Contents
Changes for version 2.1.5.. 4
Workgroup Support. 4
Mouse Scroll Wheel Support 4
XDCAM Improvements. . 6
Fixed Bugs. . 7
Previous Fixes. . 9
Additional Information. . 12
New Features for Version 2.1 14
If You Need Help.. . . 15
Hardware and Software Requirements. . . . 16
Avid DNxcel Board Installation. . 16
Hardware Setup. . 16
Slot Configurations.. . . . 16
Instaling the Software. . 16
Installing Windows Media Format Runtime Libraries 17
Installing vid QuickTime Codecs on a Non-Avid Editor System 18
Avid System Configuration Requirements . 18
Qualified Platforms.. . . . 18
Unity Client Configuration Notes. . . . 18
Starting the Application.. . . . 19
Qualified Graphics Card. . . . 19
NVIDIA Card Not Installed . . . . 20
Setting up the NVIDIA ard . . . . 20
Adjusting Graphics Controls in the NVIDIA Settings 22
Workgroup Support.. . 24
QuickTime Support. . . 24
Panasonic P2 Support24
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XDCAM Support25
Configuring PCI Bus with the Avid Adrenaline. . . . 25
FireWire Cable Requirements. . . 25
Disabling Automatic Software Updates . . . . 25
Completing Your System Setup26
Limitations26
Additional Information. 36
Documentation Changes36
Installing Software Drivers 40
Formatting and Striping MediaDrives . . 44
Installing Command|8 Drivers on a Windows System . . . . 44
Setting Screen Resolution 45
Suggestions for Optimum Performance 45
Extending Your Usable Address Space and Adding RAM for Improved
Perormance. . . 48
Special Notes.. . 51
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Changes for version 2.1.5
The following changes have been incorporated into the Avid Media Composer
Adrenaline HD version 2.1.5 relase.
Workgroup Support
Support for OMF and MXF media in a Workgroup environment is available in
this
release. See â??Workgroup Supportâ?? on page 24.
Mouse Scroll Wheel Support
A new setting has been added to the editing applicaion that allows you to
use the
scroll wheel of your mouse. The Mouse Settings dialog box allows you to set
the
speed of scrolling with the mouse wheel within the editing application. You
can also
assign functions to 3 additional mouse buttons.
If you use a mouse with a wheel or additional buttons, use the following
procedures
to set the wheel speed and to asign functions to the additional mouse
buttons.
n You cannot assign functions to the standard left and right mouse butons.
Setting up the Mouse Scroll Wheel
To set the mouse scroll speed:
1. Double-click Mouse Settings in the Settings list of the Project window.
The Mouse Settings dialog box opens.
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2. Select a speed from the Vertical Scroll Speed menu.
Normal is the default setting. Noral scrolls one item at a time. Moderate
scrolls two items at a time, and Fast scrolls 4 items at a time.
To assign functions to additional mouse buttons:
1. Double-click Mouse Settings in the Settings list of the Project window.
The Mouse Settings dialog box open.
2. Select Tools > Command Palette.
The Command palette opens.
3. Select Button to Button Reassignment at the bottom of the Command
palette.
4. Click the tab from which you want to select a user-selectable button.
5. Click the mouse, and drag the buttonfrom the Command palette to a button
location on the Mouse Settings dialog box.
Thisis helpful if you want to assign certain functions to additional mouse
buttons. For example, mouse button 3 can have a button function assigned to
it.
The butons pressed along with the Shift, Ctrl, or Alt key can also have
additional assigned functions.
n Be careful when mapping the mouse buttons. Make certain that the modifier
key that
you are assigning to the button and command doesn't already have an
alternate
function.
Using the Mouse Scroll Wheel in the Editing Application
The Mouse scroll whel can be used in a number of ways within the
application.
Scroll Wheel Functions
Using the Scroll Wheel
fuction Action Result
In any window or function area
with a vertical scroll bar, such
as a Bin
Press Ctrl + scroll wheel Scrolls through items.
In the Timeline Press Ctrl + scroll wheel Moves the position bar one
frame at a time.
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XDCAM Improvements
Several performance and workflow improvements for XDCAM have been
completed.
XDCAM Import Improvements
The speed of XDCAM high-res and roxy import via Firewire has been greatly
improved.
XDCAM Workflow Improvements
The following changes have been made to the XDCAM mport Setting tab.
The first checkbox â??Force Import of both Proxy & High-resolution is a
simplification of the previous â??Override import selectionâ?? setting. If the
checkbox
is checked, both proxy and high-resolution versions of the selected file are
imported. If not, only the selected file is imported.
â?¢ The checkbox â??Only import clips with Good Shot Flagâ?? has been added.
In the Sony proxy browser software, users can flag clips with certain
descriptive vaues. Selecting this checkbox in our application will restrict
XDCAM imports to only those clips described with the K or KP (keep) flag.
Press Ctrl + Alt + scroll
wheel
Moves the position bar 10
frams at a time
In a tool or window containing
a slider (for example, the
Effect Editor).
n This does not apply to
pop-up sliders.
Press Ctrl + scroll wheel Moves the slider one unit at a
time.
Press Ctrl + Alt + scroll
wheel
Moves the slider 10 units at a
time.
Scroll Wheel Functions
Using the Scroll Wheel
function Action Result
Changes for version 2.1.5
â?¢ A new dropdown, â??Import Audio Channelsâ?? has been added. This sets the
maximum number of audio channels to import. For example, if a file has 8
channels of audio, the user can select 2 from this drop down and only the
first 2
channels of audio will be imported. The values that can be selected are: 2,
4, 6,
and 8.
â?¢ The disk label can now be changed in the bin column.
Fixed Bugs
The following fixes have been incorporated into the Avid Media Composer
Adrenaline HD version 2.1.5 release.
â?¤ Sequences containing rendered EQâ??s did not correctly render fro In to Out
if
dissolves were added. This has been fixed.
â?¤ A â??Menu Resourceâ?? error ccurred when trying to modify a title or open
the
title
tool after changingprojects. This has been fixed.
â?¤ Titles using saved templates did not maintain change after being
modified. This
has been fixed.
â?¤ When you saved a modified title, thepreviously set crop setting did not
remain.
This has been fixed.
â?¤ Previously, a tape name could not be modified for an imported master clp.
The tape
name can now be changed.
â?¤ The following FilmScribe improvements have been implemented:
â?¢ The handling of files has improved with the fllowing changes:
When you select Preview, you are prompted for a folder to save the html
files.
If the folder is not empty, you can CANCEL. If OK, the appropriate files are
created in the folder. We no longer delete old files in that folder,
although we do
overwrite files with the same name as new ones.
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File names now contain the sequence name (â??Titleâ?? field in the UI). Non
alphanumerics are removed first. For example, the Assemble TabbedList for
the sequence ABC123 would be ABC123_Assm.txt (formerly just
Assemble.txt). This applies to html files also. Hyperlinks in the WebLists
reflect the changed names as well.
If previewing WebLists, the default browser is opened and the first selected
list
is displayed.
If previewing TabbedLists, a dialog box opens giving the folder nae and a
choice of OK or SHOW. Choosing SHOW will launch the OS file folder
display. You can double-click any of the .txt files to view them.
â?¢ FilmScribe required the user to have Administrative privileges. The
FilmScribe
user no longer has to have Administrative privileges.
â?¢ When the Show Prefix option is deselected, the key umber prefix is not
displayed in the cutlist.
â?¢ An additional option has been aded to the FilmScribe locators options.
The
option to â??Print only those events that contain locatorsâ?? has been added.
â?¤ The editing application did not recognize the P2 folder structure on disks
unless
they were on a P2 card. The editor now recognizes the P2 folder structre on
any
volume. If you copy a P2 card to an existing media drive so that te
Contents
directory is at the root of the volume, that drive will be recognized as a
P2 media
drive, and Avid MediaFiles and OMFI MediaFiles will be available, but will
be
treated as read only media directories. The best way to copy a P2 drive to
another
drive is to make a directory on the target drive, copy the entire contents
of th P2
card to that directory, and then map that directory to a drive letter using
the subst
command. For information on mapping a directory using the subst command,
see the documentation provided with your computer system. Thiswill allow a
drive
to contain both P2 and normal media directories.
â?¤ 10-bit render of Color Correction effects produced artifacts. This has
been fixed.
â?¤ Switching from an HD project to an SD film project, the film and 24P
settings do
ot appear.
Workaround: Change the user profile and the film settings will appear, or
quit the
project and then reopen the projct. The film settings will appear.
Previous Fixes
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Previous Fixes
Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD has been updated to include the following
fixes
â?¤ After you consolidated a sequence that contained rendered timewarp
effects, the
timewarp effects became unrendered.
â?¤ When checking in Timewarp effect teplates into MediaManager you might
have
received this error message â??Assertion failed::found==kAAFTrue
File:\coresw\ame\Aaf\AAFEffectUtils. c, Line993â??.
â?¤ You might have received an â??Out of Rangeâ?? error when you tried to modify
and
then re-create rolling and crawling titles in the timeline in a 720p
project.
