Pinnacle Systems Motion Graphics - 2.6 User Manual

Avid® Motion Graphics

Setup and Configuration Guide

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Avid Motion Graphics Setup and Configuration Guide v2.6 • 9329-65243-00 Rev C • January 2014 • 1/21/14

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Product Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Unpacking a New System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Opening the Shipping Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Verifying Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inspecting Components for Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Avid Motion Graphics Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Server Controls and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RAID Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Expansion Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

USB Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

USB Devices and License Activation ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Rack-mount Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Positioning the Server in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Separating the Slide Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Securing the Server in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the RAID Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing the Breakout Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Cabling Avid Motion Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Video Formats AMG 2.x Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Video Formats AMG 1.x Servers and DekoPlayer Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Connecting Video Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Connecting the KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

COM Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting VGA Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Serial Input and Output Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting the Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Setting Serial Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting to Ethernet Port 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Powering on Avid Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Network and Operating System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Server Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Specifying a Unique Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuring Date and Time Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Disabling Ethernet Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Network Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 3 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Chapter 4 Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

What You Need to Activate the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

License Activation Using an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

License Activation Without an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chapter 5 Video Setup and Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Video Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Shaped and Unshaped Keying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuring Viewports Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuring Text Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring Path Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configuring Desktop Shortcut Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configuring Miscellaneous Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuring the Reduced Renderer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist . . . . . . . . . . 104

What You Need to Activate the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setting Up the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Licensing AMG NRCS Clients and AMG Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Starting the AMG Journalist Server Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Installing AMG Journalist Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Setting Up the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Installing the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Licensing the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Creating Project Shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Setting Up the AMG Advanced Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Licensing the AMG Advanced Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuring the AMG Advanced Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Installing the Avid Service Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Setting Up the AMG Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Configuring the AMG Device Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Confirming Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Starting Avid Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Testing the AMG Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Testing Command Inventory, Playout, and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Example of AMGConf.ini File for iNEWS Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Chapter 7 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . 150

AMG News Control Installation Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Installing AMG Journalist Server Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Configuring the AMG Journalist Server with AMG News Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Licensing AMG News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Understanding the X: Drive Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Installing the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Creating a Project Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Configuring ENPS to Host the AMG Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Example of AMGConf.ini File for AMG News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Chapter 8 Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Upgrade Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Materials Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Removing and Installing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

(Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

(Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . 178

Re-RAIDing Media Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Chapter 9 Adding and Replacing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Removing and Replacing Data Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Removing a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Replacing System Drives in the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Replacing System Drives in the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Installing GPI Functionality in Your AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Materials Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

GPI Card Installation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Removing and Installing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Installing the GPI Card on Your AMG Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Installing and Configuring the AMG GPI Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Setting Up AMG GPI Service in AMG Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Chapter 10 Product Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Reinstalling the Windows Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Chapter 11 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

European Union Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Argentina Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

If You Need Help

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This server is the foundation for reliable, high-productivity media production. It is designed for media facilities and broadcasters using the industry's most proven real-time storage software technology, delivering stable operation, high performance media access, and class-leading value. From character generation to full 3D animations, customers can create stunning imagery with a complete next-generation creative toolset, featuring an advanced 2D/3D real-time rendering engine accelerated by the latest GPU technology.

This guide contains all the task-oriented instructions, conceptual information, and reference material you need to setup and configure your new server. It is intended for use by those responsible for setup and configuration of the Avid Motion Graphics Server in your facility.

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows 7 operating system.The screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows 7 system.

This document describes all the features available for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Depending on your particular configuration, your system might not contain certain features that are covered in this documentation.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

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.

New information would be found in the ReadMe file available online.

You should 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

view the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support.

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

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support. 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.

Accessing the Online Documentation

The Avid Motion Graphics online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can access the documentation in the Avid Motion Graphics Documentation folder on the Avid Motion Graphics installer device.

You need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid Motion Graphics Server before

you can access the PDF documentation.

To access the online documentation from the installer device:

1. Insert your Avid Motion Graphics USB flash drive (UFD) with the Avid Motion Graphics software into the USB port.

2. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Documentation folder, and double-click the PDF file for the document you want to view.

1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview

Avid Motion Graphics solutions integrate industry-leading broadcast graphics systems and live production servers with both the newsroom and broadcast production. The result is facility-wide access to branded visual templates and elements—from traffic to the promotions department to the journalists—and a more consistent and competitive channel identity in all news, sports and entertainment programming.

Depending on your configuration, your Avid Motion Graphics Server might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in this document. Information that applies to a specific model is specified as such. This document is intended for use during initial setup and installation and may also be useful for system maintenance or troubleshooting.

The following main topics are described in this chapter:

• Product Suite

• Unpacking a New System

• Avid Motion Graphics Hardware

• Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

• Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

• Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations

Product Suite

The Avid Motion Graphics platform is built on a powerful rendering engine that lets everyone involved in graphics development make the most of their media. The product suite provides a foundation for a variety of applications, including news, sports, live events, post production, and channel branding. In addition, Avid Motion Graphics has a variety of tools and plug-ins that extend it’s capabilities. The following table describes the different Avid Motion Graphics applications.

Application Description

Avid Motion Graphics Avid Motion Graphics is one of three Avid Motion Graphics

Avid Motion Graphics Production Avid Motion Graphics Production is one of three Avid Motion

Product Suite

design applications. It is geared towards the high-end broadcast graphics designer who needs to produce differentiated broadcast graphics with the highest production value. This application has a state-of-the-art feature set allowing for advanced, real-time 2D/3D graphics creation and playout, integrations with common workflows and infrastructure, turn-key or distributed hardware and control architecture. It also has support for Deko graphics.

Graphics design applications. It is for broadcast graphics designers who need a cost-effective, easy to use, graphics solution with a w/ 2D/3D production capabilities. This application allows simplified real-time 2D/3D creation, and playout with basic effects, turn-key or distributed hardware and control architecture, and including support for Deko graphics.

Avid Motion Graphics Creation Avid Motion Graphics Creation is one of three Avid Motion

Graphics design applications. It is for graphics departments where graphics designers need separate graphics creation for later playout. They can import and edit third-party graphics objects using the full Avid Motion Graphics feature set for creation in a software only package, which can be installed on a laptop with a powerful graphics card and plenty of memory. This application includes the Clips and Stereoscopic options and has support for Deko graphics.

Avid License Control Must be installed on any computer with a licensed component.

For instance, the servers pass licenses to Journalist clients and News Control Clients.

Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics computer, Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer, and any Computers running 3DS, Photoshop, MAP or Avid Motion Graphics Control.

Product Suite

Application Description (Continued)

AMG Advanced Device Manager Used for the iNEWS Command workflow or Automation and is

installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Avid Motion Graphics Control Avid Motion Graphics Control is for non-newsroom graphics and

control room operators. For those who need to control sequenced or non-sequenced graphics, and need the ability to adjust graphics on-the-fly. This application provides full graphics control for playout flexibility. It is installed with Avid Motion Graphics or on a separate 3rd party system.

Avid Motion Graphics Font Package Allows use of graphics previously created in Deko and users can

create new graphics using fonts from this package in Avid Motion Graphics too.Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

AMG Transcode AMG Transcode is an application that allows you to convert from

multiple types of clips into a known usable format, which allows playback in real-time and has aligned audio.

Deko Translator The DekoTranslator is an application that allows you to utilize

your existing Deko Graphics assets and convert them into native AMG Compositions. DekoTranslator is a standalone application not requiring AMG or Deko to be installed to work correctly. However, to confirm that the all the assets required to process the Deko Graphics are available, you need some version of the Deko application. It is recommended that you use a single computer that has a version of both Deko and AMG installed.

Deko Chart Designer Allows use of Deko graphics previously created with Deko Chart

Designer. Installed on the computer running Avid Motion Graphics with Deko Player or Deko Translator.

Deko Player Deko Player is a component of Avid Motion Graphics that allows

you to easily play your existing Deko graphics to air.

Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Avid Motion Graphics Journalist is for the journalists who need

template graphics for easy fulfillment of data.This application allows for use of the NRCS Integrated MOS plug-in along with flexibility in determining the level of functionality that journalists are exposed to for fulfillment of graphics data and adjustment of templates. Avid Motion Graphics News Control is also part of this installer.

Unpacking a New System

Application Description (Continued)

Avid Motion Graphics News Control Avid Motion Graphics News Control is designed for the news

graphics operators who need graphics rundown automation with manual control. This application allows for automated graphics playout connected to the NRCS rundown, on-the-fly graphics adjustment, and third-party production automation integration. This application is part of the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist installer.

Avid Motion Graphics Operations Control

Avid Motion Graphics Operations Control provides a central mechanism for users to manage, diagnose and monitor all configured AMG render engines from a single interface.

Unpacking a New System

When you first receive a new Avid Motion Graphics system, it is important to carefully unpack and verify the condition of the components received.

The following main topics describe:

• Opening the Shipping Container

• Verifying Components

• Inspecting Components for Damage

Opening the Shipping Container

Before unpacking your new system, make sure the location is free of clutter and dust. Also, make sure you have a power source and a VGA monitor nearby.

When opening and unpacking the box, follow the diagram on the side of the cardboard shipping container. The diagram shows how the foam and inner cartons and boxes were packaged.

This information is helpful in the event that Customs officials need to unpack the system to

inspect the serial number of the unit, or if you need to return the unit to Avid.

To unpack a new system:

1. Remove all of the boxes, including the rack rails and lay them out so you can verify that you have received all of the components that should have been shipped

2. After all of the boxes and components are unpacked, visually inspect the enclosure to make sure it is free of any scratches, dents or other types of visible damage.

