Software Version 4.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Information. ! Note: About this Release Version 4.0. New Features / Enhancements added for v4.

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FlipFactory Software Version 4.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Information 10/9/05 - 1 -

and Upgrade Information

About this Release Version 4.0

FlipFactory software version 4.0 is a major release for FlipFactory Publish, Pro, News,

NewsManager, and TrafficManager. Note that some features may not be available for all models. This new release can be downloaded from http://www.telestream.net/flipfactory and is available for all FlipFactory customers who have a current annual maintenance and support agreement. If you would like to confirm the status of your annual maintenance and support agreement, please email

license@telestream.net

! Note:

It is always advisable to run a separate copy of this new build in your production workflow before updating your FlipFactory production server. Telestream can provide you with a limited license in order to configure and qualify this new release in a test environment prior to upgrading your production server. For details of how to replicate your FlipFactory Accounts database onto a test/qualification server contact Telestream Support (support@telestream.net or call our technical support team at 877-257-6245 in North America or 1 530 470-1300 outside of North America). Included in the installation is a version of Java 1.4.2. Please remove any copies of Java 1.5 from your FlipFactory Server before installing FlipFactory 4.0.

Note for users upgrading current FlipFactory installations: After FlipFactory has been uninstalled and re-installed on your system, start the Java Control panel. Then select the “Cache” tab and press the “Clear” button. This will clear out the Java cache on your system so that when the new version of the FlipFactory user interface is brought up, you will get the latest changes.

Please see the end of these Release Notes for important installation tips

New Features / Enhancements added for v4.0:

General Enhancements

• Network Folder – XML Metadata import

Metadata can be provided in XML files to network folder monitors

• Apple Support for FlipFactory Client Applet

Updated support for Mac OSX/Safari

• FTP Verbose Listings

Added verbose listings to the Monitor and Manual Submit panes for file or directory browsing, supporting UNIX and DOS listing styles

Windows

Media • New Multi-Rate Parameters _{Ability to specify individual video/audio bit rates and frame sizes for} different audio and video streams

• Buffer Window Size

Ability to specify the pre-buffering period for Windows Media CBR files

• IPV Compatibility

Ability to generate IPV-compatible WMV files*

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Windows Media (con’t)

• Indexing enable/disable

Ability to turn on or off indexing when generating WMV files

3GP _• _{EZ Movie codec}

3GP encoder now supports EZ Movie codec

• Hint Tracks

Added ability to create ‘hint’ tracks for streaming 3GP

• File Extensions

Ability to choose .3GP or .3G2 extensions for encoder target

Video

Processing • Performance Enhancements

Significant improvements to speed of video processing engine, enabling MMX, SSE, and SSE2 technology during some filtering/frame sizing

• 3:2 Pulldown / Temporal Interpolation Filter

Allows “pick nearest” capability when doing frame rate changes, eliminating blurred motion, and enabling 3:2 pulldown operations.

ClipMail _• _{Aspect Ratio Settings}

Added ability for the user to specify the aspect ratio in the MPEG2 sequence header Aspect Ratio bits

MPEG _• _{HD Support}

Added high-definition MPEG capabilities to the Program Stream and Transport Stream encoder. 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 support for:

• 720p (1280x820 @ 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 fps)

• 1080i (1920x1080 @ 50, 60 fields/sec)

• 1080p (1920x1080 @ 24, 25, 30 fps)

• Transport Stream Encoder

Ability to create Transport Stream video and audio is now available with all FlipFactory Pro, Traffic Manager, and News Manager systems. (Note: A VOD license is required to create CableLabs®-compatible VOD content)

• Transport Stream Direct Conversion Speed-up

“Complete Frame” mode for faster Transport Stream direct conversion*

• Audio Channels

Program Stream encoder supports up to 4 channels of audio

• MPEG Motion Estimation

Improved, particularly for low-bitrate cases such as VOD

• New MPEG1 Resolution

Now allows 640x480 NTSC resolution

• DVD Encoder aspect ratio

Now allows user to select aspect ratio settings for DVD encodes * See support website for more information

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VOD _• _{HD Support}

Added high-definition MPEG capabilities to the VOD/Transport Stream encoder. 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 support for:

• 720p (1280x820 @ 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 fps)

• 1080i (1920x1080 @ 50, 60 fields/sec)

