Administration Guide for Cisco Media Experience Engine 3500 Release 3.3
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- Updated:
- January 11, 2016
Chapter: Job Submission
Job Submission
Submitting a Job
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Use the Folder Attendant to automatically submit jobs.
The following sections go into more detail about each job type:
1. Choose your source. From the Toolbox, expand Submission, and click File or Live.
2. Complete the Job Submission page.
Note The majority of the job's settings are defined in the Job Profile that is attached to the submission. To create profiles, see Job Profiles
The Submit button combines all of the information on the Job Submission page with the information in the Job Profile and submits the job to be encoded.
File Job
To choose a file as your source:
This section includes the following topics:
Introduction to the File Job
A File Job, shown in Figure 11-1, allows you to ingest video and/or audio files for encoding. See also: Input (File Job).
The source files may exist on your PC, on network drives, or on a SAN. However, if the file resides in a location not directly accessible to the Cisco MXE 3500, the file must first be copied to the appropriate server.
Figure 11-1 File Job Submission Page
Understanding File Job Settings
Adjust File Job settings in the following sections of the File Submission Page:
File Information (File Job)
Figure 11-2 shows the File Information section.
Figure 11-2 File Information Section
Table 11-1 describes the settings.
Profile (File Job)
Figure 11-3 shows the Profile section. A job profile defines the output parameters. For example, FLV240X120 will produce a Flash 8 encoded video at 240X120 pixels with 4:3 aspect ratio for a low speed network.
Select one or more Job Profiles. See also: Job Profiles.
Alternately, use the Profile Browser to select a Job Profile. See also: Using the Profile Browser to Select a Job Profile.
Input (File Job)
Figure 11-4 shows the Input section, used to define the input video source.
Figure 11-4 File Job: Input Section
Table 11-2 describes the settings.
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Click Browse, select files, and click the Add File(s) button to move files from your media directory to the Media Source box. Click Clear to remove all files from the box, or click Remove to delete a single file. File types that you may select files are defined in the Valid Input Extensions field on the System Administration page. Examples of encoded file formats that can be selected are: |
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Marks the point in time, relative to the beginning of the clip, to start encoding. In points and out points are used when only a section of a larger file will be encoded. Indicate drop-frames (semi-colon separated, hh;mm;ss;ff) or milliseconds (colon separated, hh:mm:ss:mmm). |
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Marks the point out time, relative to the beginning of the clip, to stop encoding. Indicate drop-frames (semi-colon separated, hh;mm;ss;ff) or milliseconds (colon separated, hh:mm:ss:mmm). Note In points and out points for file jobs should not be confused with video timecode. They are measured strictly in time elapsed from the start of the clip. These fields allow frame accurate capture by measuring to the millisecond, though they are not expressed in timecode format. |
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Enter a time (00:00:00.00) at which the Cisco MXE 3500 will capture a single thumbnail image. Use this feature only when checking Generate Single Thumbnail on the Thumbnail Profile page, Frame Selection section. See also: Frame Selection (Thumbnail Profile). |
Timed Submission (File Job)
Figure 11-5 shows the Timed Submission section. Timed submissions are files held for processing until a specified date and time.
Figure 11-5 File Job: Timed Submission Section
Table 11-3 describes the settings.
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Check this box to submit the job as a timed job. Timed jobs are stored in the database and are only actively submitted when the start criteria defined below is met. Timed jobs can be viewed in the Timed Job Status page. This section is optional and should only be used for jobs that are scheduled for some point in the future, rather than for immediate processing. See also: Timed Job Status. |
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Identifies the date that a timed event should start. Click the calendar icon to select a date. |
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Sets the time to start the job submission. Times should be recorded on a twenty-four hour clock with two digits identifying the hour, two digits for minutes, and two digits for hours, following an hh:mm:ss format. |
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Sets the interval for repeating a timed event.
Note Daylight Savings Time (DST) affects periodic timed jobs. When you specify that a timed job will be submitted beginning MM/DD/YYY 14:00:00 and repeat every day, a job will be submitted at 2 PM EST every day. However, since the job is periodic (i.e. repeat every 24 hours), the actual time of job submission will shift by 1 hour (earlier or later) depending on the DST adjustment. |
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When the Repeat Every drop-down is set to custom, the Repeat Interval field is used to define the custom repeat interval. Time intervals are defined in dd:hh:mm:ss format. |
Custom Metadata (File Job)
This section, shown in Figure 11-6, contains a grid that displays all custom user metadata fields that have been defined for the system. If needed, enter a value for the appropriate metadata type (type entry is enforced). Any metadata values that are entered are included in the job XML upon submission.
