table below.

  • Page 63: How To Create A Graphic Suite

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Specific Parameters Other more specific parameters associated to the loaded target are displayed in a table on the right: You cannot modify the values directly in the table. You can however click or double-click the values in the table, which displays respectively a slider or a dialog box to enable you to modify the value.

  • Page 64: How To Customize A Graphic Suite

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 5. In the Generic tab, click the ellipsis icon on the right of the Pack field, and select the default graphic pack (.egp file) you want to use. A static preview of the animation, with the related parameters and associated commands on the various graphic packs are available as you click the icon.
  • Page 65 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 5. To edit one of the main parameters displayed on the left of the table, you can directly edit the field values: • For a color selection, click the colored square and specify the RGB values.

  • Page 66: Defining The Replay Settings

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Defining the Replay settings Introduction The Replay settings are applied by default when you play back the offside line animation once it has been created. How to Modify the Replay Settings You can modify the Replay settings as follows: 1.
  • Page 67 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Replay Settings The following table explains briefly the replay settings: Setting Description Pause Duration Duration of the pause before displaying the animation. The pause duration can be between 0 and 300 frames. It is recommended to have a minimum value of 3 frames.

  • Page 68: Creating Graphic Animations

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Creating Graphic Animations General Information 3.1.1 Prerequisites Before you can create and play back an offside line or live animation in Epsio, you must have performed the following configuration steps, which are described in the Configuration chapter: •...

  • Page 69: Secondary Menu

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Epsio Main Menu ChromaK Graph <-- Calib Calib --> Detect The Epsio main menu contains the following commands: Command Description Graph Allows the user to display or hide the Epsio animation that has been created. The Graph command is active when you enter the Epsio menu.

  • Page 70: Creating An Offside Animation

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 Creating an Offside Animation 3.2.1 Remote Menu with Offside Feature Active If you want to create an offside line, you need to do the following before you enter the Epsio menu: •...

  • Page 71: How To Create An Offside Line Animation

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Procedure To validate the playfield limits, proceed as follows: 1. When you have entered the offside line mode, right-click one of the points on the virtual field. This can be a virtual point you have added during the calibration.

  • Page 72: Saving Positions Of Offside Line Animations

    EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1.70.A February 2014 9. After the animation has been played, you can use the lever or press PLAY to carry on playing the record train. 10. Press RECORD to go out of the Epsio menu.

  • Page 73: Creating A Live Animation

    USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70 Creating a Live Animation 3.3.1 How to Activate a Live Tool To activate a live tool in the Epsio menu, you need to do the following: 1. Press MENU to enter the secondary menu. 2. Select the key corresponding to the requested live tool:...

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