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Media Station|V10 Guide
Version 6.3 for HD Systems on Windows
Pro Tools
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  • Page 1 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA tel: 650·731·6300 fax: 650·731·6399 Technical Support (USA) tel: 650·731·6100 fax: 650·731·6384 Product Information (USA) tel: 650·731·6102 tel: 800·333·2137 International Offices Visit the Digidesign Web site for contact information Web Site www.digidesign.com...
  • Page 2 Copyright This guide is copyrighted ©2004 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign.
  • Page 3 Warnings and Cautions Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations • Never install equipment if it appears damaged. • Disconnect the power cord before servicing unit. • Only perform the services explicitly described in this N1709 document. For services or procedures not outlined in this document, speak with authorized Avid service personnel.
  • Page 4 Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, NewsCutter, NewsCutter DV, NewsCutter XP, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, Symphony Products for the Mac OS X Operating System: Avid Adrenaline DNA, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV,...
  • Page 5 Avid Xpress DV, Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, or Symphony configuration. (3) Products for the UNIX Operating System: products were tested in an AirPlay or VideoSPACE configuration.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Installing AVoptionDNA Software Components ........17...
  • Page 8 Starting a New Project with Media Station|V10........

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction To Pro Tools Avoption|V10

    Scan) picture media created in Avid • Pro Tools TDM software video workstations. • AVoption|V10 software components • Avid Media Station|V10 Installer CD-ROM • Avid Media Station|V10 application key • DigiTranslator 2.0 iLok License Card Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption|V10...

  • Page 10: Digitranslator 2.0 Integrated Option

    Video output For detailed information on configuring your from Media Station|V10 software is profes- Pro Tools system with AVoption|V10 as an Avid sional quality. Unity MediaNetwork client, see the Pro Tools Client Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork Guide. Also, re-...

  • Page 11: Compatibility

    • Digidesign-qualified storage: has tested and approved. • SCSI: Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 requires For a list of Digidesign hardware systems, Digi- separate SCSI drives for audio and video. A design-qualified computers, operating systems, Digidesign-qualified dual-channel SCSI...

  • Page 12: Digidesign Registration

    File menu Control+N Hold down the Control key and press the N key Control-click Hold down the Control key and click the mouse button Right-click (Windows) Click with the right mouse button Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Avoption|V10 Hardware Overview

    The oldest class of ABVB files (ABVB “MSM” files) are not supported in Pro Tools • DV25 411: DV25 interlaced scan at 4:1:1 or Media Station|V10. These files were cre- sampling (for NTSC 30i and PAL 25i ated with versions of Media Composer ear- projects) lier than 7.0, and do not have the .omf ex-...

  • Page 14: Avoption|V10 Interface

    Avid clips of the same frame rate. Mixed clips lected. with different frame rates are not supported. Mixing Avid and QuickTime video clips is not Ref (Green) Lights when the AVoption|V10 is supported. locked to the incoming Reference signal. Pull Down (Green) Lights when Pull Down is se- lected in Media Station|V10 software.
  • Page 15 AVoption|V10 Back Panel 22 23 Figure 2. AVoption|V10 back panel Table 1. Video I/O Identifiers Number Label Function, Type of Connector, and Usage Video Reference (REF) Black burst or house synchronization input, BNC connector. Synchronizes the system with the global clock source pro- vided by the house sync or black burst generator.
  • Page 16 Sends LTC time code out (not used). OPTICAL IN Connects to the Optical Out of the primary Pro Tools|HD audio interface. OPTICAL OUT Connects to the Optical In of the primary Pro Tools|HD audio interface. Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 17: Synchronization Hardware

    Video Connections Synchronization Hardware The following video input and output connec- tions are available with the AVoption|V10: Synchronization Peripheral • Inputs for composite, component (Y, R-Y, AVoption|V10 requires the Digidesign SYNC I/O B-Y), S-Video, DV (1394), and SDI. for use with Pro Tools|HD systems.
  • Page 18 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Installing Avoption|V10

    3 Installing AVoption|V10 Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 and Uninstalling Pro Tools Media Station|V10 must be installed in the fol- Software lowing order: Uninstall any previous version of Pro Tools If you are upgrading your Pro Tools system with software, if present (any currently installed...

