Avid NewsCutter XP. Setup Guide. Release 2.0. for the Windows 2000 Operating System

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1 Avid NewsCutter XP Setup Guide Release 2.0 for the Windows 2000 Operating System

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4 Adaptec is a trademark of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Adobe Acrobat, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. FireWire is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S., and other countries. IBM and IntelliStation are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. IEEE is a registered trademark of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. i.link is a trademark of Sony Corporation. LSX-MPEG is a trademark of Ligos Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, NetShow, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license from Apple Computer, Inc. RCA is a registered trademark of General Electric Company. RealProducer is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. TI is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Avid NewsCutter XP Setup Guide for the Windows 2000 Operating System Part Rev. A July

5 Contents Using This Guide Who Should Use This Guide About This Guide Symbols and Conventions If You Need Help Related Information If You Have Documentation Comments How to Order Documentation Chapter 1 Setting Up Your NewsCutter XP System Preparing to Set Up Your System Determining Supported Equipment Purchasing the Equipment System Setup Check List Turning On Your Equipment Installing Boards Purchased Separately Installing the 1394 Board Installing the PCI SCSI Board Connecting the Application Key Setting Your Screen Resolution Connecting the External SCSI Drives Preparing the External SCSI Drives Cabling the Drives Determining the SCSI IDs

6 Preparing Your Drives Partitioning Basic Drives Supported File Systems Checking Your Internal Drives Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives Testing Drives Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Installing the Software Installing the NewsCutter XP Software Installing the Windows 2000 Heap Hotfix Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application Installing the NewsCutter XP Application Performing a Custom Installation Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications Installing the Companion Applications Installing EDL Manager Installing Avid Log Exchange Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In Creating an Emergency Repair Disk Connecting the Editing Equipment Connecting a 1394 Cable Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor Audio and Video Sync Issues Connecting an Analog Video Deck to the Computer Controlling an Analog Video Deck Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device File Structure Project Workflow Starting a Project Preparing to Edit

7 Editing a Sequence Generating Output Appendix A Appendix B Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM Process Summary Changing the System BIOS Settings Using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM Adding a Page File Configuring a Page File Regulatory and Safety Notices FCC Notice Canadian ICES European Union Notice Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations Taiwan EMC Regulations Index 7

8 Figures Figure 1-1 Application Key (Dongle) Figure 1-2 Cable and LVD Terminator Figure 1-3 Chain of SCSI Drives Figure 1-4 Assigning the SCSI IDs Figure 1-5 Computer Management Window Figure 1-6 Partitioning in the Computer Management Window Figure 1-7 Formatting the Partition Figure 3-1 Connecting a 1394 Cable Figure 3-2 Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor.. 53 Figure 3-3 Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor Figure 3-4 NewsCutter XP System with Client Monitor Figure 3-5 Connecting an Analog Video Deck Figure 3-6 Analog Video Deck Control Cabling Figure 3-7 Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 3-8 File Structure

9 Tables Table 1-1 System Setup Check List Table 1-2 Monitor Resolutions Table 2-1 Custom Installation Components

10 Using This Guide This guide explains how to set up the Avid NewsCutter XP system. This release of NewsCutter XP uses the Windows 2000 operating system and Service Pack 1. For the most current information, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes. Who Should Use This Guide You should have some prior knowledge of computers before attempting to install this product. If you are not familiar with computers, you should obtain qualified help before installing any hardware or software for this product. 10

11 About This Guide Use this guide when you are connecting the peripherals and cables to the NewsCutter XP system. After you complete the installation, you might want to consult this guide if you need to add external drives and video decks to the NewsCutter XP system. For more information, see the documentation listed in Related Information on page 13 and the Help system. This guide has the following overall structure: Chapter 1 describes how to set up your NewsCutter XP system and prepare drives. Chapter 2 describes how to install the product software and create an emergency repair disk (ERD). Chapter 3 describes how to connect video equipment and shows a typical workflow. Appendix A provides you with instructions for using the Avid Setup and Product Recovery CD-ROM. Appendix B provides regulatory and safety notices. A detailed Index helps you quickly locate specific topics. The Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide contains a comprehensive Glossary of cross-industry terms and definitions. Symbols and Conventions Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. The term IEEE 1394 refers to a communications standard that features a high-speed serial bus used for attaching digital cameras and other video devices to the NewsCutter XP PC platform. 11

12 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) refers to a particular IEEE 1394 specification (also called FireWire ) that supports data transfer rates of up to 400 megabits per second (Mb/s). The NewsCutter XP documentation uses the following special symbols and conventions: 1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important. a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is important. Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant. - Indented dashed lists, when the order of secondary items is unimportant. t One arrow indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed. Courier Bold font identifies text that you type. Look here in the margin for tips. n A c w A In the margin, you will find tips that help you perform tasks more easily and efficiently. note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions. A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data. warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this guide or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment. 12

13 If You Need Help If you are having trouble using NewsCutter XP, you should: 1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. 2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues. 3. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on accessing the Avid Web site and the Avid Knowledge Center. 4. For customer support, contact your local Avid Reseller, or contact Avid Customer Support directly: - Broadcast customers call 800-NEWS-DNG ( ). - Postproduction customers call AVID (2843). Related Information After learning the basics about NewsCutter XP in this guide, consult the following for information about all product features: Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes The release notes include important information you should read before installing and using NewsCutter XP. Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide This guide provides complete information on all editing tasks, such as recording footage, viewing and marking footage, editing, trimming, importing, exporting, and generating final output. Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide This guide describes techniques for using digital video effects, titles, third-party effect filters, mattes, keys, paint effects, and layering options. 13

