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Table Of Contents
- Avid iNEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Using This Guide
- Installing and Configuring the Command Server
- System Architecture
- Checklist: Before you Begin
- Checklist: Command Server Installation
- Copying Install CD to Local Directory
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing the License Service
- Installing Avid iNEWS Command on the Server
- Configuring the iNEWS Command Server
- Configuring a Second Command System
- Installing and Configuring the AirSpeed Video Servers
- Checklist: Installing the AirSpeed Video Server
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing AirSpeed Multi Stream Device Services
- Checklist: Configuring the AirSpeed Video Server
- Configuring Properties for Interplay Workgroup
- Configuring the AirSpeed Multi Stream Device Service
- Configuring Properties for Command Workgroup
- Working with Play While Record
- AirSpeed Multi Stream Los-Res Proxy Viewer
- Installing and Configuring the Deko
- System Architecture
- Checklist: Installing the Deko
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing Avid Deko Device Service
- Installing the DekoMOS Gateway
- Installing the DekoMOS Macro Server
- Checklist: Configuring the Deko
- Configuring the DekoMOS Gateway
- Configuring the DekoMOS Macro Server
- Configuring Avid Workgroup Properties
- Configuring the Deko Device Service
- Configuring the Avid Deko Renderer Service
- Creating Graphic Styles in Command
- Installing and Configuring the Graphic Device Service
- Installing Avid Service Framework
- Installing Avid Graphic Device Service
- Installing Third-Party Plug-ins for the Graphic Device Service
- CII Integration
- Installing and Configuring the Thunder
- Installing the Command Workstation
- Installing and Configuring the Tablet Application
- Configuring Playout Control
- Controling Playout via the Keyboard
- Disabling a Command Workstation’s Keyboard
- Checklist: Setting up an X-keys USB Keypad
- Installing an X-keys USB Keypad
- Mapping Indices to Channel Names
- Programming the X-keys
- Setting up the Playout Panel for Touch Screens
- Checklist: Setting up the GPI Panel
- Configuring the GPI Card
- Restarting the GPI Device Service
- Confirming Successful Setup of a GPI Panel
- Mapping Events to Actions for a GPI Panel
- Enabling the GPI Panel
- Configuring GPI Out
- Integrating with Avid iNEWS
- Integrating with ENPS
- Configuring the Perle IOLAN Server
- Confirming Functionality
- Index
System Architecture
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Command with Avid Deko Overview
This section contains an overview of each component involved in a Command/Deko
workflow and the main purpose each serves.
Component Description
DekoMOS Gateway • Defines Deko styles
• Equates channel number (1-9) with a MOS ID
• Provides inventory to the Avid Deko Select plugin in iNEWS
Avid iNEWS •
SYSTEM.MOS-MAP
equates the MOS ID with the channel group in
Command
•
SYSTEM.MAP
associates the newsroom rundown with the channel group
and assigns a style
Avid Deko Select Used to choose the channel number and style for an item that is dragged into
the newsroom rundown.
Avid iNEWS Command • Creates channel groups
• Creates graphic environments (also known as styles in Deko) for
standalone playlists
• Sends playout control commands to the Avid Deko device
Avid Deko • Inventory is copied from this device to the DekoMOS Gateway.
• Deko software provides graphics for on-air playout.
DekoMOS Macro Server • Gets style list from DekoMOS Gateway
• Sets style paths for replaceable, static graphics, motions, and so forth
• Sends inventory to the Inventory Manager in Command