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Avid DS Install Guide • 0130-30043-01 Rev A • August 2008

Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Avid DS Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

E-mail Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Upload Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Avid Community Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 1 Installing your Avid DS Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing Avid DS Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing a Standalone Avid DS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing Multiple Workstations in an Avid DS Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing New Avid DS Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checklist: Preparing a New Avid DS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checklist: Installing a Standalone Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Checklist: Installing Multiple Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing Avid DS on the Appropriate Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing Avid DS RP on the Appropriate Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Upgrading Existing Avid DS Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Checklist: Preparing your Workstation for an Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Checklist: Upgrading a Standalone Avid DS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checklist: Upgrading a Workgroup with Multiple Avid DS Workstations . . . . . . 30

Checklist: Removing Avid DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Managing a Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adding a Workstation to a Standalone Avid DS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting Other Workstations in the Workgroup to the Controller . . . . . . . . . 34

Designating a New Controller for the Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Separating a Workstation from the Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Restarting a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Recovering the Avid DS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 2 Configuring Avid DS on Avid Unity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing Avid DS with Avid Unity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Checklist: Installing Avid DS with Avid Unity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuration and Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Examples of Setup Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring the Avid DS Media Storage on Avid Unity MediaNetwork . . . . . . . . . . 43

Preparing to Configure Avid DS Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting an Avid DS Workstation to a Remote Avid Unity Storage . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 3 Configuring Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring the Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using Two Network Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter on a Standalone Station . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Managing Microsoft Windows Workgroup Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Managing Microsoft Windows Domain Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Naming a Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Sharing Folders and Setting Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Sharing Folders in a Windows Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Storing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Sharing Folders in a Windows Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Creating User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 4 Installing Avid DS Software and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Overview: Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

The Avid DS Support Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing Avid DS Software Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Uninstalling Avid DS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing Avid DS Software on a Standalone Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing for a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Installing the Avid DS Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installing Avid Interplay Media Service and Related Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Uninstalling DMS Broker v2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Uninstalling DMS Broker v5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing Internet Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Installing Java Runtime Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Installing Microsoft SQL Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Installing Avid Interplay Media Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Installing Avid Interplay Media Service and Transfer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Installing the Sentinel Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Installing Avid MetaFuze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Installing Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing and Removing the AVI Reference Codec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Reinstalling Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing and Removing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing and Removing Type 1 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing and Removing TrueType Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing Non-European Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Some Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Saving Avid DS System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Exporting and Importing your Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Saving your Avid DS Deck Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Chapter 5 Installing the Remote Processing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Remote Processing Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Minimal Requirements for Avid DS RP Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Optimizing Network and Remote Processing Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Optimizing CPU Usage on Avid DS RP Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Installing Avid DS RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Avid Throttle Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Chapter 6 Licensing Avid DS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Requesting a License File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Installing the Registered License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 7 Managing Your Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Planning your Storage Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

The Avid Indexing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Workgroup with Private Projects and Centralized Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Workgroup with Shared Projects and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Workgroup with Shared Storage in an Avid Interplay Environment. . . . . . . . . 101

Sharing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Sharing MXF Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Sharing OMFI Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Placing DPX Media on the Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Linking Back to MXF Media on the Avid Offline Editing System . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring your Storage Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Defining your Storage Areas within the Media Indexing Service. . . . . . . . . . . 109

Accessing Storage on another Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Accessing Storage on Workstations in an Avid Interplay Environment. . . . . . 117

Stopping and Starting your Avid Indexing Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

About your Local Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

The DS Archives Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

The DS Projects Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

The DSPresets Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

The VideoStorage and AudioStorage Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

The DSSystem Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Chapter 8 Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services System . . . . . . . . . 125

Media Services Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Understanding the Media Services Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . 127

Understanding the Standalone Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . 129

Starting the Interplay Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Chapter 9 Interplay Media Services Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Configuring the Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Chapter 10 Using the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Using the Jobs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Jobs Page Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Customizing the Jobs Page Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Filtering the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Viewing Details About a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Job Details Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Purging the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Prioritizing a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Canceling a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Deleting a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Retrying a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Exporting the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Understanding the Providers Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Opening the Providers Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Customizing the Providers Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Viewing Details About a Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Deleting Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Understanding the Services Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Opening the Services Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Displaying Details About a Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Deleting a Media Services Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Understanding the Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Opening the Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Setting Up User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Reassigning Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Chapter 11 Installing Services and Registering Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Registering the Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Verifying a Service is Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid® DS system. You can use your system to create broadcast-quality output incorporating every possible production element from full-speed, high-resolution footage, multimedia artwork and animation, to computer-generated effects and titling.