14 Avid NewsCutter XP Help The Help system includes online, hypertext information for using all product features. It provides all the information included in the Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide and the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide supplied with your system. Avid NewsCutter XP Quick Reference This folded card lists convenient keyboard shortcuts. Avid NewsCutter XP Online Publications CD-ROM This online collection provides electronic versions of this guide and other guides listed in this section. You can view these documents with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can install from the CD-ROM. The collection also includes the Avid NewsCutter XP Help, and the Avid EDL Manager User s Guide. Avid Products Collaboration Guide This guide provides step-by-step instructions for transferring project files, audio files, and graphics and effects files between various Avid products. The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is provided online. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on accessing online documentation. 14

15 If You Have Documentation Comments Avid Technology continuously seeks to improve its documentation. We value your comments about this guide, the Help, the Online Publications CD-ROM, and other Avid-supplied documentation. Simply your documentation comments to Avid Technology at Please include the title of the document, its part number, revision, and the specific section you are commenting on in all correspondence. How to Order Documentation To order additional copies of this documentation from within the United States, call Avid Telesales at AVID (2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local Avid representative. 15

16 CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your NewsCutter XP System This chapter describes how to set up your NewsCutter XP system. It consists of the following sections: Preparing to Set Up Your System Turning On Your Equipment Installing Boards Purchased Separately Connecting the Application Key Setting Your Screen Resolution Connecting the External SCSI Drives Preparing Your Drives Testing Drives 16

17 Preparing to Set Up Your System NewsCutter XP is a DV 25 system; DV stands for digital video and 25 refers to the resolution. The equipment used to transfer the digital video conforms to IEEE Standard This equipment (cameras, video and audio decks, cables, connectors, and processing boards) is sometimes referred to as FireWire or i.link. NewsCutter XP connections let you transfer digital data (both video and audio) directly from a DV camera to a digital, nonlinear editing (NLE) system with no conversion degradation. The process of bringing footage from your camera into your system is not only easy, but gives you high-quality video at low cost. Your NewsCutter XP hardware consists of: A supported desktop or laptop system running the Windows 2000 Professional operating system An OHCI-compliant 1394 capture board (1394 board) using the Texas Instruments (TI ) chip Determining Supported Equipment Avid ships the NewsCutter XP as a desktop system. You can also purchase the NewsCutter XP software and install it on supported laptop systems. To find out what laptop systems and 1394 boards are supported, consult your Avid Representative and the Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes. n The list of supported equipment changes as more systems and boards are tested. 17

18 Purchasing the Equipment You can purchase the NewsCutter XP in one of two ways: t t Purchase a system through an Avid Reseller, which includes the hardware and supporting software drivers preinstalled. Purchase the system from a system vendor other than an Avid Reseller, and purchase a software only kit from Avid that contains the software, documentation, and application key (dongle). In this case, you are responsible for setting up the hardware and installing the software according to the documentation provided by the system vendor and Avid respectively. System Setup Check List Table 1-1 is a check list that lists the tasks you need to complete before you can use your NewsCutter XP system. Table 1-1 System Setup Check List To Set up your computer hardware: computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers See Instructions shipped with the computer Turn on your equipment Turning On Your Equipment on page 19 Install boards purchased separately (1394 and PCI SCSI) Installing Boards Purchased Separately on page 20 Connect the application key (dongle) Connecting the Application Key on page 22 Connect your optional external SCSI drives Connecting the External SCSI Drives on page 23 Prepare your drives Preparing Your Drives on page 27 18

19 Table 1-1 System Setup Check List (Continued) To Install NewsCutter XP software Create an emergency repair disk (ERD) Connect your camera, digital video deck, or transcoder (you can connect these after you install the software if you prefer) See Installing the NewsCutter XP Software on page 36 Creating an Emergency Repair Disk on page 49 Connecting the Editing Equipment on page 50 Turning On Your Equipment After you have connected the monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers (if ordered) according to the documentation provided by the vendor, turn on the various components. This allows you to make sure that your system works properly before you install any new hardware or Avid software, and helps you isolate problems for troubleshooting. If any part of your system fails to turn on, make sure its electrical cord is plugged snugly into an appropriate electrical outlet or power strip. For more information, see the instructions for setting up your computer hardware. To check the system before you install the hardware: 1. Turn on all peripheral units, such as the monitor and speakers. n If you have external SCSI drives attached to the system, turn them on also. 19

20 2. Turn on your computer. n If this is the first time the computer has been turned on, you might have to answer questions related to the licensing and setup of the operating system. The computer goes through a self-check routine, and the startup screen appears. For information on your operating system features, such as the desktop and icons, see your Windows documentation. 3. When you see the login screen, do not type a password, just press Enter and the desktop appears. 4. Do any type of Windows task, such as checking the disks or running any program, to see if the system is working properly. Look in the Event Viewer for error messages. To shut down the system: 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. 2. Choose Shutdown. Installing Boards Purchased Separately The following sections explain where to find installation instructions if you have purchased supported versions of a separate 1394 board and a separate PCI SCSI board. n The operating system will use its plug-and-play capability to install the software for the boards the first time you turn on the system after the boards are installed. If the software is not available on the system drive and is installed automatically, a software installation wizard appears. You should follow the instructions provided by the wizard to install the software for the boards from the CD-ROM or floppy disk provided with the board. 20

21 Installing the 1394 Board If you purchased the 1394 board separately and you tested your system, as explained in Turning On Your Equipment on page 19, turn off your system and install the supported 1394 board. The 1394 board can be either a PCI version or a PCMCIA version that is OHCI compliant and uses the Texas Instruments (TI) chip. n If your system does not have a built-in 1394 connection, you need to install a 1394 board into your system. Follow the instructions in the documentation that ships with your computer to install the 1394 board in the computer. At this time, there is no specific PCI slot assignment for the 1394 board in desktop computers. n If you purchased one of the 1394 boards supported by Avid, a new driver for the board will be installed with the NewsCutter XP software. Installing the PCI SCSI Board If you purchased a supported PCI version of a SCSI board and you tested your system, as explained in Turning On Your Equipment on page 19, turn off your system and install the supported PCI SCSI board. At this time, Avid supports the Adaptec PCI SCSI board. Other boards might be supported at a later date. Follow the instructions in the documentation that ships with your computer to install the PCI SCSI board in the computer. At this time, there is no specific PCI slot assignment for the PCI SCSI board in desktop computers. 21

