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User Interface - The Latest

User Interface - The Latest

Sept 06, 2016

Metus INGEST starts with a main user interface that is easy to use/to get used to. 

  • A top - There are classic application menus (1), and below that there is a toolbar (2) which is a group of most used action buttons.

  • Left - Left panel (or encoder panel) (3) that shows all encoders and their encoding, source and profile information.

  • Middle - Preview screen (4), which lets you to see previews for each encoder simultaneously or separately.

  • Bottom – Bottom panel (5) that is a group of windows in tab mode (report, files, output, batch, scheduler, metadata and tape record windows), and below that the status bar (6) which shows usage rate for system components.

Application Menus

File Menu

You can save source and profile settings for all encoders as well as other settings and information (such as schedule tasks or metadata information) as an INGEST project.

  • New Project:Closes the current project and opens a blank one.

  • Open Project :Opens a previously saved project.

  • Save Project:Saves the current project with its existing name. If the project is untitled, INGEST will ask you for a project name.

  • Save As...:Saves the current project with a different name.

  • Close Project:Closes the current project and opens a blank one.  (same with New Project)

  • Exit:Exits Metus INGEST.

INGEST will remind you that all unsaved data will be lost before closing your current project.

INGEST will remind you to save your current project before exiting the program.

These warnings can be disabled from General Settings.


View Menu

You can enable/disable the view for Tool Bars, Status Bar, Left (Encoder) Panel and Bottom Panel.

Full Screen switches to a full preview screen.

 

Project Menu

Please see Encoder Settings in Detail for detailed explanation for Add Encoder and Remove All Encoders.

Please see Quick Mode for manually encoding options Start, Stop, Pause and Split All.

You can view/close previews for all encoders with Enable and Disable All Previews. Please see Preview for detailed information.

Turn Sound On/Off:You can on/off sound for previews. This is not related with the processing source/profile audio, it only affects preview.

Audio Input Gain:Turns on Audio Input Gain, which allows user to adjust audio gain to be captured.

Encoder Menu

Encoder Menu changes to the name of selected/active encoder.

Edit Sources opens Edit Sources window. Please see Encoder Source for detailed explanation.

Edit Profiles opens Profiles window. Please see Encoder Profile for detailed explanation.

Remove Encoder removes the active encoder.

Please see Quick Mode for manually encoding options Start, Stop, Pause and Split.

You can view/close previews for the active encoder with Enable and Disable Previews. Please see Preview for detailed information.

Youcan adjust streaming settings for the active encoder with Settings. Please see Streaming for detailed information.

 

Tools Menu

You can use Options to reach Application Settings. Please see Application Settings  for detailed explanation.

All Logs lets user to trace and filter all logs kept by Metus INGEST. Please see Ingest Logs  for detailed explanation.

Screensaver enables you to adjust and start INGEST's own screensaver. Screensaver can be disabled by double-click on the Metus screensaver icon in the Windows taskbar.

Folder Watcher lets you to adjust settings/use/monitor the automated transcoding feature. Please see Folder Watcher for detailed information.

Metus Quick Cut

Intel Quick Sync Analyzer

Plugins Menu

Metus INGEST supports switcher control for Jupiter, Kramer, Quartz, Pro-Bel and Blackmagic routers. Note that any other router can be supported after a short development period. Please see Matrix (Router)Control for further information.

Help Menu

About displays version and license information for your product.

Metus INGEST Online Resources

 

Toolbar  

Toolbar is a group of action buttons that are used most frequently.


Please see Quick Mode for manually encoding options Start, Stop, Pause and Split All. (All encoders are controlled at the same time).


Please see Encoder Entities  for detailed explanation for Add Encoder and Remove All Encoder.

Turn Sound On/Off:You can on/off sound for previews. This is not related with the processing source/profile audio, it only affects preview.

Audio Input Gain:Turns on Audio Input Gain, which allows user to adjust audio gain to be captured.

Please see Quick Mode for manually encoding options Start, Stop, Pause and Split. (Only the active encoder is controlled).

Please see Encoder Settings in Detail for further information about Sources and Profiles windows.

Capture modes. Quick (manual), Schedule and Batch Capturing. Please see Capture Modes for further information.

Left (Encoder) Panel 

A - Capture mode:Quick (manual), schedule or batch capturing.

B - Source video size and frame rate.

C - Source audio channel count and sample rate

D - Source buffer

E - Capture or transcode duration.