Pinnacle Systems NewsCutter XP Setup Guide

Avid® NewsCutter® XP

Setup Guide

Release 2.0

for the Windows® 2000 Operating System

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Avid NewsCutter XP Setup Guide for the Windows 2000 Operating System • Part 0130-04909-01 Rev. A • July 2001

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 1 Setting Up Your NewsCutter XP System

Preparing to Set Up Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Determining Supported Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Purchasing the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Setup Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Turning On Your Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing Boards Purchased Separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing the 1394 Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing the PCI SCSI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting the Application Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setting Your Screen Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting the External SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Preparing the External SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cabling the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Determining the SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Preparing Your Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Partitioning Basic Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Supported File Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checking Your Internal Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives . . . . . . . . . 32

Testing Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 2 Installing the Software

Installing the NewsCutter XP Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing the Windows 2000 Heap Hotfix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP

Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing the NewsCutter XP Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Performing a Cust om Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications. . . . . . 43

Installing the Companion Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Installing EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installing Avid Log Exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating an Emergency Repair Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 3 Connecting the Editing Equipment

Connecting a 1394 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Audio and Video Sync Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting an Analog Vi deo Deck to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Controlling an Analog Video Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

File Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Project Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Starting a Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Preparing to Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Editing a Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Generating Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Appendix A Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

Process Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Changing the System BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . 72

Adding a Page File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuring a Page File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Appendix B Regulatory and Safety Notices

FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Canadian ICES-003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

European Union Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Taiwan EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Index

Figures

Figure 1-1 Application Key (Dongle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 1-2 Cable and LVD Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 1-3 Chain of SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 1-4 Assigning the SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 1-5 Computer Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 1-6 Partitioning in the Computer Management

Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 1-7 Formatting the Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3-1 Connecting a 1394 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-2 Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor . . 53

Figure 3-3 Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor. . . . . . 54

Figure 3-4 NewsCutter XP System with Client Monitor. . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-5 Connecting an Analog Video Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 3-6 Analog Video Deck Control Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 3-7 Found New Hardware Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 3-8 File Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Tables

Table 1-1 System Setup Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 1-2 Monitor Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 2-1 Custom Installation Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using This Guide

This guide explains how to set up the Avid® NewsCutter® XP system. This release of NewsCutter XP uses the Windows

system and Service Pack 1. For the most current information, see the

NewsCutter XP Relea se Notes.

Avid

Who Should Use This Guide

You should have some prior knowledge of computers before attempting to install this product. If you are not familiar with computers, you should obtain qua lified help before installing any hardware or s oft ware for this product .

2000 operating

About This Guide

Use this guide when you are connecting the peripherals and cables to the NewsCutter XP system. After you complete the installa tion, you might want to consult this guide if you need to add external drives and video decks to the NewsCutter XP system.

For more information, see the documentation listed in “Related

Information” on page 13 and the Help system.

This guide has the following overall structure:

• Chapter 1 describes how to set up your NewsCutter XP system

and prepare drives.

• Chapter 2 describes how to install the product software and create

an emergency repair disk (ERD).

• Chapter 3 describes how to connect video equipment and shows a

typical workflow.

• Appendix A provides you with instructions for using the Avid

Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM.

• Appendix B provides regulatory and safety notices.

• A detailed Index helps you quickly locate specific topics .

The Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide contains a comprehensive Glossary of cross-industry terms and definitions.

Symbols and Conventions

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows 2000 Professional operating system.

The term IEEE features a high-speed serial bus used for attaching digital cameras and other video devices to the NewsCutter XP PC platform.

1394 refers to a communications standard that

OHCI (Open Host Cont r olle r In terf ace) re fer s to a par ticu lar I EEE 1394 specification (also called FireWire up to 400 megabi t s per second (Mb/s).

The NewsCutter XP documentation uses the following special symbols and conventions:

1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important. a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is

important.

• Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.

- Indented dashed lists, when the order of secondary items is

unimportant.

t One arrow indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a

list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

) that supports data transfer rates of

Look here in the margin for tips.

In the margin, you will find tips that help you perform tas ks more easily and efficiently.

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

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

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this guide or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using NewsCutter XP, you should:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide.

2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

3. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on accessing the Avid Web site and th e Avid Knowledge Center.

4. For customer support, contact your local Avid Reseller, or contact Avid Customer Support directly:

- Broadcast customers — call 800-NEWS-DNG (639-7364).

- Postproduction customers — call 800-800-AVID (2843).

Related Informati on

After learning the basics about NewsCutter XP in this guide, consult the following for information ab out all product features:

• Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes

The release notes include important information you should read before installing and using NewsCutter XP.

• Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide

This guide provides complete information on all editing tasks, such as recording footage, viewing and marking footage, editing, trimming, importing, exporting, and generating final output.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide

This guide describes techniques for using d igital video effects, titles, third-party effect filters, mattes, keys, paint effects, and layering options.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Help The Help system includes online, hypertext information for using

all product features. It provides all the information included in the

Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide and the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide supp lied with your system.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Quick Reference

This folded card lists convenient keyboard shortcuts.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Online Publications CD-ROM This online collection provides electronic versions of this guide

and other guides listed in this section. You can view these

documents with Adobe

Acrobat® Reader™, which you can install from the CD-ROM. The collection also includes the Avid NewsCutter XP Help, and the Avid EDL Manager User’s Guide.

• Avid Products Collaboration Guide This guide provides step-by-step instructions for transferring

project files, audio files, and graphics and effects files between various Avid products.

The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is provided online. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on a cces sing online documentation.

If You Have Documentation Comments

Avid Technology continuously seeks to improve its documentation. We value your comments about this guide, the Help, the Online Publications CD-ROM, and other Avid-supplied documentation.

Simply e-mail your documentatio n comments to Avid Technology at

TechPubs@avid.com

Please include the title of the document, its part number, r e vision, and the specific section you are commenting on in all correspondence.

How to Order Documentation

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

CHAPTER 1

Setting Up Your NewsCutter XP System

This chapter describes how to set up your NewsCutte r XP system. It consists of the following sections:

• Preparing to Set Up Your System

• Turning On Your Equipment

• Installing Boards Purchased Separately

• Connecting the Application Key

• Setting Your Screen Resolution

• Connecting the External SCSI Drives

• Preparing Your Drives

• Testing Drives

Preparing to Set Up Your System

NewsCutter XP is a DV 25 system; DV stands for digital video and 25 refers to the resolution. The equipment used to transfer the digital video conforms to IEEE Standard 1394. This equipment (cameras, video and audio decks, cables, connectors, and processing boards) is sometimes referred to as FireWire connections let you transfer digital data (both video and audio ) directly from a DV camera to a digital, nonlinear editing (NLE) system with no conversi on degr adat ion . The pr o ces s of bri ngi ng fo otage fr om your camera into your system is not only easy, but gives you high-quality video a t low cost.

Your NewsCutter XP hardware consists of:

• A supported desktop or laptop system running the Windows 2000 Professional operating system

or i.LINK™. NewsCutter XP

• An OHCI-compliant 1394 capture board (1394 board) using the Texas Instruments (TI

) chip

Determining Supported Equipment

Avid ships the NewsCutter XP as a desktop system. You can also purchase the NewsCutter XP software and install it on supported laptop systems. To find out what laptop systems and 1394 boards are supported, consult your Avid Representative and the Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes.

The list of supported equipment ch anges as more systems and boards are tested.

Purchasing the Equipment

You can purchase the NewsCutter XP in one of two ways: t Purchase a system through an Avid Reseller, which includes the

hardware and supporting software drivers preinstalled.

t Purchase the system from a system vendor other than an Av id

Reseller, and purchase a “software only” kit from Avid that contains the software, documentation, and application key (dongle). In this case, you are responsible for setting up the hardware and installing the softwa re according to the documentation provided by the system vendor and Avid respectively.

