Avid® Motion Graphics Setup and Configuration Guide
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Contents If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter 1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Product Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing the Server in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Installing the RAID Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Installing the Breakout Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cabling Avid Motion Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Video Connections . . . .
License Activation Using an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 License Activation Without an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Chapter 5 Video Setup and Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Video Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Installing the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Configuring Command and iNEWS or ENPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Confirming AMG Functionality with Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing and Installing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 (Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . .
If You Need Help Using This Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This server is the foundation for reliable, high-productivity media production. It is designed for media facilities and broadcasters using the industry's most proven real-time storage software technology, delivering stable operation, high performance media access, and class-leading value.
Accessing the Online Documentation Accessing the Online Documentation The Avid Motion Graphics online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can access the documentation in the Avid Motion Graphics Documentation folder on the Avid Motion Graphics installer device. n You need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid Motion Graphics Server before you can access the PDF documentation. To access the online documentation from the installer device: 1.
1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview Avid Motion Graphics solutions integrate industry-leading broadcast graphics systems and live production servers with both the newsroom and broadcast production. The result is facility-wide access to branded visual templates and elements—from traffic to the promotions department to the journalists—and a more consistent and competitive channel identity in all news, sports and entertainment programming.
Product Suite Product Suite The Avid Motion Graphics platform is built on a powerful rendering engine that lets everyone involved in graphics development make the most of their media. The product suite provides a foundation for a variety of applications, including news, sports, live events, post production, and channel branding. In addition, Avid Motion Graphics has a variety of tools and plug-ins that extend it’s capabilities. The following table describes the different Avid Motion Graphics applications.
Product Suite Application Description (Continued) Avid Motion Graphics Control Avid Motion Graphics Control is for non-newsroom graphics and control room operators. For those who need to control sequenced or non-sequenced graphics, and need the ability to adjust graphics on-the-fly. This application provides full graphics control for playout flexibility. It is installed with Avid Motion Graphics or on a separate 3rd party system.
Unpacking a New System Unpacking a New System When you first receive a new Avid Motion Graphics system, it is important to carefully unpack and verify the condition of the components received. The following main topics describe: • Opening the Shipping Container • Verifying Components • Inspecting Components for Damage Opening the Shipping Container Before unpacking your new system, make sure the location is free of clutter and dust. Also, make sure you have a power source and a VGA monitor nearby.
Unpacking a New System Verifying Components After unpacking everything, verify that you have all of the items or components that are listed on the packing slip. Each item is marked with a part number appears as a line item on the packing slip. If you are missing any of the items listed on your packing slip, contact Avid before proceeding. Inspecting Components for Damage After verifying that all of your components have been received, you must also ensure that they are not damaged.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Avid Motion Graphics Hardware The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses industry standard components to deliver high capacity, high performance collaborative media solutions. A single Avid Motion Graphics enclosure is comprised of five 1 TB media storage drives, two mirrored system drives, RAID controller, Gigabit Ethernet, plus redundant power and fans.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Avid Motion Graphics Server Front The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an Avid bezel that covers the front of the enclosure. This bezel can be locked to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the buttons and data drives. Two keys are required to unlock and remove the bezel from the server. The keys are used at the same time in the lock on each side of the bezel.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware The following is an illustration of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure with the front bezel installed. The front of the single-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides access to 5 data drives (dual-channel AMG servers have 10 data drives), a USB port, network port activity LEDs, an error LED, and the Power and Reset buttons. The following is an illustration with the front bezel removed and the data drives installed.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Each of the data drives have a blue and red LED on the bottom front of the drive. The left LED (blue) is on when a drive has power and flashes when the drive is in use. 1 2 mp 3 4 The following table describes the parts of the data drive.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Data Drive LED Functions (Continued) Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments Initializing Activity Off Happens on initial array creation Failed Data Disk On solid On solid Disk performance degraded, should replace disk Unused Disk On solid Off No user intervention required Non-Branded On solid Slow flashing Unapproved disk attempting to be added, should replace disk Server Controls and LEDs The server has 8 LEDs on the top of the front panel, under the bezel,
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous illustration. item Number Control Description 1 Universal serial bus (USB) USB 2.0 device port on the front of the system supports one USB port device. Recommended for use when re-imaging the system drives or loading software. There are four more USB ports located on the back of the server. Two of them are located on the server itself and can be used for a USB Keyboard and Mouse.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers) For single channel AMG servers, one RAID 5 group is created in the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure using the 5 data drives. The single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 5 TB of storage. The numbers assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager.
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers) For dual channel AMG servers, two RAID 5 groups are created in the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure using the 10 data drives. The dual-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 10 TB of storage. The numbers assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel The rear panel provides access to the power supplies, system drives, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet connectors, RS232 Serial Port, and two USB connectors for the standard or USB keyboard and mouse provided with the server. If you purchased an AMG keyboard, you can connect it to one of the USB ports. The AMG Server has two power supply modules that set the voltage automatically for either 100 V or 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel The following table describes the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel Expansion Slots There are six expansion slots accessible from the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure. n For Single-channel model servers, slots 4 and 5 are blank. When upgrading a single-channel AMG server to a dual-channel AMG server, you must install the additional boards in slots 4 and 5. For more information, see “Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel” on page 140.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel The following table lists the standard boards and the expansion slots that are supported for both the single and dual-channel AMG Server models. Item PCI Slot Interface Description 1 Serial Card SeaLevel® 7205eS PCI Express serial interface The Sealevel 7205eS PCI Express serial interface provides two serial ports configurable for RS-232 or RS-422. Each serial port utilizes a 16C950 UART with 128-byte Tx/Rx FIFOs which enables data rates to 921.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel System Drives There are two system drives accessible from the rear of the enclosure. These two drives are mirrored and if a failure occurs on either one of the system drives, you can pull the failed drive out of the enclosure and install a replacement drive without turning off the Avid Motion Graphics Server. n The drive carriers for the system drives are locked to prevent them from opening during shipment.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel USB Ports There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Avid recommends using the USB ports, located on the expansion card containing the PS/2 connections, for USB devices. The following illustration shows the rear USB and PS/2 ports on the Avid Motion Graphics Server. The illustration depicts a single-channel model Avid Motion Graphics server.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel USB Devices and License Activation ID There two USB devices, one for software application installation and one that contains the AMG Drive recovery image. The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration you may receive more than one Activation ID card.
Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations Before you start to install software and configure the Avid Motion Graphics Server, ensure the following tasks are completed. Checked Tasks Refer to... Unpack your system For more information, see “Unpacking a New System” on page 16. Verify System components against your packing slip For more information, see “Verifying Components” on page 17.
2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server The following describes how to rack mount and cable your Avid Motion Graphics server. It includes information about attaching peripherals, connecting the AMG keyboard, serial connections, and network protection.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack Rack-mount Requirements • Elevated Operating Ambient — If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature specified by the manufacturer.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack Positioning the Server in the Rack The following information helps you decide where to install the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the rack. n Avid recommends 5 rack spaces to allow for room between devices in future expansion. To position the server in the rack enclosure: t Select a position in the rack where the Avid Motion Graphics Server is at the proper baseline position.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack The following table describes various positioning points in the previous illustration.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack 4. Repeat these steps to separate the second slide rail. Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server Attach the inner slide rails that were separated from the outer slide rails to the Avid Motion Graphics Server. To attach the inner slide rails: 1. Position the inner slide rail against the side of the server so that the screw holes are toward the rear of the server, and front of the slide rail fits over the tab at the front of the server. 2.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack 2. Slide the square tabs through the holes in the front, vertical rack-mounting rail. 3. Push the outer rail towards the outside of the rack, to secure the outer rail in place. 4. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail. 5. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail. 6. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack After separating the slide rails as previously described (see “Separating the Slide Rails” on page 37), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, you first need to clip on the round hole adapter. To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with round holes: 1.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack 3. Slide the outer slide rail bracket assembly onto the side rack-mounting rail so that the round hole adapter is over the rack rail. n It is helpful to have someone holding the slide rails level for you when positioning them in the rack. 4. Insert the small (10-32) Phillips-head screws through the round-hole adapter and mounting rail, into the bracket. If the rack holes are different size, you need to supply your own screws. 5.
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack 7. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack. Securing the Server in a Rack c You should have someone helping you lift the Avid Motion Graphics Server while you are positioning it into the slide rails. To secure the Avid Motion Graphics Server to the rack enclosure: 1.
Installing the RAID Drives Installing the RAID Drives After rack-mounting the hardware, you can install the RAID drives. n For information about configuring the RAID drives after they are installed, see“Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)” on page 63. To install the RAID drives: 1. Locate the drives shipped with your system. n Single channel Avid Motion Graphics servers ship with 5 drives. Dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers ship with 10 drives. 2. Select a drive.
Installing the Breakout Box c Do not force a drive into a slot. If you are having problems installing a drive, check to make sure it is level and flat as you insert it into the compartment, that the drive carrier latch is open and at a 45 degree angle to the drive carrier, and that the LEDs are on the bottom of the drive carrier. 6. Push the handle into the drive carrier. This seats the drive in the server. You’ll hear a click when the drive is fully seated and the handle latches in place. 7.
Installing the Breakout Box Item Number Description (Continued) 7 SDI Input/Output (enabled) 8 Component/Composite Video Output (not enabled) 9 Reference In/Out Loop Terminate loop with 75 ohm termination 10 LTC Input/Output (enabled) 11 Analog Audio Output (not enabled) The breakout box is required for cabling the Avid Motion Graphics system. The following information describes how to install the breakout box in a rack.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics Cabling Avid Motion Graphics After the Avid Motion Graphics server is placed in a rack, you can connect the VGA monitor, Mouse, and Keyboard. To do this you might need to use a KVM extender, Avid recommends Avocent®. Video Connections The are video setup guidelines based on your system type. Video reference must be present prior to the integration of the video output signal into customer production environment.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics 1080i 60.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 29.97 1080PsF 23.98 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080 30 1080PsF 24.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 50 1080PsF 25.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 59.94 1080PsF 29.97 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 60 1080PsF 30.00 Hz Custom Resolutions 1080p 23.98 Hz n n Custom Resolutions: Avid Motion Graphics allows users to set non-standard video formats (i.e. 1080 x 1920 9:16 for a digital signage type or studio display).
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics Connecting Video Cables The following information explains how to make the video connections for the Avid Motion Graphics Server to the Monitor going through a breakout box. The breakout box transfers any video from the Video I/O card(s) to the monitor. The following illustration shows the front of the breakout box to which the video cables connect. The following illustration shows the video connections on the back of the breakout box.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics The Video I/O card is located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. There are three different cables, which must be connected from this video card on the server to the breakout box. It has 4 mini-BNC connectors, labeled SDI 1 through 4 on the lower portion of the card, as shown in the following illustration.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics The cable(s) are labeled as are the connections on the Video I/O card(s) and the breakout box. The video cable supplied is shown in the following illustration. n For dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two video cables. Also supplied with your Avid Motion Graphics Server is a 60-pin breakout connector cable, as shown in the following illustration. n For dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two 60-pin breakout connector cables.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the breakout connector cable. One end of this cable connects to the multi-port connector, located at the top of the Video I/O card on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server, and the other end connects to the multi-port connector on the back of the breakout box. The final cable you must connect from your Video I/O card and the breakout box is the HDMI cable. The HDMI out provides Preview video.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics The following illustration shows the standard size end of the HDMI cable. The following illustration shows the mini size end of the HDMI cable. Connecting the KVM Switch The next step is to connect the KVM switch to your VGA adapter. To do so, connect the KVM switch power cord into a Power outlet. n Your network switch might not have a Power switch and might be powered on when you plug the power cords into a power outlet.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics COM Port Pinouts The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an RS-232 COM 1 port located off the motherboard. It is usually used for connecting to an automation system. The male pinouts for COM Port 1 for automation control are shown in the following illustration. 1 5 6 9 The following table lists the RS-232 signals for the male COM Port 1 connector on the rear panel of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. These COM ports operate as standard COM ports.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics Connecting VGA Cables VGA cables are used to connect the VGA output to a VGA monitor or KVM. The VGA card slots (s) are located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Use a VGA cable (not supplied) to connect the VGA card on the server to a VGA monitor or KVM. the location of the VGA Adapter on the rear of the AMG server is shown in the following illustration. VGA Adapter (for KVM or VGA Monitor) A VGA cable is shown in the following illustration.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the VGA cable. Serial Input and Output Connections For serial input connections, Pins 1 and 4 of the RS-232 connector can be used to detect a GPI from a standard contact closure (such as a GPI output from a switcher). Alternatively, a short pulse (minimum 10 milliseconds) on pin 1 also triggers the GPI input for a Deko application.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics Setting Serial Protocol Set the serial protocol to the following: n • 9600 baud • 8 bits • No Parity • One Stop Bit The serial protocol of your system and the automation system must match. To set the communication ports of your system: 1. Press the Ctrl + Esc keys on your keyboard. A menu displays. 2. Select Settings > Control panel. 3. Double-click Ports to display the selection of serial ports (usually COM1). The Ports window opens. 4.
