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Setup and Configuration Guide
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Contents
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 1 Avid Motion Graphics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Product Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unpacking a New System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Opening the Shipping Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Verifying Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inspecting Components for Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Avid Motion Graphics Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Avid Motion Graphics Server Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Server Controls and LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
RAID Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Expansion Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
USB Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
USB Devices and License Activation ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 2 Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rack-mount Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Positioning the Server in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Separating the Slide Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Securing the Server in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the RAID Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the Breakout Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cabling Avid Motion Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Video Formats AMG 2.x Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Video Formats AMG 1.x Servers and DekoPlayer Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Video Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting the KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
COM Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting VGA Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Serial Input and Output Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Connecting the Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting Serial Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting to Ethernet Port 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Powering on Avid Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Network and Operating System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Server Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Specifying a Unique Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring Date and Time Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Disabling Ethernet Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Network Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 3 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 4 Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
What You Need to Activate the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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License Activation Using an Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
License Activation Without an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Deactivating the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 5 Video Setup and Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Video Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shaped and Unshaped Keying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring Viewports Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring Text Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring Path Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Configuring Desktop Shortcut Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configuring Miscellaneous Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Configuring the Reduced Renderer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics Journalist and Related Soft-
ware 99
AMG Journalist Server Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Confirming the Win2008 R2 64 bit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Install the veredist_x64 and vcredist_88 Installers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server for iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Licensing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Starting the AMG Journalist Server Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
AMG Journalist Client Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Installing AMG Journalist Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Testing the AMG Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Installing the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Licensing the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Installing Fonts on the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Creating Project Shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Installing the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Configuring Command and iNEWS or ENPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Confirming AMG Functionality with Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Starting Avid Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Testing Command Inventory, Playout, and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics News Control 130
Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
X: Drive Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Installing the Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Creating a Project Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Chapter 7 Installing and Configuring Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . 138
Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics News Control 139
Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
X: Drive Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Installing the Preview Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Creating a Project Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Chapter 8 Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to Dual Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Upgrade Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Materials Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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Removing and Installing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
(Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
(Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . 158
Re-RAIDing Media Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Chapter 9 Adding and Replacing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Removing and Replacing Data Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Removing a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Replacing System Drives in the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Replacing System Drives in the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Chapter 10 Product Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reinstalling the Windows Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Chapter 11 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Supported Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
European Union Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Argentina Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Japan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Korean EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This server is the
foundation for reliable, high-productivity media production. It is designed for media facilities
and broadcasters using the industry's most proven real-time storage software technology,
delivering stable operation, high performance media access, and class-leading value. From
character generation to full 3D animations, customers can create stunning imagery with a
complete next-generation creative toolset, featuring an advanced 2D/3D real-time rendering
engine accelerated by the latest GPU technology.
This guide contains all the task-oriented instructions, conceptual information, and reference
material you need to setup and configure your new server. It is intended for use by those
responsible for setup and configuration of the Avid Motion Graphics Server in your facility.
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows 7 operating
system.The screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows 7 system.
nThis document describes all the features available for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Depending on your particular configuration, your system might not contain certain features that
are covered in this documentation.
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid product:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is
especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was
published.
New information would be found in the ReadMe file available online.
You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe
because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To
view the online versions, visit the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support. Online services are
available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find
answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to
read or join online message-board discussions.
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Accessing the Online Documentation
The Avid Motion Graphics online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF
format. You can access the documentation in the Avid Motion Graphics Documentation folder
on the Avid Motion Graphics installer device.
nYou need to download and install Acrobat Reader on your Avid Motion Graphics Server before
you can access the PDF documentation.
To access the online documentation from the installer device:
1. Insert your Avid Motion Graphics USB flash drive (UFD) with the Avid Motion Graphics
software into the USB port.
2. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Documentation folder, and double-click the PDF file
for the document you want to view.
1Avid Motion Graphics Overview
Avid Motion Graphics solutions integrate industry-leading broadcast graphics systems and live
production servers with both the newsroom and broadcast production. The result is facility-wide
access to branded visual templates and elements—from traffic to the promotions department to
the journalists—and a more consistent and competitive channel identity in all news, sports and
entertainment programming.
Depending on your configuration, your Avid Motion Graphics Server might not contain certain
features and hardware that are covered in this document. Information that applies to a specific
model is specified as such. This document is intended for use during initial setup and installation
and may also be useful for system maintenance or troubleshooting.
The following main topics describe:
•Product Suite
•Unpacking a New System
•Avid Motion Graphics Hardware
•Avid Motion Graphics Server Front
•RAID Behavior
•Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel
•Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations
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Product Suite
The Avid Motion Graphics platform is built on a powerful rendering engine that lets everyone
involved in graphics development make the most of their media. The product suite provides a
foundation for a variety of applications, including news, sports, live events, post production, and
channel branding. In addition, Avid Motion Graphics has a variety of tools and plug-ins that
extend it’s capabilities. The following table describes the different Avid Motion Graphics
applications.
Application Description
Avid Motion Graphics Avid Motion Graphics is one of three Avid Motion Graphics design
applications. It is geared towards the high-end broadcast graphics designer
who needs to produce differentiated broadcast graphics with the highest
production value. This application has a state-of-the-art feature set allowing
for advanced, real-time 2D/3D graphics creation and playout, integrations
with common workflows and infrastructure, turn-key or distributed hardware
and control architecture. It also has support for Deko graphics.
Avid Motion Graphics
Production
Avid Motion Graphics Production is one of three Avid Motion Graphics
design applications. It is for broadcast graphics designers who need a
cost-effective, easy to use, graphics solution with a w/ 2D/3D production
capabilities. This application allows simplified real-time 2D/3D creation, and
playout with basic effects, turn-key or distributed hardware and control
architecture, and including support for Deko graphics.
Avid Motion Graphics
Creation
Avid Motion Graphics Creation is one of three Avid Motion Graphics design
applications. It is for graphics departments where graphics designers need
separate graphics creation for later playout. They can import and edit
third-party graphics objects using the full Avid Motion Graphics feature set
for creation in a software only package, which can be installed on a laptop
with a powerful graphics card and plenty of memory. This application
includes the Clips and Stereoscopic options and has support for Deko
graphics.
Avid License Control Must be installed on any computer with a licensed component. For instance,
the servers pass licenses to Journalist clients and News Control Clients.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics computer, Avid Motion Graphics
Journalist Server, Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer, and any
Computers running 3DS, Photoshop, MAP or Avid Motion Graphics Control.
AMG Advanced Device
Manager
Used for the iNEWS Command workflow or Automation and is installed on
the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
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Avid Motion Graphics
Control
Avid Motion Graphics Control is for non-newsroom graphics and control
room operators. For those who need to control sequenced or non-sequenced
graphics, and need the ability to adjust graphics on-the-fly. This application
provides full graphics control for playout flexibility. It is installed with Avid
Motion Graphics or on a separate 3rd party system.
Avid Motion Graphics
Font Package
Allows use of graphics previously created in Deko and users can create new
graphics using fonts from this package in Avid Motion Graphics too.Installed
on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
AMG Transcode AMG Transcode is an application that allows you to convert from multiple
types of clips into a known usable format, which allows playback in real-time
and has aligned audio.
Deko Translator The DekoTranslator is an application that allows you to utilize your existing
Deko Graphics assets and convert them into native AMG Compositions.
DekoTranslator is a standalone application not requiring AMG or Deko to be
installed to work correctly. However, to confirm that the all the assets
required to process the Deko Graphics are available, you need some version
of the Deko application. It is recommended that you use a single computer
that has a version of both Deko and AMG installed.
Deko Chart Designer Allows use of Deko graphics previously created with Deko Chart Designer.
Installed on the computer running Avid Motion Graphics with Deko Player or
Deko Translator.
Deko Player Deko Player is a component of Avid Motion Graphics that allows you to
easily play your existing Deko graphics to air.
Avid Motion Graphics
Journalist
Avid Motion Graphics Journalist is for the journalists who need template
graphics for easy fulfillment of data.This application allows for use of the
NRCS Integrated MOS plug-in along with flexibility in determining the level
of functionality that journalists are exposed to for fulfillment of graphics data
and adjustment of templates. Avid Motion Graphics News Control is also
part of this installer.
Avid Motion Graphics
News Control
Avid Motion Graphics News Control is designed for the news graphics
operators who need graphics rundown automation with manual control. This
application allows for automated graphics playout connected to the NRCS
rundown, on-the-fly graphics adjustment, and third-party production
automation integration. This application is part of the Avid Motion Graphics
Journalist installer.
Avid Motion Graphics
Operations Control
Avid Motion Graphics Operations Control provides a central mechanism for
users to manage, diagnose and monitor all configured AMG render engines
from a single interface.
Application Description (Continued)
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Unpacking a New System
When you first receive a new Avid Motion Graphics system, it is important to carefully unpack
and verify the condition of the components received.
The following main topics describe:
•Opening the Shipping Container
•Verifying Components
•Inspecting Components for Damage
Opening the Shipping Container
Before unpacking your new system, make sure the location is free of clutter and dust. Also, make
sure you have a power source and a VGA monitor nearby.
When opening and unpacking the box, follow the diagram on the side of the cardboard shipping
container. The diagram shows how the foam and inner cartons and boxes were packaged.
nThis information is helpful in the event that Customs officials need to unpack the system to
inspect the serial number of the unit, or if you need to return the unit to Avid.
To unpack a new system:
1. Remove all of the boxes, including the rack rails and lay them out so you can verify that you
have received all of the components that should have been shipped
2. After all of the boxes and components are unpacked, visually inspect the enclosure to make
sure it is free of any scratches, dents or other types of visible damage.
3. Ensure there are straight connectors on the back, and that the power-supply securing screws
are not bent.
4. Verify that you have received all of the components particular to your order.You should get
between 3-5 boxes for each unit.
nKeep the shipping boxes that come with your Avid Motion Graphics hardware in case you should
ever need to repackage and ship the components in the future. If you are unpacking multiple
systems, ensure that you keep the box of media drives with the original AMG system. Mixing the
drives between AMG servers causes RAID import problems. This could result in needing to
rebuild the raid configuration, which is a lengthy (8 hour) process.
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Verifying Components
After unpacking everything, verify that you have all of the items or components that are listed on
the packing slip. Each item is marked with a part number appears as a line item on the packing
slip. If you are missing any of the items listed on your packing slip, contact Avid before
proceeding.
Inspecting Components for Damage
After verifying that all of your components have been received, you must also ensure that they
are not damaged.
To inspect components for damage:
1. Visually inspect all of the hardware components to ensure none of them were damaged
during shipping.
2. If you received a hardware component that was damaged, contact Avid Customer Support or
your Avid sales representative before proceeding.
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Avid Motion Graphics Hardware
The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses industry standard components to deliver high capacity,
high performance collaborative media solutions. A single Avid Motion Graphics enclosure is
comprised of five 1 TB media storage drives, two mirrored system drives, RAID controller,
Gigabit Ethernet, plus redundant power and fans.
Avid Motion Graphics Server assures media protection and availability using the following:
• Mirrored system drives are used for system operation.
• Media drive replacement without interrupting the operation of the Avid Motion Graphics
Server.
• Data drives configured into one RAID 5 group.
nIf any of the RAID drives fail, the failed drive can be removed and replaced with a new drive
without interrupting the operation of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses the Windows® 7 Ultimate operating system. The
Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top cover of the Avid Motion
Graphics Server enclosure, as shown in the following illustration. You only need this product key
in the event that you need to reinstall the operating system.
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Avid Motion Graphics Server Front
The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an Avid bezel that covers the front of the
enclosure. This bezel can be locked to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the
buttons and data drives. Two keys are required to unlock and remove the bezel from the server.
The keys are used at the same time in the lock on each side of the bezel. A total of three
interchangeable keys are shipped with the server and are found wrapped with the bezel in the
box.
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The following is an illustration of the Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure with the front
bezel installed.
The front of the single-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides access to 5 data drives
(dual-channel AMG servers have 10 data drives), a USB port, network port activity LEDs, an
error LED, and the Power and Reset buttons. The following is an illustration with the front bezel
removed and the data drives installed. The data drives are shipped separately and must be
installed in the server. For more information, see, “Installing the RAID Drives” on page 40. In
the following illustration, the drives are numbered showing the locations where the data drives
are installed. Single channel AMG servers only contain five drives (shown in the illustration as
drives 12-16). Dual channel AMG servers contain a total of 10 drives (shown in the illustration
as drives 7-16).
nThe actual drives are not numbered.
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Each of the data drives have a blue and red LED on the bottom front of the drive. The left LED
(blue) is on when a drive has power and flashes when the drive is in use.
The following table describes the parts of the data drive.
The right Fault LED (red) is lit when an error is detected with the drive and the drive needs to be
replaced, or when the drive is initializing. Details on the data drive LED indicators are in the
following table.
3
4
2
1
mp
Item Number Description
1 Drive Carrier Latch
2Drive Lock
3 Fault LED (Red)
4 LED (Blue) Power/Activity
Data Drive LED Functions
Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments
Online Inactive On solid Off Healthy online drive,
no disk I/O
On-line Active Activity Off Healthy online drive,
with disk I/O
Online Disk in a
Degraded Set
On solid/
Activity
Fast flashing Nothing needs to be done to these online
drives, but failed drive should be replaced
Spare Rebuilding Activity Slow flashing Rebuild automatically occurs on drive
failure when new drive is installed
Data Rebuilding Activity Fast flashing Rebuild automatically occurs on drive
failure when new drive is installed
Consistency Check Activity Off No user intervention required
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Server Controls and LEDs
The server has 8 LEDs on the top of the front panel, under the bezel, organized into two rows,
each row with four LEDs. The first 3 columns of LEDs (6 LEDs) represent activity on each of
the six network ports. The top right LED represents system hardware errors. The bottom right
LED represents system drive activity. The following illustration shows the front server controls
and LEDs.
Initializing Activity Off Happens on initial array creation
Failed Data Disk On solid On solid Disk performance degraded, should
replace disk
Unused Disk On solid Off No user intervention required
Non-Branded On solid Slow flashing Unapproved disk attempting to be added,
should replace disk
Data Drive LED Functions (Continued)
Drive State Blue LED Red LED Comments
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The following table describes the control panel shown in the previous illustration.
item Number Control Description
1 Universal serial bus (USB)
port
USB 2.0 device port on the front of the system supports one USB
device. Recommended for use when re-imaging the system drives or
loading software. There are four more USB ports located on the back
of the server. Two of them are located on the server itself and can be
used for a USB Keyboard and Mouse. There are also two located on
the USB/PS2 expansion card.
2 Halt button This button is not implemented in the current release of this product.
3 System reset button Performs a soft reset when pressed. Do not use this button unless the
system has had a fatal error and you need to restart. A soft reset restarts
the system; it clears all active program memory (you lose unsaved
work) and shuts down all active programs.
4 Six green network activity
LEDs
Illuminates green when a good network connection is established and
blinks when there is network activity on the six built-in 1-GB network
ports. The number beside the LED corresponds with the number beside
the network port on the rear of the enclosure.
5 Red System error LED Illuminates red when an error is detected with the system (fan, power
supply, temperature, voltage).
6 System Drive activity LED Indicates drive activity from the onboard SATA controller and blinks
when either of the system drives is being accessed.
7 System ID button When pressed, it illuminates blue and also illuminates an LED on the
rear of the enclosure. The rear LED is also blue and is on the lower
left-hand side of the Ethernet ports. It is used to identify a system for
servicing when it is installed in a high-density rack/cabinet populated
with several other similar systems.
8 Power button Press to power on the enclosure. Power button illuminates green when
the power is on.
9 Control panel located on the front of the server under the bezel.
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Drive Array and Slot Locations (Single Channel Servers)
For single channel AMG servers, one RAID 5 group is created in the Avid Motion Graphics
Server enclosure using the 5 data drives.
The single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 5 TB of storage. The numbers
assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics
Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager. For more information about installing drives, see “Installing the RAID Drives” on
page 40.
nThe LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility that allows for viewing and management
of disks in your media array. If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version
4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid
Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server.
Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must install the LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system. For more information on
installing the LSI software, see “Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software” on
page 57.