3. Ensure there are straight connectors on the back, and that the power-supply securing screws are not bent.

4. Verify that you have received all of the components particular to your order.You should get between 3-5 boxes for each unit.

Keep the shipping boxes that come with your Avid Motion Graphics hardware in case you should

ever need to repackage and ship the components in the future. If you are unpacking multiple systems, ensure that you keep the box of media drives with the original AMG system. Mixing the drives between AMG servers causes RAID import problems. This could result in needing to rebuild the raid configuration, which is a lengthy (8 hour) process.

Verifying Components

After unpacking everything, verify that you have all of the items or components that are listed on the packing slip. Each item is marked with a part number appears as a line item on the packing slip. If you are missing any of the items listed on your packing slip, contact Avid before proceeding.

Inspecting Components for Damage

After verifying that all of your components have been received, you must also ensure that they are not damaged.

Unpacking a New System

To inspect components for damage:

1. Visually inspect all of the hardware components to ensure none of them were damaged during shipping.

2. If you received a hardware component that was damaged, contact Avid Customer Support or your Avid sales representative before proceeding.

Avid Motion Graphics Hardware

The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses industry standard components to deliver high capacity, high performance collaborative media solutions. A single Avid Motion Graphics enclosure is comprised of five 1 TB media storage drives, two mirrored system drives, RAID controller, Gigabit Ethernet, plus redundant power and fans.

Avid Motion Graphics Server assures media protection and availability using the following:

• Mirrored system drives are used for system operation.

• Media drive replacement without interrupting the operation of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

• Data drives configured into one RAID 5 group.

If any of the RAID drives fail, the failed drive can be removed and replaced with a new drive

without interrupting the operation of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses the Windows® 7 Ultimate operating system. The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top cover of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure, as shown in the following illustration. You only need this product key in the event that you need to reinstall the operating system.

Avid Motion Graphics Hardware

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an Avid bezel that covers the front of the enclosure. This bezel can be locked to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the buttons and data drives. Two keys are required to unlock and remove the bezel from the server. The keys are used at the same time in the lock on each side of the bezel. A total of three interchangeable keys are shipped with the server and are found wrapped with the bezel in the box.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

The following is an illustration of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure with the front bezel installed.

The front of the single-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides access to 5 data drives (dual-channel AMG servers have 10 data drives), a USB port, network port activity LEDs, an error LED, and the Power and Reset buttons. The following is an illustration with the front bezel removed and the data drives installed. The data drives are shipped separately and must be installed in the server. For more information, see, “Installing the RAID Drives” on page 43. In the following illustration, the drives are numbered showing the locations where the data drives are installed. Single channel AMG servers only contain five drives (shown in the illustration as drives 12-16). Dual channel AMG servers contain a total of 10 drives (shown in the illustration as drives 7-16).

The actual drives are not numbered.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

Each of the data drives have a blue and red LED on the bottom front of the drive. The left LED (blue) is on when a drive has power and flashes when the drive is in use.

The following table describes the parts of the data drive.

Item Number Description

1 Drive Carrier Latch

2Drive Lock

3 Fault LED (Red)

4 LED (Blue) Power/Activity

The right Fault LED (red) is lit when an error is detected with the drive and the drive needs to be replaced, or when the drive is initializing. Details on the data drive LED indicators are in the following table.

Data Drive LED Functions

Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments

Online Inactive On solid Off Healthy online drive,

no disk I/O

On-line Active Activity Off Healthy online drive,

with disk I/O

Online Disk in a Degraded Set

Spare Rebuilding Activity Slow flashing Rebuild automatically occurs on drive

Data Rebuilding Activity Fast flashing Rebuild automatically occurs on drive

Consistency Check Activity Off No user intervention required

On solid/ Activity

Fast flashing Nothing needs to be done to these online

drives, but failed drive should be replaced

failure when new drive is installed

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

Data Drive LED Functions (Continued)

Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments

Initializing Activity Off Happens on initial array creation

Failed Data Disk On solid On solid Disk performance degraded, should

replace disk

Unused Disk On solid Off No user intervention required

Non-Branded On solid Slow flashing Unapproved disk attempting to be added,

should replace disk

Server Controls and LEDs

The server has 8 LEDs on the top of the front panel, under the bezel, organized into two rows, each row with four LEDs. The first 3 columns of LEDs (6 LEDs) represent activity on each of the six network ports. The top right LED represents system hardware errors. The bottom right LED represents system drive activity. The following illustration shows the front server controls and LEDs.

The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous illustration.

item Number Control Description

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

1 Universal serial bus (USB)

port

USB 2.0 device port on the front of the system supports one USB device. Recommended for use when re-imaging the system drives or loading software. There are four more USB ports located on the back of the server. Two of them are located on the server itself and can be used for a USB Keyboard and Mouse. There are also two located on the USB/PS2 expansion card.

2 Halt button This button is not implemented in the current release of this product.

3 System reset button Performs a soft reset when pressed. Do not use this button unless the

system has had a fatal error and you need to restart. A soft reset restarts the system; it clears all active program memory (you lose unsaved work) and shuts down all active programs.

4 Six green network activity

LEDs

Illuminates green when a good network connection is established and blinks when there is network activity on the six built-in 1-GB network ports. The number beside the LED corresponds with the number beside the network port on the rear of the enclosure.

5 Red System error LED Illuminates red when an error is detected with the system (fan, power

supply, temperature, voltage).

6 System Drive activity LED Indicates drive activity from the onboard SATA controller and blinks

when either of the system drives is being accessed.

7 System ID button When pressed, it illuminates blue and also illuminates an LED on the

rear of the enclosure. The rear LED is also blue and is on the lower left-hand side of the Ethernet ports. It is used to identify a system for servicing when it is installed in a high-density rack/cabinet populated with several other similar systems.

8 Power button Press to power on the enclosure. Power button illuminates green when

the power is on.

9 Control panel located on the front of the server under the bezel.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers)

For single channel AMG servers, one RAID 5 group is created in the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure using the 5 data drives.

The single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 5 TB of storage. The numbers assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager. For more information about installing drives, see “Installing the RAID Drives” on

page 43.

The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility that allows for viewing and management

of disks in your media array. If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server.

Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system. For more information on installing the LSI software, see “Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software” on

page 61.

For information on using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view and manage your media drives, see the relevant topics later in this guide.

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The RAID group 0 is configured with drives 12 - 16.

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers)

For dual channel AMG servers, two RAID 5 groups are created in the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure using the 10 data drives.

The dual-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 10 TB of storage. The numbers assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager. For more information about installing drives, see “Installing the RAID Drives” on

page 43.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility that allows for viewing and management

Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must you must install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system. For more information on installing the LSI software, see “Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager

Software” on page 61.

For information on using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view and manage your media drives, see the relevant topics later in this guide.

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Blank 7 — RAID Group 1 11 — RAID Group 1 15 — RAID Group 0

Blank 8 — RAID Group 1 12 — RAID Group 0 16 — RAID Group 0

For dual channel AMG servers, the RAID groups are as follows:

• The RAID group 0 is configured with drives 12 - 16.

• The RAID group 1 is configured with drives 7 - 11.

RAID Behavior

Once the RAID group has been created, any of the drives in the server can be swapped within the enclosure. The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses the drive IDs to track what drives are members of the RAID group.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

The rear panel provides access to the power supplies, system drives, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet connectors, RS232 Serial Port, and two USB connectors for the standard or USB keyboard and mouse provided with the server.

If you purchased an AMG keyboard, you can connect it to one of the USB ports.

The AMG Server has two power supply modules that set the voltage automatically for either 100 V or 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz.

• Data drives — The single-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure has five 1TB, externally accessible, data drives located on the front side of the server. The dual-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure has ten 1TB, externally accessible, data drives located on the front side of the server.

• System drives — The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses two externally accessible, mirrored system drives for the operating system and application software, located on the back of the server.

The following illustration shows the rear configuration of a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics

Server.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

The following table describes the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Item Number Description

1 Power Connector

2 Power Connector

3 Mirrored System Drives

4 Intel Pro 1Gb Ethernet Ports

5 USB Ports (Recommended for use with Keyboard and Mouse)

6 Video Port (disabled)

7 Serial Port - RS232

8 Serial Card - RS422

9 VGA Adapter - used for KVM or VGA Monitor

10 Breakout Panel Interconnect

11 HDMI Preview Port - used for Breakout Panel Preview Monitor

12 Video I/O Card Supports Connection to the Output Program Monitor Through the

Breakout box

13 (Dual Channel only) VGA Adapter - not used

14 (Dual Channel only) 2nd Breakout Panel Interconnect

15 (Dual Channel only) HDMI Preview Port used for the 2nd Breakout Panel

Interconnect to the Preview Monitor

16 (Dual Channel only) Video I/O Card Supports Connection to the Output Program

Monitor Through the Breakout box

17 USB Ports

18 PCI Card with PS/2 and USB Ports

Expansion Slots

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

Single Channel Server Expansion Slots

Dual Channel Server Expansion Slots

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

There are six expansion slots accessible from the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure.

For Single-channel model servers, slots 4 and 5 are blank.

When upgrading a single-channel AMG server to a dual-channel AMG server, you must install the additional boards in slots 4 and 5. For more information, see “Upgrading Your AMG Server

Hardware to Dual Channel” on page 167.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

The following table lists the standard boards and the expansion slots that are supported for both the single and dual-channel AMG Server models.

