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Copyright This User’s Guide is copyrighted ©2001 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign. DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
contents Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AVoption Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AVoption XL Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FilmFrame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 2.
Chapter 5. Installing AVoption XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Installing a NewAVoption XL System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Installing AVoption XL as an Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Installing AVoption XL Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix A. Slot Configurations for AVoption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Appendix B. Slot Configurations for AVoption XL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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chapter 1 Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption XL AVoption and AVoption XL combine the powerful audio post-production features of Pro Tools with integrated support for the import, capture, and playback of Avid video media. • Spot or Slip the Movie track to a new time code location, and spot audio to the video track. • Spot individual video clips to new locations in the Movie track. • View video edits and clip definitions in the Movie track.
AVoption XL Components AVoption XL consists of software, a PCI card that you install in a Pro Tools audio system, and an external I/O box that connects to the PCI card. The Digidesign audio hardware provides digital audio recording, editing, mixing, and processing. The Avid video hardware provides video capture and import, full-screen video playback on an external PAL or NTSC monitor, professional quality video compression, and the capability to record and play back uncompressed video.
chapter 2 AVoption Hardware Overview AVoption hardware consists of two cards: an Avid Broadcast Video Board (ABVB), and a Janus Advanced JPEG Compression card. These cards connect with a ribbon cable. The ABVB breakout cable is also included. AVoption Hardware Capabilities AVoption hardware: • Receives composite or component video signal. • Digitizes incoming video. • Compresses digitized video using advanced JPEG compression. • Outputs composite and component video signals.
JPEG Compression and Storage JPEG compression varies according to the complexity of the footage. For example, a medium shot of a talking head with a simple background would compress more (using less disk space) than a panning shot of a stadium full of people. The following tables list the approximate amount of video storage, in minutes per gigabyte, required for each AVR level.
Minimum System Requirements Storage Hardware Minimum Pro Tools AVoption System Requirements Item Minimum Requirement SCSI Accelerators Computer Power Macintosh 9500 Power Macintosh 9600 Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) Power Macintosh G4 Pro Tools audio hardware Pro Tools 24 Pro Tools 24 MIX Pro Tools 24 MIXplus To support the high transfer rates required by AVoption audio and video, the ATTO Express PCI Dual-Channel SCSI Accelerator (or other AVoption-qualified SCSI accelerator) is required, wit
space. To store this much video, you need between one and three 9 GB hard drives. The video is automatically split by AVoption into several linked files of less than 2 GB on each disk.
chapter 3 AVoption XL Hardware Overview AVoption XL consists of two hardware components: a Meridien Digital Media Board that installs in a PCI slot in your computer, and a Meridien I/O Box that connects to the card in your computer. A Video I/O Board, installed in the Meridien I/O Box, provides video inputs and outputs from your computer to the rest of your video equipment. JFIF Video Compression The Meridien board captures and plays back video media in JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF).
The following tables list the approximate amount of video storage, in megabytes per second, required for each JFIF compression level. Storage for Single-Field JFIF JFIF level 30/25 FPS Storage (MB/second) (approximate) 15:1s .7 4:1s 2.7 2:1s 5.5 Storage Required for Two-Field JFIF JFIF level 30/25 FPS Storage (MB/second) (approximate, except 1:1) 20:1 1.1 10:1 2.2 3:1 7.
2:1 Video Compression or 1:1 (Uncompressed) Minimum AVoption XL System Requirements Item Minimum Requirement CPU Power Macintosh 9600, Blue & White G3, or G4 PCI Expansion Chassis Magma 13-Slot SCSI accelerator (video) Qualified SCSI accelerator (ATTO EPCI-UL2D LVD Accelerator required for 2:1 or 1:1 video compression) SCSI accelerator (audio) Qualified SCSI accelerator (ATTO EPCI-DC or Digidesign SCSI 64 required for 2:1 or 1:1 video compression) SCSI hard drives Qualified drives are required;
Audio AVoption XL can store audio data to multiple hard drives. You should allocate audio tracks to different hard drives manually. “Round robin” disk allocation is not recommended in a system that includes video drives. Both of these options are covered in detail in the Pro Tools Reference Guide. Video AVoption XL can capture a contiguous video track to multiple hard disks. This is useful if the length of your video session exceeds the storage space available on a single drive.