â?¤ In PAL projects, the editing application did not allow you to enter a
duration when
loading fill. This was not an issue with NTSC projects.
â?¤ Exporting sequences as AAF with automated Audio Pan and clips with no Pan
did
not play back correctly when imported.
â?¤You might have seen a â??FluidMotion Vector Edit Requires Full Resolutionâ??
error if
you wrked in FluidMotion Vector Edit mode in anything other than full
resolution
(green mode in the timeline).
â?¤ VBI was not preserved for any video resolutios other than 1:1 resolution.
JFIF 2
field resolutions and MPEG-30, 40 and 50 now preerve VBI.
â?¤ During capture, some editing applications would restart and display a blue
screen.
This has been fixed.
â?¤ In 3 perf film projects, feet an frame values did not display correctly
in Trim mode.
This has been fixed.
â?¤ When inserting black, the mark in and mark outmarks were not retained
from one
session to the next. When inserting black, the mark n and mark out marks
are now
retained within a project.
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â?¤ Exporting some OMF JPG files displayed in quadrants. This has been fixed.
â?¤ SDI 8 bit video was being correctd in 10 bit space thus causing tearing
on older 8
bit only SDI devices (downstrem). This has been fixed.
â?¤ The editing application did not display the Tape ID as a bin column by
default. This
has been fixed. The Avid Xpress Pro HD application defaults t Tape Name.
â?¤ (HD) Video out on Adrenaline was delayed one line from blackburst. This
has been
fixed. This only occurred when an HD board was installed.
â?¤ (HD Only) Clients were intermittently losing the incoming video display
when
capturing. This has been fixed.
â?¤ Previously, the drive letters selected in the Media Creation Settings
dialog did not
reflect the correct network mounted drive letters. This has been fixed. The
drive
letters in te Media Creation settings window now match the drive letters as
shown
in My Computer.
â?¤ Previously, aCustomer trying to open an old format 3 perf bin in
Adrenaline got a
CM_NO_SOURCE excetion and the bin didn't get converted.
â?¤ Previously, when connected to an 002, a Sync Source Not Validâ?? error
appeared
and sync did not lock when switching the audo format to 44.1k. An ASIO
Hardware error appeared also. This has been fixed.
When importing AVI files into a 24P NTSC project, you may have received
repeated frames. This has been fixed.
â?¤ The Digi 002 did not lock onto sync when hanging the Format type to HD
format
mode. Audio did not play. This has been fixed.
â?¤ Panasonic P2: Daylight Savings Time was causing a regression in the
media/MOB
management of P2 cards with the Avid editor. This has been fixed.
â?¤ The following FilmScribe issues were fixed.
â?¢ Previously, master TC appeared in lists even when deselected.
Previous Fixs
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â?¢ Previously, settings weren't being marked changed when an item was
deselected in the column list, so they weren't beingsaved.
â?¢ Previously, locators appeared even when deselected.
â?¤ Trim failed to halt when using the shift + > keys. Trimming now stops when
a trim
key is released, similar to stepping with the arrow keys. Now you can hear
the audio
when holding the Shift key.
â?¤ FilmScribe constantly reported extra dupes in a dialog box. Now extra
dupes are
reported in the console window.
â?¤ Audi waveforms were difficult to see when you added keyframes. Now, the
waveform appers in a shade of gray. On dark tracks, a light shade of gray
appears;
on light tracks, a darker shade of gray. This should result in increased
contrast for
the majority of track colors.
â?¤ If you adjusted the Gamma parameter by .001 in 8-bit color correction, it
jumped
significantly more than it should. This has been fixed.â?¤ Exporting sequences
as AAF with automated Audio Pan and clips with no Pan
did
ot play back correctly when imported. This has been fixed.
â?¤ (Color Correction) Undo/Redo list was broken in Color Correction mode.
This has
been fixed.
â?¤ XDCAM: The system would hang when importing a high resolution IMX clip.
This
has been fixed.
â?¤ In PAL projects, the editing application now allows you to enter a
duration when
loading fill. This was not an issue with NTSC projects.
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Additional Information
The followng information was not included in previous documentation.
Power Users
If a power user creates a folder in the C:Avid Mediafiles\MXF folder, and
another
non power user logs on, launches the Avid editing application and tries to
refresh
the media directories using the File > Refresh Media Directories menu, the
following exception error will occur:
Exception: DISK_ACCESS_DENIED, filename: C:\Avd
Mediafiles\MXF\<number>
Exception: SYS_ERROR, status 5, msg: Access is denied
Tis is due to the Microsoft permissions schema at the OS level, since a
folder
created by power user cannot be modified/deleted by an administrator (and
vice
versa.)
T avoid possible folder access and/or permissions issues for power users,
makesure that any folders that need to be shared and/or modified by other users
are not
created by a power user.
Drive Filtering
The defaut values for Drive filtering have changed with this release.
Previously,
Media Compser Adrenaline HD, NewsCutter Adrenaline and NewsCutter XP
shipped with Filter by Resolution nabled, Filter by System Drive disabled,
Filter
by Launch Drive disabled. This causd breakages with the networked workflows
as
media in new projects were being created on the C: drive instead of the
shared
storage when usig the default Media Creation Settings. To fix this, all 3
drive
filtering options are acive by default.
The Avid Xpress Pro HD, Avid Xpress DV and Avid Free DV defult to Filtering
off since these products may not have additional drives available,
especially those
working on laptops.
n Any project brought into a networked workflow that was created with any of
the
filtering selections off might have problems with networked media creation,
such as
â??Audio and/or Video Mixdownâ?? and â??SendToPlaybackâ??, because their Media
Creation Settings will still be configured for standalone usage.
Previous Fixes
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There are several ways for you to work around this issue. First, adjust the
drive
filtering settings when switching environments, either by opening the Media
Creation Setting and toggling the drive filtering settings or by creating
multiple
Media Creation Settings and switching the active setting whenever you shift
environments. Customers who will always work in an environment that differs
from
the defaults (like Avid Xpress Pro HD always connected to shared storage)
can
create a Media Creation Setting that fits their workflow and add it to their
Site
Settings so new projects are created with the desired defaults.
The default values for Filter by Resolution, Filter by System Drive, and
Filter by
Launch Drive are now as follows:
Command 8 Installer
Previously, Avid users who wanted to add Command|8, needed to launch the
complete Pro Tools installer and deselect all options except the Command|8
driver.
To make this process easier for Avid users, we have created a standalone
Command|8 installer and added it to the Pro Tools 6.9 installer CD, which
ships
with the Command|8. Launch the Command|8 installer located at
/Drivers/Command8/Command8 setup.exe.
Drive Filtering Default Values
Product Filter By Resolution Filter by System Drive Filter by Launch Drive
Media Composer
Adrenaline
Yes Yes Yes
NewsCutter Adrenaline Yes Yes Yes
NewsCutter XP Yes Yes Yes
Media Station PT Yes Yes Yes
Avid Xpress Pro HD No No No
Avid Xpress DV No No No
Free DV No No No
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Crawling Titles
Previously, you might see some artifacts in crawling titles when you created
titles
using DV 25 411 media. To fix this problem, a console command was added to
the
editing application. This command allows for additional filtering during the
render
process to reduce the artifacts. This console command is ON by default. This
works
for both 8 and 16-bit processing. This may slightly slow down the render
process. If
you do not need the additional filtering you can turn off the command.
To turn off the extra filtering type:
chromaFilt411 false
To turn on the extra filtering type:
chromaFilt411 true
This setting stays when the user exits the application. The next time you
start the
application, the setting will be the value set before you last exited.
New Features for Version 2.1
The following table describes the new features with version 2.1. See the
More Info
column for a reference to further details on the feature.
New Feature Descriptions
Feature Description More Info
Support for Panasonic
P2
The Avid editing application now supports the
Panasonic P2 equipment.
See â??Using Panasonic DVCPRO P2
Equipmentâ?? in the Help.
Support for Sony
XDCAM
The Avid editing application now supports the
Sony XDCAM equipment.
See â??Importing Media from
XDCAM Devicesâ?? in the Help.
720p/23.976 format
and 1080p/24 format
The Avid editing applications have two new
media formats.
See â??HD Resolutionsâ?? in the Help.
Frame Chase The Frame Chase editing feature lets you view
and edit clips during the capture process
through Avid Unity TransferManager.
See â??Frame Chaseâ?? in the Avid
Unity MediaManager Help.
If You Need Help
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If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your editing application:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that
task. It is
especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check this ReadMe file for the latest information that might have become
available after the documentation was published.
Remote Capture and
Play
Remote Play and Capture allows you to use an
Avid editing application like a videotape
recorder (VTR).
See â??Remote Play and Captureâ?? in
the Help.
Color Correction Split
Client monitor
Color Correction Dual Split display appears in
the Client monitor.
See â??The Client Monitor in Color
Correction Modeâ?? in the Help.
Capture standard
DV 25 and DV 50 24p
You can now capture DV 25 and DV 50 with
standard pulldown.
See â??Capturing DV 25 and DV 50
with Standard Pulldownâ?? on
page 36.
