Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools AVoption XL - 5.3.1 Instruction Manual

Pro Tools
AVoption|XL Guide
Version 5.1.3 on Macintosh
Version 5.3.1 on Macintosh or Windows
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DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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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
Required Hardware
Sync Hardware
Local Storage Hardware
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Chapter 3. Installing AVoption|XL
Installing AVoption|XL Software
Installing AVoption|XL Hardware
Authorizing AVoption|XL
Installing the SCSI Accelerator
AVoption|XL Video Connections
AVoption|XL Breakout Box
Using NTSC and PAL
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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
Importing a QuickTime Movie
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. The 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
• 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 (Progressive Scan) picture media in AVoption|XL. Using FilmFrame, you can import and play back 24P material created in Avid video workstations. 24P indicates 24 frames per sec­ond using progressive image storage, as opposed to interlaced fields.
When using FilmFrame, all clips in the Movie track should be 24P. 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, the entire Movie track will play at 24 fps. This will effect the playback speed of any subsequent clips of different speeds.
FilmFrame is installed with AVoption|XL. To au­thorize FilmFrame, use your FilmFrame authori­zation key disk or iLok license card, and follow the same steps used for authorizing AVop­tion|XL (see “Installing AVoption|XL Software” on page 9).
For examples of common FilmFrame Work­flows, see Appendix B, “FilmFrame Workflows.”
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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 are:
• Single field: 5:1s, 4:1s, 2:1s
• Two fields: 20:1, 10:1, 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.
The lowest JFIF resolution for two fields is 20:1, and the maximum resolution is 1:1 (uncom­pressed).
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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
5:1s .7
4:1s 2.7
2:1s 5.5
Storage Required for Two-Field JFIF
JFIF level
20:1 1.1
10:1 2.2
3:1 7.3
30/25 FPS Storage (MB/second) (approximate)
30/25 FPS Storage (MB/second) (approximate, except 1:1)

Required Hardware

To install and use AVoption|XL, you must first install a currently supported version of Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools|24 MIX, or Pro Tools|24 (Macintosh only).

Minimum System Requirements

• Digidesign-qualified computer
• Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2
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Windows XP Professional Edition
• 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
• FireWire (audio only)
• Fiber Channel for Avid Unity™ MediaNet
For an up-to-date list of Digidesign-quali­fied computers, video cards, SCSI accelera­tors, and hard drives, visit the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).
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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.
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Supported CPUs
• Power Macintosh 9600
• Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)
• Power Macintosh G4
Older G3 Macintosh systems (beige) are not supported.
• IBM M-Pro 6850
• Compaq 8000
3:1 Video Compression or Higher 2:1 Video Compression or 1:1
(Uncompressed)
Minimum AVoption|XL System Requirements
Item Minimum Requirement
CPU Power Macintosh 9600,
Blue & White G3, or G4 IBM M-Pro 6850 or Compaq 8000
PCI Expansion Chassis
SCSI accelerator Qualified SCSI accelerator
SCSI hard drives Qualified hard drives are
Striped hard drives Depending on the drive
Avid Unity MediaNet (optional)
Sync peripheral SYNC I/O with HD or MIX sys-
Digidesign or Magma 13-Slot (optional on Windows)
(ATTO EPCI-DC, UL2D, UL3D, or Digidesign SCSI 64)
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
CPU Power Macintosh 9600,
Blue & White G3, or G4 IBM M-Pro 6850 or Compaq 8000
PCI Expansion Chassis
SCSI accelerator (video)
SCSI accelerator (audio)
SCSI hard drives Qualified hard drives are
Striped hard drives Depending on the drive
Avid Unity MediaNet (optional)
Digidesign or Magma 13-Slot (optional on Windows)
Qualified SCSI accelerator (ATTO EPCI-UL2D or UL3D LVD Accelerator required for 2:1 or 1:1 video compres­sion)
Qualified SCSI accelerator (ATTO EPCI-DC, UL2D, UL3D, or Digidesign SCSI 64 required for 2:1 or 1:1 video compression)
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).
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.
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Sync Hardware

Synchronization Peripheral

AVoption|XL requires SYNC I/O for use with Pro Tools|HD systems. AVoption|XL requires Universal Slave Driver (USD) or SYNC I/O for use with Pro Tools|24 and Pro Tools|24 MIX sys­tems.
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

Sync Source

For accurate synchronization during capture and playback, a house sync source or black burst generator is required.

Local Storage Hardware

SCSI Accelerators

To support the high transfer rates required by AVoption|XL video, a qualified dual-channel 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.

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 include the ATTO UL2D or UL3D, or the Digidesign SCSI 64.
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
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.
Pro Tools Reference Guide
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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 SCSI accelerators—one for audio and one for video. Any combination of the following is acceptable: SCSI 64, ATTO EPCI-DC, EPCI-UL2D, or EPCI-UL3D.
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 DigiDrives™ (released November 2001) require 2-way striped drives when capturing or playing uncompressed (1:1) video. For earlier generations of drives, 4­way 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.
2-way striped drives should be connected in pairs to the video accelerator, with 1 drive con­nected to each channel.
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.
For information on Avid Unity MediaNet, refer to your Avid documentation.
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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, see your
ting Started Guide
.
Get-

Installing AVoption|XL Hardware

AVoption|XL PCI Slot Configurations

Installing AVoption|XL Software

To install AVoption|XL software on Macintosh:
1
Install your Pro Tools software and hardware according to the installation instructions in your
Getting Started Guide.
2
Confirm Pro Tools is functioning correctly.
3
Reboot.
4
Install AVoption|XL using the AVoption|XL Installer CD-ROM.
5
Shut down and turn off your computer.
You are now ready to install the AVoption|XL hardware (see “Installing AVoption|XL Hard­ware” on page 9).
If you will be working on an Avid Unity sys­tem, refer to your Avid Unity MediaNet doc­umentation for installation instructions.
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 your 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
for audio

Installing AVoption|XL Video Hardware

You must first install the AVoption|XL software before installing the AVoption|XL hardware. If you have not already done so, install the AVop­tion|XL software now (see “Installing AVop­tion|XL Software” on page 9)
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To install AVoption|XL video hardware:
1
Unplug and open your computer or expan­sion 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
Line up the Digital Media Board with the in­stallation slot, and slide the card into place gen­tly so the PCI connector is lined up with the PCI slot. To identify the proper PCI slot location, see Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVop­tion|XL.”
5
Press down firmly on the card with even pres­sure. The connector should click into place in the PCI slot.
7
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 17).
COMPONENT
COMPOSITE
IN
ININ
Y
R-Y B-Y
IN
S-VIDEO
COMPOSITE
REF
Y
OUT 1
OUT
B-Y
R-Y
OUT 3
OUT 2
MC
SYSTEM
OUT
IN / OUT
S-VIDEO
LTC
IN
OUT
OUT
Connecting the Digital Media Board to the Breakout Box
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If you need to install a SCSI accelerator card, do so now (see “Installing the SCSI Accelerator” on page 12).
9
Start your computer.
10
On Windows, the Found New Hardware Wiz­ard dialog will open. Follow the on-screen in­structions to complete the installation process.
PCI card alignment and installation
6
Close the computer or expansion chassis.
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Note that dalwdm is used only to confirm that the card is present, but the functional driver is installed when you install the AVoption|XL software.