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics 3. Once you log on to your AMG server, you should disable Ethernet ports 2-6 prior to installing the AMG software or licensing. For more information, see “Disabling Ethernet Ports” on page 62. Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse An industry standard keyboard, mouse with center wheel and monitor are used to access the software on the server. If you ordered an AMG keyboard, plug it into one of the USB ports. Following is an example of the AMG keyboard.
Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server To connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Avid Motion Graphics Server: 1. (Option) Install your KVM switch in a suitable location next to the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the rack. You can also place the monitor on a shelf, and the keyboard and mouse on a sliding tray in the rack. These items are optional and can be purchased locally or from Avid. c Do not place the monitor on top of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. 2.
Powering on Avid Motion Graphics Powering on Avid Motion Graphics When you turn on the power to your Avid Motion Graphics Server hardware, you must do it in the following order so that the Avid Motion Graphics Server locate and acknowledge all of its connected components. n If you encounter an error when starting the Avid Motion Graphics application for the first time, close the error message and change the display resolution frequency to 60Hz. For further information contact Avid support.
Network and Operating System Settings Complete the Windows installation by answering the Windows operating system prompts. When the system prompts you to enter the Windows activation key, locate the Windows Certificate of Authenticity. n The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Network and Operating System Settings 7. Close all open windows and restart the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Configuring Date and Time Parameters Assuming your Windows operating system is already installed, you must configure the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time parameters. To configure date and time parameters: 1. Click the time in the taskbar. The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens. 2. Click Change date and time settings. 3.
Network and Operating System Settings Disabling Ethernet Ports The AMG server has 6 Ethernet ports. By default, they are all enabled. Before you install your AMG software or license your system, you need to disable Ethernet ports 2-6. n Disable Ethernet ports 2-6 in Windows before you activate any licenses on the server. Failure to do so, will cause licensing issues. Once these ports are disabled, plugging or unplugging Ethernet ports or connecting them to different networks should have no effect.
Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only) Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only) After the drives are installed and the server is powered on, the RAID configuration must be imported using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool. The following procedure summarizes the LSI MegaRAID procedure for importing a Foreign Configuration. For more information, see the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool Help.
Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only) The Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears listing the foreign configurations. 9. Click the Accept button. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import. 10. Click the Yes button. A dialog box confirms when the import is completed. n A background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the server during this process but performance is better after the initialization is finished.
3 Software Installation The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics software. n While Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production software is typically installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, the Avid Motion Graphics Creation software is installed on a qualified laptop or computer supplied by customers. If you are installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist or News Control, there is a separate installer required.
Software Installation Software Installation After setting up and configuring operating system and network settings for your Avid Motion Graphics server, you can install the Avid Motion Graphics software. The Avid Motion Graphics software is installed onto the system using a USB flash drive. For Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production the system comes with two USB flash drives. One USB flash drive contains the Avid Motion Graphics Server software.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies There are two USB flash drives that arrived with your system. One contains the software applications, and the other is for server recovery. Locate the Avid Motion Graphics software on the USB flash drive that shipped with the system.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies 4. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. The installer splash screen appears.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies 5. Do one of the following: S t To install Avid Motion Graphics, select Avid Motion Graphics Online. t To install Avid Motion Graphics Creation, select Avid Motion Graphics Offline. This begins the installation of the AMG software on the AMG server. The next screen appears: n If you get a message saying “Driver Update Required! Click Here.”, click on it to install the latest drivers.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies 6. 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.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion Graphics application opens. 7. Click Next to continue. 8. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement. 9. Click the Install button to begin installing the software. The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box. 10. (Option) Mark the Show Windows installer log check box to view the install log.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies 12. (Option) If you have connected an Avid Motion Graphics Keyboard (AMGK) you may now click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option on the installer. A Windows Security dialog box appears alerting you that software is being installed. Do the following: a. Mark the Always trust software from this company check box so the installation can continue. b. Click the Install button. This is a quick installation.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools When using your Avid Motion Graphics system in an environment with other software applications you can install the following Avid Motion Graphics Tools. n This Avid Motion Graphics Tools do not require any Avid licensing. 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 Tools Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued) Deko Translator The Deko Translator is an application that allows you to utilize your existing Deko Graphics assets and convert them into native AMG Compositions. DekoTranslator is a standalone application not requiring AMG or Deko to be installed to work correctly. However, to confirm that the all the assets required to process the Deko Graphics are available, you need some version of the Deko application.
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 plug-ins available to install for use with Avid Motion Graphics To install Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins: 1. Do one of the following: n c t Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins option in the list. t If the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins option in the list.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins n 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. 3. Do one of the following: t To return to the main installer window, click Avid Motion Graphics Main. t To exit the installer, click Exit. 4.
4 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 To activate the software using the Avid License Control tool you need the items listed in the following table. The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration you may receive more than one Activation ID card.
What You Need to Activate the Software License 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. System ID The System ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system.
What You Need to Activate the Software License License Activation Using an Internet Connection To activate the software license using an Internet connection: 1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a separate box). 2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control. The Avid License Control tool opens.
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” on page 83. 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.