• 1080p (1920x1080 @ 24, 25, 30 fps)

• Program Information Tables

Ability to insert blank program information table templates into VOD file

• Alternate Audio Stream Encoding

Ability to specify multiple stereo audio streams within the VOD file, each with different format and/or bitrates

• MPEG Motion Estimation

Improved, particularly for low-bitrate cases

• MPEG2 Transport stream SMPTE 302M audio

Added the capability to encode/decode 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel AES3 audio streams (SMPTE 302M)

• User-defined VOD parameters

Ability to specify Transport ID and Program Map number*

• VOD/Transport Stream new parameters

Several new parameters including:

• Added new GOP pattern: IPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

• Added 96K and 128K bitrates for AC3 encoding

• Lowered overhead packet rate for VOD Stream codec option to 5%, providing more bits to the video stream

Video

Processing • Motion Resolve™ for up-conversion / standards conversion _{Telestream proprietary algorithm dramatically improves} interlaced-to-interlaced and interlaced-to-interlaced-to-progressive conversions on a per-pixel basis by intelligently detecting and including/excluding motion across fields.

• VBI Synthesis

Can synthesize line 21 VBI from closed captioning data such as in-band VBI information for MPEG/EIA608 or DV (NTSC only)

MXF _• _{Improved Sony XDCAM support}

Decode support for DVCAM and IMX30/40/50 formats. Full encode support for XDCAM IMX 30/40/50 formats.

• IMX encode/decode

Encode/decode support for IMX 30/40/50 formats

• Panasonic P2 MXF support

DVCPro24 encode and decode capability. Transport from and to Panasonic P2 file system.

• EVS MJPEG MXF support

Encode and decode support for EVS MPEG-based MXF files, both NTSC and PAL

• D10 direct convert support

Ability to direct convert D10 (IMX) formats * See support website for more information

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Omneon _• _{HD Support}

Encode and decode support for Omneon HD formats. This includes 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 support for:

• 720p (1280x820 @ 50, 60 fps)

• 1080i (1920x1080 @ 50, 60 fields/sec)

• Decode WAV or AIFF format audio

Decoder can support one 1, 2, 4, or 8-channel audio from a single .wav or .aiff file. Decoder can also support up to eight 1-channel .wav files.

• Encode separate WAV files

Encoder can create 1, 2, 4, or 8 channels of audio multiplexed into up to 8 individual WAV files

• Omneon DV

Direct convert DV, also encode to DV24, DV50, DVCPro25, DVCPro50, both NTSC and PAL

• Improved Closed-Captioning support

Decode and encode closed captions to and from Omneon private data section, also from VBI in MPEG files

• Improved timecode support

Decode and encode timecode and VITC from Omneon private data. Also, first-frame timecode can be placed in a Quicktime reference file.

• Omneon Monitor

New Omneon-specific monitor with improved localization and UI

• Latest Omneon DLL support

Now supporting most recent version of Omneon media DLLs

• Omneon MPEG file extension

Selectable extension for MPEG video files: .mpg or .m2v

• Omneon Transport

Prevents overwriting of files on the destination Omneon system

• Metadata after pre-charge frames

FlipFactory can now extract metadata from Omneon files which contain pre-charge frames

DV Stream _• _{Closed captioning support}

Decoder supports reading closed captioning from a DV25 file

• Decode DV file during download

DV files can be decoded while they are still being downloaded (only when accessed through a UNC path) *

Leitch _• _{8-channel audio decode support}

Leitch decoder now supports up to 8 channels of audio

• Leitch encoder closed captioning support

When creating 512 or 608-line video, setting the vbiPresent flag in the Leitch header will allow captions in the VBI to be played out.

• Encoder: Added checkbox to use or ignore source timecode

If source timecode is ignored, a zero-based timecode is used * See support website for more information

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FlipFactory Software Version 4.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Information 10/9/05 - 5 - Grass Valley _• _{HD Support}

Encode and decode support for Grass Valley HD formats. This includes 4:2:0 support for:

• 1080i (1920x1080 @ 50, 60 fields/sec)

• M-Series Support

Can now support M-Series delivery, also M-Series MPEG/DV encoding and decoding

• M-Series UIM/MXF Support

Added ability to log into the UIM and deliver MXF files

• Closed Captioning support

GXF decoder and encoder now support reading closed captioning from GXF DV files, and inserting closed captioning into GXF DV files when available.