This guide is intended for sytem administrators who are involved in installing and configuring Avid DS.

The material in this document applies to the Windows® operating system.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your

system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

items and keyboard sequences.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using Avid DS:

1. Retry the action carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.

2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published:

t If release notes are available, they ship with the application.

t If ReadMe files are available, they are supplied on your Avid DS installation DVD,

the Avid DS application folder, or online.

Always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To vi ew

these online versions go to

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

www.avid.com/readme.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online 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.

Avid DS Customer Support

The following sections describe various Avid DS Customer Support options.

E-mail Support

The e-mail address for Avid DS Customer Support is: dssupport@avid.com.

You can use it for sending bug reports, usability questions, and avidds.cab audit reports for system analysis. All e-mails are logged in the support database and assigned a case number. Send one support request per e-mail.

It is mandatory that you include your SID number in the body of your e-mail message for

verification of your maintenance contract and case logging. Otherwise, response will be delayed.

Web Support

The Avid DS Support Center at www.avid.com/ds/support provides quick access to a wide range of resources from the Avid DS teams and user community. Downloads, including presets, drivers, and Quick Fix Engineering (QFE), provide the latest solutions for use with your Avid DS system. Online documentation, tutorials, and Knowledge Base articles ensure that you get the most out of your work with Avid DS. It's like having a dedicated Avid DS Customer Support engineer sitting at your desk!

Upload Utility

For troubleshooting purposes, you can upload your files for Avid DS Customer Support personnel to examine. You can upload a project's archive, media files, or other necessary data. Simply zip the files that you need to upload and use a short name (for easy retrieval), such as archive.zip or Case274877.zip.

To upload your files:

Avid DS Customer Support

1. Go to the Avid web site at www.avid.com/ds/support.

2. Select Contact > Upload Tool.

3. Once the file upload is complete, send an e-mail to dssupport@avid.com to inform Avid DS Customer Support as there is no automatic notification when a file is uploaded on the FTP server. Please provide the complete and exact file name (case sensitive) to retrieve.

Avid Community Forum

Although the Avid DS community forum is frequently monitored by Avid employees, it is not part of the official support channels. You are invited to send your support requests to any of the above channels when required.

Join the worldwide network of Avid DS users exchanging ideas. The mailing list has proven to be quite useful for users, and there is a constant stream of new subscribers.

To subscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo@softimage.com with the following text in the body of your message: subscribe ds. You can get further information on using the automated list server by e-mailing majordomo@softimage.com with “help” as your message.

You can also join other Avid forums on the Avid web site at www.avid.com. Select Support > Forums.

How to Order Documentation

To order additional copies of this documentation from within the United States, call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local Avid representative.

Avid Training Services

Avid makes lifelong learning, career advancement, and personal development easy and convenient. Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.

To learn about Avid's new online learning environment, Avid Learning Excellerator™ (ALEX), visit

For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please visit (800-949-2843).

learn.avid.com.

www.avid.com/training or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

This section describes how to set up a post-production environment with Avid DS.

Whether this is a new system installation, or an upgrade from an existing system, the workstation(s) must be prepared with the proper operating system, drivers, and network and storage connections.

The Avid DS Support Center web site at www.avid.com/ds/support, has all the most recent software updates, hardware component and firmware drivers.

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

CONTROLLER

Avid DS Workstation

Avid DS Avid Project Indexer Avid Media Indexer

Avid DS

MEDIA

PROJECT

DATA

Installing Avid DS Workstations

Due to the various types of hardware platforms and Avid DS workgroup configurations, there are different installation checklists for upgrading your Avid DS workstation software. These checklists have specific steps that must be followed in the correct order. Each step will point you to an appropriate section with more detailed instructions. Return to the checklist each time that you complete a step.