System Setup Check List

Table 1-1 is a check list that lists the tasks you need to complete before

you can use your NewsCutter XP system.

T a ble 1-1 System Setup Check List

To See

Set up your computer hardware: computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers

Turn on your equipment “Turning On Your Equipment” on page 19

Install boards purchased separately (1394 and PCI SCSI)

Connect the application key (dongle) “Connecting the Application Key” on page 22

Connect your optional external SCSI drives “Connecting the External SCSI Drives” on

Prepare your drives “Preparing Your Drives” on page 27

Instructions shipped with the computer

“Installing Boards Purchased Separately” on page 20

page 23

T a ble 1-1 System Setup Check List (Continued)

To See

Install NewsCutter XP software “Installing the NewsCutter XP Software” on

page 36

Create an emergency repair disk (ERD) “Creating an Em ergency Repair Disk” on

page 49

Connect your camera, digital video deck, or transcoder (you can connect these after you install the software if you prefer)

Turning On Your Equipment

After you have connected the monitor, mouse, keyboar d, and speakers (if ordered) according to the documentation provided by the vendor, turn on the various components. This allows you to make sure that your system works properly before you install any new hardware or Avid software, and helps you isolate problems for troubleshooting.

If any part of your system fails to turn on, make sure its electrical cord is plugged snugly into an appropriate electrical outlet or power strip. For more information, see the instructions for setting up your computer hardware.

To check the system before you install the hardware:

1. Turn on all peripheral units, such as the monitor and speakers.

“Connecting the Editing Equipment” on page 50

If you have exte rnal SCSI drives a ttached to the system, turn them o n also.

2. Turn on your computer.

For information on your operating system features, such as the desktop and icons, see your Windows documentation.

If this is the first time the computer has been turned on, you might have to answer questions related to the licensing a n d setup of the operating system.

The computer goes through a self-check routine, and the startup screen appears.

3. When you see the login screen, do not type a password, just press Enter and the desktop appears.

4. Do any type of Windows task, such as checking the disks or running any program, to see if the system is working properly. Look in the Event Viewer for error messages.

To shut down the system:

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

2. Choose Shutdown.

Installing Boards Purchased Separately

The following sections explain where to find installation instructions if you have purchased supported versions of a separate 1394 board and a separate PCI SCSI board.

The operating system will use its plug-and -play capability to install the software for the boards th e first time you turn on t he system after the boards are installed. If the software is not available on the system drive and is installed automatically, a software installation wizard appears. You should follow the instructions provided by the wizard to install the software for the boards from the CD-ROM or floppy disk provided with the board.

Installing the 1394 Board

If you purchased the 1394 board separately and you tested your system, as explained in “Turning On Your Equipment” on page 19, turn off your system and install the supported 1394 board. The 1394 board can be either a PCI version o r a PCMCIA version that is OHCI compliant and uses the Texas Instruments (TI) chip.

If your system does not have a built-in 1394 connection, you need to install a 1394 board into your system.

Follow the instructions in the documenta tion that ships with your computer to install the 1394 board in the computer. At this time, there is no specific PCI slot assignm en t f or the 1394 board in desktop computers.

If you purchased one of the 1394 boards supported by Avid, a new driver for the board will be installed with the NewsCutter XP software.

Installing the PCI SCSI Board

If you purchased a supported PCI version of a SCSI board and you tested your system, as explained in “Turning On Y o ur Equipment” on

page 19, turn off your system and install the supported PCI SCSI

board. At this time, Avid supports the Adaptec board. Other boards might be supported at a later date.

Follow the instructions in the documenta tion that ships with your computer to install the PCI SCSI board in the computer. At this time, there is no specific PCI slot assignment for the PCI SCSI board in desktop computers.

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29160 PCI SCSI

Connecting the Application Key

The application key, commonly referred to as a dongle, allows NewsCutter XP software to run on your computer.

If you lose your application key, you must purchase another key from Avid at the full market cost of your NewsCutter XP software.

The applica tion key must be connected to a USB port on the computer. The earlier parallel port application key can still be used if you are upgrading to this release. The computer sees the application key when it is booting. Figure 1-1 shows the application key.

Figure 1-1 Application Key (Dongle)

Setting Your Screen Reso lu tio n

The video playback on your monitor might not display properly, depending on the type of graphic board you have and the selected resolution in the monitor display properties. Use Table 1-2 as a starting point for setting your s creen resolutions.

Table 1-2 Monitor Resolutions

One Monitor Two Monitors

1024 x 768 pixels 2048 x 768 pixels

1152 x 864 pixels 2304 x 864 pixels

1280 x 1024 pixels 2560 x 1024 pixels

If you use a single video board to drive two monitors, the maximum resolution at which video will play correctly might be limited. If video does not play correc tly, try reducing the reso lution to 204 8 x 768.

To change the monitor resolution:

1. Right-click the desktop and choose Properties. The Display Properties dialog box appears.

2. Click the Settings tab.

3. Under the Screen Area, drag the slider to the resolution you want.

4. Under Colors, choose True Colors.

5. Click OK.

Repeat this procedure until you find the best resolution for your graphics board.

Connecting the External SCSI Drives

Avid supports the connection of Low Voltage Differential (LVD) style SCSI drives to the desktop version of the NewsCutter XP system. No external SCSI drives are supported on the laptop version of the NewsCutter XP system at this time.

Avid recommends the use of an Ultra3 LVD/SE SCSI controller board (SCSI board) with your external SCSI drives. You will need the following items to connect external SCSI drives to your Avid system:

• A SCSI board

• An LVD SCSI cable from the SCSI board to the first drive (a

30-inch [76.2 cm] or longer cable)

• One or more SCSI LVD drives

• Cables that interconnect the external drives

• An LVD terminator to terminate the end of the SCSI bus

• A driver for the SCSI board (must be installed before you use the SCSI drives)

If the drives you purchased have instructions diffe rent from the procedures described in this section, use the instructions that came with yo ur drives.

This section contains the followin g topics:

• Preparing the External SCSI Drives

• Cabling the Drives

• Determining the SCSI IDs

Preparing the External SCSI Drives

Avid recommends the following process when you connect external SCSI drives:

1. Always read the documentation that comes with the drive.

2. Turn off power to the system and drives before you connect or install any equipment.

3. Cable the drives from your computer to the last drive in the chain, and terminate the last drive.

4. Determine the SCSI IDs before you physically set them on the drive.

Cabling the Drives

You will need the following components to cable a chain of SCSI drives to the SCSI board:

• Controller cable — This cable is used to connect the SCSI board to

• Interconnect cable — Use shorter cables to connect each SCSI

the first SCSI drive. The distance between the computer and the first SCSI drive determines the length of the controller cable.

drive in the SCSI chain. This cable is the same type of cable as the controller cable, but is usually 15 inches (38.1 cm) long.

You might need a longer interconnect cable if you are connecting the top drive in a stack of four drives to the bottom drive in another stack of four drives.

• LVD terminator — Always place on the last SCSI drive in the

chain to ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus.

Figure 1-2 shows an example of a controller cable and an LVD

terminator. The cables that ship with the SCSI drives you purchased should look similar.

Controller cable

LVD terminator

Figure 1-2 Cable and LVD Terminator

Figure 1-3 shows an example of a chain of four SCSI drives.

LVD terminator Last SCSI drive

Interconnect cables

First SCSI drive

Controller cable to SCSI board

Figure 1-3 Chain of SCSI Drives

Determining the SCSI IDs

For each SCSI drive you connect to the computer, you must assign a SCSI ID so the NewsCutter XP software can find and access the drive. When you set the SCSI IDs, remember the following:

• Each PCI-based SCSI bus has its o wn set of unique SCSI IDs from 0 through 6 and from 8 through 15.

