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AirSpeed
Version 1.0 Release Notes
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Important Information
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Avid
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thoroughly before installing or using your AirSpeed
This document describes hardware and software requirements, and it lists
known bugs and limitations.
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If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Avid Media Browse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Default Time Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Network IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features Not Supported in the Initial Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AirSpeed I/O Peripheral Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Supported Resolutions and Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Special Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Keyboard, Video, Mouse Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Button Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Network Changes Using the AirSpeed UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Features Not Supported in the Initial Release ..... 5 AirSpeed I/O Peripheral Applications ......6 Updating Software . -
Page 2: If You Need Help
AirSpeed UI Changes ........ -
Page 3: Symbols And Conventions
AirSpeed. • Avid Unity LANshare EX • The AirSpeed connects to a Avid Unity PortServer Pro through a network switch. • A network Domain Name System (DNS) server (recommended) Your AirSpeed system requires specific Avid components and software versions. -
Page 4: Avid Media Browse
Ingest Support to be installed on the Media Browse server running the AirSpeed service. This service allows Media Browse to re-transfer media between the AirSpeed and Avid Unity MediaNetwork in the event of a failed clip transfer. Default Time Setting AirSpeeds are shipped from Avid with the default time zone set to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). -
Page 5: Network Ip Addresses
Hardware and Software Requirements Network IP Addresses When setting up the AirSpeed, you must use a static IP address. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not supported in the initial release of AirSpeed. The “Obtain IP Address Automatically” described in the Avid AirSpeed Installation and Setup Guide has been removed from the AirSpeed UI for the initial release. -
Page 6: Airspeed I/O Peripheral Applications
Avid recommends you use your MediaManager to provide such a directory. Before you can update your AirSpeed software through the network using the AirSpeed UI, you need to create a Web server directory on your Avid Unity MediaManager server. To set up a web server directory on your MediaManager: 1. -
Page 7: Supported Resolutions And Configurations
8. In the omm directory, create a directory named “airspeed.” 9. Copy the AirSpeed_nn.iso file into the airspeed directory. If you rename the AirSpeed .iso file, you must follow the naming requirements listed in the Software Tab section of the Avid AirSpeed Installation and User’s Guide. - Page 8 24 hours with a maximum of 3 hours per clip. • The AirSpeed can run for 24 hours per day for 7 days a week (eight, 3-hour capturing per day). • The maximum capturing time is 3 hours. Avid editing systems cannot...
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Page 9: Special Notes
AirSpeed refreshes the memory. 3-Button Mouse The middle button on a 3-button mouse can perform illegal actions and cause errors when used with the AirSpeed UI. Do not use a 3-button mouse with AirSpeed. Network Changes Using the AirSpeed UI Any changes made in the Setup >... -
Page 10: Audio Sample Rates
When a DNS server is not used, type in the IP addresses of the MediaManager and PortServer in the Setup > Send tab. Leave AirSpeed Capture Ready Control the AirSpeed using one method at a time. To be more specific, if you ™ have scheduled captures using CaptureManager... -
Page 11: Internal Drives Filling And Failed Transfers
AirSpeed in an idle state with no clip loaded when finished. Internal Drives Filling and Failed Transfers If you suspect that the AirSpeed does not have all the space available on the internal drives that you feel it should, or if a capture is failing due to a lack of space, check the internal drives for clips that have not transferred. -
Page 12: Checking Media Into Two Projects
10% less than the start deleting value. Media is deleted after it has been transferred and saved to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork workspace. If AirSpeed is unable to transfer the media or if the workspace is filled, AirSpeed will continue to capture until the internal drives are filled. -
Page 13: Virtual Network Computing
Special Notes Navigate to the Auto Delete dialog box in the AirSpeed UI as follows: Setup > System Config >Auto Delete The default Auto Delete settings are set to start deleting media when the internal drives are at 75% full and stop at 25% full. -
Page 14: Known Bugs
Version 1.0 Release Notes The AirSpeed UI displays in a window on your local system. Whatever process that is currently being performed on the AirSpeed is displayed in the window. You can click on any button, tab, and enter data from your remote system to control and configure the AirSpeed. - Page 15 Media that is captured up to midnight or captures starting at midnight work correctly. Some Setup tabs in the AirSpeed UI could display as a split screen when the Revert button is used to return to the previous settings. After you clear the Revert dialog box, the AirSpeed UI might display the top of one setting window and the bottom of another.
- Page 16 Version 1.0 Release Notes Your AirSpeed UI will restart in approximately 30 seconds. When in the FlightPlan application, if you select an AirSpeed from the Server list that is no longer available on the network, the application searches the network then displays a dialog box informing you the connection has failed.
- Page 17 MediaManager Capture Lock. The Avid editor overwrites the metadata on the MediaManager that was checked in by AirSpeed. When attempting to create a clip in Absolute mode using the AirSpeed UI or the Pilot application, and the duration exceeds the available room on the workspace, the AirSpeed front panel buttons become unresponsive with the Stop button lit.
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Page 18: Documentation
• The Obtain IP Address Automatically setting that is shown and described in Setup > Network tab does not exist in the initial release of AirSpeed. The Obtain IP Address Automatically setting in the Avid AirSpeed RemoteUI application is not supported in the initial release of AirSpeed. Do not select this setting in the RemoteUI >... -
Page 19: Technical Support Information
Technical Support Information Internal Drive Capture Time per Video and Audio Format Resolution 16-bit Audio 24-bit Audio DV 25 28620 seconds 26820 seconds (7 hours 57 minutes) (7 hours 27 minutes) DV 50 14280 seconds 13380 seconds (3 hours 58 minutes) (3 hours 43 minutes) IMX 50 (MPEG 50) 18000 seconds... - Page 20 Avid Technology, Inc. Copyright © 2003 Avid Technology, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Attn. Government User(s). Restricted Rights Legend U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. This Software and its documentation are “commercial computer software”...
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