WORKSTATION SETUP & ADMINISTRATION GUIDE VERSION 6.
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radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Canadian ICES-003 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. ? Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations ? John Kells, Australian Operations Manager Avid Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd. Unit B 5 Skyline Place French Forest NSW 2086 Australia Phone: 61-2-8977-4800 Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning The Avid|DS 6.x computer and the Equinox box are a 2-part system. The I.D. number and warning label will be placed on the bottom of the Avid|DS 6.x computer.
Contents Contents Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The Avid|DS Learning Roadmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using the Documentation Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Avid|DS Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Hotline Support . .
Contents The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Avid MediaDock LVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Single-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Two-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Three-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Avid Unity MediaNetwork. . . . . . . . .
Contents Installing Avid|DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Loading Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Installing and Removing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Installing and Removing Type 1 Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Installing and Removing TrueType Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Creating a Stripe Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Striping the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Importing Foreign Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Creating an Emergency Repair Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Chapter 10 ? Using the Recovery CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before You Start The Avid|DS Learning Roadmap The Avid®|DS package includes a comprehensive set of learning materials. With this Roadmap, you’ll know where to find the information you need to get up and running quickly and effectively. ? Start with the Workstation Setup & Administration Guide to prepare your site for Avid|DS. This includes assembly of your workstation, reinstalling and/or licensing any of the components, and tips on the daily maintenance of your system.
The Avid|DS Learning Roadmap At Avid|DS Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) around the world, you can further your Avid|DS education by attending the DS-101, DS-201, & DS-301 courses. These multi-day courses teach you about the interface and workflow while producing short projects. For details, visit http://avid.com/training. The User’s Guide contains comprehensive information on how to perform basic and advanced post-production tasks.
Before You Start Using the Documentation Library The Documentation Library contains all the Avid|DS documentation in PDF format. If it was installed on your system, you can access it from the Help menu in Avid|DS. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the documentation online. To access the Documentation Library ? • In Avid|DS, select Help > Documentation Library. or 1. Insert the Drivers CD in your CD-ROM drive. 2. From the main menu, select Avid|DS Documentation.
The Avid|DS Learning Roadmap Mouse, Pen and Keyboard In Avid|DS, you can use a two-button mouse (with wheel) or a pen and tablet. The left and right mouse buttons perform different operations. Unless otherwise stated, use the left mouse button. ? The mouse and pen operate slightly differently. All the procedures in this guide are documented for the mouse. You can, however, easily use a pen or the keyboard. The following table shows the terms relating to the mouse, pen, and keyboard.
Before You Start Avid|DS Customer Support Customer support for Avid|DS is provided by your Avid local reseller working together with Avid|DS Customer Support. Immediate assistance for any technical issue is available through your local Avid reseller, our North American hotline, e-mail, and FTP support services. Hotline Support ? Avid resellers provide first line support for Avid|DS according to their specific geographical area and time zone.
Avid|DS Customer Support FTP Support For trouble shooting purposes, an FTP server is available for uploading large files for Avid|DS Customer Support personnel to examine. You can upload a project's archive, media files, or other large piece of data. Simply zip the files to upload and use a short name for easy retrieval, such as archive.zip or Case274877.zip. You can use a Windows Command Prompt or an FTP application to upload files to our server.
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Chapter 1 • Package Contents In This Chapter... This chapter provides an overview of the hardware, software, and documentation included with your Avid|DS workstation. Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package Contents Package Contents Your Avid|DS workstation contains hardware, software, and documentation. Hardware ? After carefully unpacking the hardware, verify all of the items on the packing slip before setting up your workstation. And, make sure that you write down the serial number of all the devices.
Chapter 1 • Package Contents Software If you receive a news system most of the software that you receive on CD is also installed on your workstation's hard drive. You should keep the Software, Drivers, and Recovery CDs in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the software or any of the drivers.
Package Contents Documentation The complete Avid|DS documentation set includes: All online Avid|DS documentation has been upgraded to v6.01. Please refer to the Documentation Library from the Help menu in Avid|DS. Document ? Format Version Print 6.01 Workstation Setup & Administration Guide Online/ Print 6 Shows you how to prepare for and set up your workstation hardware.
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Chapter 2 • Site Preparation In This Chapter... This chapter describes how to prepare your site for an Avid|DS workstation. Site Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Site Planning Site Planning When preparing your site, you must consider the environmental, electrical, and space requirements for your Avid|DS workstation, as well as any additional equipment that you may need to purchase and its requirements.
Chapter 2 • Site Preparation In addition, make sure your site meets the following electrical specifications: ? Component Voltage Frequency Compaq W8000 workstation 100 to 240 V AC 50 to 60 Hz 21-inch monitors 100 to 240 V AC 50 to 60 Hz Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box 100 to 240 V AC 50 to 60 Hz Avid MediaDock LVD storage system 90 to 264 V AC (fully configured) 50 to 60 Hz Avid Unity MediaNetwork Fibre Channel storage (standard definition version of Avid|DS only) 400 VA maximum 50 to 70 Hz
Site Planning If you purchase the optional rack mount kit for the base unit, it mounts in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box, MediaDock LVD storage system, and DUA II audio convertor can also be mounted in the same or another equipment rack. The following table lists the dimensions of the major hardware components: Dimensions (inches) Dimensions (centimeters) Base unit (tower) Height: 17.8 Depth: 23.3 Width: 8.3 Height: 45.2 Depth: 59.2 Width: 20.
Chapter 2 • Site Preparation Additional Equipment A typical Avid|DS workstation requires the following additional peripherals and cables: ? Device Description House sync generator The house sync must have the same video format as your video equipment, as well as the project that you create in Avid|DS. You will need a tri-level sync generator for HD projects. Video monitor HD or NTSC/PAL Video tape recorder (VTR) VTRs connect to the base unit through an RS-422 cable.
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Chapter 3 • System Overview In This Chapter... This chapter gives you an overview of the hardware included with your Avid|DS workstation. Back Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Disk Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ? System Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Back Panel Overview Back Panel Overview On the back panel of your base unit, up to four expansion cards are installed for use with Avid|DS. The back panel also contains ports for connecting the mouse, keyboard, monitors, and software protection key (dongle). Avid|DS workstation ? Port connections Monitors Expansion PCI slots Workstation Cards The following illustration shows the placement of cards in the expansion slots of a deskside workstation.