For information on using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view and manage
your media drives, see the relevant topics later in this guide.
The RAID group 0 is configured with drives 12 - 16.
Blank Blank Blank 13 — RAID Group 0
Blank Blank Blank 14 — RAID Group 0
Blank Blank Blank 15 — RAID Group 0
Blank Blank 12 — RAID Group 0 16 — RAID Group 0
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Drive Array and Slot Locations (Dual Channel Servers)
For dual channel AMG servers, two RAID 5 groups are created in the Avid Motion Graphics
Server enclosure using the 10 data drives.
The dual-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server provides 10 TB of storage. The numbers
assigned to the slots and the group numbers are not displayed in the Avid Motion Graphics
Server software. These numbers and groups are only displayed in the LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager. For more information about installing drives, see “Installing the RAID Drives” on
page 40.
nThe LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is a RAID utility that allows for viewing and management
of disks in your media array. If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version
4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid
Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on the server.
Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must you must install the LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system. For more
information on installing the LSI software, see “Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager
Software” on page 57.
For information on using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view and manage
your media drives, see the relevant topics later in this guide.
For dual channel AMG servers, the RAID groups are as follows:
• The RAID group 0 is configured with drives 12 - 16.
• The RAID group 1 is configured with drives 7 - 11.
RAID Behavior
Once the RAID group has been created, any of the drives in the server can be swapped within the
enclosure. The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses the drive IDs to track what drives are members
of the RAID group.
Blank Blank 9 — RAID Group 1 13 — RAID Group 0
Blank Blank 10 — RAID Group 1 14 — RAID Group 0
Blank 7 — RAID Group 1 11 — RAID Group 1 15 — RAID Group 0
Blank 8 — RAID Group 1 12 — RAID Group 0 16 — RAID Group 0
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Avid Motion Graphics Server Rear Panel
The rear panel provides access to the power supplies, system drives, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet
connectors, RS232 Serial Port, and two USB connectors for the standard or USB keyboard and
mouse provided with the server.
If you purchased an AMG keyboard, you can connect it to one of the USB ports.
The AMG Server has two power supply modules that set the voltage automatically for either
100 V or 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz.
• Data drives — The single-channel Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure has five 1TB,
externally accessible, data drives located on the front side of the server. The dual-channel
Avid Motion Graphics Server enclosure has ten 1TB, externally accessible, data drives
located on the front side of the server.
• System drives — The Avid Motion Graphics Server uses two externally accessible, mirrored
system drives for the operating system and application software, located on the back of the
server.
nThe following illustration shows the rear configuration of a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics
Server.
3
1
5
7
4 12
9
6
8
13
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
14
11
10
2
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
10 15
16
17
18
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The following table describes the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Item Number Description
1 Power Connector
2 Power Connector
3 Mirrored System Drives
4 Intel Pro 1Gb Ethernet Ports
5 USB Ports (Recommended for use with Keyboard and Mouse)
6 Video Port (disabled)
7 Serial Port - RS232
8 Serial Card - RS422
9 VGA Adapter - used for KVM or VGA Monitor
10 Breakout Panel Interconnect
11 HDMI Preview Port - used for Breakout Panel Preview Monitor
12 Video I/O Card Supports Connection to the Output Program Monitor Through the
Breakout box
13 (Dual Channel only) VGA Adapter - not used
14 (Dual Channel only) 2nd Breakout Panel Interconnect
15 (Dual Channel only) HDMI Preview Port used for the 2nd Breakout Panel
Interconnect to the Preview Monitor
16 (Dual Channel only) Video I/O Card Supports Connection to the Output Program
Monitor Through the Breakout box
17 USB Ports
18 PCI Card with PS/2 and USB Ports
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Expansion Slots
There are six expansion slots accessible from the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server
enclosure.
nFor Single-channel model servers, slots 4 and 5 are blank.
When upgrading a single-channel AMG server to a dual-channel AMG server, you must install
the additional boards in slots 4 and 5. For more information, see “Upgrading Your AMG Server
Hardware to Dual Channel” on page 140.
23
16
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
45 23
16
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
4 5
Single Channel Server
Expansion Slots
Dual Channel Server
Expansion Slots
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
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The following table lists the standard boards and the expansion slots that are supported for both
the single and dual-channel AMG Server models.
Item PCI Slot Interface Description
1 Serial Card SeaLevel® 7205eS PCI
Express serial interface
The Sealevel 7205eS PCI Express serial interface
provides two serial ports configurable for RS-232
or RS-422. Each serial port utilizes a 16C950
UART with 128-byte Tx/Rx FIFOs which enables
data rates to 921.6K bps for reliable high-speed
communications in data intensive applications,
such as automation-type. An expansion cable is
included, shipped with the server.
2 PCI-E x16 NVidia® Quadro 4000
VGA board
The NVidia Quadro 4000 VGA board is installed
in the second PCI-E x16 connector on the Avid
Motion Graphics Server.
3 PCI-E x4 AJA Kona 3G Video I/O
board
The AJA Kona 3G Video I/O board is installed in
the third PCI-E x4 connector.
4 N/A for single
channel servers
PCI-E x16 for
Dual channel
servers
(For Dual channel servers
only):
NVidia® Quadro 4000
VGA board
This slot is not used for single channel servers.
For Dual channel servers, the NVidia Quadro
4000 VGA board is installed in the fourth PCI-E
x16 connector on the Avid Motion Graphics
Server.
5 N/A for single
channel servers
PCI-E x4 for
Dual channel
servers
(For Dual channel servers
only):
AJA Kona 3G Video I/O
board
This slot is not used for single channel servers.
For Dual channel servers, the AJA Kona 3G
Video I/O board is installed in the fifth PCI-E x4
connector.
6 USB/PCI Card Allows for 2 USB connections.
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System Drives
There are two system drives accessible from the rear of the enclosure. These two drives are
mirrored and if a failure occurs on either one of the system drives, you can pull the failed drive
out of the enclosure and install a replacement drive without turning off the Avid Motion Graphics
Server.
nThe drive carriers for the system drives are locked to prevent them from opening during
shipment. The plastic drive carrier key is mounted on the rear of the enclosure beside the system
drives, as shown in the following illustration.
Power Supplies
There are two power supplies accessible from the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server
enclosure. If a failure occurs on either one of the power supplies, you can pull the failed power
supply out of the enclosure and install a replacement power supply without turning off the
Server. All operations continue to run uninterrupted. A faint beeping sound can be heard when
there is a power supply failure. This sound is silenced by restoring the power or replacing the
module.
Mirrored System drives
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USB Ports
There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Avid
recommends using the USB ports, located on the expansion card containing the PS/2
connections, for USB devices.
The following illustration shows the rear USB and PS/2 ports on the Avid Motion Graphics
Server.
The illustration depicts a single-channel model Avid Motion Graphics server.
The following table describes the USB and PS/2 ports on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
1
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
3
2
Item Number Description
1 These USB Ports are recommended for use with your Keyboard and mouse
2 Available USB Ports
3 PS/2 Ports
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USB Devices and License Activation ID
There two USB devices, one for software application installation and one that contains the AMG
Drive recovery image.
The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration
you may receive more than one Activation ID card. The card ships in a box separately from the
server and could potentially be in a box with another product that might be unrelated to the Avid
Motion Graphics system, if you have purchased multiple products on the same order.
Below is an example of a AMG System ID/ Activation ID card:
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Checklist: Pre-Installation Preparations
Before you start to install software and configure the Avid Motion Graphics Server, ensure the
following tasks are completed.
Checked Tasks Refer to...
Unpack your system For more information, see “Unpacking a New
System” on page 16.
Verify System components
against your packing slip
For more information, see “Verifying Components”
on page 17.
Inspect components for damage For more information, see “Inspecting Components
for Damage” on page 17.
Rack mount the system and attach
peripherals.
For more information, see “Installing the AMG
Server in a Rack” on page 32.
Install RAID Drives For more information, see “Installing the RAID
Drives” on page 40.
Configure hardware (reference,
video, & audio)
For more information, see “Rack Mounting and
Cabling Your Server” on page 32.
Connect the Breakout box For more information, see “Installing the Breakout
Box” on page 41.
Cable the AMG server For more information, see “Cabling Avid Motion
Graphics” on page 43.
Connecting power cord and other
cables
For more information, see “Connecting Power
Cords to the AMG Server” on page 54.
Starting the AMG server For more information, see “Powering on Avid
Motion Graphics” on page 55.
Configure your Network and
Operating System Settings
For more information, see “Network and Operating
System Settings” on page 55.
Install the AMG and Related
Software
For more information, see “Software Installation”
on page 61.
Activate Licenses For more information, see “Software Licensing” on
page 73.
2Rack Mounting and Cabling Your Server
The following describes how to rack mount and cable your Avid Motion Graphics server. It
includes information about attaching peripherals, connecting the AMG keyboard, serial
connections, and network protection.
The following main topics describe:
•Installing the AMG Server in a Rack
•Installing the RAID Drives
•Installing the Breakout Box
•Cabling Avid Motion Graphics
•Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server
•Powering on Avid Motion Graphics
•Network and Operating System Settings
Installing the AMG Server in a Rack
The Avid Motion Graphics Server is designed for 19-inch (483-mm) racks and requires three
EIA rack units (3U), or 5.25 inches (133.4 mm) of rack space. The rail kit installs into rails that
are between 23-inches (584.2-mm) to 31-inches (787.4-mm) inches deep.
The Avid Motion Graphics Server includes rack mounting slide rails. If instructions are included
with your rail kit, use them instead of the instructions included in this section. The standard rail
configuration is for racks with square mounting holes. Optional brackets are included for racks
with round holes. The rack-mounting kit requires inner slide rails be mounted to the Avid Motion
Graphics Server and the outer slide rails are mounted to the rack. Once both the inner and outer
rails are in place, slide the server with the inner rails attached into the outer rails. Secure the Avid
Motion Graphics Server in the rack so it does not slide forward.
cThe Avid Motion Graphics Server is designed to be installed horizontally in a rack.
Installing the server on an angle or in a sloped console causes the internal drives to wear
faster than the intended life of the drive.
wTo ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, start from the bottom when you install the
rack components in the rack enclosure.
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Rack-mount Requirements
• Elevated Operating Ambient — If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the
operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient.
Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the
maximum ambient temperature specified by the manufacturer.
• Reduced Air Flow — Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount
of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. Avid Motion
Graphics Server airflow is from the front of the enclosure to the rear. Make allowances for
cooling air to be available to the front panel surface and no restrictions at the rear.
• Mechanical Loading — Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a
hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading. Ensure your rack
enclosure is stable enough to prevent tipping over when one or more Avid Motion Graphics
Engines are extended on the sliding rails.
• Circuit Overloading — Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to
the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on surge
protection and supply circuit wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate
ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
• Reliable Grounding — Reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment should be
maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct
connections to the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).
• Inside Enclosure Access — If you want to extend the enclosure, and remove the top cover,
you must allow 0.5 in (1.3 cm) clearance on top of the enclosure for cover removal.
Rack mounting your server involves the following tasks:
•“Positioning the Server in the Rack” on page 36
•“Separating the Slide Rails” on page 37
•“Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server” on page 38
•“Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack” on page 38
•“Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack” on page 40
•“Securing the Server in a Rack” on page 42
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Positioning the Server in the Rack
The following information helps you decide where to install the Avid Motion Graphics Server in
the rack.
nAvid recommends 5 rack spaces to allow for room between devices in future expansion.
To position the server in the rack enclosure:
tSelect a position in the rack where the Avid Motion Graphics Server is at the proper baseline
position.
5/8 in
5/8 in
1/2 in
5/8 in
5/8 in
1/2 in
5/8 in
5/8 in
1/2 in
5/8 in
5/8 in
1/2 in
1U
2U
3U1 3/4 in
1 3/4 in
1 3/4 in
7
3
2
6
5
4
1
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The following table describes various positioning points in the previous illustration.
Separating the Slide Rails
You need to separate the slide rails and attach the inner “movable” section to the File Gateway
server and the outer “fixed” section to the rack rails.
To separate the slide rails:
1. Slide the slide rail completely open.
2. Press the spring clip on the inner slide rail as shown in the following illustration.
nThe blowup of the spring clip shown in the illustration is on the bottom side of the slide rail.
3. Pull and separate the two halves.
Item Number Description
1 Rack mounting rail hole spacing
2 Rack mounting rail
3 EIA rack unit
4 Avid Motion Graphics Server
5 Avid Motion Graphics Server front panel mounting holes
6 Outer slide rail bracket assembly
7 Baseline position is between two 1/2 inch holes
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4. Repeat these steps to separate the second slide rail.
Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Server
Attach the inner slide rails that were separated from the outer slide rails to the Avid Motion
Graphics Server.
To attach the inner slide rails:
1. Position the inner slide rail against the side of the server so that the screw holes are toward
the rear of the server, and front of the slide rail fits over the tab at the front of the server.
2. Secure the inner slide rail to the server with two of the small screws.
nYou might find more screws in the rail kit than is needed, and described in this procedure.
3. Repeat this procedure to attach the other inner slide rail on the other side of the server.
Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack
After separating the slide rails as previously described (see Separating the Slide Rails), perform
the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, see “Attaching the Outer Rails
to a Round-Hole Rack” on page 40.
To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with square holes:
1. Align the outer slide rail bracket assembly with the front rack-mounding holes.
nHave someone help you by holding the slide rails level while you are positioning them in the
rack.
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2. Slide the square tabs through the holes in the front, vertical rack-mounting rail.
3. Push the outer rail towards the outside of the rack, to secure the outer rail in place.
4. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.
5. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the
front rack-mounting rail.
6. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.
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Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack
After separating the slide rails as previously described (see “Separating the Slide Rails” on
page 37), perform the following procedure. If your mounting rails have round holes, you first
need to clip on the round hole adapter.
To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with round holes:
1. Locate the four round hole adapters (which ship in the accessory kit's plastic bag, not in the
rack mount kit box) and position the adapter on the end of the outer slide rail bracket
assembly as shown in the following illustration.
2. With the bracket assembly tabs aligning with the cut-out in the round hole adapter, swing the
adapter so that the holes face the front of the bracket assemble as shown in the following
illustration.
1
2
3
Item Number Description
1Bracket Assembly Tabs
2 Outer Slide Rail Bracket Assembly
3 Round Hole Adapter
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3. Slide the outer slide rail bracket assembly onto the side rack-mounting rail so that the round
hole adapter is over the rack rail.
nIt is helpful to have someone holding the slide rails level for you when positioning them in the
rack.
4. Insert the small (10-32) Phillips-head screws through the round-hole adapter and mounting
rail, into the bracket. If the rack holes are different size, you need to supply your own screws.
5. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.
6. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the
front rack-mounting rail.
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7. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack.
Securing the Server in a Rack
cYou should have someone helping you lift the Avid Motion Graphics Server while you are
positioning it into the slide rails.
To secure the Avid Motion Graphics Server to the rack enclosure:
1. Lift and position the Avid Motion Graphics Server so that the inner slide rails (secured to the
Avid Motion Graphics Server) align with the outer slide rails secured to the rack.
2. Push the front of the Avid Motion Graphics Server flush against the front mounting rail. The
holes in the Avid Motion Graphics Server front panel align with the holes in the front
mounting rail.
3. From the front of the rack enclosure, insert the large screws through the Avid Motion
Graphics Server and front mounting rail, and tighten.
nYou can use your own rack hardware if your rack has square holes or unique fasteners.
1 2
Item Number Description
1 Rack Enclosure Front Mounting Rail
2 One of the four Screws
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Installing the RAID Drives
After rack-mounting the hardware, you can install the RAID drives.
nFor information about configuring the RAID drives after they are installed, see“Configuring the
RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)” on page 63.
To install the RAID drives:
1. Locate the drives shipped with your system.
nSingle channel Avid Motion Graphics servers ship with 5 drives. Dual channel Avid Motion
Graphics servers ship with 10 drives.
2. Select a drive. There is no particular drive assignment, it doesn’t matter which drive goes in
which of the available open compartments.
3. Push the drive carrier latch in to release the handle and pull the handle completely open to
insert the drive carrier.
