Avid® Motion Graphics Offline Software Only Installation Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Before Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mac Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Shared Network Drives on Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation Considerations . .
1 Software Installation Thank you for purchasing Avid Motion Graphics Creation software. This guide contains information required to install and activate your AMG Creation software. It is recommended that you read through the procedures prior to starting your installation in order to familiarize yourself with the process. Additionally, instructions on how to deactivate and un-install your Avid product can be found in“Software Licensing” on page 25 of this guide.
Before Installing Before Installing To begin, please close any unnecessary windows or programs to ensure best performance. You will have to restart your computer in order to complete the installation process. It is important that you check the ReadMe on the Knowledge base to make sure your system is properly configured to work with your new software.
Installation Considerations 4. Each time you need files, media or projects from a network drive, open AMG, and browse to the /Volumes folder and select the needed drive. Installation Considerations The Avid Motion Graphics software can installed onto the system via the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter). You can also download the software to a USB flash drive, and then install it onto your AMG Creation Station from the drive.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software To Install This Software See The Following Section Avid Motion Graphics Offline See “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software” on page 4. Avid Motion Graphics Tools See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools” on page 18. Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins” on page 23. Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software Your software should have arrived with a USB flash drive.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software Installing AMG Creation on a Windows Computer This topic contains information on how to install AMG Creation application software on a Windows computer. (Windows) To install the AMG Creation software: 1. Log in to your system. 2. (Option) If you want to download the AMG Creation software to the USB drive, insert the USB flash drive into any open USB port on your system. n You can run the software installer from the USB flash drive.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 6. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. The installer splash screen appears.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 7. To install Avid Motion Graphics software on your offline graphics creation workstation, select Avid Motion Graphics Offline. This begins the installation of the AMG software onto your offline graphics creation workstation.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 8. Click the Install Avid Motion Graphics and all dependencies option to install the AMG software and all the dependent applications. n Wait for all of the components to install before continuing. After each component successfully installs, a green circle, containing a white check mark, replaces all of the red circles, containing white Xs. If a component is already installed, it is detected and the green circle with the check mark appears immediately.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion Graphics application opens. 9. Click Next to continue. The License Agreement dialog box opens.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 10. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement. Click Next to continue. The Destination Folder dialog box opens. 11. In the Destination Location dialog box, if you want to change the destination location, select Change..., then navigate to the location where you want to install the software. Otherwise, select Next to install the software in the default location.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software The Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 12. Click the Install button to begin installing the software. The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box. 13. (Option) Select the Show Windows installer log check box to view the install log. 14. Click the Finish button. 15. (Option) If you have connected an Avid Motion Graphics Keyboard (AMGK) you may now click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option on the installer.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software Installing AMG Creation Software on a Mac Computer This topic contains information on how to install AMG Creation software on a Mac computer. (Macintosh) To install the AMG Creation software: 1. Log in to the computer in which you will be installing the AMG Creation software as an OS user with administrative privileges. 2. Go to the Avid Download Center at http://www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter, and download the AMG Creation for MAC OS installer.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 4. Install Avid Motion Graphics by selecting Install AMG Creation.pkg This begins the installation of the AMG software on the AMG server. The Introduction screen appears: 5. Click Continue option to go to the next screen.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 6. Select your language, and read the license agreement. Then, click Continue. A dialog box opens, asking you to agree to the terms of the AMG Creation for Mac software license agreement. 7. Click Agree to continue installing the software.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 8. Select the Installation Type. Do one of the following: t Click the Install button to begin installing the software in the standard destination. If this option is selected, all users of this computer will be able to use this software. t Click Change the Install Location... to change the installation location to your desired destination. If you select this option, the following screen appears.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software 10. Click the Continue button. You will be prompted to enter a password: 11. Do the following: a. In the Name field, type your user name. b. In the Password field, type your password. c. Click the Install Software button. The installation process begins. A summary window shows the status of the installation. When the installation is complete, you will get this message.