Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools AVoption XL - 5.1.3 Instruction Manual
Pro Tools
AVoption|XL Guide
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contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption|XL
AVoption|XL Components
FilmFrame
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Chapter 2. AVoption|XL Hardware Overview
AVoption|XL Hardware Capabilities
Compatibility
Synchronization Hardware
Local Storage Hardware
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Chapter 3. Installing AVoption|XL
Installing AVoption|XL Hardware
AVoption|XL Video Connections
AVoption|XL Breakout Box
Starting Up Your System
Installing AVoption|XL Software
Authorizing AVoption|XL
Using NTSC and PAL
Installing the SCSI Accelerator
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Chapter 4. Recording and Adding to the Movie Track
The Movie Track
Movie Track Options
Recording Video
Timebase Correction
Setting S-Video or Component Output
MachineControl
Exporting Files from Avid Programs
Adding OMFI Video Clips
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Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands
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Chapter 5. Playing and Editing the Movie Track
Movie Online
Movie Offline
Playback Viewing
Moving the Movie Track or Video Clips
Copying Video Clips
Clearing Selected Video Clips
Locking the Movie Track
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Appendix A. Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL
Appendix B. FilmFrame Workflows
Index
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chapter 1
Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption|XL
AVoption|XL combines the powerful audio postproduction features of Pro Tools with integrated
support for the import, capture, and playback of
Avid video media.
AVoption|XL Components
AVoption|XL consists of software, a Meridien
Digital Media Board (PCI card) that you install
in a Pro Tools audio system, and a Breakout Box
that connects to the PCI card. Pro Tools audio
hardware provides digital audio recording, editing, mixing, and processing. AVoption|XL provides video capture and import, full-screen
video playback on an external PAL or NTSC
monitor, professional quality video compression, and the capability to record and play back
uncompressed video.
AVoption|XL includes the following:
• Meridien Digital Media Board
• AVoption|XL Breakout Box
• Connector cable
•AVoption|XL Installer CD-ROM (includes
FilmFrame)
•AVoption|XL iLok License Card for
Pro Tools|HD systems
– and –
•AVoption|XL Authorizer floppy disk for
Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro Tools|24 systems
AVoption|XL Capabilities
AVoption|XL lets you:
• Import and capture multiple NTSC or PAL
video clips to the Movie track.
• Play the Movie track with near sample-accurate precision against audio tracks in a
Pro Tools session.
• Spot or Slip video clips to a new time code location, and spot audio to video.
• Spot individual video clips to new locations in
the Movie track.
•View video edits and clip definitions in the
Movie track.
•View the Movie track as a series of picture
frames.
• Play video on an external NTSC or PAL monitor.
You can also:
• Import JFIF video media files from Meridienbased Avid systems such as Media Composer,
Symphony, and Xpress into the Movie track
of a Pro Tools session.
• Capture JFIF format video media in the Movie
track of a Pro Tools session, while recording
audio simultaneously.
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FilmFrame
The FilmFrame™ option enables support for
true 24P and 25P (Progressive Scan) picture media in AVoption|XL. Using FilmFrame, you can
import and play back 24P or 25P material created in Avid video workstations. 24P indicates
24 frames per second using progressive image
storage, as opposed to interlaced fields. 25P indicates 25 frames per second using progressive
image storage, as opposed to interlaced fields.
When using FilmFrame, all clips in the Movie
track should be 24P or 25P. This is because the
first frame in the Movie track sets the video engine to the appropriate speed. If the first clip is
24 fps or 25 fps, the entire Movie track will play
at 24 fps or 25 fps. This will affect the playback
speed of any subsequent clips of different
speeds.
In Pro Tools 6.1, FilmFrame is installed with
AVoption|XL, and is authorized with the AVoption|XL authorization. In Pro Tools 5.x, FilmFrame requires a separate authorization.
For examples of common FilmFrame Workflows, see Appendix B, “FilmFrame Workflows.”
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chapter 2
AVoption|XL Hardware Overview
AVoption|XL consists of two hardware components: a Meridien Digital Media Board that installs in a PCI slot in your computer, and an
AVoption|XL Breakout Box that connects to the
card in your computer. A Video I/O Board, installed in the AVoption|XL Breakout Box, provides video inputs and outputs from your computer to the rest of your video equipment.
AVoption|XL Hardware Capabilities
AVoption|XL hardware:
• Receives composite, component, S-video, or
(optional) SDI video signal
• Digitizes incoming video
• Compresses digitized video using advanced
JFIF compression
• Outputs composite, component, S-video, and
(optional) SDI video signals
• Captures and plays back uncompressed video
JFIF Video Compression
The Meridien board captures and plays back
video media in JPEG File Interchange Format
(JFIF). JFIF compression levels provide variable
levels of compression for your video project, depending on the recording input selected.