Chapter 3 • System Overview The following table describes the location and function of each expansion card installed in the workstation. Expansion cards are installed in the workstation’s PCI and AGP slots. For details on card specifications and configuration, refer to the vendor documentation.
Back Panel Overview Mykerinos Audio Card Connections The following illustration shows the connections on the Mykerinos audio card. For more information on the Mykerinos audio card, refer to the vendor documentation. ? Analog Line out Output B (optical) Output A (optical) Optical Input B (ADAT) Optical Input A (S/PDIF) The optical outputs on the card are red. Avid Equinox PCI Card Connections The following illustration shows the connections on the Avid Equinox PCI card.
Chapter 3 • System Overview ATTO Optical Fibre Channel Card Connector The following illustration shows the connector on the ATTO optical Fibre Channel controller. This is the storage adapter included with standard definition versions of Avid|DS SD that use the Avid Unity MediaNetwork. For more information on the ATTO card, refer to the instructions that ship with Avid Unity MediaNetwork.
Disk Subsystem Disk Subsystem In a standard configuration, one Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) SCSI disk drive is installed in the base unit, and eight LVDS disk drives are installed in the Avid MediaDock LVD. The system disk drive is formatted with three partitions for storing operating system files, project files, and audio files. The Avid MediaDock LVD drives are formatted as a striped volume for video file storage.
Chapter 3 • System Overview System Inputs and Outputs The following table describes the system inputs and outputs: Input/output Description Video In HD and SD via BNC connector Video Out HD and SD via BNC connector Composite via BNC connector S-video via S-video connectors Optical Digital Input ADAT and S/PDIF multichannel optical digital interface (ODI) Optical Digital Output ADAT and S/PDIF multichannel optical digital interface (ODI) USB Provides a communications link between the workstation
Signal Flow Signal Flow The following provides an overview of the signal flow during capture and playback. The Avid|DS software controls the process. Capture Capture mode lets you use Avid|DS to capture or play back video and audio from the VTR. ? • The video output of the VTR goes through the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box to the Avid Equinox PCI card, and from there to the video storage array.
Chapter 3 • System Overview House Sync Whenever you use more than one video device, you must have video synchronization. If the devices are not in sync, a monitor will show rolling, tearing, or incorrect colors in the picture whenever you transfer the video between devices. A sync generator or house sync provides the synchronizing composite signal to all other devices (video and audio) that must lock to the main video program.
House Sync Sync Topology When syncing analog and digital video/audio devices, it is always preferable to feed every component with a separate black-burst or tri-level sync signal in a star pattern. Some drifting or jittering problems can be caused by the video reference being looped from one machine to another. Master house sync generator ? NTSC/PAL black-burst generator Tri-level sync generator Video Distr. Amp Video Distr.
Chapter 3 • System Overview Removing and Installing the Fan An extra fan must be installed in the Compaq W8000 system to maintain the proper cooling of the Avid|DS board set. Before you start to remove or install the fan, make sure the system has been turned off properly, and the power cord is removed from the rear of the system. To remove the fan ? 1. Lay the system on its right side. 2. Loosen the four thumbscrews (they do not come off). 3.
Removing and Installing the Fan ? Fan plug 6. Lift the fan from the system. To install the fan 1. Place the two fan tabs, located at the rear of the fan, into the lowest holes of the rear airflow grate. Tabs 2. Gently lower the fan portion onto the board set. 3. Plug the power connector into one of the available internal disk drive power connectors in the system. 4. Replace the side cover. The side cover is the support for the fan.
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Chapter 4 • Assembling the System In This Chapter... This chapter gives you detailed instructions for connecting an Avid|DS workstation base unit to the peripheral devices. Before Assembling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Keyboard, Mouse, and Graphic Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ? The Computer Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before Assembling the System Before Assembling the System Before setting up your system, consult the Read Me First document or Release Notes to make sure that there are no changes, additions, or deletions to the procedures in this chapter. The required expansion cards are installed and configured for Avid|DS. You should not remove or modify these cards. ? For detailed instructions on setting up the base unit hardware, refer to the setup sheet provided with the Compaq W8000 system.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System The Keyboard, Mouse, and Graphic Tablet The keyboard and mouse come with attached cables for connecting them to the back panel of your workstation. The WACOM graphic tablet comes with a USB cable. The following illustration shows the keyboard, mouse, and WACOM tablet connections on a deskside workstation. For more information, refer to the WACOM documentation. ? Mouse Keyboard WACOM tablet To connect the keyboard and mouse 1.
The Computer Monitors The Computer Monitors Your workstation comes with two monitors for Avid|DS. Place the monitors side-by-side in your work area. Each monitor comes with a video cable and a power cable. You also need a a VGA-to-DVI adapter (provided) for each video cable. For more information on the card and cables, refer to the Wildcat 6210 and monitor documentation. On a rack mount workstation, the video ports are to the left when viewing the back of the workstation base unit.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box The Avid|DS workstation also includes the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box, which provides the high definition and standard definition input and output from your workstation. The front panel of the break-out-box has several status LEDs and a power switch. The status LEDs are as follows: ? LED Status HD The break-out-box is in HD mode (as opposed to SD). SD The break-out-box is in standard definition mode.
The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box The back panel of the break-out-box has several connectors that provide the following: • USB connection • Digital tether that transfers video signal data between the workstation’s Avid Equinox PCI card and the break-out-box • Sync output to the Avid Equinox PCI card • HD video input from a VTR or other device (labeled as 292M) ? • HD video outputs to VTRs or monitors If either of the HD video outputs is not being used, terminate it with a 75-ohm terminating resistor.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System To connect the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box to the workstation 1. Make sure that the power switch on the break-out-box is in the Off position. 2. Attach the power cord to the power connector at the back of the breakout-box and plug it into a power outlet. 3. Locate the USB cable in the break-out-box kit. ? 4. Plug one end of the cable into the USB connector on the back of the break-out-box. 5.
The Avid MediaDock LVD The Avid MediaDock LVD The Avid MediaDock LVD is the default storage system that comes with Avid|DS. You can connect the Avid MediaDock LVD storage system directly to the Adaptec controller in the Avid|DS workstation with the SCSI cables (included). The controller is installed before your Avid|DS workstation is shipped.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System Single-Enclosure Configuration The single-enclosure configuration is the simplest of the three supported storage configurations. The single Avid MediaDock LVD is attached to the Avid|DS workstation in a dual bus configuration as shown below.