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.
5 Video Setup and Preferences The following provides instructions for configuring the Avid Motion Graphics software. You must complete your Avid Licensing before performing the video setup, and selecting preferences. For more information, see “Software Licensing” on page 78.
Video Setup Video Setup The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard is used for video setup. To open the Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard: 1. From the Start menu, do one of the following:. t For single channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics A Channel Video Setup. t For dual channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics B Channel Video Setup. The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard opens.
Video Setup 2. There are four templates available for video setup. The standard configuration to select for an AMG Server is: AJA Kona 3G Quad Input + Output + HDMI, as shown selected in the previous illustration. n A different template can get selected by default even if the Video Setup has already been performed on this particular computer. Ensure the correctness of the template selection on each start of the Video Setup. 3. The Video Output Hardware settings must have the following default values.
Video Setup 3. For Composite Trilevel set the Sync field as Composite Trilevel and set the Sync-Format to the proper format of the tri-level signal you are providing. 4. Do not change the OutBuffer or InBuffer settings from the default, BGRA. 5. The Field Render Mode allows a choice of how the interlaced image is rendered. For most video formats (except for 1080i), the Frame mode should always be set. Failing to do so might result in incorrect rendering of the video output.
Preferences The Avid Motion Graphics video setting Unshape is by default Off. This default setting is for shaped keying. Shaped refers to a video and key pair that has the key pre-applied (or pre-multiplied) to the video signal. If you need unshaped keying use the pull down for Stream #1 and select Expand1. The Stream #2 is for preview only output and should not be changed.
Preferences When you select a Video Format the Size, Camera Aspect Ratio, and Pixel Aspect Ratio are populated based on the correct default settings for the particular video format selected. n This is setting the size of the viewport and will not impact your video output. Avid recommends a setting of HDV/HDTV 1080. 3. (Optional) If you want, you can select the Focal Length for the viewport camera.
Preferences 3. Click the Text tab. 4. (Optional) Select Unicode Shaping to support Unicode characters such as Arabic. 5. (Optional) Select Spell Check to enables spell checking. 6. Click the Ok button. Configuring Path Preferences The Avid Motion Graphics Design applications allows multiple designers to work with one common project library. Path preferences are defined and configured using AMG Preferences on the Path tab.
Preferences 3. Click the Path tab. 4. Do one of the following: t Click the down-arrow to browse the AMG browser. t Click the magnifying glass to use the Windows browser. t Click the User Default button to select the default path. 5. Select a location. 6. Click the Ok button. To configure a Admin Projects path: 1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences. The AMG Preferences window opens. 2. Click the Machine tab. 3.
Preferences To configure a Common Library path: 1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences. The AMG Preferences window opens. 2. Click the Machine tab. 3. Click the Path tab. 4. Click the black arrow to open the File browser window (or magnifying glass icon if you prefer to use a Windows browser). The File window opens. 5. Select the network drive on which to keep the Common Library. 6. Double-click the folder in which to save your objects. 7. Click the Ok button.
Preferences To configure a Common Assets path: 1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences. The AMG Preferences window opens. Common Assets path (empty by default) is where all shared media files are saved (clips, .jpg,.png files, etc) to be used by many designers without having to copy them to their local computers. 2. Click the Machine tab. 3. Click the Path tab. 4. Click the magnifying glass to open the browser. 5.
Preferences 4. Do one of the following: t Shortcut layout — This allows the user to select the layout into which they want AMG open when double clicking the AMG shortcut. By default, this is set to None, which then uses the default layout. t Create Open All — When this is selected, when the user double-clicks the shortcut, it opens that project and loads all compositions contained in that project.
Preferences 4. Do one of the following: t Video Input #1 Enabled —If you use a Video In signal and you want to enable Video Input #1. t Composition thumbnail size — The size of the Composition thumbnail. 5. In the Project Saving backup modes section: t Enable backup creation when saving —When checked (default) it saves the copy of the project that was in memory to disk. The location it saves it to is C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Avid\AMG\Backup t Automatically save the project every (minutes) —Th
Preferences 3. Click the Reduced Renderer tab. 4. Adjust the Render settings for Edit. These settings are auto set when using playout mode. For example, when in Playout mode, it does not need to use performance to render the edit pipe. Options are: - Off - OnMouse - OnFocus - Continuous 5. Click the Ok button when you are done adjusting the render settings.
6 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist and Related Software The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist software and related applications.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation AMG Journalist Server Software Installation The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server software (AMG Journalist Server) for integration with Avid iNEWS Command and Avid iNEWS newsroom computer system. n A different configuration is necessary if using ENPS. Before performing this procedure, the Avid Motion Graphics servers must have already been installed and licensed.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation t If you get an option to modify, then the installers are already installed. Cancel the installation, and go to the next step. t If you do not get an option to modify, continue with the installation. Go to the next step. 3. Make sure that Windows Media Player is enabled. This is part of the Windows Desktop Experience feature for Windows Server 2008. To verify that it is enabled, do the following: a. Open the Control Panel, and select Programs and Features.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation 9. Select Click here to Install AMG Journalist Databases. Wait until the AMG Journalist databases are installed. When it is done, the message “AMG Database Creation Complete” appears. 10. Select Return to return to the AMG Journalist Installer main menu. 11. Click the option to install AMG ODBC. 12. Select Yes on the pop-up menu. 13. Select Exit to exit the AMG Journalist Installer and return to the Windows desktop.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation 4. In the [GATEWAY] section, set the IP to the specific address for the local AMG Journalist Server. n Do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name. 5. In the [MOS DEVICE] section: n t Confirm that the NAME is set to AMGNews. t In the CHANNELS field, enter the channels names that you intend to use in the system. Each name must be separated by a comma and space (e.g., 1, 2, 3, for graphics channels).