• SCSI ID 7 cannot be used by external drives. SCSI ID 7 is used by the SCSI board.

• You cannot have two SCSI drives with the same SCSI ID on the same SCSI bus.

Internal IDE drives

A vid r ecommends that you set the SCSI IDs for the devices on the SCSI bus in sequential order; that is, start with the device attached closest to the computer and assign it ID 0 (see Figure 1-4).

Computer

External SCSI drives

ID 0

ID 1

ID 3

ID 2

LVD terminator

SCSI board

ID 7

Figure 1-4 Assigning the SCSI IDs

Preparing Your Drives

The way that the Windows 2000 operating system creates and lo oks at disk drives is different from the Windows NT Windows NT operating system uses only one type of disk drive, basic. The Windows 2000 operating system define s two types of disk drive:

• Basic disk drives allow disks to be divided into partitions. This type of drive is normally used for standalone disk dr ives in the Windows 2000 operating system.

This is also the same type of disk supported by the Windows NT operating system and used by Windows NT for standalone disks and stripe sets.

ID 1

ID 0

SCSI cables

operating system. The

• Dynamic disk drives allow disks to be divided into volumes. Disk drives must be dynamic if you want to stripe, mirror, or use disk drives in the RAID style. Avid supports the use of dynamic disk drives when you need to create a stripe volume on your Windows 2000 system.

To use NewsCutter XP software on your system, your drives need to be partitioned and formatted properly. Partitioning allows you to divide a drive into more than one section if needed, and formatting places a file system on each partition.

This section includes the following in f ormation:

• Partitioning Basic Drives

• Supported File Systems

• Checking Your Internal Drives

• Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives

Partitioning Basic Drives

Your operating system allows you to create multiple partiti ons on a single physical drive as a way to manage projects and files. Avid supports drive partitioning the following two ways:

• You can partition your drive as one primary partition, having the partition represented by a drive letter.

• You can have up to four primary partitions per drive. Each partition is assigned a drive letter and can not be subdivided.

For specific recommendations for partitioning your d rives, see

“Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives” on page 32.

The Computer Management window has a text frame that describes each partition as a “Volume laid out as a partition” (see “Checking Y our Internal

Drives” on page 29). For information on drive usage in the Windows

operating system, click the Help icon in the toolbar of the Computer Management window (see Figure 1-5).

Supported File Systems

The Windows operating system supports three types of file syst em s:

• Two types of the File Allocation Table (FAT), FAT 16 and FAT 32 Avid supports only the FAT 32 file system. FAT is primarily used

when backward compatibility is needed on operat ing systems such as MS-DOS file system is no longer limited to a 2-GB partition size.

• The New Technology File System (NTFS)

or other versions of Windows. The new FAT 32

Avid recommends that you create NTFS partitions on your drives.

NTFS provides the user with security, compression, and other file recovery features. NTFS allows drives to support partitions of any size.

Checking Your Internal Drives

One of your internal disk drives (normally desi gnated drive C) has a partition that contains the operating system. This drive might be labeled System or Boot. You should not reformat this partition unless you need to rebuild your system disk drive.

You might have one or two internal drives in your desktop or laptop computer. Depending on how y o u pu rchased yo u r de s kt o p c om p u ter, the internal drives might be set up using different formats (laptops normally only use a FAT 32 file system). A desktop computer is used as an example in this section.

• The first drive might have a 2-GB partition that is formatted with a FAT file system and an NTFS partition. The 2-GB partition is your system or boot drive, which is normally designated drive C in the factory default configuration. The remaining porti on of this drive might need to be partitioned and formatted before you install NewsCutter XP software.

• The first drive might have one large NTFS partition, but this partition would still be your system or boot drive and is normally designated drive C in the factory default configuration.

• The second drive is intended to be used as a media drive. This drive might already be partitioned and formatted, or you might need to partition and format this drive as well.

To check your internal drives:

1. Start your system and log in to an account wi th administrative privileges.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window opens.

3. Double-click the Adminis trative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools window opens.

4. Double-click Computer Manage ment. The Computer Management window opens.

5. Click the Disk Management folder (see Figure 1-5). Depending on the size of the window that opens, you might want to click the Maximize button in the upper right corner of the window.

Figure 1-5 shows an example of the Computer Management

window with the Disk Management folder selected.

Disk Management folder

Help icon

Text frame

Maximize button

Disk 0

The same informat ion shown in the Graphi cs frame can be seen in text format i n t h e Text frame.

Disk 1

Disk definition

Volume laid out as a partition

Graphics frame

Figure 1-5 Computer Management Window

6. Look at Disk 0 and Disk 1 in the Graphics frame and note the following:

- Your Disk 0 might look similar to Disk 0 in Figure 1-5. The

Text frame defines each section of Disk 0 as Volumes with an assigned letter (commonly referred to as partitions). The Graphics frame shows that Partition C on Disk 0 has a blue stripe across the top defining it as a Primary Partition and as a 2-GB FAT file system . The partition also shows the status of the partition as Healthy and that it is the System ( or Boot) disk.

You should not partition and format the partition that contains the operating system (labeled System or Boot). In the factory default configuration, this partition might be designated as drive C, as shown in Figure 1-5.

The remaining section of your Disk 0 might not be partitioned. You should partition al l unallocated disks or unallocated portions of disks.

The remaining portion of Disk 0 (as shown in Figure 1-5) contains a Primary partition la beled E, an NTFS file system, and a Healthy partition with a Pa ge File on the partition.

- Your Disk 1 might look similar to Disk 1 in Figure 1-5. The

figure shows Disk 1 with a black stripe across the top defining it as an Unallocated Partition with no file system. Since the disk is unallocated (not partitioned), there is no status.

Any unallocated space should be partitioned and formatted for use.

Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives

If you need to partition, format, or perform any action on the disks, you should click the disk (partition or unallocated disk). When you click the disk, the white section of the disk changes to stripes (as shown on Partition C of Figure 1-5) showing that the section has been selected.

This section explains how to partition and format Disk 1. The same act i o ns can be used to partition and format any unallocated section of disks in your system.

To create a primary partition and format Disk 1:

1. Start your system and log in to an account wi th administrative privileges.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then choose Control Panel.

The Control Panel window opens.

3. Double-click the Adminis trative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools window opens.

4. Double-click Computer Manage ment. The Computer Management window opens (see Figure 1-6).

Disk Management folder

5. Click the Disk Management f old er.

Physical disk section

Disk 1

Figure 1-6 Partitioning in the Computer Management Window

6. Make sure the disk is designated as a basic disk before you partition it. To designate a disk as Basic:

a. Place the pointer over the physical disk section. b. Right-click and choose Basic Disk.

7. Place the pointer ove r Disk 1 (see Figure 1-6), right-click the mouse, and choose “Create partition.”

The Create Partition Wizard window opens and explains the function of the wizard.

8. Click Next. The wizard leads you through partitioning and formatting of the

selected unallocated section of your disk. a. In the Select Partition Type window, select Primary and click

Next.

b. In the Partition Size window, select Maximum to make the

complete unallocated space a partition and click Next. To make a smaller partition, divide the maximum number by the number of partitions you want to make, for a maximum of four partitions per disk. You need to run the wizard for each partition.

c. In the Assign Drive Letter window, assign the partition an

unused drive letter or use the letter automatically selected by the wizard.

d. In the Format Partition window, select the “Format this

partition with the following set tings” option (see Figure 1-7).

Figure 1-7 Formatting the Partition

e. Choose NTFS from the File System to Use pop-up menu. f. Choose Default from the Allocation Unit Size pop-up menu. g. Typ e a la b e l y ou want for the volu me t hat e as i ly identifie s the

volume Volume label in the Volume Label text box.

h. Select the Perform a Q uick Format option.