The Avid MediaDock LVD Two-Enclosure Configuration The two-enclosure configuration uses two MediaDock LVDs, each in a single bus configuration (each enclosure connected to a single SCSI bus) as shown below. In this configuration, you can use a maximum of sixteen drives, eight in each MediaDock or on each SCSI bus.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System Three-Enclosure Configuration The three-enclosure configuration uses two Avid MediaDock LVDs in single bus configurations and one Avid MediaDock LVD in a dual bus configuration. This configuration lets you use a maximum of twenty-four drives; twelve on each SCSI bus.
The Avid MediaDock LVD To connect the Avid MediaDock LVD in a three-enclosure configuration 1. Locate one of the SCSI cables in the Avid MediaDock LVD kit. 2. Attach the very-high-density connector of the cable to the channel 1/A connector of the Adaptec controller. 3. Attach the cable’s other high-density 68-pin connector to the corresponding connector in the SRM module at the top rear of Avid MediaDock LVD #1. ? 4. Locate the second SCSI cable; it is identical to the first. 5.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System Avid Unity MediaNetwork Avid Unity MediaNetwork is the facility-class media network for content creators that lets you share a single storage between multiple workstations. You need to have an ATTO optical fibre channel controller installed in your Avid|DS workstation to connect to MediaNetwork. The ATTO optical fibre channel controller is available as an option when you purchase Avid|DS.
The Machine Control Cable The Machine Control Cable The machine control cable that is included with Avid|DS consists of the DataMate DM 7015 or Rosetta Stone adapter, a 3-foot RS-232 cable, and a 10foot RS-422 cable. The adapters perform an RS-232 to RS-422 signal conversion that lets you control a VTR from your Avid|DS workstation. The two cables are both standard 9-pin male-to-male data cables. The adapters includes two diagnostic LEDs (power and data).
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System The USB-to-MIDI Converter You can install a USB-to-MIDI converter if you are using a JL Cooper controller in a Compaq W8000 system. The MIDISPORT 2x2 by MIDIMAN has been tested with the Avid|DS system. You need a USB cable that connects to a USB port on the Avid|DS system. Only connect the USB-to-MIDI converter if you are going to use it. To use the USB-to-MIDI converter, you must install the proper revision driver prior to use. Go to www.midiman.
The Peripheral Devices The Peripheral Devices Peripheral devices, such as VTRs and DATs, connected to your workstation allow you to capture and output video/audio material. You can control this equipment remotely with Avid|DS. Video Connections ? You can connect HD VTRs and video monitors to your workstation. Although you should use a house sync, Avid|DS can capture and output using an internal sync signal generated by the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System 7. Plug one end of a BNC sync cable into the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box’s Genlock Input and the other into the house sync. ? RS-232 cable to COM 1/A RS-232 to RS-422 convertor USB cable RS-422 cable to VTR Digital tether Digital VTR House sync Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box Video monitor Using Internal Sync Using internal sync lets you capture and play back video without the benefit of having a house sync signal.
The Peripheral Devices Audio Connections The connections between the Mykerinos audio card, DUA II audio convertor, and VTR may vary depending on the type of audio equipment and VTR you have. Use the following illustration and steps as a guideline for connecting the Mykerinos audio card and audio equipment.
Chapter 4 • Assembling the System DUA II Configuration Connecting the optical cables from the DUA II to Input B and Output B allows the DUA II to get a sync signal directly from the Mykerinos card. Input A and Output A on the Mykerinos card are S/PDIF only and do not support a sync signal. ? The DUA II has eight DIP switches which are located along the right side of the DUA II unit.
The Software Protection Key The Software Protection Key The software protection key (dongle) provides copy protection for the software that is installed on your workstation. Avid|DS will not start unless the dongle identification number matches the information in the license file on your workstation's hard drive. ? The dongle does not require batteries as it receives electrical power from the parallel port. So, before attaching the dongle, you should verify that the parallel port is active.
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Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation In This Chapter... This chapter explains how to upgrade your Avid|DS software on either the IBM 6866 Z Pro or the Compaq EVO W8000 to Avid|DS 6. Preparing to Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Installing the System BIOS and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ? Installing the Avid Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparing to Upgrade Preparing to Upgrade If you are upgrading your Avid|DS system to version 6.0 or later, and you have one of the following systems, you must install drivers or firmware before installing Avid|DS. • An IBM 6866 system using Avid|DS 4.01, 4.02, or 5.0 • A Compaq EVO W8000 system using Avid|DS 5.01 ? If you purchased a new Avid|DS system, the drivers and firmware needed to run Avid|DS are already installed on the system disk. However, you must install version 6.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation Drivers to Install ? The drivers that you need to install for the upgrade to version 6 depend on the workstation you’re using. Upgrade your system BIOS and just the specific drivers needed by Avid|DS 6.x.
Installing the System BIOS and Drivers Installing the System BIOS and Drivers This section explains how to install the system BIOS for the Compaq W8000 and IBM 6866 systems and the drivers needed for each system Installing the System BIOS for the Compaq W8000 System ? Your system must have a minimum revision system BIOS of 1.17. To determine the revision of the system BIOS 1. On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage. The Computer Management window is displayed.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation During the restart, the workstation boots from the floppy drive. Follow the instructions on the screen to reprogram the system BIOS. (You may receive a message saying that there isn’t enough space on the floppy to copy the file. Ignore this message and click OK to proceed.) Do not turn off power while the workstation BIOS is being reprogrammed! 10. When complete, remove the diskette and restart the workstation. ? 11.
Installing the System BIOS and Drivers The IBM website provides detailed instructions on how to download the BIOS and install it on your system. You will need a formatted floppy diskette to download and install the system BIOS. The following procedure provides step-by-step instructions as an example of how you can find the BIOS on the IBM website. IBM can change their website at any time causing the following procedure to be invalid. ? 4. On the Internet, go to www.ibm.com. 5.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation Installing the Avid Drivers Before installing Avid|DS 6.x, you must install the following Avid drivers on your the IBM 6866 Z Pro system or Compaq EVO W8000 system: • Avid Equinox Firmware • Avid Equinox Video Subsystem Drivers • Merging Technology VS3 run-time driver ? • Wildcat driver for the 6210 Wildcat graphics board. This driver is also used on the Wildcat 4210 board in the IBM 6866 Z Pro system.