Item PCI Slot Interface Description

1 Serial Card SeaLevel® 7205eS PCI

Express serial interface

2 PCI-E x16 NVidia

Quadro 4000

VGA board

3 PCI-E x4 AJA Kona 3G Video I/O

board

4 N/A for single

channel servers

PCI-E x16 for Dual channel

(For Dual channel servers only):

NVidia

Quadro 4000

VGA board

servers

5 N/A for single

channel servers

PCI-E x4 for Dual channel

(For Dual channel servers only):

AJA Kona 3G Video I/O board

servers

The Sealevel 7205eS PCI Express serial interface provides two serial ports configurable for RS-232 or RS-422. Each serial port utilizes a 16C950 UART with 128-byte Tx/Rx FIFOs which enables data rates to 921.6K bps for reliable high-speed communications in data intensive applications, such as automation-type. An expansion cable is included, shipped with the server.

The NVidia Quadro 4000 VGA board is installed in the second PCI-E x16 connector on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

The AJA Kona 3G Video I/O board is installed in the third PCI-E x4 connector.

This slot is not populated for single channel servers. However, this slot can be used to install a GPI card.

For Dual channel servers, the NVidia Quadro 4000 VGA board is installed in the fourth PCI-E x16 connector on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

This slot is not populated for single channel servers. However, this slot can be used to install a GPI card.

For Dual channel servers, the AJA Kona 3G Video I/O board is installed in the fifth PCI-E x4 connector.

6 USB/PCI Card Allows for 2 USB connections.

In dual channel AMG servers that want for GPI connectivity, the USB/PCI card can be removed, and the slot can be populated with a Sealevel BD8004 or 8012 model GPI card.

Avid does not supply the GPI card.

Check the latest Avid Motion Graphics ReadMe for further details.

System Drives

Mirrored System drives

There are two system drives accessible from the rear of the enclosure. These two drives are mirrored and if a failure occurs on either one of the system drives, you can pull the failed drive out of the enclosure and install a replacement drive without turning off the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

The drive carriers for the system drives are locked to prevent them from opening during

shipment. The plastic drive carrier key is mounted on the rear of the enclosure beside the system drives, as shown in the following illustration.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

Power Supplies

There are two power supplies accessible from the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure. If a failure occurs on either one of the power supplies, you can pull the failed power supply out of the enclosure and install a replacement power supply without turning off the Server. All operations continue to run uninterrupted. A faint beeping sound can be heard when there is a power supply failure. This sound is silenced by restoring the power or replacing the module.

USB Ports

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Avid recommends using the USB ports, located on the expansion card containing the PS/2 connections, for USB devices.

If your AMG playout chassis is dual channel, and you want to install GPI functionality in the chassis, the USB PCI card must be removed from the AMG playout chassis, and replaced with the GPI card.

Doing so, reduces the number of available USB ports to two, and completely removes any PS/2

connectivity to your server.

The following illustration shows the rear USB and PS/2 ports on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

The illustration depicts a single-channel model Avid Motion Graphics server.

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

The following table describes the USB and PS/2 ports on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Item Number Description

1 These USB Ports are recommended for use with your Keyboard and mouse

2 Available USB Ports

3 PS/2 Ports

USB Devices and License Activation ID

There two USB devices, one for software application installation and one that contains the AMG Drive recovery image.

The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration you may receive more than one Activation ID card. The card ships in a box separately from the server and could potentially be in a box with another product that might be unrelated to the Avid Motion Graphics system, if you have purchased multiple products on the same order.

Below is an example of a AMG System ID/ Activation ID card:

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations

Before you start to install software and configure the Avid Motion Graphics Server, ensure the following tasks are completed.

Checked Tasks Refer to...



Unpack your system For more information, see “Unpacking a New

System” on page 16.

Verify System components against your packing slip

Inspect components for damage For more information, see “Inspecting Components

Rack mount the system and attach peripherals.

Install RAID Drives For more information, see “Installing the RAID

Configure hardware (reference, video, & audio)

Connect the Breakout box For more information, see “Installing the Breakout

Cable the AMG server For more information, see “Cabling Avid Motion

Connecting power cord and other cables

Starting the AMG server For more information, see “Powering on Avid

For more information, see “Verifying Components”

on page 17.

for Damage” on page 17.

For more information, see “Installing the AMG

Server in a Rack” on page 34.

Drives” on page 43.

For more information, see “Rack Mounting and

Cabling Your Server” on page 34.

Box” on page 44.

Graphics” on page 46.

For more information, see “Connecting Power

Cords to the AMG Server” on page 58.

Motion Graphics” on page 59.



Configure your Network and Operating System Settings

Install the AMG and Related Software

Activate Licenses For more information, see “Software Licensing” on

For more information, see “Network and Operating

System Settings” on page 59.

For more information, see “Software Installation”

on page 65.

page 83.

2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server

The following describes how to rack mount and cable your Avid Motion Graphics server. It includes information about attaching peripherals, connecting the AMG keyboard, serial connections, and network protection.

The following main topics describe:

• Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

• Installing the RAID Drives

• Installing the Breakout Box

• Cabling Avid Motion Graphics

• Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server

• Powering on Avid Motion Graphics

• Network and Operating System Settings

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

The Avid Motion Graphics Server is designed for 19-inch (483-mm) racks and requires three EIA rack units (3U), or 5.25 inches (133.4 mm) of rack space. The rail kit installs into rails that are between 23-inches (584.2-mm) to 31-inches (787.4-mm) inches deep.

The Avid Motion Graphics Server includes rack mounting slide rails. If instructions are included with your rail kit, use them instead of the instructions included in this section. The standard rail configuration is for racks with square mounting holes. Optional brackets are included for racks with round holes. The rack-mounting kit requires inner slide rails be mounted to the Avid Motion Graphics Server and the outer slide rails are mounted to the rack. Once both the inner and outer rails are in place, slide the server with the inner rails attached into the outer rails. Secure the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the rack so it does not slide forward.

The Avid Motion Graphics Server is designed to be installed horizontally in a rack. Installing the server on an angle or in a sloped console causes the internal drives to wear faster than the intended life of the drive.

To ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, start from the bottom when you install the rack components in the rack enclosure.

Rack-mount Requirements

• Elevated Operating Ambient — If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature specified by the manufacturer.

• Reduced Air Flow — Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. Avid Motion Graphics Server airflow is from the front of the enclosure to the rear. Make allowances for cooling air to be available to the front panel surface and no restrictions at the rear.

• Mechanical Loading — Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading. Ensure your rack enclosure is stable enough to prevent tipping over when one or more Avid Motion Graphics Engines are extended on the sliding rails.

• Circuit Overloading — Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on surge protection and supply circuit wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

• Reliable Grounding — Reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

• Inside Enclosure Access — If you want to extend the enclosure, and remove the top cover, you must allow 0.5 in (1.3 cm) clearance on top of the enclosure for cover removal.

Rack mounting your server involves the following tasks:

• Positioning the Server in the Rack

• Separating the Slide Rails

• Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server

• Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack

• Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack

• Securing the Server in a Rack

Positioning the Server in the Rack

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

5/8 in

1/2 in

3U1 3/4 in

1 3/4 in

The following information helps you decide where to install the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the rack.

Avid recommends 5 rack spaces to allow for room between devices in future expansion.

To position the server in the rack enclosure:

t Select a position in the rack where the Avid Motion Graphics Server is at the proper baseline

position.

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

Item Number Description

1 Rack mounting rail hole spacing

2 Rack mounting rail

The following table describes various positioning points in the previous illustration.

3 EIA rack unit

4 Avid Motion Graphics Server

5 Avid Motion Graphics Server front panel mounting holes

6 Outer slide rail bracket assembly

Item Number Description

7 Baseline position is between two 1/2 inch holes

Separating the Slide Rails

You need to separate the slide rails and attach the inner “movable” section to the File Gateway server and the outer “fixed” section to the rack rails.

To separate the slide rails:

1. Slide the slide rail completely open.

2. Press the spring clip on the inner slide rail as shown in the following illustration.

The blowup of the spring clip shown in the illustration is on the bottom side of the slide rail.

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

3. Pull and separate the two halves.

4. Repeat these steps to separate the second slide rail.

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server

Attach the inner slide rails that were separated from the outer slide rails to the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

To attach the inner slide rails:

1. Position the inner slide rail against the side of the server so that the screw holes are toward the rear of the server, and front of the slide rail fits over the tab at the front of the server.

2. Secure the inner slide rail to the server with two of the small screws.

You might find more screws in the rail kit than is needed, and described in this procedure.

3. Repeat this procedure to attach the other inner slide rail on the other side of the server.

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

After separating the slide rails as previously described (see Separating the Slide Rails), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, see Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack.

To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with square holes:

1. Align the outer slide rail bracket assembly with the front rack-mounding holes.

Have someone help you by holding the slide rails level while you are positioning them in the

rack.

2. Slide the square tabs through the holes in the front, vertical rack-mounting rail.

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

3. Push the outer rail towards the outside of the rack, to secure the outer rail in place.

4. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.

5. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail.

6. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack

After separating the slide rails as previously described (see Separating the Slide Rails), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, you first need to clip on the round hole adapter.

To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with round holes:

1. Locate the four round hole adapters (which ship in the accessory kit's plastic bag, not in the rack mount kit box) and position the adapter on the end of the outer slide rail bracket assembly as shown in the following illustration.

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

Item Number Description

1Bracket Assembly Tabs

2 Outer Slide Rail Bracket Assembly

3 Round Hole Adapter

2. With the bracket assembly tabs aligning with the cut-out in the round hole adapter, swing the adapter so that the holes face the front of the bracket assemble as shown in the following illustration.

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

3. Slide the outer slide rail bracket assembly onto the side rack-mounting rail so that the round hole adapter is over the rack rail.

