Avid make manage move media. Avid AirSpeed. Installation and User s Guide

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1 Avid make maage move media Avid AirSpeed Istallatio ad User s Guide

2 Copyright ad Disclaimer Product specificatios are subject to chage without otice ad do ot represet a commitmet o the part of Avid Techology, Ic. The software described i this documet is furished uder a licese agreemet. You ca obtai a copy of that licese by visitig Avid's Web site at The terms of that licese are also available i the product i the same directory as the software. The software may ot be reverse assembled ad may be used or copied oly i accordace with the terms of the licese agreemet. It is agaist the law to copy the software o ay medium except as specifically allowed i the licese agreemet. Avid products or portios thereof are protected by oe or more of the followig Uited States Patets: 4,746,994; 4,970,663; 5,045,940; 5,267,351; 5,309,528; 5,355,450; 5,396,594; 5,440,348; 5,452,378; 5,467,288; 5,513,375; 5,528,310; 5,557,423; 5,577,190; 5,584,006; 5,640,601; 5,644,364; 5,654,737; 5,715,018; 5,724,605; 5,726,717; 5,729,673; 5,745,637; 5,752,029; 5,754,851; 5,799,150; 5,812,216; 5,828,678; 5,842,014; 5,852,435; 5,987,501; 6,061,758; 6,223,211; 6,301,105; 6,532,043; 6,546,190; 6,636,869; 6,747,705, 6,763,523; 6,813,622. Other patets are pedig. This documet is protected uder copyright law. A authorized licesee of Avid AirSpeed may reproduce this publicatio for the licesee s ow use i learig how to use the software. This documet may ot be reproduced or distributed, i whole or i part, for commercial purposes, such as sellig copies of this documet or providig support or educatioal services to others. This documet is supplied as a guide for Avid AirSpeed. Reasoable care has bee take i preparig the iformatio it cotais. However, this documet may cotai omissios, techical iaccuracies, or typographical errors. Avid Techology, Ic. does ot accept resposibility of ay kid for customers losses due to the use of this documet. Product specificatios are subject to chage without otice. Copyright 2006 Avid Techology, Ic. ad its licesors. All rights reserved. The followig disclaimer is required by Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics, Ic. for the use of their TIFF library: Copyright Sam Leffler Copyright Silico Graphics, Ic. Permissio to use, copy, modify, distribute, ad sell this software [i.e., the TIFF library] ad its documetatio for ay purpose is hereby grated without fee, provided that (i) the above copyright otices ad this permissio otice appear i all copies of the software ad related documetatio, ad (ii) the ames of Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics may ot be used i ay advertisig or publicity relatig to the software without the specific, prior writte permissio of Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. The followig disclaimer is required by the Idepedet JPEG Group: Portios of this software are based o work of the Idepedet JPEG Group. The followig disclaimer is required by Ray Sauers Associates, Ic.: Istall-It is licesed from Ray Sauers Associates, Ic. Ed-User is prohibited from takig ay actio to derive a source code equivalet of Istall-It, icludig by reverse assembly or reverse compilatio, Ray Sauers Associates, Ic. shall i o evet be liable for ay damages resultig from reseller s failure to perform reseller s obligatio; or ay damages arisig from use or operatio of reseller s products or the software; or ay other damages, icludig but ot limited to, icidetal, direct, idirect, special or cosequetial Damages icludig lost profits, or damages resultig from loss of use or iability to use reseller s products or the software for ay reaso icludig copyright or patet ifrigemet, or lost data, eve if Ray Sauers Associates has bee advised, kew or should have kow of the possibility of such damages. The followig disclaimer is required by Videomedia, Ic.: Videomedia, Ic. makes o warraties whatsoever, either express or implied, regardig this product, icludig warraties with respect to its merchatability or its fitess for ay particular purpose. This software cotais V-LAN ver. 3.0 Commad Protocols which commuicate with V-LAN ver. 3.0 products developed by Videomedia, Ic. ad V-LAN ver. 3.0 compatible products developed by third parties uder licese from Videomedia, Ic. Use of this software will allow frame accurate editig cotrol of applicable videotape recorder decks, videodisc recorders/players ad the like. 2

3 The followig disclaimer is required by Altura Software, Ic. for the use of its Mac2Wi software ad Sample Source Code: Altura Software, Ic. The followig disclaimer is required by 3Prog.com Ic.: Certai waveform ad vector moitorig capabilities are provided uder a licese from 3Prog.com Ic. Att. Govermet User(s). Restricted Rights Leged U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. This Software ad its documetatio are commercial computer software or commercial computer software documetatio. I the evet that such Software or documetatio is acquired by or o behalf of a uit or agecy of the U.S. Govermet, all rights with respect to this Software ad documetatio are subject to the terms of the Licese Agreemet, pursuat to FAR (a) ad/or DFARS (a), as applicable. Trademarks 888 I/O, Adrealie, AirPlay, AirSPACE, AirSPACE HD, AirSpeed, AiMatte, AudioSuite, AudioVisio, AutoSyc, Avid, Avid DNA, Avid DNxcel, Avid DNxHD, AVIDdrive, AVIDdrive Towers, Avid Learig Excellerator, Avid Mojo, AvidNet, AvidNetwork, AVIDstripe, Avid Uity, Avid Uity ISIS, Avid Xpress, AVoptio, AVX, CamCutter, ChromaCurve, ChromaWheel, DAE, D-Fi, D-fx, DigiDelivery, Digidesig, Digidesig Audio Egie, Digidesig Itelliget Noise Reductio, DigiDrive, Digital Noliear Accelerator, DigiTraslator, DINR, DNxchage, D-Verb, Equiox, ExpertReder, FieldPak, Film Composer, FilmScribe, FluidMotio, HIIP, HyperSPACE, HyperSPACE HDCAM, IllusioFX, Image Idepedece, inews, inews CotrolAir, Istict, Itraframe, is9, is18, is23, is36, LauchPad, Lo-Fi, Magic Mask, make maage move media, Marquee, Matador, Maxim, MCXpress, Media Browse, Media Composer, MediaDock, MediaDock Shuttle, Media Fusio, Media Illusio, MediaLog, Media Reader, Media Recorder, MEDIArray, MediaShare, Meridie, MetaSyc, MissioCotrol, NaturalMatch, Nearchive, NetReview, NewsCutter, Nitris, OMF, OMF Iterchage, OMM, Ope Media Framework, Ope Media Maagemet, ProEcode, Pro Tools, QuietDrive, Recti-Fi, RetroLoop, rs9, rs18, Sci-Fi, Softimage, Soud Desiger II, SPACE, SPACEShift, SpectraGraph, SpectraMatte, Symphoy, Trilliget, UityRAID, Vari-Fi, Video Slave Driver, VideoSPACE, ad Xdeck are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Techology, Ic. i the Uited States ad/or other coutries. Widows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporatio i the Uited States ad/or other coutries. All other trademarks cotaied herei are the property of their respective owers. GOT FOOTAGE? Editors Filmmakers Special Effects Artists Game Developers Aimators Educators Broadcasters Cotet creators of every gere Just fiished a icredible project ad wat to share it with the world? Sed us your reels ad we may use your footage i our show reel or demo!* For a copy of our release ad Avid s mailig address, go to *Note: Avid caot guaratee the use of materials submitted. Avid AirSpeed Istallatio ad User s Guide Rev. A February

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5 Cotets Usig This Guide Symbols ad Covetios If You Need Help How to Order Documetatio Avid Educatioal Services Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Desig Hardware ad Software Requiremets Software Istallatio Sychroizatio Etheret Coectios Networkig PortServer Pro Coectio MediaMaager Cliet Network Time Protocol Iteral Storage Serial Cotrol User Iterface Software Overview Digital Iput ad Output Selectio Aalog Output Selectio Supported Media Formats Capture Mode Chukig RetroLoop Media Formats ad Files OMF Files MXF Files

6 Media Destiatio Selectio Playback Playout Studio Playout Play While Trasferrig Closed Captio Frot ad Rear Paels Frot Pael Cotrols Paelless Model Visual Status Iformatio UI ad Playback Moitor Audio Kobs ad LEDs Headphoe Jack, Volume, ad Chael Select Shuttle Rig ad Jog Wheel Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Rear Media Coectios Keyboard ad Mouse Cotrol Coectors DNxchage HD Optio HD Video With AirSpeed Moitorig HD Video Durig Capture Chapter 2 Istallatio Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack Checkig the Cotets of the Rack-Mout Kit Separatig the Slide Rails Positioig the AirSpeed i the Rack Attachig the Outer Rails to the Rack Attachig Ier Rails to the AirSpeed Securig the AirSpeed i a Rack Cablig SDI ad Video Cables Audio Cable Timecode Cables

7 Cotrol ad Commuicatios Cables PS/2 Coectios Etheret Coectio SMPTE Coectio Remote Serial Coectio GPIO Coectio Power Cord Turig the AirSpeed O ad Off Workgroup Requiremet Cofiguratio Default IP Address Settig the Time Zoe, Date, ad Time Accessig the AirSpeed Through Telet Settig Up for Trasferrig to Uity MediaMaager System User Accout Licese Agreemet Multiple Domai Names ad DNS servers Static Mouted Workspaces Adjustig the Audio Playout Gai Chapter 3 User Iterface Itroductio to the AirSpeed User Iterface AirSpeed UI Buttos Dashboard Commo UI Buttos Play Butto Capture Butto Setup Butto Diagostic Butto Shutdow Butto Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Accessig the Setup Subtabs Network Tab System Cofig Tab

8 Avid Pilot, Avid FlightPla, ad VNC Password Requiremets Settig Passwords to Access AirSpeed Chaels Tab Destiatio Template Software Tab Network Setup for the Software Software-Namig Covetio Loadig Software Sed Tab Maiteace ad Troubleshootig Power-O Self-Test Network Test Message Log Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Power-O Fuctios AirSpeed Startup Defaults Butto ad Wheel Fuctios Chael Select Butto Chael Select Butto Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Play Butto Record Butto Fast Forward Butto Rewid Butto Stop Butto Locator Butto Jog Wheel Shuttle Rig Mark IN Butto Mark OUT Butto RetroLoop Mode Deletig Clips Timecode Modes

9 Clip Duratio Verses Total Duratio Clip Absolute Timecode Mode Clip Relative Timecode Mode Virtual Timecode Mode Timecode Values for Network Liks to Clips Chapter 6 AirSpeed Studio ad Playout Studio Cocept Creatig the Studio o the AirSpeed Addig the Studio to Your WorkGroup Usig the Studio Coect to Playout Server or Studio Sed to Playout Server or Studio Moitorig Studio Trasfers Trasfer Status Widow Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios Trasferrig Sequeces from a Avid NewsCutter Product Trasfer Setup Checklist Trasferrig Sequeces from a NewsCutter Product to AirSpeed Usig Avid Pilot to Load Clips ito a NewsCutter Product s Capture Tool AirSpeed Setup Checklist NewsCutter Product Setup Checklist Cofigurig AirSpeed to Work with a NewsCutter Product usig Avid Pilot Loadig AirSpeed Clips ito the Capture Tool Usig FlightPla Trasferrig Clips From AirSpeed to NewsCutter Product Remote Operatios Virtual Network Computig Geeral Remote Cotrol Setup Remote Cotrol from a Automatio System Remote Cotrol from a System Usig Soy Protocol (such as a Edit Cotroller) Remote Cotrol from Ay Device Providig Cotact Closure

10 Appedix A Chassis xx Cotrol Coectios Audio Coectios Video/LTC Coectios Appedix B Specificatios Physical Specificatios Audio Specificatios Video Specificatios Cotrol ad Sychroizatio Specificatios Data Specificatios Rear Pael Specificatios Coector Piouts Remote 1 ad Remote Etheret Coector Specificatios GPIO Aalog Audio Moitor LTC Timecode Keyboard/Mouse Appedix C Regulatory ad Safety Notices Warigs ad Cautios FCC Notice Caadia ICES Europea Uio Notice Disposal of Waste Equipmet by Users i the Europea Uio Australia ad New Zealad EMC Regulatios Taiwa EMC Regulatios Idex

11 Usig This Guide Cogratulatios o your purchase of a Avid AirSpeed multichael media server. You ca use your AirSpeed to capture ad output broadcast-quality media. Symbols ad Covetios Avid documetatio uses the followig symbols ad covetios: Symbol or Covetio c w Meaig or Actio A ote provides importat related iformatio, remiders, recommedatios, ad strog suggestios. A cautio meas that a specific actio you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data. A warig describes a actio that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelies i this documet or o the uit itself whe hadlig electrical equipmet. > This symbol idicates meu commads (ad subcommads) i the order you select them. For example, File > Import meas to ope the File meu ad the select the Import commad. t Italic fot Courier Bold fot Ctrl+key or mouse actio This symbol idicates a sigle-step procedure. Multiple arrows i a list idicate that you perform oe of the actios listed. Italic fot is used to emphasize certai words ad to idicate variables. Courier Bold fot idetifies text that you type. Press ad hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse actio. For example, Ctrl+drag.

12 Usig This Guide If You Need Help If you are havig trouble usig AirSpeed: 1. Retry the actio, carefully followig the istructios give for that task i this guide. It is especially importat to check each step of your workflow. 2. Check for the latest iformatio that might have become available after the documetatio was published: - If the latest iformatio for your Avid product is provided as prited release otes, they ship with your applicatio ad are also available olie. - If the latest iformatio for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is supplied i your Avid applicatio folder as a PDF documet (ReadMe.pdf) ad is also available olie. You should always check olie for the most up-to-date release otes or ReadMe because the olie versio is updated wheever ew iformatio becomes available. To view these olie versios, select ReadMe from the Help meu. or visit the Kowledge Base at 3. Check the documetatio that came with your Avid applicatio or your hardware for maiteace or hardware-related issues. 4. Visit the olie Kowledge Base at Olie services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this olie Kowledge Base to fid aswers, to view error messages, to access troubleshootig tips, to dowload updates, ad to read or joi olie message-board discussios. How to Order Documetatio To order additioal copies of this documetatio from withi the Uited States, call Avid Sales at AVID ( ). If you are placig a order from outside the Uited States, cotact your local Avid represetative. Avid Educatioal Services For iformatio o courses/schedules, traiig ceters, certificatios, courseware, ad books, please visit or call Avid Sales at AVID ( ). 12

13 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Desig This chapter provides backgroud iformatio about the AirSpeed media server. The followig topics are discussed: Desig DNxchage HD Optio Hardware ad Software Requiremets Software Overview Frot ad Rear Paels AirSpeed is a digital recorder or playback device desiged to work seamlessly i Avid Uity eviromets (Avid Uity ISIS, Avid Uity MediaNetwork, ad LANshare). AirSpeed allows you to capture icomig media directly ito storage allocatio groups (called workspaces) or play out media to air. Previously, Avid editig systems were used to capture the media, prevetig the Avid editor from editig. Now media ca be captured directly ito Avid Uity workspaces uatteded, freeig the Avid editig system for editig. Use the Avid editig system to edit the captured media ito sequeces ad sed the sequece back to the AirSpeed for playout. Up to five AirSpeeds together ca be grouped to form a Studio. AirSpeed is desiged for ease of use. Oce the AirSpeed is cofigured, this etwork media server captures oe stream of video ad up to eight chaels of audio to a preselected Avid Uity workspace. The video format you select i the AirSpeed should be compatible with the editig systems at your site. The captured material is made available to Avid editig systems that use media files compliat with Ope Media Format (OMF) or Material Exchage Format (MXF). The AirSpeed is also a two-chael playout server. Select the AirSpeed s host ame i the Sed To Playback list o the Avid editig system ad you ca trasfer a sequece to the AirSpeed server. The use AirSpeed CoutDow or Avid inews CotrolAir to maage the playout of the sequece. You ca group from two to five AirSpeed servers as a

14 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Studio by followig a AirSpeed host amig method. Sed a sequece to the Studio ad all the AirSpeeds i that Studio have the capability to playout the sequece. For iformatio o the Studio cocept ad cofiguratio, see AirSpeed Studio ad Playout o page 119. There are two fuctioally equivalet AirSpeed chassis. The frot pael o both chassis are exactly the same but the coectors o the rear pael are i differet locatios. This documet icludes iformatio o the curretly shippig chassis ( xx). To view the coector layout, see Chassis xx o page 135. You ca set up ad cofigure the AirSpeed usig the user iterface (UI) displayed o the built-i frot pael moitor as well as remote applicatios, such as the Virtual Network Computig (VNC) applicatio, Avid Pilot, ad Avid FlightPla. For more iformatio o VNC see, Virtual Network Computig o page 131. Media that you previously captured plays back i the UI moitor o the frot of the AirSpeed as well as through the coectios o the back of the AirSpeed. You ca play back two streams of video at the same time. Use the UI playback buttos to select the video stream you wat to view. For more iformatio, see UI ad Playback Moitor o page 29. The Record ad Stop buttos, located o the frot pael of the AirSpeed, allow you to iitiate ad termiate the capture of material. I additio to these frot pael buttos, you ca cotrol ad capture material usig Avid CaptureMaager through a etwork iterface. You ca cotrol the AirSpeed through serial or Etheret coectios. If Avid Uity becomes uavailable, AirSpeed captures media to the iteral drives util Avid Uity becomes available or the iteral drives are full. 14

15 Hardware ad Software Requiremets Hardware ad Software Requiremets Your AirSpeed system requires specific Avid compoets ad software versios; see the AirSpeed ReadMe icluded with your release for the qualified versios. The followig Avid products are required: Avid Uity ISIS, Avid Uity MediaNetwork, or Avid Uity LANshare EX Avid Uity MediaMaager Avid NewsCutter, Avid NewsCutter XP, or Avid Media Composer editig system. Avid PortServer Pro II or LANshare EX based o the Itel Server Chassis SR2200, SR2400, or ewer platform The AirSpeed coects to a Avid Uity PortServer Pro through a Etheret etwork switch. A etwork Domai Name System (DNS) server (recommeded i the Avid Uity MediaNetwork eviromet, required i the Avid Uity ISIS eviromet) If your Avid Uity eviromet does ot have a etwork DNS server, istructios for creatig oe ca be foud o the Avid Kowledge Base. Go to Optioal Avid applicatios ad hardware iclude: Avid Uity TrasferMaager Avid Media Browse Avid inews CotrolAir Avid AirSpeed FlightPla Avid AirSpeed Pilot Avid AirSpeed CoutDow Avid DNxchage (see DNxchage HD Optio o page 35) Software Istallatio The AirSpeed software resides o the system s disk drives. The software comes preistalled. Future releases ad updates require you to load the software o your Avid Uity MediaMaager server where the AirSpeed ca access the ew or old versios. AirSpeed software is istalled usig the Setup > Software tab i the AirSpeed UI. For more iformatio, see Software Tab o page

16 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Sychroizatio Whe AirSpeed is capturig media, the syc is locked to the iput sigal. Durig playback, the outgoig media should be locked to the house referece sigal provided o the Referece I coector o the rear of the AirSpeed. For iformatio o video referece output ad cofiguratio, see System Cofig Tab o page 78. Etheret Coectios Networkig AirSpeed systems have a Etheret coectio used to cotrol, cofigure, capture media to, or play out from, Avid Uity. For more iformatio see Cotrol Coectors o page 35. Each AirSpeed eeds its ow IP address. The AirSpeed system operates as a PortServer Pro cliet to the Avid Uity storage area etwork (SAN). AirSpeed establishes a coectio with Avid Uity MediaMaager, via a Etheret coectio, to check i project iformatio ad other metadata associated with the captured material. This process occurs at the start of capturig, durig chukig, ad whe capture is termiated. AirSpeed coects to the Avid Uity etwork with a uique ame ad IP address. Avid Uity idetifies each AirSpeed usig either the AirSpeed ame or the IP address. AirSpeed operates as a attached Avid PortServer Pro or Avid LANshare EX Etheret cliet. PortServer Pro Coectio The AirSpeed software cotais Avid Uity cliet code that provides the appropriate file ad directory access to the storage area etwork. Avid has qualified AirSpeed support o the PortServer Pro based o the SR2200 ad ewer platforms. The PortServer Pro based o the Itel ISP2150 Iteret Server platform is ot qualified to support AirSpeed. AirSpeed uses a Etheret cliet licese i the Avid Uity workgroup eviromet ad appears i the PortServer Pro Status Viewer. You do ot have to purchase a additioal licese for the AirSpeed seat. Cotact your Avid represetative about updatig your Avid Uity dogle to add AirSpeed Etheret cliet liceses at o charge. 16

17 Hardware ad Software Requiremets MediaMaager Cliet AirSpeed seds metadata to the Avid Uity MediaMaager server durig check-is ad whe capture is termiated. The Avid Uity MediaMaager cliet geerates ad stores a OMF or AAF clip media file o the Avid Uity. Captured Material Exchage Format (MXF) media is stored i the workspace as Advaced Authorig Format (AAF). For more iformatio o MXF, see Media Formats ad Files o page 22. Network Time Protocol AirSpeed supports the use of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. By eterig the IP address of your NTP server o the etwork, the AirSpeed gradually sychroizes to the etwork time. The date ad time i AirSpeed operatig system is corrected to match the NTP server. For iformatio o cofigurig the NTP server, see Network Tab o page 77. Iteral Storage Serial Cotrol The AirSpeed is equipped with four iteral SCSI drives. These drives are used as a buffer for icomig media ad storig playback media. The AirSpeed is equipped with four iteral drives. These iteral drives are i a 4-way RAID 0 stripe. For flexibility, the AirSpeed supports more tha oe cotrol mechaism. The AirSpeed supports the stadard Soy BVW slave deck cotrol operatios ad Video Disk Cotrol Protocol (VDCP). These operatios iclude capturig, playig, pausig, shuttlig, ad avigatig to timecode. The serial cotrol of the AirSpeed is through two stadard 9-pi RS- 422 iterface coectors o the rear of the AirSpeed. For iformatio o cofigurig the serial remote ports, see Chaels Tab o page 85. The followig commads are implemeted i Avid products as extesios to the Soy BVW protocol. These protocol extesios provide clip ame processig support ot covered uder the Soy BVW specificatio. 17

18 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview The AirSpeed respods with a ACK upo successful completio of the commads listed i the followig table. I the evet of a trasmissio error, the AirSpeed respods with a NACK followed by a status byte. Supported BVW Extesios Extesio Clip Loadig Eabled Disable Clip Loadig Clip Legth Request Clip Legth Respose Set Clip Legth Fid First Clip Request Fid Next Clip Request Fid Clip Respose Load Clip New Clip Delete Clip Descriptio Clip loadig is always eabled i AirSpeed. The AirSpeed accepts the but does othig i AirSpeed sice clip loadig is always eabled. The AirSpeed returs the curret Mark I ad Mark Out set for curretly loaded clip. The AirSpeed returs the curret Mark I ad Mark Out set for curretly loaded clip as i the Clip Legth Request. The AirSpeed sets the Mark I ad Mark Out timecodes for curretly active clip. It does ot do ay trimmig or clip modificatio. The AirSpeed fids the first clip. The AirSpeed fids the ext clip. The AirSpeed seds a respose after fidig the clip. The AirSpeed implemets a load clip commad. (playback fuctio) The AirSpeed implemets a commad to create a ew clip. (capture fuctio) The AirSpeed deletes the clip. If the clip is locked, the clip is ot be deleted. Issuig a BVW eject commad causes the curretly active clip to be uloaded. User Iterface The frot pael of the AirSpeed uit provides a moitor that has the optio to display the AirSpeed UI. The UI provides widows for capturig media, playig media, ad cofigurig the AirSpeed. The AirSpeed UI is explaied i User Iterface o page 63. Also icluded o the frot are buttos for capturig ad markig media, idicators ad cotrols for the audio, ad a headphoe jack. See Frot Pael Layout o page