Advanced Keyframe
improvements
The Avid editing application has added a
Reverse Keyframe and other improvements.
See â??Reverse Keyframeâ?? in the
Help.
New Updated 16-bit
effects
The Avid editing application has added new
16-bit effects.
See â??Additional 16-Bit Effectsâ?? on
page 37.
New Marquee
templates
Avid now supplies new Marquee templates with
16x9 aspect ratio.
See â??New Marquee Templatesâ?? on
page 37
Rolling and Crawling
Title default length
change
The default for rolling and crawling titles has
changed to one minute per page.
Quick Transition
Dialog Box
A new option, Skip Existing Transition Effects,
has been added to the Quick Transition dialog
box.
See â??Quick Transitionâ?? in the Help.
Disabling Editor
Resolutions
The Avid editing application allows you to
disable resolutions.
See â??Disabling Editor Resolutionsâ??
in the Help.
New Feature Descriptions (Continued)
Feature Description More Info
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3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your
hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit Avid Online Support at www.avid.com/onlinesupport/. Online support
is
available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search the Knowledge Base to
find
answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download
updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.
5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).
For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call
800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).
Hardware and Software Requirements
The following section describes the hardware and software requirements. For
the
most up-to-date information, go to www.avid.com.
Avid DNxcel Board Installation
If you are installing an HD card into the Avid Adrenaline system, follow the
Avid
DNxcel Board Installation Instructions provided with the board.
Hardware Setup
For information on setting up the hardware, see the Using the Avid
Adrenaline HD
CD-ROM provided with your system.
Slot Configurations
For the latest information on HP xw8000 and HP xw8200 slot configurations,
see
avid.com. The Using the Avid Adrenaline HD CD-ROM information on slot
configurations is not up-to-date.
Installing the Software
To install the application software, follow the procedures on the
application
CD-ROM.
Hardware and Software Requirements
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n If you install and receive a message â??Sentinel Protection Installer-
Insert disk 1,â??
cancel the dialog box. The correct Sentinel driver is installed.
After installing the software, if you try to install a release prior to
Media Composer
Adrenaline HD 2.0, you must manually uninstall the Media Composer
application
and the Avid DIO Runtime (with Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or
Remove
Programs). Otherwise, the older version you are trying to install does not
overwrite
properly.
n If you use Add/Remove to uninstall, the application entry within the
Add/Remove
panel lingers for approximately 15 or 20 seconds after the program is
uninstalled.
The Add/Remove panel will eventually close and you can continue normally.
Also, with release 2.0, the location of the Flamethrower.sys file changed.
It now
resides in Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Supporting Files\WindowXPDrivers.
If you reinstall an older version of the editing application, if you receive
a Files
Needed dialog box opens as you progress through the Found New Hardware
Wizard, you must browse to the location of the previous Flamethrower.sys
file at the
following location and choose to overwrite the file:
Program Files\Avid Media Composer Adrenaline\Supporting
Files\WindowXPDrivers
n You must install the Avid After Effects EMP Plug-in before you install the
Avid
Media Composer Adrenaline HD application. If you have already installed the
Avid
editing application, uninstall it, install EMP and then reinstall the Avid
Media
Composer Adrenaline HD application.
n The Avid QuickTime Codecs are now selectable for installation on the Avid
editing
application CD. This makes it easy to bring the CD to another system to
install just
the codecs if necessary.
Installing Windows Media Format Runtime Libraries
The Avid editing application requires you to have the latest Windows Media®
Format runtime libraries that ship with Windows Media Player 10. If you do
not
have Windows Media Player 10, go to the Installers/WindowsMediaInstall
folder on
the application CD-ROM, double-click the wmfdist95.exe file, and follow the
instructions in the dialog boxes. This installs the proper runtime
libraries.
n Windows Media export compatibility is subject to Microsoft Windows Media
updates.
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Installing Avid QuickTime Codecs on a Non-Avid Editor System
The Avid editor automatically installs Avid QuickTime Codecs on your system.
However, you can install the Avid QuickTime Codecs (LE) on a system that
does
not have an Avid editor. This version of the Avid QuickTime Codecs does not
include MPEG.
To install the Avid QuickTime Codecs (LE) on a system without an Avid
editor:
1. Insert the Avid application CD-ROM.
2. Click Install Products.
3. Click Avid QuickTime Codecs.
Avid System Configuration Requirements
Media Composer Adrenaline HD systems require the following system
configuration:
â?¢ Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2. After you install SP2, and
you
are in an Avid Unity environment, see â??Unity Client Configuration Notesâ?? on
page 18.
â?¢ Minimum 2 GB of RAM.
â?¢ NVIDIA Driver 67.22. The NVIDIA driver is located in Program
Files/Avid/Utilities/nVidia. See â??Installing the NVIDIA Display Driverâ?? on
page 21.
Qualified Platforms
For the list of qualified and supported platforms, go to
www.avid.com/products/composer/adrenalinehd/specs.asp.
Unity Client Configuration Notes
If you install SP2 on an Avid Unityâ?¢ client system, make sure to do the
following:
1. Launch the Security Center application from Start > Programs >
Accessories >
System Tools > Security Center.
2. Click Windows Firewall.
Starting the Application
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3. In the General tab, make sure Firewall is turned ON.
4. In the Exceptions tab, make sure the Avid Unity Connection Manager is
listed
in the exceptions list and has a check mark next to it.
5. In the Advanced tab, navigate to the ICMP area and click the Settings
button.
6. Make sure â??Allow incoming echo requestsâ?? has a check mark next to it.
7. In the main Security Center window, click Windows Update. Make sure the
â??Turn off Automatic Windows Updatesâ?? is selected.
Starting the Application
When you first start the application, a dialog box opens requiring you to
update the
Adrenaline Baseboard firmware. Select Update. When you restart the
Adrenaline
and launch the application again, you might receive the dialog to update the
HD
Board firmware, if applicable. Select Update and follow the prompts. The
firmware
is then updated, and you should be able to restart and launch the
application.
Qualified Graphics Card
Although other graphics cards might work, for full performance, Avid Media
Composer Adrenaline HD supports the following graphics cards for full 3D
OpenGL compatibility:
â?¢ NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL
Although supported, use of the NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL may result in
performance degradation during tasks such as scratch removal, auto color
correction, or general color correction when the safe color warnings are
enabled, or using the eyedropper to select colors in Effect Mode.
Single monitor systems with an NVIDIA Quadra 4 980 XGL perform
properly. You may see performance degradation like those listed above
when running dual monitors with this graphics card.
â?¢ NVIDIA QuadroFX 1100, FX 1300, FX1400
Driver versions change frequently. Please go to the online support page at
www.avid.com for the current driver version information.
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For specific information on which graphics card your system supports, go to:
http://www.avid.com/products/composer/adrenalinehd/specs.asp.
For proper operation and performance, some driver settings must be manually
changed.
n See the following sections for adjustments you might need to make for the
NVidia to
work properly with your Avid system setup.
n Avid does not support using the display driver Clone Mode. Setting the
display
driver to Clone Mode might cause an access violation.
NVIDIA Card Not Installed
If you do not have an NVIDIA card installed on your system and NVIDIA
drivers
are installed, a dialog box opens informing you that NVIDIA DLL could not be
loaded. You can either click through the dialog boxes and ignore the
message, or
uninstall the NVIDIA drivers.
To uninstall the NVIDIA driver:
1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click NVIDIA Drivers.
3. Click Change/Remove and continue through the dialog boxes.
4. If the problem persists, or the NVIDIA driver was not listed in the Add
or
Remove Programs window, delete the following file from your system:
C:\\WINNT\SYSTEM32\nvoglnt.dll
Setting up the NVIDIA Card
To setup the NVIDIA card, you must make sure you have the correct display
driver
version, install the display driver if necessary and set the correct display
settings.
Checking the NVIDIA Display Driver Version
Prior to setting up the NVIDIA card, check to make sure you have the correct
display driver version.
Qualified Graphics Card
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To check the NVIDIA display driver version:
1. Right-click the Desktop and select Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Click the applicable Quadro tab.
The version number is listed under the Driver Version Information window
next
to the Description: Display driver.
Installing the NVIDIA Display Driver
If you do not have the 67.22 NVIDIA driver, perform the following.
To install the NVIDIA display driver:
1. Double-click Program Files\Avid \ Utilities \nVidia\ 67.22.winxp2K.exe
2. Unzip the NVIDIA file to C:\NVIDIA.
3. Double-click C:\NVIDIA\Winxp(67.22)\Setup.exe file.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and then restart your system.
After you update your driver, when you start the editing application, make
sure the
OpenGL setting is set to your NVIDIA Display Card.
1. In the Avid editing application, open a new or existing project.
2. In the Project Window click the Settings tab.
3. Double-click Video Display.
4. In the OpenGL Hardware area, choose your NVIDIA Display Card.
Setting Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration
Set the single-display mode and the dualview mode as described in the
following
procedures if you have two monitors.
If the driver is set to anything other than Single Display mode, the Avid
application
might drop frames during real-time playback of 3D effects.