Pinnacle Mediastream

• HD Support

Encode and decode support for multiple Mediastream formats. This includes 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 support for:

• 720p (1280x720 @ 59.94 fps)

• 1080i (1920x1080 @ 50, 59.94 fields/sec)

• SCC file ingest

Mediastream decoder can incorporate timecodes and closed captioning data from a .SCC (Scenarist® Closed Captioning) file

• Encoda DAL2

Now supports Encoda DAL2 user data

• Mediastream Maverick Support

Support for Mediastream Maverick legacy systems

• Mediastream timecodes

Decoder can read timecode from GOP header. Encoder will now populate the Mediastream header file with timecode (when available; a zero-based timecode is populated otherwise)

• AC3 Direct Convert

Can now direct-convert AC3 to and from Mediastream formats

EVS _• _{EVS MJPEG MXF support}

Ability to encode/decode EVS MJPEG-based MXF files (NTSC/PAL)

• EVS MPEG2 support

Ability to decode EVS transport stream files

• EVS Monitor and Delivery

Ability to monitor, transport from, and deliver to EVS XT servers Seachange _• _{2 or 4-channel MPEG1 audio support}

Encoder can create 2 or 4-channel compressed MPEG1 Layer 2 audio

• Closed Captioning support

Seachange decoder now extracts in-band VBI information (not supported for direct convert) *

• MPEG2 direct convert

Seachange decoder now can provide MPEG2 direct convert frames* * See support website for more information; Note that Seachange Direct Convert does not support Line 21 closed captions

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Avid _• _{Transfer Manager DV25/DVCPro support} NTSC and PAL support

• Quicktime Reference Decoder supports 8-channel audio

Can provide up to 8-channels of audio in separate .WAV files to

Quicktime reference file decoder. Requires specific export process from Avid.

• Avid Monitor metadata additions

Added new metadata capabilities to Avid Monitor. Metadata can either be ready by parsing the filename, or by finding an associated XML file. Published labels include:

• Spot ID

• House ID

• Duration

• Playback/Trim

• Auto-forward plug-in

Used when gathering data from the filename, can automatically forward to transcode factory after the metadata is populated

• OMF decoder supports 8-channel audio

OMV decoder can handle up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio

• Transfer Manager Software Support

Now supports version 2.9 of Transfer Manager software Traffic Manager _• _{New! Pathfire Commercial Monitor}

Provides automated monitoring, tracking, and redistribution of commercials and metadata from a Pathfire Spot server

• New! Mijo Monitor

Provides automated monitoring, tracking, and redistribution of commercials and metadata from a MIJO server

• New! SmartJog Monitor

Provides automated monitoring, tracking, and redistribution of content from a SmartJog server

• New! Adstream Monitor

Provides automated monitoring, tracking, and redistribution of PAL content and metadata from an Adstream server

• Dublist Improvements

Faster parsing of ISCI codes and dublist matching

• Reuters Monitor

Detection and delivery of NewsXML files

• ISCI code filtering

Choose to have spaces and dashes filtered out of ISCI code before it is added to the FlipFactory dublist dictionary. Available for DG, Vyvx, MediaDVX, Pathfire, Fast Channel, Mijo, and the Dublist Monitors.*

• Dublist Monitor House ID filtering

Strip leading zeros from House IDs * See support website for more information

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FlipFactory Software Version 4.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Information 10/9/05 - 7 - Matrox _• _{DigiSuite product support}

Decode and encode MPEG2 support for version 7.2 (end-user) and 7.1.1 (OEM) versions of Matrox DigiSuite software*

* See support website for more information

Fixed in this release

General

• Email Notifications return address – now correctly set to monitor account owner address

instead of administrator@flipfactory.com

• eVtr Localize – now only triggers one FTP get when only one is necessary

• Notify plug-in sending multiple attachments – attachments are now correctly sent to all

email address in the case of multiple email notifications.

• FTP passwords in emails – email notifications no longer embed FTP passwords

• Client UI Memory Usage – use –Xmx256m in Java applet control panel to improve

memory usage

Windows Media

• Windows Media encoder indexing – now working properly for multi-rate files

• Audio correction label processing – Audio Gain adjustment is now correctly processed by

Windows Media encoder

Conform

• A/V Synch Issue with Clipmail, general MPEG files – synchronization is now correct for

movie files where the audio and video do not start at the same time. Fixes A/V synch when multiple Clipmail files are conformed into a single output.