9. Click Next. The Completing the Create Partition Wizard window opens and

provides a list of your selections.

10. Check your selectio ns and cli ck Fin ish (t his mi ght tak e a mi nut e to complete).

11. Repeat this procedure to partition and format any unallocated disk sections.

Testing Drives

The Windows operating system contains a disk error-checking program available for each drive.

To run the error-checking program:

1. Start your system and log in to an account wi th administrative

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then choose Control

3. Double-click the Adminis trative Tools icon.

4. Double-click Computer Manage ment.

5. Click the Disk Management f old er.

6. Place the pointer over the disk where you want to perform the

privileges.

Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

The Administrative Tools window opens.

The Computer Management window opens.

For an example of the Computer Management window with the Disk Management folder open, see Figure 1-5.

error check, and right-click the mouse.

7. Choose Properties. The Properties window for that device opens.

8. Click the Tools tab.

9. Click “Check now” in the error-checking frame. The Check Disk dialog box appears.

10. Click Start. The error-checking program retur ns the status of th e disk.

11. Click OK when Disk Check Complete dialog box appears and close all open windows.

If errors are detected, see your Windows documentation.

CHAPTER 2

Installing the Software

This chapter explains how to install the NewsCutter XP software and connect the editing equipment to the system. It consists of the following sections:

• Installing the NewsCutter XP Software

• Installing the Companion Applications

• Creating an Emergency Repair Disk

Installing the NewsCutter XP Software

This section describes how to install the NewsCutter XP application and its related components from the installation CD-ROM.

You need to use an account with administrative privileges to install or remove the application software.

Installing the Windows 2000 Heap Hotfix

A vid has obtaine d a fix from Micros oft® that repairs a Heap corruption error. This fix is included on the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM. If you are using a laptop system and currently running Windows Service Pack 1 (SP1), then you need to install this Heap Hotfix. Heap Hotfix is not required if you are using a desktop system. Installing Heap Hotfix on a desktop syst em d oes not cause any problems.

You should install the Heap Hotfix on your s ystem before you install the NewsCutter XP application.

When you run the NewsCutter XP installer, the system will alert you if you need to install the Heap Hotfix on your system.

For more information about this fix see: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q275/9/18.asp

To install the Heap Hotfix:

1. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Installers.

3. Click Install Heap Hotfix. The system installs the fix.

4. When the installation is complete, click OK. Your system will reboot automatically.

Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application

Ignore this section if:

• You have just purchased your NewsCutter XP.

• You do not have an earlier version of NewsCutter XP installed on

your system.

• You have just installed the Windows 2000 operating system. Installing the new operatin g system removes all applications previously installed on your system.

If you are upgrading from Release 1.5, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Release 2.x Upgrade Instructions for information on replacing the DV

1394 board and installing the Windows 2000 operating system.

You need to follow the procedure if:

• You are reinstalling this release.

• You have the Windows 2000 operating system with the

NewsCutter XP application installed. Remove older releases before installing the new releases.

Use the procedure in this section to remove the NewsCutter XP application. The Remove feature on the installation software CD-ROM does not remove all the old files.

The Avid Projects, Avid Users, Settings, and AVX_Plug-Ins folders will not be deleted when you remove earlier the NewsCutter XP releases.

Some AVX™ plug-ins include files that might be deleted when you remove the NewsCutter XP application. I f a plug -in does not appear in the Effect Palette, reinstall the plug-in. For more information, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide.

To remove the previous version of NewsCutter XP:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window opens.

2. Double-click the Add/Remo ve Programs ico n. The Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box appears.

3. Locate the NewsCutter XP application, and select it.

4. Click Change/Remove. A dialog box appears, asking if you are sure you want to remove

this application.

5. Click Yes. The system uninstalls al l files associated with this applic ation.

If a dialog box appears asking if you want to delete a shared file, do not delete it. Other applications might be using that file.

6. Click OK when the uninstall procedure is finished.

7. Open the folder that previously held the application. For example:

drive:\Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP

8. Remove all files and folders from the a pplication folder.

Delete the msmMMOB.mdb and msm FMID.pmr files from the NewsCutter XP\SupportingFiles\Avid_MediaFiles folder.

9. Delete any shortcuts you might have created on your desktop.

Remove any .dll files that are in the application folder before you install the application software. If you leave older .dll files in the folder, you might see extra dialog boxes asking if you want to replace existing files with the new version. Always accept the newer files if asked.

Installing the NewsCutter XP Application

You must uninstall any previous version of the application befo re installing a newer NewsCutter XP release (see “Removing Previous

Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application” on page 38).

To install the NewsCutter XP software:

1. Quit all active applications.

2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

If the installation program doesn’t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double- c lick the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Do uble-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens.

3. In the opening window, click Installers.

4. Click Install Avid NewsCutter XP. If NewsCutter XP is already installed, the Welcome window for

the Setup Maintenance program opens. Follow the steps in

“Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications” on page 43.

5. In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens.

6. Select the country in which you purchased this product and click Next.

The License Agreement window opens.

7. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement.

The Choose Destination Location window opens.

8. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder and proceed to the next window. The default path is:

C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP The AVX Plug-in Location window opens.

9. Click Next to accept the default path for the AVX Plug_ins folder and proceed to the next window. The default path is:

C:\Avid\AVX_Plug-ins The Application Data Location window opens.

10. Click Next to accept the default path for the location for the application files (project folders and user folders). The default path is:

C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP The Setup Type window opens.

11. Select the type of installation: t Select Typical to install all components. This is the

recommended installation.

t Select Custom to select the components you want to install.

See “Performing a Cus tom Installatio n” on page 42.

12. Click Next. The installation begins. When the NewsCutter XP installation is complete, the Setup

Complete window opens and asks if you want to restart the system.

13. Select when to restart the computer:

t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. t Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later.

Performing a Custom Installation

You can perform a custom installation to in stall particular files from the instal lation CD-ROM. Table 2-1 lists the components available when you use the Custom option of the Avid Application Installer.

Table 2-1 Custom Installation Components

Compone nt Description

NewsCutter XP Installs the application and all the necessary supporting

files, except Help files

Utilities Installs files and programs used to support the application

Help files Installs the appropriate Help files

To perform a custom installation:

1. Follow steps 1 through 10 in the procedure “Installing the

NewsCutter XP Application” on page 40.

2. In the Setup Type window, select the Custom option and then click Next.

The Select Components window opens.

3. Select the components you want to install. A check mark indicates the component is selected.

4. Click Next. The installation begins. When the ins tallation is complete, a

message asks if you want to restart the system.

5. Click Yes, and then click Finish.

Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications

If you installed NewsCutter XP (or any other Avid application) and need to reinstall or remove it, use the Setup Maintenance program.

To modify, repair, or remove NewsCutter XP (or any other Avid application):

1. Quit all active applications.

2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

3. In the opening window, click Installers.

4. Click Install NewsCutter XP. The Welcome window for the Setup Maintenance program opens.

It presents three options:

- Modify: Select this option to add new program components

or to remove currently installed components.

If you select to remove currently installed components, this option does not remove registry entries or icons in the Start menu. To fully uninstall NewsCutter XP, select the Remove option.

If you want to remove Avid Codec for AVI, RealProducer® G2, LSX-MPEG Add/Remove Programs dialog box. To access Add/Remove programs, clic k the Start button, point to Settings , cl ick Con trol Panel, and then double-cl ic k th e Add/Remove Programs icon.

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(Ligos), ASF NetShow®, or QuickTime™, use the

- Repair: Select this option to reinstall the components that you

previously installed.

- Remove: Select this option to completely uninstall all

components of NewsCutter XP.

5. Select one of the three options and click Next.

- If you selected Modify, the Select Components window opens.

