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Configure Review before using it. You can customize the Telestream Unified Platform, and Review, for your specific system from the Telestream Unified Platform Review Settings tab.

Topics

  • Opening Settings
  • Storage for Review
  • Users for Review
  • Spaces for Review
  • Creating a Media Package

Opening Settings

To open the Review Settings menu, browse to Review > Settings. Telestream Unified Platform expands the Review Settings menu.

Storage for Review

You can configure Telestream Unified Platform Storage for use with Review.

Configuring Review for a Presigned URL Asset

With Review, you can open assets with presigned URLs. A presigned URL is a link to a file in a remote S3 bucket. A presigned URL has an expiration date. To configure Review to use a presigned URL, do the following:
  1. Copy a presigned URL you’ve created for an asset in a remote S3 bucket.
  2. In Review, browse to Review > Browser, and click the Presigned URL button. Review opens the Presigned URL field.
  3. Paste the presigned URL you copied into the Presigned URL field.
  4. (Optional) To create a media package for the presigned URL asset, click the Create Media Package button. See Creating a Media Package.
  5. To open the presigned URL asset, click the Open button.

Creating a Sub-Storage Folder for Review

You can create sub-storage folders for assets. Sub-storage folders allow you to limit access to specified assets, and help keep assets organized. To create a sub-storage folder for Review, do the following:
  1. Click the User button and browse to Organization Settings. Review displays a list of available Live Sources.
  2. Select the Storage you want to add a sub-storage folder to, and click the ellipse (…) for that storage location. Review displays a drop-down menu.
  3. Select Add Sub Storage from the drop-down menu. Review opens the Add Sub Storage dialog.
  4. Enter a name and path for the sub-storage folder, and click Add. Review adds the sub-storage folder under the name of its associated main folder. If necessary, click the chevron next to the storage folder name, to display sub-storage folders.
  5. To map the sub-storage folder to a space, do the following: a. Select Spaces. b. Click the space name of the space desired, and select Edit from the drop-down menu. c. In the Edit Space dialog, select one or more sub-storage folder names from the Storage drop-down menu, and click Save.
  6. In Review, click the Browser tab, and select the storage location where you created the sub-storage folder. Review displays the sub-storage folders you created.
Note: This icon indicates a main storage folder. This icon indicates a sub-storage folder.

Users for Review

You can configure Telestream Unified Platform user accounts for use with Review.

Assigning Review Permissions to a User Role

You can configure Review user accounts for use with Review. To create a user role permission for Review, follow the steps in Adding a User Role in the Telestream Unified Platform Configuration Guide, with the following particulars: Under the Review heading, select one of the following permissions for the role:
  • No access
  • <role name Operator> Playback Access — Users with this permission can use all playback features in Review, but can’t configure most settings of Review, and may not be able to play back all available media files.
  • <role name Admin> Playback and Admin Access — Users with this permission can manage and modify all Review settings within the assigned space.
The following table displays the different permissions for Playback access and Playback and Admin Access. Generally, playback is available to all users, but application-level configurations typically are limited to administrators.
PermissionPlayback and Admin Access (Review: admin)Playback Access (Review: operator)
Playback, Review and Export
Playback controlsyy
Audio channel mappingyy
Load sidecar filesyy
Qualify flag review (with Qualify license)yy
Creating, editing, deleting clipsyy
Exporting clips (to Vantage and memory)yy
Toggle Markers
Settings
Overlay positioningyy
Configure who can view restricted content in the spaceyn
Assign Review Seatsyn
Click Add. Telestream Unified Platform updates the Review role with the permissions specified.

Spaces for Review

You can configure Spaces for use with Review.

Configuring a Space for Review

To configure a space for Review, follow the steps in Configuring a Space for Review.

Finding Assets in an S3 Bucket

To find the media files in a configured S3 bucket, do the following:
  1. Do one of the following: a. In the left-side navigation pane, browse to Review > Browser. b. In the left-side navigation pane, browse to Review > Player.
  2. Do one of the following: a. To browse to the bucket, click Browse. b. To view a list of recently viewed files, click Recent Files. c. Enter the name of the desired file into the Find Recent File field.
The search for files in the recent files isn’t case-sensitive, while the search for files within a bucket is case-sensitive. Review displays a list of files.

Launching a Session for a File in an S3 Bucket

To launch a session for an S3 bucket, do the following:
  1. Find the desired S3 bucket. See Finding Assets in an S3 Bucket.
  2. Double-click the name of the bucket. Review launches a session for the selected bucket.

Creating a Media Package

You can create media packages in Review. A media package can contain a video file and its associated sidecar files, such as audio files, caption files, and Qualify reports. To create a media package, do the following:
  1. Find the desired video file in an S3 bucket. See Finding Assets in an S3 Bucket.
  2. Select the name of the desired video file, and click the Create Media Package button. Review adds the selected video file to the MEDIA PACKAGE list toward the bottom of the screen.
  3. In the drop-down menu to the right of the media file name, select Primary Media.
  4. Find and select one or more additional files for the media package. To select multiple neighboring files, Shift-click the first and last file desired. To select multiple files not neighboring one another in the list, Ctrl-click each file desired.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Click Add as Sidecar.
    • Double-click the asset desired. Review adds the selected files to the MEDIA PACKAGE list toward the bottom of the screen.

Opening a Media Package

To open a media package, select any file in the media package and click the Open Media Package button. Review opens the video file and the sidecar files associated with it in the media package.