Authorizing AVoption|XL

Once you have installed your AVoption|XL soft­ware and hardware, launch Pro Tools to autho­rize AVoption|XL using the iLok USB key and the licence card (see “iLok USB Key” on page 11), or the authorizer key disk (see “Key Disk Authorization” on page 11).

iLok USB Key

AVoption|XL can be authorized using the iLok USB key (included with your core Pro Tools sys­tem). After you install the software from the CD­ROM, use the included AVoption|XL License Card to authorize your iLok USB key.
One iLok USB key is included with your Pro Tools|HD system, or can be purchased sepa­rately from Digidesign. This key can hold over 100 authorizations for all your iLok-enabled software, including plug-ins and other software options (such as AVoption|XL or Digi­Translator). Once iLok is authorized for a given piece of software, use the iLok USB key to bring your authorizations to any other computer.
To authorize iLok:
1
Insert the iLok into an available USB port on
your computer.
2
Launch Pro Tools. You will be prompted to au­thorize any installed unauthorized software op­tions or plug-ins.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions until you are prompted to insert the License Card for AVoption|XL into the iLok.
4
Separate the License Card—the smaller GSM cutout—from the larger protective card by pull­ing the cutout up and out with your thumb. Do not force your finger downward.
5
Insert the License Card into the iLok, making sure that the arrows on the License Card are pointing towards the iLok. You will be able to vi­sually verify that the License Card makes con­tact with the iLok’s metal card reader.
iLok with License Card
6
After authorizing, remove the License Card.
7
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the authorization process.

Key Disk Authorization

You can also use an Authorizer diskette to au­thorize or deauthorize AVoption|XL. After you install the software from the CD-ROM, the Au­thorizer diskette permits you to authorize and use a single copy of AVoption|XL.
AVoption|XL software is installed in a specific location on your hard drive, and should not be moved or altered. The Authorizer diskette per­mits you to reclaim authorization from your hard drive if you want to install AVoption|XL on a different hard drive, or if you want to re-ini­tialize or format your drive.
To authorize or deauthorize AVoption|XL:
1
Insert the Authorizer diskette into the floppy drive. (Pro Tools should NOT be launched dur­ing this process).
2
Click Authdeauthorizer in the pop-up win­dow that appears.
3
Click Set-up Authorizer or Deauthorizer.
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Choose Authorize or Remove. (If you are re­moving an authorization and a “?” appears over the application icon, the diskette you inserted is not the one you originally used for the authori­zation. You should see a gold key icon. If you continue through the deauthorization process with a “?”, the application will be deauthorized, but an authorization will not credited back to the diskette for your next installation.)
5
Select disk location and click Authorize or Re­move.
6
Quit.
To install the SCSI Accelerator card:
1
Unplug and open your computer or expan­sion 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 SCSI accelerator card from the an­tistatic bag, being careful to handle it only by the edges.
4
Line up the SCSI accelerator card with the in­stallation slot, and slide the card into place gen­tly so the PCI connector is aligned with the PCI slot.

Installing the SCSI Accelerator

ATTO UL2D LVD SCSI Accelerator
If installing the SCSI accelerator card in your computer, always install it in the high­est numbered slot available. If installing the SCSI accelerator card in an expansion chas­sis, see Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL” to determine the correct slot placement
5
Press down firmly on the card with even pres­sure. The connector should click into place in the PCI slot.
6
Fasten the card in place using the included screw to attach the card bracket to the computer mounting bracket.

Flashing SCSI ROM with ATTO ExpressPro-Tools

(Macintosh)
ExpressPro-Tools is supplied with Pro Tools 5.1 or later and every ATTO SCSI card. It allows you to flash the ROM on the SCSI card. Digidesign strongly recommends that the firmware be set on SCSI channels where audio storage is con­nected.
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These settings are optimized for the size and fre­quency of SCSI transactions demanded by Pro Tools. If you have a dedicated SCSI card for video media, you do not need to apply these set­tings to it.
To flash the ROM on the SCSI card using ExpressPro-Tools:
1 Launch ExpressPro-Tools after booting your
system and mounting all drives.
2 Double-click Media Drive.
3 From the Sync Rate pop-up menu, select the
correct setting for your setup:
• EPCI-DC, SCSI64 with HD hardware: “20 (10)” (20 MB/sec at 10 MHz)
• UL2D with HD hardware: “80 (40)” (80 MB/sec at 40 MHz)
• UL3D with HD hardware: “160 (80)” (160 MB/sec at 80 MHz)
• EPCI-DC, SCSI64, EPCI-UL2D or EPCI­UL3D with MIX hardware: “20 (10)” (20 MB/sec at 10 MHz)
4 From the PCI Burst Rate pop-up menu, select
the correct setting for your setup:
• EPCI-DC, SCSI64 with HD hardware: “32”
• UL2D with HD hardware: “128”
• UL3D with HD hardware: “128”
• EPCI-DC, SCSI64, EPCI-UL2D or EPCI­UL3D with MIX hardware: “32”
5 Click “Apply to All” (sets the card for all drive
IDs on that bus).
6 Repeat if necessary for the other bus.
7 Quit ExpressPro-Tools.
8 Restart you computer.

Flashing SCSI ROM

(Windows)
When booting your computer, you will see what version of the ATTO SCSI BIOS is installed on the ROM of the SCSI card. If it is not version
1.66, you will need to flash the SCSI ROM with the ATTO BIOS. If the ATTO SCSI BIOS is already at version 1.66, proceed to installing the Win­dows device driver (see “Installing the Windows Device Driver” on page 14).
Flashing the ROM on the SCSI card using the ATTO SCSI BIOS:
1 Insert a High Density PC formatted floppy
disk.
2 Copy the DOS folder from the ATTO folder on
the AVoption|XL Installer CD-ROM to the floppy disk.
3 Shut Down your computer.
4 Disconnect any hard drives connected to the
SCSI card.
5 Boot your computer with the floppy disk in
the floppy drive.
6 Press Ctrl+Z when prompted.
7 Press Enter.
8 Select Adapter Menu.
9 Select Update Flash ROM.
10 Press Enter twice.
The SCSI ROM will be updated. This may take a few minutes.
11 Select Configure Adapter Channels.
12 Set Host Adapter BIOS to Scan Only.
13 Press the Esc key twice.
14 Select Save Parameters and Exit, and press
Enter.
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Installing the Windows Device Driver

(Windows)
Verify that the ATTO SCSI BIOS is version 1.66. If it not at version 1.66, flash the SCSI ROM with ATTO SCSI BIOS is version 1.66 (see “Flashing SCSI ROM” on page 13).
To install the Windows device driver:
1 Start up your computer. Note the version of
the ATTO SCSI BIOS when booting.
2 Insert the AVoption|XL Installer CD-ROM.
3 Launch the System control panel.
4 Select the Hardware tab.
5 Click Device Manager.
6 Select SCSI and RAID controllers.
7 Double-click the LSI PCI SCSI Adapter.
8 Select the Driver tab.
9 Click Update Driver.
10 Select “Install from specified location.”
11 Select “Don’t search, I’ll choose the driver to
install.”
12 Click Next.
13 Click Have Disk.
14 Click Browse and navigate to the ATTO
folder on the AVoption|XL Installer CD-ROM.
15 Select EXPRESS.INF and click Open.
16 Click OK.
17 Click Next.
18 Click Finish.
19 Click Close.
20 If you have a dual-channel SCSI card, repeat
steps 7–19 for the second channel.
21 Click OK.