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To set single-display mode:
1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Click the applicable Quadro tab.
n Depending on the display driver version you have, the names of the
settings might
be different.
5. In the pop-up settings window, click Performance and Quality Settings.
6. Click Open GL Settings.
7. From the Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration menu, choose Single-Display
Mode.
8. Click Apply and then click OK.
To set Dual View mode:
1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Click the Quadro tab.
5. In the pop-up settings window, click nVidia Display Mode.
6. Select nView Modes > Dualview.
7. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Adjusting Graphics Controls in the NVIDIA Settings
If you see the video display shift in brightness, contrast, hue, or
saturation when you
pause and play video, you should adjust the graphics controls in the NVIDIA
settings.
Qualified Graphics Card
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To adjust the graphics controls:
1. Exit all applications.
2. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Click the 1 monitor.
5. In the lower right hand corner, click the Advanced button.
6. Click the applicable Quadro tab.
7. On the left side of the display pane, click the Color Correction setting.
8. In the â??Apply Color Changes toâ?? menu, make sure Desktop is selected.
9. Click Restore Defaults.
10. Go back to the â??Apply Color Changes toâ?? menu, and select Overlay/VMR
11. Click Restore Defaults
12. Set the brightness slider to 120%.
13. Set the contrast slider to 110%.
14. Click Apply, and then click OK to save the changes.
15. Go back to step 4 repeat the process for the second monitor.
Disabling the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is a background program that runs with the
NVIDIA Driver installed. This service informs you when an update to the
NVIDIA
Driver is available. There have been instances where this service causes
slow
restarts and shutdown with the Avid Adrenaline attached. It also can prevent
Adobe
Photoshopâ??s Gamma loader from operating which causes color correction
settings
not to work properly. If this occurs, you should disable the NVIDIA Driver
Helper
Service.
To disable the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service:
1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Click Manage.
3. Double-click Services and Applications.
4. Double-click Services.
5. Right-click NVidia Display Driver or NVidia Driver Helper Service.
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6. Click Properties.
7. Select Startup Type > Disable.
8. Click OK.
n Every time you update or reload the driver, this service is enabled again.
Workgroup Support
Avid Unityâ?¢ MediaNetwork v3.5.5 is supported with this release along with
the
following workgroup products:
â?¢ Avid Unity MediaManager v4.5.1
â?¢ Avid Unity TransferManager v2.9.2
â?¢ Avid DMS v2.7.1
â?¢ Avid Nearchive v1.7.1
â?¢ Avid Unity MediaManager Select Players v2.5.1
QuickTime Support
Avid has tested and approved the use of Apple QuickTime® version 6.5.2
You must install QuickTime from the Apple web site. This is not supplied by
Avid.
For more information, see â??Downloading the QuickTime Standalone Versionâ?? on
page 51.
Panasonic P2 Support
In your Avid editing application, you can edit directly from a P2 card
inserted into a
PCMCIA PC card slot in a laptop computer (you cannot use a standard PCMCIA
slot, which is an older technology). You can also copy media files from the
card to a
local media drive or consolidate them to an Avid workgroup. You need to
install the
correct Panasonic P2 card driver. The version supported for this release is
v1.00.0033.
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XDCAM Support
Make sure you are using the correct Sony firmware and driver versions that
have
been tested with the Avid editing application. The latest XDCAM driver
versions
that are officially supported for this release are v1.0.0.5 and v1.0.0.6.
The firmware
version for the XDCAM deck is v1.1.
Configuring PCI Bus with the Avid Adrenaline
The FireWire® interface for the Avid Adrenaline cannot be on the same PCI
bus as
any storage devices. Depending on your system, your PCI bus configuration
can be
different. For examples of different configurations, go to
www.avid.com/products/dna/ and select your DNA device and then click
specifications.
When you are using an Avid Adrenaline and you want to use 1394 (FireWire)
drives, you need a second 1394 OHCI board on a different bus segment in your
Avid editing system. See your computer manufacturerâ??s documentation to
identify a
PCI bus slot that is on a different bus segment than the 1394 port used for
the Avid
Adrenaline.
FireWire Cable Requirements
The IEEE 1394 cabling standard requires that 1394 devices be within 14.76
ft. (4.5
m) of the next bus connector. When you connect a 1394 device (drive, camera,
or
deck), your FireWire cable must not exceed this length. Avid products do not
support the use of 1394 repeaters to boost or extend the signal to the
device.
In addition, Avid does not support any type of cable extender or FireWire
hub
between the Avid editing system connection and the Avid Adrenaline. If the
Avid
editing system does not sense a direct connection to the Avid Adrenaline,
the Avid
editing system enters a non-operating mode.
Disabling Automatic Software Updates
Avid cannot guarantee the compatibility of the Avid editing application with
automatic updates of Windows XP or any updates to system software
components.
You should disable automatic updates.
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(Windows) To disable automatic software updates:
1. Do one of the following:
t Select Start > Control Panel, and then double-click System.
t Select Start > Control Panel, and then double-click Performance and
Maintenance > System.
2. Click the Automatic Updates tab.
3. Deselect â??Keep my computer up to date.â??
4. Click OK.
Completing Your System Setup
This check list covers the major steps required to complete your system
setup.
To finish setting up your system:
1. Read this ReadMe file completely.
2. Make sure your system meets the hardware and software requirements. See
â??Hardware and Software Requirementsâ?? on page 16.
3. See the Using the Adrenaline DNA on the CD-ROM supplied with your
Adrenaline hardware, for instructions on connecting cables and devices to
your
system. Some of the connections allow you to control a video deck, use
faders
and mixers, and add storage to your system.
4. Load the NVIDIA drivers, if necessary.
Limitations
Audio
â?¤ Clip Pan: When adding an audio dissolve between two clips with Clip Pan
onto a
single audio track, the audio dissolve uses the Clip Pan setting on the
outgoing
source for the duration of the dissolve.
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Pan Automation (overrides Clip Pan when applied): When adding an audio
dissolve
between two clips with Automation Pan onto a single audio track, the audio
dissolve interpolates the pan values between the pan key frame value at the
beginning of the dissolve and the pan key frame value at the end of the
dissolve.
Any pan key frame that exists in the middle of the dissolve is ignored.
Workaround: Place the two clips on separate tracks using clip pan, and fade
one to
silence and fade the other up from silence.
Capture
â?¤ When attached to a Panasonic AG-DVX100P camera, the editing application
might
not recognize drop vs. non-drop tape until capture on-the-fly is attempted.
â?¤ The following error message, "Exception: ADM_DIO_ERROR_OCCURRED,
DIOerr:Expected DV50 NTSC but received DV25NTSCâ?? will occur if you attempt
to
capture DV 25 from a DV 50 source or DV 50 from a DV 25 source.
â?¤ When you batch capture long clips with a lot of MXF metadata, the
following error
appears and no media is captured: â??Exception: MXFDomain::SaveMetaDataToFile
- Failed to save meta data to file.â??
This does not occur when you batch capture OMF.
â?¤ When trying to capture from a Panasonic AJ-SD93P or Panasonic AJ-SD93E,
note
the following: The Panasonic default for DIF SPEED is set to S400. The
Adrenaline
expects a DIF SPEED of S100. Therefore capture fails producing scrambled or
blocky images.
Workaround: From Panasonic DVCPRO deck's menu, set the menu DIF SPEED
to S100.
Compatibility
â?¤ Sending to Digidesign Pro Tools: When you export an OMF 2.0 file that
links to
MXF media, you should first transcode the MXF Media to OMF media. If you
have
a long sequence containing MXF media, you are not prompted prior to the
export
process that the export will not be successful. To save time, transcode MXF
media
to OMF media prior to exporting as OMF 2.0.
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� Avid DS Nitris®: To share HD or 10-bit media that has been captured with
Avid
Media Composer Adrenaline HD v2.0.2 or higher, you must use Avid DS Nitris
7.5 QFE3. To access QFE3, go to http://www.softimage.com/avidds and click
Download > QFE and other fixes.
â?¤ When using EDL Manager, delete all old settings files. The main settings
file to
delete can be found in Program Files/Avid/EDL Manager/Settings. Also, old
saved
user settings will not function properly. Create new user settings.
â?¤ Before generating any EDLs, make sure the Project Type menu in the main
EDL
Manager window is set to the proper project for the EDL being generated. For
example, if you are generating an EDL from a 720p/59.94 project, make sure
the
Project Type menu is set to 720p/59.94 before you generate the EDL.
Digital Cut
â?¤ When you perform a digital cut using the Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD recorder,
select
Ignore Time in the Digital Cut Tool window.
â?¤ A video underrun might occur at the start of a digital cut if the Digital
Cut tool does
not have focus when you click the Play Digital cut button. The Digital Cut
window
must be active before you click either the Start or Preview button. If an
underrun
occurs at the very start of the digital cut, you should be able to perform
the digital
cut without a problem.
� During a digital cut to a Panasonic® DVCPro HD® deck using HD-SDI with
720p/59.94 material, several frames of black might be written to tape before
the
start of the outputted sequence. This end of the sequence might be truncated
on
tape.