This section shows different ways to set up your Avid DS workgroup, and where each of the various Avid DS software components or services should be installed.

Installing a Standalone Avid DS Workstation

A single standalone Avid DS workstation requires only the installation of the Avid DS software. The single workstation functions as both controller and media indexing service.

Installing Multiple Workstations in an Avid DS Workgroup

Two or more Avid DS workstations (including an Avid DS RP workstation), can be connected as an Avid DS workgroup, enabling the sharing of projects and media between workstations or the offloading of media management and processing services to a dedicated workstation.

CONTROLLER

Could run any one of the following:

- Avid DS RP

- Avid Interplay Media Services

- Avid Throttle Manager

CLIENT

Avid DS Workstation

Installing Avid DS Workstations

CONTROLLER

CLIENT 3

Avid DS Workstation

LOCAL AREA NETWORK

ADDITIONAL RP WORKSTATION

Each RP workstation added to the

workgroup should be configured

the same as this one.

Running Avid DS RP

- Avid Throttle Manager

- Avid Interplay Media Services

- Avid DS RP

Running:

CLIENT 1

Avid DS Workstation

Each Avid DS workstation added to

the workgroup should be configured

the same as this one.

Running Avid DS

CLIENT 2

Workstation with Avid DS only

To optimize the operation of a workgroup, we recommend connecting an ordinary workstation (i.e. a non-Avid DS workstation) to the workgroup and designating it as the controller. The controller manages all indexing and remote processing services, so that the Avid DS workstations can be dedicated to editing tasks.

This workstation would have the same system requirements as an Avid DS RP—see

“Minimal Requirements for Avid DS RP Workstation” on page 86.

In a more elaborate environment, more than one RP workstation may be providing services to several Avid DS workstations. (You can’t run Avid DS RP and Avid DS simultaneously on a workstation.)

Workgroup Components

Avid DS Workgroup Controller The Workgroup Controller is a workstation in a workgroup

that hosts the Avid Project Indexer service.

Avid DS Avid DS is the editing, compositing, graphics and finishing

application.

Avid DS RP Avid DS RP is the remote processing application used to

create real-time, playable, cached media in the Avid DS storages.

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

Workgroup Components

Avid Throttle Manager Avid Throttle Manager controls the jobs running on the remote

Avid Media Indexer Avid Media Indexer is an application that gathers media file

Avid Project Indexer Avid Project Indexer defines the DS Workgroup Controller.

To properly configure an Avid DS workgroup, you should have a basic understanding of Windows user account management. All workstations should be connected to the same network so that they can access each other’s project files and media when necessary.

Refer also to “Planning your Storage Locations” on page 96 for the various media storage configurations. If you are using Avid Unity MediaNetwork as storage, you may use it in any of these workgroup scenarios.

processor so that Avid DS has priority access to its media files.

information and the location of all the stored Avid DS audio and video files. The media files can be stored on a Unity workspace or a local storage device. In a workgroup, each Avid DS workstation has Media Indexer installed.

The service gathers projects, sequences, and clip information and the location of all the defined Avid DS project roots. There is only one service per DS Workgroup.

Installing New Avid DS Workstations

Use the following checklists when installing new Avid DS workstations.

• “Checklist: Preparing a New Avid DS Workstation” on page 20

• “Checklist: Installing a Standalone Workstation” on page 23

• “Checklist: Installing Multiple Workstations” on page 24

Checklist: Preparing a New Avid DS Workstation

Before installing the Avid DS software, prepare your workstation(s) with the proper operating system, drivers, and network and storage connections.

This checklist applies only to workstations on which you are installing Avid DS. It is not

required if you are only installing Avid DS RP on the workstation—see

Avid DS Workstations” on page 27.