Initializing Hard Drives

(Macintosh)
The following is hard drive initialization infor­mation for three different scenarios: Pro Tools with no interchange, Avid to Pro Tools, and Pro Tools to Avid.
Pro Tools and AVoption|XL do not support striped audio drives.
Pro Tools with No Interchange
In installations where Pro Tools will not be rou­tinely sharing projects with Avid Media Com­poser systems, ExpressPro-Tools from ATTO (provided with Pro Tools 5.1 or later) should be used to initialize all audio and video drives. Both HFS and HFS+ file systems are supported for audio drives on the Macintosh (HFS+ is rec­ommended.
Avid to Pro Tools
For projects originating on an Avid Picture Au­thoring system, such as Media Composer, a sin­gle HFS drive initialized with either Avid Drive Utility (ADU) 2.1 or later is supported. This drive may contain either video or audio media files, or both. Pro Tools with AVoption|XL supports playback of audio and video tracks from a single drive, as long as track count does not exceed one stream of video (at a compression of 3:1 or higher) and a maximum of eight audio tracks.
When this drive is used in a Pro Tools session, additional audio tracks (beyond those imported from the Avid workstation) should not be added, for bandwidth reasons.
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Video-only drives initialized as 2-way or 4-way stripe sets by Avid Drive Utility 2.1 (or later) are also supported. It is recommended that video drives be added to the SCSI channel dedicated for video in order to balance demands on the SCSI bus.
Pro Tools can only recognize a maximum seven drives per SCSI channel.
Pro Tools to Avid
When a drive is being sent from a Pro Tools sys­tem to an Avid picture workstation, the drive should be initialized as HFS or HFS+ using Ex­pressPro-Tools on Macintosh. When an Avid system is inheriting files from Pro Tools, a “finder copy” of these files may be necessary to transfer them from the Pro Tools drive to a drive the Avid workstation will recognize.
If a drive is moved from a Pro Tools system to an Avid workstation, so that files from the Avid sys­tem can be copied and returned to the Pro Tools system, the drive should be initialized as HFS or HFS+ using ExpressPro-Tools for Macintosh, be­fore being mounted on the Avid workstation.
DigiDrive can record and play back 2:1 video from a single drive, and 1:1 video from a 2-way stripe set. It is not necessary to use stripe sets for 3:1 or higher.
To install:
1 Select the drives you want to dedicate to video
and create your stripe set (if desired) using the ATTO ExpressRAID software (optional from ATTO).
2 Initialize all audio drives using ATTO Ex-
pressPro-Tools.
Do not use ExpressRAID to initialize your audio drives. ExpressRAID is not supported with audio drives.

Formatting Hard Drives

(Windows)
On Windows, format your hard drives NTFS or FAT32 with 32k clusters using Windows Disk Administrator or PartitionMagic. Striped drives are supported for video, but not for audio.
When formatting DigiDrives over 60 GB for use with Macintosh, it is recommended that you format the drives HFS+ rather than HFS. However, if you wish to format a drive HFS, you should partition the drive using partitions that are less than 69,695 MB.
Special Configuration Requirements
When you want compression levels of 2:1 or 1:1 (uncompressed), a second accelerator must be dedicated to video storage. Depending on your drives’ performance, a 2-way stripe set across both SCSI channels may be required for 2:1 ca­pability, and a 4-way stripe across both channels may be required for 1:1 (uncompressed) capabil­ity. Newer SCSI drives, like the 5th-Generation

Media Management

It is recommend that you dedicate one SCSI channel to audio drives and one SCSI channel to video drives. This configuration is adequate for AVoption|XL with compression levels of 3:1 or higher.
If you want compression levels of 2:1 or 1:1 (un­compressed), an additional dual-channel SCSI card is required for video drives.
If your Pro Tools system is mounting a drive ini­tialized by an Avid picture workstation that con­tains video files, it is recommended that this drive be installed on the SCSI bus dedicated to video data.
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If your Pro Tools system receives a drive initial­ized by an Avid picture workstation, it recom­mended that you do not record additional audio files onto this drive.

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 black burst 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.
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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 video I/O.

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.
11
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.
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Table 1. Video I/O Board Identifiers(Continued)
Number Label Function
9 SDI OUT2 (optional) Serial digital output number 2, BNC connector. Connects to
VTR input, a video monitor, or other serial digital device.
10 SDI OUT3 (optional) Serial digital output number 3, BNC connector. Connects to
VTR input, a video monitor, or other serial digital device.
11 SYSTEM Audio and video I/O connector from the system interface
board.
12 LTC OUT Sends LTC time code out (not used).
13 LTC IN Brings LTC time code in (not used).
14 SLAVE CLOCK OUT Clock output, BNC connector (not used)
15 S-VIDEO OUT Super-video output, 4-pin connector. Connects to analog
video input of decks.
16 COMPOSITE OUT3 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to analog
video input of decks or monitor.
17 COMPOSITE OUT2 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to analog
video input of decks or monitor.
18 COMPOSITE OUT1 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to analog
video input of decks or monitor.
19 S-VIDEO IN Super-video input, 4-pin connector. Connects to analog video
output of decks.
20 COMPOSITE IN Composite video input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks.
21 Video Reference (REF) Black burst or house sync input, BNC connector. Synchro-
nizes the system with the global clock source provided by the house sync or black burst generator.
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SYNC I/O Connections

The following illustrations show SYNC I/O con­nections. The SYNC I/O Guide provides more specific information about this peripheral.
Black Burst
VIDEO REF
Serial cable to computer
HOST SERIAL
IN
OUT
VTR out
VIDEO
INTERNALLY TERMINATED
MTC OUT

USD Connections

(Pro Tools|24 or Pro Tools|24 MIX Systems Only)
The following illustrations show USD connec­tions. The Universal Slave Driver User’s Guide pro­vides more specific information about this pe­ripheral.
Black Burst
Serial cable
to computer
VTR out
IN
to COMPOSITE VIDEO
SYNC I/O video connections
from Loop Sync Out
(audio interface)
AC 100-240V, 50-60HZ, .5A 30W
LOOP SYNC
x)
9-PIN OUT 1
9-PIN OUT 2
IN
OUT
to Loop Sync In
(audio interface)
SYNC I/O connection to an audio interface
OUT
VIDEO REF
MAC SERIAL
VIDEO
to COMPOSITE VIDEO
USD video connections
85-264VAC, 47-63HZ, 115 W
9-PIN IN / ACC
9-PIN OUT
IN
OUT
SUPER CLOCK (256X)
to Slave Clock In (audio interface)
USD connection to an audio interface
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Connecting House Sync or Black Burst
In most AVoption|XL setups, three black burst or “house sync” connections are required:
• To VIDEO REF IN on the SYNC I/O or USD
• To a video input on your VTR (a video refer­ence input if available)
• To the VIDEO REF connector on the AVop­tion|XL Breakout Box
Read the documentation for your black burst generator for more information.