  • Page 20: Installing Pro Tools Hardware

    Started Guide. Connect one end of the FireWire cable to the If you already have Pro Tools hardware in- Host port on the AVoption|V10 breakout box, stalled, proceed by installing the AVoption|V10 and connect the other end to any an internal hardware (see “Installing AVoption|V10 Hard-...
  • Page 21 Media Station|V10 software, you will need to to the composite in of the video deck. connect the OPTICAL In and Out of the AVop- – or – tion|V10 to the Optical In and Out of the pri- mary Pro Tools|HD audio interface. Chapter 3: Installing AVoption|V10...
  • Page 22 Loop Sync is the clock signal used to synchro- Using an optical cable, connect the OPTICAL nize Pro Tools|HD-series audio interfaces. Con- Out of the AVoption|V10 to the Optical In of the nect Loop Sync In on the SYNC I/O to Loop primary Pro Tools|HD audio interface.

  • Page 23: Installing Media Station|V10 Software

    To install Media Station|V10 software: Connect the AVoption|V10 Composite IN, Component IN, S-Video IN, or SDI IN connec- Be sure that the AVoption|V10 breakout box is tors to the corresponding output or outputs on powered off or disconnected. your VTR.

  • Page 24: Installing Pro Tools Software

    Media Station|V10 software will only run if: Select your work environment. This loads an initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include • A compatible version of Pro Tools is installed some of the more popular settings for post pro- •...

  • Page 25: Installing Avoptiondna Software Components

    Start up your Pro Tools AVoption|V10 system in The iLok USB Smart Key is not supplied the following order: with AVoption|V10. One iLok is included with your Pro Tools|HD Core system.

  • Page 26: Updating Firmware On Application Launch

    USB port version of the firmware is installed on the AVop- when prompted by Pro Tools. tion|V10 breakout box. If the correct version of Follow the onscreen instructions until you are the firmware is not installed, Pro Tools automat-...

  • Page 27: Setting Up Local Storage

    For local storage, Pro Tools|HD with AVop- Line up the SCSI accelerator card with the in- tion|V10 requires a Digidesign-qualified dual- stallation slot, and slide the card into place gen- channel SCSI HBA (host bus adapter) and Avid tly so the PCI connector is aligned with the PCI or Digidesign-qualified SCSI hard drives.
  • Page 28 Select Configure Adapter Channels. Set Host Adapter BIOS to Scan Only. Press the Esc key twice. Select Save Parameters and Exit, and press Enter. For more information, see the flash.txt in the DOS\UTILITY. Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...
  • Page 29 Formatting Hard Drives Audio Both Pro Tools and Media Station|V10 software can store audio data to multiple hard Format your hard drives as NTFS using Windows drives. You should allocate audio tracks to dif- Disk Administrator. Striped drives are supported ferent hard drives manually.
  • Page 30 Repeat the preceding step for the each drive you want to stripe. Right-click one of the Dynamic drives and se- lect Action > Create Volume. Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4. Media Station|V10 Software

    Media Station|V10, and cific features and functions of Media Sta- quit Media Station|V10 before launching tion|V10, search for the desired function in the Pro Tools. Media Composer Adrenaline online help file by launching Media Station|V10 and selecting Help >...

  • Page 32: Avid Nomenclature

    Clips are stored in Bins. SubClip A SubClip in Media Station|V10 is like a region in Pro Tools: It is a shorter version of the clip it was created from. Subclips are stored in Bins.
  • Page 33 Figure 3. Media Station|V10 Timeline (bottom), Source Monitor (top left), and Record Monitor (top right) Chapter 4: Media Station|V10 Software...

  • Page 34: Starting A New Project With Media Station|V10

    Select or create a new user profile. Each user Starting a New Project with can configure Media Station|V10 to suit their Media Station|V10 needs while allowing multiple users to use the same workstation. Before launching Media Station|V10 soft- Select the Shared option to open or create ware, verify that Pro Tools is not running.

  • Page 35: Capturing Audio And Video

    Verify other settings as desired. For most Do not connect the Optical In and Out of projects, the default settings are recommended. the AVoption|V10 to the ADAT In and Out of the audio interface. After configuring the Audio Project Settings, close the window.
  • Page 36 Insert the desired tape into the tape deck. ture tool to select Capture mode (CAP). Media Station|V10 will present a list of tapes al- ready associated with this project and ask you Verify that the Toggle Source button (to the what tape you have inserted.
  • Page 37 Sequence • Queue the tape to where you would like to start and press the record button in the Media Station|V10 can open sequences created Capture Tool. Media Station|V10 will begin on other Avid editing systems (such as Media recording as soon as the tape comes up to Composer Adrenaline).
  • Page 38 Bin, even if using the same reso- active application. lution as the original clips being re-digitized. Click OK. Media Station|V10 will prompt you to insert the required tapes as needed and notify you when the capture is complete. EDL Manager window...