“Upgrading Existing

Installing New Avid DS Workstations

Follow these steps in the order that they are listed. Each time you link to another topic within a step, make sure you return to the checklist after you have completed that procedure. Use the Previous View button in Adobe Reader to return to the previous topic.

Step Refer to

Read the online release notes and pre-installation



instructions on the Avid DS Support Center web site.

Request an Avid DS license for each workstation on



which you are going to install Avid DS.

Make sure the workstation is properly connected to



any necessary peripheral and storage devices.

Start the workstation.



On new Avid DS systems, the Windows XP



operating system is already installed, but the Windows XP product ID may be required for license confirmation.

You will be asked to create a user account (other than Administrator).

After setting up a user account, switch to the administrator account to install Avid DS.

• Press Ctrl+Atl+Del twice to get the Windows login dialog.

• Type administrator for the User ID and leave the Password field blank.

• After you log in as administrator, add a password for the administrator, so that the Avid DS indexing services function properly.

Go to www.avid.com/ds/support and select Download > Software.

“Requesting a License File” on page 94

Avid DS System Setup Guide

“Creating User Accounts” on page 54

Microsoft Windows online help.  Click Start > Help and Support.

On 64-bit systems, make sure that Windows Media



Encoder 9 Series is installed. This is needed to allow the output and capture of WMV files.

The workstation MUST have a unique IP address.



Make sure that you have a valid network connection for your Avid DS workstation whether it is connected to a network or is standalone.

If you are running a standalone workstation, and don’t have a valid network connection, you need to

simulate one by creating a loopback connection—see “Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter on

a Standalone Station” on page 49.

Go to the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/.

“Configuring the Network Connection” on page 46

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

Step Refer to

Create a user account for each workstation user.



• If you are part of a Windows Workgroup... “Managing Microsoft Windows Workgroup

Accounts” on page 50

• If you are part of a Windows Domain... “Managing Microsoft Windows Domain Accounts”

on page 51

Name the workstation to uniquely identify it within



your Avid DS workgroup.

Turn off simple file sharing, so that other Avid DS software components can access the shared folders for



data and media.

From Windows Explorer, select Tools > Folder Options... > View. Under Advanced settings, deselect the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box.

Use a network timing software to maintain synchronization between the workstations within a workgroup.



Install the necessary drivers for the workstation.



When installing the drivers, reboot the workstation each time you are asked to do so.

If you purchased a new Avid DS system, the

drivers and firmware needed to run Avid DS are already installed on your system.

If the workstation has a local storage device, make



sure the stripe volume has been created.

You are now ready to install Avid DS on the



workstation(s).

Use the appropriate checklist for installing:

“Naming a Workstation” on page 51

Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or download the latest drivers from the Avid DS Support Center web site: www.avid.com/ds/support.

Avid DS v10.x System Setup Guide

• a single standalone Avid DS workstation “Checklist: Installing a Standalone Workstation” on

page 23

• multiple connected Avid DS and/or Avid DS RP

workstation(s).

“Checklist: Installing Multiple Workstations” on page 24

Checklist: Installing a Standalone Workstation

For a standalone Avid DS workstation, you need to install only Avid DS.

Step Refer to

Installing New Avid DS Workstations

Ensure that the workstation has been fully prepared



for the install.

Log on to the workstation.



Install Avid DS. “Installing Avid DS Software Components” on



Install the latest Avid DS upgrades and/or fixes (if



any).

Follow the online instructions to install software updates, then reboot the workstation.

Create the license file for the workstation. “Installing the Registered License File” on page 94



Any new storage areas automatically have full



read/write access by any user on the network. To restrict access to the media, change the share permissions through Windows.

Configure the media storage areas on each Avid DS



workstation.

By default, the Avid DS installation configures one audio and one video storage on each workstation. Check the storage device configuration to set the Disk Controller Type and Disk Storage Type correctly.

“Checklist: Preparing a New Avid DS Workstation” on page 20

page 60

Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or download the software from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/ds/support.

Download the latest upgrades and/or fixes.