Connecting a VTR

A VTR can be used to provide video input and to record video output from AVoption|XL. In most situations, there are three connections you need to make:
• Connect a black burst or house sync output to a video input on your VTR (preferably a refer­ence video input).
• Connect the AVoption|XL Breakout Box Com­posite IN, Component IN, S-Video IN, or SDI IN connectors to the corresponding output or outputs on your VTR.
• Connect the AVoption|XL Breakout Box Com­posite OUT, Component OUT, S-Video OUT, or SDI OUT connectors to the corresponding inputs on your VTR.
– or –
• Connect the AVoption|XL Breakout Box Com­posite OUT or Component OUT connectors to the corresponding input on an NTSC or PAL video monitor, then connect the outputs from this monitor to the corresponding in­puts on your VTR.
The AVoption|XL Breakout Box can only output from either S-Video or Component outputs (S-Video is a type of Component output and you must choose which compo­nent output you want to use). You must set this option in your Movie track. See “Setting S-Video or Component Output” on page 26 for instructions.
Note that you cannot record picture from a 24 fps session to a VTR. Also, while you can record 25 or 29.97 video, the signal may not be broadcast quality. For profes­sional quality video layback, use an Avid workstation.

Connecting an External Video Reference Monitor

Connect an external NTSC or PAL video refer­ence monitor to a Composite, Component, S­Video, or SDI output.

Centralized Video Switching and Routing

Many professional facilities have centralized video switching and routing systems. These sys­tems can be used to route AVoption|XL’s inputs and outputs to flexible input sources and output destinations.
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Using NTSC and PAL

When switching between NTSC and PAL for­mats, settings must be changed in three places:
• In the Pro Tools Session Setup window, select the correct frame rate from the Frame Rate pop-up menu (25 FPS, 29.97 FPS or FPS Drop).
• The SYNC I/O or USD must be set (and locked) to the respective format (PAL or NTSC).
Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh sets the cor­rect format (PAL or NTSC) on the SYNC I/O automatically.
• If you are going to capture video with AVop­tion|XL, select the correct video format (PAL or NTSC):
• In Pro Tools 5.1.3 on the Macintosh, or Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Windows, click the Track Options button on the Movie track and select the correct video format (PAL or NTSC) from the Video Format pop-up menu (see Figure 3 on page 23). This set­ting can be modified when the Movie track is armed for record.
– or –
• In Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh, select the correct video format (PAL or NTSC) from the Video Format pop-up menu in the Ses­sion Setup window.
• If you import an existing video file to the Movie track, the Video format is set automat­ically to NTSC or PAL according to the first frame of the imported video.
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chapter 4

Recording and Adding to the Movie Track

You can capture video files by actually recording the video through the inputs on your AVop­tion|XL Breakout Box. You can also import files captured with another Pro Tools system or cre­ated in a compatible Avid video workstation.

The Movie Track

The Movie track holds the video clips you cap­ture or add into Pro Tools. A Pro Tools session can only contain one Movie track.
To create a new Movie track:
Choose Movie > New Movie Track.
The new, empty track appears in the Edit win­dow.
To name the Movie track:
1 Double-click the Track Name button to open
the Name and Comments dialog.
2 Type a name (and any optional comments),
then click OK.
To select a compression ratio:
1 Select Display > Edit Window Shows I/O view.
2 Select a compression ratio from the Compres-
sion Level pop-up menu (see Figure 3).
Track
Options
Compression Level
1st video record drive 2nd video record drive 3rd video record drive
Approximate available record time
Video Format to record
AVoption|XL Breakout Box inputs for recording
Video Output format
Record
View Options
Track Name
Track Height
Figure 3. Movie track controls
To select record drives:
1 Select Display > Edit Window Shows I/O view.
2 Select video record drives from the three Avid
Video Drives pop-up menus (see Figure 3).
In Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh, the Video Format pop-up menu is located in the Ses­sion Settings window rather than in the Movie track’s Track Controls pop-up menu.
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To delete the Movie track:
1 Select the track by clicking the Track Name
button in the Edit window.
2 Choose File > Delete Selected Tracks.
Frames do not display properly if you change zoom settings during playback. Black frames are drawn until playback is stopped. You should stop playback before changing zoom settings if you want to view frames.
To clear all video from the Movie track:
Choose Movie > Clear Movie Track.
You cannot change names of clips after they have been added or recorded. When added, clips retain the name they were given by the original workstation. When recorded in Pro Tools, the clip name is derived from the Movie track’s name. You can change the name of a new clip by renaming the Movie track.

Movie Track Options

The Movie track can be viewed in frames or in blocks. Frames allow you to see an overview of the actual video content in a session. Blocks al­low you to see where clips begin and end, and the names of clips.

Frames

In Frames mode, video data is displayed as pic­tures in the Movie track. These pictures are com­puted based on the video image, and scale ac­cording to your track zoom and height settings. They do not provide a frame-accurate reference, but allow you to easily find a scene or sequence in the Movie track.
If video pull-up or pull-down is enabled, Frames do not change position and are therefore not a useful reference.

Blocks

Blocks mode displays the Movie track as blocks of compositional data. Blocks are outlined wher­ever clip boundaries exist. These block names indicate both the boundaries for clips defined in a video editing system and separate clips re­corded into Pro Tools. Names from the original clips are retained, and new names are given to newly recorded material. For example, two clips edited together without any transitions or ef­fects, and named “House Ext” and “House Int,” will appear as two blocks bordering each other with those names.
Movie track in Blocks mode
In Blocks mode, you can place the cursor on the Movie track, then press Tab to move to the next video edit in the track.
To set the view for the Movie track:
On the Movie track, select Frames or Blocks
from the View Options pop-up menu.
Movie track in Frames mode
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When switching from Blocks mode to Frames mode during playback, the movie track will not update to displaying frames until playback is stopped.