19 Software Overview Portios of the frot pael are desiged to resemble a stadard deck cotrol iterface with the appropriate buttos for capturig, playig, pausig, ad shuttlig. Additioal cotrols are provided for oliear deck avigatio. The AirSpeed UI provides you with the flexibility to tailor capture ad playout settigs. These settigs iclude etwork ad workgroup settigs, audio ad video formats, ad iterface operatios. You have the ability to istatly capture (crash record) to a predetermied workspace o Avid Uity by pressig the Record butto. Software Overview The AirSpeed system software supports all etworkig ad operatioal requiremets of the AirSpeed. Digital Iput ad Output Selectio The AirSpeed ca capture ad play back video from serial digital iterface (SDI) coectors o the rear of the AirSpeed. Digital audio iput ad output coectors are also o the rear pael. Digital audio is available through the followig AES/EBU BNC coectios: SDI Iputs ad outputs usig 525 lies (NTSC) or 625 lies (PAL) of video with optioal embedded 48 KHz 20-bit audio. Eight AES iputs (4 AES/EBU pairs), with 16 or 24-bit samplig at 48 KHz (Iputs 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, ad 7/8) Eight AES outputs (4 AES/EBU pairs), with 16 or 24-bit samplig at 48 KHz (Outputs 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, ad 7/8) Whe o video sigal is preset, black is recorded. Aalog Output Selectio Aalog video output is available through composite ad compoet (Y, Pr/R, Pb/B) coectors. Eight aalog audio outputs are available through a Avid supplied cable that coects to a 25-pi coector o the AirSpeed. The eight XLR coectors o the other ed of the cable coect to the aalog iputs of your audio device (see Audio Cable o page 49). The audio ad video aalog outputs are iteded for moitorig. If you wat to itegrate the media ito aalog devices, use professioal digital-to-aalog coverters. 19

20 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Supported Media Formats The media files created by AirSpeed ad stored o Avid Uity workspaces are OMF Versio 1.0 ad MXF compliat. The AirSpeed supports the followig Avid media formats: Supported Avid Media Formats Media File Type Video (NTSC ad PAL) Supported Formats DV25 NTSC supports DVCPRO (DV25 411) PAL supports DVCPRO (DV ad DV25 420) DV50 IMX 50 MPEG 50 I-frame-oly compressio IMX 30 MPEG 30 I-frame-oly compressio 1:1 (MXF oly) Optioal Avid DNxchage (DNxHD) Audio 1080 Iterlaced 1080i/59.94 fields per secod 1080i/50 fields per secod 720 Progressive 720p/59.94 frames per secod WAVE 48 khz Capture Mode Chukig AirSpeed captures real-time evets or media. Video ad audio are captured through the SDI iput ad stored o a Avid Uity workspace. You ca start a capture usig the frot pael operatioal cotrols or the Avid Pilot applicatio. The captured media is saved i chuks so that portios are available to edit while you are still capturig it. For more iformatio, see Chukig o page 20. Whe capturig, the media is set i segmets to a workspace, allowig workgroup users access to media that is curretly beig captured. AirSpeed refers to this capture process as chukig (also called Shared Volume Segmetatio). Chukig is supported for both audio ad video media. 20

21 Software Overview You ca set the legth of the chuk, so that media is available shortly after capturig has started. At each chuk iterval, more media is available, addig to your previous media. The AirSpeed supports chukig by creatig clips of the material at a predetermied duratio times ad by periodically checkig i captured material through the Avid Uity MediaMaager cliet iterface. AirSpeed captures short chuks of media up to a trasitio time, the from the trasitio time forward, media is captured at your selected Chukig Period. For example, if the Chukig Period is set to 3 miutes, the Trasitio Iterval to 1 miute ad the Short Chukig period to 15 secods, media checks i at 15, 30, 45, 60, 240, 420 secods, etc. See the followig illustratio. AirSpeed Chukig Model Start capturig Trasitio Iterval (1 miute) Short chukig period (15 secods) Chukig period (3 miute chuks) Time RetroLoop I the AirSpeed workflow, eve though MXF media is streamig to Avid Uity, metadata becomes available accordig to the Chael tab chukig settigs. MXF media follows the same chukig model as the OMF media. To have access to the captured MXF media as soo as possible, set your Short Chukig Period to the miimum value of 15 secods ad both the Trasitioal Iterval ad Chukig Period to 3 miutes. Chukig values are set i the Setup > Chael tab of the AirSpeed UI. For chukig time costraits, see Chaels Tab o page 85. RetroLoop provides the ability to capture material for a predetermied, user-selectable amout of time before a ukow evet occurs. RetroLoop captures media cotiuously i a loop, usig a predetermied amout of storage space. Start capturig media usig the RetroLoop feature; whe the evet happes, start a ormal capture ad capture as much of the evet as you wat. The ed result is a clip that cotais material before ad after the evet. For iformatio about eterig RetroLoop mode, see RetroLoop Mode o page 112. You must iitiate RetroLoop usig the AirSpeed frot pael. 21

22 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Media Formats ad Files OMF Files The AirSpeed creates media ad metadata files i the OMFI or MXF MediaFiles directories o the target workspaces. If the system s uique MediaFiles directory is ot preset o the selected etwork media drive, the AirSpeed creates oe. The AirSpeed also creates a subdirectory uder the OMFI MediaFiles (for OMF) or Avid MediaFiles (for MXF) directory. The AirSpeed does ot perform bi maagemet operatios. Bi etries for AirSpeed media are geerated by the MediaMaager server as the material is checked i. The media format (OMF or MXF) that is captured depeds o the workgroup eviromet of your MediaMaager. If you wat to capture MFX media, the MediaMaager eeds to be set to AAF i the Data Format meu i the MediaMaager System Setup widow. If you wat to capture OMF media, select OMF i the MediaMaager System Setup widow. For details o cofigurig your MediaMaager, see the Avid Uity MediaMaager documetatio. To chage your AirSpeed betwee capturig OMF ad MXF media, eter the ame of the MediaMaager that is cofigured for the media eviromet you wat. Use the Sed tab to chage the MediaMaager (see Sed Tab o page 98). Whe the MediaMaager workgroup is set to AAF mode, all ew media checked ito the workgroup is i MXF format with AAF metadata. All editors ad applicatios icluded i the MXF/AAF workgroup must support the ability to read ad write MXF media ad AAF metadata. Workspaces must already be created i Avid Uity i order to eter the workspace ame durig the AirSpeed setup (see Destiatio Template o page 92). AirSpeed creates ew projects, bis, ad catalogs if the ames i the cofiguratio do ot already exist. Ope Media Format (OMF) was developed by Avid Techology, Ic. ad may idustry ad stadards parters for the iterchage of digital media data betwee platforms ad applicatios. OMF Iterchage (OMFI) is a platform-idepedet file format that stores both the digital media (video, audio, graphics, aimatio) ad the iformatio describig how the media is edited together to form a fial sequece. This editig iformatio, called a compositio, is the OMFI represetatio of the sequece created i Avid editig applicatios. Ay other program that supports OMFI ca read OMFI files, eve if the program resides o a differet computer platform. As a result, with OMFI you ca trasfer files betwee differet applicatios o differet platforms without worryig about cross-platform traslatios. 22

23 Software Overview MXF Files The Material Exchage Format (MXF) is a format developed by the Professioal MPEG Forum i associatio with orgaizatios such as the SMPTE, The Europea Broadcastig Uio (EBU) ad the AAF Associatio. Material Exchage Format is a wrapper or cotaier format which ecapsulates media ad rich productio metadata ito a sigle file, which is useful for media storage ad exchage. It is a ope techology that ca be implemeted by ay maufacturer. MXF has bee desiged to be flexible eough for use i all stages of cotet creatio, from acquisitio, to authorig, to distributio.the primary beefit of MXF is that it provides greater workflow efficiecy by preservig useful metadata as media files make their way through the cotet creatio process.the MXF format is idepedet of the type of cotet that it cotais, so a MXF file ca cotai video ad/or audio at ay resolutio or compressio. I may istaces, MXF files ecapsulate media that is already formatted to oe of the existig idustry stadards. MXF allows for easy exchage of material betwee file servers, tape streamers ad digital archives. MXF is a ideal iterchage format to eable workflow efficiecies i ews broadcastig, post productio, asset maagemet, ad archivig applicatios. Media Destiatio Selectio The AirSpeed remembers the last storage destiatio set. Whether you iitiate the capture by maually pressig the frot pael Capture butto or by remotely cotrollig the capturig, media is stored to the last selected Avid Uity etwork workspace. This feature allows you to crash record usig the frot pael Record butto for quick captures. Captured media is first stored o the iteral drives of the AirSpeed ad the copied to the selected Avid Uity workspace. To avoid reachig the iteral drive s maximum storage capacity, AirSpeed ca be cofigured to automatically delete the media that has bee saved to a workspace. The Auto Delete settig i the Setup > System Cofig tab cotrols whe to delete the media ad how much media to delete. For more iformatio o settig the Auto Delete, see System Cofig Tab o page 78. Whe the workspace is full, the AirSpeed cotiues to capture util the iteral drives are filled. Oce the iteral drives are full, the AirSpeed stops capturig. 23

24 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Playback You ca play back media previously captured by the AirSpeed. Two video streams of media ca be played back at the same time. Pressig the Chael Select buttos allows you to switch betwee the two play chaels. Navigatio ad playback of specific clips is iitiated by the AirSpeed UI ad cotrolled usig the Operatioal Cotrol buttos. Load a clip i the Play butto of the AirSpeed UI ad press the Play butto o the frot of the AirSpeed to view the clip i the UI ad playback moitor. Whe workig with HD ad 1:1 ucompressed media, oly sigle chael play out is supported. You caot select the secod play out chael from the frot pael or the AirSpeed Pilot applicatio. The Chael Select butto 2 o the frot pael is disabled ad the secod play chael selectio i AirSpeed Pilot is disabled. Playout Oce you have edited your media, use the AirSpeed as a playout server. The AirSpeed allows you to play out two chaels at the same time. To select the dual chael cotrol optios, see Chaels Tab o page 85. Media set to the AirSpeed for playout from a Avid Uity cliet ca be cotrolled usig the Avid AirSpeed CoutDow applicatio. I a Avid inews eviromet, use the Avid inews CotrolAir applicatio. For iformatio o cotrollig clips o the AirSpeed, see the Avid AirSpeed CoutDow User s Guide or the Avid inews CotrolAir Device Maager Guide. Before you ca sed your sequece to the AirSpeed from a Avid editig system, you must add the AirSpeed to your Sed To Playback list i the Avid editig applicatio. Addig a AirSpeed to the Sed to Playback list is doe by addig the AirSpeed Host Name to the TMCliet.ii tab of the Trasfer settigs. c To sed a sequece from a Avid editig system to playout: 1. Add the AirSpeed Host Name to the TMCliet.ii tab i the Trasfer settigs. This process is described i Addig the Studio to Your WorkGroup o page Coect to the AirSpeed by selectig Trasfer > Recoect to Server. This process is described i Coect to Playout Server or Studio o page Sed a sequece to playout by doig oe of the followig: t Right-click o the selected sequece ad select Sed To Playback > AirSpeedame. t Highlight the sequece i your bi ad select Trasfer > Sed To Playback > AirSpeedame. 4. (Optioal) Moitor the trasfer status by selectig Trasfer > Status Widow (see Trasfer Status Widow o page 124). Do ot delete the sequece or source media off of the Avid Uity workspace util you are sure the trasfers to the AirSpeed or Studio are complete. 24

25 Software Overview Studio Playout A Avid AirSpeed Studio cosists of two to five AirSpeeds grouped together usig the etwork host ames of the AirSpeed. Whe a Avid editig system seds a sequece to the Studio, ay AirSpeed member of the Studio ca play out the sequece. If oe or more AirSpeeds i the Studio are offlie, ay other AirSpeed still olie i the Studio ca perform the playout. For detailed iformatio o the Studio cocept, cofiguratio, ad usig the Studio, see Chapter 6. Play While Trasferrig c Play while trasferrig (PWT) is a feature that allows you to begi playig out media from the AirSpeed as soo as 5 secods of media has bee trasferred. You do ot eed to wait for the trasfer from the Avid editig system to fiish. Whe PWT is ot used, the media is ot available util the media is completely trasferred. The PWT optio is selected i the Avid editig applicatio whe a clip is set to playback. The PWT feature is desiged for time-sesitive playout eeds. It is recommeded that you do ot sed all your playout media to the AirSpeed usig the PWT optio. Closed Captio Closed captio iformatio is captured ad supported o playout. This iformatio is hidde i the video sigal, ivisible without a decoder. Closed captios are stored i lie 21 of the vertical blakig iterval (VBI) for NTSC. Whe the closed captio optio is selected, closed captio data is preserved. If deselected, this closed captio data lie is left blak ad ca be used for other data. To set the closed captio optio, see the System Cofig Tab o page 78. Closed captioig is ot displayed i the AirSpeed UI ad playback moitor. To view closed captios, coect a televisio that supports closed captioig decodig to the MON coector o the back of the AirSpeed. Make sure that closed captios are eabled o the televisio. 25

26 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Frot ad Rear Paels AirSpeed uses idustry-stadard video ad audio iput ad output coectios i additio to etwork ad cotrol coectios. The AirSpeed is desiged for a 19-ich (483-mm) rack occupyig three rack uits (3U). For iformatio o istallig the AirSpeed ito a rack, see Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack o page 39. You ca maually cofigure your AirSpeed by usig the UI ad playback moitor. User Iterface o page 63 lists the tab structure of the AirSpeed UI as see i the UI playback moitor. Avid recommeds usig the Virtual Network Computig (VNC) applicatio to cofigure the AirSpeed whe access to the AirSpeed is ot available or whe a keyboard ad mouse are ot attached. For more iformatio see, Virtual Network Computig o page 131. The AirSpeed is available i two models; oe with a frot pael moitor ad cotrols, ad oe with a blak frot pael that ca oly be cofigured ad cotrolled with remote etwork applicatios. The followig sectios describe the differeces i the two frot paels: Frot Pael Cotrols Paelless Model Frot Pael Cotrols The followig figure shows the cotrols o the frot of the AirSpeed. Frot Pael Layout AirSpeed logo UI ad playback moitor Audio idicators ad gai cotrols (see Audio Kobs ad LEDs o page 30) Built-i jog ad shuttle wheel Mark IN ad OUT butto Chael Select buttos (see UI ad Playback Moitor o page 29) Operatioal cotrols (see Operatioal Cotrol Buttos o page 33) Headphoe cotrol (see Headphoe Jack, Volume, ad Chael Select o page 32)

27 Frot ad Rear Paels You ca lock the frot pael cotrols ad buttos disablig the Frot Pael Cotrol optio i the Setup > System Cofig tab i the AirSpeed UI; see System Cofig Tab o page 78. Whe you disable the frot pael, capture ad playback fuctios are doe through remote applicatios. The followig table describes the frot pael cotrols. Frot Pael Cotrols Cotrol UI ad playback moitor Chael Select buttos Maual audio gai cotrols Operatioal cotrols Descriptio The UI ad playback moitor displays the UI or video durig playback ad captures. Cofigure or chage settigs i the UI usig a keyboard ad mouse coected to the PS/2 port. The chael select buttos are used to switch betwee the two play chaels. Chael oe is the record chael as well as play chael oe. Both chael oe ad chael two ca be playig video at the same time. Switch betwee the two chaels by pushig either Chael Select butto. For more iformatio o the buttos, see UI ad Playback Moitor o page 29 The audio gai cotrols allow you to adjust the gai of the audio outputs. Audio levels are displayed o the frot pael LEDs. For more iformatio o the kobs ad LEDs, see Audio Kobs ad LEDs o page 30. Six buttos to the lower right of the UI ad playback moitor match the buttos o a videotape recorder (VTR). For more iformatio o the buttos, see Operatioal Cotrol Buttos o page 33. Mark IN ad OUT Headphoe jack volume cotrol ad chael select Mark IN ad OUT are set o-the-fly by pressig the IN or OUT buttos while capturig. Whe you press IN agai, the first mark IN poit moves. Pressig OUT agai moves the mark OUT poit. You caot mark more tha oe mark IN ad oe mark OUT poit per clip. You ca have a IN poit without havig a OUT poit. Plug a headphoe set ito the headphoe jack ad use the kob above the jack to adjust the volume. The headphoe jack is a stereo output. You ca oly hear two audio chaels at a time through the headphoe jack. Select the audio chaels you wat to hear usig the audio chael select kob (see Audio Kobs ad LEDs o page

28 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Paelless Model The followig figure shows the frot of the paelless AirSpeed. All cofiguratio, capture, ad playback fuctios are doe through remote applicatios. Paelless Frot Pael AirSpeed logo Power ad Mode LED a There are two AirSpeed fuctios that caot be performed with the paelless model that are available o the full pael model. The two fuctios that caot be performed o the paelless model are: Retroloop Locators All other frot pael fuctios are performed i the followig software: Virtual Network Computig (VNC) used to access the AirSpeed UI ad cofigure the AirSpeed. For more iformatio see, Virtual Network Computig o page 131. Avid AirSpeed Pilot used to capture media ad play it back. The applicatio is also used to set the audio gai. The audio gai cotrols oly appear i the Pilot applicatio whe accessig a paelless AirSpeed. For more iformatio see, the Avid FlightPla ad Pilot User s Guide or olie Help. Avid AirSpeed FlightPla used to maage your captured media by movig, reamig, or deletig clips. For more iformatio see, the Avid FlightPla ad Pilot User s Guide or olie Help. 28

29 Frot ad Rear Paels The LED o the frot of the paelless system is a tri-colored LED that idicates whe the AirSpeed is i the followig modes: Paelless LED Fuctios LED State Fuctio Costat Yellow Idicates the AirSpeed is powered o ad idle Blik Red Costat Red Blik Gree Idicates a ew clip has bee created, ad the AirSpeed is waitig to start capturig Idicates the AirSpeed is capturig Idicates a clip has bee loaded, ad the AirSpeed is ready to play out Costat Gree Idicates the AirSpeed is playig out Visual Status Iformatio You ca moitor a variety of status iformatio usig the UI ad playback moitor, the LEDs, ad the operatioal cotrol buttos. Moitored system compoets are displayed o the Diagostic butto of the AirSpeed UI (see Diagostic Butto o page 73). UI ad Playback Moitor The UI ad playback moitor displays the AirSpeed UI cofiguratio settigs, the icomig video, or play out video. You select the display with the Chael Select buttos; what you see depeds o if you are i the Capture or Play out mode. The setup ad cofiguratio settigs are explaied i User Iterface o page 63 ad Cofigurig the AirSpeed o page 75. The followig figure idetifies the moitor ad buttos. UI ad Playback Moitor User iterface ad playback moitor Chael Select buttos switch the moitor betwee display modes

30 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Use the Chael Select buttos to switch betwee the Capture mode or the two Playout chaels. You ca either watch the video that is beig captured or play back two chaels of video that were just captured. Each time you press the Chael Select buttos, they cycle through the followig fuctios: Press Chael Select butto 1 - Capture mode (chael 1) settigs for capturig media - Play mode (chael 1) settigs for playout o chael 1 - Video view media that is beig captured or playig o chael 1 Press Chael Select butto 2 - Play (chael 2) settigs for playout o chael 2 - Video view media that is playig o chael 2 Whe capturig media, Chael Select butto 2 has o fuctio. Audio Kobs ad LEDs The frot pael provides audio LEDs ad gai cotrol kobs for each of the eight audio chaels. The audio kobs are recessed uder each LED row ad exted out the frot pael whe pushed. Push the chael kob agai to retract the kob to be flush with the frot pael. Tur the kob to adjust the output gai whe playig media. The LEDs above the kob provide a visual idicatio of the sigal for each chael. Numbers uder each kob idicate the audio chael it cotrols. The followig figure shows the eight kobs that cotrol the audio chael gai ad their LEDs. HeadPhoe cotrols are also idetified. Audio Cotrols LEDs idicate the audio level Audio chael gai cotrol kobs Audio chael 1 through chael Headphoe jack Headphoe volume cotrol Headphoe audio chael select kob 30

31 Frot ad Rear Paels The LEDs reflect the curret audio capture level. Use the gai cotrol kobs to maually adjust the audio gai durig playout. Gree ad yellow LEDs help illustrate the audio levels. You caot adjust the gai of the audio beig captured. The audio LEDs o the frot pael moitor audio display betwee 12 db to 35 db. The followig table compares the audio rage with the markigs o the frot pael. Audio LEDs i Full Scale Digital Steciled Scale Actual Value From Full Scale Digital +3 db 12 db +1 db 14 db 0 db 15 db 1 db 16 db 3 db 18 db 5 db 20 db 10 db 25 db 20 db 35 db You use the eight audio gai cotrols whe the AirSpeed is beig cofigured, ad ot durig a broadcast. Typically you calibrate the AirSpeed to house gais, although there might be other legitimate cofiguratios. To calibrate the AirSpeed audio for playout, press the audio gai cotrol kob to exted it out of the frot pael ad allow it to be adjusted. Each of the eight audio output chaels has a separate gai cotrol. Select the Play 1 chael by pressig the Chael Select butto 1. Play a test toe clip ad use the audio gai cotrol kobs to adjust the audio gai outputs o the rear of the AirSpeed associated with that playout chael. The audio output chaels map to the Play 1 ad Play 2 chaels as described the Chaels Tab o page 85. The audio output chaels deped o which Chaels are selected i the Setup > Chaels > Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback settig. Audio could be set to 0, 4, or 8 audio chaels. If Chael 1 is set to eight, all eight audio gai cotrols are associated with the Play 1 chael. If the Play 1 chael has four audio chaels allocated to it, you ca have the other four chaels allocated to Play 2. The Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback settig maps which audio gai cotrols are associated with each Play chael. 31

32 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Set the Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback settig so that all eight chaels are allocated to Play 1. Make sure the test toe clip has audio o all the relevat chaels (if the playback chael has all eight audio chaels allocated to it, make sure you play a test clip with eight chaels of audio). The LEDs give you feedback as to which audio chaels have audio preset. For more iformatio o adjustig the audio gai with a scope, see Adjustig the Audio Playout Gai o page 61. Play the test toe clip o the Play 1 chael ad adjust the gais so that output audio o each chael is at the house levels. Whe you have fiished settig the audio gai cotrols, push them back ito the recessed positio to prevet iadvertet chages. While recessed, they are flush with the frot pael. Chages to the gais happe i real time. As soo as you adjust the volume cotrol, you see ad hear the sigal chage. Reallocate all eight audio chaels to the Play 2 chael usig the Setup > Chaels > Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback settigs. Select the Play 2 chael by pressig the Chael Select butto 2. Play a test toe clip o Play 2 chael ad repeat the adjustmet process. Audio Gai Precautio If Chael Select butto 1 is selected ad you chage audio gais o chaels associated with the Play 2 chael, or if you have Chael Select butto 2 selected ad you chage audio gais o chaels associated with the Play 1 chael, the chage does ot occur util the ext time you load a clip o that Play chael. Oly adjust audio gais o the Play chaels associated with the curretly selected playback chael. Headphoe Jack, Volume, ad Chael Select A stereo headphoe jack is provided o the AirSpeed frot pael. The jack provides output for two audio chaels at a time. Select chaels 1 2, 3 4, 5 6, or 7 8 usig the audio chael select kob. Adjust the headphoe volume usig the headphoe volume cotrol. Cotrols are idetified i Audio Kobs ad LEDs o page 30. Shuttle Rig ad Jog Wheel The Shuttle rig ad Jog wheel o the frot pael allow you to quickly search ad sca captured clips while viewig them o the UI ad playback moitor. Turig the outer Shuttle rig allows variable speed playback, both forward ad backwards. The speed is related to the extet of rotatio away from the startig positio of the wheel. Rotate the rig clockwise for forward shuttle, rotate the rig couter-clockwise for reverse shuttle. The shuttle plays the video forward or backward up to 5 times the real time speed. The clip cotiues to move util the rig is released or retured to its ceter positio. 32