4. Ensure the drive LEDs are on the bottom and that the drive carrier latch is on your right
before you begin to slide the drive into the compartment.
5. Slide the drive into the open drive slot in the server until it stops. Approximately 1/2 inch of
the drive carrier should be outside the compartment.
The following table describes the parts of the data drive.
3
4
2
1
Item Number Description
1 Drive Carrier Latch
2Drive Lock
3 Fault LED (Red)
4 LED (Blue) Power/Activity
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cDo not force a drive into a slot. If you are having problems installing a drive, check to make
sure it is level and flat as you insert it into the compartment, that the drive carrier latch is
open and at a 45 degree angle to the drive carrier, and that the LEDs are on the bottom of
the drive carrier.
6. Push the handle into the drive carrier. This seats the drive in the server. You’ll hear a click
when the drive is fully seated and the handle latches in place.
7. Repeat these steps for each remaining drive.
For information about configuring the RAID drives after they are installed, see“Configuring
the RAID Drives (For Single Channel Servers only)” on page 63.
Installing the Breakout Box
A Breakout box is necessary to transfer any video from the video I/O card to the monitor. Avid
recommends the AJA K3G Breakout box for use with the Avid Motion Graphics Server. The
AJA K3G Breakout box is described in the following example.
nAlthough AES Audio in and out channels are labeled in the following illustration, AES Audio is
not enabled for the Avid Motion Graphics Server. RS-422 Machine Control is likewise labeled in
the following illustration but is not enabled for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Item Number Description
1 AES/EBU Audio In Channels 1 through 8 (not enabled)
2 AES/EBU Audio In Channels 9 through 16 (not enabled)
3 RS422 Machine Control (not enabled)
4 AES/EBU Audio Out Channels 1 through 8 (not enabled)
5 AES/EBU Audio Out Channels 9 through 16 (not enabled)
6 HDMI 1.4 Output (HDMI to SDI conversion necessary for preview out)
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The breakout box is required for cabling the Avid Motion Graphics system. The following
information describes how to install the breakout box in a rack.
nEnsure you have at least 1RU of rack space available prior to installing.
To connect the breakout box
1. Lift and position the breakout box so that the rack-mount brackets on the panel are aligned
with the rear outer rack rails.
2. Position the front of the box flush against the rear mounting rails so that the holes in the
bracket align with the holes in the rear mounting rails.
nYou may mount the breakout box above or below your Avid Motion Graphics Server. For
single-channel models, allow a total of 5RUs of space between each server.
For dual-channel model servers, a 2nd breakout box is required for video cabling, and allow
6RUs of space between each server.
3. To connect video I/O to the breakout box, see “Connecting Video Cables” on page 48.
7 SDI Input/Output (enabled)
8 Component/Composite Video Output (not enabled)
9 Reference In/Out Loop Terminate loop with 75 ohm termination
10 LTC Input/Output (enabled)
11 Analog Audio Output (not enabled)
Item Number Description (Continued)
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Cabling Avid Motion Graphics
After the Avid Motion Graphics server is placed in a rack, you can connect the VGA monitor,
Mouse, and Keyboard. To do this you might need to use a KVM extender, Avid recommends
Avocent®.
Video Connections
The are video setup guidelines based on your system type. Video reference must be present prior
to the integration of the video output signal into customer production environment. The video
reference synchronizes the in-house resolution with the Avid Motion Graphics server.
nAlthough a video output can be generated without the presence of video reference, it is not going
to integrate properly with other downstream devices that may be used in production. As a result,
the time synchronization with the production house is incorrect.
Video inputs must be synchronized with the in-house reference signal supplied to the Avid
Motion Graphics Server as there is no input timing adjustment included in the hardware settings.
The Video I/O card(s), located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server, auto senses the
presence of video reference and identifies the reference supplied in the Hardware Settings menu.
Reference input is located on the input/output video reference cable supplied with your Avid
Motion Graphics Server.
nDual channel Avid Motion Graphics Servers contain two (2) Video I/O cards.
Video Formats AMG 2.x Servers
The following are a list of video formats supported by the Avid Motion Graphics 2.x servers. As
new technology is added, your software release could include additional formats.
525i 29.97 Hz 1080p 24.00 Hz
625i 25 Hz 1080p 50.00 Hz
720p 24 Hz 1080p 59.94 Hz
720p 50.00 Hz 1080p 60.00 Hz
720p 59.94 Hz 2048i 47.96 Hz
720p 60.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 23.98
1080i 50.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 24.00
1080i 59.94 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 25.00
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nCustom Resolutions: Avid Motion Graphics allows users to set non-standard video formats (i.e.
1080 x 1920 9:16 for a digital signage type or studio display). Custom resolutions are set in the
File / Preferences area of the Avid Motion Graphics interface.
n Half frame rates of HD formats are also supported.
Video Formats AMG 1.x Servers and DekoPlayer Formats
The following are a list of video formats supported by the Avid Motion Graphics v1.x servers
and DekoPlayer supported formats. As new technology is added, your software release could
include additional formats.
1080i 60.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 29.97
1080PsF 23.98 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080 30
1080PsF 24.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 50
1080PsF 25.00 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 59.94
1080PsF 29.97 Hz 2K: 2048 - 1080p 60
1080PsF 30.00 Hz Custom Resolutions
1080p 23.98 Hz
NTSC (4x3 and 16:9)
PAL (4x3 and 16:9)
1080i 59.95Hz
1080i 60.00 Hz
1080i 50.00 Hz
720p 50.00 Hz
720p 59.94 Hz
720p 60.00 Hz
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Connecting Video Cables
The following information explains how to make the video connections for the Avid Motion
Graphics Server to the Monitor going through a breakout box. The breakout box transfers any
video from the Video I/O card(s) to the monitor. The following illustration shows the front of the
breakout box to which the video cables connect.
The following illustration shows the video connections on the back of the breakout box.
For more information, see “Installing the Breakout Box” on page 44.
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The Video I/O card is located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. There are three
different cables, which must be connected from this video card on the server to the breakout box.
It has 4 mini-BNC connectors, labeled SDI 1 through 4 on the lower portion of the card, as
shown in the following illustration.
The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with a with a 4 foot breakout video cable to adapt the
mini-BNC SDI 1-4 connections from the video card to the standard-BNC connections on the
back of the video breakout box, for distribution. The following table describes the types of SDI
connections.
SDI Connection Connection Description
SDI 1 Provides Video In
SDI 2 Provides Key Channel In
SDI 3 Provides Program Video Out
SDI 4 Provides Key Channel Out
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The cable(s) are labeled as are the connections on the Video I/O card(s) and the breakout box.
The video cable supplied is shown in the following illustration.
nFor dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two video cables.
Also supplied with your Avid Motion Graphics Server is a 60-pin breakout connector cable, as
shown in the following illustration.
nFor dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two 60-pin breakout connector
cables.
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The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the breakout connector cable.
One end of this cable connects to the multi-port connector, located at the top of the Video I/O
card on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server, and the other end connects to the
multi-port connector on the back of the breakout box.
The final cable you must connect from your Video I/O card and the breakout box is the HDMI
cable. The HDMI out provides Preview video. It has a mini end, which connects to the HDMI
Preview connector in between the 4 mini-BNC connectors and the multi-port connector, on the
video card. It also has a standard size end, which connects to the breakout box.
nFor dual channel Avid Motion Graphics servers, you would have two HDMI cables.
The HDMI cable and some close-up pictures of the ends are shown in the following illustrations.
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The following illustration shows the standard size end of the HDMI cable.
The following illustration shows the mini size end of the HDMI cable.
Connecting the KVM Switch
The next step is to connect the KVM switch to your VGA adapter.
To do so, connect the KVM switch power cord into a Power outlet.
nYour network switch might not have a Power switch and might be powered on when you plug the
power cords into a power outlet.
The LEDs on the front of the switch light and the fan can be heard.
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COM Port Pinouts
The Avid Motion Graphics Server comes with an RS-232 COM 1 port located off the
motherboard. It is usually used for connecting to an automation system.
The male pinouts for COM Port 1 for automation control are shown in the following illustration.
The following table lists the RS-232 signals for the male COM Port 1 connector on the rear panel
of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. These COM ports operate as standard COM ports.
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Pin Number Signal
1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
2 Receive data
3 Transmit data
4 Data Transmit Ready (DTR)
5 Ground
6 Data Set Ready (DSR)
7 Request To Send (RTS)
8 Clear To Send (RTS)
9 Ring Indicator
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Connecting VGA Cables
VGA cables are used to connect the VGA output to a VGA monitor or KVM.
The VGA card slots (s) are located on the back of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Use a VGA
cable (not supplied) to connect the VGA card on the server to a VGA monitor or KVM. the
location of the VGA Adapter on the rear of the AMG server is shown in the following
illustration.
A VGA cable is shown in the following illustration.
VGA Adapter
(for KVM or
VGA Monitor)
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The following illustration shows a close up of one of the ends of the VGA cable.
Serial Input and Output Connections
For serial input connections, Pins 1 and 4 of the RS-232 connector can be used to detect a GPI
from a standard contact closure (such as a GPI output from a switcher). Alternatively, a short
pulse (minimum 10 milliseconds) on pin 1 also triggers the GPI input for a Deko application.
For serial output connections, Pin 7 on the RS-232 connector pulses high (for approximately 100
milliseconds) when a GPI output command is issued from, for instance, the Deko application.
This can be used to trigger an external device that is expecting a pulse to trigger an event
fromDeko.
For more information, see “COM Port Pinouts” on page 53.
Connecting the Serial Cable
Automation uses RS-232 communication between the serial port of the system and the serial port
of the Newsroom Computer System. A standard nine-pin null modem cable can be used to
connect the two systems. RS-232 serial cables are always female to female.
To connect the serial cable:
1. (Option) If making your own cable, connect the following pins (the system only uses three
of the nine wires.)
-2 to 3
-3 to 2
-5 to 5
2. Connect one end of the cable to the desired port of the Newsroom Computer System, and the
other end to COM Port 1 on the rear of the server.
nRS-232 is rated for fifty feet.
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Setting Serial Protocol
Set the serial protocol to the following:
• 9600 baud
•8 bits
•No Parity
•One Stop Bit
nThe serial protocol of your system and the automation system must match.
To set the communication ports of your system:
1. Press the Ctrl + Esc keys on your keyboard.
A menu displays.
2. Select Settings > Control panel.
3. Double-click Ports to display the selection of serial ports (usually COM1).
The Ports window opens.
4. Double-click the port to which you connected the serial cable.
The Settings dialog box opens.
5. Change the settings as needed, to match those of the Newsroom Automation system.
6. Click OK to accept the changes in the settings dialog box.
7. Click Close in the Ports window.
Connecting to Ethernet Port 1
The Avid Motion Graphics Server ships with six on-board 1-Gb Ethernet (network) ports. A
single Ethernet port (Port 1) is supported at this time.
To connect to Ethernet port 1:
1. Locate your Ethernet cable.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to Port 1 (top left corner) as shown in the following illustration:
Ethernet port 1
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3. Once you log on to your AMG server, you should disable Ethernet ports 2-6 prior to
installing the AMG software or licensing. For more information, see “Disabling Ethernet
Ports” on page 62.
Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
An industry standard keyboard, mouse with center wheel and monitor are used to access the
software on the server.
If you ordered an AMG keyboard, plug it into one of the USB ports. Following is an example of
the AMG keyboard.
There are four USB ports located on the rear of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Avid
recommends using the USB ports, located on the expansion card, in slot 6. It contains the PS/2
connections, for USB devices For more information, see “USB Ports” on page 31.
The connection for the monitor is DVI. Therefore if a VGA Monitor is used, you must also use a
VGA-to-DVI adapter or connector.
When installed in a rack with several servers, an optional KVM switch can also be used with
your system. The keyboard, monitor, and mouse connections use the same ports described in the
following procedure.
nFollow the instructions supplied with your KVM switch. You need to supply KVM cables that are
compatible with your KVM switch.
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To connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Avid Motion Graphics Server:
1. (Option) Install your KVM switch in a suitable location next to the Avid Motion Graphics
Server in the rack.
You can also place the monitor on a shelf, and the keyboard and mouse on a sliding tray in
the rack. These items are optional and can be purchased locally or from Avid.
cDo not place the monitor on top of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
2. Attach the DVI connector on the monitor cable to the DVI port on the video card at the back
of the Avid Motion Graphics Server. Ensure the connection is secure.
Connecting Power Cords to the AMG Server
Once your AMG server is cabled up, you can connect power to it. The last step you must perform
when cabling up your AirSpeed 5000 is to connect the power cords. Two U.S. IEC power cords
are shipped with the unit. If your local power distribution is not compatible with the supplied
cords, you must provide your own IEC power cables that are compatible with your country’s
power system. The power connector accepts 100 to 240 Vac, 50/60 Hz.
To connect power to the AMG server:
1. Attach the power cords to both power receptacles on the rear of the AMG server as shown:
2. Connect the other end of both power cords to a properly grounded stable power source.The
system will power on after you connect the first power supply. The Monitor application will
also automatically launch.
3. Once powered on, you must set up your system. For more information, see “Powering on
Avid Motion Graphics” on page 59.
cFor maximum power protection, Avid recommends a surge protected un-interruptible
power supply (UPS).
Power
Connectors
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
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Powering on Avid Motion Graphics
When you turn on the power to your Avid Motion Graphics Server hardware, you must do it in
the following order so that the Avid Motion Graphics Server locate and acknowledge all of its
connected components.
nIf you encounter an error when starting the Avid Motion Graphics application for the first time,
close the error message and change the display resolution frequency to 60Hz. For further
information contact Avid support.
To power on each component:
1. (Option) If you have a KVM switch as part of your system, ensure the power is on.
2. Ensure you have all your network cables connected before you turn on the power or load the
Avid Motion Graphics Server software.
3. Push the Power button at the top left on the front of the your Avid Motion Graphics Server.
4. Wait for the Windows operating system to load before you attempt to use the Avid Motion
Graphics Server. This can take several minutes.
Network and Operating System Settings
The Avid Motion Graphics Server arrives with the Windows 7 Ultimate operating system already
installed. However, there are settings that must be configured based on the geographical location
of your server. If you are setting up Avid Motion Graphics software only on a qualified,
customer-supplied laptop or computer, if not already done, these settings must also be
configured.
Server Log On
When you first power on your server, you are asked to login. The default login username is
AMG, which is not case sensitive and the password is left blank (no password is assigned).
When installing the software, you should log on as user of AMG and no password.
nIf you log on as Administrator when installing the software, it will not launch.
However, if you need to restore the operating system on the server using the USB drive provided,
login as Administrator, and the password is avid (the password is case sensitive and is lower
case).
When turning on your Avid Motion Graphics Server for the first time, the Apply Computer Setup
message is displayed for approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
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Complete the Windows installation by answering the Windows operating system prompts. When
the system prompts you to enter the Windows activation key, locate the Windows Certificate of
Authenticity.
nThe Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top of the Avid Motion
Graphics Server.
Use the information in the following sections to configure the Avid Motion Graphics Server or
qualified, customer-supplied laptop or computer with the correct date, time, computer name, and
network properties.
nOn the Avid Motion Graphics Server, login with the username as AMG, which is not case
sensitive, and leave the password blank. If you are logging in as an administrator, the username
is Administrator and the password is “avid”. AMG software should be installed on the AMG
user.
Specifying a Unique Computer Name
The Avid Motion Graphics Server has been imaged at Avid with the current operating system
configuration and drivers that have been qualified with the Avid Motion Graphics Server. This
image creates a unique Host name for the system based on the MAC ID of the system board.
If you change the computer name of the system you must also rename the computer after
re-imaging the system. When you re-image the system, the Host system name is reset back to a
Host name based on the MAC ID.
To specify a unique computer name:
1. Right-click the computer icon on the desktop, and select Properties.
The Control Panel/System dialog box opens.
2. In the Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup Settings section, click Change settings.
The System Properties dialog box opens.
3. On the Computer Name tab, click the Change button.
The Computer Name /Domain Changes dialog box opens.