Recording Video

You can record multiple video clips to multiple locations on a single Movie track.
To set video recording options:
1 Choose Movie > New Movie Track to create a
new Movie track.
2 Select Display > Edit Window Shows I/O view.
3 In Pro Tools 5.1.3 on Macintosh or 5.3.1 on
Windows, select a video format by clicking the Movie track’s Track Options button (see Figure 3 on page 23), and then select NTSC or PAL Video Format.
– or –
In Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh, select NTSC or PAL from the Video Format pop-up menu in the Session Setup.
6 Select the target hard drive volumes for the
video capture. Target volumes capture video in order, from the first (top) to the last (bottom). In the following illustration, Video-0 captures video first, followed by Audio-0, then Audio-1.
Avid Video Drive pop-up menus
Selecting drives for video capture
As you add or remove volumes from the track, the available record time is updated to reflect available disk space and compression settings. The time displayed is approximate.
To record video:
1 Use your cursor to mark the point from where
you want to start recording.
– or –
Video Format pop-up menu
Using Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh, if you import an existing video file to the Movie track, the Video format is set automatically to NTSC or PAL according to first frame of the imported video.
4 Select the video input you are using by click-
ing the Record options button, then selecting Video Input. You can select Component or Composite input, or S-Video or SDI.
5 Set the compression level for the video cap-
ture from the Compression Level pop-up menu.
Make a selection on a Timebase Ruler or on a track to select a range of time for the recording. To make selection on a track, Operations > Link Edit and Timeline Selection must be enabled.
2 Record enable the Movie track by clicking the
Record Enable button.
3 Click the Record button in the Transport win-
dow to enable recording.
4 Start playing the video source.
5 Click Play in the Transport window to begin
recording.
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6 Click Stop in the Transport window to stop re-
cording.
If there are already clips on the Movie track, and you record over them, the overwritten material will be removed from the Movie track (although it will still remain intact in its original storage location).
Capture Clip and restore the original clips.
For more information, refer to “Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands” on page 29.
Command+period (Macintosh) or Ctrl+period (Windows) will abort a clip capture in progress and restore the Movie track to the original clips.
You can Undo
The record time left is not approximate if you are capturing video at a compression rate of 1:1 (uncompressed) in AVoption|XL. Since this video is uncompressed, it uses the same data rate, regardless of the image.

Timebase Correction

AVoption|XL requires that all sources be time­base corrected.
have built-in timebase correction. To find out whether or not your video deck has built-in timebase correction, refer to the manufacturer’s documentation.
Most professional video decks

Capturing and Approximate Time Left

The Approximate Record Time Left in the I/O View of the Movie track is an estimate. AVop­tion|XL uses variable compression technologies, and record time varies based on the density of the material you are recording. Due to these variables, the approximate record time left is in­tended to provide you a rough estimate and may not be an accurate reflection of your available record time.
The calculation of approximate record time left is a conservative estimate based on the highest data rate possible for that resolution. The ap­proximation may vary by several minutes.
Pro Tools uses the approximate record time left value to allocate drive space before recording. Because of variables inherent to this estimation process, you may find that you have available record time left after you thought you had filled the drive.

Setting S-Video or Component Output

The AVoption|XL Breakout Box can output from either the S-Video or Component outputs. Com­posite out is always active regardless of whether S-video or Component is selected. This selection must be made in Pro Tools, and will be echoed in the physical connections you use to output signals.
To select component video outputs in AVoption|XL:
1 On the Movie track, click the Track Options
pop-up menu (see Figure 3 on page 23).
2 Use the Video Output pop-up menu to select
the desired outputs: Component or S-Video.
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MachineControl

You can use Digidesign’s MachineControl soft­ware to remotely control your external video deck during Pro Tools capture. Blocks mode is recommended when recording to the Movie track with MachineControl. MachineControl is a Pro Tools software option that can be pur­chased separately.
For more information, see the MachineCon­trol Guide.

Exporting Files from Avid Programs

If you already have a project that was created on an Avid video authoring system, you can export it to an OMFI file so the material can be added into your AVoption|XL system. This exchange of data between systems is significantly faster and easier than other methods, such as laying off to tape and re-digitizing.
NewsCutter®) and Pro Tools workstations. Me­diaManager is an Avid database product for tracking files on a MediaNet system. For detailed information on configuring your Pro Tools sys­tem with AVoption|XL as an Avid Unity Media­Net client, refer to your Avid Unity MediaNet documentation.
Multi-Streams and AVoption|XL
While some Avid systems support two simulta­neous streams of real time video, AVoption|XL supports only one stream. For this reason, it is necessary to make sure that all multi-stream transitions and effects are rendered in the Avid sequence before you export.
If you add a sequence into Pro Tools that in­cludes multi-stream effects, black frames will be substituted in their place.
AVoption|XL does not require the entire se­quence to be rendered into one continuous clip (often referred to as a “video mixdown”). AVop­tion|XL can import and play sequences contain­ing multiple single-stream clips.

DigiTranslator

DigiTranslator 2.0 is included with your AVop­tion|XL package. Use DigiTranslator to convert OMFI files containing video and audio into Pro Tools session files. You can also use it to ex­port audio material from Pro Tools sessions to OMFI files for import into other systems.
For more information, refer to the
Translator 2.0 Integrated Option Guide
Avid Unity
Pro Tools with AVoption|XL supports Avid Unity™ MediaNet and Media Manager. Avid Unity MediaNet provides an integrated high­speed network storage system for Avid (Media Composer®, Symphony™, Avid Xpress®, and
Digi-
.
Avid Multi-Cam Resolution Files
AVoption|XL supports all Avid Multi-Cam Reso­lution files. Pro Tools will play the clip of an Avid Multi-Cam Resolution file that was being used as the main camera angle when the file was exported to an OMFI file.
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Exporting from Media Composer

This section uses a Media Composer project as an example.
To prepare a Media Composer project for OMF export and use with AVoption|XL:
Make sure all media for the project is online.
Render all effects in advance. OMF export
does not automatically render effects during the process, so if you want to see them, you must render effects before you export.
To export an OMFI file with external media from Media Composer:
1 Select the sequence.
To export an OMFI file with embedded media from Media Composer:
1 Choose Edit > Duplicate to make a copy of the
sequence you are working with, so the original remains intact.
Consolidating also ensures that only the media used in the sequence is exported and embedded with the OMFI file.
2 Choose File > Export. In the Export dialog, se-
lect OMFI Composition with the following op­tions:
• For the OMFI file type, select Standard­AIFC.
• To specify which media is exported, select Audio Only.
2 Choose Edit > Duplicate to make a copy of the
sequence, so the original remains intact.
3 As desired, choose Clip > Consolidate to place
a copy of the relevant media files (both audio and video) in a single hard drive location.
4 Choose File > Export. In the Export dialog, se-
lect OMFI Composition with the following op­tions:
• For the OMFI file type, select Standard-AIFC.
• To specify which data is exported, select Video and Audio.
• For the OMFI version, select OMFI 2.0 and make sure With Media is deselected.
5 Click OK to export an OMFI file that will ref-
erence external media files.
Pro Tools supports embedded audio, but not embedded video.
• For the OMFI version, select OMFI 2.0 and make sure With Media is selected.
3 Click OK to export an OMFI file with the au-
dio media embedded. All audio contained in the OMFI file is written in the selected audio format.