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation 8. In the [NCS] section: t In the NAME field, enter the NRCS server name. t If you want to see more than the first 2 replaceable fields in the Command playlist, change the ABSTRACT FMT field from <2values> to the desired number of fields. 9. Select File > Save, and then close the AMGConf.ini file. 10. On the AMG Journalist Server, go to C:\AMGNews\bins\cfg and open the Previewunits.ini file. t There are 2 UNITs sections.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation Licensing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server The Avid Motion Graphics NRCS License is the only License required for the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist server. The server itself does not have a license. The Avid Motion Graphics Journalist System ID label, as shown in the following illustration, is used as the System ID number to activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Clients.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation To activate the license for Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Clients: 1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a separate box). 2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control. The Avid License Control tool opens. n After your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID. 3.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation 4. In the How would you like to proceed? section, select the I am connected to the Internet and will use this computer option, 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 83. 5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation 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. 8. Back up your license profile information, and save it somewhere that you can access it.
AMG Journalist Client Installation AMG Journalist Client Installation This section contains the following topics: • “Installing AMG Journalist Client Software” on page 109 • “Testing the AMG Journalist Client” on page 109 Installing AMG Journalist Client Software The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client for integration with Command, and iNEWS or ENPS. To install the AMG Journalist client: 1.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration 5. Click Save and confirm that the data has updated. 6. Open the created item and click the Preview button. 7. Confirm that the correct replacement data appears. 8. Open the created item and click the Movie button. 9. Confirm that the item appears with motions and correct replacement data. 10. Create several more items and drag them into the rundown. 11. Create a hand-entered item. 12.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer: 1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path - \\servername). 2. Select AMG NewsShare, and open the Install folder. 3. Double-click the Avid_Motion_Graphics_Journalist_setup.exe. 4. Select Yes. The User Account Control dialog box opens. 5. In the AMG Journalist Applications window, click AMG News Preview Renderer to install it. 6.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration Licensing the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips Once you have installed the AMG Preview Renderer on a dedicated computer., you need to license the AMG News Preview Renderer, and the AMG Clips products. Before you begin, you should have the following two Activation labels: • AMG News Preview Renderer Activation label • AMG Clips Activation label You will also need to the System ID from the AMG Journalist System ID label.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration To activate the license for AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips: 1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a separate box). 2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control. The Avid License Control tool opens. n After your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID. 3.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration 4. In the “How would you like to proceed?” section, select the I am connected to the Internet and will use this computer option, 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 83. 5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration 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. 8. Repeat Steps 3-7 to activate the AMG Clips license. 9.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration 3. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. The installer splash screen appears.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration 4. Select Avid Motion Graphics Tools. This begins the installation of the AMG Tools software on the AMG Preview Renderer. The next screen appears: 5. Click the Avid Motion Graphics Font Package option to install the AMG fonts package onto the AMG Preview Renderer. n Wait for all of the components to install before continuing.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion Graphics application opens. 6. Click Next to continue. 7. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement. 8. Click the Install button to begin installing the software. The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box. 9. Click the Finish button. 10. Click Exit to close the AMG setup.exe.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers After starting Avid Motion Graphics and the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, you must start the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers A and B. To start the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers A & B 1. On the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer computer, select Start > AMGNews Preview Renderer A. 2. Select File > Project > Open All, and navigate to the X:\TPL folder to open the project. 3.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation This section contains the following topics: • “Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager” on page 120 • “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service” on page 123 • “Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service” on page 126 • “Installing the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service” on page 127 Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager This topic contains information on how to
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation 3. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. The installer splash screen appears.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation 4. Select Avid Motion Graphics Tools. This begins the installation of the AMG Tools software on the AMG Preview Renderer. The next screen opens: 5. Click the AMG Advanced Device Manager option to install the AMG Advanced Device Manager onto the AMG Playout server. n Wait for all of the components to install before continuing.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation n The license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to the Avid license server and verify the license. For more information, refer to “Software Licensing” on page 78. Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service This section provides the standard procedure for installing the device service. To install the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service on the device: 1.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation 3. Read the License Agreement, accept the terms, and click Next. If you do not accept the terms, the installation program will not continue. n You can print the terms if you want to read them later or keep a copy for your records. The Destination Folder dialog box opens. 4. Do one of the following: t Click Change to designate an install directory, and then click Next. t Accept the default location by clicking Next.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation The Options dialog box opens. 5. Select Avid Motion Graphics and click Next. The Custom Setup dialog box appears with the default services selected for installation of client software. However, for CII integration, you must modify the selections to customize your installation. 6. Deselect Avid iNEWS Command Workstation so that it is not installed. 7. Expand Avid Graphic Device Service and select Avid Graphic Device Service 01.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation 8. Click Next to continue. 9. When the Ready to Install the Program dialog box appears, click Install. 10. When the installation is complete, click Finish. You are now ready to install the appropriate plug-in or the Graphic Inventory Editor (GIE), if necessary.
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation 6. In the ADM IP field, type the local machine’s specific IP address. 7. In the NET CONNECT AS, type the computer name\user name for the AMG Journalist Server, so that the device service connects to the AMG Journalist Server with the right credentials. n If the Journalist Server uses a local log in, enter the local computer name and user name, such as AMGJourn\Admin. A domain login also works here. 8.
Configuring Command and iNEWS or ENPS 7. Confirm that the Avid Motion Graphics Playout Server can see the Command Server. If the Command server is in a different subnet, add the FQDN or IP address to the Locator tab in the Avid Service Framework, Workgroup Properties application. 8. Install Avid iNEWS Command, and select the AMG Device Service from the install menu.
