Pinnacle Systems ProEncode - 1.7 User Manual

Avid® ProEncode

Setup and User’s Guide

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Avid ProEncode Setup and User’s Guide • Part 0130-05058-01 Rev. A • April 2002

Chapter 1 Overview

ProEncode Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ProEncode Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DMS Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ProEncode Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DMS Administration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Configurations and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Avid Unity MediaNet Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Local Area Network (LAN) Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PortServer Pro Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Encoding Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

QuickTime Reference Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring ProEncode

Installation and Configuration Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Preparing the Network Environment for ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting the Location of the Temporary File Folder . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Sharing Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Attaching the Application Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting Up the DMS Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Installing the DMS Broker Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuring the DMS Broker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting Up the DMS Administration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing the ProEncode Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting Up an Encoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing and Configuring the Encoding Application . . . . . . . 39

Installing the ProEncode Provider Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Registering a ProEncode Provider with the DMS Broker. . . . . 40

Configuring the ProEncode Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting Up a ProEncode Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Installing the ProEncode Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring a ProEncode Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Checking the Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 3 Using ProEncode

Encoding a Clip or Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Sending a Clip or Sequence to ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adding a File to ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Monitoring the Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 4 Using the DMS Administration Tool

The DMS Administration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Opening the DMS Administration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Exploring the DMS Administration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the DMS Jobs Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Opening the DMS Jobs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

DMS Jobs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Customizing the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Navigating the Jobs List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Updating the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Purging the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Viewing Details About a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Canceling a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Retrying a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the DMS Providers Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Opening the DMS Providers Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

DMS Providers Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Customizing the DMS Providers Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Deleting Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the DMS Users Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Opening the DMS Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting Up User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Editing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Reassigning Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Appendix A cleaner 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Installing cleaner 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Appendix B Exporting QuickTime Reference Movies

Exporting QuickTime Reference Movies to ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . 87

QuickTime Reference Export Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Appendix C Troubleshooting ProEncode

Finding Solutions for Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

General Troubleshooting Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Checking the User Information File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Checking the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Index

CHAPTER 1

Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the ProEncode application. It includes the following sections:

• ProEncode Basics

• Software Components

• Configurations and Requirements

• Encoding Workflow

• QuickTime Reference Movies

ProEncode Basics

Today’s production houses face a rising demand for translating media into formats suitable for distribution via the Web, DVD, or CD-ROM — often at the same time. ProEncode software automates this computing-intensive process and lets you move the encoding operation to lower cost, dedicated workstations. These workstations, connected in a network and working simultaneously, serve as your “encoding farm.” Distributing the encoding frees editing workstations to perform other tasks and allows you to generate two streams of revenue-producing work in parallel.

For example, you can use Avid Distributed Media Services (DMS) and ProEncode to send a sequence from your Media Composer

system to multiple encoding workstations, which then simultaneously create a QuickTime movie, an MPEG-2 movie, and any other formats available from the encoding application. While these workstations are encoding, you can work on your next Media Composer sequence.

You can use ProEncode in an Avid Unity

MediaNet environment, where the editing station and the encoding stations are connected in a Fibre Channel network. You can also use ProEncode in a local area network (LAN), such as an Ethernet network, that uses an Avid Xp res s

DV system or Avid NewsCutter® XP system as the

media source.

ProEncode is also supported as a PortServer Pro client. PortServer Pro client functionality is achieved by connecting the ProEncode Provider to an Avid Unity PortServer workgroup. This allows you to access, through the PortServer, workspaces in an Avid Unity MediaNet workgroup and take advantage of the file-sharing capabilities, system scalability, and flexibility offered by PortServer Pro and MediaNet workgroup architectures.

ProEncode is a service that is layered on top of the DMS software infrastructure. The DMS Broker and the DMS Administration Tool manage all services that use DMS. As Avid develops new services, we will use the same components to manage these additional services.

Software Components

ProEncode consists of the following software components:

• ProEncode Client

• DMS Broker

• ProEncode Provider

• DMS Administration Tool

This section describes each component and how it functions. For complete information about using the software components, see Chapter 3.