Components that are already installed are selected. Select the new components you want to install. The installation proceeds, as described in steps 12 and 13 in

“Installing the NewsCutter XP Application” on page40.

If you deselect an installed component, the installation program will remove the component from the NewsCutter XP system.

- If you selected Repair, the installation proceeds, as described

in steps 12 and 13 in “Installing the NewsCutter XP

Application” on page 40.

- If you selected Remove, a message box asks you to confirm

that you want to delete the files. Click OK. When the Maintenance Complete window opens, click Finish. Click Exit to quit the installation program.

If you receive a message about removing shared files, click No.

Installing the Companion Applications

This section describes how to install the NewsCutter XP companion applications included on the CD-ROM. This includes:

• Installing EDL Manager

• Installing Avid Log Exchange

• Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In

Installing EDL Manager

EDL Manager is an application that allows you to generate EDLs (edit decision lists) from sequences exported from any Avid video-based editing product. For information on using EDL M an ag e r, see the

Avid EDL Manager User’s Guide, available on the Avid NewsCutter XP Online Publications CD-ROM.

You can install EDL Manager on another computer. For example, you might want to install EDL M an ager on a portable computer that you can take with you to an online suite, or on a computer located at the online suite.

To install EDL Manager:

1. Quit all active applications.

2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

3. If the installation program doesn’t start automatic a l ly: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double- c lick the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Do uble-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens.

4. In the opening window, click Installers.

5. Click Install EDL Manag er. If EDL Manager is already installed, the Setup Maintenance

Program window opens. Follow the steps in “Modifying,

Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications” on page 43.

6. In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens.

7. Select the country in which you purchased this product, and then click Next.

The License Agreement window opens.

8. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement.

The Choose Destination Location window opens.

9. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder (on drive C) and to proceed to the next window. The default path is:

C:\Program Files\Avid\EDL Manager The Setup Type window opens.

10. Select Typical and click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete

window opens.

11. Select when to restart the computer:

t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. t Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later.

Installing Avid Log Exchange

The Avid Log Exchange (ALE) utility allows you to quickly convert shot logs created by other sources. You can then import the files directly into a bin. For information on using the ALE utility, see the Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide.

To install the Avid Log Exchange (ALE) utility:

1. Quit all active applications.

2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

4. In the opening window, click Installers.

5. Click Install Avid Log Exchange. If Avid Log Exchange is already installed, the Setup Maintenance

Program window opens. Follow the steps in “Modifying,

Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications” on page 43.

6. In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens.

7. Select the country in which you purchased this product, and then click Next.

The License Agreement window opens.

8. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement.

The Choose Destination Location window opens.

9. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder (on drive C) and to proceed to the next window. The default path is:

C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Log Exchange The Setup Type window opens.

10. Select Typical and click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete

window opens.

11. Select when to restart the computer:

t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. t Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later.

Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In

The AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in is an effect that eliminates unwanted motion in a video clip, such as motion from an unstable camera. It allows you to select an area of the image that you want to remain stationary, and then uses the information to reposition each frame in the clip to keep the region steady. For information on using the AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide.

To install the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In:

1. Quit all active applications.

2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

4. In the opening window, click Installers.

5. Click Install AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In.

6. In the Welcome window, click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete

window opens.

7. Click Finish.

Creating an Emergency Repair Disk

Whenever you add new software or change your disk configuration, you should create a new emergency repair disk (ERD).

To create an emergency repair disk:

1. Start your system and log in to an account with administrative privileges.

2. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then choose Backup.

The Backup window opens.

3. Click the Emergency Repair Disk icon. A dialog box app ears.

4. Select the “Also backup the registry to the repair directory” option.

5. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into drive A.

6. Click OK.

7. Label the emergency repair disk, note the date, and store the floppy disk in a safe, dry, static-free location.

CHAPTER 3

Connecting the Editing Equipment

Before you connect the editing equipment, review the setup information provided with your computer. This information provides instructions for setting up your computer, and for attaching the monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Your editing equipment might be a digital camera, a digital video deck, or an analog video deck connected to a transcoder. This chapter explains the connections between the editing equipment and the computer in general terms. The documentation that co mes with your equipment explains the locations of cable connections and how to connect the cables.

Do not connect the editing equipment to the system before you install the NewsCutter XP software. When you connect a 1394 de vice to the Windows 2000 operating system for the first time, an Add Device Wizard appears. This Wizard assigns a device driver to the 1394 device you connect. You must assign the driver installed by Avid for the device to work properly. See “Assigning a Driver to

Your Digital Device” on page 60.

The cameras, video decks, and transcoders in the illu st rations represent the type of equipment explained in the text. The actual equipment you have might be different.

You need cables to connect the computer to the camera, digital video deck, or transcoder used with an analog video deck. You receive some or all of these cables when you purchase most digital devices.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Connecting a 1394 Cable

• Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor

• Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor

• Audio and Video Sync Issues

• Connecting an Analog Video Deck to the Computer

• Controlling an Analog Video Deck

• Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device

• File Structure

• Project Workflow

Connecting a 1394 Cable

You use a 1394 cable to connect a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder (connected to an analog video deck) to a PCI or PCMCIA 1394 board in your computer (see Figure 3-1). The 1394 board can be either an OHCI-compliant PCI board in a desktop computer or an OHCI-compliant PCMCIA board in a laptop computer.

Avid might qualify laptop computers that have a built-in 1394 connections in the future.

When you purchase a PCI board or P CMCIA boar d, you might r eceive a 1394 cable. Depending on your equipm ent, you might need to purchase a different 1394 cable. The following 1394 cables are available:

• 4-pin to 4-pin

• 4-pin to 6-pin

• 6-pin to 6-pin

The documentation that comes with your equipment explains the cable connections.

Digital camera

PCI board

Digital video deck

Transcoder

OUT

DV IN / OUTDC IN 6V

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

1394 cable

PCMCIA

board

Figure 3-1 Connecting a 1394 Cable

Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor

To connect equipment to your computer without a Client monitor:

1. Connect the monitor , speakers, keyboard, and mouse to the rea r of your computer according to the documents that came with your desktop computer. If you have a laptop, connect only needed components.

2. Connect the 1394 cable from a d igital video de ck, a digital camera, or a transcoder to either a PCI or PCMCIA 1394 board in the computer (as explained in the docume ntation that comes with your equipment). Figure 3-2 shows an example of a digital video deck connected to a a PCI 1394 board.

The computer uses the same 1394 cable to input and output data to and from a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder. The output data can be recorded or used to control a digital video deck or digital camera.

3. Turn on power to all peripheral equipment and then the system.

The output data can be sent through a transcoder to be recorded on an analog video deck, but control of the analog video deck must be done remotely using the serial port (see “Controlling an Analog Video Deck” on page 59).

Monitor

Keyboard and mouse

1394 cable

Figure 3-2 Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor

PCI 1394 board

Input data and output data

System speakers

Digital video deck

Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor

To connect equipment to your computer with a Client monitor:

1. Connect the system as you did in “Connecting a Computer

Without a Client Monitor” on page 52, but don’t tu rn on power.

2. Connect a Client monitor to a digital video de ck, a digital camera, or a transcoder using the necess ary analog ca ble. Figure 3-3 shows an example of a digital video deck connected to a Client monitor.

3. Connect powered external speakers (or built-in speakers) to a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder using the necessary cables.

4. Turn on power to all peripheral equipment and then the system.

Monitor

Keyboard and mouse

The output data (video and audio) are synchronized as Client audio and video, and do not match the video displayed on the desktop monitor and audio sent to the system speakers. For more synch roniza tion information, see

“Audio and Video Sync Issues” on page 55.

