ATTO Technology UL2D User's Guide

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AVoption and AVoption XL Guide 6 Video AVoption can capture a contiguous video track to multiple hard drives. This is useful if the length of your v

Chapter 3: AVoption|XL Hardware Overview 7 chapter 3 AVoption|XL Hardware Overview AVoption XL consists of two hardware components: a Meridien Digita

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide 8 The following tables list the approximate amount of video storage, in megabytes per second, required for each JFIF c

Chapter 3: AVoption|XL Hardware Overview 9 2:1 Video Compression or 1:1 Uncompressed Sync Hardware Synchronization Peripheral AVoption XL requires a

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide 10 Using More Than Two Hard Drives To get the highest possible performance from your AVoption XL system, you should us

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 11 chapter 4 Installing AVoption This chapter discusses the installation and configuration of AVoption software and har

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide12Installing AVoption SoftwareAVoption includes the following software:• Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM• AVoption Authorizer

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 13Power Macintosh 9500/9600 Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)The Blue & White G3 has only three PCI slots. If y

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide14Power Macintosh G4 The G4 has only three PCI slots. If you use this CPU, you must use a Magma 7-slot or 13-slot expans

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 15Audio HardwareRefer to your TDM Hardware Installation Guide for audio hardware installation infor-mation. ▲ You may b

Copyright This User’s Guide is copyrighted ©2000 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserve

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide165 Press down firmly on the card with even pressure. The connector should click into place in the PCI slot.6 Repeat th

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 17Initializing Hard DrivesRefer to the information in the AVoption Release Bulletin and on the Digidesign Web site for

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide18To connect a BNC connector: Slide the end of the BNC connector over the matching BNC connection, and twist the BNC co

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 19Connecting an External Video Reference MonitorConnect an external NTSC or PAL video reference monitor using the ABVB

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide20Sample AVoption Setup DiagramsSample ABVB video setupMacintoshmonitorVideomonitorPowerMacintoshcomputerVideodrivesAudi

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 21Video connections for component video, blackburst, and external monitorCH-1 CH-2External video monitorBlackburst gene

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Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 23chapter 5Installing AVoption XLThis chapter discusses the installation and configuration of AVoption XL software an

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide24Installing AVoption XL SoftwareAVoption XL includes the following soft-ware:• Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM• AVoption XL

Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 25Power Macintosh 9500/9600 PCI Slots with Expansion Chassis (Magma or Bit3)Slot CardCPU 1 Video AcceleratorCPU 2CPU

Contents iii contents Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption|XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AVoption Components . . .

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide26Power Macintosh G4 The G4 has only three PCI slots. If you use this CPU, you must use a Magma 13-Slot Expansion Chassi

Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 275 Press down firmly on the card with even pressure. The connector should click into place in the PCI slot.6 Close

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide28AVoption XL Video ConnectionsThe following video I/O capabilities are available with the Meridien I/O Box:• Inputs for

Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 29Video I/O ConnectorsFigure 1. Meridien I/O Box front panellO44.1 kHz48 PULL DOWNAUDIO SYNCVIDEO SYNC POWER kHz

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide30Table 1. Video I/O Board Identifiers Number Label Function1 COMPONENT Y IN Video Y component input, BNC connector. Conn

Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 31USD ConnectionsThe following illustrations show USD con-nections. The Universal Slave Driver User’s Guide provides

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide32• connect the Meridien I/O Box COMPOS-ITE IN, COMPONENT IN, S-VIDEO IN, or SDI IN connectors to the corresponding outp

Chapter 6: Recording or Importing the Movie Track 33chapter 6Recording or Importing the Movie TrackYou can capture a video file by actually re-cording

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide34To delete the Movie Track:1 Select the track by clicking on the Track Name button in the Edit window.2 Choose File &

Chapter 6: Recording or Importing the Movie Track 35named “House Ext” and “House Int,” will appear as two blocks bordering each other with those names

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide iv Chapter 5. Installing AVoption XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide36To record video:▲ Note that if there is already a movie on the Movie Track, the movie will be replaced, re-gardless of

Chapter 6: Recording or Importing the Movie Track 37What to ExportWhen you export from your Avid software, you have two choices. You can export the au

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide38◆ Under Export File type, select OMFI com-position. ◆ If importing video and audio into an AVoption session, select St

Chapter 7: Playing the Movie Track 39chapter 7Playing the Movie TrackVideo plays back automatically when you play a session that includes a Movie Trac

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide40Playback Viewing OptionsVideo can be viewed on a separate NTSC or PAL video monitor. Video can also be viewed in an on

Chapter 7: Playing the Movie Track 41If the Movie window is partially blocked by another window on your screen, playback will slow or “stutter” as you

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide42Video Editing With AVoption or AVoption XLAVoption and AVoption XL do not support video editing.You cannot use the Cut

Index 43AABVB cardcable connectors 17connecting to video cable 17install 15aspect ratio 41ATTO EPCI-DC cardinstalling 16ATTO EPCI-UL2D cardinstalling

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide44Eexportingaudio 37entire clip or sequence 37file type 38filesfrom Media Composer 37from Media Composer 37media online

Index 45AVoption XL video hardware 26Digital Media card 26FilmFrame 12, 24Janus advanced JPEG card 15Meridien I/O Box 26new AVoption system 11new AVop

Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption|XL 1 chapter 1 Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption and AVoption|XL AVoption and AVoption XL

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide46SCSIhardware with 2-to-1 or 1-to-1 compression (AVoption XL) 10hardware with 3-to-1 compression or higher (AVoption XL

Index 47Wwindow playbackof the Movie 40performance 40working with the Movie Online 39YY IN 17Y OUT 17

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide 2 You can also do the following:• Import MFM (Media File Manager for-mat) or MSM (Media Stream Manager format) video fi

Chapter 2: AVoption Hardware Overview 3 chapter 2 AVoption Hardware Overview AVoption hardware consists of two cards: an Avid Broadcast Video Board (

AVoption and AVoption XL Guide 4 The following tables list the approximate amount of video storage, in minutes per gi-gabyte, required for each AVR l

Chapter 2: AVoption Hardware Overview 5 Minimum System Requirements Sync Hardware Synchronization Peripheral AVoption requires a Universal Slave Driv