4. Type the name for the Avid Motion Graphics Server in the Computer name text box.
5. (Option) Determine if you need to select the Domain or Workgroup in the “Member of”
section at the bottom of the dialog box. If you are unsure, contact your network
administrator for assistance.
6. Click the OK button.
After a short delay, you are informed that you must restart your computer in order for your
changes to take effect.
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7. Close all open windows and restart the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Configuring Date and Time Parameters
Assuming your Windows operating system is already installed, you must configure the date,
time, time zone, and daylight saving time parameters.
To configure date and time parameters:
1. Click the time in the taskbar.
The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click Change date and time settings.
3. In the Date and Time tab, click the Change date and time button.
4. Set the date and time using the Date & Time tab.
5. Click OK to close the Date and Time Settings dialog box.
6. Click the Change time zone button.
7. Set the time zone for the geographic location of this Avid Motion Graphics Server.
nMake sure the “Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time” option is selected if your
location observes daylight saving time.
8. Click the OK button to close the Time Zone Settings dialog box.
9. Click the OK button to close the Date and Time dialog box.
Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
Install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software. If your Avid Motion Graphics server OS
image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software
pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software versions had this software pre-installed on
the server. Therefore, if your system does not have it installed, you must you must install the LSI
MegaRAID Storage Manager software yourself in order to view and manage the system.
To install the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Software:
tTo get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager software, it is available to download
under LSI’s terms and conditions at http://www.lsi.com.
From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.
Once you install the software, you can access it from your Avid Motion Graphics by
selecting Start > All Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager.
This software should be used only when instructed to by Avid Customer Support.
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Disabling Ethernet Ports
The AMG server has 6 Ethernet ports. By default, they are all enabled. Before you install your
AMG software or license your system, you need to disable Ethernet ports 2-6.
n Disable Ethernet ports 2-6 in Windows before you activate any licenses on the server. Failure to
do so, will cause licensing issues. Once these ports are disabled, plugging or unplugging
Ethernet ports or connecting them to different networks should have no effect.
To disable Ethernet ports on your AMG server:
1. Right-click on Network, and select Properties.
The Network and Sharing Center dialog box opens.
2. Click Change adapter settings in the left pane.
The Network Connections dialog box opens.
3. Right-click the Ethernet port you want to disable, and select Disable from the menu.
The status will change from “Network cable unplugged” to “Disabled”.
4. Close the Network Connections dialog box.
Network Protection
The System Administrator for the site must be contacted to obtain network configuration
information for the system.
nIf you need Administrator privileges while accessing the server operating system, “avid” is the
built-in default administrator password included in the image.
The following guidelines are intended for network System Administrators to use for protecting
the system from viruses. While not always practical, following these suggestions provides the
best level of protection against system compromise.
• Share a folder or drive to “Everyone” with full access.
• All systems have a local Administrator with the username of the Administrator and
password of “avid” preassigned.
cAlways assign a local Administrator password on every machine. Not assigning a local
Administrator password can introduce a serious security risk.
• Restrict Internet access on the Avid Motion Graphics server.
• Anti-virus software can be installed on Avid hardware components that are used on air.
However, it must not be set for active virus detection and the schedule scan set up must be
set for non-production times of the day. For instance, between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM.
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Configuring the RAID Drives (For Single Channel
Servers only)
After the drives are installed and the server is powered on, the RAID configuration must be
imported using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool. The following procedure summarizes
the LSI MegaRAID procedure for importing a Foreign Configuration. For more information, see
the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool Help.
nFor more information about installing the RAID drives in the server, see“Installing the RAID
Drives” on page 43.
To import the RAID configuration:
1. Start the server and give it about 3 minutes to initialize.
2. Start the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool by double-clicking the shortcut on the
desktop. If a shortcut is not on the desktop, start the tool by selecting Start > Programs >
MegaRAID Storage Manager > StartupUI.
nIf your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI
MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software
versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at
http://www.lsi.com.
From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.
3. Log in using the username “AMG” and no password or the username, “Administrator” and
the password “avid”.
4. Double-click on the selected Host in the Remote Servers section.
5. Click the Logical tab
6. Select the LSI MegaRAID controller located in the left pane.
7. Select Go To > Controller > Scan Foreign Configuration.
A pop-up window appears reporting the detection of foreign configurations.
cDo not select the Clear option. Clearing the configuration deletes the RAID configuration
off the disks. Doing so renders the RAID set unusable. All of the data in the Storage Group
becomes unrecoverable.
8. Select the Import logical configuration from all foreign drives option and click the OK
button.
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The Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears listing the foreign configurations.
9. Click the Accept button.
A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import.
10. Click the Ye s button.
A dialog box confirms when the import is completed.
nA background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the
server during this process but performance is better after the initialization is finished. If you
have a problem, contact Avid customer support.
3Software Installation
The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics
software.
nWhile Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production software is typically
installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server, the Avid Motion Graphics Creation software is
installed on a qualified laptop or computer supplied by customers.
If you are installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist or News Control, there is a separate
installer required.
The following main topics describe:
•Software Installation
•Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies
•Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools
•Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins
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Software Installation
After setting up and configuring operating system and network settings for your Avid Motion
Graphics server, you can install the Avid Motion Graphics software.
The Avid Motion Graphics software is installed onto the system using a USB flash drive. For
Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production the system comes with two USB
flash drives. One USB flash drive contains the Avid Motion Graphics Server software. This USB
flash drive contains approximately 4GB of data. The second USB flash drive is not used for
initial software installation. This USB flash drive stores approximately 16 GB of data and is used
should the operating system for the Avid Motion Graphics Sever ever need to be restored.
nThe Avid Motion Graphics software is also available on the Avid Download Center
(www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).
nMake sure that you have disabled the network (Ethernet) ports 2-6 prior to installing any
software. The software license device ID is generated based on active network ports. disabling a
port after licensing will potentially break the license installed, preventing the operator from
launching the application.
nWhen installing Avid Motion Graphics Creation, Journalist, or News Control there will be one
USB flash drive containing the software. For more information, see Installing and Configuring
Avid Motion Graphics Journalist and Related Software and Installing Avid Motion Graphics
News Control.
To Install This Software See The Following Section
Avid Motion Graphics Server See “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All Dependencies” on
page 67.
Avid Motion Graphics Tools See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools” on page 73.
Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins” on page 76.
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Software and All
Dependencies
There are two USB flash drives that arrived with your system. One contains the software
applications, and the other is for server recovery. Locate the Avid Motion Graphics software on
the USB flash drive that shipped with the system.
nPrior to installing the Avid Motion Graphics software, ensure that you have available the
Activation ID and System ID card, which shipped with your system.
nAvid recommends that you click the Open Documentation Folder link to view the available
documentation. The ReadMe file provides the latest information regarding the Avid Motion
Graphics Server, and software. You must have Adobe Reader installed to view the PDF. The
ReadMe is also available online in the Avid Knowledge Base.
To install the AMG software:
1. Log in to the Avid Motion Graphics Server with the username and password.
2. Insert the USB flash drive (containing the software kit) into any open USB port on your Avid
Motion Graphics Server.
nYou can run the software installer from the USB flash drive.
If the USB flash drive does not automatically display:
a. Double-click the computer icon on the desktop.
b. Double-click the USB flash drive icon in the window and copy the software kit into the
new folder you created on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
3. (Option) The Avid Motion Graphics software kit is also available on the Avid Download
Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter). Unzip the downloaded software kit in the
new folder on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
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4. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file.
The installer splash screen appears.
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5. Do one of the following: S
tTo install Avid Motion Graphics, select Av id Motio n G r aphics Online.
tTo install Avid Motion Graphics Creation, select Avid Motion Graphics Offline.
This begins the installation of the AMG software on the AMG server. The next screen
appears:
nIf you get a message saying “Driver Update Required! Click Here.”, click on it to install the
latest drivers.
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6. Click the Install Avid Motion Graphics and all dependencies option to install the AMG
software and all the dependent applications.
nWait for all of the components to install before continuing. After each component successfully
installs, a green circle, containing a white check mark, replaces all of the red circles, containing
white Xs. If a component is already installed, it is detected and the green circle with the check
mark appears immediately.
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When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion
Graphics application opens.
7. Click Next to continue.
8. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement.
9. Click the Install button to begin installing the software.
The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box.
10. (Option) Mark the Show Windows installer log check box to view the install log.
11. Click the Finish button.
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12. (Option) If you have connected an Avid Motion Graphics Keyboard (AMGK) you may now
click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option on the installer. A Windows Security dialog
box appears alerting you that software is being installed. Do the following:
a. Mark the Always trust software from this company check box so the installation can
continue.
b. Click the Install button. This is a quick installation. When it is finished, a green check
mark next to the option confirms the installation is complete.
13. (Optional) Click the Open Documentation folder to view or print any of the user, workflow
or ReadMe documentation for Avid Motion Graphics. This documentation is also available
online at the Avid Knowledge Base www.avid.com/support.
14. Click Exit.
nIf you encounter an error when starting the Avid Motion Graphics application for the first time,
close the error message and change the display resolution frequency to 60Hz. For further
information contact Avid support. Open the Internet CS portal.
15. Next, you must install Avid Motion Graphics tools. For more see “Installing Avid Motion
Graphics Tools” on page 73.
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Tools
When using your Avid Motion Graphics system in an environment with other software
applications you can install the following Avid Motion Graphics Tools.
nThis Avid Motion Graphics Tools do not require any Avid licensing.
Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed
Avid License Control Must be installed on all computers running
AMG software, tools or plug-ins with a
licensed component. For instance, the
servers pass licenses to Journalist clients
and News Control Clients.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics
computer, Avid Motion Graphics Journalist
Server, Avid Motion Graphics Preview
Renderer, and any Computers running 3DS,
Photoshop, MAP or Avid Motion Graphics
Control.
AMG Advanced
Device Manager
(ADM)
Used for the iNEWS Command workflow
or Automation.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
nLicense Activation is required.
AMG Control Used to control playout of graphics. Used in
non-newsroom playout situations.
Installed on any computer that has network
access to Avid Motion Graphics Server.
nLicense Activation is required.
Avid Motion Graphics
Font Package
This font package provides fonts to support
graphics previously created in Deko. Users
can create new graphics using fonts from
this package in Avid Motion Graphics too.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
This installer must also be run on all iNEWS
clients so they can edit the templates in a
newsroom workflow.
AMG Operations
Console
Provides a central mechanism for users to
manage, diagnose and monitor all
configured AMG render engines from a
single interface.
Installed on any computer that has network
access to Avid Motion Graphics Server.
nLicense Activation is required.
AMG Transcode AMG Transcode lets you convert from
multiple clip types into a known usable
format, which allows real-time playback
with correct audio alignment. You can use it
to convert clips that suffer from real-time
playback and audio issues.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
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Deko Translator The Deko Translator is an application that
allows you to utilize your existing Deko
Graphics assets and convert them into native
AMG Compositions. DekoTranslator is a
standalone application not requiring AMG
or Deko to be installed to work correctly.
However, to confirm that the all the assets
required to process the Deko Graphics are
available, you need some version of the
Deko application. It is recommended that
you use a single computer that has a version
of both Deko and AMG installed
Can be installed on any Win7 64 bit system to
translate
.dko
files – it does not need to be
installed on the Avid Motion Graphics system
or any system running Avid Motion Graphics
software. It is a good practice to have PostDeko
running on the same computer.
Deko Chart Designer Allows use of Deko graphics previously
created with Deko Chart Designer.
Installed on the Avid Motion Graphics Server,
This is installed automatically when installing
Deko Player. Deko Chart Designer supports the
chart design option from Deko systems running
v5.3 or later. It cannot be run independently
from Deko Player.
Deko Player Deko Player is a component of Avid Motion
Graphics that allows you to easily play your
existing Deko graphics to air.
Installed on Avid Motion Graphics Server or
Avid Motion Graphics Creation computer.
AMG Log Collector AMG Log Collector is a component of Avid
Motion Graphics that allows you to collect
AMG logs for use in analyzing data.
Can be installed on any or all of the following:
•AMG Server
• AMG Creation computer
•AMG News
• AMG Journalist Server
• AMG Preview Renderer
• AMG Journalist Client plug-in
Tool Name When/Why Needed Where Installed (Continued)
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The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Tools.
To install Avid Motion Graphics Tools:
1. Do one of the following:
tNavigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the
installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in the list.
tIf the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Tools option in
the list.
nIn the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.0 was detected and shown as already
installed.
2. Click the tool you want installed. Repeat this step for each tool that you want installed.
After the tools are installed, you can return to the main installer or exit the install.
3. Do one of the following:
tTo return to the main installer window, click Avid Motion Graphics Main.
tTo Exit the installer, click Exit.
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins
There are plug-ins available to install for use with Avid Motion Graphics
To install Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins:
1. Do one of the following:
tNavigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file. When the
installer window opens, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins option in the list.
tIf the installer window is already open, click the Avid Motion Graphics Plug-ins
option in the list.
nLicense Control must be installed prior to installing any other plug-ins. AMG Plug-ins are
installed on customer owned computers running 3D Studio Max and Adobe Photoshop.
Photoshop or 3D Studio Max must be installed prior to installing AMG PSD or AMG 3D Studio
Exporter.
cAvid does not recommend installing any 3rd party applications on the AMG Servers
directly as this impacts play-out performance when going to air.
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nIn the previous illustration, AMG License Control 3.0.0 was detected and with a green check
mark, shown as already installed.
2. Click the plug-in you want installed. Repeat this step for each plug-in that you want
installed.
After the plug-ins are installed, you can return to the main installer or exit the install.
3. Do one of the following:
tTo return to the main installer window, click Avid Motion Graphics Main.
tTo exit the installer, click Exit.
4. After installing your plug-ins, make sure to activate your AMG 3DS or PSD plug-in option.
For more information, see “Software Licensing” on page 78.
4Software Licensing
After you have installed the Avid Motion Graphics Software you must use the Avid License tool
to activate the license for your products.
The following main topics describe:
•What You Need to Activate the Software License
•License Activation Using an Internet Connection
•License Activation Without an Internet Connection
•Deactivating the License
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What You Need to Activate the Software License
To activate the software using the Avid License Control tool you need the items listed in the
following table.
The software license is provided on an Activation ID. Depending on your specific configuration
you may receive more than one Activation ID card. The card ships in a box separately from the
server and, if you have purchased multiple products on the same order, it could potentially be in
a box with another product that might be unrelated to the Avid Motion Graphics system.
Below is an example of an AMG System ID / Activation ID card:
cIf you change your system configuration — for instance, by replacing your hard drive, a
network adapter, or by upgrading your operating system — you must first deactivate your
Avid software.
nYour network administrator might need to open a few ports that are used during the license
activation. The Avid License Control tool utilizes both port 3443 and port 443 for license request
and response communication. Port 3443 is the primary port, but if this port is blocked, the
Activation Service tries port 443, which is more likely to be open for Web communication.
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Identification Number Type Where you can find it:
Activation ID The Activation ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID
card shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system. The
Activation ID is used to activate the software license and has been
linked to your System ID.
System ID The System ID is provided on an Activation ID and System ID card
shipped with your new Avid Motion Graphics system. The System
ID is used for expediting warranty verification and customer service.
After activation, the License Profile tab of the Avid License Control
tool displays information about your system. Click “Copy to
Clipboard” to copy the information to your clipboard. You can then
paste from the clipboard to an e-mail or create a text file. This is
helpful if you need to save this information for your records or need
to send system information to Avid Customer Support.
Device ID The Device ID is only needed if you are activating your software on a
system that is not connected to the Internet. This is provided through
the Avid License Control tool during activation.
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License Activation Using an Internet Connection
To activate the software license using an Internet connection:
1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a
separate box).
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
nAfter your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation
ID, and Device ID.
3. Click the Activate button located next to the Avid Motion Graphics software product name.
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4. Select I am connected to the Internet and will use this computer and then click
Continue.
nIf you select “I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is
connected to the Internet” continue with “License Activation Without an Internet Connection”
on page “License Activation Without an Internet Connection” on page 83.