  • Page 39: Importing Non-Omfi Media Files

    (one or more files can be selected for im- Select Clip > Batch Capture. port). Media Station|V10 will prompt you to insert the first tape for the batch capture. For more information, select Help > EDL Manager Help. Also, see the Avid® EDL Manager User’s Guide available from the...

  • Page 40: Preparing A Sequence For Export

    Pro Tools. Preparing a Sequence for It is recommended that you convert on import Export to Media Station|V10 to avoid making a third copy on export. Adding Captured Media Files to a To convert audio on import: Sequence •...
  • Page 41 To include the whole clip in the sequence, press of the Timeline so that all audio and video the Home key, which will place the cursor at the tracks in the Timeline are selected (purple). start of the clip. Chapter 4: Media Station|V10 Software...

  • Page 42: Exporting A Sequence

    Mark Clip button to automatically (it will highlight and make the Bin the active highlight the clip. window). Select File > Avid Links > Digidesign Pro Tools Select the folder where you would like the ex- Mark Clip button ported sequence to be stored.
  • Page 43 Though it is not possible to add or edit video or In the Render Effects dialog, select Effect audio effects in Media Station|V10, you may Source Drive. This will write the rendered effect need to create an export from a sequence that to the same drive as the original files.
  • Page 44 Link to Current Media The Pro Tools session will link to the same video files as the current Media Station|V10 sequence. Use this setting if the video files are currently stored on a drive which is suitable for Pro Tools video playback.
  • Page 45 Me- perform the export, and finally, open the ex- dia Station|V10 (Pro Tools does not support ported sequence to be sure that all required trimming video regions, so you can save space video effects appear correctly in the exported and time by setting this to 0).
  • Page 46 Click Save or Save As in the Export Settings di- link to the same audio files as the current alog: Media Station|V10 sequence. Use this setting if • Click Save to use the specified settings the audio files are currently stored on a drive whenever Export to Pro Tools is selected which is suitable for Pro Tools audio playback.

  • Page 47: Import From Pro Tools

    If you want to be sure that what you get in Media Station|V10 is what you heard Export Selected as Files dialog in Pro Tools, you should either route and record •...
  • Page 48 (or multi-mono) Master Clip. Drag the Master Clip to the Bin. Close the Media Tool. Drag the desired sequence to the Record Publishing Options dialog Monitor to see all elements in the Timeline. – or – Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...
  • Page 49 Timeline. To deliver an un-mixed AAF sequence, use Click and drag from the first Source Track Media Station|V10 to verify that the exported button to the track button for the first new au- sequence is synchronized with the original pic- dio track.

  • Page 50: Recording Audio And Video To Tape

    However, sequence and mark an In or Out Point, double- video output from Media Station|V10 is profes- click the audio sequence in the Bin. The audio sional quality. Use Media Station|V10 when you sequence will open in a pop-up monitor.

  • Page 51: Exporting A Digital Movie

    To record using Remote mode, press Record in Select the Video Effect Safe Mode option. This the Digital Cut window. Media Station|V10 will will warn you if any effects remain un-rendered. queue the tape, play, then drop in at the appro- priate location.

  • Page 52: Deleting Clips, Sequences And Media

    Selecting the item to delete in the Bin. Press the Delete key. Use the Select Unreferenced Clips command in the menu at the bottom of the Bin to se- lect all unreferenced clips in the Bin. Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 53: Chapter 5. Pro Tools Movie Track

    To name the Movie track: created in a compatible Avid video application Double-click the Track Name button to open (such as Media Station|V10) into the Pro Tools the Name and Comments dialog. Movie track. Type a name (and any optional comments), Media Station|V10 software and Pro Tools then click OK.

  • Page 54: Exporting Files From Avid Programs

    Projects created on an Avid video authoring sys- puted based on the video image, and scale ac- tem, such as Media Station|V10, can be ex- cording to your track zoom and height settings. ported as AAF or OMFI 2.0 sequences and im- They do not provide a frame-accurate reference, ported into Pro Tools with AVoption|V10.

