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Multicam 8.04.33 Release Notes

0. TABLE OF CONTENTS
0. TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................. 1

1. NEW FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1. SINCE 08.03.12 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2. SINCE 08.04.19 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3. SINCE 08.04.27 ........................................................................................................................................ 2
2. BUG FIXES ................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. SINCE 08.03.12 ........................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2. SINCE 08.04.19 ........................................................................................................................................ 2
2.3. SINCE 08.04.25 ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2.4. SINCE 08.04.27 ........................................................................................................................................ 3
3. KNOWN ISSUES & LIMITATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4
3.1. ISSUES ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2. LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 4
4. COMPATIBILITY ....................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1. HARDWARE .............................................................................................................................................. 5
4.2. SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3. CLIPS........................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.4. CONFIGURATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 7

1. NEW FEATURES

1.1. Since 08.03.12

AVSP adaptation for Editware E2A

GPI config change for spotbox mode

Support for new MTPCs boards (A2/A3 and A2/A4)

Bootable USB installation for MTPC boards A2/A3 and A2/A4

TL audio config 6+2 in 8 audios

Alt-R in shift-F2 screen make the OSD on the monitoring of the recorders disappear

Support for Airbox in frame mode

Support for IPDirector 4

1.2. Since 08.04.19

By default, in loop mode we consider that users use the clean SDI output to connect to the
Loop In BNC, hence we don’t disable the OSD anymore during the loop.

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If users want to use the output with characters out, they have to start the Multicam application
with the following parameter : /LOOP_SDI_MON

In louth protocol, it is possible to work in loop recording on and have a clip creation process
happening when receiving the start rec – stop rec commands. To activate that function, the
multicam must be started with the following parameter : /LOUTH_NOSTOPREC

In louth protocol, it is possible to get all clips named after their Louth ID. To activate that
function, the multicam must be started with the following parameter :
/LOUTH_SETNAMEIDLOUTH

1.3. Since 08.04.27

Touch Screen Calibration is now available on HD only XT2 servers

Added new command line parameter to be able to set the freeze mode on some channels to
freeze on frame rather than on fields (/STILL_ON_FRAME)

2. BUG FIXES

2.1. Since 08.03.12

SMPTE344M settings were assigned per logical channels and not physical channels

Playlist remaining time was sometimes incorrect

Going in split screen mode was sometimes causing a third line of audio OSD to appear on
both the players and the recorders

Avid DNxHD® codec is no more selectable in the advanced parameters if the code 5 is not
valid.

Make Local command is now available on all remotes

VGA was not always correctly refresh for network playlists

Dolby E mode now correctly handled on XT1 (all effects are set to cut)

Loading network trains on channels controlled by a Sony protocol in parallel would cause
further actions on that train impossible

The merge function supports merging network playlists onto local ones.

Some default audio configurations with super motion cameras were not correct

After a clip freezes at 0:00 left in clip, then pulling the replay lever to the 0% speed => the clip
now remains on the same field and does not slip 1 frame forward

If split audio was enabled and an extend was performed from the timeline, the extend would be
done with a duration equals to the default audio effect duration

Fill playlist was not always including all the clips

Super motion clips were not played at the right speed from the VDR panel.

Interactivity from the shift-F2 page time code settings has been improved

All special characters are allowed on the clip name although some may not be displayed on
the OSD.

2.2. Since 08.04.19

Sometimes, when creating a clip, the corresponding remote key would blink for a couple of
seconds (4934)

The AES default configuration in 2in 2out 8 tracks was incorrect (4936)

In specific Dolby E AES configurations, the sample rate converter was not disabled on the
correct inputs (5003)

When editing the advanced parameters in the EVS, in some cases the settings were reset to
the last advanced parameters settings used (4988)

Sometimes OSD characters remained on the OSD after a push (4650)

All protocols did not have OSD on the monitoring of the inputs (4668)

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Clipping network cameras locally would sometimes set the wrong preference cameras (1878,
3941, 4021)

Sync preview in delay mode was not functioning correctly in all cases (4481, 4779)

Advanced audio meters were wrong in playlist mode using analog audio (4841)

After a reload of parameters, RS422 settings were only refreshed when going in the remote
menu (4725)

In IPDirector protocol, the remaining time on the OSD was incorrect during transitions (IPDP
2453)

Fill&Key information was lost when restoring a clip from the XFile (IPDP 2456 – corrected in
XFile 1.12.02)

Having one disk disconnected was sometimes preventing the system to boot properly (4776)

During the bootwins the error message “Test of RCTL DPRam failed” would sometimes
appear (4548, 4282, 4219, 4107, 4080, 4027, 3957, 3717)

VITC embedded in the SD signal OUT regenerated from the LTC in was two frames late
(4723)

The genlock status in the log files and on the debug screen were reporting false errors in
protocol modes, specially IPDirector (5042)

2.3. Since 08.04.25

With 4U XT/XT2 servers, audio connectors configuration (4 DB15 Analog + 4 DB 15 Digital) in
EVS Hardware Configuration menu were not saved when exiting the EVS application.
Corrected with EVS 00.17.09.