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools 12. (Optional) Click the Documentation icon to view or print any of the user, or ReadMe documentation for Avid Motion Graphics. This documentation is also available online at the Avid Knowledge Base www.avid.com/support. 13. Click Close. The installer created two folders in your Applications section: - Avid - This folder contains the AMG_Creation.app file in the AMG subfolder. - Avid Utilities - This folder contains the AvidLicenseControl.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued) AMG Control Used to control playout of graphics. Used in non-newsroom playout situations. Installed on any computer that has network access to the Avid Motion Graphics Server, or any Windows computer. n Avid Motion Graphics Font Package This font package provides fonts to support graphics previously created in Deko. Users can create new graphics using fonts from this package in Avid Motion Graphics too.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools Where Installed (Continued) Available on Macintosh? Tool Name When/Why Needed AMG Transcode AMG Transcode lets you convert Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics from multiple clip types into a known Server, or any Windows computer. usable format, which allows real-time playback with correct audio alignment. You can use it to convert clips that suffer from real-time playback and audio issues.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools Where Installed (Continued) Available on Macintosh? Tool Name When/Why Needed AMG Log Collector No AMG Log Collector is a component Can be installed on any or all of the of Avid Motion Graphics that allows following: you to collect AMG logs for use in • AMG Server analyzing data. • AMG Creation computer (Windows only) AMG GPI Service AMG GPI Service is a component that enables you to manage the (Not curently in rundown using GPI signals.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Tools. To install Avid Motion Graphics Tools: 1. Do one of the following: n t Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in the list. t If the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in the list. In the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins There are several plug-ins available to install for use with Avid Motion Graphics. n The AMG 3ds Studio Exporter is not available on Macintosh computers. Available on Macintosh? Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed Avid License Control Must be installed on all computers running AMG software, tools or plug-ins with a licensed component.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins c n Avid does not recommend installing any 3rd party applications on the AMG Servers directly as this impacts play-out performance when going to air. In the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.0 was detected and with a green check mark, shown as already installed. 2. Click the plug-in you want installed. Repeat this step for each plug-in that you want installed. After the plug-ins are installed, you can return to the main installer or exit the install.
2 Software Licensing After you have installed the Avid Motion Graphics Software you must use the Avid License tool to activate the license for your products.
What You Need to Activate the Software License What You Need to Activate the Software License The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration, you may receive more than one Activation ID card. The card ships in a box separately from the server and, if you have purchased multiple products on the same order, it could potentially be in a box with another product that might be unrelated to the Avid Motion Graphics system.
What You Need to Activate the Software License To activate the software using the Avid License Control tool, you need the items listed in the following table. Identification Number Type Where you can find it: Activation ID The Activation ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system. The Activation ID is used to activate the software license and has been linked to your System ID.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 4. Select I am connected to the Internet and will use this computer and then click Continue. n If you select “I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is connected to the Internet” continue with “License Activation Without an Internet Connection” on page License Activation Without an Internet Connection. 5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box. 7. Click the Activate button. The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate button changes to a Deactivate button. n After your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 8. Follow the instructions in the Avid License Control tool, then click the Next button. n Your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID are displayed on the Activation tab, write these numbers down to use later. These IDs are displayed in the License Profile tab after your Avid software is activated. 9. On a computer with an Internet connection, open a Web browser and navigate to http://avid.com/license. 10.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 13. Return to the computer where you left off in the Avid License Control tool and click the Next button. 14. Click the Browse button and navigate to the license.bin file on your computer, then click Open. The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate button changes to a Deactivate button.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 4. Click Yes. 5. Click Done to close the Avid License Control tool.
3 Excel/ODBC Installation in AMG Creation on Mac OS This document covers the installation and configuration for ODBC Manager, Actual ODBC Driver for Open Source Databases and Actual ODBC Driver for Microsoft Access. To use Excel spreadsheets as a data source, there are two options in AMG: n n • through Excel • through ODBC. For both, 3rd party solutions are needed. For Excel, we use the Actual Technologies ODBC driver for Microsoft Access.
To manage the connections, another 3rd party, open source application is needed called ODBC Manager. n ODBC Manager replaces the ODBC Administrator application which was omitted from Mac OS X v10.6 “Snow Leopard” and newer releases of the Mac OS.
Installing ODBC Manager Installing ODBC Manager This topic contains information on how to install ODBC manager on the Mac OS. To install ODBC Manager: 1. . Open your web browser and navigate to www.odbcmanager.net, and download ODBC Manager 1.0.11. 2. Install the ODBC Manager application as a usual Mac OS application 3. Connect all needed network drives and start the AMG Creation software. 4. Open the ODBC Manager application and navigate to System DNS tab. The connections will be created here. 5.