Workaround: Place several seconds of black or color bars at the end of a
sequence.
â?¤ When attached to a Panasonic deck and performing a digital cut to a
720p/23.976
project, the digital cut can be 1 to 2 frames late.
â?¤ The Digital Cut Tool does not allow certain durations of black to be added
to the tail
of a sequence. Certain values (including 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes,
etc.)
will reset the clock to zero when applied. If the value you entered resets
to zero
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when applied, adjust the value upwards or downwards until a satisfactory
length is
determined (at which point the clock will not reset itself and the desired
duration
will be correctly applied).
Effects
â?¤ Most effects support 16-bit processing. The following lists the effects
that do not
support 16-bit processing at this time.
â?¢ Avid Pan & Zoom
â?¢ Blur effect
â?¢ Mosaic effect
â?¢ Paint effect
â?¢ Region Stabilize
â?¢ Scratch Removal
â?¢ Animatte
â?¢ RGB Keyer
â?¢ Pan and Scan
â?¢ Illusion FX
â?¢ PlasmaWipes
â?¢ AVX 1.x effects
Whether a particular AVX 2.0 effect supports 16-bit processing is up to the
plug-in
vendor.
n Rendering times are slower when you use 16-bit processing because 16-bit
effects
have two times the data of classic 8-bit effects.
â?¤ (Progressive projects only) If a clip contains any of the following
effects, you must
render the effects before you apply Scratch Removal:
â?¢ Timewarp effects
â?¢ Any effect that has been promoted to the Advanced Keyframe model
â?¤ Removing or undoing some timewarp effects might cause audio and video to
lose
sync.
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â?¤ In the Transition Corner Display mode, two of the six frames display
incorrect
frames during trim operations initiated from the Timeline.
Workaround: Trim using the trim buttons.
â?¤ Fluid film 2:3 timewarp effect might render incorrectly when rendering
fluid
motion type.The effect might flash a crop of left and right edges.
Workaround: Set the left and right mask in the FluidMotion Editor to zero.
â?¤ (HD only) Any animated alpha matte over 35 seconds long may fail.
â?¤ When an Avid FX is applied in an SD 24p progressive project, it can create
unwanted aliasing on the resulting clip.
Export
â?¤ When exporting a QuickTime Reference movie, do not mix DV and non-DV
media.
If you mix DV and non-DV media, the resulting movie might contain line
shifts.
â?¤ When you export pan automation on an audio clip as AAF, it does not
translate in
Pro Tools. Pro Tools does not accept varying value pan controls during
import.
â?¤ In the Export dialog box, the default size is not the image size of the
opened project.
â?¤ When you play an exported clip in the Windows Media Player, the sequence
stalls
in the desktop monitor. The audio plays, the blue bar progresses in the
Timeline,
and the video/audio output to the client monitor is OK. If the clip that is
loaded in
Windows Media Player is removed, then the Play operation plays properly in
both
the desktop and client monitors.
â?¤ Export Locators export only a .txt file with frame count information, not
timecode
or Feet and Frames. Import also supports only frame count.
â?¤ A â??Not enough memory is available to complete this operation or
WM_BeginWriting_FAILEDâ?? error results from the application running out of
available memory (RAM) while you perform the encode. Encoding to a Windows
Media Video codec requires a lot of memory. The amount of memory required is
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directly related to the number of audio and video profile streams, width,
height, bit
rate, number of passes, VBR/CBR, and quality of the encoded video, as well
as the
resolution of the source media. If you encode HD media, you might need to
reduce
the bit rate, turn on 2-pass encoding, turn on VBR, lower the quality, or
reduce the
frame dimension.
â?¤ A â??WM_FindInputFormat_FAILEDâ?? error might appear if the Windows Media
exporter cannot find a suitable input format for a video or audio stream
contained in
the current Windows Media Export Setting's stream profile. For example,
using
non-standard frame dimensions might result in this error. See Microsoft's
Windows
Media web site for more detail.
Import
â?¤ When you import an uncompressed QuickTime file, a PICT image, or a TIFF
image, the first 4 or 5 vertical columns of pixels might truncate when you
display
the file in the Source, Record, or client monitors.
â?¤ When you batch import a sequence with a graphic animation that was created
in a
30i project and then modified in a 720p project, it might not import.
Workaround: Import the graphic and manually edit it back into your sequence.
â?¤ Avid editing systems cannot import AVI files created on Avid DS Nitris
systems.
The import fails with an error message that states the file format is not
supported for
import.
Locators
â?¤ A new item has been added to the Fast menu in the Locators window.
â??Disable
Locator Popupâ?? disables the new locator pop-up window. It is disabled only
for the
work session. When you restart the Avid application, the locator pop-up menu
is
enabled.
Panasonic P2
â?¤ Play performance for a multi-stream sequence will suffer when directly
accessing
media from the P2 media cards in the AJ-SPX800P camera.
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â?¤ If you power off the P2 card reader while a bin accessing P2 media is
open,
attempting to load any P2 clip results in a DISK_FILE_NOT_FOUND message in
the Source monitor window. The message should read Media Offline.
â?¤ Dupe detection is not available for P2 source material.
Play
â?¤ When the Avid editing application stops streaming play, a number of
additional
frames are sent to the Avid Adrenaline device in order to keep the client
monitor
synchronous with the desktop display. The Avid Adrenaline must play out that
number of frames after the desktop has stopped playing. To make sure you
view the
actual last frame, the application then snaps the client monitor back to the
frame on
the desktop. This might be more apparent when playing HD media.
â?¤ If you do not see video output to your device, make sure that the
appropriate device
is selected in the Special > Device menu. If FireWire is selected in the
Device
menu, make sure Output to Device is selected in the Video Display Settings.
â?¤ If you experience a flashing monitor when attempting to play using the
Japanese
version of Windows XP, and your monitor does not appear to be covered by
anything, adjust the state of your Language bar by maximizing and minimizing
it.
This will restore the ability to play.
Settings
â?¤ Do not carry User Profiles from a previous release to this release. Create
new user
settings. If you do use previous settings, the size of tools and windows
might not be
as expected, especially tools and windows that have been updated for this
release.
â?¤ In the Open GL Settings tab of the Windows Display Properties dialog box,
the
Multi-Display hardware acceleration should be set to Single Display mode.
The
default setting is Multi-Display Performance mode. This is the mode that
appears if
a new version of the NVIDIA driver is installed. If the setting is anything
other than
Single Display mode, the Avid application might drop frames during real-time
playback of 3D effects.
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Titles
â?¤ Rolling and Crawling Titles in 24p and 25p projects may display a â??Layout
Mismatchâ?? error when in full quality mode.
Workaround: Select another quality mode. The error also goes away if you
toggle
to the HD project equivalent and load the title.
â?¤ When you reedit a Marquee title in the Timeline, you might see artifacts
in the
video background. This is cosmetic only and is does not appear in the
resulting title.
Workaround: If you reedit the title in the bin rather than the Timeline, the
artifacts
do not appear.
â?¤ For projects whose formats are changed to HD, if there are Marquee crawls
in
sequences, these need to be modified to keep them as Avid DSK titles. Reedit
these
titles by using the effect editor to bring up Marquee. If when saving to a
bin in
Marquee you receive a message that the title is animated or that it cannot
be saved
directly to the timeline, then perform the workaround.
Workaround: Select the crawl text box. Press the â??Câ?? toolbar button within
Marquee to cause the crawling text box to extend for the new larger width of
the
title. Now you should be able to save to the bin or timeline as before and
the title
will not be animated.
â?¤ Page Breaks appear on rolling and crawling titles when an HD title is over
SD
media, or an SD title is over HD media.
Workaround: Recreate the title at the same resolution as the underlying
video.
â?¤ HD titles appear aliased when not in Effect mode.
Some titles you create in HD projects might look aliased (blocky) when you
view
them at Full Quality in Source/Record mode. To improve the visible quality,
render
the title or view it in Effect mode.
â?¤ The application might appear frozen after you edit a Marquee title in the
timeline.
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If you edit a Marquee title that is already part of a sequence in the
timeline and then
exit Marquee, you might not be able to perform any other operations.
Workaround: Press the Escape key. Use a different user setting to avoid the
problem.
â?¤ Rolling titles created in SD and rendered in HD display 1 line at the top
of the matte
when rendered.
Workaround: Recreate the title and matte before you render.
â?¤ If you change the size of text, it might yield different kerning results.
If you
highlight text and change the text properties, the kerning result might be
different
than if you had changed the text properties in the Parent Text Box. For
consistent
results, change the text properties in the Parent Text Box.
â?¤ When you edit large or unrendered SD crawling or rolling titles in an HD
project,
switch to SD, promote the title to Marquee, save the title in SD, then open
the title
in HD.
This workaround is not possible for a 720p project, but you can open the
720p bin in
a 30i project and modify the title there, as long as there is an SD version
of the
sequence.
â?¤ Titles created in 4x3 SD and then re-created in 16x9 (SD or HD) appear to
shift to
the left. You must manually re-edit the title in 16x9 for correct
positioning.