Correction for default values for the assignment of AES/EBU audio connectors in 8 audio
configurations.

2.4. Since 08.04.27

IPDP related bug fixes :
o It is now impossible to move a record train
o Various Set IN Set OUT bug fixing when working with LTC NTSC Non-Drop
o Correct display of remaining time when a playlist contains record trains
o Clip name remains on 24 characters after an update
o Playlist start with GPI respects the speed of the start element
o Various corrections in OSD duration display in playlist mode
o Mix channels configuration was not respected in spotbox IPDP with code 121 if code
127 was not present (5577)

Multicam
o GPI commands are mixed up when a delay is set on GPIs (5504)
o GPIs are now correctly executed on PGMs controlled by a second remote (5576)
o On an XT1, rebuild was not proposed in the hardware check if a disk was
disconnected (5615)
o In timeline mode, loading a clip in preview control and press play, the screen was
going to black (5572)
o In timeline mode, ready for broadcast, pressing twice on the prv control button, the
loading a clip was exiting the timeline mode (5580)
o Double OSD in paint-target after having used the loop function (3340)
o When creating a clip with only an IN point, no guardband out were saved (4989)
o On XT1 HD, the parameter PGM+Mon in the EVS is correctly taken into account in
0rec configurations – OSD is displayed

VDCP
o Freeze in TC OSD when switching exclusive secondary control from Sony to VDCP
(5189)

Odetics
o Modification in GetPrevious command for TDC-100

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3. KNOWN ISSUES & LIMITATIONS

3.1. Issues
- The default display mode is VGA. When upgrading, the default mode is retained. When pressing ALT-Backspace to
toggle between VGA and Video mode inside the multicam application, this might in some cases causes the system
to disconnect from the network. The only solution to reconnect is to exit the application and restart it. This problem
does not occur systematically, but avoid using ALT-Backspace inside the multicam application when possible. Using
ALT-Backspace while the multicam is running can also cause a 00:00:00:00 TC to be marked on the video field
recorded at that time.
- PUSH to a client system : the clip will be copied on the right machine, but in the receive page defined in the setup of
the original machine rather than the one defined in the setup of the destination machine.
- It is not possible for a client to push a clip to another client.
- On a server XT, create a playlist and load it. If you go back to live and move to another machine the clip that was last
loaded on the player, it will be impossible to reload the playlist anymore.
- Occasionally the clip TC displayed on the remote in timeline mode may not be accurate.
- Setup Menu, Audio Meters Adjustment : when this parameters is set to 10 or 12dB, the audio meters on the OSD
disappear.
- When loading a clip or playlist after a network train, then marking a cue live, the cue is marked on the local trains, not
on the previously loaded network train.
- Freeze on OUT point in record trains in target tracking doesn’t work, in PLAY VAR only. OK in normal play.
- When pressing BROWSE in PL DIFF mode, this can cause the AUX clip to start playing. If the user pushes the play
key or moves the lever immediately after that, the playlist will start while the AUX clip is already playing, thus they will
not be synced properly. To avoid this, before starting the play again, press the PLIST key first to recue the playlist, or
move the jog dial.
- We noticed sometimes that after upgrading, the “Audio IN/OUT” field (type of audio connectors installed on the
system) has been reset to “None”. Always check that the value of this field is the same before and after the upgrade.
Adjust the value after upgrading if necessary !
- In ADA Adjustment mode, Output 4 actually shows the video incoming on Input 2 rather than Input 4 (bug not present
in XT[2])
- In Load Playlist conditional, when a different playlist is loaded on 2 PGMs, the playlist name displayed on the first
PGM corresponds to the name of the playlist loaded on PGM2. The images are correct.
- After having done a search on the remote, the browse function always browses in the results of the clip search, it is
not possible to browse in the clips of the remote anymore.