33 Frot ad Rear Paels The ceter wheel is the Jog wheel allowig you to view a clip frame-by-frame. The speed ad directio is directly proportioal to the speed ad directio that the wheel is rotated. The followig figure shows the Shuttle rig ad Jog wheel. Shuttle Rig ad Jog Wheel Shuttle rig Jog wheel Operatioal Cotrol Buttos The followig figure shows the operatioal cotrol buttos. These buttos have a backlight to help determie the capturig state of the AirSpeed. The followig table lists the fuctios of these buttos; User Iterface o page 63 lists all the frot pael butto fuctios. Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Record butto Play butto Stop butto Rewid butto Fast forward butto Locator butto The followig table lists the fuctios of the buttos that light. Operatio Cotrol Buttos Butto Record Play Stop Idicator ad Coditio Solid red whe system is capturig. Plays out video from the AirSpeed. Two video clips ca be played out; oe clip o each chael. Lit whe system is paused. 33

34 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview Operatio Cotrol Buttos (Cotiued) Butto Rewid/Fast Forward Locator Idicator ad Coditio Lit whe system is shuttlig. Mark frames where you wat to idetify later while editig the media. You ca mark up to 8 frames per clip. Rear Media Coectios The AirSpeed supports idustry-stadard iputs ad outputs to provide flexibility for idividual requiremets. The followig table lists the iputs ad outputs o the AirSpeed. For details o each coector, see Chassis xx o page 135. Video ad Audio Coectors Coector Serial Digital Iterface Aalog Referece I ad Loop Out Video Outputs LTC I ad Out Audio Iputs Audio Outputs Descriptio 1 serial digital iterface (SDI) iput (1 BNC) 2 SDI outputs (2 BNC) 1 referece iput (1 BNC) 1 referece output (1 BNC) 1 composite output with overlay for moitorig the source video (1 BNC) 1 composite output (1 BNC) 1 compoet output (rear pael, 3 BNC) 2 aalog TC outputs (2 XLR) 1 aalog TC iput (1 XLR) 8 digital audio AES/EBU iputs (4BNC, software cofigurable) 8 digital audio AES/EBU outputs (4BNC, software cofigurable) 8 aalog audio outputs (25-pi cable icluded) Keyboard ad Mouse You eed to provide your ow PS/2 keyboard ad mouse to avigate through the AirSpeed UI. The keyboard ad mouse plug directly ito the PS/2 coectors rear of the chassis. For more iformatio, see PS/2 Coectios o page

35 DNxchage HD Optio Cotrol Coectors The followig table lists the coectios used for cotrollig the AirSpeed. For details o each coector, see Chassis xx o page 135. Cotrol Coectors Coector Etheret Remote 1 ad Remote 2 Descriptio Gigabit (1000BASE-T) Etheret data coectio 9-pi female RS-422 remote operatioal cotrol coector DNxchage HD Optio The Avid DNxchage is trascoder iterface that coverts high-defiitio (HD) media from HD-SDI devices to Avid DNxHD media ecoded i a Serial Digital Trasport Iterface (SDTI) stream. The Avid DNxchage also trasports of 8 chaels of embedded audio, logitudial timecode (LTC), ad other acillary data embedded i the HD SDI iput stream. This device eables you to move HD media through your existig stadarddefiitio (SD) serial digital iterface (SDI) etworks. This eables you to trasport high quality HD compressed media greater distaces tha with HD-SDI. Whe the Avid DNxchage is coected to the AirSpeed you ca capture HD ito your SD workgroup eviromet. The Avid DNxchage is a rack-mouted I/O device which ca be populated with two trascoder chaels. Each DNxchage chael ca be cofigured as either a HD-to-SD trascoder (compressio/capture) or as a SD-to-HD trascoder (decompressio/play). For more iformatio o features ad coectios, see the Avid DNxchage Istallatio ad User s Guide. 35

36 Chapter 1 AirSpeed Overview HD Video With AirSpeed The process for moitorig HD media usig the AirSpeed is differet tha the way SD media is moitored. The HD media is i a SDTI stream comig ad goig ad from the DNxchage chaels. The HD playback ad captured media caot be viewed from the iput ad output coectios o the back of the AirSpeed or the AirSpeed UI ad playback moitor o the frot. The HD embedded data eeds to be played out through a DNxchage chael to be decoded back ito HD media. Although, Avid editig systems ca view ad edit the HD media i the Avid Uity eviromet. Whe workig with HD media, oly sigle chael play out is supported. You caot select the secod play out chael from the frot pael or the AirSpeed Pilot applicatio. The Chael Select butto 2 o the frot pael is disabled ad the secod play chael selectio i AirSpeed Pilot is disabled. Moitorig HD Video Durig Capture Whe capturig HD media you ca moitor the captured HD media at the followig two locatios: The easiest way to view the HD media comig ito the DNxchage is to coect a HD moitor to the HD Out coector o the same DNxchage chael that is doig the capturig. As the media is beig captured through the HD I coector, the video (without audio ad acillary data) is looped back through to the HD Out coector. If you would rather see that the ecoded HD media i the SD SDTI stream is beig captured accurately, coect the SDI Out (either SDI OUT 1 or SDI OUT 2) o the AirSpeed to the SD I coector o a secod DNxchage chael that is cofigured for Play mode. This output stream icludes the video, embedded audio, ad acillary data. You must provide a referece sigal to both DNxchage chaels ad make sure the appropriate chaels are cofigured for capturig or playig out. 36

37 DNxchage HD Optio Coect a HD moitor to the HD Out coector o the DNxchage play chael. As the media is beig captured through the HD I coector ad the SDTI stream set to the AirSpeed it is looped back through to SDI Out coector. The SDTI stream is decoded back to HD media with the DNxchage play chael ad ca be see o the HD Out coector of the DNxchage play chael. The HD output of the secod chael lags behid the HD iput of the first chael by 12 frames. The followig figure provides a diagram showig both methods. Cablig for Moitorig HD Video While Capturig DNxchage chael i Capture mode DNxchage chael i Play mode SERIAL SERIAL REF IN HD OUT IN SD OUT 10/100 BASE T IN LTC OUT REF IN HD OUT IN SD OUT 10/100 BASE T IN LTC OUT Referece sigal SD SDTI HD deck HD SDI SD SDTI HD moitor HD SDI HD SDI HD moitor DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC O SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI If you have several AirSpeeds capturig HD media, coect oe of the SDI Out coectors from each AirSpeed to a router. Also coect the router to a DNxchage chael that is cofigured for Play mode. Use the HD Out of the DNxchage play chael to view the HD media o each AirSpeed by selectig the AirSpeed source to route to the DNxchage play chael. 37

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39 Chapter 2 Istallatio c This chapter provides AirSpeed istallatio, coectios, ad system power-up istructios. The AirSpeed requiremets i the Avid Uity workgroup eviromet are also listed. You might wat to cofigure the AirSpeed prior to rack moutig if the frot pael access limited i your rack locatio. Do ot coect multiple AirSpeed servers to your Avid Uity eviromet util you have assiged a ew uique IP address to each AirSpeed. Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack The AirSpeed is desiged for 19-ich (483-mm) rack eclosures ad requires three EIA rack uits (3U), or 5.25 iches (133.4-mm) of rack space. The rail kit istalls ito rails that are betwee 24 to 30 iches deep. AirSpeed provides rack uts for those rack eclosures that do ot have threaded holes. Rack-ut clips positio the rack uts at the holes of the rack ad are used to secure the rack compoets i place. c w The AirSpeed ships with slide rails, brackets, ad rack-mout screws. Whe the ier slide rails are mouted to the AirSpeed ad the outer slide rails are mouted to the rack, you ca secure the AirSpeed i the rack so it does t slide forward. If your rack has threaded holes, you might have to supply your ow rack fasteers. If your rack does ot have threaded holes, istall the rack uts icluded with the AirSpeed (see Attachig the Outer Rails to the Rack o page 43). The UI ad playback moitor provides optimum viewig whe positioed at eye level ad lower. If you are lookig up at the UI ad playback moitor, the clarity is impaired. The AirSpeed is desiged to be istalled horizotally i a rack. Istallig the AirSpeed o a agle or i a sloped cosole causes the iteral drives to wear faster tha the iteded life of the drive. To esure the stability of the rack eclosure, start from the bottom whe you istall the rack compoets i the rack eclosure.

40 Chapter 2 Istallatio Rack-mout Requiremets: Elevated Operatig Ambiet If istalled i a closed or multi-uit rack assembly, the operatig ambiet temperature of the rack eviromet might be greater tha room ambiet. Therefore, cosider istallig the equipmet i a eviromet compatible with the maximum ambiet temperature (Tma) specified by the maufacturer. Reduced Air Flow Istallatio of the equipmet i a rack should be such that the amout of air flow required for safe operatio of the equipmet is ot compromised. AirSpeed airflow is from the frot of the chassis eclosure to the rear. Make allowaces for coolig air to be available to the frot pael surface ad o restrictios at the rear. Mechaical Loadig Moutig of the equipmet i the rack should be such that a hazardous coditio is ot achieved due to ueve mechaical loadig. Make sure your rack eclosure is stable eough to prevet tippig over whe oe or more AirSpeed systems are exteded o the slidig rails. Circuit Overloadig Cosideratio should be give to the coectio of the equipmet to the supply circuit ad the effect that overloadig of the circuits might have o overcurret protectio ad supply wirig. Appropriate cosideratio of equipmet ameplate ratigs should be used whe addressig this cocer. Reliable Earthig Reliable earthig of rack-mouted equipmet should be maitaied. Particular attetio should be give to supply coectios other tha direct coectios to the brach circuit (for example, use of power strips). Checkig the Cotets of the Rack-Mout Kit The rack-mout kit cotais the followig: 2 rack-moutig adjustable slide rails Assorted screws ad uts - 12 rack-ut clips x.25 pa-head screws (ot show) x.75 flat-head screws (ot show) x.75 truss-head screws (ot show) x.75 black screws with ylo washers (ot show) Use your ow rack hardware if your rack has threaded holes or uique fasteers. 40

41 Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack Rack-Mout Kit Cotets Rear adjustable outer slide rail Rack-ut clip(12) Slide rails (2) Ier slide rail Frot rail bracket Separatig the Slide Rails You eed to separate the slide rails ad attach the ier movable sectio to the AirSpeed ad the outer fixed sectio to the rack rails. To separate the slide rails: 1. Slide the slide rail completely ope. 2. Press the sprig clip o the iside of the slide rail. 3. Pull ad separate the two halves. 4. Repeat these steps to separate the secod slide rail. Separatig the Slide Rails Sprig clip Outer slide rail (attach to rack) Ier slide rail (attach to AirSpeed) 41

42 Chapter 2 Istallatio Positioig the AirSpeed i the Rack The followig procedure helps you decide where to istall the AirSpeed i the rack. If your rack eclosure does ot have threaded holes, istall the rack-ut clips icluded with the rackmout kit where the slide rails ad AirSpeed frot pael secures to the rack eclosure. If your rack eclosure has threaded holes, do ot attach the rack-ut clips. To positio the AirSpeed i the rack eclosure ad attach the rack-ut clips: 1. Select a positio i the rack where you ca mout the AirSpeed at eye level (or lower). The AirSpeed eeds to be positioed at the proper baselie positio (see the followig figure). If your rack eclosure has threaded holes, cotiue with Attachig the Outer Rails to the Rack o page 43. Positioig the AirSpeed Rack moutig rail hole spacig 5/8 i 5/8 i Rack moutig rail 1/2 i 1 3/4 i 3U 5/8 i 5/8 i AirSpeed bezel moutig holes 1/2 i 1 3/4 i 2U 5/8 i 5/8 i Rail kit moutig holes EIA rack uit 1 3/4 i 1U 1/2 i 5/8 i 5/8 i 1/2 i AirSpeed Baselie positio is betwee two 1/2-ich holes. 42

43 Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack 2. From the iside of the eclosure rail, slide the rack-ut clips over the holes where the AirSpeed rails ad frot pael will secure to the rack eclosure; see the followig figure. Each frot rack-moutig rail eeds 4 rack-ut clips ad 2 rack-ut clips for each rear moutig rail. Attachig Rack Nuts oto the Rack Eclosure Rack-ut clip slid over hole Use your ow rack hardware if your rack has threaded holes or uique fasteers. Rack eclosure moutig rail Attachig the Outer Rails to the Rack After separatig the slide rails as previously described (see Separatig the Slide Rails o page 41), attach the outer slide rails to the rack. There is a post at each ed of the slide rail bracket that allows you to hold the slide rail i positio while puttig i the screws. 43

44 Chapter 2 Istallatio To attach the bracket ad rails: 1. Place oe outer slide rail iside the rack moutig rails. The rail eds should be outside of the frot ad back moutig rail surfaces. 2. Attach the frot of the outer slide rail to the frot moutig rail with the two flat-head screws. If you have t already attached the rack-ut clips for the AirSpeed bezel (if ecessary), place a rack-ut clip just above ad below the holes used for the frot slide rail. For more iformatio, see Positioig the AirSpeed i the Rack o page 42. Attachig the Outer Rail Assembly to the Frot of the Rack Frot moutig rail Outer slide rail Rack-ut clips for AirSpeed bezel (if ecessary) Flat-head screws (10-32 x.75) Secure with rack-ut clips (if ecessary) 44

45 Istallig AirSpeed i a Rack 3. Attach the rear of the outer slide rail to the rear moutig rail with the two truss-head screws. Attachig the Outer Rail Assembly to the Rear of the Rack ad Adjustig the Support Rail Truss-head screws (10-32 x.75) Outer slide rail assembly Rear moutig rail Rack-ut clips (if ecessary) 4. Repeat this procedure to attach the secod outer slide rail o the other side of the rack. 45

46 Chapter 2 Istallatio Attachig Ier Rails to the AirSpeed After separatig the slide rails as previously described (see Separatig the Slide Rails o page 41), attach the ier slide rails to the AirSpeed. To attach the ier slide rails: 1. Positio the ier slide rail agaist the side of the AirSpeed so that the tapered ed ad release sprig clip of the ier slide rail is toward the back of the uit. 2. Secure the ier slide rail to the AirSpeed eclosure with five pa-head screws. Attachig the Ier Slide Rails a AUDIO 1 of 10 screws (pa-head screws 8-32 x.25) 3. Repeat this procedure to attach the other ier slide rail o the other side of the AirSpeed. 46

47 Securig the AirSpeed i a Rack c Cablig You should have someoe helpig you lift the AirSpeed while you are positioig it ito the slide rails. To secure the AirSpeed to the rack eclosure: 1. Lift ad positio the AirSpeed so that the ier slide rails attached to the sides of the AirSpeed alig with the outer slide rails secured to the rack. 2. Push the frot of the AirSpeed flush agaist the frot moutig rail. Alig the holes i the AirSpeed bezel with the holes i the frot moutig rail (see the followig figure). 3. From the frot of the rack eclosure, isert the screws with ylo washers through the AirSpeed ad frot moutig rail, ad tighte. Frot Pael Screws a AUDIO Rack eclosure frot moutig rail 1 of 4 black screws with ylo washers Cablig The followig sectios describe the cablig o the rear of the AirSpeed: SDI ad Video Cables Audio Cable Timecode Cables Cotrol ad Commuicatios Cables Power Cord 47

48 Chapter 2 Istallatio SDI ad Video Cables The SDI ad Video coectios are marked o the rear of the AirSpeed; the followig procedure describes which coector to use. To fid the exact locatio Chassis xx o page 135. To coect video cables o the chassis: 1. Esure that you have the proper digital AES/EBU (75 ohm-rated) ad SMPTE 259M serial digital iterface coaxial cables available. SDI, Referece, ad Video Output Coectios IN Moitor output DIGITAL AUDIO AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 Composite output GPIO ANALOG AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUTPUTS Compoet output REMOTE 1 REMOTE 2 To syc the iput of the AirSpeed ad broadcast devices House Referece OUT SDI IN MON COMP PR/R Y/G PB/B SMPTE REF IN REF OUT SDI OUT1SDI OUT2 LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 KEYBOARD MOUSE SDI iput Two SDI outputs Broadcast devices Coect a composite video referece source (house referece, black burst) to the Ref iput coector. If the AirSpeed is the last device i your referece loop, termiate the remaiig Ref Out coector with a 75Ω termiator. If the AirSpeed is i the middle of your referece loop, coect the remaiig Ref Out coector to the ext device s referece iput. 3. Coect the SDI iput coector to your icomig digital sigal. Two differet SDI outputs are available for sedig SDI sigals out to your other devices. For iformatio o selectig the compoet video format, see Chaels Tab o page Coect the aalog compoet video output coectors (Y, Pb, Pr) to your aalog compoet video moitorig devices as required. 5. Coect the COMP coector (composite output) to a composite aalog moitorig device if required.

49 Cablig Audio Cable 6. Coect the MON coector (additioal composite output) to a appropriate composite aalog moitor. Avid provides a aalog audio cable haress with the Avid AirSpeed. The cable uses a DB- 25 coector o oe ed, ad eight idustry-stadard XLR male audio coectors o the other ed. Aalog Audio Output Cable Avid aalog audio cable provided with the AirSpeed The coectios betwee the AirSpeed ad your source ad destiatio equipmet vary depedig o the type of audio equipmet you have. The followig figure idetifies the coectios for your audio equipmet. See Chassis xx o page 135 for exact coector locatios. Audio Iput ad Output Coectios AES/EBU I/O cable coectio Optioal aalog audio out cable coectio DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT To coect your audio equipmet: 1. Coect the Avid aalog audio out cable to the 25-pi Aalog Audio Out coector. 2. Coect the eight aalog audio out XLR coectors to the appropriate moitorig devices. 3. Coect the Digital Audio I coectors 1 2, 3 4, 5 6, ad 7 8 to your AES/EBU digital audio source. 4. Coect the four DIGITAL OUT coectors to your AES/EBU audio device. 49

50 Chapter 2 Istallatio Timecode Cables To coect logitudial timecode (LTC) cables: t Coect your LTC timecode source to the LTC IN coector. The LTC Out fuctioality has ot bee implemeted. LTC Coectio REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT LTC i Cotrol ad Commuicatios Cables The followig figure idetifies the coectors used to coect the cotrol ad commuicatio cables. For the exact locatio of the cotrol ad commuicatio coectors, see Chassis xx o page 135. Cotrol ad Commuicatio Coectios SMPTE coector RS-422 serial coectio GPIO coector DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI PS/2 coector GigE (Etheret) coectio 50

51 Cablig PS/2 Coectios You eed to provide a stadard PS/2 compatible keyboard ad mouse. The keyboard ad mouse plug directly ito the rear of the chassis. To coect the keyboard ad mouse cables: 1. Coect the PS/2 compatible mouse to the coector with the mouse ico o the rear of the Airspeed. 2. Coect the PS/2 compatible keyboard to the coector with the keyboard ico o the rear of the Airspeed. Keyboard ad Mouse PS/2 Coectors PS/2 mouse coector MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB PS/2 keyboard coector Etheret Coectio To coect the Etheret cable: t Coect a Etheret CAT-5 cable with a RJ-45 coector from the GigE coector to a Gigabit (1000BASE-T) Etheret switch. If the AirSpeed system is coected to oly a sigle additioal device (for example, a etwork with a sigle ode at each ed), o switch is required whe usig Gigabit Etheret (GigE). SMPTE Coectio To coect the SMPTE alarm cable: t Coect the SMPTE Alarm (BNC) coector to your facility SMPTE Alarm loop or other cotact closure activated alarm system. 51

52 Chapter 2 Istallatio Remote Serial Coectio The followig illustratio shows the equipmet eeded to coect a AirSpeed CoutDow PC to a AirSpeed server, usig stadard RJ-45 Category 5 Etheret cable. This cable must be a straight cable with all eight coductors wired. DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter RJ-45 to DB-25 adapter Digi serial card ad cable AirSpeed server RJ-45 (Cat 5) cable AirSpeed CoutDow PC Avid supplies the followig adapters for the Digi card: Techical descriptio Avid part umber Avid descriptio RJ-45 (female) to DB-9 (male) adapter RS-422 deck RJ-45 (female) to DB-25 (female) adapter RS-422 Digi These adapters use the followig piouts: DB-9 (male) to RJ-45 (female) adapter RJ-45 (female) to DB-25 (female) adapter AirSpeed DB-9 Pi Number Wire Color Digi DB-25 Pi Number Wire Color 2 (TX ) Black 16 (RX ) Black 3 (RX+) Red 2 (TX+) Red 7 (TX+) Yellow 3 (RX+) Yellow 8 (RX ) Gree 14 (TX ) Gree ot used Brow ot used Brow ot used Gray ot used Gray ot used Blue ot used Blue ot used Orage 1 (ot used) Orage 52

53 Cablig GPIO Coectio Power Cord To coect remote serial cables: 1. Coect oe ed of a 9-pi serial cable to either the Remote 1 ad Remote 2 RS-422 coector. 2. Coect the other ed of the serial cable to your RS-422 device, such as a automatio system or edit cotroller. The remote ports ca be used for: - Remote cotrol via VDCP protocol - Soy BVW protocol 3. Coect the secod remote port by repeatig steps 1 ad 2. To coect a GPIO cable o the rear pael: 1. The geeral purpose iput/output (GPIO) iterface requires you to build a cable. Refer to GPIO o page 147 for GPIO coector pi assigmets ad build a cable usig a 25-pi D-type female coector o oe ed. The other ed of the cable depeds o the GPIO iterface o the device you are cotrollig. 2. Coect the 25-pi coector to the GPIO coector. 3. Coect the other ed of the GPIO cable to the GPIO device. A U.S. IEC power cord is shipped with the AirSpeed. If your local power distributio is ot compatible with the supplied cord, you must provide your ow IEC power cable that is compatible with your coutry s power system. The power coector accepts 100 to 240 Vac, 50/60 Hz. Power Coectio Power cord receptacle SCSI c To coect power: 1. Attach the power cord to the power receptacle o the rear of the AirSpeed. 2. Coect the other ed of the power cord to a properly grouded stable power source. For maximum power protectio, Avid recommeds surge protected uiterruptible power supply (UPS). 53

54 Chapter 2 Istallatio Turig the AirSpeed O ad Off To tur o up the AirSpeed: t Press the AirSpeed power switch, located o the rear pael. This is a sprig-loaded switch that does ot stay recessed after you press it. Power Switch SCSI Power switch Whe the user iterface appears o the frot pael display, the system is ready to be cofigured. 54