Workaround: In 16x9 mode, load the original 4x3 title in Title Tool. Click
on the
Selection tool and select Edit > Select All, then click Object-Group. Click
Alignment > Center in Frame Horiz. Save the title to the bin.
Unity
â?¤ Bins containing Titles or graphics with alpha channels created with 10-bit
video do
not open when shared with an earlier version editing system that does not
support
10-bit video.
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â?¤ A â??Disk File Already Existsâ?? error might appear on Shared Unity
Projects
when
moving bins to folders. For example, create a project on Unity, create a new
bin and
leave the default name on the bin, and then create a folder in the project
and drag the
new bin into the folder, then rename the bin. If you then click the New bin
button
and leave the default name and then drag that bin to the folder, you receive
the error
message Disk File Already Exists, even though you changed the name of the
first
bin in the project.
Workaround: Change the default name of the bin before you drag it to the
folder.
Workgroup
â?¤ Avid doesnâ??t recommend using shared projects and shared bins in a managed
workgroup. In a managed workgroup the MediaManager provides safer and easier
ways of sharing and managing media and metadata. If you move or copy items
from
a locked shared bin to another bin, you might get a check in error message.
The bin
data is not lost, but the check in that accompanies the appearance of the
item in the
destination bin fails. The next check in, whether manual or automatic, will
succeed.
â?¤ If the name of a shared bin is changed that contains a clip referenced by
a sequence
in another bin, when you open the sequence and perform a match frame and
find
bins, you might receive the error message â??Bin binname is not in the
projectâ?? or
â??Exception: BIN_NOT _FOUNDâ??. This error message might also appear without
changing the bin name.
Workaround: To edit with this clip, use the Show Reference clips in the Set
Bin
Display dialog box of the bin containing the sequence.
â?¤ When working in a PAL project and media is offline, you might receive the
error
message â??Exception:MSM:No OFFLINE Media found.â?? This error should display
â??Media Offline.â??
â?¤ Rendering Timewarp Effects: If you select the "Use Motion Effect Drive"
option
when rendering a Timewarp effect, the rendered media will appear offline if
the
Motion Effect Drive is a local drive.
Workaround: Use the Media Creation Tool, Motion Effects tab to select the
drive
to be used as the Motion Effect Drive. Choose a shared Unity drive.
â?¤ When Relinking in an Avid Unity workgroup environment, only shared-storage
media that is checked in to MediaManager is available for relinking.
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â?¤ When trying to open a very large number of files and workspaces, the Media
tool
may hang. This might happen in Frame and Script modes. Text mode does not
display this behavior.
â?¤ Do not check sequences with MetaSync tracks into MediaManager. You cannot
check out sequences that contain MetaSync tracks from MediaManager.
Workaround: Remove the MetaSync track from the sequence before checking the
sequence into MediaManager.
XDCAM
â?¤ XDCAM proxy media might not export to a QuickTime reference movie
successfully.
Workaround: If you export as a regular QuickTime movie, MPEG 4, or as
Windows Media 9, the export is successful. Or, you can transcode the proxy
sequence to DV 25 or MPEG-IMX and then export as QuickTime reference.
Additional Information
The following information is helpful when you work with your Avid system.
Documentation Changes
The following changes were not included in the printed documentation.
Capturing DV 25 and DV 50 with Standard Pulldown
In NTSC 23.976 projects you can now capture DV 25 24p and DV 50 24p material
with standard pulldown through a 1394 (FireWire) connection. The connection
can
be through an Avid Adrenaline device, or a separate 1394 connection. You can
edit
the material and output it as 24p.
n To capture DV material at the DV 50 24p resolution, the connection must be
through a separate 1394 port on a different bus than the one being used by
the
Avid Adrenaline device.
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Additional 16-Bit Effects
The following effects now support 16-bit processing.
â?¢ Dip to Color
â?¢ Fade from Color
â?¢ Fade to Color
â?¢ All Box Wipes
â?¢ All Edge Wipes
â?¢ All Matrix Wipes
â?¢ All Sawtooth Wipes
â?¢ Shape Wipes
New Marquee Templates
Avid now supplies new Marquee templates with 16x9 aspect ratio. The Avid
Templates folder in the Templates Library contains several new versions of
templates designed for use with 16x9 footage. When a template has both 4x3
and
16x9 versions, the name of the 4x3 version ends in _4x3, while the name of
the
16x9 version ends in _16x9.
Digital Cut Tool Changes
The Crash Record option is displayed in red in the Digital Cut tool because
this
method of digital cut modifies the timecode on the tape. The â??Allow assemble
and
edit for Digital Cutâ?? in the Deck Preferences settings has been changed to
â??Allow
assemble edit and Crash Record for Digital Cut.â?? If this is not selected,
these
options do not appear in the Digital Cut tool. The only option that should
appear in
the Digital Cut tool for FireWire-controlled decks is the Crash Record
option.
Effects Changes
The following effects can be promoted to the Advanced Keyframe model:
â?¢ Blend effects
â?¢ Box Wipes
â?¢ Conceal effects
â?¢ Edge Wipes
â?¢ Film effects
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â?¢ The following Image effects:
- Color Effect
- Flip
- Flip-Flop
- Flop
- Mask
- Resize
â?¢ The following Key effects:
- Chroma Key
- Luma Key
- Matte Key
â?¢ LConceal effects
â?¢ Motion effects
â?¢ Peel effects
â?¢ Push effects
â?¢ Reformat effects
â?¢ Spin effects
â?¢ Squeeze effects
â?¢ 3D Title effects
â?¢ Xpress 3D effects
Using PlasmaWipes with HD Projects
This section describes how to add HD versions of the PlasmaWipe effects to
your
Avid editing system. For information on using PlasmaWipes, see the effects
guide
or Help for your Avid editing application.
The basic set of PlasmaWipes that are shipped with your Avid editing system
include files that are optimized for the following resolutions:
â?¢ NTSC resolutions (720x486)
â?¢ PAL resolutions (720x576)
HD projects require one of the following resolutions for PlasmaWipes:
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â?¢ 1080i and 1080p projects require 1920x1080
â?¢ 720p projects require 1280x720
Several examples of each resolution are included in the Goodies folder on
your
Avid editing application installation CD-ROM. You can install these effects
on your
system and use them to create custom PlasmaWipe effects for your HD project.
To install the HD versions of the PlasmaWipes effects:
1. Insert the Avid editing application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and
navigate to the following folder:
<drive>:\Goodies\HDPlasmaWipes
2. For 1080i and 1080p projects, copy the contents of the 1920x1080 folder
to the
following location:
C:\Program Files\Avid\<application>\Supporting Files\
Plasma Wipes\1920x1080\Avid\Custom
3. For 720p projects, copy the contents of the 1280x720 folder to the
following
location:
C:\Program Files\Avid\<application>\Supporting Files\
Plasma Wipes\1280x720\Avid\Custom
4. Copy the files in the 720x486 folder to the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Avid\<application>\Supporting Files\
Plasma Wipes\720x486\Avid\Custom
n You must copy the 720x486 files. The 1020x1080 and 1280x720 versions
require these files.
5. Restart your Avid editing application and open the Effect Palette.
The new HD PlasmaWipe effects appear in the Effect Palette under the
PlasmaWipes categories.
To create new HD PlasmaWipes effects:
1. See â??Creating PlasmaWipes Effectsâ?? in the effects guide or Help.
2. Create a new PlasmaWipe effect file at either 1920x1080 or 1280x720
resolution as described in the documentation. Either copy one of the
existing
HD PlasmaWipe effect files or create a new file using the proper resolution.
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3. Save the effect and store it in the corresponding Custom folder. For
example, if
you create a file named MyPlasmaWipe.raw at 1920x1080 resolution, store it
in
the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Avid\<application>\Supporting Files\
Plasma Wipes\1920x1080\Avid\Custom\MyPlasmaWipe.raw
4. You must also create a 720x486 version of the file and store it in the
corresponding 720x486 folder.
To create a 720x486 version, do the following:
a. Open the HD version of the image in Adobe® Photoshop®.
b. Change the Image Size to 720x486.
c. Use File > Save As to save the file to the 720x486 directory.
For example:
C:\Program Files\Avid\<application>\Supporting Files\
Plasma Wipes\720x486\Avid\Custom\MyPlasmaWipe.raw
For more information on creating a 720x486 (NTSC) version, see â??Creating
PAL and NTSC Versions of the Imageâ?? in your Avid editing application Help.
n The system will not recognize the new PlasmaWipe effect until you create
the
corresponding 720x486 version.
Installing Software Drivers
The Avid installation software does not automatically load the software
drivers for
the USB-to-MIDI software, or the Fibre Channel adapter board. If they are
needed,
you must install the drivers separately. For information on connecting these
devices
to your system, see Using the Adrenaline DNA Installation Instructions on
the
CD-ROM.