3.2. Limitations
- OSD on the monitoring of the recorders is only available in Multicam mode and Replay-Only mode.
- Timeline should not be used on XT1 – risks of audio problems in some configurations
- Internal loop : in audio embedded, you always get the embedded audio, whether the loop mode is set to video+audio
or video only.
- Timeline limitations in this version
o Inserts and extends are in overwrite mode only
o 3 points edits only.
o It is necessary to have minimum two outputs
o When the playlist is converted into a timeline, all videos and audio transitions are set to cut only
o All video and audio transitions inside a timeline are cut only
o The speed is always 100%
o The duration of the timeline can not be modified
o The timeline feature is only available to the first remote of an XT server
- In Playlist mode on the first PGM of the first remote if the Aux Track Parameter is set to PGM, when no aux clip is
defined for the current playlist, the audio is not automatically replaced by the playlist’s original audio. This is not a
bug. The setting “Aux track to PGM” should only be used when an aux track is defined for the current playlist.
- Clear Video Disks from EVS Maintenance Menu is necessary when upgrading from version 04.xx.xx, 5.03.xx or lower
! This is not necessary when upgrading from version 05.04.16 or higher.
- If you change the value of “operational disk size” or start the multicam with a line that has a different value for this
parameter, a message appears at the end of the Bootwins to ask you whether or not you want to format the video
drives. If you answer “Yes”, all clips will be cleared. If you want to keep the existing clips, answer “No” and restore
the value of this parameter to the one that was last used.
- In interlace mode, IN and OUT points can only be marked on even field to avoid parity violation when chaining clips.
If the operator marks an IN/OUT point on an odd field, the LSM will actually mark it to the next/previous even field,
and jump to this field. In progressive mode, IN and OUT points can be marked on all fields.
- When playing a playlist, Next, Skip not accepted during transition effects, or if the next transition is a split audio
(different audio and video IN point, or different video and audio effect durations).
- F7 to test mix/wipe effects in setup not yet implemented.
- When adjusting YUV parameters to define a custom colour for wipe border, the corresponding colour is not displayed
on main output.

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- Impossible to switch to another camera while searching with the jog. Stop jogging, switch to the new camera, then
start jogging again.
- On remote record trains, it is not possible to switch to another camera in play on the same PGM : the new camera
will always appear in pause.
- Live on remote record trains is about 2-3 sec behind the actual live.
- Playlists of Page 10 are not available from the EVS remote because they are dedicated to the other RS422 protocols.
- The internal loop mode is not available with HCTS HD systems or with Super Motion systems.
- To be able to rename or delete remote clips, the parameter “Clip Edit by Network” must be set to “Enable” on the
server where the clip is stored.
- The keyword file must be distributed to all systems on a network by the Network Server. However, if this machine is
disconnected for any reason, another server will automatically be designated as Network Server and will now be in
charge of distributing the keyword file. If the “old” Network Server is reconnected to the network but does not recover
automatically its Network Server status, the machine acting as the current Network Server must be disconnected in
order to allow the “old” one to take back that job and distribute the keyword file again. This will be resolved in a future
version by allowing a system not acting as Network Server to distribute keyword files as well.
- When playing HD Super Motion material through the network with the default settings (HD video bitrate 100Mbps and
network speed 540Mbps), the network is close to its performance limit and this may cause occasional “freezes”.
Playback at 50% is OK. If you want to play super motion material on air at 100% speed, you should make a local
copy of the clip first, or work with the 1485Mbps network.
- Resetting the “Protect Clip Pages” parameter in the setup does not reset the protect status of existing clips
- It is not possible to flag a clip for archive before it is created.
- Setup Screen (Shift+F2) : the number of local and network clips is only refreshed when entering the screen.
- Delay Screen (Shift+F7) : when working in NTSC NDF mode, the time codes in this screen are still calculated on a
DF basis.
- In Playlist Edit mode, copying a playlist exits that mode to return to live mode
- Clearing the clips from the EVS menu, clears also the record trains and the camera names.
- The phase field in the configuration screen is not editable. Phase must be defined with the corresponding option in
the maintenance menu. Not a bug.

4. COMPATIBILITY

4.1. Hardware
- Multicam 8 requires DOS 6.22 and 64 MB of RAM on the MTPC board. Using version 8 without DOS 6.22 or 64
MB may cause the system to crash.
- This version is only compatible with LSM XT and XT[2] chassis and corresponding audio codecs.
The HCT-S or HCT-X boards must be equipped with the SDTI chipset to be able to use network options. This
version is not compatible with HCT-2, HCT-4 and HCT-S chassis, nor with XT chassis with external Audio Disk
Recorder (ADR). An SIO3 board can not be installed on the MTPC board.
- This version is compatible with XTs equipped with an audio codec A2/X.
- Audio codecs A2/X must use Multicam 7.00.51 or later.
- The MTPC board must have been upgraded to A1/R2. This can be checked in the “hardware revision” area (auto-
detect) of the EVS application currently installed on the system, or by checking the label at the front side of the board
itself. DO NOT INSTALL MULTICAM 08.04.33 ON THE SYSTEM IF THE MTPC BOARD HAS AN OLDER
VERSION (A1 or A1/R) AND CONTACT AN EVS REPRESENTATIVE FOR UPGRADE.
- The Frame Buffer board is no longer necessary for mix, wipe and split screen. It should only be installed when
Target or Painting functions are required (SD systems only) and must have been upgraded to A3/R2. The revision
appears on the label at the front side of the board (no auto-detect in the EVS application).
There is no frame buffer board for XT[2].
- The STXX Jumper on the backplane must be removed !
- Codec channels selection (SD) :
o 2-ch : A – – – – D
o 3-ch : A – – E – D
o 4-ch : A – B E – D
o 5-ch : A – B E F D
o 6-ch : A C B E F D
- HCT-S board : older boards are equipped with 64MB CPU RAM, newest boards are equipped with 128MB CPU RAM.
Each requires a specific microcode. This is automatically detected and managed by the software during the
Bootwins process. A video disk tray that has been used with a 64MB microcode can not be re-used on a system
running a 128MB microcode (and vice-versa) without clearing video disks in the maintenance menu. Otherwise, the
Bootwins will display the message “Loading Tables : error [0xf]”.
- The use of COHX requires an HCTX
- The use of HCTX requires a new disk controller (RCTL)