The available JFIF resolutions for capture and
playback of interlaced frame rates (such as 25i or
30i) are:
• Single field:
•15:1s
•4:1s
•2:1s
• Dual field:
•20:1
•10:1
•3:1
•2:1
•1:1 (uncompressed)
• Multi-Cam (playback only):
• 10:1m
• 4:1m
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The available JFIF resolutions for playback of
progressive scan frame rates (such as 24P or 25P)
are:
• 8:1m
• 3:1m
• 35:1
• 28:1
• 14:1
• 3:1
• 2:1
• 1:1 (uncompressed)
High JFIF compression ratios (such as 20:1 or
10:1) do not require as much storage space as
low compression ratios (such as 3:1 or 2:1); however, video resolution is much better at low
compression ratios.
JFIF Compression and Storage
File sizes for JFIF compressed video media will
vary, depending on the selected video input.
The following tables list the approximate
amount of video storage, in megabytes per second, required for each JFIF compression level.
Storage for Single-Field JFIF
JFIF
level
15:1s .7
4:1s 2.7
2:1s 5.5
Storage Required for Dual-Field JFIF
JFIF
level
30/25 FPS
Storage
(MB/second)
(approximate)
30/25 FPS
Storage
(MB/second)
(approximate,
except 1:1)
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20:1 1.1
10:1 2.2
3:1 7.3
2:1 11
1:1 22
1:1 (uncompressed) data storage levels are
not approximate. The amount of data required to store 1:1 video is always the same,
regardless of the video input used.
Compatibility
Digidesign can only assure compatibility and
provide support for hardware and software it
has tested and approved.
For a list of Digidesign hardware systems,
Digidesign-qualified computers, operating systems, and third-party devices and software, refer
to the latest compatibility information available
on the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato).
Supported Computers
• IBM Z-Pro 6221
• IBM M-Pro 6850
• Compaq Evo 8000
• Power Macintosh G4 with a Digidesign-qualified expansion chassis
• Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) with a
Digidesign-qualified expansion chassis
Older G3 Macintosh systems (beige) are not
supported.
Supported Systems
The following Pro Tools TDM systems support
AVoption|XL:
• Pro Tools|HD 6.1, 5.3.3, or 5.3.1 on Windows
XP Professional Edition
• Pro Tools|HD 6.1 on Mac OS X
• Pro Tools|HD 5.3.1 on Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2
• Pro Tools|24 MIX 5.1.3 on Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2
Minimum System Requirements
• Digidesign-qualified computer
• At least 512 MB of RAM
• Digidesign-qualified expansion chassis (required for Macintosh, optional for Windows)
• Digidesign-qualified storage adapters (one for
audio and one for video):
• SCSI HBA: a Digidesign-qualified SCSI HBA
(such as the ATTO UL3D) is required for 1:1
or 2:1 video)
• FireWire (audio only)
• Fiber Channel for Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork or MediaNet
• Power Macintosh 9600 (Pro Tools|24 MIX
5.1.3 only)
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3:1 Video Compression or Higher 2:1 Video Compression or 1:1
(Uncompressed)
Minimum AVoption|XL System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
Computer IBM Z-Pro 6221 or M-Pro
6850, Compaq Evo
8000,Power Macintosh G4,
Blue & White G3, or 9600
PCI Expansion
Chassis
SCSI accelerator Digidesign-qualified SCSI
SCSI hard drives Digidesign-qualified hard
Striped hard drives Depending on the drive
Avid Unity
MediaNetwork or
MediaNet
(optional)
Sync peripheral SYNC I/O with HD or MIX sys-
Digidesign or Magma 13-Slot
(optional on Windows,
required for Macintosh)
accelerator (such as the ATTO
UL3D); for more information,
see the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com).
drives are required; for more
information, see the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).
speed, a 2-way striped or 4way striped drive may be necessary for video playback.
Qualified Fibre Channel PCI
card (ATTO 3300, JNI
FCE3210C, or JNI
FCE3210N).
tems or Universal Slave
Driver (USD) with MIX systems
Minimum AVoption|XL System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
Computer IBM M-Pro 6850 or Compaq
8000,Power Macintosh G4,
Blue & White G3, or 9600
PCI Expansion
Chassis
SCSI accelerator
(video)
SCSI accelerator
(audio)
SCSI hard drives Digidesign-qualified hard
Striped hard drives Depending on the drive
Avid Unity
MediaNetwork or
MediaNet
(optional)
Digidesign or Magma 13-Slot
(optional on Windows)
Digidesign-qualified SCSI
accelerator (such as the ATTO
UL3D); for more information,
see the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com).