22 Connecting the Application Key c The application key, commonly referred to as a dongle, allows NewsCutter XP software to run on your computer. If you lose your application key, you must purchase another key from Avid at the full market cost of your NewsCutter XP software. The application key must be connected to a USB port on the computer. The earlier parallel port application key can still be used if you are upgrading to this release. The computer sees the application key when it is booting. Figure 1-1 shows the application key. Figure 1-1 Application Key (Dongle) Setting Your Screen Resolution The video playback on your monitor might not display properly, depending on the type of graphic board you have and the selected resolution in the monitor display properties. Use Table 1-2 as a starting point for setting your screen resolutions. Table 1-2 One Monitor Monitor Resolutions Two Monitors 1024 x 768 pixels 2048 x 768 pixels 1152 x 864 pixels 2304 x 864 pixels 1280 x 1024 pixels 2560 x 1024 pixels 22

23 n If you use a single video board to drive two monitors, the maximum resolution at which video will play correctly might be limited. If video does not play correctly, try reducing the resolution to 2048 x 768. To change the monitor resolution: 1. Right-click the desktop and choose Properties. The Display Properties dialog box appears. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Under the Screen Area, drag the slider to the resolution you want. 4. Under Colors, choose True Colors. 5. Click OK. Repeat this procedure until you find the best resolution for your graphics board. Connecting the External SCSI Drives Avid supports the connection of Low Voltage Differential (LVD) style SCSI drives to the desktop version of the NewsCutter XP system. No external SCSI drives are supported on the laptop version of the NewsCutter XP system at this time. Avid recommends the use of an Ultra3 LVD/SE SCSI controller board (SCSI board) with your external SCSI drives. You will need the following items to connect external SCSI drives to your Avid system: A SCSI board An LVD SCSI cable from the SCSI board to the first drive (a 30-inch [76.2 cm] or longer cable) One or more SCSI LVD drives Cables that interconnect the external drives An LVD terminator to terminate the end of the SCSI bus 23

24 A driver for the SCSI board (must be installed before you use the SCSI drives) n If the drives you purchased have instructions different from the procedures described in this section, use the instructions that came with your drives. This section contains the following topics: Preparing the External SCSI Drives Cabling the Drives Determining the SCSI IDs Preparing the External SCSI Drives Avid recommends the following process when you connect external SCSI drives: 1. Always read the documentation that comes with the drive. 2. Turn off power to the system and drives before you connect or install any equipment. 3. Cable the drives from your computer to the last drive in the chain, and terminate the last drive. 4. Determine the SCSI IDs before you physically set them on the drive. 24

25 Cabling the Drives You will need the following components to cable a chain of SCSI drives to the SCSI board: Controller cable This cable is used to connect the SCSI board to the first SCSI drive. The distance between the computer and the first SCSI drive determines the length of the controller cable. Interconnect cable Use shorter cables to connect each SCSI drive in the SCSI chain. This cable is the same type of cable as the controller cable, but is usually 15 inches (38.1 cm) long. n You might need a longer interconnect cable if you are connecting the top drive in a stack of four drives to the bottom drive in another stack of four drives. LVD terminator Always place on the last SCSI drive in the chain to ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus. Figure 1-2 shows an example of a controller cable and an LVD terminator. The cables that ship with the SCSI drives you purchased should look similar. Controller cable LVD terminator Figure 1-2 Cable and LVD Terminator 25

26 Figure 1-3 shows an example of a chain of four SCSI drives. LVD terminator Last SCSI drive 4 4 Interconnect cables 4 First SCSI drive 4 Controller cable to SCSI board Figure 1-3 Chain of SCSI Drives Determining the SCSI IDs For each SCSI drive you connect to the computer, you must assign a SCSI ID so the NewsCutter XP software can find and access the drive. When you set the SCSI IDs, remember the following: Each PCI-based SCSI bus has its own set of unique SCSI IDs from 0 through 6 and from 8 through 15. SCSI ID 7 cannot be used by external drives. SCSI ID 7 is used by the SCSI board. You cannot have two SCSI drives with the same SCSI ID on the same SCSI bus. 26

27 Avid recommends that you set the SCSI IDs for the devices on the SCSI bus in sequential order; that is, start with the device attached closest to the computer and assign it ID 0 (see Figure 1-4). Computer External SCSI drives Internal IDE drives ID 0 ID 1 ID 3 ID 2 LVD terminator SCSI board ID 7 ID 1 ID 0 SCSI cables Figure 1-4 Assigning the SCSI IDs Preparing Your Drives The way that the Windows 2000 operating system creates and looks at disk drives is different from the Windows NT operating system. The Windows NT operating system uses only one type of disk drive, basic. The Windows 2000 operating system defines two types of disk drive: Basic disk drives allow disks to be divided into partitions. This type of drive is normally used for standalone disk drives in the Windows 2000 operating system. This is also the same type of disk supported by the Windows NT operating system and used by Windows NT for standalone disks and stripe sets. Dynamic disk drives allow disks to be divided into volumes. Disk drives must be dynamic if you want to stripe, mirror, or use disk drives in the RAID style. Avid supports the use of dynamic disk drives when you need to create a stripe volume on your Windows 2000 system. 27

28 To use NewsCutter XP software on your system, your drives need to be partitioned and formatted properly. Partitioning allows you to divide a drive into more than one section if needed, and formatting places a file system on each partition. This section includes the following information: Partitioning Basic Drives Supported File Systems Checking Your Internal Drives Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives Partitioning Basic Drives Your operating system allows you to create multiple partitions on a single physical drive as a way to manage projects and files. Avid supports drive partitioning the following two ways: You can partition your drive as one primary partition, having the partition represented by a drive letter. You can have up to four primary partitions per drive. Each partition is assigned a drive letter and cannot be subdivided. For specific recommendations for partitioning your drives, see Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives on page 32. n The Computer Management window has a text frame that describes each partition as a Volume laid out as a partition (see Checking Your Internal Drives on page 29). For information on drive usage in the Windows operating system, click the Help icon in the toolbar of the Computer Management window (see Figure 1-5). 28