chapter 4 Installing AVoption This chapter discusses the installation of AVoption software and hardware. Installing a New AVoption System If you do not already have currently supported Pro Tools TDM hardware installed, you must install AVoption as a new system. Installing AVoption as an Upgrade If you have currently supported Pro Tools TDM hardware installed in your system, then you can install AVoption as an upgrade.
Installing AVoption Software AVoption includes the following software: • Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM • AVoption Installer CD-ROM • AVoption Authorizer diskette To authorize or deauthorize AVoption: 1 Insert Authorizer diskette into floppy drive. (Pro Tools should NOT be launched during this process) 2 Click Authdeauthorizer in the pop-up window that appears. 3 Click Set-up Authorizer or Deauthorizer. The Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM is provided in case you need to update your Pro Tools to the latest version.
Installing AVoption Hardware 3 Remove the ABVB card from the antistatic bag, being careful to handle it only by the edges. AVoption PCI Slot Configurations To install your AVoption hardware, first determine the PCI slots where you will install the hardware. For detailed information, see Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVoption.” Audio Hardware Refer to the TDM Hardware Installation Guide for audio hardware installation information.
Installing the Digidesign SCSI 64 / ATTO EPCI-DC SCSI Accelerator Card .... ... .... .... .... ABVB card Janus card Ribbon cable ABVB card and Janus Advanced JPEG card installed 7 Attach the ribbon cable from the ABVB board to the connector on top of the Janus Advanced JPEG card by aligning the cable end with the connector, and gently pressing it onto the card until it clicks into place. 8 Close the computer or expansion chassis.
Flashing SCSI ROM with ATTO ExpressPro-Tools ExpressPro-Tools is supplied with Pro Tools 5.1 and every ATTO SCSI card, and allows you to flash the ROM on the SCSI card. Digidesign strongly recommends that the firmware be set on SCSI channels where audio storage is connected as follows: 1 Launch ExpressPro-Tools after booting your system and mounting all drives.
Pro Tools to Avid When a drive is being sent from a Pro Tools system to an Avid picture workstation, the drive should be initialized as HFS using ExpressProTools. When an Avid system is inheriting files from Pro Tools, a “finder copy” of these files may be necessary to transfer them from the Pro Tools drive to an Avid/AU2 initialized drive.
Many NTSC video monitors include outputs that recreate a video input signal. You can connect the CV OUT from the ABVB to an NTSC monitor, then connect an output from the monitor to your VTR to record from AVoption. USD Connections The following illustrations show USD connections. The Universal Slave Driver User’s Guide provides more specific information about this peripheral. black burst VTR out Serial cable to Macintosh Y OUT, B-Y OUT, R-Y OUT These connectors provide Component (RGB) Video outputs.
Connecting a VTR A VTR can be used to provide video input and to record video output from AVoption. In most situations, there are three connections you need to make: • Connect a black burst or house sync output to a video input on your VTR (preferably a reference video input). • Connect the ABVB cable’s CV IN and/or Component IN connectors to the corresponding outputs on your VTR. • Connect the ABVB cable’s CV OUT and/or Component OUT connectors to the corresponding inputs on your VTR.
Set Color Depth to Millions Since the VGA output on ABVB cannot be disabled, you will always see two monitors represented in the Monitors & Sound Control Panel (even if you have only one monitor connected to the Macintosh). As a result, when launching Pro Tools, you may receive the error message, “Video engine requires ABVB monitor to be set to millions of colors in order to load.” To avoid this error message, set the Color Depth to “Millions” in the Monitor Control Panel.