“Sharing Folders and Setting Permissions” on page 52

“Configuring your Storage Locations” on page 109

Set the path to the projects folder. Establishing the Project Folder in the Help



1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

Step Refer to

Test Avid DS by starting it and creating a new project.



If you receive a Project Indexer message when

you create a new sequence, contact Avid DS Support Center immediately to resolve the problem.

Creating a Project in the Help

Checklist: Installing Multiple Workstations

To upgrade an existing Avid DS workgroup, follow the instructions in this section. The order in which you install the Avid DS software and services is critical, especially when configuring RP workstations.

Installing the Controller

Follow these steps in the order that they are listed. Each time you link to another topic within a step, make sure you return to the checklist after you have completed that procedure.

Step Refer to

Determine the appropriate workgroup configuration. “Installing Avid DS Workstations” on page 18



In a workgroup, first install the controller. “Installing the Avid DS Controller” on page 66



Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or download the software from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/ds/support.

After the controller has been installed, install and



connect other workstations in the workgroup.

“Installing Avid DS on the Appropriate Workstations” on page 25

Installing New Avid DS Workstations

Installing Avid DS on the Appropriate Workstations

Step Refer to

Ensure that each Avid DS workstation has been



fully prepared for the install.

Log on to the workstation.



Install Avid DS.



In a workgroup environment, the

controller must be installed before you install Avid DS on the workstations.

Install the latest Avid DS updates and/or fixes (if



any).

Follow the online instructions to install these software updates, then reboot the workstation.

Create the license file on each workstation where



Avid DS is installed.

Any new storage areas automatically have full



read/write access by any user on the network. To restrict access to the media, change the share permissions through Windows.

Configure the media storage areas on each



Avid DS workstation.

“Checklist: Preparing a New Avid DS Workstation” on page 20

“Installing Avid DS Software Components” on page 60

Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or download the software from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/ds/support.

Download the latest upgrades and/or fixes.

“Installing the Registered License File” on page 94

“Sharing Folders and Setting Permissions” on page 52

“Configuring your Storage Locations” on page 109

Set the path to the projects folder. Establishing the Project Folder in the Help



If you are using Avid Unity as your storage,



install the Avid Unity MediaNetwork software on each client workstation.

“Checklist: Installing Avid DS with Avid Unity” on page 38

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

Step Refer to

Test Avid DS by starting it and creating a new



project.

If you receive a Project Indexer message

when you create a new sequence, contact Avid DS Customer Service immediately to resolve the problem.

Test remote processing on an Avid DS RP



workstation (if used by the workgroup).

• Start Avid DS RP on the controller, and check that no error messages are displayed.

• Start Avid DS on any workstation in the workgroup.

• Create a sequence, apply an effect on a short clip, then send the job to be processed remotely. After processing is complete, verify that the processed effect plays back correctly on the timeline.

Creating a Project in the Help

Understanding Processing in the Help

Select the Process Remotely option in the

Processing dialog box.

Installing Avid DS RP on the Appropriate Workstations

After the controller has been installed, install Avid DS RP on the workstations that will serve as remote processing workstations.

Step Refer to

Install Avid DS RP. “Installing Avid DS RP” on page 88



Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or  download the software from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/ds/support.

Step Refer to

Test remote processing on the newly installed



RP workstation.

• Start Avid DS RP and check that no error messages are displayed.

• Start Avid DS on any workstation in the workgroup.

Upgrading Existing Avid DS Workstations

• Apply an effect on a short clip and send the



job to be processed remotely. After processing is complete, verify that the processed effect plays back correctly on the timeline.

If you have more than one RP

workstation in your workgroup, Avid DS will direct your request to the first available RP workstation. You can test individual RP workstations by closing Avid DS RP on the other RP workstations.

Understanding Processing in the Help

Select the Process Remotely option in the

Processing dialog box.

Upgrading Existing Avid DS Workstations

This section describes how to perform a software upgrade on either an HP xw8200, HP xw8400, HP xw9300, or a software-only workstation.