System speakers

Client monitor

Input data and output data

1394 cable

Digital video deck

Powered speakers

To power

Figure 3-3 Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor

Audio and Video Sync Issues

With the NewsCutter XP system set up as shown in Figure 3-4, the video and audio might appear to be out of sync in the following situations:

• You are recording from a digital device to the NewsCutter XP system.

• A Client monitor is attached to a digital video deck.

The system, however, is functioning normally, as explained in the following instances:

• Sync Issue: When recording from a digital device (a camera, digital video deck, or transcoder), what you see on the desktop monitor and hear from the system speakers is not in sync with the incoming video and audio coming from the digital device.

Explanation: The incoming video and audio from the digital device must be buffered, and then fed to the desktop monitor and system speakers. Although it might look and sound out of sync from the digital device output, the video and audio is being recorded properly. For example, if you are marking IN and OUT points while previewing video, the points will be placed in the correct location for editing.

Monitor

System speakers

Client monitor

External speakers

1394 cable

Digital video deck

Figure 3-4 NewsCutter XP System with Client Monitor

• Sync Issue: With a Client monitor attached, the audio you hear from the system speakers is not in sync with the video on the Client monitor.

Explanation: NewsCutter XP processes the video and audio and sends it to the desktop monitor and system speakers. The desktop video and audio will always be in s ync.

However , NewsCutter XP also provides the same video and audio in 1394 format to a digital device (camera, digital video deck, or transcoder) connected by a 1394 cable (see Figure 3-4).

Because the Client monitor is attached to the digital device, the delay between the time the video and audio is processed internally and is sent to the digital device causes the vid e o on the Client monitor to be out of sync with the audio from the system speakers.

If you need to use a Client monitor for video and hear synchronized audio:

- Attach a separate pair of speakers to the same digital device to

which the Client monitor is attached.

- Turn off or disconnect the system speakers. Client monitor video and audio fr om external spea kers ar e always

in sync when they are sent to the digital device.

Connecting an Analog V ideo Deck to the Computer

An analog video deck connects to the NewsCutter XP system through a transcoder. Cables supplied with the camera and the 1394 board are used for this connection. Figure 3-5 shows the connection, and instructions follow the figure.

From analog video deck

RCA

cable connections

left audio, right audio, and video

DV IN / OUTDC IN 6V

1394 cable

AUDIO

VIDEO

RCA and S-Video output connections can also be use for a Client monitor and speakers.

S-Video cable connection

OUT

S-VIDEO

Transcoder

NewsCutter XP

1394 board

Speakers connected during system setup

4-pin6-pin

Figure 3-5 Connecting an Analog Video Deck

Audio Out

To connect an analog video deck to the NewsCutter XP system:

1. Connect the video and audio cables from an analog video deck to the input of the transcoder. For more information on transcoder connections, see your transcoder documentation.

Typical connections are as follows: t Connect the left audio, right audio, and video RCA-to-RCA

cable from the analog video deck to the In ports on the transcoder.

t Connect an S-Video cable from the analog video deck to the In

port on the transcoder.

2. (Option) Connect the Client monitor to the transcoder RCA video Out connector.

The Client monitor and its cables do not ship with the NewsCutter XP system and must be purchased separa tely.

3. (Option) Connect the audio Out of your transcoder to audio In at the rear of the NewsCutter XP system. Some transcoders provide the appropriate cable.

You should have already connected the speakers during the initial setup of the NewsCutter XP sy stem.

4. Connect the 1394 cable from the transcoder to the 1394 board. This 1394 cable is also known as your FireWire cable.

The 1394 board in the NewsCutter XP system accepts a 6-pin and a 4-pin cable.

Controlling an Analog Video Deck

Your NewsCutter XP software provides analog video deck control through the serial port on your system. The serial port connects to a remote serial control connector, which is available on most analog video decks.

To control the analog video deck, you need an optional RS-232 to RS-422 serial cable or an adapter kit. Although an adapter kit must be purchased separately, the following procedure explains how to connect a sample adapter kit between your system and an analog video deck using the following:

• An RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter

• Two serial cables with 9-pin male connectors at both ends

To connect a single deck to your computer:

1. Purchase an adapter kit.

2. Attach one end of the first 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS-232 (see Figure 3-6).

3. Attach the other end of the first 9-pin cable to the serial port of the computer.

To analog

video deck

RS-422 connection

Serial adapter

RS-232 connection

To computer

Figure 3-6 Analog Video Deck Control Cabling

4. Attach one end of the second 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS-422.

5. Attach the other end of the second 9-pin cable to the remote serial port of the analog video deck.

Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device

To record (input) digital data from your supported digital device, you must connect the digital device to the 1394 board (see “Connecting a

1394 Cable” on page 51). You then need to assign a driver to the

digital device.

Avid provides a driver (CustomDV.sys) that allows the Avid software to control the digital device connected to the 1394 board. This driver is installed with the NewsCutter XP application. When you Start the system for the first time, you will see the Hardware Wizard start. Cancel the Wizard and install the NewsCutter XP software.

You should not connect a digital device to the 1394 board until you have installed the Avid software. The Avid software installs the OHCI-compliant driver (CustomDV.sys) that you assign to the digital device you connect to the 1394 board.

The following is a general explanation of what occurs when you physically connect a digital device to the 1394 board and apply power to the digital device:

• The digital device generates a signal to the Windows 2000 operating system notifying the operating system that a digital device is now attached to the system.

• The operating system polls the digital device connected to the 1394 board to determine what type of digital device is connected.

• The operating system checks to see if that digital device has an assigned driver.

- If the digital device has been previously connected to the 1394

board, you should already have assigned a driver to the digital device and nothing is done.

- If the digital device has not been previously connected to the

1394 board and does not have a driver assigned, the Windows 2000 operating system opens the Found New Hardware Wizard to assign a driver to the digital device.

To assign the Cus tomDV.s ys driver to the 1394 DV Camcorder (Non DirectShow) digital device, using the Found New Hardware W izar d:

1. Connect the digital device to the 139 4 bo ard and apply power to the digital device.

The Found New Hardware Wizard appears (see Figure 3-7).

Figure 3-7 Found New Hardware Wizard

2. Click Cancel.

3. Start the NewsCutter XP application. The following DV driver message appears:

The proper DV driver has automatically installed. Please turn the DV device off and then back on to activate the new driver. Click OK to continue.

4. Power cycle the DV device.

5. Click OK in the DV driver dialog box.

To see if the CustomDV.sys driver has been properly installed:

1. Leave the digital device connected to the 1394 board, but turn off the power to the digital device.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

3. Double-click the System icon.

File Structure

4. Click the Hardware tab.

5. Click Device Manager.

6. Click the Plus sign (+) of Sound, Video, and Game Controllers.

7. Turn on the power to the digital device. In a few seconds you should s ee “1394 DV Camcorder (Non

DirectShow)” appear in the Sound, Video, and Game Controllers list.

The following illustration shows the different kinds of NewsCutter XP files and where they are stored. The NewsCutter XP applicat ion folder is stored on your computer’s internal hard drive. The Avid Projects folder is also stored on an internal drive; the location varies, depending on your installation. For complete information about folders and files, see the Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide or Help. Media is stored in a folder called OMFI MediaFiles, which is created by the application. Avid recommends that you store media files on a separate disk or partition.

Avid

NewsCutter XP

Media drive

OMFI

MediaFiles

Settings

NewsCutter XP

Bin A

Figure 3-8 File Structure

Project Workflow

The following sections illustrate the four stages of a typical NewsCutter XP project:

• Starting a Project

• Preparing to Edit

• Editing a Sequence

Help

Supporting

Files

Avid

Projects

Project

Bin B

• Generating Output

Complete procedures for each stage are included in the Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide and the Help.