Installing the Avid Drivers 10. Turn on the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box. The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box won’t be ready to use for about 2 minutes or until the self-test is complete and the lights stop blinking. 11. You can now restart the workstation. ? Installing the Avid Equinox Video Subsystem Driver You must now install the drivers needed for the Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box. 1. Put the Drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Drivers CD Main Menu is displayed. 2. Click Browse CD. 3.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation Installing the Merging Mykerinos Driver The existing Merging Mykerinos driver must be removed before you install the new driver. When you remove the existing software you must turn off the workstation and allow it to remain off for a minimum of 1 minute before you turn the workstation back on. This allows the Merging Mykerinos board to properly reset. To uninstall the existing driver ? 1. Click the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel. 2.
Installing the Avid Drivers Installing the Avid Startup Driver This upgrade is only required on the IBM Z Pro system. To install the latest Avid startup driver 1. Put the Drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive. The main menu displays. 2. Click Browse CD. 3. Browse to the \win2000\avid\startup\driver\ folder and click the setup.exe file. ? If prompted by your browser, select Run and Yes (IE 5.x) or Open (IE 6.x) instead of saving to disk. 4. Click Next on the Welcome dialog. 5.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation 7. Click the Advanced button. The Plug and Play window is displayed. 8. Select the Wildcat Configuration tab. The Wildcat Configuration window is displayed. 9. Set the Maximum Number of Displays to 2 and click the Configuration Wizard button. ? The Wildcat Configuration Wizard window is displayed. Click Next to display the Configuration list. 10. Choose Avid|DS and click Next. 11. Click Finish. 12. Close the Plug and Play window. 13.
Installing the Avid Drivers Installing the SCSI Drivers Your Compaq W8000 system contains two SCSI controllers, one on the PCI board and one on the system board of the Compaq W8000. Each controller has two channels, both needing a separate driver. This driver does not need to be installed on an IBM 6866 Z pro system. ? These instructions explain how to create a diskette with the needed driver from the Drivers CD. You will use that diskette to install the driver to the first SCSI channel.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation 8. In the tree, click Device Manager. 9. In the view on the right, select SCSI RAID controllers and expand the tree. The four SCSI channels appear as SCSI devices. Two are located on the system board and the remaining two are controller boards. 10. Right-click on the first SCSI device in the list and choose Properties. 11. Select the Driver tab. ? 12. Click Update Driver. 13. Click Next when the Upgrade Driver wizard displays. 14.
Installing Drivers for Compaq W8000 Systems Installing Drivers for Compaq W8000 Systems You must now install the following four drivers on your Compaq W8000 workstation. These drivers do not need to be installed on IBM 6866 Z Pro workstations: • Intel Chipset • Intel Pro100 Network ? • Logitech Mouse • SBAudioPCI128 Installing the Intel Chipset Drivers To install the latest Intel Chipset drivers 1. Put the Drivers CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. From the main menu, click Browse CD. 3.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation To Install the Intel Pro100 Network driver 1. On the Windows desktop, right-click on the My Computer icon and choose Manage. 2. From the tree, click Device Manager. 3. In the view on the right, select Network Adapters and expand the tree. 4. Left-click Intel 82559... and select Properties. ? 5. Select the Driver tab. 6. Click Update Driver. 7. Click Next when the Update Hardware Wizard displays. 8. Select Search for a suitable device driver and click Next. 9.
Installing Drivers for Compaq W8000 Systems Installing the SoundBlaster AudioPCI128 Driver When you install this software it removes the USB-Eject button from the Taskbar in the lower right portion of the screen. After the installation of the software you must add the USB-Eject button to the Taskbar. To install the SoundBlaster AudioPCI128 driver 1. Put the Drivers CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. From the main menu, click Browse CD. ? 3. Browse to the \win2000\compaq\system\SBAudioPCI128 folder. 4.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation 12. In the view on the right, select Sound, Video, and Game Controllers and expand the tree. 13. Right-click Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box and select Uninstall. 14. Click OK. 15. Click Yes to restart the workstation. 16. Log on when the workstation restarts. ? 17. Click Yes. 18. Click OK since the Drivers CD is still in the CD-ROM drive. 19. Browse to the E:\Win2000\Avid\Equinox\Drivers\BOB folder. 20. Select Sirius.sys and click Open. 21.
Uninstalling Avid|DS Uninstalling Avid|DS Before you install the latest version of Avid|DS, you must remove any previous versions of the software. Removing Plug-ins Before removing the Avid|DS software, you must first remove any plug-ins that were installed on your system. If you uninstall Avid|DS before uninstalling the plug-ins, the uninstall procedure will fail. ? To remove plug-ins on Windows 2000 workstations 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings > Control Panel > Add/ Remove Programs. 2.
Chapter 5 • Upgrading Your Workstation 7. Click Remove. 8. When prompted, click Yes to remove the codec. Removing Avid|DS Once you’ve finished removing the plug-ins, you can uninstall the Avid|DS software. To remove Avid|DS ? 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings > Control Panel > Add/ Remove Programs. 2. Click Change/Remove. 3. In the Currently Installed Programs list, select Avid|DS. The Avid|DS setup program will start. 4. Select the Remove option and click Next.
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Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS In This Chapter... This chapter describes how to install Avid|DS and install/remove fonts. Before You Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Installing Avid|DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Loading Plug-Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 ? Installing and Removing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before You Install the Software Before You Install the Software When installing Avid|DS, you have various setup options depending on your working environment needs. With the new media and project indexing services in Avid|DS, you need to designate one workstation as the master. Naturally, if you have only one Avid|DS workstation, then it will be the master. If you have more than one Avid|DS workstation, then one of them must be designated as the master and the others connected as slaves.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Avid|DS can be installed an RP station but it cannot run at the same time as the RP application. Any connected Avid|DS workstations (slaves), will need the following software installed: • Avid|DS • Avid Media Indexer ? MASTER Avid|DS RP station SLAVE Avid|DS station Avid|DS Workgroup Configuration without RP Station SLAVE Avid|DS station If you have more than one Avid|DS workstation connected in a workgroup setting, you need to designate one of them as a master.