It is helpful to have someone holding the slide rails level for you when positioning them in the

rack.

4. Insert the small (10-32) Phillips-head screws through the round-hole adapter and mounting rail, into the bracket. If the rack holes are different size, you need to supply your own screws.

5. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.

6. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail.

7. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.

Securing the Server in a Rack

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

You should have someone helping you lift the Avid Motion Graphics Server while you are positioning it into the slide rails.

To secure the Avid Motion Graphics Server to the rack enclosure:

1. Lift and position the Avid Motion Graphics Server so that the inner slide rails (secured to the Avid Motion Graphics Server) align with the outer slide rails secured to the rack.

2. Push the front of the Avid Motion Graphics Server flush against the front mounting rail. The holes in the Avid Motion Graphics Server front panel align with the holes in the front mounting rail.

3. From the front of the rack enclosure, insert the large screws through the Avid Motion Graphics Server and front mounting rail, and tighten.

You can use your own rack hardware if your rack has square holes or unique fasteners.

Item Number Description

1 Rack Enclosure Front Mounting Rail

2 One of the four Screws

Installing the RAID Drives

After rack-mounting the hardware, you can install the RAID drives.

For information about configuring the RAID drives after they are installed, seeConfiguring the

RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only).

To install the RAID drives:

1. Locate the drives shipped with your system.

Single channel Avid Motion Graphics servers ship with 5 drives. Dual channel Avid Motion

Graphics servers ship with 10 drives.

2. Select a drive. There is no particular drive assignment, it doesn’t matter which drive goes in which of the available open compartments.

3. Push the drive carrier latch in to release the handle and pull the handle completely open to insert the drive carrier.

4. Ensure the drive LEDs are on the bottom and that the drive carrier latch is on your right before you begin to slide the drive into the compartment.

5. Slide the drive into the open drive slot in the server until it stops. Approximately 1/2 inch of the drive carrier should be outside the compartment.

Installing the RAID Drives

The following table describes the parts of the data drive.

Item Number Description

1 Drive Carrier Latch

2Drive Lock

3 Fault LED (Red)

4 LED (Blue) Power/Activity

Installing the Breakout Box

Do not force a drive into a slot. If you are having problems installing a drive, check to make sure it is level and flat as you insert it into the compartment, that the drive carrier latch is open and at a 45 degree angle to the drive carrier, and that the LEDs are on the bottom of the drive carrier.

6. Push the handle into the drive carrier. This seats the drive in the server. You’ll hear a click when the drive is fully seated and the handle latches in place.

7. Repeat these steps for each remaining drive.

For information about configuring the RAID drives after they are installed, seeConfiguring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only).

Installing the Breakout Box

A Breakout box is necessary to transfer any video from the video I/O card to the monitor. Avid recommends the AJA K3G Breakout box for use with the Avid Motion Graphics Server. The AJA K3G Breakout box is described in the following example.

Although AES Audio in and out channels are labeled in the following illustration, AES Audio is

not enabled for the Avid Motion Graphics Server. RS-422 Machine Control is likewise labeled in the following illustration but is not enabled for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Item Number Description

1 AES/EBU Audio In Channels 1 through 8 (not enabled)

2 AES/EBU Audio In Channels 9 through 16 (not enabled)

3 RS422 Machine Control (not enabled)

4 AES/EBU Audio Out Channels 1 through 8 (not enabled)

5 AES/EBU Audio Out Channels 9 through 16 (not enabled)

6 HDMI 1.4 Output (HDMI to SDI conversion necessary for preview out)

Item Number Description (Continued)

7 SDI Input/Output (enabled)

8 Component/Composite Video Output (not enabled)

9 Reference In/Out Loop Terminate loop with 75 ohm termination

10 LTC Input/Output (enabled)

11 Analog Audio Output (not enabled)

The breakout box is required for cabling the Avid Motion Graphics system. The following information describes how to install the breakout box in a rack.

Ensure you have at least 1RU of rack space available prior to installing.

To connect the breakout box

1. Lift and position the breakout box so that the rack-mount brackets on the panel are aligned with the rear outer rack rails.

2. Position the front of the box flush against the rear mounting rails so that the holes in the bracket align with the holes in the rear mounting rails.

Installing the Breakout Box

You may mount the breakout box above or below your Avid Motion Graphics Server. For

single-channel models, allow a total of 5RUs of space between each server.

For dual-channel model servers, a 2nd breakout box is required for video cabling, and allow 6RUs of space between each server.

3. To connect video I/O to the breakout box, see Connecting Video Cables.

Cabling Avid Motion Graphics

After the Avid Motion Graphics server is placed in a rack, you can connect the VGA monitor, Mouse, and Keyboard. To do this you might need to use a KVM extender, Avid recommends Avo ce nt

Video Connections

The are video setup guidelines based on your system type. Video reference must be present prior to the integration of the video output signal into customer production environment. The video reference synchronizes the in-house resolution with the Avid Motion Graphics server.

Although a video output can be generated without the presence of video reference, it is not going

to integrate properly with other downstream devices that may be used in production. As a result, the time synchronization with the production house is incorrect.

Video inputs must be synchronized with the in-house reference signal supplied to the Avid Motion Graphics Server as there is no input timing adjustment included in the hardware settings.

The Video I/O card(s), located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server, auto senses the presence of video reference and identifies the reference supplied in the Hardware Settings menu. Reference input is located on the input/output video reference cable supplied with your Avid Motion Graphics Server.

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Dual channel Avid Motion Graphics Servers contain two (2) Video I/O cards.

Video Formats AMG 2.x Servers

The following are a list of video formats supported by the Avid Motion Graphics 2.x servers. As new technology is added, your software release could include additional formats.

525i 29.97 Hz 1080p 24.00 Hz

625i 25 Hz 1080p 50.00 Hz

720p 24 Hz 1080p 59.94 Hz

720p 50.00 Hz 1080p 60.00 Hz

720p 59.94 Hz 2048i 47.96 Hz

720p 60.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 23.98

1080i 50.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 24.00

1080i 59.94 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 25.00

1080i 60.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 29.97

1080PsF 23.98 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080 30

1080PsF 24.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 50

1080PsF 25.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 59.94

1080PsF 29.97 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 60

1080PsF 30.00 Hz Custom Resolutions

1080p 23.98 Hz

Custom Resolutions: Avid Motion Graphics allows users to set non-standard video formats (i.e.

1080 x 1920 9:16 for a digital signage type or studio display). Custom resolutions are set in the File / Preferences area of the Avid Motion Graphics interface.

Half frame rates of HD formats are also supported.

Video Formats AMG 1.x Servers and DekoPlayer Formats

The following are a list of video formats supported by the Avid Motion Graphics v1.x servers and DekoPlayer supported formats. As new technology is added, your software release could include additional formats.

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NTSC (4x3 and 16:9)

PAL (4x3 and 16:9)

1080i 59.95Hz

1080i 60.00 Hz

1080i 50.00 Hz

720p 50.00 Hz

720p 59.94 Hz

720p 60.00 Hz

Connecting Video Cables

The following information explains how to make the video connections for the Avid Motion Graphics Server to the Monitor going through a breakout box. The breakout box transfers any video from the Video I/O card(s) to the monitor. The following illustration shows the front of the breakout box to which the video cables connect.

The following illustration shows the video connections on the back of the breakout box.

For more information, see “Installing the Breakout Box” on page 44.

Cabling Avid Motion Graphics

The Video I/O card is located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. There are three different cables, which must be connected from this video card on the server to the breakout box. It has 4 mini-BNC connectors, labeled SDI 1 through 4 on the lower portion of the card, as shown in the following illustration.

The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with a with a 4 foot breakout video cable to adapt the mini-BNC SDI 1-4 connections from the video card to the standard-BNC connections on the back of the video breakout box, for distribution. The following table describes the types of SDI connections.

SDI Connection Connection Description

SDI 1 Provides Video In

SDI 2 Provides Key Channel In

SDI 3 Provides Program Video Out

SDI 4 Provides Key Channel Out

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The cable(s) are labeled as are the connections on the Video I/O card(s) and the breakout box. The video cable supplied is shown in the following illustration.

For dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two video cables.

Also supplied with your Avid Motion Graphics Server is a 60-pin breakout connector cable, as shown in the following illustration.

For dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two 60-pin breakout connector

cables.

Cabling Avid Motion Graphics

The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the breakout connector cable.

One end of this cable connects to the multi-port connector, located at the top of the Video I/O card on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server, and the other end connects to the multi-port connector on the back of the breakout box.

The final cable you must connect from your Video I/O card and the breakout box is the HDMI cable. The HDMI out provides Preview video. It has a mini end, which connects to the HDMI Preview connector in between the 4 mini-BNC connectors and the multi-port connector, on the video card. It also has a standard size end, which connects to the breakout box.

For dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two HDMI cables.

The HDMI cable and some close-up pictures of the ends are shown in the following illustrations.

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The following illustration shows the standard size end of the HDMI cable.

The following illustration shows the mini size end of the HDMI cable.

Connecting the KVM Switch

The next step is to connect the KVM switch to your VGA adapter.

To do so, connect the KVM switch power cord into a Power outlet.

Your network switch might not have a Power switch and might be powered on when you plug the

power cords into a power outlet.

The LEDs on the front of the switch light and the fan can be heard.

COM Port Pinouts

The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an RS-232 COM 1 port located off the motherboard. It is usually used for connecting to an automation system.

The male pinouts for COM Port 1 for automation control are shown in the following illustration.

The following table lists the RS-232 signals for the male COM Port 1 connector on the rear panel of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. These COM ports operate as standard COM ports.