55 Workgroup Requiremet To tur off the AirSpeed: 1. Press the Chael Select butto 1 util the UI is displayed. 2. Click the Shutdow butto. Shutdow Tab Shutdow butto Shutdow optio 3. Select the Shutdow optio to completely tur off the software ad hardware. 4. Click OK. A variety of iteral tasks such as file system clea-up are performed, ad the cosole scree appears. Wait util the operatig system text stops scrollig o the UI moitor ad the word Reset is displayed twice. 5. After the text i the cosole has stopped for approximately 10 secods, press the power switch located o the rear chassis pael to tur the AirSpeed off. Workgroup Requiremet You must have the Avid Uity workgroup eviromet already operatig before addig the AirSpeed to the eviromet. 55

56 Chapter 2 Istallatio Cofiguratio The AirSpeed is cofigured at each site as a etwork appliace. Site-specific settigs eed to be applied for the AirSpeed to operate i your workgroup eviromet. Each AirSpeed istalled eeds to be uiquely cofigured. AirSpeed requires fixed iteret protocol (IP) addresses for the etwork iterface. As part of a setup procedure, your admiistrator must first cofigure a admiistrative cliet system to match the AirSpeed cofiguratio IP address. Typically, a direct physical coectio is established usig this IP address. c Program AirSpeed with the followig: A site-specific host ame/domai ame A site-specific ode IP address ad mask for the etwork iterface The DNS server IP address (required for Avid Uity ISIS) The NTP server IP address The Shared Storage Server - PortServer Pro ame (if DNS is preset, if ot use a IP address) - System Director ame (DNS required) MediaMaager host ame (if DNS is preset, if ot use a IP address) Some settig chages require you to power cycle the AirSpeed. A message appears i the UI ad playback moitor whe you must power cycle the AirSpeed for the chages to take effect. Do ot coect ay AirSpeed to your workgroup eviromet util you have assiged a ew, uique IP address to each AirSpeed. Default IP Address The AirSpeed chassis xx is iitially cofigured with the followig default IP address ad Subet mask: IP address: Subet mask: The xx chassis did ot ship with a IP or subet address precofigured. 56

57 Cofiguratio To avoid etwork IP address ad subet mask coflicts, coect oe AirSpeed to your Avid Uity eviromet at a time. Set the appropriate IP address ad subet mask settigs i the Setup > Network tab for that AirSpeed ad save the settigs. For iformatio o the Network tab, see Network Tab o page 77. The IP address ad subet mask iformatio must be provided to you by your etwork admiistrator. Settig the Time Zoe, Date, ad Time c AirSpeeds are shipped from Avid with the default time zoe set to Greewich Mea Time (GMT). Whe settig up the AirSpeed for the first time, you eed to select your time zoe, the set the date ad time. The AirSpeed must be idle whe you set or chage the date or time. To localize the AirSpeed with the date ad time. 1. Ope a cosole widow by simultaeously pressig Ctrl+Alt+F1. 2. Log i usig: - Logi ame mait - Password mars 3. At the commad prompt, type cd /usr/share/zoeifo, ad press Eter. 4. Type ls, ad press Eter. Fid the correct cotiet or zoe for your specific locale from the list. The followig list is displayed: Africa Australia Etc MET WET America CET Europe MST posixrules Atarctica CST6CDT Factory MST7MDT zoe.tab Arctic EET GMT PST8PDT Asia EST HST Pacific Atlatic EST5EDT Idia SystemV You must type the selectio exactly as it appears i the list (upper or lower case).the time zoes for North America are listed i the directory with the daylight savigs time zoes edig with DT. 5. At the commad prompt, type cd <regio or zoe>, ad press Eter. For example, if your cotiet is America, type cd Asia, ad press Eter. You are ow at the /usr/share/zoeifo/asia directory. 6. At the commad prompt, type ls ad press Eter. Choose the closest city file to your locatio. 7. At the commad prompt, type: cp <city> /etc/localtime ad press Eter. 57

58 Chapter 2 Istallatio For example, if your city is New York, type cp New_York /etc /localtime at the commad prompt. After pressig Eter, the city file is copied ito the /etc directory. To set the date ad time: 1. While still i the cosole widow, type date ad press Eter to view the curret date ad time set. 2. To set the date, type date ad eter the date ad time i the followig format ad press Eter. yymmddhhmm.ss Do ot use spaces or ay characters betwee the umbers. After pressig eter, the date ad time display are displayed. Cofirm that the iformatio is correct. If ot repeat Step Close the cosole widow by simultaeously pressig Ctrl+Alt+F3. 4. Restart the AirSpeed by selectig Shutdow > Restart Etire System i the AirSpeed UI. 5. Click OK. Accessig the AirSpeed Through Telet 58 You ca also access the AirSpeed cosole usig remote systems o the Avid Uity etwork. Telet is a commo way to remotely access the AirSpeed usig a cliet system such as a NewsCutter. You eed to kow the IP address ad host ame of the target AirSpeed. The followig iformatio does ot provide the details o how to completely set the time zoe, but advaced admiistrators might fid this iformatio helpful. This procedure is oe way to get to the a time zoe utility i the AirSpeed cosole. This procedure is ot recommeded because some selectios are difficult to select without a color UI. There are several free Telet applicatios o the Iteret that make it easier to use this utility, for example, PuTTY. Widows HyperTermial has also bee used but you must make sure you select TCP/IP for your coectio. Avid has foud that selectig VT100 provides the best results. To access your AirSpeed usig Telet to select the time zoe: 1. Make sure your AirSpeed is powered o. 2. From a Avid Uity Cliet system, click Start > Ru. 3. Type Telet <AirSpeed host ame> ad press Eter.

59 Cofiguratio 4. Log i usig: - Logi Name mait - Password mars 5. Type tzsetup ad press Eter. 6. Select your regio, coutry, ad time zoe. 7. Eter the date ad time as previously described. 8. Close the Telet applicatio. Settig Up for Trasferrig to Uity After settig up the appropriate Avid Uity settigs for the AirSpeed i the Setup > Network tab, eter the settigs for the MediaMaager ad PortServer i the Setup > Sed tab. Remember to save the settigs o each tab. Captures are complete whe the clips have bee trasferred to Avid Uity ad are checked ito MediaMaager. After they are checked ito MediaMaager; they are available for automatic deletio. MediaMaager System User Accout The AirSpeed must be a system user cliet o the MediaMaager. Use the followig procedure to add the AirSpeed accout to your MediaMaager, see the MediaMaager Help for more iformatio. The MediaMaager applicatio ow icludes the AirSpeed System User accout. However, if your MediaMaager does ot already have a AirSpeed System User accout, you must create oe. To create a system user accout o your MediaMaager server: 1. Click Admiistratio i the mode selector. 2. Click the New User ico i the Fuctios list. The Create User widow opes. 3. Specify the accout attributes by typig i the appropriate text boxes. - User Name airspeed - Password avid The built-i logi password for all AirSpeed servers is avid. 4. Select the System User accout privilege level from the Role list. 5. Click Save. The accout is created ad added to the Users list. 59

60 Chapter 2 Istallatio Licese Agreemet Oce the AirSpeed is coected to the Avid Uity eviromet, you must accept the Avid Ed User Licese Agreemet. AirSpeed uses a Avid Uity Etheret cliet licese. Multiple Domai Names ad DNS servers I the evet there is a failure with the primary domai ad DNS server, multiple domais ad DNS servers ca be used as backups. To create multiple domai ames ad DNS servers: 1. Ope a cosole widow by simultaeously pressig Ctrl+Alt+F2. 2. Log i usig: - Logi ame mait - Password mars 3. At the commad prompt, type cd /usr/home/pluto/etc, ad press Eter. 4. Type vi secodary_ds, ad press Eter. 5. Type i (this characters does ot display, the editor goes ito isert mode). The i the followig step represets the IP address of the backup DNS servers o the etwork. You ca eter as may DNS servers as you wat. 6. Type the followig to add additioal DNS servers as backups: ameserver... ad press Eter ameserver... ad press Eter Press Esc ad type :wq! ad press Eter 7. Close the cosole widow by simultaeously pressig Ctrl+Alt+F3. 8. Restart the AirSpeed by selectig Restart Etire System i the Shutdow widow of the AirSpeed UI. 60

61 Cofiguratio Static Mouted Workspaces Avid recommeds you use static mouted workspaces with the AirSpeed. You must disable dyamically mouted workspaces o the Avid Uity PortServer. To disable dyamic mouted workspaces: 1. Log i to your Avid Uity PortServer. 2. Double-click PortServerCofiguratio.exe i the followig locatio: drive:\program Files\Avid Techology\AvidUity\PortServerStartup The Avid Uity PortServer Service Cofiguratio widow opes. 3. Deselect Eable dyamic moutig of MediaNetwork workspaces if selected. 4. Click OK ad log off the Avid Uity PortServer. Adjustig the Audio Playout Gai The eight audio gai cotrols o the frot pael are used to calibrate the AirSpeed for playout. These audio gai cotrols do ot provide ay fuctio durig capture. Avid recommeds you play out a test toe o all eight audio chaels for both Play chaels. There is a separate gai cotrol for each of the eight audio output chaels. While the toe is playig, moitor the audio out o the rear of the AirSpeed with a scope to fie tue the output audio. Use the eight audio gai cotrol kobs to vary the output. For more iformatio see Audio Kobs ad LEDs o page 30. Use the Chael Select buttos to select the playout chael. The audio gai cotrols oly adjust the audio for the Play chael selected ad the audio chaels allocated to that Play chael i the Setup > Chaels > Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback settigs. After you have made the adjustmet, recess the audio gai cotrol kobs back ito the frot pael so they are ot easily chaged. 61

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63 Chapter 3 User Iterface This chapter itroduces the AirSpeed user iterface, ad provides detailed descriptios of all user iterface sectios ad cotrols. This chapter icludes the followig sectios: Itroductio to the AirSpeed User Iterface Play Butto Capture Butto Setup Butto Diagostic Butto Shutdow Butto Itroductio to the AirSpeed User Iterface The followig figure shows the AirSpeed user iterface (UI) with the Play butto selected. AirSpeed User Iterface UI buttos Butto iformatio Dashboard

64 Chapter 3 User Iterface AirSpeed UI Buttos Dashboard The AirSpeed UI is divided ito the followig sectios: Play butto allows you to play recorded clips that are o the iteral AirSpeed drives. You ca play back clips o two separate chaels. While playig back clips you ca eter Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits ad create locators. See Play Butto o page 66 for iformatio o each settig. Capture butto allows you to capture media with or without the timecode. You ca remotely capture the media or maually press the Record butto o the frot pael ad start capturig the media istatly. You ca also set the duratio of the capture i additio to settig Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits, ad locators. See Capture Butto o page 69 for iformatio o each settig. Setup butto allows you to set system parameters such as chael cofiguratio, video setup, etwork cofiguratio ad Cotroller Setup. For details, see Setup Butto o page 72. Diagostic butto provides frot pael, disk drive, CPU fa, etwork, ad licese status. For details, see Diagostic Butto o page 73. Shutdow butto presets three differet system level commad optios. For details, see Shutdow Butto o page 74. The dashboard is always preset at the bottom of the AirSpeed UI; regardless of which UI butto is clicked. It provides the AirSpeed status ad also displays the iteral clock. See the followig figure: AirSpeed Dashboard Referece status idicator Chael status idicator System status Network status idicator Time of day The dashboard display icludes the followig: Referece status idicator Idicates (by color) the presece ad quality of your referece sigal. Red idicates o sigal ad gree idicates usable referece sigal is preset ad the system is locked to it. Chael status idicator Idicates (by color) the presece ad quality of your SDI iput sigal. Red idicates o sigal ad gree idicates usable iput sigal is preset. 64

65 Itroductio to the AirSpeed User Iterface System status Displays a scrollig text message idicatig the status of the system. Messages vary depedig o the selected butto ad the operatig state of the AirSpeed. Network status idicator Idicates (by color) the presece of your etwork coectio. - Gree Idicates a usable etwork sigal ad the TrasferMaager are preset. - Yellow Idicates a etwork sigal is preset but the MediaMaager or TrasferMaager is ot available. - Red Idicates o etwork sigal. The Network status idicator is red if the Etheret cable is plugged ito the wrog port. For the exact locatio, see Cotrol Coectios o page 136. Time of day displays the AirSpeed system s iteral clock. For more iformatio see Accessig the Setup Subtabs o page 75. Commo UI Buttos The followig buttos are used throughout the AirSpeed UI. Not all of the buttos are used i each UI widow. The meaigs of the commo AirSpeed UI buttos are described i the followig table. Commo AirSpeed UI Buttos Butto Name Fuctio Create Delete Uload OK Save The Create butto activates whe a ew Video ID has bee etered. Click Create to create a ew file after all the fields i the butto are filled i as desired. Oce clicked, the Record butto allows you to capture the file. Used i the Capture widow. The Delete butto activates whe a kow Video ID is etered, allowig you to delete the file. Used i the Play ad Capture widows. The Uload butto clears all text fields i the widow. Used i the Play ad Capture widows. Accepts the iformatio or selectio ad performs the fuctio. Used i the Shutdow widow. Accepts the iformatio ad saves the settigs. Used i the Setup widow. 65

66 Chapter 3 User Iterface Commo AirSpeed UI Buttos Butto Name Fuctio Revert Browse Returs you to the iformatio that was previously saved. Oce you click the Save butto, the Revert buttos uses the ew saved iformatio. Used i the Setup widow. Opes a widow listig the available clips o the AirSpeed iteral drives. Used i the Play ad Capture widows. Play Butto The followig figure shows the Play butto. Chael 1 ad chael 2 ca have uique iformatio (two differet clips) loaded at the same time. Switch betwee the clips usig the UI ad Moitor buttos. For details o the Chael Select buttos, see Butto ad Wheel Fuctios o page 105. AirSpeed ca play oly the clips that are o the iteral drives. Play Butto Browse butto Displays the available clips o the iteral drives. Delete butto Uload butto Most of the text boxes i the AirSpeed UI require iput from a keyboard. After eterig iformatio i a text field, press the Eter key to eter the data ad advace to the ext field. The Tab key also advaces you to the ext user iput field. Shift+Tab does ot brig you back to the previous field. 66

67 Play Butto Name Type the ame of the clip you wat to view. You ca type i the Video ID istead. Oce you press Eter, the Video ID displays. Video ID Type the referece idetificatio (ID) for the video you wat to view. You ca type i the Name istead. Oce you press Eter, the Name displays. Clip Duratio Displays the legth of time betwee the Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits. If o Mark IN ad Mark OUT are set, the time matched the Total Duratio text box. Clip Type Select the type of media from the meu. The choices are as follows: - Virtual Plays the etire clip regardless of the Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits. For iformatio o the differeces betwee virtual ad absolute modes, see Timecode Modes o page Absolute Plays the clip from the Mark IN poit to the Mark OUT poit. If Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits were ot set, the etire clip is played. Total Duratio Shows the total extet of all media captured for the curret clip (the amout of time betwee the first captured frame ad the last). This is the same as the Clip Duratio uless Mark IN or Mark Out poits have bee set. Time Code Displays the timecode of the displayed frame. Mark IN Displays the clip s playback ipoit as etered durig the capture or as trimmed by a automatio system. If o ipoit is marked, the text box is empty if i Absolute mode. I Virtual mode, 1 hour is etered. Mark OUT Displays the clip s playback outpoit as etered durig the capture or as trimmed by a automatio system. If o outpoit is marked, the text box is empty. Chael 2 Is highlighted to idicate whe the play chael1 butto is lit ad chael 1 is selected. This is ot a butto that selects the chaels. Chael 3 Is highlighted to idicate whe the play chael 2 butto is lit ad chael 2 is selected. This is ot a butto that selects the chaels. 67

68 Chapter 3 User Iterface To load ad play a clip: 1. Access the AirSpace UI by pressig Chael Select butto 1 or Do oe of the followig: t Type i the Video ID i the Video ID text box ad press Eter. t Click the Browse butto, select a clip from the meu, ad click OK. c 3. Click oe of the followig buttos after viewig the clip: t t Click Uload if you wat to clear the Play butto widow ad view a differet clip. Click Delete if you wat to delete the clip from the iteral AirSpeed drive. The text fields i the Play butto will also clear. Clips that have bee set to the workspace are deleted. You caot delete a clip that is i the process of beig saved o the workspace. 68

69 Capture Butto Capture Butto The followig figure shows the Capture butto. Click the Capture butto whe you wat to cofigure your capture settigs. The capture ca be cotrolled both locally usig the operatioal cotrol buttos o the frot ad by up to two remote cotrol devices ad by ay umber of Pilot applicatios, all simultaeously. Make sure to avoid operatioal coflicts. After you eter the data i this butto, click the Create butto. Capture Butto Selectios Browse butto Displays the available clips o the iteral drives. Delete butto Uload butto Most of the text boxes i the AirSpeed UI require iput from a keyboard. After eterig iformatio i a text field, press the Eter key to eter the data ad advace to the ext field. The Tab key also advaces you to the ext user iput field. Select the Clip type (Virtual or Absolute mode) first, to avoid data etry loss. Name Type the ame you wat for the clip. The Name ca be the same as the Video ID. Clip Names caot cotai spaces or these characters: *,?, :, /, ad \. Video ID Type the referece idetificatio (ID) you wat for the captured video. Pressig eter twice eters the text to the Name field. Video IDs ca be up to eight or 31 alphaumeric characters i legth. The Maximum Video ID Legth is set i the Setup > System Cofig widow, see System Cofig Tab o page 78. Video IDs ca ot cotai spaces or these characters: *,?, :, /, ad \. 69

70 Chapter 3 User Iterface Clip Duratio Type i the legth of time you wat to capture. This text box allows you to set up closed-eded captures for ew clips ad displays the playable clip duratio for existig clips: - If you kow whe to stop capturig the media, eter the legth of time you wat to capture. For example, if you kow media you wat eds i a hour, type 00:01:00:00. - Leave this field blak if you are doig a crash record. Clip Type Select the type of media from the meu. The choices are as follows: - Virtual Captures whatever media is comig i. Use this selectio durig a crash record. Whe a ew Video ID is created i Virtual mode, the Clip Duratio timecode text box is dimmed, allowig ope-eded capture. Crash records are oly valid whe i Virtual mode. - Absolute Captures media for the duratio set i the clip duratio. Whe a ew Video ID is created i Absolute mode, the Clip Duratio timecode text box activates ad allows you to type the desired duratio of the clip to be captured. After a capture is iitiated, it automatically termiates at this duratio (a value greater tha 0 must be etered i order to capture). Iteral Time Code Displays the curret iteral AirSpeed timecode. Source TC Displays the curret timecode iformatio reflected i the frame whe capturig. The iteral AirSpeed timecode is used whe the media beig captured does ot have a embedded timecode. The timecode source is selected i the Setup > Chael tab, see Chaels Tab o page 85. The Recorded TC Source selectios are: - VITC the time base is take from the SDI iput. If o VITC is preset, the default startig timecode value is 02:22:22:22. - LTC the time base is take from the LTC iput o the rear of the AirSpeed. If o LTC is preset, the default startig timecode value is 01:11:11:11. - Iteral the iteral absolute timecode is used as the time base, the default startig timecode value is 01:00:00:00. - Maual you must eter the startig timecode maually. 70

71 Capture Butto To load ad recapture a clip: 1. Access the AirSpace UI by pressig Chael Select butto 1 or Do oe of the followig: t Type i the Video ID i the Video ID text box ad press Eter. t Click the Browse butto, select a clip from the meu, ad click OK. c 3. Click oe of the followig: t Click OK if you wat recapture of a existig clip. t Click Cacel to close the Video ID dialog box ad retur to the previous widow. Clips that have bee set to the workspace are deleted. You caot delete a clip that is i the process of beig saved o the workspace. 71

72 Chapter 3 User Iterface Setup Butto The followig figure shows the Setup butto. The Setup butto cotais six subtabs that divide the settigs ito groups. Oce you eter your settigs i a subtab, click the Save butto to save ad eter the settigs. If you make a mistake, click the Revert butto to retur to the last saved settigs. All Setup subtabs are described i Chapter 4. Setup Butto Selectios Save butto Revert butto 72

73 Diagostic Butto Diagostic Butto Click the Diagostic butto to display the system diagostic report. Whe o problem is detected, the Diagostic butto should look similar to the followig illustratio. Diagostic Butto Iformatio This butto allows you to examie the status of the moitored AirSpeed subsystems. Alert coditios are displayed at the bottom of all the widows as dashboard idicators. If a system problem detected, a status idicator o the dashboard iforms you where the problem resides. For explaatio of the dashboard idicators, see Dashboard o page 64. The SMPTE output coector o the rear of the AirSpeed provides a alarm sigal (SMPTE 269M) if the AirSpeed is i a error coditio. For the locatio of the coector ad a descriptio of the sigal, see Chassis xx o page 135. Frot Pael The text to the right of Frot Pael states OK whe displayig iformatio for a AirSpeed with a full frot pael. O paelless AirSpeed systems, Not Preset is displayed. For more iformatio o the two models, see Frot Pael Cotrols o page 26 ad Paelless Model o page 28. Network The text to the right of Network states OK whe all of your etwork compoets are detected. If the Avid Uity MediaMaager or the Avid Uity TrasferMaager is ot available, the missig server is displayed beside the Network text statig a particular server is offlie. 73

74 Chapter 3 User Iterface Igest Frame CRC Errors (DNxHD oly) AirSpeed has the capability of detectig frame cyclic redudacy check (CRC) errors i the icomig SDTI ecoded HD feed, durig captures. The frame cotaiig the CRC error is discarded ad the last kow good frame is used i its place. DNxHD media is oly available whe you have the Avid DNxchage optio, allowig you to capture ecoded HD media. For more iformatio o this optio, see DNxchage HD Optio o page 35. Typically, CRC errors are caused by cable itegrity. If a high umber of CRC errors are displayed, check your cable coectios ad legths. If more tha 200 CRC errors are detected, the SMPTE alarm is triggered. CRC errors are automatically cleared whe the AirSpeed restarts. The clear butto clears both the recet ad total errors. Shutdow Butto Click the Shutdow butto to tur off or restart the AirSpeed. The Shutdow butto is show below. Shutdow Butto Selectios Restart User Iterface Use to restart the software oly. Restart Etire System Use to restart both the system ad the software. Shutdow Use to completely shutdow. A variety of iteral tasks such as file system clea-up will be performed before the operatig system shuts dow. Whe completely turig off the AirSpeed, you must wait util the operatig system text stops scrollig o the UI moitor before pressig the power switch. 74

75 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed This chapter provides iformatio o each of the Setup tab parameters withi the AirSpeed UI. You ca chage the AirSpeed cofiguratio settigs remotely usig the Virtual Network Computig (VNC) applicatio from ay cliet o the Avid Uity Media Network. Use the VNC applicatio to cofigure the AirSpeed whe access to the AirSpeed is ot available or whe a keyboard ad mouse are ot attached. After usig the VNC applicatio to remotely chage the AirSpeed settig, you must restart the AirSpeed before the chages are implemeted. For more iformatio o VNC see, Virtual Network Computig o page 131. The followig topics are discussed: Accessig the Setup Subtabs Network Tab System Cofig Tab Chaels Tab Destiatio Template Software Tab Sed Tab Maiteace ad Troubleshootig Prior to proceedig with AirSpeed cofiguratio, esure that your AirSpeed is istalled ad coected usig the iformatio i Chassis xx o page 135. Accessig the Setup Subtabs c The Setup butto allows you cofigure all aspects of the AirSpeed. Accessig this area impacts all of the AirSpeed operatios ad should oly be coducted by qualified persoel. Chagig AirSpeed setup parameters ca cause iterruptio of playout ad/or destructio of media o the AirSpeed. However, viewig setup parameters ca be doe without impactig the AirSpeed. Proceed with cautio.