ProEncode Client

The ProEncode Client software resides on the Avid editing system. The Client starts the encoding process by placing your jobs in a batch and submitting them to the DMS Broker for further processing. The Client user interface includes the Add Jobs dialog box and the ProEncode Client window.

The Add Jobs dialog box allows you to select the source movie and other specifications for the job.

DMS Broker

The ProEncode Client window displays information about the jobs that you have added to your batch.

The DMS Broker software resides on a computer other than the computer running the Client software. In most cases, this computer also performs the encoding, although you can install the Broker on its own computer. The Broker serves as a go-between: it matches encoding jobs and their corresponding settings with a suitable encoding station. The Broker chooses an encoding station based on which stations are available for use and which stations are configured for a particular type of encoding.

The Broker also functions as a Web server for the DMS Administration Tool (see “DMS Administration Tool” on page 12). Distributed Media Services (DMS) is the software infrastructure on which ProEncode is

layered. For more information about DMS, see “ProEncode Basics” on

page 7.

The DMS Broker window displays information about the status of the Broker and the jobs in the batch.

ProEncode Provider

The ProEncode Provider software resides on the computer that performs the encoding (the encoding station or encoder). The Provider starts the encoding application and sends it information about a job. The Provider then monitors the job and sends information about the job status to the DMS Broker.

The ProEncode Provider window displays information about the status of the Provider and the job.

DMS Administration Tool

The DMS Administration Tool is a Web-based application that you can access through a browser from anywhere on the Internet. The DMS Administration Tool displays information about the ProEncode system, such as job status and ProEncode Providers. It is also a tool for managing jobs, providers, services, and users. For more information about the DMS Administration Tool, see Chapter 4.

Distributed Media Services (DMS) is the software infrastructure on which ProEncode is layered. For more information about DMS, see

“ProEncode Basics” on page 7.

Configurations and Requirements

You can configure ProEncode in three different network environments:

• Avid Unity MediaNet Environment

• Local Area Network (LAN) Environment

• PortServer Pro Environment

Avid Unity MediaNet Environment

Figure 1-1 shows ProEncode components in an Avid Unity MediaNet

environment.

Figure 1-1 ProEncode Components in an Avid Unity MediaNet

System Requirements

ProEncode components in an Avid Unity MediaNet environment have the following system requirements:

• ProEncode Client: A computer running one of the following Avid

Environment

editing applications:

-Symphony

-Media Composer

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Release 3.1 or later

or Film Composer® Release 10.1 or later

(Windows or Macintosh)

- Avid Xpress Release 4.1 or later (Windows or Macintosh)

- NewsCutter Release 2.0 or later

- NewsCutter XP Release 2.0 or later

Minimum hardware requirements are the same as the Avid editing application’s requirements.

• DMS Broker: A computer running Windows 2000

-Pentium

- 94 MB of RAM

- 800 x 600, 16-bit display

The computer also requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. For more information, see the Avid ProEncode Release Notes.

• ProEncode Provider: A computer running Windows 2000 that is

an Avid Unity client

- Pentium-class processor or faster

- 94 MB of RAM

- 800 x 600, 16-bit display

The computer also requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. For more information, see the Avid ProEncode Release Notes.

-class processor or faster

The Broker can run on an encoder or on its own system.

• DMS Administration Tool: A computer running Windows and

Network Requirements

ProEncode components in an Avid Unity MediaNet environment have the following network requirements:

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or a Macintosh system running Internet Explorer 5.0

You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Web site

• Computers running the ProEncode Client and ProEncode

Provider need to be licensed and enabled as clients in an Avid Unity MediaNet Fibre Channel network. Computers running the Provider need access to all workspaces referenced by the clip or sequence being encoded. For complete information on configuring Avid Unity MediaNet clients, see the Avid Unity

MediaNet Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide or the Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide.

• The computer running the DMS Broker does not need to be an

Avid Unity MediaNet client but does need to be connected to the MediaNet clients and encoders in a local area network. In most cases, the Broker runs on an encoder.

• The computer running the DMS Administration Tool must have

an Internet connection to the Broker.

Local Area Network (LAN) Environment

Figure 1-2 shows ProEncode components in a local area network

(LAN) environment.