If you only need to reinstall hardware component drivers or system firmware, refer to the Avid DS Support Center web site at

If you are upgrading from an earlier version than v7.5, refer to the Avid DS Support Center

web site for detailed instructions.

www.avid.com/ds/support for the most recent updates.

To upgrade your Avid DS workstations.

1. “Checklist: Preparing your Workstation for an Upgrade” on page 28

2. “Checklist: Upgrading a Standalone Avid DS Workstation” on page 29

“Checklist: Upgrading a Workgroup with Multiple Avid DS Workstations” on page 30

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

Checklist: Preparing your Workstation for an Upgrade

Before upgrading the software, it is very important to archive your existing projects and save your Avid DS user preferences. You can then update your system drivers and firmware, and lastly, upgrade your software.

Step Refer to

Read the online release notes and Readme instructions

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on the Avid DS Support Center web site.

Request an Avid DS license for each workstation on

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which you are going to install Avid DS.

Archive your existing projects.

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Do NOT directly open projects created using previous versions of Avid DS without first archiving them. Once a sequence is opened in v10.x, it cannot be opened using a previous version. Therefore, it’s best to archive your projects before upgrading.

Save your current Avid DS layouts and preferences. “Saving Avid DS System Settings” on page 83

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Uninstall the previous version of Avid DS as well as

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any plug-ins.

Ensure that all workstations are upgraded to Windows

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XP Service Pack 2, or Windows Professional x64 Edition and Service Pack 1.

Install the latest Windows XP hot fixes from the

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Microsoft web site.

Download the latest drivers and firmware files for the

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workstations.

Install these files as instructed on the web site.

Go to www.avid.com/ds/support and select Download > Software.

“Requesting a License File” on page 94

Archiving Projects in the Help

“Checklist: Removing Avid DS” on page 32

www.avid.com/ds/support

v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Avid Download Center: www.avid.com/ds/support

After the operating system and necessary hardware

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drivers have been updated, use the appropriate checklist to install the software:

• on a single standalone Avid DS workstation “Checklist: Upgrading a Standalone Avid DS

Workstation” on page 29

Step Refer to

Upgrading Existing Avid DS Workstations

• on more than one Avid DS and/or Avid DS RP workstation(s) connected together

“Checklist: Upgrading a Workgroup with Multiple Avid DS Workstations” on page 30

Checklist: Upgrading a Standalone Avid DS Workstation

For a standalone Avid DS workstation, you need to install only Avid DS. The Project Indexer and Media Indexer are installed automatically.

Step Refer to

Ensure that the workstation has been fully prepared

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for the install.

Install Avid DS. “Installing Avid DS Software Components” on page

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Install the necessary Avid DS components on this

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workstation.

If there are any fixes for this version, install them as well.

“Checklist: Preparing your Workstation for an Upgrade” on page 28

Use the Avid DS Software & Drivers DVD, or download the software from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/ds/support

Install the license file for the workstation. “Installing the Registered License File” on page 94

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Test Avid DS by starting it and creating a new project.

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If you receive a Project Indexer message when you create a new sequence, contact Avid DS Support Center immediately to resolve the problem.

Creating a Project in the Help

1 Installing your Avid DS Environment

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Configure the Media Storage.

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By default, the Avid DS installation configures one audio and one video storage on each workstation. If you had existing storage, your storage areas are now shared using ds_media names (e.g. ds_media, ds_media_1, ds_media_2).

Determine the physical storage devices/drives to which these correspond, and check that you are capturing media to the correct location. Also check the storage device configuration to set the Disk Controller Type and Disk Storage Type correctly.

Restore the Avid DS layouts and preferences saved

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from the previous version.

“Configuring your Storage Locations” on page 109

“Saving Avid DS System Settings” on page 83

Checklist: Upgrading a Workgroup with Multiple Avid DS Workstations

This checklist assumes no changes to the existing workgroup configuration. To change the

workgroup configuration, (for instance, to designate a different workstation as controller),

“Managing a Workgroup” on page 33.

see

To keep one or more workstations running earlier versions of Avid DS, then you must create a separate workgroup for these workstations.

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