76 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed You eed a keyboard ad mouse coected to the rear of the AirSpeed to select ad eter data usig the AirSpeed UI; see Cotrol ad Commuicatios Cables o page 50. Alteratively you ca also use the VNC applicatio to access the AirSpeed UI. The followig figure shows the Setup butto, which is divided ito six subtabs. Setup Butto Setup butto tabs The Setup butto list six tabs that provide access to the various AirSpeed setup areas. The tabs remais o the widow while the setup parameter sectio chages accordigly. The Setup butto subtabs are used to perform the followig: Click Network to cofigure the AirSpeed s etwork parameters. Click System Cofiguratio to chage the audio ad video format. Click Chael to cofigure your audio ad video chaels. Click Destiatio Template to create capture templates. Multiple templates ca be saved. Click Software to update AirSpeed software via the etwork. Click Sed to idetify the shared storage ad badwidth maagemet i your Avid Uity eviromet. 76

77 Network Tab Network Tab The Network cofiguratio tab allows you to set the etwork cofiguratio parameters ad idetify your DNS server. All etwork commuicatio is doe through the gigabit Etheret (Gig E) coectio o the rear of AirSpeed. The followig figure shows a example of the Network tab. Setup Butto Network Save butto Ay chages you make to the curret etwork settigs do ot take effect util you click the Save butto ad the restart the AirSpeed. If you are usure about ay etwork cofiguratios, ames, or setup values discussed below, please cotact your facility s AirSpeed admiistrator for techical assistace. Host Name Type the ame you wat to give the AirSpeed. Domai Name Type the ame of the domai for your Avid Uity eviromet (optio). Use the followig IP Address You are required to provide the followig iformatio: - IP Address Eter the IP address you wat to assig to the AirSpeed. - Subet Mask Eter your subet mask values. - Default Gateway Eter the address for your etwork s default gateway (optio). DNS Server Eter the address for your DNS server (optio). 77

78 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed NTP Server Eter the IP address for your Network Time Protocol (NTP) server (optio). The NTP server sychroizes the time o your etwork ad cliet to a referece time source. Whe you eter a IP address for a NTP Server, click the Save butto ad cofirm you wat to make the chages by clickig OK i the dialog box. AirSpeed checks to see if the NTP server is ruig. If the NTP server is ot ruig or i a valid state, the NTP Server checkbox is deselected, ad the IP address is reset to NO. Click Save to save your cofiguratio ad eable the etwork iterface. After the etwork is cofigured, restart the AirSpeed to eable the chaged settigs. System Cofig Tab c The System Cofig (Cofiguratio) tab eables you to select the video stadard, video ad audio format, ad the method for deletig media off of the AirSpeed. Modifyig System Cofiguratio Selectios ca ivalidate media. The followig figure shows a example of the System Cofig tab. Setup Butto System Cofig (First Widow) Save butto Next butto Revert butto Whe you click the Next butto a secod set of System Cofig selectios become available, see Setup Butto System Cofig (Secod Widow) o page 82. Click the Previous butto to retur to the first widow of the System Cofig selectios. 78

79 System Cofig Tab The first widow of the System Cofig tab displays the followig: Video Stadard Select stadard defiitio (SD) NTSC or PAL or select a high defiitio (HD) format. The followig formats are available: - SD NTSC (525 lies, televisio stadard, ormally Drop Frame) - SD PAL (625 lies) - HD 1080 Iterlaced (available with the DNxchage optio MXF oly) HD 1080i/59.94 fields per secod HD 1080i/50 fields per secod - HD 720 Progressive (available with the DNxchage optio MXF oly) HD 720p/59.94 frames per secod DNxHD media is oly available whe you have the HD media ecoded usig the optioal Avid DNxchage. Whe a HD Video Stadard is selected, the Compressio Type meu is ot available. Compressio Type Select the SD NTSC ad SD PAL compressio you wat to capture. The followig types are available: Chagig the media format alters the available capture time. For example, if you chage from DV 25 to DV 50, your AirSpeed s available capturig time is cut roughly i half. - DV compressio DV 25 captures the most DV media o your workspace DV 50 captures higher DV quality video usig twice the space of DV 25 - MPEG I-frame-oly compressio IMX 30 captures the most MPEG media o your workspace IMX 50 captures higher MPEG quality video - 1:1 captures high quality stadard defiitio ucompressed media (MXF oly). Whe workig with 1:1 ucompressed media oly sigle chael play out is supported. You caot select the secod play out chael from the frot pael or the AirSpeed Pilot applicatio. The Chael Select butto 2 o the frot pael is disabled ad the secod play chael selectio i AirSpeed Pilot is disabled. I SD 1:1 ucompressed ad DNxHD playback modes, AirSpeed limits the umber of simultaeous trasfers to two: oe play while trasfer ad oe backgroud trasfer, or two backgroud trasfers. Chroma Format Select either 4:1:1 or 4:2:0 format (chroma ad luma ratio) whe PAL is selected as the Video Stadard with a DV 25 Compressio Type. This optio is ot available whe you have NTSC selected as the Video Stadard. 79

80 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed c Audio Source Select the appropriate Audio Source butto to choose whether you wat the audio iput to be embedded or discrete: Discrete audio caot be used with the DNxchage optio. HD video, timecode, audio, ad acillary data are embedded i the SD SDTI stream. - Discrete assigs up to eight chaels of audio to be captured from the AES digital iputs (AES 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, ad 7/8 foud o the rear pael). - Embedded assigs up to eight chaels of 20-bit audio to be captured from data extracted from the horizotal acillary data embedded i the SDI video stream. Audio Resolutio Select if you wat to capture at 16- or 24-bit audio: - 16 bit for ormal DV media compatibility bit for ultimate audio quality or Dolby E compatibility. 24 bit is required to operate with Dolby E sigals, while 16 bit is adequate to support Dolby AC-3. TC Mode Select whether you wat Drop or No-Drop frames: Do ot select Drop Frame if you are usig PAL. - Drop is short for Drop Frame ad puts the AirSpeed ito Drop Frame mode (oly i NTSC format). - No Drop is short for No Drop Frame ad puts the AirSpeed ito No Drop Frame mode. Clip Deletio Mode Select whether you wat to maually or automatically delete media off of your iteral drives: - Maual lets you delete the media off of the AirSpeed iteral drives whe you determie appropriate. - Auto allows AirSpeed to automatically delete media from the iteral drives (set the percetage usig the Auto Delete butto). Maximum Video ID Legth Select the maximum umber of characters allowed for the video ID ames: - 8 Maximum umber of characters supported with VDCP. The VDCP selectio is uder the Remote Cotrol Protocol, see the Chaels Tab o page Maximum legth of characters supported i Avid workgroups. All saved Destiatio Templates are erased whe chagig the Maximum Video ID Legth settig. 80

81 System Cofig Tab Auto Delete Whe Auto is selected i the Clip Deletio Mode, click the Auto Delete butto to set a high ad a low percetage for deletig media. Whe media has filled the iteral storage capacity to the high percetage settig (percetage of storage used o the iteral drives), media is deleted util it reaches the low percetage settig. Media is deleted after it has bee trasferred ad saved to the Avid Uity workspace. If AirSpeed is uable to trasfer the media or if the workspace is filled, AirSpeed cotiues to capture util the iteral drives are filled. Oce the coditio is corrected, ad the media is trasferred, media deletes as specified i the Auto Delete dialog box. Clips are protected from the Auto Delete fuctio uder the followig coditios: - Clips that are i use - Clips that are delete protected (Avid FlightPla ad Avid Pilot fuctio) - Clips that have ot successfully trasferred to a workspace (Capture mode oly) Media ca be maually deleted usig the Avid FlightPla or Avid CoutDow applicatios. Auto Delete Dialog Box - Delete Recorded Clips Select this optio to delete the captured media whe the drives reach the high percetage mark. - Delete Sed to Playback Clips Select this optio to delete the playout media whe the drives reach the high percetage mark. - Delete All the Clips at Time (HH:MM) Select this optio ad set the time (hour ad miutes) whe you wat the media to be deleted from the iteral drives. All cadidate media is deleted from the iteral drives every day regardless of the high ad low percetage settigs. Click Save to save your cofiguratio ad eable the video mode settigs, or Revert to cacel ay chages ad retur to the previous settigs. After the settigs are saved, restart the AirSpeed to eable the ew settigs. 81

82 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Whe you click the Next butto, a secod set of system cofiguratio selectios become available; see the followig Setup Butto System Cofig (Secod Widow). Click the Previous butto to retur to the first System Cofig selectios. Setup Butto System Cofig (Secod Widow) Save butto Previous butto Revert butto The selectios i this widow allow you to adjust the SDI output timig. The secod widow of the System Cofig tab displays the followig: Gelock Locks the video output sigal timig to the aalog referece iput sigal provided to the rear pael coector. μsecs (Microsecods) Allows you to slow dow or advace the video timig relative to the horizotal gelock timig source. The recommeded settig whe usig DV 25 ad DV 50 with closed captioig is 2 μsecs. Sice the closed captioig lie is beyod the stadard DV display lies, chagig the timig shifts the display so that the closed captio lie ca be displayed. Freeze Mode Whe performig ay operatio other tha playig ad shuttlig a clip, select the behavior of the frame that is displayed whe you stop. - Frame Freeze The SDI ad composite output alterate betwee the fields of a frame. - Field Freeze The SDI ad composite output play the first field of a frame. SDI Locks the video output sigal timig to the SDI video iput sigal provided to the rear pael coector. 82

83 System Cofig Tab Closed Captio Eables ad disables the lie typically used i the media for closed captioig. Whe selected this lie icludes closed captio data. If deselected, this closed captio data lie is left blak ad ca be used for other data. TC Show O OSD Provides a o-scree display (OSD) i the AirSpeed UI > Capture > Source TC text box of how much time has past or is left durig a capture. - Elapsed Displays how much time has passed sice the capture started. Timecode elapsed ca be displayed i either Absolute mode or Virtual mode. I virtual mode, the timecode cotiues util the capture or play is stopped. - Remaiig Displays how much time is remaiig to the ed of the clip. Timecode remaiig ca be displayed oly i Absolute mode. Virtual mode deotes a edless tape ad does ot calculate the time remaiig. Frot Pael Cotrol Prevets the operatio cotrol buttos, Mark I ad Mark Out buttos, locator buttos, shuttle rig, ad jog wheel from fuctioig o the AirSpeed frot pael. Frot pael cotrol fuctios are described i Operatioal Cotrol Buttos o page 106. This optio is ot selectable o the paelless AirSpeed model. The Chael Select buttos ad the AirSpeed UI are ot affected whe the frot pael cotrols are disabled. - Eable Allows you to cotrol the AirSpeed usig the frot pael cotrols ad buttos. - Disable Restricts you from usig the frot pael cotrols ad buttos o the frot pael. Capture ad playback fuctios are doe through remote applicatios. At Ed of VDCP Play Select oe of the followig fuctios to be performed at the ed of the clip playout from VDCP: This settig is oly available whe usig VDCP protocol with a exteral cotroller. - Cue to First of Next Cues to the first frame of the ext clip i the playlist. - Wait i Black Displays black after playig the clip. The output goes to black ad the AirSpeed does ot advace to ay other clip. - Stop i Last Frame Displays the last frame of the clip that was just played. Chage Cliet Password Click the Chage Cliet Password butto to set a password for accessig the AirSpeed through Avid Pilot Avid FlightPla, or VNC. 83

84 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Avid Pilot, Avid FlightPla, ad VNC Password Requiremets Whe you chage the default or the existig password, you must meet the followig requiremets. The password must iclude: 6 to 12 characters at least 4 distict characters For example, these passwords will work: AirSpeed StudioASp4 For example, these passwords will ot work: Air4 aaa44as Settig Passwords to Access AirSpeed Whe you attempt to log ito AirSpeed from the Avid Pilot, the Avid FlightPla, or the Virtual Network Computig (VNC) applicatios, you are prompted for a password. A password is required eve if you have ot set oe. The default password for Avid Pilot ad Avid FlightPla is avid123. The default password for VNC is mars. You caot coect to the AirSpeed from the Avid Pilot, Avid FlightPla, or VNC cliets without eterig a password. For more iformatio o VNC, see Virtual Network Computig o page 131. The default password for VNC is mars but it does ot follow the password requiremets previously described. Oce the default VNC password is chaged, you caot retur to the default password of mars. 84

85 Chaels Tab To set or chage the password: 1. Click Chage Cliet Password i the Setup > System Cofig (secod widow). Cliet Password Dialog Box 2. Select Pilot, FlightPla, or VNC from the Select Cliet meu. 3. Type your password i the Password text box. 4. Re-type the password i the Cofirm password text box. 5. Click Save to save the ew password, or Cacel to ot make ay chages ad retur to the previous settigs. The ew password is required ext time you log i to this AirSpeed with Avid Pilot, Avid FlightPla, or VNC. After you save the ew password, the chage takes effect immediately. You do ot eed to restart the AirSpeed or the AirSpeed UI before the ew password is eabled. Chaels Tab The Chaels tab allows you to select the umber of chaels used while capturig ad playig back audio. This tab is also used to select your timecode source, remote cotrol cofiguratio, ad characteristics of your aalog compoet video output. Chael cofiguratio ca be cofigured idepedetly, with variatios appropriate to primary or secodary chael features. 85

86 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed The followig figure shows a example of the Chaels tab. Setup Butto Chaels (First Widow) Next butto Whe you click the Next butto, a secod set of chael selectios become available, see Setup Butto Chaels (Secod Widow) o page 89. Click the Previous butto to retur to the first widow of the Chael selectios. The first widow of the Chael tab displays the followig: Cotrol Cofiguratios This meu allows you to cotrol the AirSpeed through a remote cotroller. AirSpeed supports the followig remote cotroller cofiguratios: - Local/Network Record or Play Local ad etwork cliets have full cotrol of the AirSpeed. These cliets ca perform capture ad play operatios. VDCP or Soy BVW cliets caot coect to AirSpeed. - Local/Network Play1 ad VDCP Play2 Local ad etwork cliets cotrol playout of Chael 1, ad VDCP cliets cotrol the playout o Chael 2 of the AirSpeed. No capture fuctios ca be performed ad Soy BVW cliets caot coect to the AirSpeed. - VDCP Record Video disk cotrol protocol (VDCP) cliets ca cotrol the AirSpeed through the serial RS-422 remote coector. Oly oe VDCP cliet ca coect to AirSpeed ad perform captures. Network, local, ad Soy BVW cliets caot cotrol the AirSpeed or perform playouts. 86

87 Chaels Tab - VDCP Play1 Play 2 VDCP cliets ca coect to AirSpeed ad use each of the Play chaels idepedetly. Network, local, ad Soy BVW cliets caot cotrol the AirSpeed ad o captures ca be performed. - Soy Play1 or Record Soy BVW VTR protocol. Soy BVW cliets ca cotrol the AirSpeed through the RS-422 remote coector. Oe Soy BVW cliet ca capture or play usig VTR type operatios. Network, local, ad VDCP cliets caot cotrol the AirSpeed ad the Play2 Chael caot be used. Whe usig Soy BVW modes, use the Avid Pilot applicatio to create, load, or uload clips ito AirSpeed. Soy BVW protocol has o provisios for such operatios. - Soy Play1 Play2 Soy BVW VTR protocol. Soy BVW cliets ca cotrol the AirSpeed through the RS-422 remote coector. Two Soy BVW cliets ca coect to the AirSpeed ad iitiate playout operatios o Play1 ad Play2 chaels. Network, local, ad VDCP cliets caot cotrol the AirSpeed ad o captures ca be performed. - Urestricted VDCP This settig uses absolute mode ad allows both VDCP ad etwork cliets to cotrol the AirSpeed usig the serial RS-422 remote (VDCP) ad etwork (PAPI) protocols. Soy BVW cliets caot cotrol AirSpeed i this mode. Whe capturig i this mode usig the etwork or VDCP (serial port 1 oly), you caot play a clip o either chael usig ay protocol. Whe playig out o either chael 1, chael 2, or both chaels, you caot perform a capture usig ay protocol. You caot iitiate a crash record from the frot pael with this settig. VDCP works oly with absolute mode, crash records are i virtual mode. - Urestricted Soy This settig uses virtual mode ad allows both Soy ad etwork cliets to cotrol the AirSpeed usig the Soy BVW ad etwork (PAPI) protocols. VDCP cliets caot cotrol AirSpeed i this mode. Whe capturig i this mode usig the etwork or Soy protocols, you caot play a clip o either chael usig ay protocol. Whe playig out o either chael 1, chael 2, or both chaels, you caot perform a capture usig ay protocol. Clips that you have loaded caot deleted clips. 87

88 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed AirSpeed does ot support usig all three protocols (VDCP, PAPI, ad Soy) simultaeously. For example, you caot access AirSpeed usig VDCP through serial port 1, Soy through serial port 2, ad PAPI usig the etwork at the same time. Recorded TC Source This meu allows you to select the timecode source while capturig. Whe you use CaptureMaager, this settig is automatically set by the applicatio ad the curret mode is overridde. The timecode selected i this meu is displayed i the Capture > Source TC text box; see Capture Butto o page VITC Whe this optio is selected, the time base is take from the SDI iput. If o VITC is preset, the default startig timecode value is 02:22:22:22. - LTC Whe this optio is selected, the time base is take from the LTC iput o the rear of the AirSpeed. If o LTC is preset, the default startig timecode value is 01:11:11:11. - Iteral This settig uses the iteral absolute timecode as the time base, the default startig timecode value is 01:00:00:00. - Maual Use this settig to eter the startig timecode maually. The timecode value is etered ito the Capture > Source TC text box, see Capture Butto o page 69. The default value is zero. Aalog Compoet O/P Select whether you wat Y, Pb, Pr or G, B R characteristics for your video compoet output. Audio Chael Selectio Durig Playback These meus allow you to select how may audio chaels you wat to output. The selectios are: You ca select a maximum of eight chaels total, so if you select 1 4 chaels of audio output o oe playback chael, you have 0 or 5 8 chaels available for the other playback chael. However, if you select 1 8 audio outputs o oe of the playback chaels, you caot select ay audio output o the other playback chael. Capture Select the umber of audio chaels you wat to capture from the meu. The choices are as follows:

89 Chaels Tab Whe you click the Next butto, a secod set of Chael selectios become available see Setup Butto Chaels (First Widow) o page 86. Click the Previous butto to retur to the first Chael selectios. Setup Butto Chaels (Secod Widow) Save butto Previous butto Revert butto The secod widow of the Chael tab displays the followig: Retroloop Time This umeric text box allows you to eter the amout of time (i secods) you wat to capture before a ukow evet occurs. You must select a Retroloop Time betwee 60 secods ad secods (approximately 4 hours). Eter the time for the Retroloop text boxes i secods. AirSpeed cotiuously captures media i a loop, usig this predetermied amout of time. Oce the evet happes, you trigger a ormal Record mode ad the capture cotiues util stopped. The ed result is a clip that cotais material before ad after the evet. Trasfers to Avid Uity begi whe you trigger the ormal Record mode. The maximum allowed value caot exceed the total amout of disk space o the AirSpeed iteral drives. Whe the iteral drives are empty, the followig table provides the approximate secods available per video ad audio format. 89

90 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Iteral Drive Capture Time per Video ad Audio Format Resolutio 16-bit Audio 24-bit Audio DV GB drives 73 GB 300 GB DV GB drives 73 GB 300 GB IMX 30 (MPEG 30) 36 GB drives 73 GB 300 GB IMX 50 (MPEG 50) 36 GB drives 73 GB 300 GB 1:1 36 GB drives 73 GB 300 GB secods (7 hours 57 miutes) secods (17 hours 01 miutes) secods (70 hours 52 miutes) secods (3 hours 58 miutes) secods (8 hours 30 miutes) secods (35 hours 26 miutes) secods (7 hours 38 miutes) secods (16 hours 19 miutes) secods (67 hours 58 miutes) secods (5 hours 05 miutes) secods (10 hours 53 miutes) secods (45 hours 19 miutes) 5820 secods (1 hours 37 miutes) secods (3 hours 26 miutes) secods (14 hours 22 miutes) secods (7 hours 27 miutes) secods (15 hours 57 miutes) secods (66 hours 26 miutes) secods (3 hours 43 miutes) secods (7 hours 58 miutes) secods (33 hours 13 miutes) secods (7 hours 9 miutes) secods (15 hours 18 miutes) secods (63 hours 43 miutes) secods (4 hours 46 miutes) secods (10 hours 12 miutes) secods (42 hours 29 miutes) 5760 secods (1 hours 36 miutes) secods (3 hours 23 miutes) secods (14 hours 7 miutes) 90

91 Chaels Tab Iteral Drive Capture Time per Video ad Audio Format Resolutio 16-bit Audio 24-bit Audio 1080i/ GB drives 73 GB 300 GB 1080i/50 36 GB drives 73 GB 300 GB 720p/ GB drives 73 GB 300 GB (24-bit audio oly) (24-bit audio oly) (24-bit audio oly) 6180 secods (1 hours 43 miutes) secods (3 hours 41 miutes) secods (15 hours 22 miutes) 7260 secods (2 hours 1 miutes) secods (4 hours 20 miutes) secods (18 hours 3 miutes) 6660 secods (1 hours 51 miutes) secods (3 hours 57 miutes) secods (16 hours 28 miutes) The umber of chaels selected for the capture does ot affect the predetermied amout of space. AirSpeed assumes eight tracks of audio are beig captured i Retroloop mode. For a descriptio of Retroloop, see Capture Mode o page 20. For iformatio o usig Retroloop mode, see RetroLoop Mode o page 112. Chukig Period This is the period of time (i secods) durig which captured media is made available for trasfer from the AirSpeed to the workspace. Media is trasferred i chuks specified at this settig after the media has reached the Trasitio Iterval. For example, if the Chukig Period is set to 3 miutes, Trasitio Iterval to 1 miute, ad Short Chukig period to 15 secods, media checks i at 15, 30, 45, 60, 240, 420 secods, etc. For more iformatio, see Chukig o page 20. Short Chukig Period The AirSpeed captures short chuks of media buildig up to the Trasitio Iterval. This settig allows media to be available secods after you have started the capture. See the example i the Chukig Period descriptio. 91

92 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Trasitio Iterval The trasitio time specified (i secods) is the poit where the Short Chukig Period switches to the Chukig period. See the example i the Chukig Period descriptio. The followig tables show the miimum ad maximum chukig times. Miimum ad Maximum Chukig for DV 25 ad MPEG 30 (IMX 30) Chukig Settig Miimum Maximum Chukig Period 3 miutes 9 miutes (DV 25) 6 miutes (IMX 30) Trasitio Iterval 1 miute 3 miutes Short Chukig Period 15 secods 3 miute Miimum ad Maximum Chukig for DV 50, MPEG 50 (IMX 50), HD, ad 1:1 Chukig Settig Miimum Maximum Chukig Period 3 miutes 3 miutes Trasitio Iterval 1 miute 3 miutes Short Chukig Period 15 secods 3 miutes VITC Iput Lie Select The VITC Iput Lie Select cotrol determies the lie o which to read the VITC timecode. Click the Up/Dow buttos to select the lie where VITC is located o the iput. The selectios are 12 to 19. Click Save to save your chael settigs, or Revert to cacel ay chages ad retur to the previous settigs. After the settigs are saved, restart the AirSpeed to eable the chaged settigs. Destiatio Template The Destiatio Template tab is used to quickly select capture formats ad settigs you use o a regular basis. If you ormally have several commo media formats that you capture o specific workspaces, save these settigs as a template. Whe you wat to capture a format, select your saved template istead of cofigurig the settigs agai. 92