Figure 1-2 ProEncode Components in a LAN Environment

System Requirements

ProEncode components in a LAN environment have the following system requirements:

• ProEncode Client: A computer running one of the following Avid

editing applications:

- Avid Xpress DV Release 2.0 or later

- NewsCutter XP Release 2.0 or later

Minimum hardware requirements are the same as the Avid editing application’s requirements.

• DMS Broker and ProEncode Provider: A computer running

The Broker can run on an encoder or on its own system.

• DMS Administration Tool: A Windows system running Internet

Network Requirements

ProEncode components in a LAN environment have the following network requirements:

Windows NT. Encoding systems require cleaner Minimum hardware requirements are the same as cleaner 5 requirements:

- Pentium-class processor or faster

- 94 MB of RAM

- 800 x 600, 16-bit display

The computer also requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. For more information, see the Avid ProEncode Release Notes.

Explorer 5.0 or later

You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com).

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5.0.2 or later.

• Computers running the ProEncode Client and the DMS Broker

need to be connected to the encoders in a LAN that uses the TCP/IP protocol.

• The source folder for the original movie and the destination folder

for the completed movie need to be shared with computers running the ProEncode Provider. For more information, see

“Sharing Folders” on page 27.

• The computer running the DMS Administration Tool must have

an Internet connection to the Broker.

PortServer Pro Environment

The following illustration shows how the PortServer and MediaNet infrastructure fit together.

Avid Unity MediaNet workgroup

Avid Unity MediaNet file system

Fibre Channel

MediaNet client

PortServer Pro

ProEncode Provider

Gigabit Ethernet

PortSwitch

100BASE-T Ethernet

NewsCutter XP with ProEncode

ProEncode Provider

ProEncode supports jobs submitted by PortServer Pro editing systems, such as NewsCutter XP. In addition, your ProEncode Provider software can access, through a PortServer Pro connection, media files stored in the Avid Unity MediaNet file system. This support frees up a Fibre Channel port in the MediaNet workgroup and allows you to use it for other purposes.

Encoding Workflow

This section describes the typical workflow for using ProEncode to manage encoding. For more information, see “Encoding a Clip or

Sequence” on page 53.

1. Make sure you have configured your ProEncode Client properly. See “Configuring a ProEncode Client” on page 46.

2. In an Avid editor, select the clip or sequence you want to encode.

3. Choose File>DMS>ProEncode.

The Export window opens, and the ProEncode Applet window opens. The Add Jobs dialog box also appears.

4. Select a Setting, Provider, and Priority.

5. Click Add To Batch.

6. Click Close.

7. Review the information in the ProEncode Client window.

8. Click Submit.

9. In the Export window, you can rename the output file name. Do not change the location for the file in the Saved In text box.

10. Click Save.

The export operation occurs. When the editing system is finished with the export, it notifies the Broker that the export is complete. The Broker matches the job and corresponding settings with a suitable encoder, based on availability and specific hardware configurations (if applicable). When the ProEncode Provider on the encoder signals that the encoder is available, the Broker tells the Provider to start the job.

The encoded movie is stored in the specified destination and, optionally, you receive a message that the job is complete.

QuickTime Reference Movies

A QuickTime reference movie is a QuickTime movie that contains composition information but no movie data. Instead, the movie contains pointers to the original media in the OMFI MediaFiles directory on local or network media drives. Because the QuickTime reference movie does not contain media, the file is much smaller than a standard QuickTime movie. Therefore, exporting a clip or sequence as a QuickTime reference movie is faster and requires less disk space than exporting the clip or sequence as a QuickTime movie. When you play back the movie in QuickTime Player, the movie references the media files.

On an Avid editing system, you can choose Send To ProEncode and the system automatically creates a QuickTime reference movie. Alternatively, you can create one or more QuickTime reference movies and then add them to the Client (see “Exporting QuickTime

Reference Movies to ProEncode” on page 87). In both cases, the

referenced media must be stored on shared drives that the encoders can access.

Using Help

You can also use ProEncode to manage the encoding of video or audio files in any format that cleaner 5 can process. See “Adding a File to ProEncode”

on page 58.

You can get help and background information for tasks, windows, and dialog boxes through the ProEncode Help system.