Pin Number Signal

1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)

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2 Receive data

3 Transmit data

4 Data Transmit Ready (DTR)

5 Ground

6 Data Set Ready (DSR)

7 Request To Send (RTS)

8 Clear To Send (RTS)

9 Ring Indicator

Connecting VGA Cables

VGA Adapter (for KVM or VGA Monitor)

VGA cables are used to connect the VGA output to a VGA monitor or KVM.

The VGA card slots (s) are located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Use a VGA cable (not supplied) to connect the VGA card on the server to a VGA monitor or KVM. the location of the VGA Adapter on the rear of the AMG server is shown in the following illustration.

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A VGA cable is shown in the following illustration.

The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the VGA cable.

Serial Input and Output Connections

For serial input connections, Pins 1 and 4 of the RS-232 connector can be used to detect a GPI from a standard contact closure (such as a GPI output from a switcher). Alternatively, a short pulse (minimum 10 milliseconds) on pin 1 also triggers the GPI input for a Deko application.

For serial output connections, Pin 7 on the RS-232 connector pulses high (for approximately 100 milliseconds) when a GPI output command is issued from, for instance, the Deko application. This can be used to trigger an external device that is expecting a pulse to trigger an event fromDeko.

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For more information, see COM Port Pinouts.

Connecting the Serial Cable

Automation uses RS-232 communication between the serial port of the system and the serial port of the Newsroom Computer System. A standard nine-pin null modem cable can be used to connect the two systems. RS-232 serial cables are always female to female.

To connect the serial cable:

1. (Option) If making your own cable, connect the following pins (the system only uses three of the nine wires.)

-2 to 3

-3 to 2

-5 to 5

2. Connect one end of the cable to the desired port of the Newsroom Computer System, and the other end to COM Port 1 on the rear of the server.

RS-232 is rated for fifty feet.

Setting Serial Protocol

Set the serial protocol to the following:

• 9600 baud

•8 bits

•No Parity

•One Stop Bit

The serial protocol of your system and the automation system must match.

To set the communication ports of your system:

1. Press the Ctrl + Esc keys on your keyboard.

A menu displays.

2. Select Settings > Control panel.

3. Double-click Ports to display the selection of serial ports (usually COM1).

The Ports window opens.

4. Double-click the port to which you connected the serial cable.

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The Settings dialog box opens.

5. Change the settings as needed, to match those of the Newsroom Automation system.

6. Click OK to accept the changes in the settings dialog box.

7. Click Close in the Ports window.

Connecting to Ethernet Port 1

The Avid Motion Graphics Server ships with six on-board 1-Gb Ethernet (network) ports. A single Ethernet port (Port 1) is supported at this time.

To connect to Ethernet port 1:

1. Locate your Ethernet cable.

2. Connect the Ethernet cable to Port 1 (top left corner) as shown in the following illustration:

Ethernet port 1

3. Once you log on to your AMG server, you should disable Ethernet ports 2-6 prior to installing the AMG software or licensing. For more information, see Disabling Ethernet Ports.

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

An industry standard keyboard, mouse with center wheel and monitor are used to access the software on the server.

If you ordered an AMG keyboard, plug it into one of the USB ports. Following is an example of the AMG keyboard.

There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Avid recommends using the USB ports, located on the expansion card, in slot 6. It contains the PS/2 connections, for USB devices For more information, see USB Ports.

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The connection for the monitor is DVI. Therefore if a VGA Monitor is used, you must also use a VGA-to-DVI adapter or connector.

When installed in a rack with several servers, an optional KVM switch can also be used with your system. The keyboard, monitor, and mouse connections use the same ports described in the following procedure.

Follow the instructions supplied with your KVM switch. You need to supply KVM cables that are

compatible with your KVM switch.

Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server

Power Connectors

SDI 3

SDI 4

SDI 2

SDI 1

To connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Avid Motion Graphics Server:

1. (Option) Install your KVM switch in a suitable location next to the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the rack.

You can also place the monitor on a shelf, and the keyboard and mouse on a sliding tray in the rack. These items are optional and can be purchased locally or from Avid.

Do not place the monitor on top of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

2. Attach the DVI connector on the monitor cable to the DVI port on the video card at the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Ensure the connection is secure.

Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server

Once your AMG server is cabled up, you can connect power to it. The last step you must perform when cabling up your AirSpeed 5000 is to connect the power cords. Two U.S. IEC power cords are shipped with the unit. If your local power distribution is not compatible with the supplied cords, you must provide your own IEC power cables that are compatible with your country’s power system. The power connector accepts 100 to 240 Vac, 50/60 Hz.

To connect power to the AMG server:

1. Attach the power cords to both power receptacles on the rear of the AMG server as shown:

2. Connect the other end of both power cords to a properly grounded stable power source.The system will power on after you connect the first power supply. The Monitor application will also automatically launch.

3. Once powered on, you must set up your system. For more information, see Powering on Avid Motion Graphics.

For maximum power protection, Avid recommends a surge protected un-interruptible power supply (UPS).

Powering on Avid Motion Graphics

When you turn on the power to your Avid Motion Graphics Server hardware, you must do it in the following order so that the Avid Motion Graphics Server locate and acknowledge all of its connected components.

If you encounter an error when starting the Avid Motion Graphics application for the first time,

close the error message and change the display resolution frequency to 60Hz. For further information contact Avid support.

To power on each component:

1. (Option) If you have a KVM switch as part of your system, ensure the power is on.

2. Ensure you have all your network cables connected before you turn on the power or load the Avid Motion Graphics Server software.

3. Push the Power button at the top left on the front of the your Avid Motion Graphics Server.

4. Wait for the Windows operating system to load before you attempt to use the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This can take several minutes.

Network and Operating System Settings

The Avid Motion Graphics Server arrives with the Windows 7 Ultimate operating system already installed. However, there are settings that must be configured based on the geographical location of your server. If you are setting up Avid Motion Graphics software only on a qualified, customer-supplied laptop or computer, if not already done, these settings must also be configured.

Server Log On

When you first power on your server, you are asked to login. The default login username is AMG, which is not case sensitive and the password is left blank (no password is assigned). When installing the software, you should log on as user of AMG and no password.

If you log on as Administrator when installing the software, it will not launch.

However, if you need to restore the operating system on the server using the USB drive provided, login as Administrator, and the password is avid (the password is case sensitive and is lower case).

When turning on your Avid Motion Graphics Server for the first time, the Apply Computer Setup message is displayed for approximately 3 to 5 minutes.

Complete the Windows installation by answering the Windows operating system prompts. When the system prompts you to enter the Windows activation key, locate the Windows Certificate of Authenticity.

The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top of the Avid Motion

Graphics Server.

Use the information in the following sections to configure the Avid Motion Graphics Server or qualified, customer-supplied laptop or computer with the correct date, time, computer name, and network properties.

On the Avid Motion Graphics Server, login with the username as AMG, which is not case

sensitive, and leave the password blank. If you are logging in as an administrator, the username is Administrator and the password is “avid”. AMG software should be installed on the AMG user.

Specifying a Unique Computer Name

The Avid Motion Graphics Server has been imaged at Avid with the current operating system configuration and drivers that have been qualified with the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This image creates a unique Host name for the system based on the MAC ID of the system board.

Network and Operating System Settings

If you change the computer name of the system you must also rename the computer after re-imaging the system. When you re-image the system, the Host system name is reset back to a Host name based on the MAC ID.

To specify a unique computer name:

1. Right-click the computer icon on the desktop, and select Properties.

The Control Panel/System dialog box opens.

2. In the Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup Settings section, click Change settings.

The System Properties dialog box opens.

3. On the Computer Name tab, click the Change button.

The Computer Name /Domain Changes dialog box opens.

4. Type the name for the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the Computer name text box.

5. (Option) Determine if you need to select the Domain or Workgroup in the “Member of” section at the bottom of the dialog box. If you are unsure, contact your network administrator for assistance.

6. Click the OK button.

After a short delay, you are informed that you must restart your computer in order for your changes to take effect.

7. Close all open windows and restart the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Configuring Date and Time Parameters

Assuming your Windows operating system is already installed, you must configure the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time parameters.

To configure date and time parameters:

1. Click the time in the taskbar.

The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click Change date and time settings.

3. In the Date and Time tab, click the Change date and time button.

4. Set the date and time using the Date & Time tab.

5. Click OK to close the Date and Time Settings dialog box.

6. Click the Change time zone button.

7. Set the time zone for the geographic location of this Avid Motion Graphics Server.

Make sure the “Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time” option is selected if your

location observes daylight saving time.

Network and Operating System Settings

8. Click the OK button to close the Time Zone Settings dialog box.

9. Click the OK button to close the Date and Time dialog box.

Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software

Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software. If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server. Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must you must install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system.

To install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software:

t To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software, it is available to download

under LSI’s terms and conditions at http://www.lsi.com.

From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.

Once you install the software, you can access it from your Avid Motion Graphics by selecting Start > All Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager.

This software should be used only when instructed to by Avid Customer Support.

Disabling Ethernet Ports

The AMG server has 6 Ethernet ports. By default, they are all enabled. Before you install your AMG software or license your system, you need to disable Ethernet ports 2-6.

Disable Ethernet ports 2-6 in Windows before you activate any licenses on the server. Failure to

do so, will cause licensing issues. Once these ports are disabled, plugging or unplugging Ethernet ports or connecting them to different networks should have no effect.

To disable Ethernet ports on your AMG server:

1. Right-click on Network, and select Properties.

The Network and Sharing Center dialog box opens.

2. Click Change adapter settings in the left pane.

The Network Connections dialog box opens.