Sample AVoption Setup Diagrams Video drives Macintosh video card Macintosh monitor ATTO card Channel 1 A VG or VB ect l) B A nn na co tio p (o Power Macintosh computer Audio drives Macintosh monitor ATTO card Channel 2 Composite or CV OUT Computer 1 CV In (ABVB) Video out Video In Video deck Sample ABVB video setup 20 AVoption & AVoption XL Guide Video Ref in Super Clock to a video ref input DigiSerial port or other Black Burst generator Component or CV OUT (ABVB) Video monitor Machi
External video monitor CV OUT (from ABVB) Component video outputs (ABVB) Video deck CH-1 Video in panel CH-2 ABVB cable Video out panel to Component Video inputs (ABVB) Black Burst generator to Ref Video input on video deck GL IN (ABVB) to USD / VSD Video connections for component video, black burst, and external monitor Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 21
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chapter 5 Installing AVoption XL This chapter discusses the installation of AVoption XL software and hardware. Installing a NewAVoption XL System If you do not already have currently supported Pro Tools hardware installed, you must install AVoption XL as a new system. Installing AVoption XL as an Upgrade If you have currently supported Pro Tools TDM hardware installed in your system, then you can install AVoption XL as an upgrade.
Installing AVoption XL Software AVoption XL includes the following software: • Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM • AVoption XL Authorizer floppy disk AVoption XL is copy protected with a key disk system. After you install the software from CDROM, the Authorizer diskette permits you to authorize and use a single copy of AVoption XL. AVoption XL software is installed in a specific location in your System Folder, and should not be moved or altered.
Installing AVoption XL Video Hardware 7 Attach the connector cable from the Digital Media Board (connector labeled M) to the Computer connector on the Meridien I/O Box. 2 Release any static electricity by touching the LTC OUT IN IN R-Y B-Y Y B-Y R-Y IN OUT Y IN COMPOSITE 1 Unplug and open your Magma Expansion Chassis according to the instructions included with it.
Installing the ATTO EPCI-UL2D SCSI Accelerator Flashing SCSI ROM with ATTO ExpressProTools ExpressPro-Tools is supplied with Pro Tools 5.1 and every ATTO SCSI card, and allows you to flash the ROM on the SCSI card. Digidesign strongly recommends that the firmware be set on SCSI channels where audio storage is connected as follows: 1 Launch ExpressPro-Tools after booting your system and mounting all drives. 2 Double-click Media Drive.
Pro Tools with No Interchange Avid to Pro Tools In installations where Pro Tools will not be routinely sharing projects with Avid Media Composer systems, ExpressPro-Tools from ATTO (provided with Pro Tools 5.1) should be used to initialize all audio and video drives. Both HFS and HFS+ file systems are supported for audio drives. Only HFS is supported for video drives (HFS+ has not been fully tested with video drives).
Media Management It is recommend that you dedicate one SCSI channel to audio drives and one SCSI channel to video drives. This configuration is adequate for AVoption XL with compression levels of 3:1 or higher. If you want compression levels of 2:1 or 1:1 (uncompressed), an additional separate dual-channel SCSI card is required for video drives. These configurations require that striped drives are split across the SCSI buses.
Meridien I/O Box The following sections provide figures and tables that describe the function of the Meridien I/O Box video I/O. Meridien I/O Box Front Panel Indicators The front panel of the Meridien I/O Box (see Figure 1) has six indicators and a power switch. When you turn on the Meridien I/O Box, the indicators turn on and off as it goes through a power-on selftest (POST). After the POST, the POWER indicator remains lit.
Video I/O Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OUT 1 OUT 2 LTC Y R-Y B-Y Y B-Y R-Y OUT IN COMPOSITE IN SERIAL DIGITAL REF 21 20 OUT 3 OUT IN IN IN COMPONENT 11 COMPOSITE 19 S-VIDEO 18 OUT 1 OUT 3 OUT 2 17 S-VIDEO 16 SLAVE CLOCK SYSTEM IN / OUT 15 OUT IN 14 OUT 13 12 Figure 2. Meridien I/O Box rear panel showing video connectors Table 1. Video I/O Board Identifiers 30 Number Label Function 1 COMPONENT Y IN Video Y component input, BNC connector.
