Pinnacle Systems Motion Graphics - 2.6 Installation Manual

Avid® Motion Graphics

Offline Software Only Installation Guide

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Avid Motion Graphics Offline Software Only Installation Guide • 9329-65378-00 Rev A • November 27, 2013

Chapter 1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Before Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Mac Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Using Shared Network Drives on Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing AMG Creation on a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing AMG Creation Software on a Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2 Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

What You Need to Activate the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

License Activation Using an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

License Activation Without an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 3 Excel/ODBC Installation in AMG Creation on Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing ODBC Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing Excel as a Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Excel as a Data Source in AMG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing Excel through an ODBC Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using Excel through an ODBC Data Source in AMG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using a Database Connection through an ODBC Data Source in AMG . . . . . . . . . 49

1 Software Installation

Thank you for purchasing Avid Motion Graphics Creation software. This guide contains information required to install and activate your AMG Creation software. It is recommended that you read through the procedures prior to starting your installation in order to familiarize yourself with the process.

Additionally, instructions on how to deactivate and un-install your Avid product can be found in“Software Licensing” on page 25 of this guide. You can always find the most current information in the online version of the ReadMe, and should check there for the most recent release notes. The online version is updated immediately after new information becomes available.

The following topics are available:

• Before Installing

• Installation Considerations

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools

• Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins

Before Installing

To begin, please close any unnecessary windows or programs to ensure best performance. You will have to restart your computer in order to complete the installation process.

It is important that you check the ReadMe on the Knowledge base to make sure your system is properly configured to work with your new software.

Mac Installation Notes

The following notes apply to AMG Creation on a Mac® operating system:

• If you are installing the software on a Mac computer, make sure that you turn on the “Automatically show and hide the Dock” option to use as much screen space as possible. This can be done by selecting System Preferences > Dock settings.

• All AMG Creation logs can be found in the ~/Library/Logs/Avid/AMG_Creation/ directory, where ~/ is the location of your home folder. This is the standard location for Macintosh logs. To view the logs, use the Mac Console Application in Applications > Utilities > Console.app.

• It is also highly recommended that you use a scroll wheel mouse instead of Apple's Magic Mouse.

Before Installing

AMG needs the scroll wheel mouse button for binding and keyframing functionality.

Using Shared Network Drives on Mac OS

Using network drives in AMG Creation on a Mac Operating system differs from Windows.

To connect a network drive on Mac OS:

1. Press Cmd+K shortcut in the Finder.

2. Type the address in the format smb://server_address/folder.

3. Connect all needed network drives and start the AMG Creation software.

Installation Considerations

4. Each time you need files, media or projects from a network drive, open AMG, and browse to the /Volumes folder and select the needed drive.

Installation Considerations

The Avid Motion Graphics software can installed onto the system via the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).

You can also download the software to a USB flash drive, and then install it onto your AMG Creation Station from the drive.

Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production the system come 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 your system ever need to be restored.

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

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

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.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

To Install This Software See The Following Section

Avid Motion Graphics Offline See “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software” on page 4.

Avid Motion Graphics Tools See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools” on page 18.

Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins” on page 23.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

Your software should have arrived with a USB flash drive. This is for you to download or copy the software applications, and to use later for server recovery, if needed. Software can be downloaded directly from the Avid Download Center www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter, and installed on a Windows® or Mac® computer.

Installation procedures for both are included in this section.

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

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

For information on installing the AMG Creation software on a

•Windows computer, “Installing AMG Creation on a Windows Computer” on page 5

• Mac computer, see “Installing AMG Creation Software on a Mac Computer” on page 13

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.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

Installing AMG Creation on a Windows Computer

This topic contains information on how to install AMG Creation application software on a Windows computer.

(Windows) To install the AMG Creation software:

1. Log in to your system.

2. (Option) If you want to download the AMG Creation software to the USB drive, insert the USB flash drive into any open USB port on your system.

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 a

new folder on the your system.

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).

You will have to request registration of the AMG Product from the Download Center Helpdesk. You cannot see the software download automatically without properly being enabled by Avid. When submitting the help desk request, you will need to provide the System ID# from the AMG System ID / Activation ID card.

5. Unzip the downloaded software kit in the new folder on your computer, 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

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

The installer splash screen appears.

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

7. To install Avid Motion Graphics software on your offline graphics creation workstation, select Avid Motion Graphics Offline.

This begins the installation of the AMG software onto your offline graphics creation workstation. The next screen appears:

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

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

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

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

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

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 18.

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Contents

1 Software Installation

Before Installing

Mac Installation Notes

Using Shared Network Drives on Mac OS

Installation Considerations

Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software

Installing AMG Creation on a Windows Computer