Before You Install the Software MASTER Avid|DS station ? SLAVE Avid|DS station SLAVE Avid|DS station Note that you could later connect an RP station to your workgroup. This station would need the following software installed: • Avid|DS RP • Avid Throttle Manager (only needs to be installed on one RP station) Avid|DS Software and Services The following section describes each of the different software components available in Avid|DS.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Component Function Avid Project Indexer The Avid Project Indexer tracks and manages Avid|DS projects on all Avid|DS workstations within the workgroup. The Avid Project Indexer can only be installed on one workstation designated as the workgroup master. Note: The Project Indexer does not need to be installed on a workstation running Avid|DS.
Before You Install the Software • You need a valid network connection to run the indexing services. • If you are working on a network with other Avid|DS workstations, you must define the users who will have access to the indexer information either on a Group or User level (the services automatically include everyone in the Administrator and Power User’s group on the local system).
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Installing Avid|DS To install Avid|DS, you must log on with an account that has Administrator privileges. To install Avid|DS 1. Put the Avid|DS CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Avid|DS Installation from the Main Menu. ? 3. When the Avid|DS Installation Wizard displays, click Next. 4. In the License Agreement dialog box, read the End User License Agreement and click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement and continue the installation. 5.
Installing Avid|DS 6. In the Reseller or Dealer Information dialog box, enter the requested information and click Next. The Select Installation Folder dialog box is displayed. ? 7. Do one of the following: • Click Next to accept the default folder. • Click Browse to specify a folder in which to install Avid|DS and click Next. The Setup Type dialog box is displayed.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS There are three types of installation: • Avid|DS RP Only to install only Avid|DS RP. You won’t be able to run Avid|DS, only the remote processor. To install Avid|DS RP, see Installing the Remote Processing Software on page 113. • Complete Installation to install Avid|DS and all the optional components. • Custom Installation to install only the Avid|DS components that you select. ? 8. Select the Complete or Custom installation option and click Next.
Installing Avid|DS 10. Click Next. The Storage Setup dialog box is displayed. ? • Projects Storage: Select the actual drive letter for your projects and presets storage area. • Archives Storage: Select the actual drive letter for your archives storage area. • Interactive Cache: Select the actual drive letter for your interactive cache storage area.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS 12. Since you’re installing Avid|DS, select the Local License File option, enter the following in the text box: C:\Softimage\flexlm\Licenses\Softimage.lic and click Next. 13. When the SMTP Server Identification dialog box is displayed, enter the name or IP address of your SMTP server and click Next. 14. When the Color and Cursor Schemes dialog box is displayed, select the schemes that you want to install and click Next. ? 15.
Installing Avid|DS 16. The Avid|DS Workgroup Configuration window is displayed. ? Select one of the following: Keep Current Configuration Keep the original Avid|DS workgroup configuration if you had Avid|DS 6 previously loaded and configured. This option does not apply if you are upgrading from a version prior to 6.0. Avid|DS Standalone Configuration If you are not connected to any other Avid|DS workstations.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Join an existing Avid|DS workgroup If you are on a network with other Avid|DS workstations, and there is already another Avid|DS workstation designated as the master. This option lets you configure your workstation as part of a group that is able to automatically locate projects or media stored on other workstations within the same group. From the drop-down list, select the Avid|DS workgroup that you want to join. Your workstation will join the workgroup as a “slave”.
Installing Avid|DS ? 19. Add the users or group that you want to Allow Access to the Avid|DS workgroup. Click Next. During installation everyone in the Administrator Group and Power Users Group of the local system is automatically allowed access to the Avid|DS services. Avid recommends that all users who need access to Avid|DS services within the Avid|DS Workgroup have accounts in either the Administrator or Power Users group on each system in the workgroup.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS • If you need Apple Quicktime, click Install Apple Quicktime and install the latest revision from the Apple web site. When complete, you will return to the Avid|DS setup. When finished click Skip. Your system software is updated. 25. Click Finish. 26. Close the Avid|DS Setup window by clicking the X in the top-right corner. ? 27. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and restart your workstation.
Loading Plug-Ins Loading Plug-Ins Avid|DS provides some plug-ins for use with Avid|DS version 6.x. To load these plug-ins 1. Insert the Avid|DS CD into your CD-ROM driver and click Plug-ins from the Main Menu. ? 2. A window opens that shows folders that contain the plug-ins. 3. For each plug-in you want to use: • Open the folder. • Open the Readme.txt for that plug-in, and • Follow the instructions to load the program.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Installing and Removing Fonts Avid|DS supports the following typeface formats: • Type 1 • TrueType (PC-formatted) Avid|DS does not require any additional software to access TrueType fonts, but does require Adobe Type Manager (ATM) software to access Type 1 fonts. ? Included in the \Fonts folder of the Avid|DS CD are 500 fonts from the Bitstream typeface library. Installing too many fonts on your workstation can noticeably degrade computing performance.
Installing and Removing Fonts 3. Select the fonts to install from the List of Fonts list, as follows: • To select a single font, click the name of the font. • To select a range of fonts, click the name of the first font. Then Shift-click the last font in the range. • To select all fonts in the directory, click Select All. • To switch the selection of a font, press the Ctrl key and click a font name. ? 4.
Chapter 6 • Installing Avid|DS Installing NonEuropean Fonts If you are working with on non-European customized Windows, such as Windows 2000 Japanese, you can use the DSFontSetting.exe application, which is distributed with Avid|DS version 6. You can use this application to change the default font used in Avid|DS dialog boxes or reset it to default. The new font is used only in dialog boxes; menus and toolbar buttons are not affected by this new information.
Installing and Removing Fonts 3. From the Settings menu, you can choose one of two options: • Reset Font to reset the fonts to their default setting. • Set DS Font to choose the Font and size you want to use in the dialog click. Click OK. ? Some tips! • For best results, use a font size between 8 and 14 points. • If the font selected is a little too big to be displayed in its designated area, it will be substituted by the default font size.