29 Supported File Systems The Windows operating system supports three types of file systems: Two types of the File Allocation Table (FAT), FAT 16 and FAT 32 Avid supports only the FAT 32 file system. FAT is primarily used when backward compatibility is needed on operating systems such as MS-DOS or other versions of Windows. The new FAT 32 file system is no longer limited to a 2-GB partition size. The New Technology File System (NTFS) n Avid c recommends that you create NTFS partitions on your drives. NTFS provides the user with security, compression, and other file recovery features. NTFS allows drives to support partitions of any size. One of your internal disk drives (normally designated drive C) has a partition that contains the operating system. This drive might be labeled System or Boot. You should not reformat this partition unless you need to rebuild your system disk drive. Checking Your Internal Drives You might have one or two internal drives in your desktop or laptop computer. Depending on how you purchased your desktop computer, the internal drives might be set up using different formats (laptops normally only use a FAT 32 file system). A desktop computer is used as an example in this section. The first drive might have a 2-GB partition that is formatted with a FAT file system and an NTFS partition. The 2-GB partition is your system or boot drive, which is normally designated drive C in the factory default configuration. The remaining portion of this drive might need to be partitioned and formatted before you install NewsCutter XP software. 29

30 The first drive might have one large NTFS partition, but this partition would still be your system or boot drive and is normally designated drive C in the factory default configuration. The second drive is intended to be used as a media drive. This drive might already be partitioned and formatted, or you might need to partition and format this drive as well. To check your internal drives: 1. Start your system and log in to an account with administrative privileges. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 3. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools window opens. 4. Double-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens. 5. Click the Disk Management folder (see Figure 1-5). Depending on the size of the window that opens, you might want to click the Maximize button in the upper right corner of the window. Figure 1-5 shows an example of the Computer Management window with the Disk Management folder selected. 30

31 Help icon Text frame Maximize button Disk Management folder Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk definition Volume laid out as a partition Graphics frame Figure 1-5 Computer Management Window 6. Look at Disk 0 and Disk 1 in the Graphics frame and note the following: The same information shown in the Graphics frame can be seen in text format in the Text frame. c - Your Disk 0 might look similar to Disk 0 in Figure 1-5. The Text frame defines each section of Disk 0 as Volumes with an assigned letter (commonly referred to as partitions). The Graphics frame shows that Partition C on Disk 0 has a blue stripe across the top defining it as a Primary Partition and as a 2-GB FAT file system. The partition also shows the status of the partition as Healthy and that it is the System (or Boot) disk. You should not partition and format the partition that contains the operating system (labeled System or Boot). In the factory default configuration, this partition might be designated as drive C, as shown in Figure

32 The remaining section of your Disk 0 might not be partitioned. You should partition all unallocated disks or unallocated portions of disks. The remaining portion of Disk 0 (as shown in Figure 1-5) contains a Primary partition labeled E, an NTFS file system, and a Healthy partition with a Page File on the partition. - Your Disk 1 might look similar to Disk 1 in Figure 1-5. The figure shows Disk 1 with a black stripe across the top defining it as an Unallocated Partition with no file system. Since the disk is unallocated (not partitioned), there is no status. Any unallocated space should be partitioned and formatted for use. Creating Primary Partitions and Formatting Drives If you need to partition, format, or perform any action on the disks, you should click the disk (partition or unallocated disk). When you click the disk, the white section of the disk changes to stripes (as shown on Partition C of Figure 1-5) showing that the section has been selected. n This section explains how to partition and format Disk 1. The same actions can be used to partition and format any unallocated section of disks in your system. To create a primary partition and format Disk 1: 1. Start your system and log in to an account with administrative privileges. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then choose Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 3. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools window opens. 4. Double-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens (see Figure 1-6). 32

33 5. Click the Disk Management folder. Disk Management folder Physical disk section Disk 1 Figure 1-6 Partitioning in the Computer Management Window 6. Make sure the disk is designated as a basic disk before you partition it. To designate a disk as Basic: a. Place the pointer over the physical disk section. b. Right-click and choose Basic Disk. 7. Place the pointer over Disk 1 (see Figure 1-6), right-click the mouse, and choose Create partition. The Create Partition Wizard window opens and explains the function of the wizard. 8. Click Next. The wizard leads you through partitioning and formatting of the selected unallocated section of your disk. a. In the Select Partition Type window, select Primary and click Next. b. In the Partition Size window, select Maximum to make the complete unallocated space a partition and click Next. To make a smaller partition, divide the maximum number by the number of partitions you want to make, for a maximum of four partitions per disk. You need to run the wizard for each partition. 33

34 c. In the Assign Drive Letter window, assign the partition an unused drive letter or use the letter automatically selected by the wizard. d. In the Format Partition window, select the Format this partition with the following settings option (see Figure 1-7). Figure 1-7 Formatting the Partition e. Choose NTFS from the File System to Use pop-up menu. f. Choose Default from the Allocation Unit Size pop-up menu. g. Type a label you want for the volume that easily identifies the volume Volume label in the Volume Label text box. h. Select the Perform a Quick Format option. 9. Click Next. The Completing the Create Partition Wizard window opens and provides a list of your selections. 10. Check your selections and click Finish (this might take a minute to complete). 11. Repeat this procedure to partition and format any unallocated disk sections. 34

