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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 on the AMG chassis.
9. Back up your license profile information, and save it somewhere that you can access it.
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. On the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer computer, select Start > AMGNews
Preview Renderer B.
4. Select File > Project > Open All, and navigate to the X:\TPL folder to open the project.
Creating Project Shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer
After the on-air project is finalized, you can create Start Menu shortcut to open the project on the
AMG Preview Renderer.
To create project shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer:
1. Navigate to X:\TPL\basic.ldr.
2. Create a shortcut to that file on the desktop.
3. Double-click the file to open the project in Preview Renderer A.
4. With the project open, double-click the shortcut again, to open the project in Preview
Renderer B.
5. Drag the Preview Renderer A shortcut to the Start menu.
Now you can click Start, point to the Preview Renderer A, and select the project to open
both Preview Renderers.