5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
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6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.
7. Click the Activate button.
The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a
message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate
button changes to a Deactivate button.
License Activation Without an Internet Connection
License Activation Without an Internet Connection
When you do an indirect activation, you are given a “.bin” activation file. This file is only works
for a single activation. If you have done an indirect activation, and deactivate your license for any
reason, you may not use the same activation file to reactivate your license. You must repeat the
“License Activation Without an Internet Connection” procedure and obtain a new “.bin”
activation file.
To activate the software license from a separate computer
1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card included with your new hardware.
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, select Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
3. Click the Activate button located next to the Avid product software name.
4. Select I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is
connected to the Internet, then click the Continue button.
5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.
7. Click the Next button.
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8. Follow the instructions in the Avid License Control tool, then click the Next button.
nYour System ID, Activation ID, and Device ID are displayed on the Activation tab, write these
numbers down to use later. These IDs are displayed in the License Profile tab after your Avid
software is activated.
9. On a computer with an Internet connection, open a Web browser and navigate to
http://avid.com/license
.
10. Follow the on screen instructions on the web page.
The Website creates a license.bin file. This file contains license information needed to
activate your Avid Motion Graphics software.
11. Copy the
license.bin
file to the computer you want to activate.
A USB flash drive is a good method of moving the
license.bin
file.
12. Close the Web browser on the computer with the Internet connection.
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13. Return to the computer where you left off in the Avid License Control tool and click the
Next button.
14. Click the Browse button and navigate to the license.bin file on your computer, then click
Open.
The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a
message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate
button changes to a Deactivate button.
Deactivating the License
You must deactivate your Avid Motion Graphics software license when replacing the computer
so you can use the license on your new computer.
nTo be able to deactivate the software and it’s options, you must have an Internet connection.
To deactivate the software license:
1. Close any Avid Motion Graphics applications that are running.
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, select Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
3. Next to the Avid Motion Graphics software, click the Deactivate button.
4. Click Ye s .
5. Click Done to close the Avid License Control tool.
5Video Setup and Preferences
The following provides instructions for configuring the Avid Motion Graphics software.
You must complete your Avid Licensing before performing the video setup, and selecting
preferences. For more information, see “Software Licensing” on page 78.
nWhile Avid Motion Graphics and Avid Motion Graphics Production software is typically
installed on the Avid Motion Graphics server, the Avid Motion Graphics Creation software
installation is performed on a qualified laptop or computer supplied by the customer.
If you are installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist or News Control, there is a separate
installer required.
The following main topics describe:
•Video Setup
•Preferences
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Video Setup
The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard is used for video setup.
To open the Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard:
1. From the Start menu, do one of the following:.
tFor single channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics
A Channel Video Setup.
tFor dual channel AMG servers, select All Programs > Avid > Avid Motion Graphics
B Channel Video Setup.
The Avid Motion Graphics Video Setup Wizard opens.
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2. There are four templates available for video setup. The standard configuration to select for
an AMG Server is: AJA Kona 3G Quad Input + Output + HDMI, as shown selected in the
previous illustration.
nA different template can get selected by default even if the Video Setup has already been
performed on this particular computer. Ensure the correctness of the template selection on each
start of the Video Setup.
3. The Video Output Hardware settings must have the following default values.
- Stream #1 Pipe 0 – Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0
- Stream #2 Pipe 1 – Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0
nStream #1 is used for Program/Key output and Stream #2 is used for HDMI/Preview Video
output, no key. Audio is only supported for Stream #1. All other Audio check boxes should be
cleared.
4. In the Video Input Hardware Settings section, only Video In #1 is supported.
- Aja Kona 3G Quad – Card #0 – SDI 1
- Audio input check box should be unchecked
To configure video format settings:
1. In the Video Format Settings section, select your video formats. For a list of video formats,
see “Video Connections” on page 46.
2. After selecting the video format, set the Sync Format to properly genlock the system into a
broadcast environment.
If the reference input is Blackburst, select the Sync to be Blackburst and the sync format to
be either NTSC or PAL.
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3. For Composite Trilevel set the Sync field as Composite Trilevel and set the Sync-Format to
the proper format of the tri-level signal you are providing.
4. Do not change the OutBuffer or InBuffer settings from the default, BGRA.
5. The Field Render Mode allows a choice of how the interlaced image is rendered. For most
video formats (except for 1080i), the Frame mode should always be set. Failing to do so
might result in incorrect rendering of the video output.
For 1080i modes, there are two choices:
tField (default): For better performance. Select this for1080i video mode only.
tFrame: For better quality at the expense of performance. Select Frame for all video
modes, except 1080i.
6. H Delay and V Delay are the Horizontal and Vertical video delay adjustments.
7. The Number of buffers should not be changed from the factory default of 6.
8. After selecting the Video Setup options, click the Install button, and then the Ok & Exit
buttons to confirm your changes.
nIf you click the Ok button instead of Ok & Exit, you will need to close the Video Setup window
manually.
Shaped and Unshaped Keying
Working with multiple sources in a video production environment requires a mixing operation to
properly combine independent Video + Key elements. This operation is normally found in
graphics systems, character generators, DVE (Digital Video Effects) and switchers that are used
for on air broadcasts. Traditionally, two different methods of keying have been used in this
environment: Shaped and Unshaped Keying. These two methods cannot be used interchangeably
and can sometimes lead to confusion and improper operation.
In the broadcast environment, video and key signals are normally transported on two separate
signals. The terms Shaped and Unshaped refer to how a separate key signal is used in
conjunction with an associated video (or fill) signal to represent a non-opaque source.
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The Avid Motion Graphics video setting Unshape is by default Off. This default setting is for
shaped keying. Shaped refers to a video and key pair that has the key pre-applied (or
pre-multiplied) to the video signal.
If you need unshaped keying use the pull down for Stream #1 and select Expand1. The Stream #2
is for preview only output and should not be changed.
Preferences
The preferences for Avid Motion Graphics are set using the Preferences option available from
the Avid Motion Graphics user interface. This option is used to define the file structure and
preferences for the Viewports, Text, Paths, Desktop Shortcuts, and other miscellaneous
properties.
Configuring Viewports Preferences
The Viewports preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Viewports tab.
To configure Viewports preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Viewports tab.
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When you select a Video Format the Size, Camera Aspect Ratio, and Pixel Aspect Ratio are
populated based on the correct default settings for the particular video format selected.
nThis is setting the size of the viewport and will not impact your video output. Avid recommends a
setting of HDV/HDTV 1080.
3. (Optional) If you want, you can select the Focal Length for the viewport camera. The
Optimal setting is 50mm – 3D objects might appear stretched when moving to the corners of
the viewport with lower value settings.
4. (Optional) If you want, you can select the Output Fit Anamorphic (the default) Output Fit or
Letterbox (4x3 video). Avid recommends the Anamorphic option.
5. (Optional) If you want, you can turn on or off the Edit Stereo for the edit viewport for
stereoscopic.
nStereoscopic settings are not available unless properly licences for these settings.
6. (Optional) If you want, you can turn on or off the Program Stereo for the output for
stereoscopic.
7. (Optional) If you want, you can set the Stereo Parallax for stereoscopic 3D (the higher the
number the more dramatic the affect).
8. (Optional) In the Viewports Reduced Render section you can set parameters for viewport
rendering. Avid recommends accepting defaults for the settings in this section for optimal
performance.
9. (Optional) Mark the Video Pattern check box to display a test pattern for diagnostics (testing
output or video signal). A test pattern is displayed on the video output for testing and
configuration – this is disabled when closing preference menu.
Configuring Text Preferences
The Text preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Text tab.
To configure Text preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Project tab.
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3. Click the Text tab.
4. (Optional) Select Unicode Shaping to support Unicode characters such as Arabic.
5. (Optional) Select Spell Check to enables spell checking.
6. Click the Ok button.
Configuring Path Preferences
The Avid Motion Graphics Design applications allows multiple designers to work with one
common project library. Path preferences are defined and configured using AMG Preferences on
the Path tab. The tab allows you to define the following four main paths:
nThe illustrations that follow represent examples of paths and are not intended as best practice
examples. It is best to create your content on the terabyte storage drive of the AMG server (drive
letter E) as originally configured by Avid. Reserve drive letter X for all mapped media as this
drive letter is used in the AMG News and AMG Journalist workflows.
•User Projects paths — User Projects is the path where all projects are saved. By default, it
is set to
Documents\Avid\AMG\Projects
. It can be changed to another folder.
•Admin Projects paths — The Admin Projects path is where all shared projects are saved.
When you publish a composition, the composition is saved to the Admin Projects path. By
default, Admin Projects is the same as the User Projects path.
•Common Library paths — The Common Library path, which is not set by default, is
where you save all custom objects, materials, textures, fonts and other items which are
available for other designers.
•Common Assets paths — Common Assets path, which is not set by default, is where all
shared media files are saved (clips, JPG, PNG, etc.), so they can be used by multiple
designers without copying them to their local computers.
To configure a User Projects path:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Machine tab.
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3. Click the Path tab.
4. Do one of the following:
tClick the down-arrow to browse the AMG browser.
tClick the magnifying glass to use the Windows browser.
tClick the User Default button to select the default path.
5. Select a location.
6. Click the Ok button.
To configure a Admin Projects path:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Machine tab.
3. Do one of the following:
tClick the down-arrow to browse the AMG browser.
tClick the magnifying glass to use the Windows browser.
tClick the Admin Default button to select the default Admin location.
4. Double-click the folder in which to keep the published compositions.
5. Click the Ok button.
When a designer publishes a composition for the first time, Avid Motion Graphics saves the
composition to the
_published
folder and creates a special folder for the designer with
their credentials. Each designer has their own folder where their compositions are
automatically saved. Thus, if you want to load a published composition, you select the Load
published option from File > Composition. Avid Motion Graphics opens the FileLoader
window where you can select a designer, whose composition you want to load.
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To configure a Common Library path:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Machine tab.
3. Click the Path tab.
4. Click the black arrow to open the File browser window (or magnifying glass icon if you
prefer to use a Windows browser).
The File window opens.
5. Select the network drive on which to keep the Common Library.
6. Double-click the folder in which to save your objects.
7. Click the Ok button.
When you save a custom object to the Common library AMG automatically creates a folder
with the object type (‘obj’ for objects, ‘font’ for fonts, etc) and puts your item into the proper
folder.
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To configure a Common Assets path:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
Common Assets path (empty by default) is where all shared media files are saved (clips,
.jpg,.png files, etc) to be used by many designers without having to copy them to their local
computers.
2. Click the Machine tab.
3. Click the Path tab.
4. Click the magnifying glass to open the browser.
5. Navigate to the network drive and the folder in which Media will be saved.
6. Click the Ok button on the File window to set the Assets path.
7. Click the Ok button on the Path tab to save the Assets path.
Configuring Desktop Shortcut Preferences
The Desktop Shortcut preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Desktop
Shortcuts tab.
To configure Desktop Shortcut preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Machine tab.
3. Click the Desktop Shortcuts tab.
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4. Do one of the following:
tShortcut layout — This allows the user to select the layout into which they want AMG
open when double clicking the AMG shortcut. By default, this is set to None, which
then uses the default layout.
tCreate Open All — When this is selected, when the user double-clicks the shortcut, it
opens that project and loads all compositions contained in that project.
tCreate Open Lazy —When this is selected, when the user double-clicks the shortcut, it
opens that project but does not load any of the compositions associated with that project.
The compositions appear in the Stormlogic tab but the contents of the compositions are
not loaded. This is typically used when the Avid Motion Graphics Server is used in a
newsroom controlled workflow.
5. Click the Ok button.
Configuring Miscellaneous Preferences
The miscellaneous preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Misc tab.
To configure Miscellaneous preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Machine tab.
3. Click the Misc tab.
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4. Do one of the following:
tVideo Input #1 Enabled —If you use a Video In signal and you want to enable Video
Input #1.
tComposition thumbnail size — The size of the Composition thumbnail.
5. In the Project Saving backup modes section:
tEnable backup creation when saving —When checked (default) it saves the copy of
the project that was in memory to disk. The location it saves it to is
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Avid\AMG\Backup
tAutomatically save the project every (minutes) —The number of minutes to have the
project automatically saved. Recommended to set at a number greater than 10.
tRestart button —resets the minute value to 0.
tKeep maximum number of stored backups to — the number of backups stored if the
previously described number is set to something other than 0.
6. Click the Ok button.
Configuring the Reduced Renderer Preferences
The reduced renderer preferences are configured using AMG Preferences in the Reduced
Renderer tab.
To configure Miscellaneous preferences:
1. In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, select File > Preferences.
The AMG Preferences window opens.
2. Click the Project tab.
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3. Click the Reduced Renderer tab.
4. Adjust the Render settings for Edit. These settings are auto set when using playout mode.
For example, when in Playout mode, it does not need to use performance to render the edit
pipe. Options are:
-Off
- OnMouse
- OnFocus
- Continuous
5. Click the Ok button when you are done adjusting the render settings.
6Installing and Configuring Avid Motion
Graphics Journalist and Related
Software
The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics
Journalist software and related applications.
The following main topics describe:
•AMG Journalist Server Software Installation
•AMG Journalist Client Installation
•AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration
•AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation
After setting up and configuring settings of the operating system for your Avid Motion Graphics
system you can install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist software and related applications.
For installing Avid Motion Graphics Creation, Journalist, or News Control there will be one
USB flash drive containing the News software.
nThe Avid Motion Graphics software is also available on the Avid Download Center
(www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).
To Install This Software See The Following Section
AMG Journalist Server See “AMG Journalist Server Software Installation” on page 100.
AMG Journalist Client See “AMG Journalist Client Installation” on page 109.
AMG Preview Renderer See “AMG Preview Renderer Installation and Configuration” on
page 110.
AMG Device Service and
Advanced Device Manager
See “AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager Installation”
on page 120.
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AMG Journalist Server Software Installation
The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server software
(AMG Journalist Server) for integration with Avid iNEWS Command and Avid iNEWS
newsroom computer system.
nA different configuration is necessary if using ENPS.
Before performing this procedure, the Avid Motion Graphics servers must have already been
installed and licensed.
Confirming the Win2008 R2 64 bit Installation
Prior to starting the Journalist installation, confirm the Win2008 R2 64 bit installation on the
AMG server.
To confirm the Win2008 R2 64 bit installation:
1. Open a command prompt by selecting Start > Run.
2. Type cmd, and press Enter.
3. Type ver and press Enter.
Make sure the version of server is 6.1.7601.
Install the veredist_x64 and vcredist_88 Installers
Once you have confirmed Win2008 R2 64 bit installation, you must install or confirm that both
the vcredist_x64 and vcredist_86 installers on the AMG server, before installing the AMG
Journalist server software.
To install both veredist_x64 and vcredist_86 installers
1. Open the AMG Journalist Folder and locate the folder labeled VS2008.O
2. Open the VS2008 folder and install both the vcredist_x64 and vcredist_86 installers.
Confirm the Win2008 R2 64 bit installation, as described in the topic “Confirming the
Win2008 R2 64 bit Installation” on page 100.
Install both the veredist_x64 and vcredist_86 installers, as described in the topic “Install the
veredist_x64 and vcredist_88 Installers” on page 100.
Install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server software, as described in the topic
“Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server for iNEWS” on page 102.
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tIf you get an option to modify, then the installers are already installed. Cancel the
installation, and go to the next step.
tIf you do not get an option to modify, continue with the installation. Go to the next step.
3. Make sure that Windows Media Player is enabled. This is part of the Windows Desktop
Experience feature for Windows Server 2008. To verify that it is enabled, do the following:
a. Open the Control Panel, and select Programs and Features.
b. In the left pane, select Turn Windows Features on and off. The Event Viewer dialog
box opens.
c. From the Server Manager tree, select Features.
d. Confirm whether Desktop experience is enabled. If not, click Add features, and select
the check box next to Desktop Experience.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server Software
Once you have installed both the vcredist_x64 and vcredist_86 installers, you can now install the
AMG Journalist server software on the AMG server.
nOnce an option is installed, there will be a green check mark next to it.