Adding OMFI Video Clips

Using the Add Movie command, you can add several clips to a single Movie track.
If there are already clips on the Movie track and you add over them, the overwritten material will be removed from the Movie track. You can undo and restore the original clips. Refer to “Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands” on page 29 for more information.
OMFI video and sequence files can be managed, opened, and added just like other files if you have the DigiTranslator 2.0 option installed.
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To add OMFI video to the Movie track:
1 With a session open, choose Movie > Add
Movie.
2 Select the desired OMF file and click OK.
For more sophisticated OMF import and ex­port options with Pro Tools, use the Digi­Translator option.
Using the Import Movie command to import OMF video is not recommended because it clears the Movie track of its contents, re­placing it with the imported video clip.

Importing a QuickTime Movie

You can also import a QuickTime movie to a Movie track. However, importing a QuickTime movie clears the Movie track of its contents, re­placing it with the imported movie. Importing is only recommended if you want to import a QuickTime movie, since QuickTime movies take up the whole Movie track and cannot be edited with other clips.

Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands

You can undo or redo the single most recent video editing command, including Add Movie, Clear Selection, Move Clip, Copy Clip, and Clip Capture. If there are already video clips on the Movie track, and you record or edit over them, the overwritten material is removed from the Movie track. You can undo the video editing command and restore the original clips.
Undo/Redo works only for the single most recent video editing command.
To undo the most recent video editing command:
Choose Movie > Undo.
– or –
To redo the command, choose Movie > Redo.
If you have captured, added or moved a clip over a pre-existing clip and consequently truncated it, Undo will also restore the trimmed clip to its original length.
To import a QuickTime movie to the Movie track:
1 With a session open, choose Movie > Import
Movie.
2 Select the desired QuickTime movie file and
click OK.
For more information on QuickTime movies and how to import them, see the
Reference Guide
.
Pro Tools
Chapter 4: Recording and Adding to the Movie Track 29
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chapter 5

Playing and Editing the Movie Track

Video plays back automatically when you play a session that includes a Movie track. There are several different options for viewing and syn­chronizing the video and audio tracks.
Movie Offline
If you temporarily do not want to view the movie or have the movie frame location up­dated, you can take the movie offline.

Movie Online

When the movie is online, the Movie track plays along with the audio session. The movie’s frame location is updated every time you place your cursor in a new location, and the Movie track scrubs along with the audio tracks. The movie is online by default.

Online Edit and Selection Behavior

When Pro Tools is in Grid mode or set for Loop Playback, and the movie is online, Pro Tools will always place your cursor or Edit selection on le­gal frame boundaries. If you make a selection that is outside of frame boundaries, or you place your cursor outside a frame boundary, Pro Tools will move your cursor to the nearest frame boundary and play.
This is useful if you are working with audio and do not need to see the video.
To take the movie offline:
Deselect Movie > Movie Online.
To put the movie back online:
Select Movie > Movie Online.
The keyboard shortcut for Movie Online and Movie Offline is Shift+Command+J (Macintosh) or Shift+Ctrl+J (Windows).
Chapter 5: Playing and Editing the Movie Track 31

Playback Viewing

The AVoption|XL Breakout Box includes video outputs to connect an NTSC or PAL video mon­itor. You can connect a monitor that has Com­ponent, Composite, S-Video, or SDI video in­puts.
The video card will display full-screen video on the playback monitor.
The AVoption|XL Breakout Box can only output from either S-Video or Component outputs (Composite out is always active). You must set this option in your Movie track. See “Setting S-Video or Component Output” on page 26 for instructions.
To connect a playback monitor:
Connect a Composite output, the Compo-
nent outputs, the S-Video output, or and SDI output from the AVoption|XL Breakout Box to the proper input or inputs on the back of your video monitor.

Moving the Movie Track or Video Clips

You can use the Move Clip command to spot the entire Movie track, or individual video clips, to a new SMPTE frame location. When you move the Movie track, the whole track or se­quence is moved to the new frame location you specify. When you move a clip, it is moved to the new location within the Movie track.
You cannot have multiple QuickTime clips on the Movie track.
If there are already clips on the Movie track, and you edit over them, the overwritten ma­terial will be removed from the Movie track.
You can undo Move Clip and restore the orig­inal clips.
“Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands” on page 29.
To spot the entire Movie track to a new frame location:
1 Select Display > Time Code.
– or –
For more information, see
Select Time Code from the Main Location Indi­cator pop-up menu.
2 Enable Spot mode by clicking the Spot button.
3 Shift-click the Movie track with the Grabber
tool.
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4 In the Spot dialog that appears, specify a new
SMPTE frame number for the start of the Movie track. In this dialog, you can press plus or minus on the numeric keypad, enter a number, and press the Enter key to add or subtract that num­ber of frames from the currently selected time field.
4 In the Spot dialog, specify a new SMPTE frame
number for the start of the clip. In this dialog, you can press plus or minus on the numeric key­pad, enter a number, and press the Enter key to add or subtract that number of frames from the currently selected time field.
5 Click OK when you are done.

Copying Video Clips

You can copy video clips to a new SMPTE frame location within the Movie track.
To copy a video clip to a new frame location:
1 Select Display > Time Code.
– or –
Select Time Code from the Main Location Indi­cator pop-up menu.
Spot dialog
5 Click OK when you are done.
To spot a video clip to a new frame location:
1 Select Display > Time Code.
– or –
Select Time Code from the Main Location Indi­cator pop-up menu.
2 Enable Spot mode by clicking the Spot button.
3 Click the clip on the Movie track with the
Grabber tool.
2 Enable Spot mode by clicking the Spot button.
3 Option-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Win-
dows) the clip on the Movie track with the Grab­ber tool.
4 In the Spot dialog, specify a new SMPTE frame
number for the start of the clip. In this dialog, you can press plus or minus on the numeric key­pad, enter a number, and press the Enter key to add or subtract that number of frames from the currently selected time field.
5 Click OK when you are done.
Chapter 5: Playing and Editing the Movie Track 33

Clearing Selected Video Clips

You can clear material from the Movie track.
To clear a selection:
1 Using the Selector, click and drag in the Movie
track to select the material you want to clear. You can also double-click to select an entire ex­isting video clip.
2 Choose Movie > Clear Selection.