Table 1. Video I/O Board Identifiers(Continued) Number Label Function 9 SDI OUT2 (optional) Serial digital output number 2, BNC connector. Connects to VTR input, a video monitor, or other serial digital device. 10 SDI OUT3 (optional) Serial digital output number 3, BNC connector. Connects to VTR input, a video monitor, or other serial digital device. 11 SYSTEM Audio and video I/O connector from the system interface board. 12 LTC OUT Sends LTC time code out (not used with AVoption XL).
USD Connections Connecting a VTR The following illustrations show USD connections. The Universal Slave Driver User’s Guide provides more specific information about this peripheral. A VTR can be used to provide video input and to record video output from AVoption XL.
Connecting an External Video Reference Monitor Connect an external NTSC or PAL video reference monitor to a Composite, Component, SVideo, or SDI output. Centralized Video Switching and Routing Many professional facilities have centralized video switching and routing systems. These systems can be used to route AVoption XL’s inputs and outputs to flexible input sources and output destinations.
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chapter 6 Recording and Adding to the Movie Track You can capture video files by actually recording the video in through the inputs on your ABVB connector cable (AVoption) or the inputs on your Meridien I/O Box (AVoption XL). You can also add files created in a compatible Avid video editing and composition program, or previously captured in Pro Tools. To select record drives or choose an AVR or compression ratio, select Display > Edit Window Shows I/O view.
To name the Movie track: 1 Double-click the Track Name button to open the Name and Comments dialog. 2 Type a name (and any optional comments), then click OK. To delete the Movie track: To select component video outputs in AVoption XL: 1 On the Movie track, click the Track options pop-up. See Figure 4 on page 35. 2 Use the Video Output pop-up menu to select the outputs you want to use: Component or SVideo. 1 Select the track by clicking the Track Name button in the Edit window.
a video editing system and separate clips recorded into Pro Tools. Names from the original clips are retained, and new names are given to newly recorded material. For example, two clips edited together without any transitions or effects, and named “House Ext” and “House Int,” will appear as two blocks bordering each other with those names. 4 Select the video input you are using by clicking the Record options button, then selecting Video Input.
To record video: Timebase Correction 1 Use your cursor to mark the point from where you want to start recording, or to select a range of time for the recording. You can make this selection on a Timebase Ruler or on a track. If you make this selection on a track, make sure that Edit and Timeline selections are linked. Most professional video decks have built-in timebase correction. To find out whether or not your video deck has built-in timebase correction, refer to the manufacturer’s documentation.
Due to these variables, the approximate record time left is intended to provide you a rough estimate and may not be an accurate reflection of your available record time. export audio material from Pro Tools sessions to OMF files for import into other systems. Refer to your DigiTranslator documentation for more details. The calculation of approximate record time left is a conservative estimate based on the highest data rate possible for that resolution. The approximation may vary by several minutes.
only. Then, if the video in your project changes, you can export video only, then add that video into AVoption or AVoption XL to stay current with the project. • If using different drives to transport the project, consolidate the project. 2 Choose File > Export. For more information, and specific workflows for add and export, see the DigiTranslator Guide (DigiTranslator is included in the AVoption and AVoption XL packages).
Adding Movie Files with AVoption and AVoption XL With the Add Movie command, you can import several clips to a single Movie track, increasing your editing capabilities. If there are already clips on the Movie track and you add over them, the overwritten material will be removed from the Movie track. You can undo and restore the original clips. Refer to “Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands” on page 42 for more information. Once you have OMF files for your project, you are ready to add them.
Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands You can undo or redo the single most recent video editing command, including Add Movie, Clear Selection, Move Clip, Copy Clip, and Clip Capture. If there are already video clips on the Movie track, and you record or edit over them, the overwritten material is removed from the Movie track. You can undo the video editing command and restore the original clips. Undo/Redo works only for the single most recent video editing command.
chapter 7 Playing and Editing the Movie Track Video plays back automatically when you play a session that includes a Movie track. There are several different options for viewing and synchronizing the video and audio tracks. Movie Online When the movie is online, the Movie track plays along with the audio session. The movie’s frame location is updated every time you place your cursor in a new location, and the Movie track is scrubbed along with the audio tracks.
Playback Viewing Options Video can be viewed on a separate NTSC or PAL video monitor. Video can also be viewed in an on-screen window (AVoption only). Using a Playback Monitor with AVoption To connect a playback monitor: ■ Connect a composite output, the component outputs, the S-Video output, or and SDI output from the Meridien I/O Box to the proper input or inputs on the back of your video monitor.
If the Movie window is partially blocked by another window on your screen, playback will slow or “stutter” as your computer’s CPU attempts to display the video. Movie window size and position are saved with your session. To show the Movie window: ■ Choose Windows > Show Movie Window. To resize the Movie window: When playback is stopped, click the lower right corner of the Movie window and drag to shrink or enlarge the window.
3 Shift-click the Movie track with the Grabber tool. 4 In the Spot dialog that appears, specify a new SMPTE frame number for the start of the Movie track. In this dialog, you can press plus or minus on the numeric keypad, enter a number, and press the Enter key to add or subtract that number of frames from the currently selected time field. 5 Click OK when you are done. To spot a video clip to a new frame location: 1 Set the Main Timebase display to Time Code using the pop-up menu.
Sync Points Locking the Movie Track Sync points are used when a point within a region must be aligned to the Grid or to a particular SMPTE or bar and beat location. This capability is important editing music and sound effects for video and film work. Ifyou want to permanently associate your video clips with a certain location on your Movie track, you can lock it in place so it will not be moved accidentally. Once you have a sync point identified, you can spot edit the clip based on that sync point.
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appendix a Slot Configurations for AVoption This appendix documents slot configurations for AVoption systems, with and without expansion chassis. 9500/9600 without Expansion Chassis Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Macintosh Monitor card CPU Slot 2 d24 or MIX Core card CPU Slot 3 MIX Farm or DSP Farm cards (if any) CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA CPU Slot 5 Janus Advanced JPEG card CPU Slot 6 ABVB card CPU speed of 300 MHz or higher recommended.
9500/9600 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V SBS DD2, 240–2–2, or 240–2–201 Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Empty CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 3 Macintosh Monitor card CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA CPU Slot 5 Janus Advanced JPEG card CPU Slot 6 ABVB card Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 2–10 Additional Pro Tools cards (9 maximum) Chassis Slots 10–13 Em
9500/9600 with 7-Slot Expansion Chassis SBS DD22–1 or 2101–00–2 (with IBM Bridge Chips) Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Empty CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 3 Macintosh Monitor card CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA CPU Slot 5 Janus Advanced JPEG card CPU Slot 6 ABVB card Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 2–7 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum) CPU speed of 300 MHz or higher recommended.
Blue & White G3 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 2 Empty CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 ABVB card Chassis Slot 2 Janus Advanced JPEG card Chassis Slot 3 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 4–12 Additional Pro Tools cards (9 maximum) Chassis Slot 13 Empty Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially fr
G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma model PCI–13–RX–400V Slot Card CPU Slot 1 SCSI HBA CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 3 Empty Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 ABVB card Chassis Slot 2 Janus Advanced JPEG card Chassis Slot 3 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 4–12 Additional Pro Tools cards (9 maximum) Chassis Slot 13 Empty Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left
G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers higher than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13R Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 2 Empty CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio) Chassis Backplane Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 d24 MIX or Core card Chassis Slot 2–6 Additional Pro Tools cards (5 maximum) Chassis Slot 7 ABVB card Chassis Slot 8 Janus Advanced JPEG card Chassis Slot 9 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 10–13 Empty Expansion chassis slots are
appendix b Slot Configurations for AVoption XL This appendix documents slot configurations for AVoption XL systems, with and without expansion chassis. 9500/9600 without Expansion Chassis Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Macintosh Monitor card CPU Slot 2 d24 or MIX Core card CPU Slot 3 MIX Farm or DSP Farm cards (if any) CPU Slot 4 MIX Farm or DSP Farm cards (if any) CPU Slot 5 SCSI HBA CPU Slot 6 Avid Digital Video Board CPU speed of 300 MHz or higher recommended.