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Chapter 7 • Licensing Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP In This Chapter... This chapter describes how to request, install, and troubleshoot the license file on an Avid|DS workstation. Requesting a License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Softimage Licensing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ? Creating a Valid License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Solving Licensing Problems . . . . . . . .
Requesting a License File Requesting a License File Avid|DS version 6 requires a new license file to validate the software. This license is provided to all valid Avid|DS customers and replaces the existing license file. To run Avid|DS, you must have a license file, as well as a software protection key (Flexed dongle) connected to your parallel port. To request a license file ? • Open your Internet browser and go to http://www.softimage.com/licenserequest to submit a license request.
Chapter 7 • Licensing Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP Softimage Licensing Program Once you have received your licensing key from Avid|DS you must replace the old key with a new key in the licensing file on the system. Before licensing the Avid|DS version 6 software, you must verify the version of the Softimage Licensing program. To verify the version of the Softimage Licensing program ? 1. Click the Start button and choose Programs > SOFTIMAGE Products > Licensing > LicTools. 2.
Softimage Licensing Program • If your license contains SENTINEL_KEY, and not FLEXID, it indicates an older version of the Softimage Licensing program. You must update to the new version from the Software CD-ROM. Close the window and continue. Do NOT uninstall the old version of the Softimage Licensing program. All you need to do is replace the old license with the old one. 5. Put the Avid|DS CD in the CD-ROM drive. ? 6. From the menu, choose Licensing Setup. 7.
Chapter 7 • Licensing Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP Creating a Valid License File Once you have verified that your existing license is the proper version and you have received your license from Softimage Licensing, you can create the valid license file on your client workstation. To create and validate a license file ? 1. Click the Start button and choose Programs > SOFTIMAGE Products > Licensing > LicTools. 2. Do one of the following: • If you are creating a new license file, click New License.
Creating a Valid License File The FLEXlm License File dialog box is displayed. 5. If your file doesn’t look similar to the one below (DS key on top, Existing server lines and then RP key), edit it to make sure you place the keys in the positions shown in the file below. ? Node-lock license text Existing server lines Floating license text 6.
Chapter 7 • Licensing Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP Solving Licensing Problems Before you can start Avid|DS, your system needs a software protection key (dongle) and a license file. If the dongle identification number matches the information in the license file, Avid|DS will start. ? If the licensing components are not properly set up, Avid|DS will not start and an error message is displayed.
Solving Licensing Problems To verify the environment setting for the license file 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double-click on System. The System Properties dialog box is displayed. • Select the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables. ? The Environment Variables dialog box is displayed. 3. From the System Variables list, select LM_LICENSE_FILE. Its value should be: C:\Softimage\Flexlm\Licenses\Softimage.lic. 4. If it is not, click Edit.
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Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software In This Chapter... This chapter provides information regarding use and installation of software for a Remote Processing station. An Introduction to Avid|DS Remote Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Avid|DS RP Station Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 ? CPU Usage on Avid|DS RP Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Typical Networking Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . .
An Introduction to Avid|DS Remote Processing An Introduction to Avid|DS Remote Processing Processing, or rendering, is a normal and necessary part of the Avid|DS workflow, as with any system that handles complex compositing and effects. Unfortunately for editors, artists, and their clients, processing takes up time and resources on the workstation being used, and can present frequent and lengthy interruptions to the creative process.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software Processing stations support both the Windows XP Professional operating system and the Windows 2000 operating system. Other Avid|DS client workstation only support the Windows 2000 operating system. A client workstation can also be set up as a remote processing station. However, you cannot run Avid|DS when Avid|DS RP is running. This allows you to do remote processing on any client workstations that are not currently being used.
Avid|DS RP Station Requirements Avid|DS RP Station Requirements The remote processing station must meet the following requirements: • Supports both Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional operating systems. Windows NT 4.0 is no longer supported. ? • Intel Pentium II 400 MHz (single or dual CPU; MMX not enabled), Intel Pentium III up to 1 GHz (single or dual CPU; MMX enabled), or Intel Pentium 4. Intel Celeron and AMD processors are not supported. • 512 MB RAM (or 1.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software CPU Usage on Avid|DS RP Stations In some cases, users may find that the CPU usage on their RP station or their client workstation during processing is low. This may be more obvious when the RP station is a faster machine, and in some cases the CPU usage may be lower on the RP station than on the client workstation. This is a normal occurrence however. ? CPU usage is an indicator of processor activity.
Typical Networking Configurations Typical Networking Configurations On the network, there are two possible ways of setting up your site with remote processing stations: Point-to-point: A single client workstation is connected to a single remote processing station. Workgroup: One or more client workstations are connected to one or more remote processing stations.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software This mini-network is isolated, and is not part of a larger corporate network. However, you need a network switch to isolate the traffic between the different client workstations and the remote processing stations within the workgroup. A network hub is not recommended for this configuration because a hub broadcasts addresses and information while a switch has multiple paths and generates an actual IP address for higher throughput.
Optimizing the Network Optimizing the Network Remote processing is largely dependent on the configuration of the network that links the client and remote processing station. Special care must be taken to obtain the maximum available bandwidth. Authentication and Security ? Since remote processing is based on shared folders within a Windows network, take special care when creating user accounts for the people who will be using the remote processing stations.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software ? The TCP/IP network protocol must always appear at the top of the list of protocols. Network Addressing Since the Licensing program uses specific classes of IP addresses, you must enter valid IP Address and Subnet mask values or the licensing server will not function.
Installing Avid|DS RP Installing Avid|DS RP Before you set up a remote processing station you must: • Make sure you have at least one client workstation configured as a master. • Make sure that the license server software is installed and running on a client workstation within the workgroup. ? • Make sure that the floating license is appended to the Avid|DS license file on one of the client workstations in the workgroup.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software The Select Installation Folder dialog box is displayed. ? 7. Do one of the following: • Click Next to accept the default folder. • Click Browse to specify a folder in which to install Avid|DS RP and click Next. The Setup Type dialog box is displayed. There are three types of installation: • Avid|DS RP Only to install only Avid|DS RP. You won’t be able to run Avid|DS on this workstation, only the remote processor.