To Install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server:
1. Navigate to and double-click AMG_Journalist_Server_setup.exe.
2. Click the option to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.
3. Click the option to install Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server.
nThis will share the AMGNews folder and configure the X: drive. It also installs the AMG Drive
Monitor.
4. Click the option to install Avid Licen se Co ntrol.
The screen refreshes with more options.
5. Click the option to install PostgreSQL 8.4.4.
It will install the next three options automatically.
6. Click the option to install PostgreSQLSubnet Selection.
The AMG PostgreSQL Database Access Configuration opens.
7. Select the Save pg_hba option at the bottom left of the screen.
8. Select Create AMG Databases.
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9. Select Click here to Install AMG Journalist Databases.
Wait until the AMG Journalist databases are installed. When it is done, the message “AMG
Database Creation Complete” appears.
10. Select Return to return to the AMG Journalist Installer main menu.
11. Click the option to install AMG ODBC.
12. Select Ye s on the pop-up menu.
13. Select Exit to exit the AMG Journalist Installer and return to the Windows desktop.
Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server for iNEWS
After installing the AMG Journalist Server software, you must configure the Avid Motion
Graphics Journalist Server for use with iNEWS.
This procedure is for use with iNEWS only. For use with ENPS or other MOS-based systems,
see the ENPS section of the iNEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide.
nThis procedure contains instructions for updating fields that are necessary, or recommended
only. Remaining fields and values not discussed in this procedure should be left as defaults.
To configure the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server for iNEWS:
1. On the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, navigate to:
C:\AMGNews\bins\conf\AMGConf.ini.
2. In the GENERAL section:
tSet VIDEO FRAMES to NTSC or PAL (depending on your site requirements).
tSet the SLUG FORMAT to <tpl>:<id>.
nAll values in the AMG.ini files must be surrounded by quotes. When editing values, remember to
keep the quotes in tact.
3. In the PREVIEW SNAPS section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the local AMG Journalist Server.
nDo not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name.
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4. In the [GATEWAY] section, set the IP to the specific address for the local AMG Journalist
Server.
nDo not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name.
5. In the [MOS DEVICE] section:
tConfirm that the NAME is set to AMGNews.
tIn the CHANNELS field, enter the channels names that you intend to use in the system.
Each name must be separated by a comma and space (e.g., 1, 2, 3, for graphics
channels).
nCommand will need to use the same channel names, so it's a good idea to write down or
remember the channel names used here.
6. In the [CONTROL] section (where NAME = COMMAND1):
tSet the IP to the specific address for the AMG Playout chassis.
tIf you have a second device, you need to add a new section with the name
COMMAND2, for the second device. This is done by doing the following:
- Copy the [CONTROL] section, and paste it just below the original CONTROL section.
- Change the NAME field to COMMAND2.
- Change the IP field to that of the second AMG Playout chassis.
7. In the [MANAGER] section, set the IP to the specific address for the local AMG Journalist
Server.
nDo not use 127.0.0.1, or a host name.
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8. In the [NCS] section:
tIn the NAME field, enter the NRCS server name.
tIf you want to see more than the first 2 replaceable fields in the Command playlist,
change the ABSTRACT FMT field from <2values> to the desired number of fields.
9. Select File > Save, and then close the AMGConf.ini file.
10. On the AMG Journalist Server, go to C:\AMGNews\bins\cfg and open the
Previewunits.ini file.
tThere are 2 UNITs sections. In each UNIT field, the default UNIT1 and UNIT2 are for
Render Engines A, and B on the Preview Renderer machine.
11. In the [UNIT] section, for UNIT1, and UNIT2, set the IP address to the IP address of the
Preview Renderer machine.
If any additional Preview Renderers are added, you need to create two additional UNIT
sections. This is done by doing the following:
- Copy the [UNIT] section, and paste it just below the original UNIT section.
- Change the UNIT1 field to UNIT3.
- Change the UNIT2 field to UNIT4.
- Change the IP field to that of the second Preview Renderer.
12. Select File > Save, and then close the Previewunits.ini file.
13. Double-click on My Computer and navigate to the X: drive.
14. Open TPL_example, and copy and paste the contents to the TPL folder on the X: drive.
15. Launch the AMG Monitor application.
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Licensing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server
The Avid Motion Graphics NRCS License is the only License required for the Avid Motion
Graphics Journalist server. The server itself does not have a license.
The Avid Motion Graphics Journalist System ID label, as shown in the following illustration, is
used as the System ID number to activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Clients.
The Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Client activation is performed on the AMG Journalist Server.
nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license. For more information, see “Software Licensing”
on page 78.
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To activate the license for Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Clients:
1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a
separate box).
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
nAfter your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation
ID, and Device ID.
3. Click the Activate button for Avid Motion Graphics NRCS Clients license.
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4. In the How would you like to proceed? section, select the I am connected to the Internet
and will use this computer option, and then click Continue.
nIf you select “I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is
connected to the Internet” continue with “License Activation Without an Internet Connection”
on page 83.
5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
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6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.
7. Click the Activate button.
The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a
message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate
button changes to a Deactivate button.
8. Back up your license profile information, and save it somewhere that you can access it.
Starting the AMG Journalist Server Applications
After the AMG Journalist server configuration is complete, you can start the AMG Journalist
Server application.
To start the AMG Journalist Server applications:
1. Turn on the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist server.
2. Double-click the AMG Application Monitor shortcut on the desktop, and enable and start
the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server applications.
- AMG Gateway: manages communication between NRCS, database, and Command.
- AMG News Licenser: gives out Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client license seats.
- AMG Preview Renderer: manages Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer requests
3. Select AMG Gateway, and click Enable Application.
4. Select AMG News Licenser, and click Enable Application.
5. Select AMG News Preview Server, and click Enable Application.
6. The Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server applications should start automatically.
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AMG Journalist Client Installation
This section contains the following topics:
•“Installing AMG Journalist Client Software” on page 109
•“Testing the AMG Journalist Client” on page 109
Installing AMG Journalist Client Software
The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client for
integration with Command, and iNEWS or ENPS.
To install the AMG Journalist client:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Open the install folder.
3. Double-click the Avid_Motion_Graphics_Journalist_setup.exe to run the executable.
4. In the AMG Journalist Applications window, click the AMG NRCS Client to install it.
5. Select Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable to install it.
6. Select AMG Drive Monitor to install it. Make sure the IP address for the AMG Journalist
server is populated. Follow the prompts (Install, Next, Finish) to complete the installation.
7. Select AMG ODBC to install it.
nA database password is not necessary, and should not be entered.
8. Select AMG NRCS to install, and click Finish to complete the installation.
9. Select Exit to close the installer.
You can now test the AMG Journalist Client.
Testing the AMG Journalist Client
After starting the AMG Journalist Client, you can test the functionality of it.
To test the AMG Journalist Client:
1. Open the AMG Journalist Client.
2. Double-click an item to open it in the template editor.
3. Add replacement data and click Save.
The new item should appear in the Graphic Database area list with a unique ID for the item.
4. Open the new item and edit the first replaceable field.
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5. Click Save and confirm that the data has updated.
6. Open the created item and click the Preview button.
7. Confirm that the correct replacement data appears.
8. Open the created item and click the Movie button.
9. Confirm that the item appears with motions and correct replacement data.
10. Create several more items and drag them into the rundown.
11. Create a hand-entered item.
12. Designate one of the items as a library graphic and drag into a playlist.
13. MON Load the show, and confirm that all graphics appear in the Command playlist.
AMG Preview Renderer Installation and
Configuration
This section contains the following topics:
•“Installing the AMG Preview Renderer” on page 110
•“Licensing the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips” on page 112
•“Installing Fonts on the AMG Preview Renderer” on page 115
•“Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers” on page 119
•“Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers” on page 119
Installing the AMG Preview Renderer
The following describes installing the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer on a dedicated
computer (not on the AMG Journalist Server) with the following minimum specifications:
• Windows 7 system, 64 bit
• Single quad-core Intel processor
• NVidia Quadro 4000 graphics card or higher
• 500 Gb of storage or higher
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To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Select AMG NewsShare, and open the Install folder.
3. Double-click the Avid_Motion_Graphics_Journalist_setup.exe.
4. Select Ye s .
The User Account Control dialog box opens.
5. In the AMG Journalist Applications window, click AMG News Preview Renderer to install
it.
6. Click the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable to install it.
7. Click Avid Motion Graphics Drive Monitor to install it.
8. Type the IP address for the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist server.
The Host name or IP address for the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server will appear in
the AMG Drive Monitor dialog box. Follow the prompts, clicking Next, to proceed. Then,
click Install. When finished installing, click Finish.
9. Click Avid Motion Graphics ODBC to install. Follow the prompts, clicking Install, and then
click Next to proceed.
nA database password is not necessary, and should not be entered.
10. Click Avid Licen se Co ntrol to install it.
11. Click AMG News Preview Renderer to install it. Follow the prompts, clicking Install, to
proceed. Then, click Next. When finished installing, click Finish.
12. Click Exit to close the installer licensing.
13. Open the Avid License Control tool.
14. Add the Preview Renderer licenses (Preview and Clips). If you do not have a Preview
Renderer license, contact your sales representative to obtain a license.
nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license.
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Licensing the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips
Once you have installed the AMG Preview Renderer on a dedicated computer., you need to
license the AMG News Preview Renderer, and the AMG Clips products.
Before you begin, you should have the following two Activation labels:
• AMG News Preview Renderer Activation label
• AMG Clips Activation label
You will also need to the System ID from the AMG Journalist System ID label. The Avid Motion
Graphics Journalist System ID label, as shown in the following illustration, is used as the System
ID number to activate the AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips products.
The activation is performed on the computer that you installed the AMG Preview Renderer on.
nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license. For more information, see “Software Licensing”
on page 78.
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To activate the license for AMG News Preview Renderer and AMG Clips:
1. Locate your System ID and Activation ID card(s) included with your new hardware (in a
separate box).
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
nAfter your Avid software is activated, the License Profile tab displays your System ID, Activation
ID, and Device ID.
3. Click the Activate button for AMG News Preview Renderer license.
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4. In the “How would you like to proceed?” section, select the I am connected to the Internet
and will use this computer option, and then click Continue.
nIf you select “I am not connected to the Internet and will be using another computer that is
connected to the Internet” continue with “License Activation Without an Internet Connection”
on page 83.
5. Enter your system identification number in the System ID text box.
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6. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box.
7. Click the Activate button.
The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation is complete, a
message informs you that your software has been successfully activated and the Activate
button changes to a Deactivate button.
8. Repeat Steps 3-7 to activate the AMG Clips license.
9. Back up your license profile information, and save it somewhere that you can access it.
Installing Fonts on the AMG Preview Renderer
This topic contains information on how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Fonts Package on the
AMG Preview Renderer
This procedure must later be performed on all NRCS Clients.
To install fonts on the AMG Preview Renderer:
1. Locate the AMG USB drive and insert it into a vacant USB port on your AMG Preview
Renderer.
2. (Option) The Avid Motion Graphics software kit is also available on the Avid Download
Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter). Unzip the downloaded software kit in the
new folder on the AMG Preview Renderer.
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3. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file.
The installer splash screen appears.
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4. Select Avid Motion Graphics Tools.
This begins the installation of the AMG Tools software on the AMG Preview Renderer. The
next screen appears:
5. Click the Avid Motion Graphics Font Package option to install the AMG fonts package
onto the AMG Preview Renderer.
nWait for all of the components to install before continuing. After each component successfully
installs, a green circle, containing a white check mark, replaces all of the red circles, containing
white Xs. If a component is already installed, it is detected and the green circle with the check
mark appears immediately.
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When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion
Graphics application opens.
6. Click Next to continue.
7. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and the License agreement.
8. Click the Install button to begin installing the software.
The Status bar displays followed by the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box.
9. Click the Finish button.
10. Click Exit to close the AMG setup.exe.
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Starting the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers
After starting Avid Motion Graphics and the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, you must
start the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers A and B.
To start the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderers A & B
1. On the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer computer, select Start > AMGNews
Preview Renderer A.
2. Select File > Project > Open All, and navigate to the X:\TPL folder to open the project.
3. On the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer computer, select Start > AMGNews
Preview Renderer B.
4. Select File > Project > Open All, and navigate to the X:\TPL folder to open the project.
Creating Project Shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer
After the on-air project is finalized, you can create Start Menu shortcut to open the project on the
AMG Preview Renderer.
To create project shortcuts on the AMG Preview Renderer:
1. Navigate to X:\TPL\basic.ldr.
2. Create a shortcut to that file on the desktop.
3. Double-click the file to open the project in Preview Renderer A.
4. With the project open, double-click the shortcut again, to open the project in Preview
Renderer B.
5. Drag the Preview Renderer A shortcut to the Start menu.
Now you can click Start, point to the Preview Renderer A, and select the project to open
both Preview Renderers.
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AMG Device Service and Advanced Device Manager
Installation
This section contains the following topics:
•“Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager” on page 120
•“Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service” on page 123
•“Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service” on page 126
•“Installing the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service” on page 127
Installing the AMG Advanced Device Manager
This topic contains information on how to install the AMG Advanced Device Manager on each
Avid Motion Graphics Playout chassis.
To install the AMG Advanced Device Manager:
1. Locate the AMG USB drive and insert it into a vacant USB port on your AMG Playout
chassis.
2. (Option) The Avid Motion Graphics software kit is also available on the Avid Download
Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter). Unzip the downloaded software kit in the
new folder on the AMG Preview Renderer.
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3. Navigate to and double-click on the Avid_Motion_Graphics_setup.exe file.
The installer splash screen appears.
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4. Select Avid Motion Graphics Tools.
This begins the installation of the AMG Tools software on the AMG Preview Renderer. The
next screen opens:
5. Click the AMG Advanced Device Manager option to install the AMG Advanced Device
Manager onto the AMG Playout server.
nWait for all of the components to install before continuing. After each component successfully
installs, a green circle, containing a white check mark, replaces all of the red circles, containing
white Xs. If a component is already installed, it is detected and the green circle with the check
mark appears immediately.
When all components have been installed, the Installshield Wizard for the Avid Motion
Graphics application opens.
6. Click Exit to close the installer.
7. Open the Avid License Control tool and activate the Avid Motion ADM with the respective
license supplied.
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nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license. For more information, refer to “Software
Licensing” on page 78.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Device Service
This section provides the standard procedure for installing the device service.
To install the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service on the device:
1. Install iNEWS Command and select the AMG Device Service from the install menu.
When the autorun program starts, select the Avid iNEWS Command button. The
InstallShield Wizard starts and displays the Welcome screen.
2. Click Next.
The License Agreement appears.
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3. Read the License Agreement, accept the terms, and click Next.
If you do not accept the terms, the installation program will not continue.
nYou can print the terms if you want to read them later or keep a copy for your records.
The Destination Folder dialog box opens.
4. Do one of the following:
tClick Change to designate an install directory, and then click Next.
tAccept the default location by clicking Next.
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The Options dialog box opens.
5. Select Avid Motion Graphics and click Next.
The Custom Setup dialog box appears with the default services selected for installation of
client software. However, for CII integration, you must modify the selections to customize
your installation.
6. Deselect Avid iNEWS Command Workstation so that it is not installed.
7. Expand Avid Graphic Device Service and select Avid Graphic Device Service 01.
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8. Click Next to continue.
9. When the Ready to Install the Program dialog box appears, click Install.
10. When the installation is complete, click Finish.
You are now ready to install the appropriate plug-in or the Graphic Inventory Editor (GIE), if
necessary.
Configuring the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service
Once you have installed the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service on each Avid Motion
Graphics playout chassis, you must next configure it.
To configure the Avid Motion Graphics Device Service:
1. Select Start > All Programs > Avid Service Framework.
2. Open the Avid Service Configuration application.
3. Navigate to the local machine, open the drop down menu, and select the Avi d Moti on
Graphics Device Service.
4. Enter a Device name (in lowercase), such as “amg1”, and set the channel count to 1 for
single-channel, or 2 for dual-channel playout chassis.