Starting a Project

Starting a project involves the following steps:

1. Turn on your equipment in the correct order and start the software. (Speakers and external media drives are optional.)

2. Select or create a new user and project: the job that will result in one or more finished sequences.

1. Turn on and start your Avid system.

2. Select or create a user and project.

3. Create and organize bins.

4. Back up your project on a regular basis.

3. Create and organize bins.

4. Back up the project.

Preparing to Edit

Preparing to edit involves the following steps:

1. (Option) Import your log files into the bins, or log the material manually.

2. Record your DV footage, creating media files and master clips.

1. (Option) Import shot logs into the bin.

3. Work with bins and clips to organize your source material for easy access during editing.

4. (Option) Build a storyboard to begin visualizing your final cut before editing.

2. Record footage, creating master clips and media files.

3. Sort and organize clips in the bins.

4. Use a storyboard.

Editing a Sequence

Editing a sequence involves the following steps:

1. View your clips in advance and mark IN points and OUT points, or create subclips based on selected portions of your master clips.

2. Build your sequence using editing controls with the Timeline, Source pop-up monitors, and the Source/Record monitor.

3. Fine-tune your edits and effects by using functions of the various edit modes, such as Segment mode, Trim mode, and Effect mode.

4. Adjust and mix multiple audio tracks and prepare for final playback or output, using the Audio tool and the Audio Mix tool.

1. Screen, mark, and subcatalog footage.

2. Edit with Timeline and monitors.

3. Fine-tune edits and effects.

5. Screen and continue editing as necessary.

Source pop-up monitor

Source/Record monitor

Timeline

5. Return to editing if further adjustments are required.

4. Fine-tune audio pan, volume, and EQ.

Generating Output

Generating various forms of output based on your sequence involves selecting among several options:

Export material for additional processing, for incorporating into a multimedia project, or for publishing on the Internet.

Record a digital cut directly to tape.

Generate an EDL for online videotape editing.

APPENDIX A

Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

This chapter explains how to use the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM. If your NewsCutter XP system ever gets corrupted to the point where it is easier to start over, you can. The Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM restores the system drive to its original condition when the system was shipped from Avid.

If you purchased the NewsCutter XP software only kit, an Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM is not incl uded.

This chapter contains the following s ect ions:

• Process Summary

• Changing the System BIOS Settings

• Using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

• Adding a Page File

• Configuring a Page File

Process Summary

The Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM reloads an image of NewsCutter XP system drive as it was shipped from Avid. To do this, the system must boot from the CD-ROM. You might need to make changes to the BIOS to allow the system to boot from the CD-ROM.

The process is summarized as follows:

1. (Option) Change the boot sequence. This is onl y necessary if your system is not set to boot from the CD-ROM before the system hard disk drive.

2. Insert the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

3. Run the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM.

By going into the BIOS and sa ving the information, y o u are also saving the changes the system detected if you added memory.

Once you save and exit the BIOS, the system boots from the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM and you must install the Windows image on the system disk.

You w ill need the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM to install the Windows image on the system disk.

You should disconnect all external drives from the system before continuing with this procedure so you do not lose data. You should only have the original internal drive connected.

Changing the System BIOS Settings

This section gives the typical instructions on how to change the system BIOS settings for your computer so that the system will boot from the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM. If you know that your system will automatically boot from the CD-ROM before using the system hard disk drive, you can ignore this procedure.

If you select the “Set to Default” option in the system BIOS, the manufacturer’s default settings will be set. The manufacturer’s settings are not always the settings Avid uses.

Most systems automatically enter the system BIOS if the system sees a different video board (amount of memory has changed on the video board) or if it senses that the amount of main memory has changed from the previous time power was applied.

If you have not changed the memory or added a differ ent video boar d, you must manually enter the system BIOS. These instructions explain how to enter the system BIOS in the IBM

You can only enter the system BIOS by turning off the system (using the power button) and then pressing F1 as the system starts.

Press F1 quickly when th e “Press F1 ” statement appears on the screen.

Once you enter the system BIOS, instructio ns for moving, selecting, and exiting appear at th e bo ttom of the screen.

To change the boot sequence:

IntelliStation® Z Pro 6866.

1. Turn on the system.

2. Almost immediately start pressing F1.

The F1 prompt for entering the BIOS setup might appear before text starts appearing on your monitor. It doesn’t do any harm to press F1 repeatedly after turning on the system.

You are placed into the system BIOS at the Configuration/Setup menu (Main menu) after the execution of the SCSI BIOS because you pressed F1 or the system placed you there.

3. Press the Down Arrow key to reach the Start Options menu item and press Enter.

The Start Options menu appears and you are automatically placed at the Startup Sequence selection.

4. Press Enter.

5. Press the arrow keys to select the following startup devices under the Primary Startup Sequence section:

-First startup — Diskette (floppy) drive 0

-Second startup — CD-ROM

-Third startup — Hard disk 0

6. Press the Escape key to return to the Main menu.

Make sure there is no floppy disk in the floppy drive.

7. Insert the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

You insert the CD-ROM at this point because when you exit the system BOIS, the system automatically starts.

8. Press the Down Arrow key to reach the Save Settings menu item and press Enter.

The Save Settings dialog box appears.

9. Press Enter to continue.

10. Press the Down Arrow key to reach the Exit Setup menu item and press Enter.

11. Exit the system BIOS settings as explained on the screen. You are asked to confirm that you want to exit the Setup Utility.

12. Press Enter.

Using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

With the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, restart your system. As the boot procedure continues, the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM is booted.

You are placed in an MS-DOS screen and r eceive the following choices when installing the Windows image:

• 1 — Perform a full recovery of the complete disk.

• 2 — Exit from the process without doing any recovery.

Depending upon the recovery method selected, you should consider the following:

• Y ou must reinstall the A vid software application after you perform any recovery.

• If you select 1, all data on the C partition, including applications installed after the system was built, will be destroyed.

• You should attempt to back up all data on drive C before performing a full recovery.

To perform a complete recovery (image the complete disk):

The system warns you two times during this procedure that you are about to destroy data on all, or parts, of hard d rive 0.

1. Press the arrow keys to highlight choice 1 (full recovery) and press Enter.

You will be asked if you really want to continue, because continuing destroys data on hard drive 0.

2. Press the Y key. Do not press Enter. You will be asked again if you really want to continue, because

continuing destroys data on hard drive 0.

3. Press the Y key again. Do not press Enter. At this time, the program will take approximately 5 minutes to

place the Windows image on hard drive 0. The image takes approximately 5 or 6 minutes to install. You will

see a setup complete message once the image has been completely written.

4. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

5. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. This continues the boot sequence.

6. Use the arrow keys to select Avid Configuration and then press Enter.

Select the Original Configuration only if you want to boot the system in a standard Windows configuration.

7. As the Windows 2000 operating system is installed, you will be asked to supply the following information. Follow the on-screen instructions and see your Windows documentation.

- Regional settings.

-Name and organization.

- Product key (25-digit code on the Microsoft Product Key).

- Computer name (do not enter a password for the

administrator account).

- Date and time.

- Networking setup for your site. You need network

administrative privileges when you perform specific network functions.

8. If you are connected to a network, complete the Network Identification Wizard.

The setup is complete.

If the Windows 2000 operat ing system finds stripe sets, it might state that the stripe set does not have the correct signature. Avid recommends that you do not reformat.

Adding a Page File

A page file is a hidden file on the hard disk drive that is used to hold parts of programs that do not fit into memory. During the windows installation, the Windows 2000 operating system automatically configures the page file size to be 1.5 times the memory size. If you add more memory to your system after installing the Windows 2000 operating system, you must manua lly adjust the page file size. The formula for the page file size is as follows:

1.5 x your memory size

For example, if memory size is 256, the formula would be:

1.5 x 256 = 384

If you have used the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM, you will find that a page file has been created for you.