Installing Avid|DS RP 8. Select the Avid|DS RP Only option and click Next. The Hardware Setup dialog box is displayed. ? 9. Verify that the hardware matches your workstation’s configuration: If the hardware options don’t match your workstation’s configuration, click Manual Settings, and select the correct hardware options. 10. Click Next. The Storage Setup dialog box is displayed.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software • Projects Storage: Select the actual drive letter for your projects and presets storage area. • Archives Storage: Select the actual drive letter for your archives storage area. • Interactive Cache: Select the actual drive letter for your interactive cache storage area. ? 11. Change the storage locations if necessary, and click Next. The Licensing Information dialog box is displayed. 12.
Installing Avid|DS RP 15. When the Start Copying Files dialog box is displayed, review your installation settings and if you’re satisfied, click Next. If you need to change options use the Back button to go as far back as you need to change the options. A progress indicator is displayed as the Avid|DS RP files are copied to your workstation. ? At this time Media Indexer and Project Indexer are automatically installed on the system. These files are installed but not enabled. 16.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software Licensing Avid|DS RP This version of Avid|DS requires a new license file to validate the software. This license is provided to all valid Avid|DS customers. In order to use Remote Processing, your license file must also include a floating license. See Licensing Avid|DS and Avid|DS RP on page 103 for instructions to install your RP license.
Installing Avid|Throttle Manager Installing Avid|Throttle Manager The Avid|Throttle Manager allows for more efficient bandwidth management between your workstation, storage areas, and an Avid|DS RP machine. ? For instance, if you want to playback your sequence on the timeline, the Avid|Throttle Manager temporarily suspends any processing requests to an Avid|DS RP station, or capture or output from/to a deck to allow for the full bandwidth to be used for real-time playback.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software Troubleshooting Avid|DS RP You might encounter some questions when using Remote Processing. Some of the questions and answers are shown below. There’s a licensing error when I start Avid|DS RP. ? First, you should read the error message. FLEXlm errors are sometimes easy to fix and good indications are inserted in the error message. Consult the GLOBEtrotter web document for error code explanation. C:\Softimage\FLEXLM\Flexuser\chap10.htm.
Troubleshooting Avid|DS RP 2. Right-click on the Hosts file, choose Open with, then select Notepad. This is what you will see as default: ? # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Copyright (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corp. This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows NT. This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software Avid|DS RP reports that it cannot find some files. The needed files are linked to the project in a local folder on the Avid|DS workstation and are not accessible from the Avid|DS RP station. • Make sure the linked files can be shared identically from both the Avid|DS workstation and RP system (example: \\computername\Files\files_to_use), or copy the linked files into your project folder.
Troubleshooting Avid|DS RP The Avid|DS RP application is frozen or processing is interrupted with an error. What could cause this? • The Avid|DS workstation was rebooted. This cuts off access to the media located on the workstation pointed to by the Media Indexer running on your workstation. ? • There is an internal error in the sequence that causes the processing to fail. Try to process on the Avid|DS workstation to verify if the error is replicated locally as well.
Chapter 8 • Installing the Remote Processing Software Avid|DS RP displays this error message when started: Failed to create project BasicProject: f:\DS Projects could not be found. Make sure the DS Project path exists on the Avid|DS RP station, otherwise you must either reinstall the software and carefully choose the project location or access the operating system Registry Editor and modify the Avid|DS MainRoot key (contact Avid|DS Customer Service for help with registry modifications).
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Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation In This Chapter... This chapter contains information on your Avid|DS workstation and general guidelines on its maintenance and administration with the Windows 2000 operating system. Folders Installed on Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Managing User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 ? Drive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Folders Installed on Your System Folders Installed on Your System When you install Avid|DS, seven folders are created to hold various system files, project files, as well as media and cache files: ? Folder Description Location \DS_v6.01 Contains the files required to run Avid|DS 6.01 C:\Program Files\Avid\DS_v6.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation The DS Archives Folder The \DS Archives folder is used by Avid|DS to keep track of archived projects. The DS Projects Folder The \DS Projects folder contains the projects that you create with Avid|DS. Each time you create a new project, you are prompted to select a location for the project folder. Although you may store project folders anywhere on a local disk, it’s easier to manage projects if they’re all stored in the \DS Projects folder.
Folders Installed on Your System The AudioStorage Folder The \AudioStorage folder contains individual folders for each project. Each folder contains the audio media files for that project. Do not delete audio or video media files or folders using Windows 2000 Explorer. If you want to delete a media file, use the Purge or Delete command in Avid|DS. For more information on deleting clips and/or purging media, refer to Managing Media in the Avid|DS User's Guide.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation Managing User Accounts Avid|DS makes full use of the Windows 2000 operating system. This includes multiple user accounts with your Avid|DS presets, layouts, and preferences preserved on an individual basis. ? When you log on to a Windows 2000 workstation, you are accessing an environment associated with your user name. When you set any personal or project preferences while logged on, Avid|DS saves them to your user profile.
Managing User Accounts 3. From the Action menu, choose New User. ? 4. Enter the new user information and click Create. 5. Repeat step 4 until you’re finished adding new users and click Close. The new user accounts are displayed in the Computer Management console. To modify an account 1. In the Computer Management console, navigate to System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users. 2. Double-click on the user account you want to edit. The Properties dialog box is displayed.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation 3. Select the General tab to specify password options. 4. Select the Member Of tab to add the user to groups. All Avid|DS users must be members of the Power Users group. 5. Select the Profile tab to specify and edit user profiles and logon scripts. ? 6. Click OK when you’re finished. Creating Power Users All users must be set up as Power Users in Windows 2000, so that they can use Avid|DS. To add a user to the power user group 1.
Managing User Accounts 2. Click Add. The Select Groups dialog box is displayed. ? 3. In the upper pane, select Power Users and click Add. 4. Click OK. 5. In the Properties dialog box, click OK. To delete an account 1. In the Computer Management console, navigate to System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users. 2. Right-click on an account and choose Delete.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation Drive Maintenance To prevent problems, you should keep at least 10% of the disk space on each drive free at all times. Keep in mind that during video media archiving, drive D: (Video Storage drive) is used to store files for any alpha material in the project. When you run Avid|DS, it creates two interactive cache files on the Video Storage drive. These two files (DS_interactive_cache.tmp and DS_interactive_cache.tmp.