Installing USB-to-MIDI Drivers
You need to install USB-to-MIDI software drivers if you use one of the
following
devices to control audio gain automation on your Avid system:
â?¢ JL Cooper FaderMaster Proâ?¢ MIDI automation controller
â?¢ JL Cooper MCS-3000X MIDI automation controller
� Yamaha® 01V or Yamaha 01V/96 digital mixing console
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These controllers are referred to as fader controllers. Avid supports the
MIDIMAN
MIDISPORTâ?¢ 2x2 USB-to-MIDI converter to connect the fader controller to your
USB hub.
The Using the Adrenaline DNA Installation Instructions on the CD-ROM,
describes
how to connect a fader controller to your Avid system. This section
describes how
to install the driver software that recognizes your fader controller.
c To reduce traffic on the USB bus, connect the USB-to-MIDI converter only
if
you need to use the JL Cooper FaderMaster Pro, the JL Cooper MCS-3000X,
or the Yamaha 01V or Yamaha 01V/96 fader box.
To install the MIDISPORT 2x2 drivers:
1. Ensure that the MIDISPORT 2x2 USB to MIDI converter is not connected to
the system. When you are ready to load the drivers, you will use a USB
connector to connect the MIDISPORT 2x2 USB-to-MIDI converter to your
computer.
2. Download the latest MIDISPORT 2x2 drivers from the following Web site:
www.m-audio.com.
The system downloads a compressed, executable file.
3. Double-click the downloaded file to uncompress the driver files to a
floppy disk
or to a folder on your system.
4. Double-click the Install.txt file that is included with the downloaded
files. This
file contains the instructions for loading the drivers.
5. To initiate the driver installation, use a USB connector to connect the
MIDISPORT 2x2 USB-to-MIDI converter to the system. It is not necessary to
connect the external fader to the MIDISPORT 2x2 device.
The system automatically detects that a new device has been connected and
opens the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.
6. Follow the instructions in the Install.txt file.
n If you uncompressed the files to a folder on your system, two drivers
might appear
in the list. You can select either one.
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Installing the Fibre Channel Driver
The Avid application doesnâ??t automatically load the Fibre Channel driver or
firmware. The ATTO 2-GB Fibre Channel adapter boards, both optical and
copper,
use the same driver. An ATTO configuration utility is used to perform
firmware
updates. The configuration utility, firmware, and driver are placed on the
hard drive.
n The drivers and firmware for SCSI devices are automatically loaded by the
Avid
application installation software.
To install Fibre Channel adatper board and driver:
1. Install the board into the proper slot.
2. Do not connect any drives to the ATTO Fibre Channel board.
3. Replace the side panel.
4. Plug the power cord into the system.
5. Turn on the system and log in with administrator privileges.
A Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
6. Select â??Install the software automatically (Recommended)â?? and click Next.
Windows installs the driver.
7. Click Finish.
8. Click Next.
The Install Complete window opens.
9. Click Done.
10. Restart the system.
To install the ATTO Configuration Utility:
1. Navigate to the following location:
Program Files\Avid\Utilities\ATTOFC\Utilities
2. Double-click epiconf230.exe.
The ExpressPCI Configuration tool opens.
3. Click Next.
The License Agreement window opens.
4. Select â??I accept the terms of the License Agreement,â?? and then click
Next.
5. Read the information in the window, and then click Next.
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The Choose Install Folder window opens.
6. Accept the default, and then click Next.
The Pre-Installation Summary window opens.
7. Click Install.
The configuration utility and driver are installed. This takes approximately
1 minute.
8. Click Done.
9. Restart the system.
To update the Fibre Channel adapter board firmware:
1. Shut down the system.
2. Disconnect the Fibre Channel cable from the Fibre Channel board.
3. Start the system.
4. Navigate to Start\All Programs\ExpressPCI Configuration Tool.
5. Select ExpressPCI Configuration Tool.
The ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool window opens.
6. In the left pane, expand hosts to localhost. You see ExpressPCI FC 3300
or
FC 3305.
7. Click ExpressPCI FC 3300 or FC 3305.
8. In the right pane, click the Flash tab.
The Flash options appear.
9. Click the Browse button, navigate to
Program Files/Avid/Utilities/ATTOFC/Firmware
FlashBundle_xx, and then click Open.
10. Click Update.
A message box opens, instructing you to unmount all devices.
11. Click OK.
The firmware updates. The update is finished when a message appears at the
bottom of the ExpressPCI Configuration Tool window.
12. Close all open windows.
13. Shut down the system.
14. Connect the Fibre Channel cable to your PC.
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15. Start the system.
Formatting and Striping MediaDrives
To use all the resolutions that Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD offers,
you
need to format your media drives using a four-way stripe.
n Disk drives must be configured as Dynamic if you are striping drives.
To create a partition and format a drive:
1. Start your system, and log in to an account with administrative
privileges.
2. Right-click the My Computer icon, and select Manage.
The Computer Management window opens.
3. Click the Disk Management folder.
n For more information on the Computer Management window, click the Help
icon in
the toolbar of the Computer Management window.
4. Make the first drive a Dynamic drive by right-clicking the disk ID
section of the
disk in the Computer Management window and selecting Upgrade to, or Create
Dynamic disk, depending upon the status of your disk.
When you select a disk in the Computer Management window, the white
section of the disk changes to stripes, showing that the section has been
selected.
5. Repeat step 4 for each drive you want to stripe.
6. Right-click one of the Dynamic drives and select Action > Create Volume.
7. Follow the instructions in the Create Volume Wizard to finish striping
the drives
using NTFS format.
Installing Command|8 Drivers on a Windows System
You can use the Command|8â?¢ as a control surface for your Avid editing
application
as well as for Pro Tools. The Windows drivers for the Command|8 are on the
Pro
Tools installer CD-ROM that ships with the Command|8. If you want to use the
Command|8 without Pro Tools, launch the Command|8 installer located at
/Drivers/Command8/Command8 setup.exe. For more information on using the
Command|8 with your Avid editing application, see â??Using an External Fader
or
Controllerâ?? in the Help.
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Setting Screen Resolution
You need to set your screen resolution before you run your Avid application.
1. Click the Desktop, and select Properties.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Set the Desktop Area slider to 1024 x 768 pixels.
4. Click the Color Quality pop-up menu, and select Highest.
5. (Desktop models) Set Screen Refresh by doing the following:
a. Click the Advanced button.
b. Click the Monitor tab.
c. Click the Screen Refresh pop-up menu, and select 75 Hertz.
d. Click OK.
6. Click OK.
n You can use higher screen resolutions. Screen resolutions are limited by
the system
graphics board and the monitor specifications.
Suggestions for Optimum Performance
Background tasks can interrupt time-critical operations, such as capturing,
playing,
or rendering. Make sure that background tasks are not running while you are
working on the Avid editing system.
Turn Off Simple File Sharing
c Turning off Simple File Sharing is required. If you do not do this, you
might get
Access Denied errors after moving files.
To turn off Simple File Sharing:
a. Double-click My Computer.
b. Select Tools > Folder Options > View.
c. Scroll down to the bottom of the window and deselect â??Use simple file
sharing (Recommended)â??.
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Optimum Performance for Windows
The following list contains suggestions for ensuring optimum performance
when
working with the Avid editing system:
n The steps below might vary depending on if you have Windows Classic mode
or
Windows XP mode selected.
â?¢ Disable CPU throttling:
a. Select Start > Control Panel.
b. Double-click Power Options.
c. Select Power schemes > Always On.
â?¢ Do not enable the Windows Display setting â??Show window contents while
dragging.â?? This setting hinders redraw performance on the Avid editing
system.
Do the following:
a. Select Start > Control Panel.
b. Double-click Display.
c. Click the Appearance tab.
d. Click the Effects button.
e. Deselect â??Show window contents while dragging.â??
â?¢ Do not leave the Console window open when you are editing. The Avid
editing
system performance slows considerably when the Console window is open.
â?¢ Do not leave a Windows Explorer window open. Windows Explorer tries to
update file information.
â?¢ Do not leave an e-mail application open if it is set to do periodic checks
for
mail.
â?¢ Do not run any application that periodically â??wakes upâ?? and performs an
action
(for example, virus scanners and disk fragment utilities).
â?¢ Disable screen savers.
â?¢ Do not keep media on the same partition where the application is
installed.
Avid recommends external media drives.
â?¢ Always disable system sounds:
a. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel
b. Double-click Sounds and Audio Devices.
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c. Click the Sounds tab, and select Sound scheme > No Sounds.
d. Click OK.
â?¢ Always use small fonts with the display driver to avoid missing characters
in
the application dialog boxes.
â?¢ After moving a drive from one system to another, you must restart your
system.
Windows does not recognize the drive until you restart the system.
â?¢ To ensure you do not accidentally delete locked items from your desktop:
a. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop.
b. Select Properties.
c. Click the Global tab.
d. Select â??Display delete confirmation dialog.â??
e. Click OK.
â?¢ When you are advancing by single frames through the Timeline, deselect
Clip >
Render On-the-Fly to enable faster response time.
â?¢ Do not name files with special characters (/ \ : ? â?? < > | *), because
Windows
does not recognize special characters in file names. Bin names are limited
to 27
characters (not including the four characters reserved for the file name
extension).
â?¢ Do not schedule automatic backups at times when your Avid editing system
might be in use.