  • Page 55: Adding Video Clips

    AVoption|V10 does not require the entire se- To add OMFI video to the Avid Movie track: quence to be rendered into one continuous clip If the Pro Tools session does not already have (often referred to as a “video mixdown”). AVop-...

  • Page 56: Movie Online

    Pro Tools In Pro Tools with AVoption|V10, you can spot will move your cursor to the nearest frame the entire Movie track, or just a selected video boundary and play.

  • Page 57: Copying Video Clips

    To spot the entire Movie track to a new frame To spot a single video clip to a new frame location: location: Select Display > Time Code. Select Display > Time Code. – or – – or – Select Time Code from the Main Location Indi- Select Time Code from the Main Location Indi- cator pop-up menu.

  • Page 58: Clearing Selected Video Clips

    Movie track has been locked and cannot be Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 provides a Scrub moved. If you attempt to move a locked region, window, which displays the video at quarter- you will receive an error message.
  • Page 59 To open the Scrub window: Choose Movie > Scrub window. The Scrub window is only available in Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 when there is Avid video in the Movie track. There is no Scrub window for QuickTime video. To place and resize the Scrub window: Stop playback.
  • Page 60 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 61: Appendix A. 24Fps Workflows

    24P video clip in Pro Tools to videotape that transport. was created on another video system. Playing in Sync with 29.97 fps (NTSC) Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 does not sup- Video Tapes port 24 or 23.976 fps video output. Though 24 and 23.976 fps video clips are sup- To play in sync with a 29.97 fps video created from...
  • Page 62 Select the Video Output from the Movie track’s Track Options pop-up menu. Choose Windows > Show Session Setup. From the Frame Rate pop-up menu, select 25 FPS. From the Audio Rate Pull Up/Down pop-up menu, select 4.0% Up. Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 63: Appendix B. Pci Slot Configurations For Avoption|V10

    PCI Slot Configurations for AVoption|V10 This appendix documents supported PCI slot configurations for Pro Tools|HD systems with AVop- tion|V10, with and without an expansion chassis. Slot orders are labeled from top (starting with the monitor card) to bottom. HP xw8000...
  • Page 64 CPU Slot 5 (100MHz 64-bit) Do not use CPU Slot 6 (100MHz 64-bit) ATTO 3300FC or unused Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 HD Core card Chassis Slots 2–7 HD Process/Accel cards (6 maximum) Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...
  • Page 65 CPU Slot 5 (64-bit) Magma 64-bit HBA CPU Slot 6 (64-bit) UL3D SCSI HBA Backplane Chassis Slot Chassis Controller card Chassis Slot 1 HD Core card Chassis Slots 2–7 HD Process/Accel cards (6 maximum) Appendix B: PCI Slot Configurations for AVoption|V10...
  • Page 66 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 67: Appendix C. Video Buffer Underrun Errors

    Video Buffer Underrun Errors This appendix documents known video buffer underrun errors in Pro Tools with AVop- tion|V10. The Video Engine (“DIO Video Engine”) can en- counter three different types of buffer underrun errors. “Video playback stopped due to a disk fifo buffer underrun.”...
  • Page 68 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...

  • Page 69: Index

    AVoption|V10 15 back panel 7 AAF sequence capabilities 1 exporting from Media Station|V10 36 capabilities with Pro Tools 1 Add Movie 47 components 1 analog video outputs 9 connecting a DV device 13 application key (USB dongle) 17 connecting a SYNC I/O 14...
  • Page 70 12 formatting hard drives 21 SCSI HBA 19 frame boundaries, adjusting to 48 Frames View 46 Frames view for Movie track 46 Layback 42 License Card 17 local storage 19 Loop Sync 14 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...
  • Page 71 Projects 24 MachineControl Option 2 Record Monitor 24 media files 24 recording audio and video to tape 42 Media Station|V10 re-digitizing a sequence 29 adding clips to a sequence 33 render effects 35 application key (USB dongle) 17 rending all effects 35...
  • Page 72 Scrub window 50 spotting the entire Movie track to a new frame location 49 spotting video to a new frame location 49 video editing undo or redo 47 video playback 48 video scrubbing 50 Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide...
  • Page 73 NTSC and PAL 18 video clips clearing selection 50 copying 49 video connections 13 video playback from Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 48 Video Reference In 14 video resolutions mixed resolutions 6 supported with Pro Tools 5 viewing blocks in the Movie track 46...

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