5. Click the AMG Device Service Settings tab.
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6. In the ADM IP field, type the local machine’s specific IP address.
7. In the NET CONNECT AS, type the computer name\user name for the AMG Journalist
Server, so that the device service connects to the AMG Journalist Server with the right
credentials.
nIf the Journalist Server uses a local log in, enter the local computer name and user name, such
as AMGJourn\Admin. A domain login also works here.
8. In the NET PASSWORD field, type the password for that user name (if there is one).
Otherwise, leave it blank.
9. In the NET SHARED RESOURCE field, type the AMG Journalist computer name and
share name. For instance,
\\AMGJourn\AMGNews.
nMake sure the case matches.
10. Confirm that the SYSTEM MOS ID is correct. It should be the same (including the case) as
was configured in the AMGConf.ini and the ADM Configuration.
nAfter changing any value, select a different field before clicking Apply, so that the last change is
kept. Or press Enter.
11. After the configuration is complete, click the Apply button.
The service restarts automatically.
12. Close the window.
Installing the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service
The iNEWS Command Device Service must be installed on each AMG playout chassis.
To install the iNEWS Command AMG Device Service:
1. Navigate to the network location of the iNEWS Command install files.
2. Double-click AvidiNEWSCommand_setup.exe.
3. In the Command installer window, click Avid Service Framework, and click Next.
4. In the Workgroup name, type the name of your Command workgroup, and click Next.
5. Select the Avid Service Framework client to install, and click Next.
6. Confirm all of the Framework applications are installed:
tHealth Monitor
tService Configuration
tDiagnostics
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7. Confirm that the Avid Motion Graphics Playout Server can see the Command Server. If the
Command server is in a different subnet, add the FQDN or IP address to the Locator tab in
the Avid Service Framework, Workgroup Properties application.
8. Install Avid iNEWS Command, and select the AMG Device Service from the install menu.
Configuring Command and iNEWS or ENPS
Command device channels, channel groups, and iNEWS rundowns must also be configured for
Avid Motion Graphics. This is done on the Command server.
For more information, see the topic “Configuring iNEWS Command Device Channels and
Channel Groups” the iNEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide.
Confirming AMG Functionality with Command
Once you have created a project to test with, you can confirm AMG functionality with Command
by doing the following:
•Starting Avid Motion Graphics
•Testing Command Inventory, Playout, and Editing
Starting Avid Motion Graphics
Starting the Avid Motion Graphics server is the first task in confirming functionality.
After starting the AMG Application Monitor for the first time, make sure that you enable all
applications.
To start Avid Motion Graphics:
1. Turn on the Avid Motion Graphics server.
2. Start the Avid Motion Graphics application.
3. Click File > Project > Open and navigate to the
X:\TPL
folder to open the project.
4. Click the Playout button. This step is required for any playout operation.
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5. Open the Advanced Device Manager. This initiates the Open All command. You are now
ready to play items in Command. If you have to close and open the UI for any reason, do the
following:
- Open the Avid Motion Graphics application from your shortcut.
- In the Avid Motion Graphics user interface, switch to Playout mode.
- In the open Advanced Device Manager, click the Connect button, which initiates the
Open All.
6. Next, you should test Command Inventory, playout and editing functionality. for more
information, see “Testing Command Inventory, Playout, and Editing” on page 129.
Testing Command Inventory, Playout, and Editing
After confirming functionality of the AMG Journalist Client, you must test the Command
inventory, playout, and editing functionality.
To test Command inventory, playout, and editing:
1. In the Inventory Panel, confirm that you can see the templates from the your project, and the
library graphic you created.
2. Confirm that thumbnails appear in the playlist.
3. Lock channel group:
tConfirm that the replacement fields update (if not already updated).
tCue and play items – confirm on output.
4. Open item in media viewer and change replacement data:
tConfirm that data is updated in the playlist.
tConfirm that the thumbnail updates.
tOpen the item in the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client, and confirm that the
replacement data has also changed here.
5. Play the cued item. Confirm that it appears on the output, and that the next item cues as
expected. Eject the item from the program channel.
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
When you do not have iNEWS Command but use scripts and rundowns in a MOS environment
you can use Avid Motion Graphics News Control. The following steps describe how to install
and configure the Avid Motion Graphics News Control for use in a MOS workflow environment.
They assume that the Avid Motion Graphics Servers have already been installed and
licensed.You must have licenses for AMG News components. (NRCS, AMG News Preview
Renderer (2), AMG Clips (2), AMG News Control (if applicable. First, you must install and
configure the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server.
nIf you are not using iNEWS Command, you will need AMG MOS Gateway and Avid MOS
Gateway.
To Install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server:
1. Navigate to and double-click
AMG_Journalist_Server_setup.exe
.
2. Click the option to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.
3. Install Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server.
This will share the AMGNews folder and configure the X: drive.
4. Install Avid License Control.
5. Install PostgreSQL 8.4.4.
6. Install AMG ODBC.
Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics
News Control
After installing, the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server components on your Journalist
Server, they must be configured.
n Installers for other related Avid Motion Graphics News components are opened from the
Journalist server.
To configure the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server:
1. On the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, navigate to:
C:\AMGNews\bins\conf\AMGConf.ini
.
2. In the General section:
tSet VIDEO FRAMES to NTSC or PAL.
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3. In the Preview section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host
name).
4. In the Gateway section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host
name).
5. In the MOS Device section:
tConfirm the NAME is set to set to your desired MOS DEVICE ID for the AMG playout
system.
6. In the Control section (where NAME = CTRL1):
tSet the IP address to the specific address on which AMG News Control will run.
7. In the Control section (where NAME = COMMAND1):
tFor AMG News Control, comment out this entire section with
a ;
.
8. In the Render Sections (There are two.):
tSet the IP to the specific address for the AMG Playout Servers.
9. In the Manager section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the AMG Journalist server (do not use 127.0.0.1, or
a host name).
tFor iNEWS, confirm that IS NCS is set to NO.
10. In the NCS section:
tIn the NAME field, enter the iNEWS server name in the NAME.
tIn the IP field, enter the IP address of the computer running the Avid MOS Gateway.
11. On the AMG Journalist Server, go to
C:\AMGNews\bins\conf\Previewunits.ini
.
tIn both IP fields, enter the IP address for where the AMG News Preview Renderer will
be running.
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Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
Open Avid License Control and confirm that you have an NRCS license and Avid Motion
Graphics News Control licenses (if necessary). If you do not have an NRCS license, contact your
sales representative to obtain a license.
To License theAvid Motion Graphics Journalist:
1. Open Avid License Control tool.
2. Activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS license.
nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license.
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X: Drive Network Share
The AMG News system includes a network share folder known as the X: Drive. This is a
centralized location where many of the components for the AMG News system reside. The X:
Drive includes installers and configuration files for components. The X: Drive is also the
centralized repository for the sites graphic templates and assets. It is vital that consistent network
connectivity is available between AMG News components and the X: Drive. By default, the X:
Drive is installed on the AMG Journalist Server as part of the AMG News installation.
The following is the X: Drive directory structure overview.
• Bins — Include executable files for AMG News Components, cfg folder containing
configuration ini files, plug-in folder containing plug-ins for use within Journalist client, and
a log folder for log files.
• Bins\cfg — Contains ini files for configuration.
• Install — Installers for AMG News Components.
• TPL — Graphic templates for AMG News Project
• RSC — Shared assets for use as replaceable fields in AMG Journalist Clients.
• TPL_Example—An example news project with replaceable fields for testing
When this is this is done, there is an AMG News icon on the desktop. Double-click it to start the
following AMG server applications:
• AMG News Licenser: gives out AMG Journalist client license seats
• AMG Gateway: manages communication between NRCS, database, and Avid MOS
Gateway.
• AMG News Preview Server: manages Preview requests for Journalist Clients.
The install comes with a ‘basic’ project, that can be used for initial testing and confirmation.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client
The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client for
integration with Avid Motion Graphics News Control. They assume that the Avid Motion
Graphics servers have already been installed and licensed.
To install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Open the install folder.
3. Click AMGDriveMonitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and configures the system
tray icon.
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4. Click AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection.
5. Click the AMGNRCS to install. This configures the AMG Journalist Client.
Installing the Preview Renderer
The following describes installing the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer on a dedicated
computer.
To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Open the install folder.
3. Click Avid Motion Graphics Drive Monitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and
configures the system tray icon
4. In the AMG Journalist Applications window, click Avid Motion Graphics News Preview
Renderer. This installs the News Preview Renderer Engines (A and B)
5. Open the Avid License Control tool.
tconfirm that you have News Preview Renderer and Clips licenses. If you do not have
those licenses, contact your sales representative to obtain a license.
nthe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license.
Creating a Project Shortcut
Create a Start Menu shortcut to open the project in the Preview Renderer.
To create a project shortcut:
1. Navigate to
X:\TPL\basic.ldr
(or the specific project name).
2. Create a shortcut to that file on the desktop.
3. Double-click the file to open the project in Preview Renderer A.
4. With the project open, double-click the shortcut again, to open the project in Preview
Renderer B.
This enables you to click Start, point to the Preview Renderer A, and select the project to
open both Preview Renderers.
5. Navigate to the AMG Journalist Server.
tClick AMNGDriveMonitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and configures the
system tray icon
tClick AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection.
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6. Open Avid License Control.
7. Confirm that the AMG licenses are in place: AMG, Clips, 3D Stereo (if purchased).
Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS
The last steps are to configure the MOS device channels, and iNEWS rundowns.
To Configure Avid MOS Gateway:
1. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MOS-MAP, add an entry for the new MOS ID. See the following
example:
2. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MAP, add an entry for the MOS device and its corresponding MOS
Gateway. See the following example:
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3. Configure the Avid MOS Gateway – MOS devices controlled by the Avid MOS Gateway
must appear as an entry in the Avid MOS Gateway’s mosconfig.xml file. See the following
example:
Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client
If you are using AMG Journalist with ENPS, then you must configure ENPS to host the AMG
Journalist client.
nThis can be done from any ENPS client machine.
Once configured, the AMG Journalist client will need to be installed (from the X: drive) on all
ENPS client machines that need access to it.
To configure ENPS to host AMG Journalist client:
1. Open the ENPS client.
2. Select the green 'rover' on the 4th folder in the client, point to System Maintenance, and then
MOS Configuration.
3. If you already have a MOS ID configured for the Command system, add the following
information to the respective fields:
a. In the Description field, if a description is already entered, it should be changed to
AMG Journalist, so users can easily identify it.
b. In the IP field, type the IP address of the Command server, if not already done.
c. In the ActiveX field, type RCGPLUGIN.RCGpluginCtrl.1, which identifies the AMG
Journalist client plugin.
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d. In the Program field, select the group that was created specifically for Command.
e. In the MOS Version field, 2.8 is the recommended version.
nMake sure that the AMGConf.ini is also set to use MOS 2.8.
f. In the Local DragDrop field, make sure it is set to Off.
g. In the Story Send field, make sure this option is selected.
nUsing the same MOS ID as the Command system allows the journalist to open graphics that
have already been created.
nIf you are using more than one ActiveX plugin (such as AMG Journalist and Deko Select), only
one ActiveX plugin can be configured to use the same MOS ID as Command. The second ActiveX
plugin will need to be set up with a separate MOS ID.
Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality
After installing and configuring the Journalist and News Control components, confirm the
functionality.
To confirm Journalist functionality:
1. Open the AMG Journalist client.
2. Double-click an item to open it in the template editor.
3. Add replacement data, and click Save.
The new item should appear in the Graphic Database area list with a unique ID for the item.
4. Open the new item and edit the first replaceable field.
5. Click Save and confirm that the data has updated.
6. Open the created item, and click the Preview button.
7. Confirm that the correct replacement data appears.
8. Open the created item, and click the Movie button.
9. Confirm that the item appears with motions and correct replacement data.
10. Create several more items and drag them into a rundown.
11. Create a hand-entered item. Confirm that it appears in News Control.
12. Designate one of the items as a library graphic and drag into a playlist.
13. MON Load the show, and confirm that all graphics appear in the Avid Motion Graphics
News Control Workstation.
7Installing and Configuring Avid Motion
Graphics News Control
The following provides instructions for installing and configuring Avid Motion Graphics
Journalist software and related applications.
The following topic is included:
•Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
After setting up and configuring settings of the operating system for your Avid Motion Graphics
system you can install the Avid Motion Graphics News Control software and related
applications.
For installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control there will be one USB flash drive containing
the News software.
nThe Avid Motion Graphics software is also available on the Avid Download Center
(www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).
To Install This Software See The Following Section
Avid Motion Graphics News
Control
See, “Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control” on page 139.
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Installing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
When you do not have iNEWS Command but use scripts and rundowns in a MOS environment
you can use Avid Motion Graphics News Control. The following steps describe how to install
and configure the Avid Motion Graphics News Control for use in a MOS workflow environment.
They assume that the Avid Motion Graphics Servers have already been installed and
licensed.You must have licenses for AMG News components. (NRCS, AMG News Preview
Renderer (2), AMG Clips (2), AMG News Control (if applicable. First, you must install and
configure the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server.
nIf you are not using iNEWS Command, you will need AMG MOS Gateway and Avid MOS
Gateway.
To Install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server:
1. Navigate to and double-click
AMG_Journalist_Server_setup.exe
.
2. Click the option to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.
3. Install Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server.
This will share the AMGNews folder and configure the X: drive.
4. Install Avid License Control.
5. Install PostgreSQL 8.4.4.
6. Install AMG ODBC.
Configuring the Journalist Server for use with Avid Motion Graphics
News Control
After installing, the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server components on your Journalist
Server, they must be configured.
n Installers for other related Avid Motion Graphics News components are opened from the
Journalist server.
To configure the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server:
1. On the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server, navigate to:
C:\AMGNews\bins\conf\AMGConf.ini
.
2. In the General section:
tSet VIDEO FRAMES to NTSC or PAL.
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3. In the Preview section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host
name).
4. In the Gateway section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the local machine (do not use 127.0.0.1, or a host
name).
5. In the MOS Device section:
tConfirm the NAME is set to set to your desired MOS DEVICE ID for the AMG playout
system.
6. In the Control section (where NAME = CTRL1):
tSet the IP address to the specific address on which AMG News Control will run.
7. In the Control section (where NAME = COMMAND1):
tFor AMG News Control, comment out this entire section with
a ;
.
8. In the Render Sections (There are two.):
tSet the IP to the specific address for the AMG Playout Servers.
9. In the Manager section:
tSet the IP to the specific address for the AMG Journalist server (do not use 127.0.0.1, or
a host name).
tFor iNEWS, confirm that IS NCS is set to NO.
10. In the NCS section:
tIn the NAME field, enter the iNEWS server name in the NAME.
tIn the IP field, enter the IP address of the computer running the Avid MOS Gateway.
11. On the AMG Journalist Server, go to
C:\AMGNews\bins\conf\Previewunits.ini
.
tIn both IP fields, enter the IP address for where the AMG News Preview Renderer will
be running.
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Licensing Avid Motion Graphics News Control
Open Avid License Control and confirm that you have an NRCS license and Avid Motion
Graphics News Control licenses (if necessary). If you do not have an NRCS license, contact your
sales representative to obtain a license.
To License theAvid Motion Graphics Journalist:
1. Open Avid License Control tool.
2. Activate the Avid Motion Graphics NRCS license.
nThe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license.
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X: Drive Network Share
The AMG News system includes a network share folder known as the X: Drive. This is a
centralized location where many of the components for the AMG News system reside. The X:
Drive includes installers and configuration files for components. The X: Drive is also the
centralized repository for the sites graphic templates and assets. It is vital that consistent network
connectivity is available between AMG News components and the X: Drive. By default, the X:
Drive is installed on the AMG Journalist Server as part of the AMG News installation.
The following is the X: Drive directory structure overview.
• Bins — Include executable files for AMG News Components, cfg folder containing
configuration ini files, plug-in folder containing plug-ins for use within Journalist client, and
a log folder for log files.