Digidesign-qualified SCSI
accelerator (such as the ATTO
UL3D); for more information,
see the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com).
drives are required; for more
information, see the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).
speed, a 2-way striped or 4way striped drive may be necessary for video playback.
Qualified Fibre Channel PCI
card (ATTO 3300, JNI
FCE3210C, or JNI
FCE3210N).
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Sync peripheral SYNC I/O with HD or MIX sys-
tems or Universal Slave
Driver (USD) with MIX systems
On Windows with Avid Unity, 1:1 video is
not currently supported with an expansion
chassis.
Synchronization Hardware
Synchronization Peripheral
AVoption|XL requires SYNC I/O for use with
Pro Tools|HD-series systems. AVoption|XL requires Universal Slave Driver (USD) or SYNC I/O
for use with Pro Tools|24 MIX-series and
Pro Tools|24 systems.
SCSI Hardware and Drives with Video Compression Level 3:1 or Higher
If you are using 3:1 video compression or higher
at all times, then your system requires only a
single dual channel SCSI accelerator, with audio
drives connected to one channel and video
drives connected to another. Qualified dual
channel SCSI accelerators (such as the ATTO
UL3D).
Sync Source
For accurate synchronization during capture
and playback, a common video reference is required:
• Black burst
• House Sync source
• Local video source (such as the TBC video output of the machine)
Local Storage Hardware
SCSI Accelerators
To support the high transfer rates required by
AVoption|XL video, a Digidesign-qualified dualchannel SCSI accelerator is required, with audio
drives connected to one channel and video
drives connected to the other channel. For 2:1
compression or 1:1 uncompressed video, two
SCSI accelerators are required.
Using Two Hard Drives
For scenarios that do not require a high audio
track count or a very long video segment, you
may use two hard drives.
In this scenario, one drive is used to record, import, and play back audio data, and the other is
used to do the same for video.
Using More Than Two Hard Drives
To get the highest possible performance from
your AVoption|XL system, you can use more
than two hard drives. In this scenario, you can
use striped hard drives for video data. Striped
volumes appear to AVoption|XL as a single volume.
Striped drives are supported for video only.
Striped drives are not supported for audio.
Audio
AVoption|XL can store audio data to multiple hard drives. You should allocate audio
tracks to different hard drives manually. Round
Robin disk allocation is not recommended in a
system that includes video drives. For more information, see the
Pro Tools Reference Guide
.
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Video
AVoption|XL can capture a contiguous
video track to multiple hard disks. This is useful
if the length of your video session exceeds the
storage space available on a single drive. For example, 26 minutes of video material, using 3:1
compression, requires approximately 11.1 GB of
storage space.
4-way striped drives should be connected in
pairs to the video accelerator, with 2 or more
drives connected (in even amounts) to each
channel.
Pro Tools with AVoption|XL does not support striped audio drives for local storage.
SCSI Hardware and Drives with Video Compression Level 2:1 or 1:1
If you are using 2:1 or 1:1 video compression,
your system requires two Digidesign-qualified
SCSI accelerators (such as the ATTO UL3D)—
one for audio and one for video.
Striped Drive Requirements
Striped
drives are configured so that multiple
hard drives behave as if they are one hard drive.
This makes higher data throughput possible. Requirements will vary depending on the drives.
For instance, the 5th-Generation Avid/DigiDrives™ (released November 2001) require 2-way
striped drives when capturing or playing uncompressed (1:1) video. For earlier generations
of drives, 4-way striped drives (4 drives acting as
one) are required when capturing or playing uncompressed (1:1) video. 2-way striped drives (2
drives acting as one) are required when capturing or playing 2:1 compressed video.
For information on Avid Unity MediaNetwork or MediaNet, refer to your Avid documentation.
2-way striped drives should be connected in
pairs to the video accelerator, with 1 drive connected to each channel.
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chapter 3
Installing AVoption|XL
If you do not already have currently supported
Pro Tools hardware installed, you must first install your Pro Tools software and hardware. For
detailed installation information, refer to the
Getting Started Guide
Pro Tools system
Be sure to follow the correct PCI slot placement
of your Pro Tools cards according to the information in Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for
AVoption|XL.”
Once you have installed your Pro Tools system
and verified that it is functioning correctly, proceed by installing the AVoption|XL hardware
and software.
Be sure to install AVoption|XL hardware before
installing AVoption|XL software.
that came with your
.
Installing AVoption|XL Hardware
AVoption|XL PCI Slot
Configurations
To install your AVoption|XL hardware, first determine the PCI slots where you will install the
hardware. For detailed information, see
Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for
AVoption|XL.”
Audio Hardware
Refer to the
your Pro Tools system for audio hardware installation information. You may be required to
move hardware that is already installed to new
PCI slot locations in your computer or expansion chassis, based on the information in
Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for
AVoption|XL.”