35 Testing Drives The Windows operating system contains a disk error-checking program available for each drive. To run the error-checking program: 1. Start your system and log in to an account with administrative privileges. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then choose Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 3. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. The Administrative Tools window opens. 4. Double-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens. 5. Click the Disk Management folder. For an example of the Computer Management window with the Disk Management folder open, see Figure Place the pointer over the disk where you want to perform the error check, and right-click the mouse. 7. Choose Properties. The Properties window for that device opens. 8. Click the Tools tab. 9. Click Check now in the error-checking frame. The Check Disk dialog box appears. 10. Click Start. The error-checking program returns the status of the disk. 11. Click OK when Disk Check Complete dialog box appears and close all open windows. If errors are detected, see your Windows documentation. 35

36 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Software This chapter explains how to install the NewsCutter XP software and connect the editing equipment to the system. It consists of the following sections: Installing the NewsCutter XP Software Installing the Companion Applications Creating an Emergency Repair Disk Installing the NewsCutter XP Software This section describes how to install the NewsCutter XP application and its related components from the installation CD-ROM. n You need to use an account with administrative privileges to install or remove the application software. 36

37 Installing the Windows 2000 Heap Hotfix Avid has obtained a fix from Microsoft that repairs a Heap corruption error. This fix is included on the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM. If you are using a laptop system and currently running Windows Service Pack 1 (SP1), then you need to install this Heap Hotfix. Heap Hotfix is not required if you are using a desktop system. Installing Heap Hotfix on a desktop system does not cause any problems. You should install the Heap Hotfix on your system before you install the NewsCutter XP application. When you run the NewsCutter XP installer, the system will alert you if you need to install the Heap Hotfix on your system. n For more information about this fix see: To install the Heap Hotfix: 1. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Installers. 3. Click Install Heap Hotfix. The system installs the fix. 4. When the installation is complete, click OK. Your system will reboot automatically. 37

38 Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application Ignore this section if: You have just purchased your NewsCutter XP. You do not have an earlier version of NewsCutter XP installed on your system. You have just installed the Windows 2000 operating system. Installing the new operating system removes all applications previously installed on your system. n If you are upgrading from Release 1.5, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Release 2.x Upgrade Instructions for information on replacing the DV 1394 board and installing the Windows 2000 operating system. You need to follow the procedure if: You are reinstalling this release. c n The c You have the Windows 2000 operating system with the NewsCutter XP application installed. Remove older releases before installing the new releases. Use the procedure in this section to remove the NewsCutter XP application. The Remove feature on the installation software CD-ROM does not remove all the old files. Avid Projects, Avid Users, Settings, and AVX_Plug-Ins folders will not be deleted when you remove earlier the NewsCutter XP releases. Some AVX plug-ins include files that might be deleted when you remove the NewsCutter XP application. If a plug-in does not appear in the Effect Palette, reinstall the plug-in. For more information, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide. 38

39 To remove the previous version of NewsCutter XP: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box appears. 3. Locate the NewsCutter XP application, and select it. 4. Click Change/Remove. A dialog box appears, asking if you are sure you want to remove this application. 5. Click Yes. c The system uninstalls all files associated with this application. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to delete a shared file, do not delete it. Other applications might be using that file. 6. Click OK when the uninstall procedure is finished. n Delete 7. Open the folder that previously held the application. For example: drive:\program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP 8. Remove all files and folders from the application folder. the msmmmob.mdb and msmfmid.pmr files from the NewsCutter XP\SupportingFiles\Avid_MediaFiles folder. 9. Delete any shortcuts you might have created on your desktop. n Remove any.dll files that are in the application folder before you install the application software. If you leave older.dll files in the folder, you might see extra dialog boxes asking if you want to replace existing files with the new version. Always accept the newer files if asked. 39

40 Installing the NewsCutter XP Application You must uninstall any previous version of the application before installing a newer NewsCutter XP release (see Removing Previous Releases of the NewsCutter XP Application on page 38). To install the NewsCutter XP software: 1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. If the installation program doesn t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens. 3. In the opening window, click Installers. 4. Click Install Avid NewsCutter XP. If NewsCutter XP is already installed, the Welcome window for the Setup Maintenance program opens. Follow the steps in Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications on page In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens. 6. Select the country in which you purchased this product and click Next. The License Agreement window opens. 7. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement. The Choose Destination Location window opens. 40

41 8. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder and proceed to the next window. The default path is: C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP The AVX Plug-in Location window opens. 9. Click Next to accept the default path for the AVX Plug_ins folder and proceed to the next window. The default path is: C:\Avid\AVX_Plug-ins The Application Data Location window opens. 10. Click Next to accept the default path for the location for the application files (project folders and user folders). The default path is: C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP The Setup Type window opens. 11. Select the type of installation: t t Select Typical to install all components. This is the recommended installation. Select Custom to select the components you want to install. See Performing a Custom Installation on page Click Next. The installation begins. When the NewsCutter XP installation is complete, the Setup Complete window opens and asks if you want to restart the system. 13. Select when to restart the computer: t t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later. 41

42 Performing a Custom Installation You can perform a custom installation to install particular files from the installation CD-ROM. Table 2-1 lists the components available when you use the Custom option of the Avid Application Installer. Table 2-1 Component Custom Installation Components Description NewsCutter XP Utilities Help files Installs the application and all the necessary supporting files, except Help files Installs files and programs used to support the application Installs the appropriate Help files To perform a custom installation: 1. Follow steps 1 through 10 in the procedure Installing the NewsCutter XP Application on page In the Setup Type window, select the Custom option and then click Next. The Select Components window opens. 3. Select the components you want to install. A check mark indicates the component is selected. 4. Click Next. The installation begins. When the installation is complete, a message asks if you want to restart the system. 5. Click Yes, and then click Finish. 42

43 Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications If you installed NewsCutter XP (or any other Avid application) and need to reinstall or remove it, use the Setup Maintenance program. To modify, repair, or remove NewsCutter XP (or any other Avid application): 1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. If the installation program doesn t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens. 3. In the opening window, click Installers. 4. Click Install NewsCutter XP. The Welcome window for the Setup Maintenance program opens. It presents three options: - Modify: Select this option to add new program components or to remove currently installed components. n If n If you select to remove currently installed components, this option does not remove registry entries or icons in the Start menu. To fully uninstall NewsCutter XP, select the Remove option. you want to remove Avid Codec for AVI, RealProducer G2, LSX-MPEG (Ligos), ASF NetShow, or QuickTime, use the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. To access Add/Remove programs, click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 43