To open Help, do one of the following:

t Click the Help button in a window or dialog box.

t In the DMS Administration Tool, click Help in the mode selector.

A Web browser displays a Help page with information specific to the window or dialog box. You can then use the Contents, Index, or Search button to find additional information.

To find out more about how to use Help:

t Click the Using Help button in the Help system.

The Help system uses your system’s default Web browser, except when you view Help from the DMS Administration Tool. In this case, it uses the same browser as the DMS Administration Tool. Help requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

CHAPTER 2

Installing and Configuring ProEncode

This chapter describes how to set up your ProEncode system. It includes the following sections:

• Installation and Configuration Check List

• Preparing the Network Environment for ProEncode

• Attaching the Application Key

• Setting Up the DMS Broker

• Setting Up the DMS Administration Tool

• Installing the ProEncode Service

• Setting Up an Encoder

• Setting Up a ProEncode Client

• Checking the Installation and Configuration

Installation and Configuration Check List

Ta bl e 2 - 1 lists the steps for installing and configuring ProEncode and

where to find more information about each step.

Table 2-1 ProEncode Installation and Configuration

Check List

Ta sk Section Reference

Before you begin:

❑ Check your configuration. “Preparing the Network Environment for

ProEncode” on page 25

❑ Set the location of the temporary file folder. “Setting the Location of the Temporary File

Folder” on page 26

❑ Set up sharing for folders. “Sharing Folders” on page 27

On the computer you will use as the DMS Broker:

❑ Attach the application key to the DMS Broker. “Attaching the Application Key” on page 29 ❑ Install the DMS Broker software. “Installing the DMS Broker Software” on

page 30

❑ Start the Broker and configure it to send mail. “Configuring the DMS Broker” on page 30 ❑ Change the DMS Administrator account

password.

“Setting Up the DMS Administration Tool” on page 32

❑ Install the ProEncode Service. “Installing the ProEncode Service” on

page 38

On each computer you will use as a ProEncode Provider:

❑ Install and configure the encoding application. See the appropriate Appendix that applies to

your encoding application.

❑ Install the ProEncode Provider software. “Installing the ProEncode Provider

Software” on page 39

❑ Register the Provider with the Broker. “Registering a ProEncode Provider with the

DMS Broker” on page 40

Table 2-1 ProEncode Installation and Configuration

Check List (Continued)

Ta sk Section Reference

❑ Configure the Provider and connect to the

Broker.

On each computer you will use as a ProEncode Client:

“Configuring the ProEncode Provider” on page 42

❑ Install the ProEncode Client software. “Installing the ProEncode Client Software”

on page 45

❑ Configure the ProEncode Client. “Configuring a ProEncode Client” on

page 46

Preparing the Network Environment for ProEncode

Before installing ProEncode software, do the following:

• Make sure the configuration conforms to the hardware, software, and network requirements listed in “Configurations and

Requirements” on page 13.

• Make sure you know which system in the network will serve as the DMS Broker and which systems will serve as encoders. You can install the Broker on an encoder or install it on its own system. Do not install the Broker on a system running an Avid editing application and the ProEncode Client.

• In an Avid Unity environment, plan the workspaces that the editing application will use. Your encoders will also access these workspaces. Map these workspaces as drives on both the editing application system and the encoders, as described in the

Avid Unity MediaNet for Windows Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card and Avid Unity MediaNet for Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Quick Start Card.

If you have multiple workspaces, you need to map only one workspace to a drive. Avid Unity will allow access to other workspaces automatically, based upon the permissions set in the Avid Unity MediaNet Administration Tool.

• Set the location of the temporary file folder, as described in

“Setting the Location of the Temporary File Folder” on page 26.

• Set up sharing for folders, as described in “Sharing Folders” on

page 27.

Setting the Location of the Temporary File Folder

When you choose the Send To ProEncode option, the Avid editing system creates a QuickTime reference movie that it automatically places in a folder for temporary files. For more information, see

“QuickTime Reference Movies” on page 21.

If you create QuickTime movies without sending them directly to ProEncode (for example, you use an application other than an Avid video editor), you choose the settings and the location for the movie when you export the file. See

“Exporting QuickTime Reference Movies to ProEncode” on page 87.

