User Manual

Using the Hardware Tool
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To get information with the Console window:
1. Select Tools > Console.
The Console window opens.
2. Select the item about which you want information, for example:
t In the Timeline, move the position indicator to the selected clip or segment and select
File > Get Position Info.
t In the bin, right-click and select Get Bin Info.
Information about the clip appears in the Console window.
To make your mapped network drives available:
1. Open the Console window by selecting Tools > Console.
2. In the Console command line, type:
alldrives 1
3. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
Network drives are now visible in your Avid editing application.
Typing
alldrives in the Console window turns this feature on and off. Typing alldrives
2
restores the default behavior where only media drives are available.
By default, network drives are filtered by resolution when the option Filter Network Drives
Based on Resolution option is selected in the Media Creation settings. For more information,
see “Media Creation Settings” on page 1424.
Using the Hardware Tool
The Hardware tool provides the following information about the system’s hardware
configuration:
• The Drives tab lists each online drive. The shaded portion of the bar graph to the right of
each drive shows the amount of storage space currently filled. The number in the bar graph
indicates the amount of available drive storage space for each drive.
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If your system is connected to an Avid shared storage network, you see two drives tabs, Local
Drives and Avid shared storage Drives.
• (Windows) The System tab lists the operating system, its version, service pack, and build,
and the physical memory.
• (Macintosh) The System tab lists the operating system, its version, and the physical memory.