3. Right-click the Ethernet port you want to disable, and select Disable from the menu.

The status will change from “Network cable unplugged” to “Disabled”.

4. Close the Network Connections dialog box.

Network and Operating System Settings

Network Protection

The System Administrator for the site must be contacted to obtain network configuration information for the system.

If you need Administrator privileges while accessing the server operating system, “avid” is the

built-in default administrator password included in the image.

The following guidelines are intended for network System Administrators to use for protecting the system from viruses. While not always practical, following these suggestions provides the best level of protection against system compromise.

• Share a folder or drive to “Everyone” with full access.

• All systems have a local Administrator with the username of the Administrator and password of “avid” preassigned.

Always assign a local Administrator password on every machine. Not assigning a local Administrator password can introduce a serious security risk.

• Restrict Internet access on the Avid Motion Graphics server.

• Anti-virus software can be installed on Avid hardware components that are used on air. However, it must not be set for active virus detection and the schedule scan set up must be set for non-production times of the day. For instance, between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM.

Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)

After the drives are installed and the server is powered on, the RAID configuration must be imported using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool. The following procedure summarizes the LSI MegaRAID procedure for importing a Foreign Configuration. For more information, see the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool Help.

For more information about installing the RAID drives in the server, seeInstalling the RAID

Drives.

To import the RAID configuration:

1. Start the server and give it about 3 minutes to initialize.

2. Start the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool by double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop. If a shortcut is not on the desktop, start the tool by selecting Start > Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager > StartupUI.

If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI

MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at

http://www.lsi.com.

From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.

3. Log in using the username “AMG” and no password or the username, “Administrator” and the password “avid”.

4. Double-click on the selected Host in the Remote Servers section.

5. Click the Logical tab

6. Select the LSI MegaRAID controller located in the left pane.

7. Select Go To > Controller > Scan Foreign Configuration.

A pop-up window appears reporting the detection of foreign configurations.

Do not select the Clear option. Clearing the configuration deletes the RAID configuration off the disks. Doing so renders the RAID set unusable. All of the data in the Storage Group becomes unrecoverable.

Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)

8. Select the Import logical configuration from all foreign drives option and click the OK button.

The Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears listing the foreign configurations.

9. Click the Accept button.

A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import.

10. Click the Ye s button.

A dialog box confirms when the import is completed.

A background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the

server during this process but performance is better after the initialization is finished. If you have a problem, contact Avid customer support.

3 Software Installation

The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics software on the Avid Motion Graphics server.

While Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production software is typically

installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, the Avid Motion Graphics Creation software can also be installed on a qualified laptop or customer-supplied Windows or Macintosh computer. When installing the software on a computer other than the AMG server, you should select the “Avid Motion Graphics Offline” installation option.

For more information, see the Avid Motion Graphics Offline Software Only Installation Guide.

If you are installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist or News Control, there is a separate installer required.

The following main topics describe:

• Installation Considerations

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins

Installation Considerations

After setting up and configuring operating system and network settings for your Avid Motion Graphics server, you can install the Avid Motion Graphics software.

The Avid Motion Graphics software is installed onto the system using a USB flash drive. For Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production the system comes with a blank USB flash drive. The USB flash drive should be used in the event that you want to keep a copy of the software in order to install it on the server. This USB flash drive stores approximately 16 GB of data and is used should the operating system for the Avid Motion Graphics Sever ever need to be restored.

The Avid Motion Graphics software is available on the Avid Download Center

(www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).

Make sure that you have disabled the network (Ethernet) ports 2-6 prior to installing any

software. The software license device ID is generated based on active network ports. disabling a port after licensing will potentially break the license installed, preventing the operator from launching the application.

When installing Avid Motion Graphics Creation, Journalist, or News Control, see the AMG

News Installation Guide, or the appropriate chapters in this guide.

Installation Considerations

To Install This Software See The Following Section

Avid Motion Graphics Online See “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All

Dependencies” on page 67.

Avid Motion Graphics Tools See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools” on page 75.

Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins” on page 80.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

Your system should have arrived with a USB flash drive. This is for you to download the software applications, and to use later for server recovery, if needed. Software can be downloaded from the Avid Download Center.

Prior to visiting the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter) to

download the Avid Motion Graphics software, ensure that you have available the Activation ID and System ID card, which shipped with your system.

Avid recommends that you click the Open Documentation Folder link to view the available

documentation. The ReadMe file provides the latest information regarding the Avid Motion Graphics Server, and software. You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF. The ReadMe is also available online in the Avid Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support

To install the AMG software on the AMG server:

1. Log in to the Avid Motion Graphics Server with the username and password.

2. Insert the USB flash drive into any open USB port on your Avid Motion Graphics Server.

You can run the software installer from the USB flash drive.

If the USB flash drive does not automatically display:

a. Double-click the computer icon on the desktop.

b. Double-click the USB flash drive icon in the window and copy the software kit into the

new folder you created on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.

3. Login to your Avid Master Account, or if you are a new user, create an Avid Master Account

4. Download the Avid Motion Graphics software kit from the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).

5. Unzip the downloaded software kit in the new folder on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, or onto the USB drive. In any event, you should always download a backup of the software on the supplied USB drive.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

6. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file.

The installer splash screen appears.

7. To install Avid Motion Graphics software on the AMG chassis, select Avi d Mot i o n Graphics Online.

If you get a message saying “Driver Update Required! Click Here.”, click on it to install the

latest drivers.

To install Avid Motion Graphics Creation software on a different workstation (Windows or

Macintosh) designated for graphics design, you will need a separate License Activation card, and you would need to select Avid Motion Graphics Offline. For more information, see the Avid Motion Graphics Offline Software Only Installation Guide.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

This begins the installation of the AMG software on the AMG server. The next screen appears:

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

8. Click the Install Avid Motion Graphics and all dependencies option to install the AMG software and all the dependent applications.

Wait for all of the components to install before continuing. After each component successfully

installs, a green circle, containing a white check mark, replaces all of the red circles, containing white Xs. If a component is already installed, it is detected and the green circle with the check mark appears immediately.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion Graphics application opens.

9. Click Next to continue. The License Agreement dialog box opens.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

10. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement. Click Next to continue. The Destination Folder dialog box opens.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

11. In the Destination Location dialog box, if you want to change the destination location, select Change..., then navigate to the location where you want to install the software. Otherwise, select Next to install the software in the default location. The Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

12. Click the Install button to begin installing the software.

The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box.

13. (Option) Select the Show Windows installer log check box to view the install log.

14. Click the Finish button.

15. (Option) If you have connected an Avid Motion Graphics Keyboard (AMGK) you may now click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option on the installer. A Windows Security dialog box appears alerting you that software is being installed. Do the following:

a. Mark the Always trust software from this company check box so the installation can

continue.

b. Click the Install button. This is a quick installation. When it is finished, a green check

mark next to the option confirms the installation is complete.

16. (Optional) Click the Open Documentation folder to view or print any of the user, workflow or ReadMe documentation for Avid Motion Graphics. This documentation is also available online at the Avid Knowledge Base www.avid.com/support.

17. Click Exit.

18. Next, you must install Avid Motion Graphics tools. For more see “Installing Avid Motion

Graphics Tools” on page 75.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

When using your Avid Motion Graphics system in an environment with other software applications you can install the following Avid Motion Graphics Tools.

Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed

Available on Macintosh?

Avid License Control

AMG Advanced Device Manager (ADM)

AMG Control Used to control playout of graphics.

Avid Motion Graphics Font Package

Must be installed on all computers running AMG software, tools or plug-ins with a licensed component. For instance, the servers pass licenses to Journalist clients and News Control Clients.

Used for the iNEWS Command workflow or Automation.

Used in non-newsroom playout situations.

This font package provides fonts to support graphics previously created in Deko. Users can create new graphics using fonts from this package in Avid Motion Graphics too.

Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, or any Windows computer.

License Activation is required.

Installed on any computer that has network access to the Avid Motion Graphics Server, or any Windows computer.

We do not recommend installing

AMG Control on the AMG server chassis as this might cause performance issues.

License Activation is required.

Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This installer must also be run on all iNEWS clients so they can edit the templates in a newsroom workflow.

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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued)

Available on Macintosh?

AMG Operations Console

AMG Transcode AMG Transcode lets you convert

Provides a central mechanism for users to manage, diagnose and monitor all configured AMG render engines from a single interface.

Each individual Avid Motion Graphics Rendering engine is considered as a separate entity and is referred to as a Channel within the application. The Avid Motion Graphics Operations Console allows grouping of Channels, allowing you to organize Avid Motion Graphics engines within your facility. This provides an efficient, dependable method of managing and previewing specific channels.

from multiple clip types into a known usable format, which allows real-time playback with correct audio alignment. You can use it to convert clips that suffer from real-time playback and audio issues.

Installed on any Windows computer that has network access to Avid Motion Graphics Server. The Avid Motion Graphics Operations Console requires a LAN connection to all Avid Motion Graphics playout engines intended to be monitored and managed remotely.

The Avid Motion Graphics Operations Console relies on the following external control applications to take Avid Motion Graphics compositions to air:

• Avid Motion Graphics Control

• News Rundown-driven graphics playout applications, including: Avid Motion Graphics Journalist, ADM, Avid iNEWS Command or Avid Motion Graphics News Control

We do not recommend installing

AMG Operations Console on the AMG server chassis, as this might cause performance issues.

License Activation is required.

Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, or any Windows computer.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued)

Available on Macintosh?

Deko Translator The Deko Translator is an application

that allows you to utilize your existing Deko Graphics assets and convert them into native AMG Compositions.