Locking the Movie Track

If you want to permanently associate your video clips with a certain location on your Movie track, you can lock it in place so that it cannot be moved accidentally.
To lock the Movie track:
1 Using the Grabber, select the Movie track.
2 Choose Edit > Lock Region/Unlock Region.
You can also lock the Movie track by triple­clicking in the Movie track (to select all clips), and then pressing Command+L (Macintosh) or Ctrl+L (Windows).
When the Movie track is locked, a small lock icon appears in the track, indicating that the Movie track has been locked and cannot be moved. If you attempt to move a locked region, you will receive an error message.
Once a Movie track is locked, you cannot Add video clips to it without first unlocking it. Lock­ing the Movie track only prevents it from being moved. Recording still affects the clips in the Movie track.
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appendix a
Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL
This appendix documents slot configurations for AVoption|XL systems, with and without expansion chassis.
Appendix A: Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL 35

9500/9600 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro Tools|24 Systems Only) Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma model PCI–13–RX–400V
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Macintosh Monitor card
CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 3 Empty
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA (Audio)
CPU Slot 5 Empty
CPU Slot 6 Empty
Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card
Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video)
Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty
Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board
Chassis Slots 5–7 Empty
Chassis Slot 8 MIX Core card
Chassis Slots 9–13 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum)
CPU speed of 300 MHz or higher recommended.
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left to right when looking from the front. These chassis require a supplemental cooling fan kit.
Pro Tools AVoption|XL Guide36

Blue & White G3 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro Tools|24 Systems Only) Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13RX–400V
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 2 Empty
CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio)
Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card
Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video)
Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty
Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board
Chassis Slots 5–7 Empty
Chassis Slot 8 MIX Core card
Chassis Slots 9–13 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum)
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left to right when looking from the front. These chassis require a supplemental cooling fan kit.
Appendix A: Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL 37

Blue & White G3 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro Tools|24 Systems Only) Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers higher than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13R
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 2 Empty
CPU Slot 3 SCSI HBA (Audio)
Bank 1: Backplane Chassis Slot
Bank 1: Chassis Slot 4 MIX Core card
Bank 1: Chassis Slots 5–9 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum)
Bank 2: Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Media Board
Bank 2: Chassis Slot 5 SCSI HBA (Video)
Bank 2: Chassis Slots 6–10 Empty
Chassis Controller card
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from right to left when looking from the front. Except for the P13 and Digidesign chassis with serial numbers ending in 00G, these chas­sis require a supplemental cooling fan kit.
Pro Tools AVoption|XL Guide38

G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers lower than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13–RX–400V
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Audio)
CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 3 Empty
CPU Slot 4 Empty
Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card
Chassis Slot 1 SCSI HBA (Video, optional)
Chassis Slots 2–3 Empty
Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Board
Chassis Slots 5–7 Empty
Chassis Slot 8 HD Core or MIX Core card
Chassis Slots 9–13 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum)
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left to right when looking from the front. These chassis require a supplemental cooling fan kit.
This combination is an exception to the usual slot order and card placement in that the SCSI HBA card does not go in the highest numbered slot in the CPU, but in the lowest, and the Chas­sis Host card does not go in the lowest numbered slot, but rather the second slot.
Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|24 MIX cards are not compatible and cannot be used in the same system.
Appendix A: Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL 39

G4 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

Pro Tools Expansion Chassis (serial numbers higher than NB0600100C) Magma PCI–13R
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 2 Empty
CPU Slot 3 Empty
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA (Audio)
Bank 1: Backplane Chassis Slot
Bank 1: Chassis Slot 4 HD Core or MIX Core card
Bank 1: Chassis Slots 5–9 Additional Pro Tools cards (6 maximum)
Bank 2: Chassis Slot 4 Avid Digital Video Media Board
Bank 2: Chassis Slot 5 SCSI HBA (Video, optional)
Bank 2: Chassis Slots 6–10 Empty
Chassis Controller card
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from right to left when looking from the front. Except for P13 and Digidesign chassis with serial numbers ending in 00G, these chassis require a supplemental cooling fan kit.
Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|24 MIX cards are not compatible and cannot be used in the same system.
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IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6850 without Expansion Chassis
(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only)
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Monitor card
CPU Slot 2 FibreChannel card (Unity systems only)
CPU Slot 3 Avid Digital Video Board
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA
CPU Slot 5 (64-bit) HD Core card
CPU Slot 6 (64-bit) HD Process card (if any)
Appendix A: Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL 41

IBM M-Pro 6850 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only) SBS 13-Slot (serial numbers higher than 198487)
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Monitor card
CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 3 Empty
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA (Audio)
CPU Slot 5 (64-bit) Empty
CPU Slot 6 (64-bit) Empty
Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card
Chassis Slot 1 HD Core card
Chassis Slots 2–7 HD Process cards (6 maximum)
Chassis Slots 8–11 Empty
Chassis Slot 12 Avid Digital Video Media Board
Chassis Slot 13 SCSI HBA (Video, optional)
or FibreChannel card (Unity systems only)
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left to right when looking from the front.
On Avid Unity systems, 1:1 Video is not supported with an expansion chassis on Windows XP. Check the Digidesign Web site for the latest compatibility information and software updates.
It is strongly recommended that you only use an expansion chassis if you have a Pro Tools|HD 3 system or greater.
Pro Tools AVoption|XL Guide42

Compaq Evo W8000 without Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only)
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Monitor card
CPU Slot 2 FibreChannel card (Unity systems only)
CPU Slot 3 Avid Digital Video Board
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA
CPU Slot 5 HD Process card (if any)
CPU Slot 6 (64-bit) HD Process card (if any)
CPU Slot 7 (64-bit) HD Core card
Appendix A: Slot Configurations for AVoption|XL 43

Compaq Evo W8000 with 13-Slot Expansion Chassis

(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only) SBS 13-Slot (serial numbers higher than 198487)
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 Monitor card
CPU Slot 2 Chassis Host card
CPU Slot 3 Empty
CPU Slot 4 SCSI HBA (Audio)
CPU Slot 5 Empty
CPU Slot 6 (64-bit) Empty
CPU Slot 7 (64-bit) Empty
Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card
Chassis Slot 1 HD Core card
Chassis Slots 2–7 HD Process cards (6 maximum)
Chassis Slot 8 SCSI HBA (Video, optional)
Chassis Slots 9–11 Empty
Chassis Slot 12 Avid Digital Video Media Board
Chassis Slot 13 FibreChannel card (Unity systems only)
Expansion chassis slots are numbered sequentially from left to right when looking from the front.
On Avid Unity systems, 1:1 Video is not supported with an expansion chassis on Windows XP. Check the Digidesign Web site for the latest compatibility information and software updates.
It is strongly recommended that you only use an expansion chassis if you have a Pro Tools|HD 3 system or greater.
Pro Tools AVoption|XL Guide44
appendix b
FilmFrame Workflows
The following are three workflow scenarios and the steps to complete them.

Typical Usage

1 Edit your project in an Avid video worksta-
tion.
2 Export an OMFI sequence that references the
media. Do not embed the video files in the se­quence.
3 Choose File > Open in Pro Tools to open the
OMFI sequence.
4 The video track will open and you can start
working immediately.