44 - Repair: Select this option to reinstall the components that you previously installed. - Remove: Select this option to completely uninstall all components of NewsCutter XP. 5. Select one of the three options and click Next. c - If you selected Modify, the Select Components window opens. Components that are already installed are selected. Select the new components you want to install. The installation proceeds, as described in steps 12 and 13 in Installing the NewsCutter XP Application on page 40. If you deselect an installed component, the installation program will remove the component from the NewsCutter XP system. - If you selected Repair, the installation proceeds, as described in steps 12 and 13 in Installing the NewsCutter XP Application on page If you selected Remove, a message box asks you to confirm that you want to delete the files. Click OK. When the Maintenance Complete window opens, click Finish. Click Exit to quit the installation program. If you receive a message about removing shared files, click No. Installing the Companion Applications This section describes how to install the NewsCutter XP companion applications included on the CD-ROM. This includes: Installing EDL Manager Installing Avid Log Exchange Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In 44

45 Installing EDL Manager EDL Manager is an application that allows you to generate EDLs (edit decision lists) from sequences exported from any Avid video-based editing product. For information on using EDL Manager, see the Avid EDL Manager User s Guide, available on the Avid NewsCutter XP Online Publications CD-ROM. You can install EDL Manager on another computer. For example, you might want to install EDL Manager on a portable computer that you can take with you to an online suite, or on a computer located at the online suite. To install EDL Manager: 1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3. If the installation program doesn t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens. 4. In the opening window, click Installers. 5. Click Install EDL Manager. If EDL Manager is already installed, the Setup Maintenance Program window opens. Follow the steps in Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications on page In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens. 45

46 7. Select the country in which you purchased this product, and then click Next. The License Agreement window opens. 8. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement. The Choose Destination Location window opens. 9. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder (on drive C) and to proceed to the next window. The default path is: C:\Program Files\Avid\EDL Manager The Setup Type window opens. 10. Select Typical and click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete window opens. 11. Select when to restart the computer: t t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later. Installing Avid Log Exchange The Avid Log Exchange (ALE) utility allows you to quickly convert shot logs created by other sources. You can then import the files directly into a bin. For information on using the ALE utility, see the Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide. To install the Avid Log Exchange (ALE) utility: 1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 46

47 3. If the installation program doesn t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens. 4. In the opening window, click Installers. 5. Click Install Avid Log Exchange. If Avid Log Exchange is already installed, the Setup Maintenance Program window opens. Follow the steps in Modifying, Repairing, or Removing Avid Applications on page In the Welcome window, click Next. The Country Selection for License Agreement window opens. 7. Select the country in which you purchased this product, and then click Next. The License Agreement window opens. 8. Read the agreement, and then click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement. The Choose Destination Location window opens. 9. Click Next to accept the default path for the application folder (on drive C) and to proceed to the next window. The default path is: C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Log Exchange The Setup Type window opens. 10. Select Typical and click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete window opens. 11. Select when to restart the computer: t t Select Yes, and then click Finish to restart the computer now. Select No, and then click Finish to restart the computer later. 47

48 Installing the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In The AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in is an effect that eliminates unwanted motion in a video clip, such as motion from an unstable camera. It allows you to select an area of the image that you want to remain stationary, and then uses the information to reposition each frame in the clip to keep the region steady. For information on using the AVX Stabilize Effect plug-in, see the Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide. To install the AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In: 1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the Avid NewsCutter XP application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3. If the installation program doesn t start automatically: a. Double-click the My Computer icon. b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click the Launch icon. The opening window of the installer opens. 4. In the opening window, click Installers. 5. Click Install AVX Stabilize Effect Plug-In. 6. In the Welcome window, click Next. The installation proceeds and the Install Wizard Complete window opens. 7. Click Finish. 48

49 Creating an Emergency Repair Disk Whenever you add new software or change your disk configuration, you should create a new emergency repair disk (ERD). To create an emergency repair disk: 1. Start your system and log in to an account with administrative privileges. 2. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then choose Backup. The Backup window opens. 3. Click the Emergency Repair Disk icon. A dialog box appears. 4. Select the Also backup the registry to the repair directory option. 5. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into drive A. 6. Click OK. 7. Label the emergency repair disk, note the date, and store the floppy disk in a safe, dry, static-free location. 49

50 CHAPTER 3 Connecting the Editing Equipment Before you connect the editing equipment, review the setup information provided with your computer. This information provides instructions for setting up your computer, and for attaching the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. c n The Your editing equipment might be a digital camera, a digital video deck, or an analog video deck connected to a transcoder. This chapter explains the connections between the editing equipment and the computer in general terms. The documentation that comes with your equipment explains the locations of cable connections and how to connect the cables. Do not connect the editing equipment to the system before you install the NewsCutter XP software. When you connect a 1394 device to the Windows 2000 operating system for the first time, an Add Device Wizard appears. This Wizard assigns a device driver to the 1394 device you connect. You must assign the driver installed by Avid for the device to work properly. See Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device on page 60. cameras, video decks, and transcoders in the illustrations represent the type of equipment explained in the text. The actual equipment you have might be different. 50