Getting Started Guide
that came with
Installing AVoption|XL Video Hardware
To install AVoption|XL video hardware:
1 Unplug and open your computer or expan-
sion chassis according to the instructions included with it.
2 Release any static electricity by touching the
power supply, or another grounded item.
3 Remove the Digital Media Board from the
anti-static bag, being careful to handle it only by
the edges.
4 Locate the PCI slot where you will install the
Digital Media Board. To identify the proper PCI
slot location, see Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL.”
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5 Line up the Digital Media Board with the in-
stallation slot, and slide the card into place gently so the PCI connector is lined up with the PCI
slot.
6 Press down firmly on the card with even pres-
sure. The connector should click into place in
the PCI slot.
PCI card alignment and installation
7 Close the computer or expansion chassis.
8 Attach the connector cable from the Digital
Media Board (connector labeled M) to the Computer connector on the AVoption|XL Breakout
Box (see “AVoption|XL Breakout Box” on
page 11).
AVoption|XL Video Connections
The following video I/O capabilities are available with the AVoption|XL Breakout Box:
• Inputs for composite, component (Y, R-Y,
B-Y), S-Video, and (optional) SDI.
• Outputs for composite, component (Y, R-Y,
B-Y), S-Video, and (optional) SDI.
•Video Ref input to allow the video to be
locked to an external source such as house
sync or a blackburst generator.
Note that only one video input source can be
used at a time. For more information, see “Recording Video” on page 25.
The AVoption|XL Breakout Box can only
output from either S-Video or Component
outputs. You must set this option in your
Movie track. See “Setting S-Video or Component Output” on page 26 for instructions.
COMPONENT
COMPOSITE
IN
ININ
Y
R-Y B-Y
IN
S-VIDEO
COMPOSITE
REF
OUT
B-Y
Y
R-Y
OUT 1
OUT 2
SYSTEM
OUT
IN / OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT 3
LTC
IN
OUT
OUT
MC
Connecting the Digital Media Board to the Breakout Box
9 If you need to install a SCSI accelerator card,
do so now (see “Installing the SCSI Accelerator”
on page 18).
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AVoption|XL Breakout Box
The following sections provide figures and tables that describe the function of the AVoption|XL
Breakout Box.
AVoption|XL Breakout Box Front Panel Indicators
The front panel of the AVoption|XL Breakout Box (see Figure 1) has six indicators and a power switch.
When you turn on the AVoption|XL Breakout Box, the indicators turn on and off as it goes through
a power-on self-test (POST). After the POST, the POWER indicator remains lit.
Some indicators do not light, or do not indicate correctly (see illustration). To see the correct indications, use the indicators on your Digidesign SYNC I/O, USD, or the Pro Tools Session Setup window.
44.1 kHz
48
kHz
Audio sync
(this does
not light)
Sample rate
(44.1 or 48
is always lit)
Video sync
Figure 1. AVoption|XL Breakout Box front panel
The sample rate indicator is not accurate
for sessions with sample rates greater than
48 kHz.
AUDIO SYNC
VIDEO SYNC
Pull down
(this does not light)
PULL DOWN
POWER
Power indicator
O
l
Power switch
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Video I/O Connectors
1 2 3 4 5 6
IN
COMPONENT
IN
COMPOSITE
ININ
Y
R-Y B-Y
S-VIDEO
REF
COMPOSITE
OUT 1
B-Y
Y
R-Y
OUT 3
OUT 2
OUT 1
OUT
SERIAL DIGITAL
OUT
S-VIDEO
20 19 18 17 16 1521 13 12
7 8 9 10
OUT 3IN
OUT 2
SLAVE CLOCK
SYSTEM
IN / OUT
OUT
14
LTC
OUT
IN
Figure 2. AVoption|XL Breakout Box back panel showing video connectors
Table 1. Video I/O Board Identifiers
Number Label Function
1 COMPONENT Y IN Video Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to ana-
log video output of decks.
2 COMPONENT R-Y IN Video R-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks.
3 COMPONENT B-Y IN Video B-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks.
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4 COMPONENT Y OUT Video Y component (Betacam) output, BNC connector. Con-
nects to analog video input of decks.
5 COMPONENT R-Y OUT Video R-Y component (Betacam) output, BNC connector.
Connects to analog video input of decks.
6 COMPONENT B-Y OUT Video B-Y component (Betacam) output, BNC connector.
Connects to analog video input of decks.
7 SDI IN (optional) Serial digital input, BNC connector. Connects to a serial dig-
ital output from a digital video source.
8 SDI OUT1 (optional) Serial digital output number 1, BNC connector. Connects to
VTR input, a video monitor, or other serial digital device.
Pro Tools AVoption|XL Guide12
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