Figure 11-6 File Job: Custom Metadata Section
Advanced (File Job)
Figure 11-7 shows the Advanced section.
Figure 11-7 File Job: Advanced Section
Table 11-4 describes the settings.
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Enter text that describes the content of the video to which the burn-in is applied. When the Speech To Text overlays are applied, this text is shown on an introduction slate at the beginning of the video. Note This value is used only if the introduction slate is enabled in the XML template used to generate the overlay. See also: Graphics Overlay (File Job). |
Forensic Watermarking Metadata (File Job)
Forensic Watermarking is not available on the Cisco MXE 3500.
Graphics Overlay (File Job)
To use this feature, you must purchase and install the Graphics Overlay feature license on the standalone Cisco MXE 3500 or the Resource Manager device. See the Deployment and Administration Guide for Cisco MXE 3500 for more information.
Navigate to and select the Graphic Overlay script and template file(s).
Figure 11-8 shows the Graphics Overlay section.
Figure 11-8 File Job: Graphics Overlay Section
Custom Settings (File Job)
Custom settings, shown in Figure 11-9, allow you to override system settings with custom values that apply only to the current job submission.
Figure 11-9 File Job: Custom Settings Section
Table 11-5 describes the settings.
Submitting a File Job
The Submit button, shown in Figure 11-10, combines all of the information in the Job Submission page with the information in the Job Profile and submits the job to be encoded.
Figure 11-10 File Job: Submit Button
Live Job
The MXE 3500 live option supports transcoding live IPTV feeds encoded in MPEG2TS.
To use this feature, you must purchase and install the Live Streaming feature license on the standalone Cisco MXE 3500 or the Resource Manager device. See the Deployment and Administration Guide for Cisco MXE 3500 for more information.
To choose a live feed as your source:
See also: Webcast Profile.
This section includes the following topics:
- Introduction to the Live Job
- Understanding Live Job Settings
- Submitting a Live Job
- Start and Stop the Capture
Introduction to the Live Job
Use the Live Job Submission page, shown in Figure 11-11, to capture and encode live video and audio. You may submit jobs having MPEG-2 TS (transport stream) over Ethernet.
Figure 11-11 Live Job Submission Page
Understanding Live Job Settings
Adjust Live Job settings in the following sections of the Live Submission page:
File Information (Live Job)
Figure 11-12 shows the File Information section.
Figure 11-12 Live Job: File Information Section
Table 11-6 describes the settings.
Profile (Live Job)
Figure 11-13 shows the Profile section. A job profile defines the output parameters. For example, FLV240X120 will produce a Flash 8 encoded video at 240X120 pixels with 4:3 aspect ratio for a low speed network.
Figure 11-13 Live Job: Profile Section
Select one or more Job Profiles. See also: Job Profiles.
Alternately, use the Profile Browser to select a Job Profile. See also: Using the Profile Browser to Select a Job Profile.
Input (Live Job)
Figure 11-14 shows the Input section.
Figure 11-14 Live Job: Input Section
Table 11-7 describes the settings.
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Enter text that will be used to build the name of the encoded output file. If no Output Base Name is specified, your output file will be named “default.” |
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Enter a time (00:00:00.00) at which the Cisco MXE 3500 will capture a single thumbnail image. Use this feature only when checking Generate Single Thumbnail on the Thumbnail Profile page, Frame Selection section. See also: Frame Selection (Thumbnail Profile). |
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Select an IP Capture Source from those you created in Administration > IP Capture. See also: Administration > IP Capture (Live Streaming). |
Start Trigger (Live Job)
Figure 11-15 shows the Start Trigger section.
Figure 11-15 Live Job: Start Trigger Section
Table 11-8 describes the settings.
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Note If setting recurring Timed Submissions, you need to set Start Trigger Type to Now and Stop Trigger Type to Duration. If you specify a date/time for Start and Stop Trigger and then set the job to reoccur, the second occurrence will fail because the Start Trigger Time is in the past. See also: Timed Submission (File Job).
Stop Trigger (Live Job)
Figure 11-16 shows the Stop Trigger section.
Figure 11-16 Live Job: Stop Trigger Section
Table 11-9 describes the settings.
