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CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.6

11/11/2004

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CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.6

(Panther)

Listed throughout this document are the requirements to configure CinéWave 4.7 RT, CinéWave 4.7

RT Pro and CinéWave 4.7 HD editing systems, using a qualified Apple Power Mac G5 or G4

running Mac OS 10.3.6, Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5), QuickTime 6.5.2, a SCSI or Fibre

controller (see page 9 for qualified drivers), hard disk drives, and RAID enclosure. This document is

pertinent only to CinéWave 4.7 users.

Please refer to the CinéWave 4.7 ReadMe file and your manual (included on the CinéWave 4

installation CD) for information regarding CinéWave 4.7 that is not included in this document.

CinéWave 3.0.2 users should refer to the CinéWave 3.0.2 Configuration Guide, located at the

following link:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/CineWave_Configuration_Mac_OS-X.pdf

Final Cut Pro 2.x and Final Cut Pro 3.x for Mac OS 9 were last supported with the CinéWave 2.1

driver. See the following link for the CinéWave Configuration & Qualification Guide for Mac OS 9:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/CineWave_Configuration.pdf

This document includes a listing of all CinéWave qualified components for Mac OS X. Included in

this document are matrices outlining the configurations and components that have been fully tested

and qualified by Pinnacle Systems. By no means does the absence of a specific configuration and/or

component mean that they have failed the qualification process. Generally, it means that the system

and/or components have not been thoroughly tested by Pinnacle Systems, because of the

unavailability of one or more of the components in question. The matrices presented are not meant

as a limit, but as a guide to known qualified Power Mac G5 & G4 configurations. Here at Pinnacle,

we are trying to limit the guesswork and make the set up and maintenance process for your

CinéWave system as easy as possible by providing a guideline to known working configurations.

Please feel free to contact Pinnacle Technical Support with any ideas and/or comments on improving

the CinéWave Configuration Guide.

If you experience problems with your configuration, you are encouraged to refer to the test matrix in

order to see if your particular configuration was officially tested. If your particular configuration

was not tested, referring to the list may provide you with a lead to where the potential problem

resides.

Summary of content (22 pages)

