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9 Integrating with Avid iNEWS
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8. In the Setup Menu dialog box, select the interface, either iNEWS or ENPS, depending
upon the newsroom computer system with which you are interfacing.
If you are integrating with an iNEWS system, the fields will be grayed out and
populated according to the information you supplied in the
ThunderMOS.cfg file.
If you are installing into an ENPS system, you must do the following:
- Type the Thunder name in the Avid Clip Server Computer Name (MosID) field, or
browse to the Thunder by clicking on the ellipsis (“…”) button.
- Select File > Preferences > Protocol Setup, and browse to or enter the database that
was set up on the Thunder.
9. Enter the Dongle ID and Dongle Password. If your Thunder system is a:
- ThunderXL or LT system, use the dongle ID and password of the dongle on the
Thunder server.
- ThunderMX, HD, or HY system, use the dongle ID and password that was printed
on the options letter which shipped with your ThunderMX/HD/HY software CD.
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The number of Thunder Select client licenses is controlled by the dongle on the server, and is
determined by the number of client licenses that you purchased.
10. Click OK.
The plug-in connects to the Thunder database, and you will see thumbnails of clips and
stills. You can now drag and drop this media into an iNEWS or ENPS story or preview
them by double-clicking.
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Once this setup information has been entered, it should not need to be reconfigured.
However, if the dongle is removed, or for any other reason the data has changed, a warning
dialog appears and the setup information will need to be reconfigured. Enter the network
path to the Thunder database and the Thunder license key.