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Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Using This Guide
- Avid Motion Graphics Overview
- Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server
- Installing the AMG Server in a Rack
- Installing the RAID Drives
- Installing the Breakout Box
- Cabling Avid Motion Graphics
- Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server
- Powering on Avid Motion Graphics
- Network and Operating System Settings
- Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)
- Software Installation
- Software Licensing
- Video Setup and Preferences
- Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist and Related Software
- AMG Journalist Server Software Installation
- Confirming the Win2008 R2 64 bit Installation
- Install the veredist_x64 and vcredist_88 Installers
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server Software
- Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server for iNEWS
- Licensing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server
- Starting the AMG Journalist Server Applications
- AMG Journalist Client Installation
- AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration
- AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation
- Configuring Command and iNEWS or ENPS
- Confirming AMG Functionality with Command
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- X: Drive Network Share
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client
- Installing the Preview Renderer
- Creating a Project Shortcut
- Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS
- Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client
- Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality
- AMG Journalist Server Software Installation
- Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- X: Drive Network Share
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client
- Installing the Preview Renderer
- Creating a Project Shortcut
- Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS
- Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client
- Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality
- Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
- Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel
- Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots
- Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
- Upgrade Checklist
- Materials Checklist
- Removing and Installing the System Cover
- Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards
- Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server
- Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server
- (Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software
- (Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings
- Re-RAIDing Media Drives
- Adding and Replacing Hardware
- Product Recovery
- Specifications
- Safety and Regulatory Information
Preferences
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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\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Avid\AMG\Backup
t Automatically save the project every (minutes) —The number of minutes to have the
project automatically saved. Recommended to set at a number greater than 10.
t Restart button —resets the minute value to 0.
t Keep maximum number of stored backups to — the number of backups stored if the
previously described number is set to something other than 0.
6. Click the Ok button.
Configuring the Reduced Renderer Preferences
The reduced renderer preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Reduced
Renderer tab.
To configure Miscellaneous preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Project tab.