Configuring a Page Fi le

If you experience “out of virtual memory” errors or unusually slow response times because of the drive partitioning on the internal drive. Avid recommends that you create a second page file on the first external drive partition.

To configure a page file:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

The Control Panel window opens.

2. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click the A dvanced tab.

4. In the Performance section, click Performan c e Options. The Performance Options dialog box appears.

5. In the Virtual Memory section of the dialog box, click Change.

6. Set Initial Size to the size of 1.5 x (times) the physical memory.

7. Set Maximum Size to the size of 1.5 x (times) the physical memory.

8. Click Set.

9. Click OK to close the Virtual Memory dialog box.

10. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box.

11. Click OK to close the System Properties dialog box. You are prompted to restart your computer.

12. Click Yes.

FCC Notice

APPENDIX B

Regulatory and Safety Notices

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditi ons:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed in accordance with the instruction manual, may caus e ha rm f ul interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Canadian ICES-003

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

European Union Notice

Declaration of Conformity (According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014)

Application of Council Directives:

Standards to which Conformity is Declared:

Manufacturer’s Name: Avid Technology, In c.

European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or

Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment

73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC.

EN60950:1992 + A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A11 CISPR 22:1985 / EN55022:1988 C lass A EN55024:1998 + A1

1925 Andover Street Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA

Avid Technology International B.V. Sandyford Business Center Unit 3, Dublin 18, Ireland

Product Name: Products for the Windows NT and Windows 2000

Operating Systems: Media Composer, Film Composer , Avid Xpress, A vidXpress DV, Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter, NewsCutter XP, NewsCutter DV, Symphony

Products for the Maci ntosh Operating System: Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress, Avid Unity

Products for the UNIX Oper ating System: AirP lay, VideoSPACE

Base Model Numbers: None

Product Options: All

Year of Manufacture: 2001

(1) Products for the Windows NT and Windows 2000 Operating Systems: products were tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Compo ser, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter, NewsCutter XP, NewsCutter DV, or Symph ony configuration.

(2) Products for the Macintosh Operating System: products were tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress, or Avid Unity configuration.

(3) Products for the UNIX Operating System: products were tested in an AirPlay or VideoSPACE configuration.

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.

George R. Smith, Director of Hardware Design and Development

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations

N1709

John Kells, Australian Operations Manager Avid Technology (Australia) Unit B 5 Skyline Place French Forest NSW 2086 Australia Phone: 61-2-8977-4800

Taiwan EMC Regulations

T a iwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning

Index

Numerics

1394 Standard 11, 17

ALE (Avid Log Exchange)

installing

Analog video deck

connecting , to th e News Cut ter XP sys tem controlling, from the NewsCutter XP

Application key

connecting

Avid Projects folder location 62 Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM 68

software

to 75

AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in 48

BIOS

boot sequence entering 70

Boot sequence 70

Cables

FireWire for editing equipment 51 IEEE 1394 51

CD-ROM

Avid Setup and Product Recovery NewsCutter XP application 43

Check list

for setting up system

Companion applications 44 Configuration disk

creating

Configuring a page file 75 Connecting

application key editing equipment 50 to 59 external SCSI drives 23 to 26

Controlling an analog video deck

from the NewsCutte r X P software

Creating

disk configuration disk primary partitions 32

Custom installation

for the NewsCutter XP system

68 to 75

Decks

connecting analog v ideo, t o th e New sCutter

XP system

controlling analog video, from the

NewsCutter XP software

Device numbering 27 Digital audio and video data cable 51 Digital video (DV)

described

Disk configuration disk

creating

Dongle

connecting

Drives

checking internal connecting external SCSI 23 to 26 formatting 32 preparing 28 to 35 testing 35

External SCSI drives

connecting turning on 20

23 to 26

FAT file system 29 File system 62 FireWire

cables

described 12, 17 Formatting drives 32 Full recove ry 72

Heap Hotfix 37

Editing

overview preparing for 65

Editing equipment

cables for connecting 50 to 59 connecting analog video deck to 57 overview 51

EDL Manager

installing

Effect mode

in workflow

Entering system BIOS 70 Equipment

turning on

ERD (emergency repair disk) 49

i.LINK

described IEEE Standard 1394

cables

definition 12, 17 Installing

ALE

EDL Manager 45

external SCSI drives 23 to 26

NewsCutter XP software 40 Installing software 36 to 41

custom option for 42

LVD (Low Voltage Differential)

external SCSI drives terminator 25

Product recove ry CD-ROM 68, 72 Projects

workflow

Memory

virtual

Modifying the NewsCutter XP software 43

NTFS file system 29

OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 17 OMFI MediaFiles folders 62 Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) 17 Output 67

Page file

adding

configuring 75

Partitioning

creating primary partitions during

PCI SCSI board

described

Preparing to edit

overview

Primary startup sequence 71

Recovery CD-ROM 68 to 72 Regulations

Australia EMC

Canadian 77

European Union notice 77

FCC notice 76

New Zealand EMC 79

Taiwan EMC 79 Regulatory and safety notices 76 to 79 Removing programs 39 Removing the NewsCutter XP software 43 Repairing the NewsCutter XP software 43 RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapt er 59

SCSI drives

cabling

connecting 23 to 27

controller 23

determining IDs for 26

testing 35 SCSI IDs

determining

numbering 27 Segment mode

in workflow Sequences

editing (overview) Serial adapter 59 Service pack 37

Setup

CD-ROM check list 18 equipment 16 to 29

Software

ALE AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in 48 companion applications 44 custom installation of NewsCutter XP 42 EDL Manager 45 Heap Hotfix 37 modifying, repairing, or removing 43 NewsCutter XP application 40 uninstalling 38

upgrading 38 Stabilize Effect plug-in 48 Starting a project (overview) 64 Startup sequence 71 Subclips

in workflow System BIOS 70

68 to 75

Video decks

connecting analog controlling analo g 59

Virtual memory 75

Windows file systems

described

Workflow

stages of a proj ect

Terminators

for PCI SCSI boards Testing drives 35 Transcoder

connecting Trim mode

in workflow Turning on

equipment

Uninstalling NewsCutter XP software 43

Pinnacle Systems NewsCutter XP Setup Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide

About This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Related Informati on

If You Have Documentation Comments

How to Order Documentation

Preparing to Set Up Your System

Determining Supported Equipment

Purchasing the Equipment

System Setup Check List

Turning On Your Equipment

Installing Boards Purchased Separately

Installing the 1394 Board

Installing the PCI SCSI Board

Connecting the Application Key

Setting Your Screen Reso lu tio n

Connecting the External SCSI Drives

Preparing the External SCSI Drives

Cabling the Drives

Determining the SCSI IDs

Preparing Your Drives

Partitioning Basic Drives

Supported File Systems

Checking Your Internal Drives

Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives

Testing Drives

Installing the Software

Installing the NewsCutter XP Software

Installing the Windows 2000 Heap Hotfix

Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application

Installing the NewsCutter XP Application

Performing a Custom Installation

Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications

Installing the Companion Applications

Installing EDL Manager

Installing Avid Log Exchange

Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In

Creating an Emergency Repair Disk

Connecting the Editing Equipment

Connecting a 1394 Cable

Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor

Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor

Audio and Video Sync Issues

Connecting an Analog V ideo Deck to the Computer

Controlling an Analog Video Deck

Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device

File Structure

Project Workflow

Starting a Project

Preparing to Edit

Editing a Sequence

Generating Output

Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

Process Summary

Changing the System BIOS Settings

Using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM

Adding a Page File

Configuring a Page Fi le

FCC Notice

Regulatory and Safety Notices

Canadian ICES-003

European Union Notice

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations

Taiwan EMC Regulations

Index