DekoTranslator is a standalone application not requiring AMG or Deko to be installed to work correctly. However, to confirm that the all the assets required to process the Deko Graphics are available, you need some version of the Deko application.

Deko Chart Designer

Deko Player Deko Player is a component of Avid

Allows use of Deko graphics previously created with Deko Chart Designer.

Motion Graphics that allows you to easily play your existing Deko graphics to air.

Can be installed on any Win7 64 bit

.dko

system to translate not need to be installed on the Avid Motion Graphics system or any system running Avid Motion Graphics software. It is a good practice to have PostDeko running on the same computer.

It is recommended that you use a

single computer that has a version of both Deko and AMG installed.

Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, This is installed automatically when installing Deko Player. Deko Chart Designer supports the chart design option from Deko systems running v5.3 or later.

It cannot be run independently

from Deko Player.

Installed on Avid Motion Graphics Server or any windows-based Avid Motion Graphics Creation computer.

files – it does

AMG Log Collector

AMG Log Collector is a component of Avid Motion Graphics that allows you to collect AMG logs for use in analyzing data.

Can be installed on any or all of the following:

•AMG Server

• AMG Creation computer (Windows only)

• AMG News

• AMG Journalist Server

• AMG Preview Renderer

• AMG Journalist Client plug-in

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued)

Available on Macintosh?

AMG GPI Service AMG GPI Service is a component

that enables you to manage the rundown using GPI signals. This GPI support is provided by a Windows service designed to work with Sealevel SeaIO GPI cards (models BD8004 and 8012.)

Can be installed wherever you install the Sealevel card.

It can be the AMG Playout chassis or any Windows PC that is running AMG NewsControl or AMG Control.

Once installed, it must be configured on the AMG Playout chassis using the Avid Motion Graphics GPI Configuration Tool in AMG Control.

Then it must be configured from AMG Control (on a computer that has network access to the AMG playout chassis) by clicking the Settings icon (upper right) just selecting the port (5130), and selecting the Enabled checkbox

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Tools.

To install Avid Motion Graphics Tools:

1. Do one of the following:

t Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the

installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in the list.

t If the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in

the list.

In the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.0 was detected and shown as already

installed.

2. Click the tool you want installed. Repeat this step for each tool that you want installed.

After the tools are installed, you can return to the main installer or exit the install.

3. Do one of the following:

t To return to the main installer window, click Main Menu.

t To Exit the installer, click Exit.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins

There are several plugins available to install for use with Avid Motion Graphics.

Plugin Name When/Why Needed Where Installed

Available on Macintosh?

Avid License Control

AMG 3DSStudio Exporter

AMG PSD Allows you to export Adobe

Must be installed on all computers running AMG software, tools or plug-ins with a licensed component. For instance, the servers pass licenses to Journalist clients and News Control Clients.

A component of Avid Motion Graphics that exports .OBJ files created in Autodesk 3D Studio Max and makes them AMG compatible.

Photoshop .PSD files to an AMG compatible .SCN file.

Avid License Control must be

installed prior to installing any other plugins.

Installed on a windows computer that runs Autodesk 3D Studio max.

Autodesk 3D Studio Max must be

installed on a Windows system prior to installing the AMG 3D Studio Exporter plugin.

Installed on any computer that runs Adobe Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop and must be

installed prior to installing the AMG PSD plugin.

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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins

To install Avid Motion Graphics Plugins:

1. Do one of the following:

t Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the

installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plugins option in the list.

t If the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plugins option

in the list.

AMG Plugins can be installed on customer owned computers running Autodesk 3D Studio Max

(available only on Windows systems), and Adobe Photoshop.

Avid does not recommend installing any 3rd party applications on the AMG Servers directly as this impacts play-out performance when going to air.

In the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.0 was detected and with a green check

mark, shown as already installed.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins

2. Click the plug-in you want installed. Repeat this step for each plug-in that you want installed.

After the plug-ins are installed, you can return to the main installer or exit the install.

3. Do one of the following:

t To return to the main installer window, click Avid Motion Graphics Main.

t To exit the installer, click Exit.

4. After installing your plug-ins, make sure to activate your AMG 3DS or PSD plug-in option. For more information, see “Software Licensing” on page 83.

4 Software Licensing

After you have installed the Avid Motion Graphics Software you must use the Avid License tool to activate the license for your products.

The following main topics describe:

• What You Need to Activate the Software License

• License Activation Using an Internet Connection

• License Activation Without an Internet Connection

• Deactivating the License

What You Need to Activate the Software License

The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration, you may receive more than one Activation ID card. The card ships in a box separately from the server and, if you have purchased multiple products on the same order, it could potentially be in a box with another product that might be unrelated to the Avid Motion Graphics system.

Below is an example of an AMG System ID / Activation ID card:

If you change your system configuration — for instance, by replacing your hard drive, a network adapter, or by upgrading your operating system — you must first deactivate your Avid software.

Your network administrator might need to open a few ports that are used during the license activation. The Avid License Control tool utilizes both port 3443 and port 443 for license request and response communication. Port 3443 is the primary port, but if this port is blocked, the Activation Service tries port 443, which is more likely to be open for Web communication.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

To activate the software using the Avid License Control tool, you need the items listed in the following table.

Identification Number Type Where you can find it:

Activation ID The Activation ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID

card shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system. The Activation ID is used to activate the software license and has been linked to your System ID.

System ID The System ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card

shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system. The System ID is used for expediting warranty verification and customer service. After activation, the License Profile tab of the Avid License Control tool displays information about your system. Click “Copy to Clipboard” to copy the information to your clipboard. You can then paste from the clipboard to an e-mail or create a text file. This is helpful if you need to save this information for your records or need to send system information to Avid Customer Support.

Device ID The Device ID is only needed if you are activating your software on

a system that is not connected to the Internet. This is provided through the Avid License Control tool during activation.

License Activation Using an Internet Connection

To activate the software license using an Internet connection:

1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware or software.

For hardware installations, the card could be in a separate box.

2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control.

The Avid License Control tool opens.

3. In the Activation tab, click the Activate button located in the Action column for the Avid Motion Graphics software product name you are activating.

You might need to click the Activation tab to continue with the product activation.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

4. Select I am connected to the Internet and will use this computer and then click Continue.

If you select “I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is

connected to the Internet” continue with “License Activation Without an Internet Connection” on page License Activation Without an Internet Connection.

5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.

7. Click the Activate button.

The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate button changes to a Deactivate button.

After your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation

ID, and Device ID.

License Activation Without an Internet Connection

When you do an indirect activation, you are given a “.bin” activation file. This file is only works for a single activation. If you have done an indirect activation, and deactivate your license for any

reason, you may not use the same activation file to reactivate your license. You must repeat the “License Activation Without an Internet Connection” procedure and obtain a new “.bin” activation file.

To activate the software license from a separate computer

1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card included with your new hardware.

2. Open the Avid License Control tool, select Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control.

The Avid License Control tool opens.

3. Click the Activate button located next to the Avid product software name.

4. Select I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is connected to the Internet, then click the Continue button.

5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.

6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.

7. Click the Next button.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

8. Follow the instructions in the Avid License Control tool, then click the Next button.

Your System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID are displayed on the Activation tab, write these

numbers down to use later. These IDs are displayed in the License Profile tab after your Avid software is activated.

9. On a computer with an Internet connection, open a Web browser and navigate to

http://avid.com/license

10. Follow the on screen instructions on the web page.

The Website creates a license.bin file. This file contains license information needed to activate your Avid Motion Graphics software.

11. Copy the

A USB flash drive is a good method of moving the

12. Close the Web browser on the computer with the Internet connection.

license.bin

file to the computer you want to activate.

license.bin

file.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

13. Return to the computer where you left off in the Avid License Control tool and click the Next button.

14. Click the Browse button and navigate to the license.bin file on your computer, then click Open.

Deactivating the License

If you need to move your Avid Motion Graphics application to a different computer, deactivate the Avid Motion Graphics application before you un-install it. If you un-install your software first, you may not be able to retrieve your System ID or Activation ID.

Once you deactivate your Avid Motion Graphics software license from one computer, you can use the license on another computer.

To be able to deactivate the software and it’s options, you must have an Internet connection.

To deactivate the software license:

1. Close any Avid Motion Graphics applications that are running.

2. Open the Avid License Control tool, select Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid License Control.

The Avid License Control tool opens.

3. Next to the Avid Motion Graphics software, click the Deactivate button.

What You Need to Activate the Software License

4. Click Ye s .

5. Click Done to close the Avid License Control tool.

5 Video Setup and Preferences

The following provides instructions for configuring the Avid Motion Graphics software.

You must complete your Avid Licensing before performing the video setup, and selecting preferences. For more information, see “Software Licensing” on page 83.

While Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production software is typically

installed on the Avid Motion Graphics server, the Avid Motion Graphics Creation software installation is performed on a qualified laptop or computer supplied by the customer.

If you are installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist or News Control, there is a separate installer required.

The following main topics describe:

• Video Setup

• Preferences

Video Setup

The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard is used for video setup.

To open the Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard:

1. From the Start menu, do one of the following:.

t For single channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics

A Channel Video Setup.

t For dual channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics

B Channel Video Setup.

The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard opens.

Video Setup

2. There are four templates available for video setup. The standard configuration to select for an AMG Server is: AJA Kona 3G Quad Input + Output + HDMI, as shown selected in the previous illustration.

A different template can get selected by default even if the Video Setup has already been

performed on this particular computer. Ensure the correctness of the template selection on each start of the Video Setup.