9500/9600 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma model PCI–13–RX–400V Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Macintosh Monitor card CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 3 Empty CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA (Audio) CPU Slot 5 Empty CPU Slot 6 Empty Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board Chassis Slot 5–7 Empty Chassis Slot 8 d24 or MIX Core ca
Blue & White G3 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V SBS DD2, 240–2–2, or 240–2–201 Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 2 Empty CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio) Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board Chassis Slots 5–7 Empty Chassis Slot 8 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 9–13 Additional Pro Too
Blue & White G3 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers higher than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13R Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 2 Empty CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio) Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 2–6 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum) Chassis Slot 7 Avid Digital Video Media Board Chassis Slot 8 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 9–13 Empty Expansion chassis slots are numbere
G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V Slot Card CPU Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Audio) CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 3 Empty Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board Chassis Slots 5–7 Empty Chassis Slot 8 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 9–13 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum) Expansion chassis slot
G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers higher than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V Slot Card CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card CPU Slot 2 Empty CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio) Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 d24 or MIX Core card Chassis Slots 2–6 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum) Chassis Slot 7 Avid Digital Video Media Board Chassis Slot 8 SCSI HBA (Video) Chassis Slots 9–13 Empty Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequ
index A B ABVB cable 16 ABVB card cable connectors 16 installing for AVoption 13 ABVB output 18 ADU2 drive 16, 28 aspect ratio 45 ATTO EPCI-DC card installing for AVoption 14 ATTO SCSI card 26 audio hardware installing with AVoption 13 installing with AVoption XL 24 authorizing and deauthorizing AVoption 12 AVoption XL 24 FilmFrame 12 available record time 37 AVoption authorizing and deauthorizing 12 capabilities 1 compression (video) available 3 hardware capabilities 3 resolutions (video) available 3 se
CV IN 17 CV OUT 16 G D H deauthorizing and authorizing AVoption 12 AVoption XL 24 Digital Media card 25 DigiTranslator 39, 40 disk allocation 10 Round Robin 5 hard drives contiguous file capture on multiple 5 initializing for AVoption 15 initializing for AVoption XL 26, 27 Round Robin allocation for audio 5 selecting for video capture 37 space required for each AVR level 4 space required for each JFIF level 8 using more than two 5, 9 using two 5, 9 video for AVoption 5 house sync 5, 9, 17 connecting to
software 24 upgrade 23 video hardware 25 Janus advanced JPEG card for AVoption 13 J Janus advanced JPEG card installing for AVoption 13 JFIF, disk space used 8 JPEG 4 compression and video storage 4 N NTSC 19, 33 connecting 18 switching between NTSC and PAL 33 NTSC and PAL switching between 19 using 19 NTSC monitor 33 O Offline Movie 43 Online Movie 43 L locking the Movie track 47 M MachineControl 38 media management AVoption ADU2 drive 16 SCSI channel to video drives 16 AVoption XL ADU2 drive 28 SCSI
S sample AVoption setup illustration 20 SCSI accelerators for AVoption 5 for AVoption XL 9 installing for AVoption 14 installing for AVoption XL 26 SCSI channel 16 SCSI ROM flashing with ATTO ExpressPro-Tools 15, 26 selecting target volumes for video capture 37 selecting video input 37 setting video recording options 37 show Movie Window 45 storage using more than two hard drives 9 using two hard drives 9 striped drives 10 switching and routing centralized video for AVoption 18 centralized video for AVoptio
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