93 Destiatio Template The followig figure shows a example of the Destiatio Template tab. Setup Butto Destiatio Template The Destiatio Template tab displays the followig: Template The iformatio displayed i this text box displays the curretly loaded template. t To load a template, select a template from the Stored Template list, the click Activate. t To create a ew template, select a template from the Stored Template list, click Edit, make your chages, give the template a ew ame ad click Save. The ew template is added to the Stored Template list. Video ID Displays the referece idetificatio (ID) give to the clip. Type i the ame you wat for the clip. Whe multiple clips are made, the base ame stays the same ad a 001, 002, 003, etc. is added to the ame. Name Displays a secod referece ame for the clip. Type i a secod ame you wat for the clip. Tape Name Displays the ame give to the tape. Type i the ame you wat for the tape. Stored Template list Whe you have created ad saved oe or more templates, they are listed i this scroll box. Select a saved template to load or delete it. Workspace The iformatio displayed i this text box displays the curretly loaded template. 93

94 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Workspace list AirSpeed scas for workspaces o Avid Uity every few secods to check the workspace availability. Whe a workspace is added to Avid Uity, the sca detects the ew workspace ad adds the ame to the Workspace list o AirSpeed. If a workspace has bee removed from the Avid Uity, the workspace is deleted from Workspace list. If the deleted workspace is beig used by the curret Template, trasfers are set to the workspace i the default Template. If o workspaces exist, the captured media is saved to the iteral AirSpeed drives oly. The iteral drives i the AirSpeed evetually fill up ad the AirSpeed stops capturig. To chage the workspace for i a template: 1. Click Edit. 2. Select the ew workspace i the Workspace list. 3. Click Save. Check Ito method Captured media ca be associated with either a Project or Catalog. Depedig o the method you select, the followig optios are available: - Project ame Type i the ame of the project that you wat used with the media. - Bi ame Type i the ame of the bi where the clips are stored. - Catalog Name Type i the ame of the catalog where you wat the bi ad clips saved. The Project, Bi, or Catalog ames do ot have to pre-exist before you type i the ame. Typig i a ew ame will create the project ad bi. Activate butto This butto opes a existig template that you have previously saved. Select a template from the Stored Template list, the click Activate. The selected template is loaded. Edit butto This butto allows you to make chages to a existig template. Select a template from the Stored Template list, the click Edit. Make the chages ad click the Save butto to save the template chages. Save butto This butto saves chages you have made to a existig template or a ewly created template. Create a ew template or edit a existig oe, ad click the Save butto to save the template. Delete butto This butto deletes a existig template you have previously saved. Select the template from the Stored Template list, the click Delete. 94

95 Software Tab Software Tab The Software tab is used to update or retrieve a pervious versio of AirSpeed software via the etwork. The followig figure shows a example Software tab. Setup Butto Software The Software tab displays the followig: Server This text box is used to type the URL to a web page where the AirSpeed ISO images are located. Available Versios List the available versios of software i the locatio desigated by the Server text box. Update Versio butto Loads a ew or earlier versio of AirSpeed software from a etwork cliet. Network Setup for the Software The AirSpeed software upgrade process requires a.iso file o the etwork which ca be reached via a Web browser. Sice the Avid Uity MediaMaager rus a Web server, Avid recommeds you use your MediaMaager to provide such a directory. Before you ca update your AirSpeed software through the etwork usig the AirSpeed UI, you eed to create a Web server directory o your Avid Uity MediaMaager server. 95

96 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed c To set up a web server directory o your MediaMaager: 1. O the MediaMaager desktop, right-click My Computer ad select Maage. 2. I the Computer Maagemet widow, expad Services ad Applicatios > Iteret Iformatio Services > Default Web Site. 3. Right-click the OMM object ad select Properties. 4. I the Properties dialog box, select Directory Browsig uder Local Path. 5. Note the directory path show i the Local Path box. 6. Click OK. This allows you to browse to the c:/omm directory level ad below. 7. I Widows Explorer, avigate to the directory show i the Local Path box, oted above. (This is typically c:/omm.) 8. I the omm directory, create a directory amed airspeed. 9. Copy the AirSpeed_.iso file ito the airspeed directory. If you reame the AirSpeed.iso file, you must follow the amig requiremets listed i the Software-Namig Covetio o page 96. Software-Namig Covetio 96 Whe you store the AirSpeed software o the MediaMaager server for AirSpeed upgrades, you must follow strict amig covetios. The Setup > Software tab i the AirSpeed UI looks for a software versio similar to the followig: AirSpeed_1977.iso Each character betwee the word AirSpeed ad the.iso extesio must be a umber, a period, a uderscore, or a dash. The word AirSpeed ad the extesio must ot be chaged. For example, these amig formats will work: AirSpeed_1977.iso AirSpeed.1977.iso AirSpeed iso For example, these amig formats will ot work: AirSpeed.1977_old.iso AirSpeed.1977old.iso AirSpeed.1977a.iso ASpeed_1977.iso

97 Software Tab Loadig Software c To load ew or earlier versios of AirSpeed software: 1. Make sure your AirSpeed is o the Avid Uity etwork. 2. Copy the update software to a cliet i the etwork. Avid recommeds you store your AirSpeed ISO images i the followig locatio o the MediaMaager server: MediaMaager_ame/omm/airspeed/ 3. Select Setup > Software. 4. I the Server text box, type i a URL to a web page where the list of AirSpeed ISO images are located. For example: MediaMaager_ame/omm/airspeed/ 5. Select the AirSpeed ISO image from the Available Versios list i which you wat to load. 6. Click Update Versio. 7. Select the appropriate dialog boxes. Whe the upgrade is complete, the AirSpeed will restart. Do ot iterrupt the AirSpeed while the software is beig updated. Multiple AirSpeeds ca be updatig the software from the same MediaMaager file at the same time. 97

98 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Sed Tab The Sed tab is used to select the destiatio for the media i the Avid Uity eviromet. It also sets the commuicatio betwee the other servers o the etwork. The followig figure shows a sample Sed tab widow. Setup Butto Sed The Sed tab displays the followig: MediaMaager Select this optio to cofigure the AirSpeed as a MediaMaager cliet. Eter the MediaMaager IP address or ame i the text box. Shared Storage Type Select the Avid shared storage etwork eviromet i which you are coectig the AirSpeed. - MediaNetwork Select MediaNetwork from the Shared Storage Type meu if your media etwork is a Avid Uity MediaNetwork. - ISIS Select ISIS from the Shared Storage Type meu if your media etwork is a Avid Uity ISIS. BW Mgmt MediaNetwork Select Yes or No i the badwidth (BW) maagemet (Mgmt) meu whe Uity is selected i the Shared Storage Type meu. This optio is ot available whe ISIS is selected a the Shared Storage Type. - Yes Should be selected if you are usig ay combiatio of Avid editig systems ad AirSpeed servers o the same PortServer or LANshare. 98

99 Maiteace ad Troubleshootig Eablig badwidth maagemet i the Uity eviromet prevets the AirSpeed from takig more badwidth tha it actually requires from the etwork. The etwork badwidth is more evely distributed betwee all the PortServer or LANshare cliets whe this optio is eabled. - No Should be selected if the AirSpeed servers are the oly cliets o your PortServer or LANshare (o Avid editig system cliets), badwidth maagemet is ot eeded. The AirSpeed servers perform the etwork tasks usig all the available badwidth the PortServer or LANshare has available. BW Mgmt ISIS Select Play or Igest, or Igest Oly from the BW Mgmt ISIS meu. The BW Mgmt ISIS selectios are ot available whe MediaNetwork is selected i the Shared Storage Type meu. - Play or Igest Should be selected if the AirSpeed will be playig out or capturig media. - Igest Oly Should be selected if the AirSpeed will be capturig media. The AirSpeed play out fuctio should ot be used with this settig. Shared Storage Server Eter the PortServer IP address or ame if workig i a Avid Uity MediaNetwork eviromet. Eter the Virtual System Director Name if workig i a Avid Uity ISIS eviromet. You must also add the AirSpeed ame to the Maagemet tab i the Avid Uity ISIS Admiistratio software. The AirSpeed ame does ot appear i the Avid Uity ISIS Device widow of the Admiistratio software util the AirSpeed is restarted. If you are ot usig a DNS server i your Avid Uity MediaNetwork eviromet, eter a IP address of your PortServer. To idetify the DNS server, see Network Tab o page 77. A DNS server must be used i a Avid Uity ISIS eviromet. Curret MetaData Fmt Displays the metadata format of media. The metadata format is either OMF or MXF, depedig o the format set i MediaMaager workgroup. If the MediaMaager is ot detected, NOT LOGGED IN is displayed. Maiteace ad Troubleshootig The AirSpeed UI provides status idicators to alert you to detected etwork problems. For iformatio o what is detected ad the meaig of the colors displayed i the status idicators, see Dashboard o page 64. Power-O Self-Test Whe you tur o the AirSpeed, it performs a iteral self-test. A successful startup of the AirSpeed idicates that the iteral boards are workig. 99

100 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed Network Test The power-o self-test does ot test the exteral iterface coectios. You ca cotact the AirSpeed with the pig commad to see if the AirSpeed is see by the etwork. To verify commuicatio from a cliet system (such as a NewsCutter) which is o the Avid Uity etwork, obtai the IP address of the target AirSpeed. To pig AirSpeed from a cliet system o the Avid Uity etwork: 1. Click Start > Ru. 2. Type the pig commad ad the IP address of your AirSpeed. For example: pig A commad prompt widow opes ad displays the pig commad ad a respose, if the AirSpeed is see by the etwork. If the pig succeeds, a series of resposes appears, for example: 8 packets trasmitted, 8 packets received, 0% packet loss 3. Close the commad prompt widow whe doe. To pig a target AirSpeed from aother AirSpeed o the etwork: 1. O the AirSpeed, simultaeously press Ctrl+Alt+F1. 2. At the logi prompt type: - logi mait - password mars 3. Type pig <AirSpeed I/P address>. If the pig succeeds, a series of resposes appears, for example: 8 packets trasmitted, 8 packets received, 0% packet loss 4. Type Ctrl+C to termiate the pig. 5. Simultaeously press Ctrl+Alt+F3 to retur to the AirSpeed UI. 100

101 Maiteace ad Troubleshootig Message Log Up to five message log files are store o the iteral drive ad ca be reviewed o the AirSpeed display. The log file ames are rua, rua.0, rua.1, ad so o. The latest file is always saved as rua. The oldest file, rua4, is deleted whe a ew file is created. To view the error log: 1. O the AirSpeed, simultaeously press Ctrl+Alt+F1. 2. At the logi prompt type: - Logi mait - Password mars 3. Type the followig o the commad lie to view the log files. cp /var/tmp 4. Type the followig to view the last log file. cp /var/tmp/rua 5. Simultaeously press Ctrl+Alt+F3 to retur to the AirSpeed UI. 101

102 Chapter 4 Cofigurig the AirSpeed 102

103 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios This chapter provides operatig istructios ad butto iformatio for the AirSpeed. The followig topics are discussed: Power-O Fuctios AirSpeed Startup Defaults Butto ad Wheel Fuctios Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Jog Wheel Shuttle Rig Mark IN Butto Mark OUT Butto RetroLoop Mode Deletig Clips Timecode Modes Power-O Fuctios The AirSpeed does ot require ay iput to fully boot. To tur o the AirSpeed from the powered off state, use these guidelies: Observatios durig the power-o self test (POST): - All frot pael lights come o for a period. This ca be used to detect if lights are bured out or defective. - A splash scree appears o the UI idicatig that the AirSpeed is bootig ad a progress bar displayed. If a keyboard is coected, you ca press the ESC (escape) key whe the splash scree is displayed to show the AirSpeed cosole with boot messages.

104 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios I the evet a hardware failure is detected durig boot, a error message is displayed i the UI. The followig are the messages ad their meaig: System disk corrupt A problem was detected with oe of the iteral drives. The boot process will stop. Disk 3 ot fuctioal A problem was detected with disk drive umber 3. The boot process will stop. UI damaged ad ot operable A problem was detected with the user iterface (UI) circuit. The boot process will cotiue to boot up the AirSpeed although you might ot be able to view the built-i UI ad playback moitor. System memory is damaged or missig A problem was detected with the iteral memory. The boot process will stop. CPU fa o-fuctioal A problem was detected with the iteral processor fa. The boot process will cotiue. Chassis fa o-fuctioal A problem was detected with the iteral AirSpeed fa. The boot process will cotiue. AirSpeed Startup Defaults After the AirSpeed has successfully started the idicators are as follows: Chael Select butto 1 O Chael Select butto 2 Off Stop, Play, Record, Rewid, Fast Forward, ad Locator buttos Off No clips are loaded UI moitor Displays the Play 1 butto with the cursor o the video ID field 104

105 Butto ad Wheel Fuctios Butto ad Wheel Fuctios The behavior of the AirSpeed buttos is described i this sectio. The followig figure idetifies the locatio of these items. Frot Pael Buttos ad Wheels Shuttle wheel Jog wheel Chael Select buttos (see Chael Select Butto 1 ad Chael Select Butto 2 o page 106) Operatioal cotrols (see Operatioal Cotrol Buttos o page 106) Mark IN butto Mark OUT butto Chael Select Butto 1 Whe Chael Select butto 1 is lit, pressig butto 1 cycles you through three screes relevat to chael 1. The scree are: Capture mode (chael 1) settigs for capturig media Play mode (chael 1) settigs for play out o chael 1 Video view media that is beig captured or playig o chael 1 Whe Chael Select butto 1 is ot lit, pressig butto 1 results i the followig: The state of the chael l buttos are displayed: Play, Stop, Fast Forward ad Rewid. For example, press Play o chael 1 the press Chael Select butto 2 ad start a playig a clip o the chael 2. The press Rewid o chael 2 ad switch back to chael 1 by pressig Chael Select butto 1. The Play butto will be lit if the clip is still playig. 105

106 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios You are retured to the same display you had o chael 1 prior to switchig to chael 2. For example, if you are playig video o chael 1 (1 lit), press 2 (2 lit), you ll see the state of chael 2 the press 1 agai (1 lit) ad you are retured to the video playig o chael 1. The chael 2 status is displayed. For example, you are i chael 2 (2 is lit) ad you press Play, the loaded clip plays. The press 1 to switch to chael 1, Ch2 play is displayed Chael Select Butto 2 Whe AirSpeed is curretly capturig, pressig Chael Select butto 2 has o fuctio. Whe butto 2 is lit, pressig 2 cycles you through two screes relevat to chael two. The screes are: Play (chael 2) settigs for play out o chael 2 Video view media that is playig o chael 2 Whe workig with HD ad 1:1 ucompressed media, oly sigle chael play out is supported. You caot select the secod play out chael from the frot pael or the AirSpeed Pilot applicatio. The Chael Select butto 2 o the frot pael is disabled ad the secod play chael selectio i AirSpeed Pilot is disabled. Whe Chael Select butto 2 is ot lit, pressig butto 2 results i the followig: The state of the chael 2 buttos are displayed: Play, Stop, Fast Forward ad Rewid. You are retured to the same display you had o chael 2 prior to switchig to chael 1. The chael 1 status is displayed. Operatioal Cotrol Buttos The followig figure shows the operatioal cotrol buttos. These buttos have a backlight to help you determie the capturig state of the AirSpeed. The followig sectios list the fuctios of these buttos. Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Record butto Play butto Stop butto Rewid butto Fast Forward butto Locator butto 106

107 Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Play Butto Whe the Play butto is lit: Pressig Play agai has o fuctio. Pressig Record has o fuctio. Pressig Stop stops the curret clip from playig (see Stop Butto o page 109). Pressig Fast Forward starts a fast advace of the media (see Fast Forward Butto o page 108). Pressig Rewid starts a rewid (see Rewid Butto o page 109). Turig the Jog or Shuttle stops the Play ad begis the Jog or Shuttle (see Jog Wheel o page 110 ad Shuttle Rig o page 110). Pressig Mark IN sets a Mark IN poit i the media (see Mark IN Butto o page 111). Pressig Mark OUT sets a Mark OUT poit i the media (see Mark OUT Butto o page 111). Pressig the Locator butto places a locator i the frame beig played (see Locator Butto o page 109). Whe a clip is loaded o a chael (1 or 2), pressig Play begis a the play operatio. If you press Play ad there is o clip loaded for the selected chael, No clip loaded is displayed i the UI dashboard. Record Butto Whe the AirSpeed is capturig, the red Record butto is lit. Pressig butto 2 has o fuctio. Pressig butto 1 fuctios as described i the Chael Select Butto 1 o page 105. Pressig Record agai, Play, Rewid, Fast Forward, Jog or Shuttle has o fuctio. Pressig Stop stops the curret capture ad displays the curret clip loaded (see Stop Butto o page 109). Pressig Mark IN sets a Mark IN poit i the media beig captured (see Mark IN Butto o page 111). Pressig Mark OUT sets a Mark OUT poit i the media beig captured (see Mark OUT Butto o page 111). Pressig Locator places a locator i the frame beig captured (see Locator Butto o page 109). 107

108 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Whe a clip is playig o either chael, pressig Record has o fuctio. The UI dashboard displays System is i Play mode. You must stop playig media before you ca capture. Each time a capture is iitiated, the values from the selected template are used. If o template is selected whe a capture is started usig the default template. If Record is pressed ad o clip is queued, ad o play operatio is active, a capture begis regardless of what is o the display. If play chael 2 butto is lit whe a capture is started, 2 turs off ad 1 lights. A capture caot start if a clip is loaded i either playout chael. The UI ad playback moitor displays the media mode of the curret sessio beig captured. Fast Forward Butto AirSpeed is fast forwardig whe the butto is lit. Regardless of what is o the UI moitor (video, Play 1, Play 2, or Record) whe Fast Forward is pressed, the selected chael (1 or 2) fast forwards the loaded clip. If the AirSpeed is capturig, pressig Fast Forward has o fuctio. If the AirSpeed is playig, pressig Fast Forward turs off Play mode ad begis a Fast Forward. If the AirSpeed is idle ad there is a clip loaded o the selected chael, pressig Fast Forward begis a Fast Forward. If there is o clip loaded whe Fast Forward is pressed, o fuctio is performed. If Fast Forward is lit (performig a fast forward): - Pressig Fast Forward agai has o fuctio. - Pressig the Rewid butto turs Fast Forward off ad begis a rewid. - Pressig Play turs Fast Forward off ad starts Play from where Fast Forward stopped. - Pressig Stop stops the Fast Forward. - Usig Jog or Shuttle stops the Fast Forward ad begis the jog or shuttle operatio. - Pressig Mark IN has o fuctio. - Pressig Mark OUT has o fuctio. - Pressig Locator has o fuctio. - Pressig butto 1 or 2 operates as described i Chael Select Butto 1 o page 105 or Chael Select Butto 2 o page

109 Operatioal Cotrol Buttos Rewid Butto Stop Butto Performs the same actios as the Fast Forward butto but i the reverse directio. Whe a playig clip or capture is stopped, the Stop butto is lit. If the AirSpeed is idle ad there is o clip loaded o the selected chael, the Stop butto is ot lit. If the AirSpeed is idle ad there is a clip loaded o the selected chael, the Stop butto is lit. If the AirSpeed is i RetroLoop mode (Fast Forward, Rewid, ad Record lit) ad Stop is pressed, the Record light turs off ad RetroLoop mode eds. The Stop light turs off ad the RetroLoop is cleared. Whe Stop is lit: - Pressig Stop twice uloads the loaded clip ad turs the Stop light off. - Pressig Stop oce has o fuctio. - Pressig Rewid i Play mode rewids the loaded clip. - Pressig Fast Forward Play mode fast forwards the loaded clip. - Pressig Play plays the loaded clip. - Pressig Fast Forward ad Rewid together will ot start RetroLoop mode because a clip is loaded. - Pressig Record does othig. - Turig the Jog or Shuttle performs jog ad shuttle operatios. - Pressig Mark IN or Mark OUT places a Mark IN or Mark OUT poit i the clip. Pressig Stop whe Play, Rewid, Fast Forward, or Record are lit stops the fuctio. Locator Butto Up to 8 locators ca be set i each clip. The Locator butto fuctios as follows: If AirSpeed is idle ad o clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop is ot lit), the Locator butto has o fuctio. If AirSpeed is i Play or Capture mode with a clip loaded, pressig the Locator butto adds a locator to the clip. If AirSpeed is i RetroLoop mode whe the Locator butto pressed, the AirSpeed eters Capture mode ad a locator is added. 109

110 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Pressig the Locator butto while Fast Forward, Rewid, Shuttle, or Jog is active (Play mode fuctios), o fuctio is performed. Pressig the Locator butto places a locator wheever permitted, regardless of what is o the display. Jog Wheel The Jog wheel fuctios as follows: If AirSpeed is idle ad o clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop is ot lit), Jog has o fuctio. If the AirSpeed is idle ad a clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop is lit), tur the Jog wheel to advace or rewid the curret clip. The timecode appears o the display. The Stop butto remais lit. A J is show o the display. If AirSpeed is performig a Play, Fast Forward, or Rewid ad the Jog is tured, AirSpeed will first Stop (Stop lit) the begi a Jog. While capturig, turig the Jog wheel has o fuctio. Jog cotiues if ay butto o the frot pael is pressed whe AirSpeed joggig. Shuttle Rig The Shuttle rig fuctios as follows: If the AirSpeed is idle ad o clip loaded o the selected chael (Stop is ot lit), the shuttle kob has o fuctio. If capturig, turig the shuttle wheel has o fuctio. If the AirSpeed is idle ad a clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop is lit), tur the shuttle wheel to advace or rewid the curret clip. The timecode appears o the display. The Stop butto remais o. A Shuttle directio idicator is show o the display. If AirSpeed is performig a Play, Fast Forward, or Rewid ad the Shuttle is tured, AirSpeed will first Stop (Stop lit) the begi a Shuttle. Shuttle cotiues if butto 1, butto 2, Play, Record, Rewid, Fast Forward, Stop, Mark IN, Mark OUT or Locator is pressed whe AirSpeed is shuttlig. 110

111 Mark IN Butto Mark IN Butto The Mark IN butto fuctios as follows: If the AirSpeed is idle ad o clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop butto is ot lit), pressig Mark IN has o fuctio. Whe i Play mode ad Mark IN is pressed, a Mark IN poit is placed o the clip. The timecode appears o the display. Whe i Capture mode ad Mark IN is pressed, a Mark IN poit is placed o a subclip. The timecode appears o the display. Whe i Fast Forward, Rewid, or Jog modes, o fuctio is performed whe Mark IN is pressed. Clear the Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits by simultaeously pressig ad holdig Mark IN ad Mark OUT for a couple of secods. If a clip is loaded with a Mark IN poit, the clip plays from the Mark IN poit forward to the Mark OUT poit. Mark OUT Butto The Mark OUT butto has similar fuctioality as the Mark IN butto with the exceptio of RetroLoop mode (see RetroLoop Mode o page 112). Mark OUT has o fuctio i RetroLoop mode. If the AirSpeed is idle ad o clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop butto is ot lit), pressig Mark OUT has o fuctio. If the AirSpeed is idle ad a clip is loaded o the selected chael (Stop is lit), pressig Mark OUT fuctios as follows: - If there is o Mark IN poit, o fuctio is performed. - If there is a valid Mark IN poit, a Mark OUT poit is idicated o the display with the same timecode as the Mark IN. Whe i Play mode ad you press Mark OUT without a Mark IN poit, o fuctio is performed. Whe i Capture mode, pressig Mark OUT fuctios as follows: - If there is o Mark IN poit, o fuctio is performed. - If there is a valid Mark IN poit, a Mark OUT poit is idicated o the display with the correct timecode ad a subclip is created. Whe i Fast Forward, Rewid, or Jog modes, o fuctio is performed whe Mark OUT is pressed. 111