Special note for HD 4U

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- Backplane : all JPY jumpers (16) must be installed !

- COHD and COHU HD Codec (not applicable to COHX) :
- Check that ST1 jumper is installed (same as on the 6RU frame)
- Check that the jumper for terminating the inputs is set to 110Ohms instead of Hi-Z
- Check that the jumper to assign the codec position is set to 1

4.2. Software
Compatible EVS software with version 8.04.33 :
XFile : 1.13.01
Airbox : 03.04.09
AirEdit : 03.04.01
IPDirector : 04.31.80
CleanEdit : 02.04.xx
MediaXchange : 1.10.06

SDTI Network and XHub

- SDTI Network in Multicam 08.04.33 is not compatible with versions 08.03 and earlier. All systems in the network
must run v. 08.04.33 to be able to connect. If a system has a wrong software version, an error message will be
displayed when trying to connect to the network. 08.04.33 is compatible with 08.04.19 and 08.04.27 on the SDTI
network.
- Compatibility with XHub SDTI hub : Multicam 08.04.33 is only compatible with v. 2.05 or 2.06 of the XHub.
If unsure, you can check the version with the following procedure :
o Turn off the hub
o Move all 4 dip switches on the front panel to the lower position.
o Turn on the hub
o The 7 branch status LEDs will light according a binary pattern, as described in the table below.

Branch LED # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

v. 1.06 green red green green

v. 1.07 green red green green green

v. 2.03 green red green green

v. 2.04 green red green

v. 2.05 green red green green

v. 2.06 green red green green

o Turn off the hub

o Move all 4 dip switches back to the upper position.
o If you need to upgrade the hub, please contact EVS to get the upgrade software and procedure.

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4.3. Clips

All clips created with Multicam 5.04.16 or higher are compatible with version 08.04.33.

Important note : if you downgrade from Multicam 08.04.33 to Multicam 08.00.xx or Multicam 08.01.xx, clips will still be present
but the system will show that 1 video disk is disconnected  you have to start a disk rebuild (if you need to keep the clips), or
clear clips to reconnect this disk.

Clips created on XT[2] in configurations not available on XT servers will not play correctly on XT servers !
Those configurations are :
• SD Mjpeg 625i 608 lines
• SD Mjpeg 525i 480 lines and 512 lines.
• SD IMX D10
• SD MPEG2 i-field
• HD 720p with horizontal resolution of 640 and 1280
• HD 1080i with horizontal resolution of 1536 (only incompatible in NTSC), 1600 and 1920.
• HD AVID DNxHD® Codec

It is required to do a “CLEAR VIDEO DISKS” from the EVS Maintenance Menu when upgrading from any version lower
than 05.04.16 to version 08.04.33 !

4.4. Configurations
When upgrading to version 08.04.33, it is advisable to check the avcfg parameters of the application that are used.
Keep in mind that the embedded audios are numbered taken into consideration 8 audio tracks, even if started in 4 tracks mode.

Note :
This should never occur, but in case you have a memory dump immediately after a crash of the application, write down the 4
numbers you see in the middle of the VGA screen after the line “Call frame traceback EIPs” (they have the format
0x????????), then you must do a hardware reset (press PLAY+LAST CUE+MARK, then PRV CTRL on remote #1) to clean
the PC memory before restarting any application. Otherwise, some areas in the memory can remain corrupted and cause
further problems. Please send the 4 numbers you’ve noted to EVS to speed up the identification of the problem.

If while using the multicam, the application suddenly stops and the LSM returns to EVS Menu without apparent reason, it is
likely to be a memory dump as well. In this case, you must of course also do a hardware reset. Again, we haven’t had a single
memory dump with this version during tests, but in the unlikely case something went through, you know what to do.

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