Drive Maintenance To defragment the drives on Windows 2000 workstations 1. On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage. The Computer Management console is displayed. ? 2. Use the tree (left) to navigate to Storage > Disk Defragmenter. 3. Right-click on the disk you want to defragment and choose Defragment. You cannot run Disk Defragmenter on a MediaNetwork Unity system becuase it has a different file system than a normal disk used in your Microsoft operating system.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation About Striping Striping is the process of configuring hard drives to allow the system to see two or more drives as a single drive. When you transfer files to striped drives, the files are split between the drives, and the data transfer rate increases. Striping is required to work with uncompressed and high video resolutions.
Creating a Stripe Volume Creating a Stripe Volume With Windows 2000, the disks in a stripe volume must be dynamic disks. Since disks are not usually shipped in this format, you may need to upgrade your disks before you can stripe them. The Disk Manager in the Computer Management console automatically detects whether your disks need to be upgraded to dynamic disks.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation 3. Click Next. The Select Disks to Upgrade dialog box is displayed. ? 4. Select the disks that need to be upgraded and click Next. The Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disks Wizard is displayed. 5. Verify your selections and click Finish.
Creating a Stripe Volume Striping the Drives Once the disks in your storage array have been upgraded to dynamic disks, you can create the stripe volume. To create a stripe volume 1. Right-click on My Computer and choose Manage. The Computer Management console is displayed. ? 2. Use the tree (left) to navigate to Storage > Disk Management. 3. Right-click a disk in the stripe volume and choose Create Volume. The Create Volume Wizard is displayed.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation 4. Click Next. The Select Volume Type dialog box is displayed. ? 5. Select Striped Volume and click Next. The Select Disks dialog box is displayed. 6. In the All available dynamic disks box, select each of the disks in the stripe volume and click Add>>.
Creating a Stripe Volume 7. When you’re finished, click Next. The Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog box is displayed. ? 8. Select the appropriate drive letter for your video storage (normally D:) and click Next. The Format Volume dialog box is displayed.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation 9. Select Format this volume as follows and set the following: • File system to use: NTFS • Allocation unit size: Default • Volume label: Video • Perform a Quick Format: Selected ? • Enable file and folder compression: Deselected 10. Click Next. The Completing the Create Volume Wizard is displayed.
Creating a Stripe Volume 11. Verify your settings and click Finish. Your video storage drives are striped and formatted.
Chapter 9 • Managing Your Windows 2000 Workstation Importing Foreign Disks If you have used a Recovery CD, or you have transferred a volume set from one Windows 2000 system to another, your stripe volume will not display all the disks. You will have to import the stripe disks into your Disk Management configuration. ? To import the disk into the system 1. On your Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Manage. 2. From the Action menu, select All Tasks > Import ForeignDisks. 3.
Creating an Emergency Repair Disk Creating an Emergency Repair Disk An emergency repair disk can help you recover from a system failure in which the operating system has become corrupted. You should create a repair disk after any addition to the system, be it software or drivers. To create an emergency repair disk ? 1. Click the Start button and choose Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup. The Backup utility is displayed. 2. Click Emergency Repair Disk.
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Chapter 10 • Using the Recovery CD In This Chapter... This chapter describes how to use the Avid|DS 6.0 Recovery CD to rebuild the C: partition of your Avid|DS workstation with Windows 2000 Professional, Service Pack 2, Avid|DS 6.01, and all drivers, excluding firmware. Installing the Recovery CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Complete Rebuilding the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the Recovery CD Installing the Recovery CD Since this version of Avid|DS is supported on two different platforms, there are two Recovery CDs in your box. • One for the Compaq EVO W8000 that has two options: ? - Recover the C: partition only as it is on the system - Recovery the C: partition and make it larger and resize the F: partition by making it smaller. • One for the IBM 6866 Z Pro that has only one option, to recover the C: partition.
Chapter 10 • Using the Recovery CD Complete Rebuilding the System Once you have installed the recovery CD you need to perform a few remaining steps before the system is fully functional: ? 1. When you loaded the recovery CD and restarted the system, the Microsoft operating system might have assigned different drive letters to your drivers. Although this does not cause problems for Avid/DS, you might need to reassign the original drive letters for other programs.‘ 2. Reinstall the Softimage.
1 A B C D E ? F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A C customer support 10 accounts, managing 140 Adaptec card connections 29 administrator privileges 121 attaching software protection key 59 ATTO card connections 30 audio devices, connecting 57 AudioStorage folder 137, 139 Avid |DS software and services 85 Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box 44 connecting 46 Avid Equinox PCI card connections 29 Avid Equinox subsystem installing Avid firmware 68 installing driver 69 Avid Media Indexer 86 Avid MediaDoc
Index 1 A B C D E F G H DS_v6.0 folder 137 Dsprojectinfo 138 DUA II DIP switches 58 sample rate 58 synchronization 58 E ? electrical requirements 21 specifications 22 emergency repair disk 155 Enclosure Service Module (ESM) 47 environmental requirements 21 Equinox Break-Out-Box, connecting 46 Equinox PCI card 29 ESM 47, 50, 51 F Flexid 105 floating license 116, 128 folders, installed 137 AudioStorage 137, 139 DS Archives 137, 138 DS Presets 137, 138 DS Projects 137, 138 DS System 137, 139 DS_v6.
1 A B C D E ? F G H Merging Mykerinos audio board, installing Avid driver 70 models, source 138 module ESM 50, 51 I/O 51 SRM 50, 51 monitors, connecting 43 mouse connecting 42 conventions 9 Mykerinos card connections 29 N network administrator privileges 121 configurations 119 hardware performance, optimizing 122 optimizing 121 privileges, administrator 121 protocol 121 remote processing performance, optimizing 122 TCP/IP protocol 121 networking configurations 119 domain 120 point-to-point 119 workgroup
Index ? 1 A B C D E F G H creating stripe volume 147 drives 149 to 153 support 10 hotline 10 web 10 sync internal 56 synchronization, DUA II 58 system contents 15 documentation 17 hardware 15 software 16 system folder Dsprojectinfo 138 source models 138 system inputs/outputs 32 system requirements 21 to 23 electrical 21 environmental 21 space 22 system, rebuilding 160 T tablet, connecting 42 TCP/IP networking protocol 121 technical support 10 telephone support 10 three enclosure configuration 50 Thrott