51 You need cables to connect the computer to the camera, digital video deck, or transcoder used with an analog video deck. You receive some or all of these cables when you purchase most digital devices. This chapter contains the following topics: Connecting a 1394 Cable Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor Audio and Video Sync Issues Connecting an Analog Video Deck to the Computer Controlling an Analog Video Deck Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device File Structure Project Workflow Connecting a 1394 Cable You use a 1394 cable to connect a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder (connected to an analog video deck) to a PCI or PCMCIA 1394 board in your computer (see Figure 3-1). The 1394 board can be either an OHCI-compliant PCI board in a desktop computer or an OHCI-compliant PCMCIA board in a laptop computer. n Avid might qualify laptop computers that have a built-in 1394 connections in the future. When you purchase a PCI board or PCMCIA board, you might receive a 1394 cable. Depending on your equipment, you might need to purchase a different 1394 cable. The following 1394 cables are available: 4-pin to 4-pin 4-pin to 6-pin 6-pin to 6-pin 51

52 DC IN 6V DV IN / OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO IN OUT The documentation that comes with your equipment explains the cable connections. Digital camera PCI board Digital video deck 1394 cable PCMCIA board Transcoder Figure 3-1 Connecting a 1394 Cable Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor To connect equipment to your computer without a Client monitor: 1. Connect the monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse to the rear of your computer according to the documents that came with your desktop computer. If you have a laptop, connect only needed components. 2. Connect the 1394 cable from a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder to either a PCI or PCMCIA 1394 board in the computer (as explained in the documentation that comes with your equipment). Figure 3-2 shows an example of a digital video deck connected to a a PCI 1394 board. The computer uses the same 1394 cable to input and output data to and from a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder. The output data can be recorded or used to control a digital video deck or digital camera. 52

53 3. Turn on power to all peripheral equipment and then the system. n The output data can be sent through a transcoder to be recorded on an analog video deck, but control of the analog video deck must be done remotely using the serial port (see Controlling an Analog Video Deck on page 59). Monitor System speakers Keyboard and mouse 1394 cable PCI 1394 board Input data and output data Digital video deck Figure 3-2 Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor To connect equipment to your computer with a Client monitor: 1. Connect the system as you did in Connecting a Computer Without a Client Monitor on page 52, but don t turn on power. 2. Connect a Client monitor to a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder using the necessary analog cable. Figure 3-3 shows an example of a digital video deck connected to a Client monitor. 3. Connect powered external speakers (or built-in speakers) to a digital video deck, a digital camera, or a transcoder using the necessary cables. 53

54 4. Turn on power to all peripheral equipment and then the system. n The output data (video and audio) are synchronized as Client audio and video, and do not match the video displayed on the desktop monitor and audio sent to the system speakers. For more synchronization information, see Audio and Video Sync Issues on page 55. Monitor System speakers Client monitor Keyboard and mouse Input data and output data Powered speakers 1394 cable Digital video deck To power Figure 3-3 Connecting a Computer with a Client Monitor 54

55 Audio and Video Sync Issues With the NewsCutter XP system set up as shown in Figure 3-4, the video and audio might appear to be out of sync in the following situations: You are recording from a digital device to the NewsCutter XP system. A Client monitor is attached to a digital video deck. The system, however, is functioning normally, as explained in the following instances: Sync Issue: When recording from a digital device (a camera, digital video deck, or transcoder), what you see on the desktop monitor and hear from the system speakers is not in sync with the incoming video and audio coming from the digital device. Explanation: The incoming video and audio from the digital device must be buffered, and then fed to the desktop monitor and system speakers. Although it might look and sound out of sync from the digital device output, the video and audio is being recorded properly. For example, if you are marking IN and OUT points while previewing video, the points will be placed in the correct location for editing. 55

56 Monitor System speakers Client monitor 1394 cable Digital video deck External speakers Figure 3-4 NewsCutter XP System with Client Monitor Sync Issue: With a Client monitor attached, the audio you hear from the system speakers is not in sync with the video on the Client monitor. Explanation: NewsCutter XP processes the video and audio and sends it to the desktop monitor and system speakers. The desktop video and audio will always be in sync. However, NewsCutter XP also provides the same video and audio in 1394 format to a digital device (camera, digital video deck, or transcoder) connected by a 1394 cable (see Figure 3-4). Because the Client monitor is attached to the digital device, the delay between the time the video and audio is processed internally and is sent to the digital device causes the video on the Client monitor to be out of sync with the audio from the system speakers. If you need to use a Client monitor for video and hear synchronized audio: - Attach a separate pair of speakers to the same digital device to which the Client monitor is attached. - Turn off or disconnect the system speakers. Client monitor video and audio from external speakers are always in sync when they are sent to the digital device. 56

57 Connecting an Analog Video Deck to the Computer An analog video deck connects to the NewsCutter XP system through a transcoder. Cables supplied with the camera and the 1394 board are used for this connection. Figure 3-5 shows the connection, and instructions follow the figure. From analog video deck RCA cable connections left audio, right audio, and video S-Video cable connection IN DC IN 6V DV IN / OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT Transcoder RCA and S-Video output connections can also be use for a Client monitor and speakers cable NewsCutter XP Audio Out 1394 board Speakers connected during system setup 6-pin 4-pin DV Figure 3-5 Connecting an Analog Video Deck 57

58 To connect an analog video deck to the NewsCutter XP system: 1. Connect the video and audio cables from an analog video deck to the input of the transcoder. For more information on transcoder connections, see your transcoder documentation. Typical connections are as follows: n The t t Connect the left audio, right audio, and video RCA-to-RCA cable from the analog video deck to the In ports on the transcoder. Connect an S-Video cable from the analog video deck to the In port on the transcoder. 2. (Option) Connect the Client monitor to the transcoder RCA video Out connector. Client monitor and its cables do not ship with the NewsCutter XP system and must be purchased separately. 3. (Option) Connect the audio Out of your transcoder to audio In at the rear of the NewsCutter XP system. Some transcoders provide the appropriate cable. n You should have already connected the speakers during the initial setup of the NewsCutter XP system. 4. Connect the 1394 cable from the transcoder to the 1394 board. This 1394 cable is also known as your FireWire cable. n The 1394 board in the NewsCutter XP system accepts a 6-pin and a 4-pin cable. 58