Installing Excel as a Data Source Installing Excel as a Data Source This topic contains information on how to install native Excel in AMG as a Data Source on the Mac operating system. The following limitations apply: • The Actual Technologies driver supports only *.xls (Excel 97-2004 format) • The Actual Technologies driver cannot load complex Excel files. • The Range definition is different than in Windows. You should specify the range as Sheet1 instead of [Sheet1$].
Installing Excel as a Data Source 4. In the Access DNS configuration window, click on the Licenses… button. The Microsoft Access License Key dialog opens. 5. In the License Key field, type the license key for the purchased Actual ODBC driver for the Microsoft Access license key, and select OK. n You can create five (5) connections with one activation key. 6. Type the connection name, a short description and select the database (*.xls in this case) file. The Access DSN Configuration dialog box opens.
Installing Excel as a Data Source 7. (Option) Change any additional settings, and press Continue. The Access DNS Configuration - Conclusion dialog box opens. 8. (Option) If you want to test the created connection, press the Test button. When the test completes, you will get a message saying “Test completed successfully.” Select OK to close the dialog box. 9. Select Done to complete the ODBC data source configuration. 10.
Installing Excel as a Data Source 3. Double-click on Excel to add the Excel data source. The Data tab will appear as follows: 4. Open the Excel section, and do the following: n t In the File field, specify the path to an excel file (*.xls). t In the Range field, set the range using Sheet1 syntax, where Sheet1 is the sheet name of the excel file. The Range definition is different than in Windows.
Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source When you are done, the Data section appears as follows: Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source This topic contains information on how to install Excel through an ODBC Data Source on the Mac OS. The following limitations apply: • The Actual Technologies driver supports only *.xls (Excel 97-2004 format) • The Actual Technologies driver cannot load complex Excel files. • The Range definition is different than in Windows.
Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source 2. In ODBC Manager, select the System DNS tab and press the Add… button. You will be asked to choose a driver. 3. In the Choose a driver dialog box, select Actual Access from the list, and press OK. 4. In the Access DNS Configuration window, click on the Licenses… button. The Microsoft Access License Key dialog box opens. 5. In the License Key field, type the license key for the purchased Actual Access license key, and select OK.
Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source 6. Type the connection name, a short description and select the database (*.xls in this case) file. The Access DSN Configuration dialog box opens.
Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source 7. (Option) Change any additional settings, and press Continue. The Access DNS Configuration - Conclusion dialog box opens. 8. (Option) If you want to test the created connection, press the Test button. When the test completes, you will get a message saying “Test completed successfully.” Select OK to close the dialog box. 9. Select Done to complete the ODBC data source configuration. 10.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source 3. Open the ODBC section, and specify the DSN and QUERY fields as follows: t In the DSN field, type the DSN name that was used when setting your Excel through an ODBC data source. t In the QUERY field, use the “select * from table” query where “table” is the actual Sheet name of the Excel spreadsheet from which you load the information.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source To install a database connection through an ODBC Data Source: 1. Download and install the Actual ODBC Drivers package. 2. In ODBC Manager, select the System DNS tab and press the Add… button. You will be asked to choose a driver. 3. In the Choose a driver dialog box, select Actual Open Source Databases from the list, and press OK. 4. In the Access DNS Configuration window, click on the Licenses… button.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source The Actual Open Source Databases DSN Configuration - Data Source dialog box opens. 6. Do the following: a. In the Name field, type the connection name. b. In the Description field, type a short description of the data source. c. Select the SQLite check box.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source The Actual Open Source Databases DSN Configuration - Database dialog box opens. 7. Do the following: a. Specify the path to the SQLite database file by clicking on Choose… button, and selecting the path. b. (Option) If your application requires special handling of non-English text, select the Advanced Language button, and change those settings as desired.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source c. (Option) Change any additional settings, and press Continue. The Actual Open Source Databases DSN Configuration - Conclusion dialog box opens. 8. (Option) If you want to test the created connection, press the Test button. When the test completes, you will get a message saying “Test completed successfully.” Select OK to close the dialog box. 9. Select Done to complete the database connections through an ODBC data source configuration. 10.
Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source Using a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source in AMG This topic contains information on how to use Excel as a Data Source in Avid Motion Graphics on the Mac OS. To use a Database connection as an ODBC Data Source: 1. Open Avid Motion Graphics and select the Data tab. 2. Hold the Ctrl button and click on the Library button. Then, double-click on ODBC to add the ODBC data source. 3.
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