Adding a Movie

1 Edit your project in an Avid video worksta-
tion.
2 Export a video-only OMFI sequence that ref-
erences the media. Do not embed the video files in the sequence.
3 Import the video-only OMFI Composition
into Pro Tools using the Import Movie menu item.
4 The video composition will be imported to
the video track and you can start working imme­diately.

Importing a Video Track

In this scenario, the workflow is similar to the one for typical usage, except that you would only want the video from the OMFI sequence.
1 Choose Import Track from the File Menu.
2 Select the OMFI sequence, then select the
video track.
3 The video composition will be imported to
the video track and you can start working imme­diately.

Audio Layback to Video

Although you cannot output 24P video to a video recorder with Pro Tools, you can “Punch Down” by adding audio that has been posted to a 24P video clip in Pro Tools to videotape that was created on another video system.

Playing in Sync with 24 fps Video Tapes

You can play in sync with a video transport playing at 24 fps. To do so, in the Session Setup window, set the Frame Rate to 24 fps, and slave Pro Tools to the video transport. Or, if you have the MachineControl option, you can select the appropriate profile to control the video trans­port.
Appendix B: FilmFrame Workflows 45

Playing in Sync with 29.97 fps (NTSC) Video Tapes

To play in sync with a 29.97 fps video created from a 24 fps source:
1 Slave Pro Tools to the VTR.
For more information on slaving Pro Tools to the VTR, see the Synchronization chap­ters of the
Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Playing in Sync with 25 fps (PAL) Video Tapes

(Pro Tools|HD on Macintosh Only)
To lay back a 24P session directly to a 25 fps (PAL) tape:
1 Select the Video Output from the Movie
track’s Track Options pop-up menu.
2 Choose Windows > Show Session Setup.
2 Choose Windows > Show Session Setup.
3 From the Frame Rate pop-up menu, select
29.97 FPS.
4 In Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Macintosh, from the Au-
dio Rate Pull Up/Down pop-up menu, select
0.1% Down.
– or –
In Pro Tools 5.1.3 on Macintosh or Pro Tools
5.3.1 on Windows, enable Pull Down.
Audio pull-down is required when you are posting to a 29.97 fps video clip made from a 24 fps source. This is because the 24 fps source is also “pulled down” by the telecine process which produces the 29.97 fps tape.
24P Clips and Pull Down When the SYNC I/O or USD is set to pull down, the playback of the 24P clip is pulled down along with the audio. This way, when laying back audio to an NTSC video tape running at 29.97 fps, the Pro Tools video display and the output of the video deck will re­main in sync. In Pro Tools 5.1.3 on Macintosh or Pro Tools 5.3.1 on Windows, other types of video clips are not affected by pull down set­tings.
3 From the Frame Rate pop-up menu, select
25 FPS.
4 From the Audio Rate Pull Up/Down pop-up
menu, select 4.0% Up.
DigiTranslator Integrated Option Guide46
index
A
Add Movie 28 ATTO SCSI BIOS 13 ATTO SCSI card 12 ATTO SCSI Windows device driver 14 audio hardware
installing with AVoption|XL 9
authorizing and deauthorizing
AVoption|XL 11
authorizing iLok 11 available record time 25 Avid Multi-Cam Resolution files 27 AVoption|XL
authorizing and deauthorizing 11 capabilities 1 hardware capabilities 3 installing a new system 9 striped drive requirements 7 system requirements 4 video connectors 18
AVoption|XL Breakout Box 10
front panel 17 rear panel 18 video I/O 16
B
black burst 6
connecting to AVoption|XL 21
Blocks view 24
C
centralized video
switching and routing for AVoption|XL 21
compression
approximate storage space 4 setting level 25
connecting
AVoption|XL 21
a VTR 21 house sync 21 PAL monitor 21 reference video 21 SYNC I/O 20 Universal Slave Driver (USD) 20
external playback monitor 32
D
deauthorizing and authorizing
AVoption|XL 11
Digital Media Board 10 DigiTranslator 27 disk allocation 6
E
export OMFI
from Media Composer 28
exporting
media online 28 overview 27 render effects in advance 28
ExpressPro-Tools 12 external playback monitor 32
Index 47
F
FilmFrame
overview 2
flashing SCSI ROM
using ATTO ExpressPro-Tools 12 using the ATTO SCSI BIOS 13
formatting hard drives 15 frame boundaries, adjusting to 31 Frames view for Movie track 24
H
hard drives
formatting NTFS or FAT32 15 initializing for AVoption XL 14 selecting for video capture 25 space required for each JFIF level 4 using more than two 6 using two 6
house sync 6
connecting to AVoption|XL 21
I
illegal frame boundaries 31 iLok hardware key 11 Importing files
preparing 27
initializing
hard drives for AVoption XL 14
installing
ATTO SCSI Windows device driver 14 AVoption|XL
audio hardware 9 authorizing 11 Breakout Box 10 Digital Media Board 10 new system 9 SCSI accelerator card 12 software 9 video hardware 10
J
JFIF video compression 3 JFIF, disk space used 4 JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) 3
L
License Card 11 locking the Movie track 34
M
MachineControl 27 Media Composer
exporting OMFI 28
media management
AVoption|XL
SCSI channel to video drives 15
monitors
connecting NTSC 21 connecting PAL 21
Movie Offline, working with 31 Movie Online, working with 31 Movie track
clearing track 24 creating 23 deleting 24 Frames view 24 locking 34 naming 23 overview 23 selecting a compression ratio 23 selecting video record drives 23 viewing as blocks 24
multi-stream video 27
N
NTSC 21, 22
switching between NTSC and PAL 22
NTSC monitor 21
O
Offline Movie 31 OMFI video
adding to the Movie track 28
Online Movie 31
P
PAL 21, 22
switching between NTSC and PAL 22
Preparing to Import Files 27
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Q
QuickTime movies, importing 29
R
recording video 25
selecting target volumes 25 selecting video input 25 setting compression level 25 setting options 25
render effects before exporting 28 Round Robin 6
S
SCSI accelerator cards
installing for AVoption|XL 12
SCSI accelerators
for AVoption|XL 6
SCSI ROM
flashing with ATTO ExpressPro-Tools 12
selecting target volumes for video capture 25 selecting video input 25 setting video recording options 25 storage
using more than two hard drives 6 using two hard drives 6
striped drives 7 switching and routing
centralized video for AVoption|XL 21
SYNC I/O 6
connecting 20 required for AVoption|XL on HD 6
synchronization 6
V
video
AVoption|XL
centralized video switching and routing 21 installing hardware 10 qualified and required SCSI accelerators 6 switching between NTSC and PAL 22
video clips
clearing selection 34 copying 33
video connectors
AVoption|XL 18
video signal
selecting 25
video storage
disk space used 4
viewing blocks in the Movie track 24 VTR
connecting to AVoption|XL 21
T
timebase correction 26
U
Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands 29 Universal Slave Driver
required for AVoption|XL on MIX 6
Universal Slave Driver (USD)
connecting 20
USD 6
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