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CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.6 (Panther) Listed throughout this document are the requirements to configure CinéWave 4.7 RT, CinéWave 4.7 RT Pro and CinéWave 4.7 HD editing systems, using a qualified Apple Power Mac G5 or G4 running Mac OS 10.3.6, Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5), QuickTime 6.5.2, a SCSI or Fibre controller (see page 9 for qualified drivers), hard disk drives, and RAID enclosure. This document is pertinent only to CinéWave 4.7 users.
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CinéWave System Configuration and Installation Checklist Please refer to the CinéWave System Configuration and Installation Checklist when setting up your CinéWave workstation. The CinéWave System Configuration and Installation Checklist are posted here: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/CineWave4_7Checklist.pdf This checklist is meant for use with the CinéWave 4.7 Installation Instructions, which can be found at: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/CW4_7InstallInstructions.
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Configuring an Apple Power Mac G5 or G4 System Choose a Qualified System Computer Description Processor Speed (MHz) Power Mac G5Ω Single 1.6*, 1.8 Dual 1.8, 2 & 2.5 GHz Xserve G4 λ Dualφ 1 GHz & Dualφ 1.33 GHz Display Card (AGP) ATI Radeon 9600XT, 9600 Pro & 9800XTβ. NVIDIA GeForce FX5200. ATI Radeon 9000. System Hard Drive Serial ATA Ultra ATA/100 SCSI/FIBRE controller Mac OS Version Serial Port Apple Fibre Channel PCI Card & ATTO UL3D/33, 66 and UL4D 10.3.
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β ATI Radeon 9800XT 256 MB Graphics card When working in Final Cut Pro HD with CinéWave 4.7, some tearing of desktop video has been noted when switching zoom magnification in the Viewer and Canvas. When corrupt images are displayed on the desktop, proper display can be restored by switching zoom magnification back and forth again. λ Notes on Xserve Certification The XServe G5 is not supported for use with CinéWave, as there are only two PCI slots and one is occupied by the display card.
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Special Limitations with Power Mac G5 Systems When installing the TARGA Ciné Engine into a PCI-X equipped Power Mac G5 (Single and Dual 1.8 GHz and Dual 2 and 2.5 GHz), any combination of PCI slots can be used. However, each slot configuration has specific settings requirements and comes with its own unique performance expectations.
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General Limitations with Power Mac Systems ♥ The system boot drive must be an Ultra ATA drive. (SCSI boot drives are not qualified for use with CinéWave) A minimum of 512MB of RAM is required for Standard Definition RT or High Definition editing (in a split bus configuration – see notes on p. 4 – a minimum of 1GB may be required for reliable performance). For real-time DVC Pro HD editing, the minimum is 1GB. The display monitor must be set to millions of colors.
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Procedure for Upgrading TARGA Ciné Engine to 66 MHz Great news for CinéWave owners, you can now boost the power of your TARGA Ciné Engine PCI card from 33 MHz to 66 MHz for a nominal fee. Please refer to the Pinnacle Systems website at the following link, to receive more details on this process: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloader.asp?templ=1044&doclink=/BSD/cinewave/English(US)/doc/ upg_cw_031504.
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Required Software Versions: Apple Software: Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5) is required, and can be found at: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/finalcutpro/ Any Apple-provided updates for Apple G4 system software and firmware can be found at: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/g4/ Any Apple-provided updates for Apple G5 system software and firmware can be found at: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/g5/ QuickTime (QT) version 6.5.2 is required, and is available at: http://www.info.apple.
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Full support for capturing to the Apple 8 bit codec with CinéWave, to complement existing support for Apple RT Extreme and the ability to capture to the Apple 10 bit codec. System Preference Settings All unnecessary system drivers or services should be deactivated (e.g., screen savers, automatic login items, virus protection, file sharing services, etc.).
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Quit out of the System Preferences utility before launching any application, which utilizes the CinéWave card or breakout box. SCSI Device and Driver Recommendations SCSI Controllers: For reliable playback of real-time 16-bit and, especially, high definition material on Mac OS 10.3 and above, users must upgrade to the most recent version of the drivers for the ATTO UL3D (version 3.2). The ATTO ExpressPCIPlus version 2.1 is recommended for use with Mac OS 10.2.8. Please refer to www.attotech.
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When upgrading from OS 9 to OS X, users may find it useful to refer to earlier version of this Configuration Guide for helpful hints on working with ATTO striping software. The CinéWave 3.0.2 Configuration Guide can be found at: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/CineWave_Configuration_Mac_OS-X.
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Qualified Enclosures and RAID Arrays for CinéWave 4.7 on Mac OS X: Please note that seek rates with some drive configurations may not be fast enough for reliable performance when working with 10 and 16-bit real time effects – particularly dual stream – or when more than 2 streams of 8 bit uncompressed video are being played back simultaneously. Please refer to the tested configurations listed in the matrix on the following page.
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Qualified Enclosures and RAID Arrays for CinéWave 4.7 on Mac OS X: Manufacturer Model Raid Software Software Raid Level Apple Computer www.apple.com Xserve RAID AAPL RAID 50 Apple Apple Drive Module (14) ADTX www.adtx.com/us ArrayMasStor L Series AAPL RAID 50 N/A N/A ATTO Technology www.attotech.com Diamond Storage Array S-Class for HD TX 12000 ES RAID 0 N/A N/A ES &AAPL RAID 0 Big Disk Extreme AAPL RAID 0 N/A Glyph www.glyphtech.
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StorCase www.storcase.com Infostation ES&AAPL RAID 0 Maxtor Atlas 10K-II UL3D SD, RT & HD Approved Approved Important Notes Regarding Specific Enclosures: Apple Xserve RAID: The Xserve RAID was tested with the 512 MB Cache Module, in a fully populated14 Apple Drive Configuration, striped across both channels with Apple’s Disk Utility, creating a RAID level 50 storage system.
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RT playback, RT Pro playback and HD playback and recording with the Medéa VideoRaid RTS, RTR and RTRX are dependent upon the two volumes being striped together as one single, dualchannel volume. Please run the following firmware update for the drives you have: x159 for the RTS, RTR and RTRX.
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Proper attention should be paid to the specified working limitations of the enclosures for heat and humidity. The recommended enclosures all possess internal fans to dissipate heat, but this assumes that the working environment is not excessively hot. CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.
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CinéWave Card and Breakout Box Installation and Configuration Installation of the CinéWave Card into a Power Macintosh G4: The CinéWave card can be installed into any of the Apple Power Macintosh G4’s PCI slots. If a MDD system is being used, the CinéWave card should be installed in-line with the fan assembly in order to insure the maximum cooling effect. Installation of the CinéWave Card into a Power Macintosh G5: When installing the TARGA Ciné Engine into a PCI-X equipped Power Mac G5 (Single and Dual 1.
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BE SURE TO QUIT THE SYSTEM PREFERENCES UTILTY BEFORE LAUNCHING ANY QUICKTIME BASED APPLICATION WHICH WILL UTILIZE THE CINÉWAVE CARD OR BREAKOUT BOX. SIMPLY CLOSING THE SYSTEM PREFERENCES WINDOW BY CLICKING ON THE “X” WILL NOT SUFFICE. FAILURE TO CLOSE THE SYSTEM PREFERENCES UTILITY COULD LEAD TO AUDIO RELATED PROBLEMS.
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Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X Setup and Troubleshooting: System Settings for CinéWave: Please refer to Chapter 3 of the CinéWave 4.0 Manual for specific system settings within Final Cut Pro – especially concerning Scratch Disks, Memory Allocation and Easy Setups. Known Issues with Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5): Please refer to the CinéWave 4.7 ReadMe file for details regarding the following capture limitations as well as any other known issues: A 0.
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Uninstalling and Reinstalling Software: The Final Cut Pro Application: On occasion you may be required to uninstall and reinstall the Final Cut Pro application and its associated files. Please refer to the following Apple technical document regarding the uninstall process for Final Cut Pro. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93150 After deleting the suggested files and rebooting, the Final Cut Pro application can be reinstalled.
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a.) b.) c.) d.) drag Ciné YUV clip to timeline Superimpose still image (Pict, PSD, JPEG, etc.) apply sepia filter to still image Place transition at end of video clip.....etc. Following the steps you should describe your results (contrasted with your expected results) and whether or not you were able to find a workaround. This is not to say that you should NEVER post issues that are not repeatable, although often it's useful to keep notes and see if you start to notice a trend.
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