Confirming AMG Functionality with Command 5. Open the Advanced Device Manager. This initiates the Open All command. You are now ready to play items in Command. If you have to close and open the UI for any reason, do the following: - Open the Avid Motion Graphics application from your shortcut. - In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, switch to Playout mode. - In the open Advanced Device Manager, click the Connect button, which initiates the Open All. 6.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control When you do not have iNEWS Command but use scripts and rundowns in a MOS environment you can use Avid Motion Graphics News Control. The following steps describe how to install and configure the Avid Motion Graphics News Control for use in a MOS workflow environment. They assume that the Avid Motion Graphics Servers have already been installed and licensed.You must have licenses for AMG News components.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 3. In the Preview section: t Set the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name). 4. In the Gateway section: t Set the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name). 5. In the MOS Device section: t Confirm the NAME is set to set to your desired MOS DEVICE ID for the AMG playout system. 6.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Open Avid License Control and confirm that you have an NRCS license and Avid Motion Graphics News Control licenses (if necessary). If you do not have an NRCS license, contact your sales representative to obtain a license. To License theAvid Motion Graphics Journalist: 1. Open Avid License Control tool. 2. Activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS license.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control X: Drive Network Share The AMG News system includes a network share folder known as the X: Drive. This is a centralized location where many of the components for the AMG News system reside. The X: Drive includes installers and configuration files for components. The X: Drive is also the centralized repository for the sites graphic templates and assets. It is vital that consistent network connectivity is available between AMG News components and the X: Drive.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 4. Click AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection. 5. Click the AMGNRCS to install. This configures the AMG Journalist Client. Installing the Preview Renderer The following describes installing the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer on a dedicated computer. To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer: 1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path - \\servername). 2. Open the install folder. 3.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 6. Open Avid License Control. 7. Confirm that the AMG licenses are in place: AMG, Clips, 3D Stereo (if purchased). Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS The last steps are to configure the MOS device channels, and iNEWS rundowns. To Configure Avid MOS Gateway: 1. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MOS-MAP, add an entry for the new MOS ID. See the following example: 2. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MAP, add an entry for the MOS device and its corresponding MOS Gateway.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 3. Configure the Avid MOS Gateway – MOS devices controlled by the Avid MOS Gateway must appear as an entry in the Avid MOS Gateway’s mosconfig.xml file. See the following example: Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client If you are using AMG Journalist with ENPS, then you must configure ENPS to host the AMG Journalist client. n This can be done from any ENPS client machine.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control d. In the Program field, select the group that was created specifically for Command. e. n In the MOS Version field, 2.8 is the recommended version. Make sure that the AMGConf.ini is also set to use MOS 2.8. f. In the Local DragDrop field, make sure it is set to Off. g. In the Story Send field, make sure this option is selected. n n Using the same MOS ID as the Command system allows the journalist to open graphics that have already been created.
7 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist software and related applications. The following topic is included: • Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control After setting up and configuring settings of the operating system for your Avid Motion Graphics system you can install the Avid Motion Graphics News Control software and related applications.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control When you do not have iNEWS Command but use scripts and rundowns in a MOS environment you can use Avid Motion Graphics News Control. The following steps describe how to install and configure the Avid Motion Graphics News Control for use in a MOS workflow environment. They assume that the Avid Motion Graphics Servers have already been installed and licensed.You must have licenses for AMG News components.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 3. In the Preview section: t Set the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name). 4. In the Gateway section: t Set the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name). 5. In the MOS Device section: t Confirm the NAME is set to set to your desired MOS DEVICE ID for the AMG playout system. 6.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Open Avid License Control and confirm that you have an NRCS license and Avid Motion Graphics News Control licenses (if necessary). If you do not have an NRCS license, contact your sales representative to obtain a license. To License theAvid Motion Graphics Journalist: 1. Open Avid License Control tool. 2. Activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS license.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control X: Drive Network Share The AMG News system includes a network share folder known as the X: Drive. This is a centralized location where many of the components for the AMG News system reside. The X: Drive includes installers and configuration files for components. The X: Drive is also the centralized repository for the sites graphic templates and assets. It is vital that consistent network connectivity is available between AMG News components and the X: Drive.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 4. Click AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection. 5. Click the AMGNRCS to install. This configures the AMG Journalist Client. Installing the Preview Renderer The following describes installing the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer on a dedicated computer. To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer: 1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path - \\servername). 2. Open the install folder. 3.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control 6. Open Avid License Control. 7. Confirm that the AMG licenses are in place: AMG, Clips, 3D Stereo (if purchased). Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS The last steps are to configure the MOS device channels, and iNEWS rundowns. To Configure Avid MOS Gateway: 1. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MOS-MAP, add an entry for the new MOS ID. See the following example: 2. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MAP, add an entry for the MOS device and its corresponding MOS Gateway.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client If you are using AMG Journalist with ENPS, then you must configure ENPS to host the AMG Journalist client. n This can be done from any ENPS client machine. Once configured, the AMG Journalist client will need to be installed (from the X: drive) on all ENPS client machines that need access to it. To configure ENPS to host AMG Journalist client: 1. Open the ENPS client. 2.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control f. In the Local DragDrop field, make sure it is set to Off. g. In the Story Send field, make sure this option is selected. n n Using the same MOS ID as the Command system allows the journalist to open graphics that have already been created. If you are using more than one ActiveX plugin (such as AMG Journalist and Deko Select), only one ActiveX plugin can be configured to use the same MOS ID as Command.
8 Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel This chapter provides procedures for upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server to a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server. This includes adding five additional media drives one additional VGA board, and one additional Video I/O board in your Avid Motion Graphics server. Do not add any hardware if there are any issues with the system. Correct all problems before adding new hardware and making changes to the system.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots The following illustration shows the dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server rear panel as it looks with the two additional boards installed in Slots 4 and 5. • The NVidia® Quadro 4000 VGA board is shipped installed in Slot 4 of the dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers. When upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server to dual channel, you must add this board to Slot 4.
Upgrade Checklist Upgrade Checklist The following table provides a checklist of tasks that must be performed when upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics server to a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server. Disconnect all cables from your AMG server chassis, and remove the AMG server from the rack. Remove the system cover, as described in “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on page 150.
Upgrade Checklist Materials Checklist The following materials are included in the upgrade kit: • 1 Nvidia VGA board • 1 AJA Video I/O Board • 1 Breakout Panel • 1 cable needed for Breakout panel • 1 DVI-VGA Adapter (not needed) • 1 USB Software Drive • 1 USB Drive Image (TBD) • 1 Avid Motion Graphics Activation Card Removing and Installing the System Cover To remove the top cover: 1. Observe the safety precautions described in “Electrostatic Discharge Precautions” on page 148. 2.
Upgrade Checklist 5. Pull the two pull tabs on the sides of the cover outward. n Make sure the top of unit first needs to slide to the rear to dis-engage it from the chassis front cover. Removing the Top System Cover Front Pull tabs Top cover screws Thumb screws 6. Lift and slide the cover off the system to remove it.