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Note If setting recurring Timed Submissions, you need to set Start Trigger Type to Now and Stop Trigger Type to Duration. If you specify a date/time for Start and Stop Trigger and then set the job to reoccur, the second occurrence will fail because the Start Trigger Time is in the past. See also: Timed Submission (File Job).
Timed Submission (Live Job)
Figure 11-17 shows the Timed Submission section.
Figure 11-17 Live Job: Timed Submission Section
Table 11-10 describes the settings.
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Check this box to submit the job as a timed job. Timed jobs are stored in the database and are actively submitted only when the start criteria defined below is met. Timed jobs can be viewed in the Timed Job Status page. This section is optional and should only be used for jobs that are scheduled for some point in the future, rather than for immediate processing. See also: Timed Job Status. |
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Identifies the date that a timed event should start. Click the calendar icon to select a date. |
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Sets the time to start the job submission. Times should be recorded on a twenty-four hour clock with two digits identifying the hour, two digits for minutes, and two digits for hours, following an hh:mm:ss format. |
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Sets the interval for repeating a timed event.
Note Daylight Savings Time (DST) affects periodic timed jobs. When you specify that a timed job will be submitted beginning MM/DD/YYY 14:00:00 and repeat every day, a job will be submitted at 2 PM EST every day. However, since the job is periodic (i.e. repeat every 24 hours), the actual time of job submission will shift by 1 hour (earlier or later) depending on the DST adjustment. |
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When the Repeat Every drop-down is set to custom, the Repeat Interval field is used to define the custom repeat interval. Time intervals are defined in dd:hh:mm:ss format. |
Note If setting recurring Timed Submissions, you need to set Start Trigger Type to Now and Stop Trigger Type to Duration. If you specify a date/time for Start and Stop Trigger and then set the job to reoccur, the second occurrence will fail because the Start Trigger Time is in the past.
Custom Metadata (Live Job)
This section, shown in Figure 11-18, contains a grid that displays all custom user metadata fields that have been defined for the system. If needed, enter a value for the appropriate metadata type (type entry is enforced). Any metadata values that are entered are included in the job XML upon submission.
Figure 11-18 Live Job: Custom Metadata Section
Graphics Overlay (Live Job)
The graphics overlay option combines the source with the selected overlay, including variables defined in XML such as speaker name, etc.
To use this feature, you must purchase and install the Graphics Overlay feature license on the standalone Cisco MXE 3500 or the Resource Manager device. See the Deployment and Administration Guide for Cisco MXE 3500 for more information.
Figure 11-19 shows the Graphics Overlay section.
Figure 11-19 Graphics Overlay Section
Custom Settings (Live Job)
Custom settings, shown in Figure 11-20, allow you to override system settings with custom values that apply only to the current job submission.
Figure 11-20 Custom Settings Section
Table 11-11 describes the settings.
Submitting a Live Job
The Submit button, shown in Figure 11-21, combines all of the information in the Job Submission page with the information in the Job Profile and submits the job to be encoded.
See also: Start and Stop the Capture.
Start and Stop the Capture
Once a Live Job has been submitted, it will appear in the Job Status window. When the capture station selected for the job becomes available, the job is displayed in green, indicating that the capture station is reserved and the job can be started.
If the submitted Live job is configured to use a dynamic trigger (DTMF tone or IP) as a start, the job will run at the submitted start time (immediately for non-timed jobs) and be displayed as running in the status monitor (green). The preprocessor will not start processing frames until the start trigger is received. If a dynamic trigger (DTMF tone or IP) is configured to stop the job, the preprocessor will stop capturing frames when the trigger is received, and the job will end. If the dynamic trigger for start of stop is IP, then the UI Tools-IP Trigger dialog can be used to submit the desired trigger to the worker.
Tip • To verify a Flash 8 Live Job, open a Flash player on a client PC that can support RTMP, and enter a URL that corresponds to the Flash streaming server, such as rtmp://StreamingServerIPaddress/live/FileName.
- To verify a WMV Live Job, open the Windows Media Player on a client PC, and enter a URL that corresponds to the publishing point, such as mms: //streaming server/publishing_point.
See also: Understanding Webcast Settings.
Automate Job Submission with Folder Attendant
Most Cisco MXE 3500 customers use the Folder Attendant to automatically submit jobs.
See also: Folder Attendant Directories and Watches.
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