59 Controlling an Analog Video Deck Your NewsCutter XP software provides analog video deck control through the serial port on your system. The serial port connects to a remote serial control connector, which is available on most analog video decks. To control the analog video deck, you need an optional RS-232 to RS-422 serial cable or an adapter kit. Although an adapter kit must be purchased separately, the following procedure explains how to connect a sample adapter kit between your system and an analog video deck using the following: An RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter Two serial cables with 9-pin male connectors at both ends To connect a single deck to your computer: 1. Purchase an adapter kit. 2. Attach one end of the first 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS-232 (see Figure 3-6). 3. Attach the other end of the first 9-pin cable to the serial port of the computer. To analog video deck RS-422 connection Serial adapter RS-232 connection To computer Figure 3-6 Analog Video Deck Control Cabling 4. Attach one end of the second 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS Attach the other end of the second 9-pin cable to the remote serial port of the analog video deck. 59

60 Assigning a Driver to Your Digital Device To record (input) digital data from your supported digital device, you must connect the digital device to the 1394 board (see Connecting a 1394 Cable on page 51). You then need to assign a driver to the digital device. Avid provides a driver (CustomDV.sys) that allows the Avid software to control the digital device connected to the 1394 board. This driver is installed with the NewsCutter XP application. When you Start the system for the first time, you will see the Hardware Wizard start. Cancel the Wizard and install the NewsCutter XP software. n You should not connect a digital device to the 1394 board until you have installed the Avid software. The Avid software installs the OHCI-compliant driver (CustomDV.sys) that you assign to the digital device you connect to the 1394 board. The following is a general explanation of what occurs when you physically connect a digital device to the 1394 board and apply power to the digital device: The digital device generates a signal to the Windows 2000 operating system notifying the operating system that a digital device is now attached to the system. The operating system polls the digital device connected to the 1394 board to determine what type of digital device is connected. The operating system checks to see if that digital device has an assigned driver. - If the digital device has been previously connected to the 1394 board, you should already have assigned a driver to the digital device and nothing is done. - If the digital device has not been previously connected to the 1394 board and does not have a driver assigned, the Windows 2000 operating system opens the Found New Hardware Wizard to assign a driver to the digital device. 60

61 To assign the CustomDV.sys driver to the 1394 DV Camcorder (Non DirectShow) digital device, using the Found New Hardware Wizard: 1. Connect the digital device to the 1394 board and apply power to the digital device. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears (see Figure 3-7). Figure 3-7 Found New Hardware Wizard 2. Click Cancel. 3. Start the NewsCutter XP application. The following DV driver message appears: The proper DV driver has automatically installed. Please turn the DV device off and then back on to activate the new driver. Click OK to continue. 4. Power cycle the DV device. 5. Click OK in the DV driver dialog box. To see if the CustomDV.sys driver has been properly installed: 1. Leave the digital device connected to the 1394 board, but turn off the power to the digital device. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the System icon. 61

62 4. Click the Hardware tab. 5. Click Device Manager. 6. Click the Plus sign (+) of Sound, Video, and Game Controllers. 7. Turn on the power to the digital device. In a few seconds you should see 1394 DV Camcorder (Non DirectShow) appear in the Sound, Video, and Game Controllers list. File Structure The following illustration shows the different kinds of NewsCutter XP files and where they are stored. The NewsCutter XP application folder is stored on your computer s internal hard drive. The Avid Projects folder is also stored on an internal drive; the location varies, depending on your installation. For complete information about folders and files, see the Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide or Help. Media is stored in a folder called OMFI MediaFiles, which is created by the application. Avid recommends that you store media files on a separate disk or partition. 62

63 Media drive Avid OMFI MediaFiles NewsCutter XP Settings NewsCutter XP Help Supporting Files Avid Projects Bin A Project Bin B Figure 3-8 File Structure Project Workflow The following sections illustrate the four stages of a typical NewsCutter XP project: Starting a Project Preparing to Edit Editing a Sequence Generating Output Complete procedures for each stage are included in the Avid NewsCutter XP User s Guide and the Help. 63

64 Starting a Project Starting a project involves the following steps: 1. Turn on your equipment in the correct order and start the software. (Speakers and external media drives are optional.) 1. Turn on and start your Avid system. 2. Select or create a new user and project: the job that will result in one or more finished sequences. 2. Select or create a user and project. 3. Create and organize bins. 3. Create and organize bins. 4. Back up your project on a regular basis. 4. Back up the project. 64

65 Preparing to Edit 1. (Option) Import your log files into the bins, or log the material manually. Preparing to edit involves the following steps: 2. Record your DV footage, creating media files and master clips. 1. (Option) Import shot logs into the bin. 3. Work with bins and clips to organize your source material for easy access during editing. 2. Record footage, creating master clips and media files. 3. Sort and organize clips in the bins. 4. (Option) Build a storyboard to begin visualizing your final cut before editing. 4. Use a storyboard. 65

66 Editing a Sequence Editing a sequence involves the following steps: 1. View your clips in advance and mark IN points and OUT points, or create subclips based on selected portions of your master clips. 2. Build your sequence using editing controls with the Timeline, Source pop-up monitors, and the Source/Record monitor. 1. Screen, mark, and subcatalog footage. 5. Screen and continue editing as necessary. Source pop-up monitor Source/Record monitor Timeline 2. Edit with Timeline and monitors. 3. Fine-tune your edits and effects by using functions of the various edit modes, such as Segment mode, Trim mode, and Effect mode. 4. Adjust and mix multiple audio tracks and prepare for final playback or output, using the Audio tool and the Audio Mix tool. 3. Fine-tune edits and effects. 5. Return to editing if further adjustments are required. 4. Fine-tune audio pan, volume, and EQ. 66

67 DV Generating Output Generating various forms of output based on your sequence involves selecting among several options: Export material for additional processing, for incorporating into a multimedia project, or for publishing on the Internet. Record a digital cut directly to tape. Generate an EDL for online videotape editing. 67