Upgrade Checklist To install the server system cover: 1. Place the cover over the server so that the side edges of the cover sit just outside the server sidewalls. 2. While pulling the tabs outward, slide the cover forward until the tabs click into place and release the pull tabs. 3. Replace the four top cover screws previously removed. 4. Tighten the rear thumbscrews. 5. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords.
Upgrade Checklist 3. Remove the T-bar by removing the ten (10) screws that are securing it to the chassis. After removing the T-Bar, there is a cover (that directs heat to the rear of the system). Remove that cover also. Removing the T-Bar Front 4 Screws T-Bar 2 Screws 4 Screws 4. Identify the appropriate slot for the additional VGA and Video I/O boards you are installing.
Upgrade Checklist 5. Remove the screw securing each of the blank panels associated with the slots where you are installing the additional VGA and Video boards.
Upgrade Checklist 6. Insert the Video I/O board in Slot 4 so that it fits into the connector and fills the hole where you previously removed the blank panel (Slot 4). n Be sure that the tab at the bottom panel seats into the slot on the bottom of the server chassis. 7. Insert the VGA board in Slot 5 so that it fits into the connector and fills the hole where you previously removed the blank panel (Slot 4).
Upgrade Checklist d. Replace the heat shroud using the 2 Phillips screws. 9. Re-attach the T-Bar with the ten (10) screws that you removed earlier. 10. Replace the top cover, see “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on page 150. 11. Re-rack the AMG server, see “Positioning the Server in the Rack” on page 36. 12. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords into the server.
Upgrade Checklist 4. Make sure the drive LEDs are on the bottom before you begin to slide the drive into the server. Drive carrier latch Drive lock Fault LED (red) Power/Activity LED (blue) c Do not force a drive into a slot. If you are having problems installing a drive, check to make sure it is level and flat as you insert it into the server, that the drive carrier latch is open and at a 45 degree angle to the drive carrier, and that the LEDs are on the bottom of the drive carrier. 5.
Upgrade Checklist 4. Wait for the Windows operating system to load before you attempt to use the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This can take several minutes. When the system starts up, login to your system with your current username and password. If you haven’t changed it, the default login username is AMG, which is not case sensitive and the password is left blank (no password is assigned). When installing the software, you should log on as user of AMG and no password.
Upgrade Checklist Before you begin this procedure, you must have already removed the physical media drives from the chassis and replaced them with new drives, as described in the topic “Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server” on page 156. To re-RAID Media Drives: 1. On the Avid Motion Graphics server, right click on Computer, and select Manage. The Computer Management dialog box opens. 2. In the Storage folder, select Disk Management. The Disk Management window opens. 3.
Upgrade Checklist 4. Once you have verified that you have deleted the existing volumes, you can close the Disk Management window, and go to the next step. 5. Start the MegaRAID Storage Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager > StartupUI, or select the MegaRAID Storage Manager desktop icon. n If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed.
Upgrade Checklist 8. Click the Logical tab to confirm that the new drives you inserted appear in the Unconfigured Drives tree. In the following example, note the following: - The previously installed drives (Slots 12 -16) appear in the Drives tree. - The drives you just installed in Slots 7-11 appear In the Unconfigured Drives tree, as “Unconfigured Good”. This indicates that they are new un-configured media drives.
Upgrade Checklist 9. Clear the existing configuration by doing the following: a. Right-click on the LSI MegaRAID SAS. b. Select the Clear Configuration option from the list The Confirm Clear Configuration dialog box opens. 10. Select the Confirm check box, and click Yes to clear the existing configuration. After the existing configuration is cleared, all of the drives that were in the Span: 0, and Span:1 trees should now appear in the Unconfigured Drives tree as “Unconfigured Good”.
Upgrade Checklist 11. Right-click the LSI MegaRAID SAS again, and select Create Virtual Drive. The Create Virtual Drive - Choose mode dialog box opens. 12. Select the Advanced radio button, and click Next. The Create Drive Group - Drive Group Settings dialog box opens. 13. Select the Drive group settings by doing the following: a. In the RAID level field, select RAID 50 - Spanned Drive Group. b. Select five drives by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the five drives. The Add > button becomes enabled. c.
Upgrade Checklist 14. In the Virtual drive settings dialog box, do the following: a. In the Virtual drive name field, make sure it says VD_0. b. In the Capacity field, leave the default of 7.273. c. In the Initialization state field, select No Initialization. d. In the Units field, leave the default of TB. e. In the Strip(e) size field, select 512 KB. f. In the “Read Policy, select Always Read Ahead. g. In the “Write policy” field, select Always Write Back. h.
Upgrade Checklist m. Click the Next Button. The Create Virtual Drive - Summary dialog box opens. 15. Review the summary for the settings you selected to create the virtual drives. Make sure the settings are correct before you create the virtual drive. 16. Once you have confirmed your settings are correct, click the Finish button to create the virtual drive.
Upgrade Checklist 17. When you are done, the Logical Tab should appear as it does in the following example: After the configuration, the system might go to “initializing mode”. This takes about 6 or 7 hours to initialize a single disk. n To view your progress, select Manage > Show Progress.
Upgrade Checklist 18. In Windows, do the following: a. Right-click on Computer, and select Manage. The Computer Management dialog box opens. b. In the Storage tree, select Disk Management. The Initialize Disk dialog box opens. 19. In the Initialize Disk dialog box, do the following: a. Select Disk 1 b. Select the GPT (GUID Partition Table) option. c. Click OK. 20.
Upgrade Checklist 22. Click Next. The Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog box opens.
Upgrade Checklist 23. In the “Assign the following drive letter” field, make sure the drive letter is set to “D” and click Next. The Format Partition dialog box opens. 24. In the Format Partition dialog box, do the following: a. Select the “Format this volume with the following settings” option. b. Set the Allocation unit size to 64K. c. Change the Volume label to Media. d. Make sure the “Perform a quick format” check box is selected. e. Click Next.
Upgrade Checklist 25. Click Finish. After the format is complete, the drive should show Healthy (Primary Partition). 26. Close the Disk Manager. 27. Reboot the system. You are now done creating the new media drives.