3. The Video Output Hardware settings must have the following default values.

- Stream #1 Pipe 0 – Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0

- Stream #2 Pipe 1 – Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0

Stream #1 is used for Program/Key output and Stream #2 is used for HDMI/Preview Video

output, no key. Audio is only supported for Stream #1. All other Audio check boxes should be cleared.

Video Setup

4. In the Video Input Hardware Settings section, only Video In #1 is supported.

- Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0 – SDI 1

- Audio input check box should be unchecked

To configure video format settings:

1. In the Video Format Settings section, select your video formats. For a list of video formats, see “Video Connections” on page 46.

2. After selecting the video format, set the Sync Format to properly genlock the system into a broadcast environment.

If the reference input is Blackburst, select the Sync to be Blackburst and the sync format to be either NTSC or PAL.

Video Setup

3. For Composite Trilevel set the Sync field as Composite Trilevel and set the Sync-Format to the proper format of the tri-level signal you are providing.

4. Do not change the OutBuffer or InBuffer settings from the default, BGRA.

5. The Field Render Mode allows a choice of how the interlaced image is rendered. For most video formats (except for 1080i), the Frame mode should always be set. Failing to do so might result in incorrect rendering of the video output.

For 1080i modes, there are two choices:

t Field (default): For better performance. Select this for1080i video mode only.

t Frame: For better quality at the expense of performance. Select Frame for all video

modes, except 1080i.

6. H Delay and V Delay are the Horizontal and Vertical video delay adjustments.

7. The Number of buffers should not be changed from the factory default of 6.

8. After selecting the Video Setup options, click the Install button, and then the Ok & Exit buttons to confirm your changes.

If you click the Ok button instead of Ok & Exit, you will need to close the Video Setup window

manually.

Shaped and Unshaped Keying

Working with multiple sources in a video production environment requires a mixing operation to properly combine independent Video + Key elements. This operation is normally found in graphics systems, character generators, DVE (Digital Video Effects) and switchers that are used for on air broadcasts. Traditionally, two different methods of keying have been used in this environment: Shaped and Unshaped Keying. These two methods cannot be used interchangeably and can sometimes lead to confusion and improper operation.

In the broadcast environment, video and key signals are normally transported on two separate signals. The terms Shaped and Unshaped refer to how a separate key signal is used in conjunction with an associated video (or fill) signal to represent a non-opaque source.

The Avid Motion Graphics video setting Unshape is by default Off. This default setting is for shaped keying. Shaped refers to a video and key pair that has the key pre-applied (or pre-multiplied) to the video signal.

If you need unshaped keying use the pull down for Stream #1 and select Expand1. The Stream #2 is for preview only output and should not be changed.

Preferences

The preferences for Avid Motion Graphics are set using the Preferences option available from the Avid Motion Graphics user interface. This option is used to define the file structure and preferences for the Viewports, Text, Paths, Desktop Shortcuts, and other miscellaneous properties.

Configuring Viewports Preferences

The Viewports preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Viewports tab.

To configure Viewports preferences:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

Preferences

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Viewports tab.

When you select a Video Format the Size, Camera Aspect Ratio, and Pixel Aspect Ratio are populated based on the correct default settings for the particular video format selected.

This is setting the size of the viewport and will not impact your video output. Avid recommends a

setting of HDV/HDTV 1080.

3. (Optional) If you want, you can select the Focal Length for the viewport camera. The Optimal setting is 50mm – 3D objects might appear stretched when moving to the corners of the viewport with lower value settings.

4. (Optional) If you want, you can select the Output Fit Anamorphic (the default) Output Fit or Letterbox (4x3 video). Avid recommends the Anamorphic option.

5. (Optional) If you want, you can turn on or off the Edit Stereo for the edit viewport for stereoscopic.

Stereoscopic settings are not available unless properly licences for these settings.

6. (Optional) If you want, you can turn on or off the Program Stereo for the output for stereoscopic.

7. (Optional) If you want, you can set the Stereo Parallax for stereoscopic 3D (the higher the number the more dramatic the affect).

Preferences

8. (Optional) In the Viewports Reduced Render section you can set parameters for viewport rendering. Avid recommends accepting defaults for the settings in this section for optimal performance.

9. (Optional) Mark the Video Pattern check box to display a test pattern for diagnostics (testing output or video signal). A test pattern is displayed on the video output for testing and configuration – this is disabled when closing preference menu.

Configuring Text Preferences

The Text preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Text tab.

To configure Text preferences:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Project tab.

3. Click the Tex t tab.

4. (Optional) Select Unicode Shaping to support Unicode characters such as Arabic.

5. (Optional) Select Spell Check to enables spell checking.

6. Click the Ok button.

Configuring Path Preferences

The Avid Motion Graphics Design applications allows multiple designers to work with one common project library. Path preferences are defined and configured using AMG Preferences on the Path tab. The tab allows you to define the following four main paths:

The illustrations that follow represent examples of paths and are not intended as best practice

examples. It is best to create your content on the terabyte storage drive of the AMG server (drive letter E) as originally configured by Avid. Reserve drive letter X for all mapped media as this drive letter is used in the AMG News and AMG Journalist workflows.

Preferences

• User Projects paths — User Projects is the path where all projects are saved. By default, it is set to

• Admin Projects paths — The Admin Projects path is where all shared projects are saved. When you publish a composition, the composition is saved to the Admin Projects path. By default, Admin Projects is the same as the User Projects path.

• Common Library paths — The Common Library path, which is not set by default, is where you save all custom objects, materials, textures, fonts and other items which are available for other designers.

• Common Assets paths — Common Assets path, which is not set by default, is where all shared media files are saved (clips, JPG, PNG, etc.), so they can be used by multiple designers without copying them to their local computers.

To configure a User Projects path:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Machine tab.

Documents\Avid\AMG\Projects

. It can be changed to another folder.

3. Click the Path tab.

4. Do one of the following:

t Click the down-arrow to browse the AMG browser.

t Click the magnifying glass to use the Windows browser.

t Click the User Default button to select the default path.

5. Select a location.

6. Click the Ok button.

To configure a Admin Projects path:

Preferences

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Machine tab.

3. Do one of the following:

t Click the down-arrow to browse the AMG browser.

t Click the magnifying glass to use the Windows browser.

t Click the Admin Default button to select the default Admin location.

4. Double-click the folder in which to keep the published compositions.

5. Click the Ok button.

When a designer publishes a composition for the first time, Avid Motion Graphics saves the composition to the

_published

folder and creates a special folder for the designer with their credentials. Each designer has their own folder where their compositions are automatically saved. Thus, if you want to load a published composition, you select the Load published option from File > Composition. Avid Motion Graphics opens the FileLoader window where you can select a designer, whose composition you want to load.

Preferences

To configure a Common Library path:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Machine tab.

3. Click the Path tab.

4. Click the black arrow to open the File browser window (or magnifying glass icon if you prefer to use a Windows browser).

The File window opens.

5. Select the network drive on which to keep the Common Library.

6. Double-click the folder in which to save your objects.

7. Click the Ok button.

When you save a custom object to the Common library AMG automatically creates a folder with the object type (‘obj’ for objects, ‘font’ for fonts, etc) and puts your item into the proper folder.

To configure a Common Assets path:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

Common Assets path (empty by default) is where all shared media files are saved (clips, .jpg,.png files, etc) to be used by many designers without having to copy them to their local computers.

2. Click the Machine tab.

3. Click the Path tab.

4. Click the magnifying glass to open the browser.

5. Navigate to the network drive and the folder in which Media will be saved.

6. Click the Ok button on the File window to set the Assets path.

7. Click the Ok button on the Path tab to save the Assets path.

Configuring Desktop Shortcut Preferences

The Desktop Shortcut preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Desktop Shortcuts tab.

Preferences

To configure Desktop Shortcut preferences:

1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.

The AMG Preferences window opens.

2. Click the Machine tab.

3. Click the Desktop Shortcuts tab.

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Pinnacle Systems Motion Graphics - 2.6 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

If You Need Help

Using This Guide

Accessing the Online Documentation

1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview

Product Suite

Unpacking a New System

Opening the Shipping Container

Verifying Components

Inspecting Components for Damage

Avid Motion Graphics Hardware

Avid Motion Graphics Server Front

Server Controls and LEDs

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers)

Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers)

RAID Behavior

Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel

Expansion Slots

System Drives

Power Supplies

USB Ports

USB Devices and License Activation ID

Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations

2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server

Installing the AMG Server in a Rack

Rack-mount Requirements

Positioning the Server in the Rack

Separating the Slide Rails

Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack

Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack

Securing the Server in a Rack

Installing the RAID Drives

Installing the Breakout Box

Cabling Avid Motion Graphics

Video Connections

Video Formats AMG 2.x Servers

Video Formats AMG 1.x Servers and DekoPlayer Formats

Connecting Video Cables

Connecting the KVM Switch

COM Port Pinouts

Connecting VGA Cables

Serial Input and Output Connections

Connecting the Serial Cable

Setting Serial Protocol

Connecting to Ethernet Port 1

Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server

Powering on Avid Motion Graphics

Network and Operating System Settings

Server Log On

Specifying a Unique Computer Name

Configuring Date and Time Parameters

Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software

Disabling Ethernet Ports

Network Protection

Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)

3 Software Installation

Installation Considerations

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plugins

4 Software Licensing

What You Need to Activate the Software License

License Activation Using an Internet Connection

License Activation Without an Internet Connection

Deactivating the License

5 Video Setup and Preferences

Video Setup

Shaped and Unshaped Keying

Preferences

Configuring Viewports Preferences

Configuring Text Preferences

Configuring Path Preferences

Configuring Desktop Shortcut Preferences