Video Processing

• Video Analysis caused unwanted keyframe extraction – keyframes are now only

extracted when the user specifies that they should be

Sundance Notification

• Sundance notification with Omneon servers – workflows involving Sundance notifications

using Omneon servers now work correctly

SeaChange

• SAF files – SAF (Seachange Archive Format) files are now produced correctly

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GVG (Profile)

• Echoing audio between channels – removed audio echo in Profile GXF decoder.

• Non-zero frame timecodes – Encoder now correctly handles timecodes with non-zero

frame elements (ie: 00:00:00:04 will now encode correctly)

MPEG

• Transport Stream Decoder – last frame is now correctly decoded, output is now correct

length

• Transport Stream embedded timecodes – now correctly applying frame rate to embedded

timecode. Timecode is now correctly extracted in Transport Stream decoder.

• A/V Synch Issues with Transport Stream – synchronization is now correct for movie files

where the audio and video do not start at the same time.

• Program Stream, MPEG1 System Stream, MPEG Pro encoder audio rate changes –

options less than 96 Kbps removed from these encoders.

• A/V Synch Issues when audio fade applied – MPEG audio decoder now handles fades at

the beginning of the spot correctly.

• MPEG2 A/V muxing – ability to force a ‘software only’ A/V mux added for Mpeg-2

MAV70

• File duration – file duration calculations now correct for Mav 70 decoder

• Frame size, audio buffer size – MAV 70 decoder now correctly calculates video frame

size and audio buffer size

• MAV70 Encoder with PAL – audio now works correctly in PAL

Known 4.0 Bugs and Issues

This section contains known issues with various FlipFactory features.

• “Preview” option will not play on Windows 2003 if Service Pack 1 is installed

• Imported monitors (from previous version) will not automatically register and start monitoring. Monitors must be re-created manually.

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Important Notice:

It is always advisable to run a separate copy of this new build in your production workflow before updating your FlipFactory production server. Telestream can provide you with a limited license in order to configure and qualify this new release in a test environment prior to upgrading your production server. For details of how to replicate your FlipFactory Accounts database onto a test/qualification server contact Telestream Support (support@telestream.net or call our technical support team at 877-257-6245 in North America or 1 530 470-1336 outside of North America. Telestream recommends that users download and install the Java 1.4.2 runtime prior to installation of FlipFactory. Java 1.5 should not be used to run the server, and is not recommended for the client software.

Note for users upgrading current FlipFactory installations: After FlipFactory has been uninstalled and re-installed on your system, start the Java Control panel. Then select the “Cache” tab and press the “Clear” button. This will clear out the Java cache on your system so that when the new version of the FlipFactory user interface is brought up, you will get the latest changes.

If you have an existing Factory and one of the components has been updated in this release, you should delete and rebuild that component. For example, disable and re-enable a monitor or filter. If you have a codec that has been updated in this release:

• first, make a note of the codec settings

• select a different codec

• go back and click on the original codec, which automatically triggers new parameters to appear on the screen

• then, you must re-enter your configuration settings

Upgrading from V2.0 or later

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a FlipFactory version prior to V3.0.12234, a new license file is required. To request a new license, send an email with your old license attached to: license@telestream.net

How To Upgrade from Previous Version:

1. Run the FlipFactory Uninstaller from Start\Program Files\Telestream\FlipFactory to uninstall the current FlipFactory release.

2. If you have Java 1.5 installed, then un-install Java 1.5 from the server machine. You may re-install it after re-installing FlipFactory 4.0, but FlipFactory 4.0 cannot re-install correctly if you have Java 1.5 installed

3. Download the latest 4.0 release onto the server on which the current release is installed. FlipFactory v4.0 is available on the Telestream download site at:

http://www.telestream.net/flipfactory/download.asp

4. Run the new V4.0 FlipFactory Setup program.

5. Increase your Java Memory Usage settings as follows:

a. In the Control Panel, go to the Java Control Panel -> Java Tab -> Java Applet Runtime Settings

b. Select the “View” button

c. Double-click on the “Java (Applet) Runtime Parameters” box and add the string: -Xmx256m