9 Adding and Replacing Hardware This section provides procedures for replacing components in your Avid Motion Graphics server. Removing and Replacing Data Drives The Avid Motion Graphics server automatically uses the spare drive in the server to repair the RAID group where the drive has failed or was taken offline. n You do not need to stop the Avid Motion Graphics server to replace a single drive.
Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server 2. Push the button, then pull the handle to unlatch the drive and slide the drive carrier out of the Avid Motion Graphics server. Replacing a Drive After removing a data drive as previously described (see “Removing a Drive” on page 171), install the replacement data drive as described in the following procedure. When the new data drive is inserted, the Avid Motion Graphics server automatically adds the new drive into the RAID group.
Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server 4. Carefully remove both system drives from the rear of the old server. Put them in a safe place. These are mirrored drives. The order in which you replace these drives in the new server should not matter. Although it would be good practice to mark the system drives as the upper and lower and replace them back in the same order in the new server. 5. Carefully remove all (5 or 10) data drives from the front of the old server and put them in a safe place.
Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server 14. You need to import the RAID configuration using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool. n If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at http://www.lsi.
Replacing System Drives in the Server This example depicts the configuration for a single channel (5 drive) model AMG server. f. Click Accept. g. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import, click Yes. h. You are informed when the import completes, click OK. n A background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the server, but performance is best once the initialization is finished.
Replacing System Drives in the Server Replacing System Drives in the Server If replacing the system drives as part of a complete server replacement, see “Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server” on page 172. When moving the systems drives from one server to another, the order in which you replace these drives in the new server should not matter. Although it would be good practice to mark the system drives as the upper and lower and replace them back in the same order in the new server.
Replacing System Drives in the Server 4. Click the Run hardware scan button (identified as A in the above illustration) to refresh the RAID data to the current state. 5. The volume icon has two smaller disk icons attached to it - one for each disk of the RAID set. Perform one of the following operations: - If the disk has previously been part of the RAID set, the disk appears as an icon attached to the Volume 0 icon and the application immediately begins the rebuild.
Replacing System Drives in the Server 7. Turn on your server and reimage your system drives which includes loading the Windows operating system, see “Reinstalling the Windows Operating System” on page 180. 8. Use the same IP addresses previously assigned. 9. Install the Avid Motion Graphics server software on the new system drives, see “Software Installation” on page 66. 10. Verify the Avid Motion Graphics server is functioning. If not, call customer support before continuing.
10 Product Recovery This section describes the procedures to recover your Avid Motion Graphics server drive by reinstalling Windows 7 Ultimate and Avid specific additions and changes. This procedure restores only the Windows operating system and the hardware drivers. It does not restore the Avid Motion Graphics software. The Avid Motion Graphics software must be reinstalled separately, after the operating system recovery is complete.
Reinstalling the Windows Operating System Reinstalling the Windows Operating System Avid provides a recovery image on the 16 GB USB flash drive provided with your Avid Motion Graphics server. The USB flash drive you allows you to re-install the operating system and drivers as it was shipped from Avid. To reinstall the Windows operating system from the Avid Product Recovery flash drive: 1. Locate the 16 Gb USB flash drive with the Avid Motion Graphics image. 2.
Reinstalling the Windows Operating System - Exit without doing a recovery. 10. At the prompt, type 2 to “Recover the entire system disk.” When you type 2, a warning screen opens, informing you that you are about to recover the Windows operating system. n If you type 3, the recovery quits to the Main menu. You need to type 3 again to get to command window. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to quit in any of these windows. 11. A yellow screen appears type Y. 12. A red screen appears type Y.
11 Specifications This information provides on the dimensions, weight, environmental, electrical, and the power cord specifications for the Avid Motion Graphics Server. It also recommends the use of an un-interruptible power supply (UPS) and supported network cabling. n For safety and regulatory information about your Avid Motion Graphics Server, see “Safety and Regulatory Information” on page 185.
Dimensions and Weight Dimensions and Weight The following describes the dimensions and weight of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Component Name Height Width Depth Maximum Weight Avid Motion Graphics Server 5.25 in (133 mm) 17.0 in (432 mm) 29 in (737 mm) 112 lbs (50.8 kg) with the maximum numbers of drives installed Environment The following describes the optimal operating environmental specifications for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Avid recommends you purchase an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to use with your Avid Motion Graphics Server. A UPS protects you against sudden power surges or losses that could cause you to lose files or experience data corruption. The power outlets need to be from the same distribution panel. This helps prevent ground loops that can be caused by plugging equipment into power sources with different ground potentials.
A Safety and Regulatory Information This document contains safety and regulatory information for Avid hardware.
FCC Notice FCC Notice Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency (RF) emission limits to provide an interference free radio frequency spectrum. Many electronic devices produce RF energy incidental to their intended purpose. Class A Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
European Union Declaration of Conformity European Union Declaration of Conformity Declaration of conformity Konformitätserklärung Déclaration de conformité Declaración de Confomidad Verklaring de overeenstemming Dichiarazione di conformità We/Wir/Nous/WIJ/Noi: Avid Technology 75 Network Drive Burlington, MA, 01803 USA European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or Avid Technology International B.V.
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union normatif(s). al que se refiere esta declaración es conforme a la(s) norma(s) u otro(s) documento(s) normativo(s). waarnaar deze verklaring verwijst, aan de volende norm(en) of richtlijn(en) beantwoordt. a cui si riferisce questa dichiarazione è conforme alla/e seguente/i norma/o documento/i normativo/i. The requirements of the European Council: Safety: Directive 2006/95/EEC UL 60950-1, 2nd edition CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.
Argentina Conformity Argentina Conformity Made in USA Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations Ken Hopkins Avid Technology (Aust) Pty Ltd c/o – Elliot House Suite 810, Level 8 140 Arther St North Sydney NSW – 2060 Japan EMC Regulations Class A Equipment This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions.
Korean EMC Regulations Korean EMC Regulations Class A Equipment Please note that this equipment has obtained EMC registration for commercial use. In the event that it has been mistakenly sold or purchased, please exchange it for equipment certified for home use.
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