112 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Clear the Mark IN ad Mark OUT poits by simultaeously pressig ad holdig Mark IN ad Mark OUT for a couple secods. If a clip is loaded with a Mark IN poit, the clip plays from the Mark IN poit forward to the Mark OUT poit. Whe i RetroLoop mode, pressig Mark OUT has o fuctio. RetroLoop Mode Whe Record ad Rewid buttos are lit, AirSpeed is i RetroLoop mode. You caot eter RetroLoop mode if a clip is loaded. To eter RetroLoop mode: t Press the Fast Forward ad Rewid buttos simultaeously. To start the capture i RetroLoop mode: t Press Record to begi a ormal capture preservig the RetroLoop media. t Press Locator to begi a ormal capture preservig the RetroLoop media ad addig the Locator. To exit RetroLoop mode: t Press the Stop butto. Whe AirSpeed is i Play, Record, Rewid, or Fast Forward modes, RetroLoop caot be iitiated. While i RetroLoop mode: Pressig Play has o fuctio. Pressig Stop eds the RetroLoop mode ad eters Stop mode with a clip loaded (Stop lit). See Stop Butto o page 109. Pressig butto 1 fuctios as described i Chael Select Butto 1 o page 105. Pressig butto 2 has o fuctio. Pressig Fast Forward has o fuctio. Pressig Rewid has o fuctio. Pressig Mark OUT has o fuctio. Usig the Jog or Shuttle has o fuctio. 112

113 Deletig Clips Deletig Clips You ca maually delete clips from the AirSpeed UI. You ca also delete clips from the Avid Pilot, Avid FlightPla, ad AirSpeed CoutDow applicatios; see the Help for more iformatio. To delete clips i the Play butto: 1. Click the Play butto i the AirSpeed UI. 2. I the Video ID text box, eter the ID for the clip that you wat to delete. Press Eter to accept. 3. Click the Delete butto to display the Delete Clip dialog box. 4. Click Yes to cofirm the delete request. To delete clips i the Capture butto: 1. Click the Capture butto i the AirSpeed UI. 2. I the Video ID text box, eter the ID for the clip that you wat to delete. Press Eter to accept. 3. Click the Delete butto to display the Delete Clip dialog box. 4. Click Yes to cofirm the delete request. Timecode Modes The followig topics are discussed i this sectio: Clip Duratio Verses Total Duratio - Clip Absolute Timecode Mode - Clip Relative Timecode Mode - Virtual Timecode Mode Timecode Values for Network Liks to Clips AirSpeed provides VITC ad LTC timecode fuctioality to both capture ad playback. These timecode values are always preserved. All timecode operatios are idetical i 30 Frame (525/60) ad 25 Frame (625/50) rate televisio systems except that Drop-Frame mode is ot applicable i 25 Frame operatio. 113

114 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Clip Duratio Verses Total Duratio All clips are described by two differet duratio values, Clip Duratio ad Total Duratio. Total Duratio is the duratio of media i a evet from first frame of recorded video to last frame of recorded video (perhaps icludig urecorded black regios, as described uder Virtual timecode below). Clip Duratio is the differece betwee the Mark OUT ad the Mark IN. The Clip Duratio is the legth of time the evet will play uder automatio cotrol. You ca view the Clip Duratio ad the Total Duratio by loadig the desired clip ito a Capture/Moitor cotroller. AirSpeed supports three types of user timecode idexes called clip absolute, clip relative, ad virtual tape. Clip Absolute Timecode Mode You ca use Absolute mode whe you select it o the Capture/Moitor pael (or i the Pilot applicatio). Whe you use Clip Absolute Timecode, the timecode is, by defiitio, zero at the begiig of ay capturig. Whe capturig is stopped, the duratio of the clip is equal to the duratio of the evet from the begiig to the ed of the capturig, ad is a absolute idex ito a clip. The followig figure shows Clip Absolute timecode mode before ay Mark IN or Mark OUT poits have bee set. Absolute Timecode Clip absolute timecode 00:00:00:00 00:00:04:12 Captured media Time Mark IN Mark OUT Default start poit is the default Mark IN poit Default clip duratio is the default Mark OUT poit 114

115 Timecode Modes Clip Relative Timecode Mode Clip Relative timecode is exactly the same as Clip Absolute util you set a Mark IN or a Mark OUT to move the begiig or ed of a evet s playback. After you have selected a Mark IN value, the absolute timecode ca be ay value at that IN poit, but its relative timecode is 0. Similarly, oce you select a Mark OUT value, the system recalculates the Clip Duratio based o the differece betwee the IN ad OUT poits. Relative Timecode Clip absolute timecode 00:00:00:08 00:00:04:08 00:00:00:00 Captured media Time Clip relative timecode Mark IN 00:00:00:00 Mark OUT 00:00:03:29 I the example above, Mark IN has bee set to :08 after the begiig of the capture ad Mark OUT has bee set to 4:08. Thus, the last playable frame of media is at 3:29 (from the Mark IN) ad the clip duratio is 4:00. Whe i Absolute Timecode mode, the Mark IN positio becomes the begiig of the playable media ad the Mark OUT, the ed. I order to operate outside of these poits, you must either clear the Mark or chage to aother timecode idex such as Virtual. O the Capture/Moitor user iterface, whe i Clip Absolute Mode, Mark IN ad Mark OUT values are expressed i Clip Absolute values, while the curret positio idicator is show i Relative timecode values. Relative timecode is always reported to cotrollig automatio systems via the VDCP protocol. Virtual Timecode Mode Virtual timecode mode provides a timecode space that is more useful for editig applicatios because it allows for preroll before the begiig of a clip ad post roll after the ed. Additioally, Virtual mode supports evets costructed of ay umber of cotiguous or ocotiguous captures. 115

116 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios Coceptually, Virtual timecode provides a 24-hour space (or virtual tape ) i which to record media. This virtual tape iitially appears to the user as pre-striped or cotaiig black/silece. The default Mark I value ad the default begiig of Virtual Tape media are both 1 hour (01:00:00:00). The default Mark OUT is the ed of the capture. The followig diagram shows a example where three captures are made, separated by a few secods. These gaps will play back i black ad take up o room o the array. Virtual Timecode Virtual timecode 01:00:00:00 01:00:14:05 Typical capture IN poit is 1 hour Captured media Time Clip absolute timecode Mark IN 00:00:00:00 Mark OUT 00:00:14:05 is the clip duratio Havig made a virtual tape evet, while still i virtual mode, you ca make marks aywhere withi or beyod the rage of the recorded media. You view those mark values i either Virtual or Absolute mode as show i the followig diagram: Virtual ad Absolute Timecode Virtual timecode 01:00:01:07 01:00:12:22 01:00:00:00 01:00:14:05 Captured media Time Clip absolute timecode Clip relative timecode Mark IN Mark OUT 00:00:01:07 00:00:12:22 00:00:00:00 00:00:11:15 is the clip duratio 116

117 Timecode Modes Fially, you ca move the default Record I poit i Virtual Timecode mode at ay time by cueig to a differet locatio ad commecig a capture (or cueig to a poit i time prior to existig media if ay exists i the evet). Doig so maps a evet oto a differet regio of the virtual tape space as show i the followig diagram. This example is idetical to the previous oe, oly capture started at 2:30:00:00 istead of the default 1:00:00:00. Virtual ad Absolute Timecode Started Later Virtual timecode 02:30:01:07 02:30:12:22 02:30:00:00 02:30:14:05 Captured media Time Clip absolute timecode Clip relative timecode Mark IN Mark OUT 00:00:01:07 00:00:12:22 00:00:00:00 00:00:11:15 is the clip duratio O the Capture/Moitor ad Pilot user iterfaces, you ca select whether you are operatig i Virtual or Absolute Timecode mode. Mark IN ad Mark OUT values as well as the curret positio idicator are expressed i the timecode values appropriate to that selectio, as show i the precedig examples. Mark IN ad Mark OUT have o effect o playig or stoppig playout of media from these iterfaces whe i virtual mode. They oly limit the extets of the playable media i Absolute mode. Virtual Timecode is always reported to cotrollig devices whe uder the Soy protocol. Timecode Values for Network Liks to Clips Whe you access a clip from a NewsCutter product, the system checks to determie where i Virtual Tape time that clip is located. Sice default NewsCutter sequeces are created with the begiig at time 00:00:00:00, whe AirSpeed receives such a evet, it is placed at the default Virtual time of 01:00:00:00 (oe hour) for coveiece i subsequet editig operatios. Whe you create a NewsCutter clip with a startig time other tha zero, the system assumes that the o-zero time value eeds to be preserved for later editig or for establishig Mark IN ad Mark OUT values. Thus, whe AirSpeed receives such a evet, it is placed i Virtual time at the same spot as it was o the NewsCutter timelie. 117

118 Chapter 5 AirSpeed Operatios The reverse is true also whe clips are liked from AirSpeed to the NewsCutter. Ay evet with a IN poit (i Virtual Tape time) of 01:00:00:00 creates NewsCutter footage with a start time of zero. Ay other evet IN poit creates footage with start time equal to the IN poit. 118

119 Chapter 6 AirSpeed Studio ad Playout This chapter describes the AirSpeed Studio fuctioality i the Avid Uity workgroup eviromet. It also describes the steps i cofigurig the Studio. AirSpeed Studios are ot supported i the Macitosh eviromet. Studio Cocept The Studio cosists of a group of AirSpeeds that ca share a playout request. Whe media is set to the Studio, all the AirSpeeds i the Studio are set the media. Each AirSpeed i the Studio is capable of performig the playout eve if some of the Studio members are offlie. The Avid editig system sedig a sequece to the Studio looks at the iformatio listed i the TMCliet.ii tab of the Trasfer settigs to idetify the Studio ad its members. The Studio iformatio listed i the TMCliet.ii tab is the aggregate of all the AirSpeed members i the Studio. You ca create multiple Studios i a workgroup eviromet. Each Studio is created usig the same process. Creatig the Studio o the AirSpeed You create the Studio by amig up to five AirSpeeds with a commo Host Name ad a uique umber after the ame. The ame ad the umber are separated with a dash ( ). Do ot add ay spaces betwee the ame, dash, ad umber. Also, do ot use more tha oe dash i the ame. The Studio cosist of AirSpeeds usig the amig format of studioame 1 through studioame 5, which allows the Avid editig system to easily locate the members of the Studio.

120 Chapter 6 AirSpeed Studio ad Playout Name the AirSpeed i the Setup > Network > Host Name text box of the AirSpeed UI. For more iformatio o the etwork settigs, see Network Tab o page 77. The followig figure is a example of how you would ame three AirSpeed members to create a Studio. Three AirSpeed Members i a Studio The first AirSpeed ame i the Studio must iclude the 1 i the ame. The secod AirSpeed you add to the Studio must iclude 2 i the ame, ad so forth. You caot skip a umber i the Studio ame. For example, you must use studioame 1, studioame 2, studioame 3 ad caot use studioame 1, studioame 3, ad studioame 4. Addig the Studio to Your WorkGroup Studio support (icludig status) eeds the Avid AirSpeed I/O Peripheral applicatios ad the Editor Igest ad Playback Support istalled o the Avid editig system. Uistallig either removes Studio fuctioality from the Avid editig system. The Studio is cofigured i the TMCliet.ii tab of the Avid editig applicatio s Trasfer settig dialog box. A Studio is idetified usig the followig amig covetio i the TMCliet.ii tab: studioame[n] I this example, studioame is the ame etered as the Host Name o each AirSpeed i the Studio, ad N represets the umber of members i the Studio. 120

121 Studio Cocept This amig covetio distiguishes the AirSpeed Studio ad all other TrasferMaager Servers (icludig sigle AirSpeeds). AirSpeed ad Studio ames must also be added as a cliet o the TrasferMaager Server Cofiguratio Widow. Ivalid or iactive playback server ame etries i TMCliet.ii ca delay the Avid editor startup. Addig the Studio to the Trasfer Server List To add a Studio to a Avid editig system: 1. I the Avid editig applicatio, click the Settigs tab i the Project widow. 2. Double-click Trasfer i the Settigs scroll list. The Trasfer Settigs widow opes. 3. Click the TMCliet.ii tab. 4. Click Add. If chagig the Studio ame, click Edit. 5. Type the Studio ame ad the umber of members i brackets [ ] i the Server text box. The umber i brackets [N] idetifies how may AirSpeed members are i the Studio. Usig the figures i this sectio as a example, type studioa[3] i the Server text box. The AirSpeed members are studioa 1, studioa 2, ad studioa

122 Chapter 6 AirSpeed Studio ad Playout If you are addig a idividual AirSpeed to the Sed to Playback list, type the AirSpeed Host Name i the Server text box as it appears i the Setup > Network tab of the AirSpeed UI. 6. Type the ame of your workgroup i the Workgroup text box. This ca be ay ame you give your workgroup. This etry is case sesitive. 7. Click OK. Usig the Studio Whe the Avid editig applicatio starts ad coects to the Avid Uity eviromet, the playback devices are made available to the Avid editig system. These devices are displayed i the Trasfer > Sed To Playback meu. If your Studio was ot available whe you started the Avid editig applicatio, select Select Trasfer > Recoect To Server. Coect to Playout Server or Studio The Studio is defied i the TMCliet.ii tab o the Avid editig system. The Avid editig system determies if the playback device is a Studio by the amig covetio; see Addig the Studio to Your WorkGroup o page 120. This determiatio happes whe the Avid editig applicatio is started. If you are already ruig the Avid editig applicatio ad wat to make sure the playback servers are available, select Recoect To Server i the applicatio. To coect or recoect to trasfer server: t Select Trasfer > Recoect to Server. Sed to Playout Server or Studio The Studio ame appears i the Avid editig applicatio s Sed To Playback list whe you are coected to the studio. Whe a sequece is ready for playout, highlight the sequece ad sed it to the Studio i the playback list. 122

123 Usig the Studio To sed a sequece to a Studio, do oe of the followig: t Right-click o the selected sequece ad select Sed to Playback > studioame. t Highlight the sequece i your bi, ad select Trasfer > Sed to Playback > studioame. The Sed To Playback list is ot automatically refreshed with etwork chages. If the Studio has become uavailable, the Studio ame remais i the Avid editig applicatio s Sed To Playback list. To check if the Studio is still available, select Trasfer > Recoect To Server. If the Studio ame is removed from the Sed To Playback list, all of the Studio members are o loger uavailable. If you sed a sequece to a Studio that is uavailable, the result is a failed trasfer. As log as oe member of the Studio is available, the Studio ame appears o the Sed To Playback list ad the trasfer is successful. A Studio is oly uavailable whe all of its members are uavailable. Moitorig Studio Trasfers After you have set a sequece to playback withi the Avid editig applicatio, you ca moitor the trasfer i the Avid editig applicatio. The AirSpeed Studio Trasfer Moitor dialog box automatically appears o the Avid editig system the first time you sed a sequece to a Studio. The dialog box first appears miimized i the taskbar. Whe you click o the miimized dialog box i the taskbar, the dialog box opes ad stays o top of the Avid editig applicatio. This dialog box ca be miimized agai, but caot be closed. The followig figure shows the AirSpeed Studio Trasfer Moitor dialog box as it appears o the Avid editig system. 123

124 Chapter 6 AirSpeed Studio ad Playout AirSpeed Studio Trasfer Moitor Dialog Box The dialog box provides a tree listig of the AirSpeed members i the Studio with the trasfer results. The AirSpeed Studio Trasfer Moitor dialog box is updated i the Avid editig applicatio as the media trasfers. A Studio moitor caot be used to retry or pause trasfers. Trasferred items are listed i the dialog box util you quit the Avid editig applicatio or clear the list usig the Trasfer Status widow optios. For iformatio o the Trasfer Status widow, see Trasfer Status Widow o page 124. Trasfer Status Widow The Trasfer Status widow displays all TrasferMaager activity. To ope the Trasfer Status widow: t Select Trasfer > Status Widow. 124

125 Usig the Studio The Trasfer Status widow opes. Trasfers display as oe etry i Trasfer Status widow. Although multiple sequeces might be icluded i the trasfer, the widow displays status for the etire trasfer. If oe or more members of the Studio are ot available, the trasfer immediately displays a Error with correspodig text. A Error is displayed eve if other Studio members are successfully trasferrig. If you have admiistrative privileges or you iitiated the trasfer, you ca cacel, retry, pause, or resume trasfers. The followig table explais the Status coditios. TrasferMaager Status Descriptios Status Descriptio User Optios Trasferrig At least oe trasfer is ruig ad oe have failed. Pause or cacel the trasfer. Paused All trasfers are paused. Resume or cacel the trasfer. Error (plus iformatio idicatig the error) At least oe trasfer has failed. As soo as oe trasfer fails, regardless of the state of ay of the other trasfers, the trasfer state is failed. Retry or clear the trasfer. Pedig All trasfers are pedig. Cacel the trasfer. Completed All trasfers have completed with o failures. Clear the trasfer. Caceled All trasfers have bee caceled. Clear the trasfer. Right-click the status lie of a particular trasfer to select the user optios. 125

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127 Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios This chapter provides operatig istructios for the AirSpeed whe cofigured to work with the Avid NewsCutter product. The followig topics are discussed: Trasferrig Sequeces from a Avid NewsCutter Product Usig Avid Pilot to Load Clips ito a NewsCutter Product s Capture Tool Usig FlightPla Remote Operatios Trasferrig Sequeces from a Avid NewsCutter Product This sectio provides istructios for trasferrig completed sequeces from a Avid NewsCutter product to a Avid AirSpeed system. These are the media files cotaiig audio ad video iformatio. Whe sequeces are trasferred to the AirSpeed, they are automatically flatteed, that is, all trasitios are redered ad all o-liear edits become oe cotiuous piece of media. Trasfer Setup Checklist Esure that there is a appropriate etwork coectio betwee the desired NewsCutter product / AirSpeed combiatio betwee which files are to be trasferred, as described i Istallatio o page 39. Esure that commuicatio is cofigured ad tested o both the AirSpeed ad NewsCutter product sides, as described i Network Tab o page 77.

128 Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios Trasferrig Sequeces from a NewsCutter Product to AirSpeed To trasfer sequeces from a NewsCutter product to the AirSpeed: 1. After completig the sequece, right-click the sequece i the Timelie. 2. Select Post to Playback. A dialog box opes, askig you the Name ad Tape ID of the sequece you wat to trasfer. 3. If it is ot already filled i, eter the Name ad Tape ID of your sequece. 4. Click OK to begi the trasfer. A status widow appears idicatig the time remaiig to trasfer the story. Oce the status bar disappears, a dialog box appears cofirmig that the story has successfully trasferred to the server. Usig Avid Pilot to Load Clips ito a NewsCutter Product s Capture Tool This sectio provides istructios for loadig a clip ito the Avid NewsCutter product s Capture tool. Before you sed a sequece to a AirSpeed, follow the checklists below. AirSpeed Setup Checklist Esure that the AirSpeed is properly istalled, with all audio, video ports, ad etworkig coected accordig to your specific requiremets. For details, see Istallatio o page 39. Esure that the AirSpeed is properly cofigured to commuicate with the Avid Uity workgroup eviromet. For details, see Cofigurig the AirSpeed o page 75. NewsCutter Product Setup Checklist Esure that the NewsCutter product is properly istalled, with all audio ad video ports ad etworkig coected accordig to your specific requiremets. Cotact your Avid represetative for details regardig proper NewsCutter product istallatio. Cofigure the NewsCutter product to commuicate with a AirSpeed. See the NewsCutter product documetatio. 128

129 Usig FlightPla Verify commuicatios betwee the NewsCutter product ad AirSpeed. For details, see Network Test o page 100. Verify that Avid Pilot is properly istalled o your system. See the istallatio istructios provided with the Avid Pilot software. Cofigurig AirSpeed to Work with a NewsCutter Product usig Avid Pilot The AirSpeed ca be used as a video source for a NewsCutter product. Note the followig: The AirSpeed fuctios like a stadard VTR to the NewsCutter product. Oly oe NewsCutter product ca be accessig ay oe chael of the AirSpeed at a time. The NewsCutter product captures the video via the SDI video iput o the NewsCutter product. No media travels over the etwork. The etwork coectio is used oly to allow Avid Pilot to commuicate with the AirSpeed. Loadig AirSpeed Clips ito the Capture Tool To load clips that were recorded oto a AirSpeed ito the NewsCutter product s Capture tool: 1. Esure the NewsCutter applicatio is ruig. 2. Start the Avid Pilot applicatio o the NewsCutter or other Widows system. 3. From the Server meu, select the Server Name. 4. Select the Server Port to which you are physically coected (Audio, Video ad Cotrol) ad from which you wat to capture. 5. Select the Video ID of the clip you wat to load. 6. Retur to the NewsCutter applicatio ad cotrol the AirSpeed usig the NewsCutter Capture tool. Usig FlightPla This sectio provides istructios for copyig or movig clips from a Avid AirSpeed system to a NewsCutter product i the Avid Uity eviromet. 129

130 Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios Trasferrig Clips From AirSpeed to NewsCutter Product To trasfer clips from ay coected AirSpeed to a NewsCutter product: 1. From a NewsCutter product, start the FlightPla applicatio. 2. I NewsCutter, cofigure the trasfer settigs: a. Click the Settigs tab i the Project widow ad double-click Trasfer i the Settigs scroll list. b. Click the TMCliet.ii tab. c. I the Server text box, type the AirSpeed Server ame. d. I the Workgroup text box, type the ame of the server s workgroup. If the server is ot already part of the workgroup, type a ame for the workgroup. This etry is case sesitive. e. Click OK. 3. From the FlightPla Server list, select the AirSpeed Server o which the evet or group of evets you wat to copy is located. If the AirSpeed Server you wat does ot appear i the list, see the FlightPla documetatio for addig servers to this list. The list of available clips o the coected system appear i the widow as soo as the coectio is successfully completed. 4. Select the evet or group of evets to be moved or copied by clickig, Shift+clickig, or Ctrl+clickig the evets listed i the widow. To select all the evets i the list, select Edit > Select All. 5. Drag the selectio to a NewsCutter bi. The NewsCutter cliet copies the clip to a Avid Uity workspace. Remote Operatios Prior to operatig the AirSpeed by remote cotrol, esure that the followig hardware coectios are made, ad that the followig system cofiguratio fuctios are set. Virtual Network Computig Geeral Remote Cotrol Setup Remote Cotrol from a Automatio System Remote Cotrol from a System Usig Soy Protocol (such as a Edit Cotroller) Remote Cotrol from Ay Device Providig Cotact Closure 130