â?¢ Do not run any application that includes prescheduled or automatically
scheduled activities, such as a calendar program.
â?¢ Do not leave other applications running. Some applications, such as
Microsoft
Office, run background processes.
â?¢ Do not allow the Find Fast background process (find.exe) to run. The
process
tries to update its cache of file and folder locations. Check your Startup
folder,
and delete the file if it is there. To locate the find.exe, select
Start > Search > find.exe.
â?¢ Turn off AutoPlay for Multimedia devices. Windows XP uses an AutoPlay
feature to automatically run programs and open files that it encounters on
CD-ROMs and DVDs. If you plan to use the Online Library and Online
Tutorial CD-ROMs, you should turn off AutoPlay for CD-ROMs that contain
mixed content.
a. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
b. Right-click the CD-ROM or DVD drive you want and select Properties.
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c. Click the AutoPlay tab, and select Mixed content from the pop-up menu.
d. Select â??Select an action to perform,â?? and then select Take no action.
e. Click OK.
Extending Your Usable Address Space and Adding RAM for Improved
Performance
The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system limits every program to 2
gigabytes (GB) of address space. It reserves the remaining 2 gigabytes of
address
space for its own use. The operating system includes a boot-time mechanism
that
allows applications access to a larger virtual address space than was
previously
available. Avid provides a utility for setting the boot-time mechanism to
extend the
process address space. See â??Using Install3GB.bat to Extend Your Usable
Address
Spaceâ?? on page 48 for information on using the utility.
Setting your Avid editing system to access a larger virtual address space
might
improve working with HD projects without running out of memory.
n Even though you might gain more memory space, this can be quickly consumed
with
bins and complex HD effects.e OV
n For best performance, if you choose to extend your address space beyond 2
gigabytes, you should install an additional 1 or 2 GB of RAM.
Using Install3GB.bat to Extend Your Usable Address Space
Use the following procedure to extend your usable address space.
To extend address space:
1. Double-click Program Files\Avid\Utilities\3GB\Install3G.bat.
The following window opens.
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2. Choose one of the following:
t If you want to always use the extended memory every time you boot
the system, type D.
t If you want the option to choose between the extended memory and the
original default setting whenever you reboot, type M.
3. Restart your system.
4. If you typed D in step 2, the 3G extended memory is automatically used.
If you
typed M in step 2, you are presented with a list like the following:
1. Microsoft Windows XP Professional
2. Microsoft Windows XP Professional /3GB /userva=2700
5. To boot with extended address space, choose 2.
Restoring the Boot.ini Backup file
If you run the Install3GB.bat a subsequent time, it will determine that you
have
already modified the Boot.ini file and gives you the option to restore the
boot.ini file
to its original state prior to running the utility.
To restore the Boot.ini backup file:
1. Double-click Program Files\Avid\Utilities\3GB\Install3G.bat.
The following window opens.
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n The only time you should select Y at this prompt is if you had run the
utility
previously, had chosen the â??Dâ?? option in step 2 on page 49, and had
installed
another copy of Windows operating system on a different partition.
2. Type N.
The following window opens.
3. Type Y to restore the Boot.ini file.
If you type N, you exit the utility without making any changes.
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Special Notes
This section contains important information about system-level changes that
affect
the way your Avid software and hardware operate.
Antivirus Applications
Antivirus programs containing autoscanning features can interfere with the
operation of the Avid editing application. For example, some antivirus
programs
can be configured to run in the background and scan all files for viruses
whenever
they are opened, copied, or moved. Since virus scanning is a processor-and
disk-intensive activity, it can interfere with capturing and playing
real-time effects
in the Avid editing application.
Avid recommends you do not scan all files or schedule any background tasks
such
as virus scanning when you are using your Avid editing application.
File deletion protection utilities also consume system resources and could
interfere
with the proper operation of the Avid editing application. These utilities
automatically back up any files that are deleted, even temporary files
created and
deleted by the Avid editing application. This consumes a large amount of
disk
space.
Turn off Automatic Reboots
The Automatic Reboot option is turned on by default on some Windows XP
systems. To turn off automatic restart:
a. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
b. Double-click System.
c. Click the Advanced tab.
d. Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery.
e. Deselect Automatically restart under System failure.
f. Click OK.
Downloading the QuickTime Standalone Version
The Avid application notifies you if QuickTime is not detected on your
system. If
you want to use the QuickTime application for exporting sequences, download
the
standalone version of QuickTime from Appleâ??s Web site at www.apple.com.
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When you install or update QuickTime, select the Recommended installation
rather
than the Minimum installation. The Minimum installation does not install all
the
components needed by your Avid application. When the installer asks for a
QuickTime Pro registration key, ignore the dialog box and click Next to
proceed
with the installation.
Drive Filtering
Drive filtering is turned on for this release. In Windows XP, the filtering
might not
correctly select drives. If you find that no drives are available for your
desired
resolution, turn off drive filtering in the Media Creation dialog box. If
you turn off
drive filtering, use the following guidelines when capturing media to your
drives:
â?¢ You can capture DV 25 or 10:1 resolution to an internal drive or to a
non-Avid
drive. This is true for standalone editors as well as editors on a LANshare
workgroup.
â?¢ If you are recording to Avid Unity MediaNetwork or to a striped drive set,
you
can capture any resolution, including uncompressed (SD).
For more information about the Media Creation dialog box, see the Help.
Goodies Folder
Avid supplies a Goodies folder located on the Avid Media Composer Adrenaline
HD CD-ROM. Access the Goodies folder by browsing the Avid Media Composer
Adrenaline HD CD-ROM. This folder contains programs and files you might find
useful when trying to perform functions beyond the scope of the Media
Composer
Adrenaline HD software.
w The information in the Goodies folder is provided solely for your
reference and
as suggestions for you to decide if any of these products fit into your
process.
Avid is not responsible for the manufacture, support, or sales of these
products.
Avid is also not responsible for any loss of data or time, or any other
adverse
results related to the use of these products. All risks of using such
products or
accessing such Web sites are entirely your own. The Web sites listed in the
Goodies folder are not under the control of Avid, and Avid is not
responsible
for their content, any changes or updates to them, or the collection of any
personal data or information by the operators of such Web sites. All
information and product availability is subject to change without notice.
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Panasonic AG-DVX100 Camera
Avid recommends that you use certain device settings when using the
AG-DVX100
camera with an Avid editor.
Device Setup
Make sure the device is in VTR mode by toggling the button on the front of
the
camera. Adjust the following Device Menu Settings on the camera:
Recording Setup
â?¢ REC SPEED - SP
â?¢ 1394 TC REGEN - OFF
â?¢ TC MODE - DF/NDF (Must match the tape in the device)
â?¢ TCG - REC RUN
â?¢ FIRST REC TC - REGEN
AV In/Out Setup
DV OUT - OFF
Using the Panasonic AG-DVX100 Camera with a 24p Project
To capture an NTSC 24p project in DV, your footage needs to have been shot
with
advanced pulldown. This is currently available using the Advanced option of
the
Panasonic AG-DVX100 camera.
If you want to use 1394 deck control to capture from the Panasonic AG-DVX100
camera, set the menu in the device as follows:
Menu > RECORDING SETUP > 1394 TC REGEN > OFF
Panasonic AG-DVX100 Camera Communication Error
You might lose communication with the Avid Adrenaline if you switch between
the
Capture tool and the Digital Cut tool when performing a digital cut with DV
device
control.
Workaround: Close each tool after you are through using it.
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If you do lose communication, quit the application, power cycle the Avid
Adrenaline, then restart the application.
Power User
Administrator or Power User rights are needed to run the Media Composer
Adrenaline HD application. The Media Composer Adrenaline HD installer has
automatically granted the necessary â??Increase Scheduling Priorityâ?? user
right to
Power Users.
Disconnecting Devices
Do not disconnect devices while running the Avid application. Before
starting the
Avid application, make sure all your devices are connected first.
Avid Pro Tools
Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD and Avid Pro Tools LE cannot be installed
on the same system.
AudioSuite Plug-ins
AudioSuiteâ?¢ Plug-ins supported by Avid are added to the AudioSuite Fast
menu. If
you have chosen a plug-in that is not officially supported by Avid, the
plug-in name
is still added to the AudioSuite Fast menu, however, a ~ character precedes
the
name, informing you that this plug-in is not supported. If you attempt to
use the
plug-in, a dialog box appears informing you that this plug-in is not
supported and
might cause an error. Select Cancel or Continue.
The following is a list of AudioSuite plug-ins supported by Avid. Core
plug-ins that
are installed with the Avid editor installer are supported. Non-core
plug-ins are also
supported, but are not installed with the Avid editor. They are located in
the Goodies
folder. These plug-ins can be used on a trial basis and then purchased
through
Digidesign. All others are not supported at this time.
n Other AudioSuite plug-ins might get installed on your system for use with
Pro Tools,
or you might download plug-ins. These plug-ins might not work correctly with
your
Avid application, and are not supported by the Avid editor. Using any
unsupported
plug-ins is at your own risk.
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