To set the location of the temporary file folder:

1. Start your Avid editing application.

2. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.

The Settings scroll list appears.

3. Double-click DMS.

The DMS Settings dialog box appears.

Sharing Folders

4. In the Shared Storage text box, browse to the location where you want to create the QuickTime reference movie.

In an Avid Unity MediaNet environment, this folder needs to be in a workspace that the encoders can access.

In a LAN environment, this folder needs to be on a local drive. You must then set up the folder for sharing. See “Sharing Folders”

on page 27.

5. Click OK.

To use ProEncode, the Client and encoders need to access the following folders:

• OMFI MediaFiles folder on media drives referenced by your clip or sequence.

• Temporary folder, as set in the General settings of your Avid editing application (see “Setting the Location of the Temporary

File Folder” on page 26).

• Any other folder that serves as the source for an encoding job, as set in the Add Jobs dialog box (see “Sending a Clip or Sequence

to ProEncode” on page 54) or in the Client settings (see “Configuring a ProEncode Client” on page 46).

• Destination folder, as set in the Add Jobs dialog box (see “Sending

a Clip or Sequence to ProEncode” on page 54) or in the Client

settings (see “Configuring a ProEncode Client” on page 46).

Sharing Folders in an Avid Unity MediaNet Environment

If you are working in an Avid Unity MediaNet environment, the media for the clip or sequence that you are encoding needs to be on a mounted MediaNet workspace. This workspace needs to be shared by the Client and the encoder. You cannot use media that is on a local drive. You also need to specify a shared workspace for the temporary folder and the destination folder.

For more information about Avid Unity MediaNet requirements, see

“Avid Unity MediaNet Environment” on page 13. For information

about configuring Avid Unity MediaNet clients, see the Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide or the Avid Unity MediaNet Macintosh Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide.

Sharing Folders in a LAN Environment

If you are working in a LAN environment, you must enable sharing for the temporary folder (see “Setting the Location of the Temporary

File Folder” on page 26) and the destination folder (see “Configuring a ProEncode Client” on page 46).

You do not need to explicitly enable sharing for the OMFI MediaFiles folders. The Avid editing application automatically enables sharing for media folders.

To share folders on a Windows system:

1. Make sure you are logged in with administrative privileges.

2. Select the folder that you want to share.

3. Right-click the folder, and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

4. Click the Sharing tab, and then select the Shared As option.

You can keep the folder name (the default) or change the name to one that you want to appear on the network. Accept the other default settings.

If you need to set permissions, make sure the encoders will have access to the folder.

5. Click OK.

The folder can now be shared.

6. On each encoding system, map the shared folders as network drives. For more information on mapping drives, see the Windows Help.

Attaching the Application Key

The application key, commonly referred to as a dongle, allows the ProEncode software to run on your system. It also lets you access only the number of encoders for which you have purchased licenses.

The application key must connect to a USB port on your system.

To attach the application key:

1. On the computer that will run the DMS Broker, locate a USB port.

2. Attach the application key to the port.

Do not lose the application key. Your ProEncode software does not function without it. If you lose your application key, you must purchase another key from Avid.

If you are running a standalone system, the application key must be installed on the standalone system.

Setting Up the DMS Broker

For conceptual information about the Broker, see “DMS

Broker” on page 10.

Setting up the DMS Broker requires the following procedures:

• Installing the DMS Broker Software

• Configuring the DMS Broker

Installing the DMS Broker Software

To install the DMS Broker software:

1. Insert the ProEncode CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

If the installer doesn’t start automatically after you insert the CD-ROM, do the following:

a. Double-click the My Computer icon.

b. Double-click the CD-ROM icon.

c. Double-click Launch.exe to start the installer.

The Avid Technology window opens.

2. Click Installers.

3. Click Install DMS Broker.

4. Follow the instructions in the installation program.

5. When the installation is complete, click Exit.

Configuring the DMS Broker

After you have installed the DMS Broker software, you can configure the Broker so that it sends an e-mail notification about the status of your encoding jobs. This configuration is necessary if you are using the NewsCutter Post to Web feature.

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