131 Remote Operatios Virtual Network Computig A applicatio called Virtual Network Computig (VNC) provides access to the AirSpeed UI from a remote computer. This cross-platform software allows you to perform all keyboard ad mouse fuctios o the AirSpeed usig a etwork coectio. Multiple VNC sessios ca be ru simultaeously o a sigle computer. Each VNC sessio displays a sigle AirSpeed UI. Dowload the VNC Viewer cliet applicatio ad documetatio from To access AirSpeed via VNC Viewer over the etwork: 1. Dowload ad istall the VNC Viewer software. 2. Start VNC Viewer. 3. I the VNC Viewer: Coectio Details dialog box, type the AirSpeed ame or the IP address of the AirSpeed, ad click OK. 4. At the VNC Viewer: Autheticatio dialog box type mars i the Password text box ad click OK. 131

132 Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios The default password for VNC is mars, you ca chage the password i the AirSpeed UI > Setup > System Cofig tab, see Settig Passwords to Access AirSpeed o page 84. The AirSpeed UI displays i a widow o your local system. Whatever process that is curretly beig performed o the AirSpeed is displayed i the widow. You ca click o ay butto, tab, ad eter data from your remote system to cotrol ad cofigure the AirSpeed. The default VNC settigs causes some buttos i the AirSpeed UI to appear dimmed ad the text ot be visible. You correct this by chagig the color settig i the VNC optios. To chage the color settig: 1. Right-click o the VNC widow title bar. 2. Select Optios. 3. Click the Colour/Ecodig tab. 4. Select Colour level to Medium or Full. 5. Click the Defaults tab. 6. Click Save As Defaults ad click OK to close the widow. All buttos ad text i the AirSpeed UI are ow visible each time you start the VNC applicatio. 132

133 Remote Operatios Geeral Remote Cotrol Setup Esure that the video format ad audio source are properly selected i the AirSpeed. For istructios, see System Cofig Tab o page 78. Esure that each desired fuctio (Record/Playlist or Capture/Moitor) is properly cofigured for your applicatio. See System Cofig Tab o page 78. If required for your specific cofiguratio, esure that each playout chael s compoet aalog outputs are set to the desired format. For details, see Chaels Tab o page 85. Esure that each playout chael s VITC output lie ad record chael s VITC iput lie is properly set. See Chaels Tab o page 85. Esure that each playout chael s output timig is properly set. For details, see Chaels Tab o page 85. If required for your specific cofiguratio, esure that the etwork parameters are set properly i the AirSpeed UI. For details, see Network Tab o page 77. Remote Cotrol from a Automatio System The rear pael icludes two remote coectors. The Remote 1 port is ormally used for remote cotrol capability for the primary chael (Capture mode or playout o chael 1). The Remote 2 port is ormally used for remote cotrol capability for the secodary chael (playout o chael 2). Esure that each cofigured pael (automatio protocols are available for Capture ad Playlist cotroller paels) has selected a appropriate automatio protocol for your applicatio (VDCP or Soy). See System Cofig Tab o page 78. For each rear pael i your AirSpeed cofiguratio, esure that the automatio system s RS-422 port(s) are properly coected to the desired remote port(s) o the rear pael. Repeat the above item for each chael that you wat to cotrol from a automatio system. For RS-422 wirig details, see Remote 1 ad Remote 2 o page

134 Chapter 7 AirSpeed Operatios with Other Avid News Applicatios Remote Cotrol from a System Usig Soy Protocol (such as a Edit Cotroller) The rear pael icludes two remote coectors. The Remote 1 port ad Remote 2 port both provide Soy protocol cotrol capability for both primary ad secodary chaels. Use either port. Esure that each cofigured pael (Soy is curretly oly available for the Capture/Moitor pael) has selected the Soy protocol item i that pael s pop-up selector. See System Cofig Tab o page 78. For each rear pael i your AirSpeed cofiguratio, esure that the editig system s RS- 422 port(s) are properly coected to the desired remote port(s) o the rear pael. Repeat the above item for each chael that you wat to cotrol from a automatio system. For RS-422 wirig details, see Remote 1 ad Remote 2 o page 145. Remote Cotrol from Ay Device Providig Cotact Closure The rear pael icludes oe GPIO (Geeral Purpose Iput/Output) coector. This coector provides 12 cotrol fuctios (8 iputs, 4 outputs). For each rear pael i your AirSpeed cofiguratio, esure that the cotrollig device s GPIO port is coected to the GPIO coector o the rear pael. For each rear pael, esure that the proper GPIO pi coectios are made. For GPIO wirig details, see GPIO o page 147. For GPIO cotrol, esure that all GPIO triggers are programmed properly from the exteral device. GPIO fuctios operate differetly i every eviromet ad may have uexpected latecies. GPIO operatio caot be guarateed ad must be tested for your specific applicatio. 134

135 Appedix A Chassis xx This appedix explais each of the iterface coectios o the AirSpeed chassis xx. The chassis idetificatio label is o the bottom of the rear pael (ear the SCSI coector). If your AirSpeed does ot have a label i this locatio, see the documetatio that came with the your AirSpeed chassis. Chassis xx Label Locatio DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 1 GPIO REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT xx LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI xx c Although you do ot eed to coect your audio ad video iputs ad outputs for the iitial setup, you do eed a Etheret coectio to iitially cofigure each AirSpeed. Do ot coect more tha oe ew AirSpeed to your Avid Uity eviromet util you have iitially cofigured the AirSpeed with a uique IP address provided by your etwork admiistrator. The xx chassis is shipped from Avid with a default IP ad subet address, see Default IP Address o page 56. You iitially cofigure your AirSpeed usig the Etheret port coected (GigE) o the rear of the AirSpeed. The GigE coector is idetified i the Cotrol Coectios o page 136. For more iformatio o the iitial cofiguratio, see Cofigurig the AirSpeed o page 75.

136 Appedix A Chassis xx Cotrol Coectios The followig figure idetifies the etwork, serial, PS/2, USB, ad alarm coectors o the AirSpeed. Serial, Etheret, Moitor, ad Geeral Purpose Iterface Coectors DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI For a descriptio of each coector, see the followig table. AirSpeed Serial, Etheret, ad Timecode Idetifiers Number Label Fuctio 1 KEYBOARD/MOUSE Stadard PS/2 compatible mouse ad keyboard iputs, two 6-pi mii DIN coectors. The coectors are color coded; keyboard (purple) ad mouse (gree). A ico is located beside the coectors to also idicated the iput device. The port ca also be used with a trackball or other compatible poitig device. 2 SERIAL Serial RJ-45 coectio, used for maufacturig fuctios. 3 Gig E (Etheret cotrol iterface) 1000BASE-T data port Etheret coectio to the Avid Uity etwork. Coects to a etwork switch ad provides a fast lik to the Avid Uity eviromet. Oly the port idetified i the figure is used to commuicate with the Avid Uity MediaMaager. The secod etheret port is, used for maufacturig fuctios. 136

137 Audio Coectios AirSpeed Serial, Etheret, ad Timecode Idetifiers (Cotiued) Number Label Fuctio The Network status idicator i the AirSpeed UI is red if the Etheret cable is plugged ito the wrog port. For more iformatio o the Network status idicator, see Dashboard o page MONITOR Video graphic array (VGA) coectio, provides a alterative display port. The EXT VIDEO switch above the Moitor coector redirects the video sigal from the frot display to the Moitor coector o the rear of the AirSpeed. This switch is removed o paelless AirSpeed models ad the video sigal is directed to the Moitor coector. 5 USB Uiversal serial bus (USB) coectios, used for maufacturig fuctios. The use of a USB keyboard or mouse is ot supported o the USB coector. 6 SMPTE SMPTE output provides a alarm sigal (SMPTE 269M) if the AirSpeed is i a error coditio, BNC coector. The alarm provides a logic low goig closure output wheever a hardware fault exists i the system (icludig a failed drive or a detected fault i other circuitry). 7 REMOTE 1 (serial iterface) 8 REMOTE 2 (serial iterface) 9-pi female RS-422 serial iterface used for remote cotrol to the AirSpeed. 9-pi female RS-422 serial iterface used for remote cotrol to the AirSpeed. 9 GPIO Geeral purpose iput/output for remotely cotrollig the AirSpeed, 25-pi DSUB coector. For example, you ca ivoke a GPI commad to start capturig ad oe to stop capturig. Audio Coectios The followig figure idetifies the audio coectors o the AirSpeed. The audio ad video aalog outputs are iteded for moitorig. If you wat to itegrate the media ito aalog devices, use professioal digital-to-aalog coverters. 137

138 Appedix A Chassis xx Audio Coectors DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI For a descriptio of each coector, see the followig table. Audio Idetifiers Number Label Fuctio 1 AES/EBU AUDIO IN CH 1 2 Digital AES/EBU audio iput, BNC coector 2 AES/EBU AUDIO IN CH 3 4 Digital AES/EBU audio iput, BNC coector 3 AES/EBU AUDIO IN CH 5 6 Digital AES/EBU audio iput, BNC coector 4 AES/EBU AUDIO IN CH 7 8 Digital AES/EBU audio iput, BNC coector 5 AES/EBU AUDIO OUT CH 1 2 Digital AES/EBU audio output (48 KHz 16/24 bit), BNC coector; sigal source is software selectable. 6 AES/EBU AUDIO OUT CH 3 4 Digital AES/EBU audio output (48 KHz 16/24 bit), BNC coector; sigal source is software selectable. 7 AES/EBU AUDIO OUT CH 5 6 Digital AES/EBU audio output (48 KHz 16/24 bit), BNC coector; sigal source is software selectable. 8 AES/EBU AUDIO OUT CH 7 8 Digital AES/EBU audio output (48 KHz 16/24 bit), BNC coector; sigal source is software selectable. 9 ANALOG OUT Chaels 1-8 Professioal level audio output, 25-pi DSUB coector; a DB25 to XLR cable is provided. Sigal source is software selectable. 138

139 Video/LTC Coectios Video/LTC Coectios The followig figure idetifies the video ad timecode coectors o the AirSpeed. Video Coectors DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT SMPTE AES/EBU CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 CH 1-2 CH 3-4 CH 5-6 CH 7-8 REMOTE 1 GPIO LTC IN LTC OUT 1 LTC OUT 2 SDI IN SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 COMP Y/G PB/B PR/R MON REF OUT REF IN REMOTE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT MOUSE EXT VIDEO ON OFF KEYBOARD GIG E MONITOR USB USB SCSI For a descriptio of each coector, see the followig table. Video/LTC Idetifiers Number Label Fuctio 1 SDI IN Serial Digital Iterface iput, BNC coector. 2 SDI OUT1 Serial Digital Iterface output umber 1, BNC coector. 3 SDI OUT2 Serial Digital Iterface output umber 2, BNC coector. 4 COMP (composite) Composite video output, BNC coector. Coects to aalog video iput of decks, moitors, or routers. 5 Y, ANALOG OUT (compoet) Aalog compoet video output, Y luma, BNC coector; coects to Y video iput of decks. 6 P B /B, ANALOG OUT (compoet) 7 P R /R, ANALOG OUT (compoet) Aalog compoet video output, Pb color differece sigal, BNC coector; coects to B-Y video iput of decks. Aalog compoet video output, Pr color differece sigal, BNC coector; coects to R-Y video iput of decks. 8 MON (moitor) Composite video output, BNC coector. Coects to aalog video iput of your optioal exteral output moitor. Text overlay is displayed o this output. 139

140 Appedix A Chassis xx Video/LTC Idetifiers (Cotiued) Number Label Fuctio 9 REF OUT (referece output) Video referece (REF) output syc sigal for daisy-chaiig the house syc to other media equipmet, BNC coector. If the REF OUT sigal is ot used, A termiator must be attached to the REF OUT coector. If more tha oe device is coected, the last device i the REF chai must be termiated. 10 REF IN (referece iput) Video referece (REF) iput for a black burst or house syc sigal, BNC coector. 11 LTC IN Logitudial timecode iput, female coector. Provides a feed to the AirSpeed server for a aalog timecode sigal, allowig a alterate source geerated timecode to be applied to the captured material. 12 LTC OUT 1 Logitudial timecode output, male coector. Aalog timecode sigal that ca be used by exteral devices that require such a sigal for their capture or commad ad cotrol operatios. The LTC iput sigal is preset o the LTC Out 1 coector but, Avid does ot recommed usig the LTC Out 1 coector to daisy-chai the LTC sigal. The LTC output sigal is out of syc with the LTC iput ad should ot be coected to other devices. 13 LTC OUT 2 Logitudial timecode output, male coector. Aalog timecode sigal that ca be used by exteral devices that require such a sigal for their capture or commad ad cotrol operatios. The LTC Out 2 fuctioality has ot bee implemeted. 140

141 Appedix B Specificatios This appedix provides a detailed listig of all techical system specificatios ad coector piouts. The followig topics are discussed: Physical Specificatios Audio Specificatios Video Specificatios Cotrol ad Sychroizatio Specificatios Data Specificatios Rear Pael Specificatios Coector Piouts All specificatios are subject to chage without otice. Physical Specificatios Physical Specificatios Parameter Dimesios Specificatio iches: (w) x 5.2 (h) x 27 (d) cm: 48.3 (w) x 13.2 (h) x 68.6 (d) Rack Uits 3 Weight pouds: 54 kilograms: 24.3

142 Appedix B Specificatios Power ad Eviromet Requiremets Parameter Power Evirometal Specificatio 100 to 240 Vac, 50/60 Hz Auto Ragig, 470 Watts 10 C to 35 C, 90% RH o-codesig Audio Specificatios Audio Specificatios Parameter Chaels Samplig AC-3 Audio Moitorig Specificatio 8 Chaels per Video Chael AES/EBU 48 KHz, 16 or 24 bit precisio, Balaced Differetial Fully compatible with professioal ad cosumer ecodig 8 Chaels of Aalog Out Aalog Audio Output Specificatios Parameter Frequecy Respose Dyamic Rage THD plus Noise Iter-chael crosstalk Iter-chael gai mismatch Output Impedace Miimum Headphoe Impedace Specificatio khz. < 0.5 db deviatio 82 db uweighted 78 db uweighted at 0 dbfs < 60 db at 1 khz < 0.5 db 300 ohm 32 ohm Maximum Headphoe Output Level 18 dbu 142

143 Video Specificatios Video Specificatios Video Specificatios Parameter Video Chaels Specificatio 1 Receive or 2 Play Chaels 525/625 selectable (SMPTE - 259M) 1 SDI Iput, 2 SDI outputs ITU-R BT bit Serial Digital Compoet Video Video Iput 1 SDI (serial digital iterface SMPTE 259M) Video Outputs 2 SDI (serial digital iterface SMPTE 259M) Video Moitorig NTSC/PAL Composite Moitor Output, Clea Feed ad Bured i TC YPrPb/GBR Compoet Moitor Out (selectable) Video Compressio 25 MB/s (4:1:1) DV ad 50 MB/s (4:2:2) DV or IMX 50 Cotrol ad Sychroizatio Specificatios Cotrol ad Sychroizatio Specificatios Parameter Exteral Cotrol Specificatio RS-422 cotrol for each play usig VDCP ad Avid exteral Applicatio Program Iterface (API) 8 GPI, 4 GPO (TTL Iterface Active low goig sigal see, GPIO Coector Pi Assigmets, Female o page 147) Maual Cotrol Timecode Graphical user iterface provides basic Record, Play, trimmig, locators, ad cofiguratio capabilities Liear Timecode SMPTE 12M Balaced I/O Vertical Iterval Timecode, SMPTE 266 Compatible with Iput ad Output Lie Selectios Referece Output timig Iteral Time Aalog black burst referece, loopig iput 5 lies advace to 3 lies delay i 1/8th pixel steps Derived from VITC o composite referece iput 143

144 Appedix B Specificatios Cotrol ad Sychroizatio Specificatios Parameter Closed Captio Specificatio All Closed Captio lies are preserved Data Specificatios Data Specificatios Parameter Keyboard/Mouse Port SMPTE Alarm Etheret Port Specificatio 6-Pi mii DIN coector, for PS/2 compatible keyboard ad mouse BNC coector, SMPTE 269M Cotact Closure to groud (shell) RJ-45 coector, 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, or 1000BASE-T, auto sesig (oly 1000BASE-T is qualified to use o AirSpeed for Avid Uity etwork iter-coectios) Rear Pael Specificatios Rear Pael Specificatios Parameter Serial Remote 1 Serial Remote 2 GPIO Coector Aalog I/O Coector LTC Timecode AES/EBU Digital Audio Compoet Moitor Out Composite Moitor Out SDI I SDI Out Specificatio 9-Pi female D coector, RS Pi female D coector, RS Pi female D coector male 25-Pi female D coector female I: 1 XLR female coector, Out: 2 XLR male coectors (The LTC Out fuctioality has ot bee implemeted.) I: 4 BNC coectors, Out: 4 BNC coectors 3 BNC coectors 1 BNC coector 1 BNC coector 2 BNC coectors 144

145 Coector Piouts Rear Pael Specificatios Parameter Referece I Referece Out SMPTE Alarm Specificatio 1 BNC coector 1 BNC coector 1 BNC coector Coector Piouts w Thefollowig coectors are listed i this sectio: Remote 1 ad Remote 2 Etheret Coector Specificatios GPIO Aalog Audio Moitor LTC Timecode Keyboard/Mouse I order to esure emissio compliace, all cables attached to coectors o the AirSpeed chassis must be fully shielded ad properly grouded to the coector shell where possible. Remote 1 ad Remote 2 The followig table lists RS-422 specificatios for the Remote 1 ad Remote 2 female coectors o the rear pael RS-422 Remote 1 ad Remote 2, Female Pi # Remote 1 Remote 2 1 Groud Groud 2 Trasmit data 1 ( ) Trasmit data 2 ( ) 145

146 Appedix B Specificatios RS-422 Remote 1 ad Remote 2, Female Pi # Remote 1 Remote 2 3 Receive data 1 (+) Receive data 2(+) 4 Groud Groud 5 Groud Groud 6 Groud Groud 7 Trasmit data 1 (+) Trasmit data 2 (+) 8 Receive data 1 ( ) Receive data 2 ( ) 9 Groud Groud Etheret Coector Specificatios The followig table lists Etheret coector (RJ-45) specificatios o the chassis Etheret Coector Specificatios, Female Pi # Wire Color Sigal Fuctio 1 White-Orage TD A+ Positive differetial trasmit 2 Orage TD A Negative differetial trasmit 3 White-Gree RD B+ Positive differetial receive 4 Blue TD C+ Positive differetial trasmit 5 White-Blue TD C Negative differetial trasmit 6 Gree RD B Negative differetial receive 7 White-Brow RD D+ Positive differetial receive 8 Brow RD D Negative differetial receive 146

147 Coector Piouts GPIO The followig table lists pi assigmets for the 25-pi GPIO female coector o the AirSpeed chassis xx rear pael. The GPIO coector o the AirSpeed chassis xx rear pael requires the followig adapter: Avid part umber: Whe AirSpeed chassis xx has the GPIO adapter attached, the piouts match the xx piouts listed i the followig table. Cotact your Avid Represetative about gettig a GPIO adapter for the xx chassis if you pla o usig the GPIO coector. The exteral coector ad cable are customer supplied. A shielded cable must be used o this coector to maitai RFI compliace. The shield of the cable should be coected to the coector s shield or shell GPIO Coector Pi Assigmets, Female Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal 1 Groud 10 Record Start 19 Groud 2 Record Tally 11 Record Stop 20 Play 1 Cue 3 Play 2 Tally 12 Play 2 Play 21 Play 1 Stop 4 N/C 13 N/C 22 N/C 5 N/C 14 Groud 23 N/C 6 Groud 15 Play 1 Tally 24 N/C 7 Play 1 Play 16 Server Ready 25 N/C 8 Play 2 Cue 17 N/C 9 Play 2 Stop 18 N/C 147

148 Appedix B Specificatios Aalog Audio Moitor The followig table lists pi assigmets for the 25-pi Aalog Audio I/O female coector o the rear pael. Avid provides the cable with the AirSpeed. I the followig table, P idicates the positive sigal, N idicates the egative sigal ad AA idicates aalog audio Aalog Audio Coector Pi Assigmets, Female Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal 1 AA OUT P8 10 AA OUT P2 19 Groud 2 Groud 11 Groud 20 AA OUT N4 3 AA OUT N7 12 AA OUT N1 21 AA OUT P3 4 AA OUT P6 13 N/C 22 Groud 5 Groud 14 AA OUT N8 23 AA OUT N2 6 AA OUT N5 15 AA OUT P7 24 AA OUT P1 7 AA OUT P4 16 Groud 25 Groud 8 Groud 17 AA OUT N6 9 AA OUT N3 18 AA OUT P5 LTC Timecode The LTC I is a AC coupled differetial iput feedig a comparator which requires a miimum 100mV differetial betwee the LTC+ ad LTC-. Peak-Peak iput levels ca be aywhere betwee 300 mv ad 5.3V. The followig table lists LTC specificatios o the rear pael. The LTC Out fuctioality has ot bee implemeted. 148

149 Coector Piouts LTC I female coector LTC Out male coector LTC Timecode Iput Coector Specificatios, XLR Female Pi # Sigal Fuctio 1 GND Groud 2 + Lie Positive differetial sigal 3 Lie Negative differetial sigal Shielded cable must be used o each coectio to maitai RFI compliace. Coect the shield of the cable to the shield of the coector. Keyboard/Mouse The followig table lists keyboard ad mouse coector specificatios Mouse Coector Specificatios (Mii DIN) Pi # Sigal Fuctio 1 Data Keyboard data 2 Data Mouse data 3 GND Groud 4 +5 Volts Fused VCC 5 Clock Keyboard clock 6 Clock Mouse clock 149

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151 Appedix C Regulatory ad Safety Notices Warigs ad Cautios w w w c c c Never istall equipmet if it appears damaged. Discoect the power cord before servicig uit. Oly perform the services explicitly described i this documet. For services or procedures ot outlied i this documet, speak with authorized Avid service persoel. Follow all warigs ad cautios i the procedures. Operate the device withi its marked electrical ratigs ad product usage istructios. There is a risk of explosio if battery is replaced by a icorrect type. Dispose of used batteries accordig to the maufacturer's istructios. FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio is subject to the followig two coditios: 1. This device may ot cause harmful iterferece. 2. This device must accept ay iterferece received, icludig iterferece that may cause udesired operatio. This equipmet has bee tested ad foud to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuat to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desiged to provide reasoable protectio agaist harmful iterferece whe the equipmet is operated i a commercial eviromet. This equipmet geerates, uses, ad ca radiate radio frequecy eergy ad, if ot istalled i accordace with the istructio maual, may cause harmful

152 Appedix C Regulatory ad Safety Notices iterferece to radio commuicatios. Operatio of this equipmet i a residetial area is likely to cause harmful iterferece i which case the user will be required to correct the iterferece at his ow expese. Caadia ICES-003 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requiremets of the Caadia Iterferece Causig Equipmet Regulatios. Cet appareil umérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigeces du Règlemet sur le matériel brouilleur du Caada. Europea Uio Notice Declaratio of Coformity (Accordig to ISO/IEC Guide 22 ad EN 45014) Applicatio of Coucil Directives: 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC. Stadards to which Coformity is Declared: EN60950:1999 Third Editio CISPR 22:1997 / EN55022: A1: A2:1997 Class A EN55024:1998/EN , 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-11 Maufacturer s Name: Europea Cotact: Type of Equipmet: Avid Techology, Ic Adover Street Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA Nearest Avid Sales ad Service Office or Avid Techology Iteratioal B.V. Sadyford Busiess Ceter Uit 3, Dubli 18, Irelad Iformatio Techology Equipmet 152