• Bins\cfg — Contains ini files for configuration.
• Install — Installers for AMG News Components.
• TPL — Graphic templates for AMG News Project
• RSC — Shared assets for use as replaceable fields in AMG Journalist Clients.
• TPL_Example—An example news project with replaceable fields for testing
When this is this is done, there is an AMG News icon on the desktop. Double-click it to start the
following AMG server applications:
• AMG News Licenser: gives out AMG Journalist client license seats
• AMG Gateway: manages communication between NRCS, database, and Avid MOS
Gateway.
• AMG News Preview Server: manages Preview requests for Journalist Clients.
The install comes with a ‘basic’ project, that can be used for initial testing and confirmation.
Installing Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Client
The following steps describe how to install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client for
integration with Avid Motion Graphics News Control. They assume that the Avid Motion
Graphics servers have already been installed and licensed.
To install the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist client:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Open the install folder.
3. Click AMGDriveMonitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and configures the system
tray icon.
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4. Click AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection.
5. Click the AMGNRCS to install. This configures the AMG Journalist Client.
Installing the Preview Renderer
The following describes installing the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer on a dedicated
computer.
To install the Avid Motion Graphics Preview Renderer:
1. Navigate to the Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Server (via UNC path -
\\servername)
.
2. Open the install folder.
3. Click Avid Motion Graphics Drive Monitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and
configures the system tray icon
4. In the AMG Journalist Applications window, click Avid Motion Graphics News Preview
Renderer. This installs the News Preview Renderer Engines (A and B)
5. Open the Avid License Control tool.
tconfirm that you have News Preview Renderer and Clips licenses. If you do not have
those licenses, contact your sales representative to obtain a license.
nthe license is most easily added with an internet connection, so that the computer can connect to
the Avid license server and verify the license.
Creating a Project Shortcut
Create a Start Menu shortcut to open the project in the Preview Renderer.
To create a project shortcut:
1. Navigate to
X:\TPL\basic.ldr
(or the specific project name).
2. Create a shortcut to that file on the desktop.
3. Double-click the file to open the project in Preview Renderer A.
4. With the project open, double-click the shortcut again, to open the project in Preview
Renderer B.
This enables you to click Start, point to the Preview Renderer A, and select the project to
open both Preview Renderers.
5. Navigate to the AMG Journalist Server.
tClick AMGDriveMonitor to install. This configures the x: Drive and configures the
system tray icon
tClick AMGODBC to install. This configures the database connection.
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6. Open Avid License Control.
7. Confirm that the AMG licenses are in place: AMG, Clips, 3D Stereo (if purchased).
Configuring Avid MOS Gateway, AMG News Control and iNEWS
The last steps are to configure the MOS device channels, and iNEWS rundowns.
To Configure Avid MOS Gateway:
1. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MOS-MAP, add an entry for the new MOS ID. See the following
example:
2. In iNEWS SYSTEM.MAP, add an entry for the MOS device and its corresponding MOS
Gateway. See the following example:
3. Configure the Avid MOS Gateway – MOS devices controlled by the Avid MOS Gateway
must appear as an entry in the Avid MOS Gateway’s mosconfig.xml file. See the following
example:
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Configuring ENPS to Host AMG Journalist Client
If you are using AMG Journalist with ENPS, then you must configure ENPS to host the AMG
Journalist client.
nThis can be done from any ENPS client machine.
Once configured, the AMG Journalist client will need to be installed (from the X: drive) on all
ENPS client machines that need access to it.
To configure ENPS to host AMG Journalist client:
1. Open the ENPS client.
2. Select the green 'rover' on the 4th folder in the client, point to System Maintenance, and then
MOS Configuration.
3. If you already have a MOS ID configured for the Command system, add the following
information to the respective fields:
a. In the Description field, if a description is already entered, it should be changed to
AMG Journalist, so users can easily identify it.
b. In the IP field, type the IP address of the Command server, if not already done.
c. In the ActiveX field, type RCGPLUGIN.RCGpluginCtrl.1, which identifies the AMG
Journalist client plugin.
d. In the Program field, select the group that was created specifically for Command.
e. In the MOS Version field, 2.8 is the recommended version.
nMake sure that the AMGConf.ini is also set to use MOS 2.8.
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f. In the Local DragDrop field, make sure it is set to Off.
g. In the Story Send field, make sure this option is selected.
nUsing the same MOS ID as the Command system allows the journalist to open graphics that
have already been created.
nIf you are using more than one ActiveX plugin (such as AMG Journalist and Deko Select), only
one ActiveX plugin can be configured to use the same MOS ID as Command. The second ActiveX
plugin will need to be set up with a separate MOS ID.
Confirming Avid Motion Graphics Journalist Functionality
After installing and configuring the Journalist and News Control components, confirm the
functionality.
To confirm Journalist functionality:
1. Open the AMG Journalist client.
2. Double-click an item to open it in the template editor.
3. Add replacement data and click Save.
The new item should appear in the Graphic Database area list with a unique ID for the item.
4. Open the new item and edit the first replaceable field.
5. Click Save and confirm that the data has updated.
6. Open the created item and click the Preview button.
7. Confirm that the correct replacement data appears.
8. Open the created item and click the Movie button.
9. Confirm that the item appears with motions and correct replacement data.
10. Create several more items and drag them into a rundown.
11. Create a hand-entered item. Confirm that it appears in News Control.
12. Designate one of the items as a library graphic and drag into a playlist.
13. MON Load the show, and confirm that all graphics appear in the Avid Motion Graphics
News Control Workstation.
8Upgrading Your AMG Server Hardware to
Dual Channel
This chapter provides procedures for upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server to
a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server. This includes adding five additional media drives
one additional VGA board, and one additional Video I/O board in your Avid Motion Graphics
server.
Do not add any hardware if there are any issues with the system. Correct all problems before
adding new hardware and making changes to the system. Perform a quick check to verify that the
system is in good working order.
nBefore you begin, back up your media. This process adds media drives to your system. Once
they are added, you must Re-RAID your system.
Topics in this chapter include:
•Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots
•Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
•Removing and Installing the System Cover
•(Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings
n You will need both #1 and #2 Phillips-head screwdrivers to perform the procedures described in
this section. You will also need wire cutters to cut the tie-strap to the power bundle.
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Avid Motion Graphics Server Board Slots
The following illustration shows the dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server rear panel as it
looks with the two additional boards installed in Slots 4 and 5.
• The NVidia® Quadro 4000 VGA board is shipped installed in Slot 4 of the dual channel Avid
Motion Graphics servers. When upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server to
dual channel, you must add this board to Slot 4.
• The AJA Kona 3G Video I/O board is shipped installed in slot 5 of the dual channel Avid
Motion Graphics servers. When upgrading a single channel Avid Motion Graphics server to
dual channel, you must add this board to Slot 5.
Avid Motion Graphics Server Dual Channel Rear Panel
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, electronic components, and other parts.
Avid recommends that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If
one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to
chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your Server when handling parts.
Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold electronic boards
only by their edges. After removing a board from its protective wrapper, place the board
component side up on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but
not the wrapper. Do not slide the board over any surface.
AJA Kona 3G Video I/O
NVidia Quadro 4000 VGA
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
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Upgrade Checklist
The following table provides a checklist of tasks that must be performed when upgrading a
single channel Avid Motion Graphics server to a dual channel Avid Motion Graphics server.
Disconnect all cables from your AMG server chassis, and remove the AMG server from the
rack.
Remove the system cover, as described in “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on
page 150.
Install the additional VGA and Video I/O boards, as described in “Installing the Additional
VGA and Video I/O Boards” on page 152.
Replace the server cover., as described in “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on
page 150.
Re-rack the AMG server, as described in “Installing the AMG Server in a Rack” on
page 34.
Install the additional five (5) RAID media drives, as described in “Inserting Additional
Media Drives in Your AMG Server” on page 156.
Connect your power and other cables to your AMG server, as described in “Connecting
Power Cords to the AMG Server” on page 58.
Power on your Avid Motion Graphics server, as described in “Turning on Your Avid Motion
Graphics Server” on page 157.
Re-RAID your media drives, as described in “Re-RAIDing Media Drives” on page 158.
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Materials Checklist
The following materials are included in the upgrade kit:
• 1 Nvidia VGA board
• 1 AJA Video I/O Board
• 1 Breakout Panel
• 1 cable needed for Breakout panel
• 1 DVI-VGA Adapter (not needed)
• 1 USB Software Drive
• 1 USB Drive Image (TBD)
• 1 Avid Motion Graphics Activation Card
Removing and Installing the System Cover
To remove the top cover:
1. Observe the safety precautions described in “Electrostatic Discharge Precautions” on
page 148.
2. Make sure the Avid Motion Graphics server is powered off and all peripheral devices and
AC power cords are disconnected.
3. Use a #2 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the four top cover screws shown in the following
illustration.
4. Completely loosen the captive thumb screws on the back of the server.
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5. Pull the two pull tabs on the sides of the cover outward.
nMake sure the top of unit first needs to slide to the rear to dis-engage it from the chassis front
cover.
Removing the Top System Cover
6. Lift and slide the cover off the system to remove it.
Front
Thumb screws
Pull tabs
Top cover
screws
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To install the server system cover:
1. Place the cover over the server so that the side edges of the cover sit just outside the server
sidewalls.
2. While pulling the tabs outward, slide the cover forward until the tabs click into place and
release the pull tabs.
3. Replace the four top cover screws previously removed.
4. Tighten the rear thumbscrews.
5. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords.
Installing the Additional VGA and Video I/O Boards
To install the additional VGA and Video I/O boards:
1. Observe the safety precautions described in “Electrostatic Discharge Precautions” on
page 148.
2. Use a #2 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the cover and then lift cover out as previously
described, see “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on page 150.
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3. Remove the T-bar by removing the ten (10) screws that are securing it to the chassis. After
removing the T-Bar, there is a cover (that directs heat to the rear of the system). Remove that
cover also.
Removing the T-Bar
4. Identify the appropriate slot for the additional VGA and Video I/O boards you are installing.
Front
2 Screws
T-Bar
4 Screws
4 Screws
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5. Remove the screw securing each of the blank panels associated with the slots where you are
installing the additional VGA and Video boards.
Removing the Blank Card Slot cover
Front
USB/PCI Card
NVidia Quadro
VGA board
AJA Kona 3G
Video I/O board
Serial
Card
Slot for New AJA Kona 3G
Video I/O board
Slot for New NVidia Quadro
VGA board
SDI 3 SDI 4
SDI 2
SDI 1
Slot 4 Slot 5
Single Channel Server
Expansion Slots
Location of VGA Power
Connector
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6. Insert the Video I/O board in Slot 4 so that it fits into the connector and fills the hole where
you previously removed the blank panel (Slot 4).
nBe sure that the tab at the bottom panel seats into the slot on the bottom of the server chassis.
7. Insert the VGA board in Slot 5 so that it fits into the connector and fills the hole where you
previously removed the blank panel (Slot 4).
nWhen installing the VGA board, be careful not to pinch the cables that connect the PS/2 USB
board.
nBe sure that the tab at the bottom panel seats into the slot on the bottom of the server chassis.
8. Connect power to the VGA board by doing the following:
a. Pull aside the shroud.
b. Locate a 6-pin power connector from rear of the fan base.
nIf two power connectors are attached together, you might need to release one by cutting the
plastic fasteners that bundle the power connectors.
Locating the VGA Power Connector
c. Pull one power connector out and slide it under the midplane and attach it to the
connector on the rear of the new VGA board that you just installed.
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d. Replace the heat shroud using the 2 Phillips screws.
9. Re-attach the T-Bar with the ten (10) screws that you removed earlier.
10. Replace the top cover, see “Removing and Installing the System Cover” on page 150.
11. Re-rack the AMG server, see “Positioning the Server in the Rack” on page 36.
12. Reconnect all peripheral devices and the AC power cords into the server.
Inserting Additional Media Drives in Your AMG Server
This procedure contains information on how to insert the additional five (5) media drives into
your Avid Motion Graphics server so that it will be a dual channel capable Avid Motion
Graphics server.
To insert the additional media drives in your AMG server:
1. Obtain the five (5) additional media drives.
2. Remove the drive carriers from Slots 7-11 of the chassis by pushing the button, then pull the
handle to unlatch the drive and slide each empty drive carrier out of the Avid Motion
Graphics chassis.
nThe actual drives are not numbered.
3. For each new media drive, push the drive carrier latch in, to release the handle and pull the
handle completely open prior to inserting the drive carrier into the open slot.
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4. Make sure the drive LEDs are on the bottom before you begin to slide the drive into the
server.
cDo not force a drive into a slot. If you are having problems installing a drive, check to make
sure it is level and flat as you insert it into the server, that the drive carrier latch is open and
at a 45 degree angle to the drive carrier, and that the LEDs are on the bottom of the drive
carrier.
5. Slide the drive into the open drive slot in the Avid Motion Graphics server chassis until it
stops. Approximately 1/2 inch of the drive carrier should be outside the server.
6. Push the handle into the drive carrier. This seats the drive in the Avid Motion Graphics
server. You’ll hear a click when the drive is fully seated and the handle latches in place.
Turning on Your Avid Motion Graphics Server
When you turn on the power to your Avid Motion Graphics Server hardware, you must do it in
the following order so that the Avid Motion Graphics Server locate and acknowledge all of its
connected components.
nIf you encounter an error when starting the Avid Motion Graphics application for the first time,
close the error message and change the display resolution frequency to 60Hz. For further
information contact Avid support.
You should re-connect the system to the to the KVM as you had prior to removing the chassis. It
is not required to connect a second KVM connection to the Nvidia board installed during this
upgrade process. This board is for internal use only and is not required to connect. In fact, if it is
connected, you might not see your desktop or post as it boots.
To power on each component:
1. (Option) If you have a KVM switch as part of your system, ensure the power is on.
2. Ensure you have all your network cables connected before you turn on the power or load the
Avid Motion Graphics Server software.
3. Push the power button at the top left on the front of the your Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Fault LED (red)
Power/Activity LED (blue)
Drive lock
Drive carrier latch
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4. Wait for the Windows operating system to load before you attempt to use the Avid Motion
Graphics Server. This can take several minutes. When the system starts up, login to your
system with your current username and password.
If you haven’t changed it, the default login username is AMG, which is not case sensitive
and the password is left blank (no password is assigned).
When installing the software, you should log on as user of AMG and no password.
nIf you log on as Administrator when installing the software, it will not launch.
If you need to restore the operating system on the server using the USB provided, the
username is Administrator and the password is avid (the password is case sensitive and is
lower case).
It will recognize the new drives, but you must now re-RAID your media drives. For more
information, see “Re-RAIDing Media Drives” on page 158.
(Optional) Upgrading the AMG Software
If you do not have AMG v2.5 or later software installed, you must upgrade to the latest software.
For more information, see the latest version Avid Motion Graphics Server ReadMe, located on
the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/US/support.
(Optional) Upgrading AJA and NVidia Driver Configuration Settings
After you have installed the NVidia Quadro 4000 VGA board, and the AJA Kona 3G Video I/O
board into the server and power it on, the Windows Hardware Wizard displays. You might need
to update the AJA and NVidia drivers for Avid Motion Graphics v2.0 and earlier.
For instructions on updating the drivers, see the Avid Motion Graphics Server ReadMe.
Re-RAIDing Media Drives
This topic contains information on how to re-RAID your media drives in the event that you are
converting a single channel Avid Motion Graphics Server to a dual channel Avid Motion
Graphics server.
cBefore you perform this procedure, you must back up your media if you haven’t already
done so.
This procedure creates a new RAID50 drive group on the Avid Motion Graphics server.
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Before you begin this procedure, you must have already removed the physical media drives from
the chassis and replaced them with new drives, as described in the topic “Inserting Additional
Media Drives in Your AMG Server” on page 156.
To re-RAID Media Drives:
1. On the Avid Motion Graphics server, right click on Computer, and select Manage.
The Computer Management dialog box opens.
2. In the Storage folder, select Disk Management.
The Disk Management window opens.
3. Right-click on the (D:) partition in Disk 1, and select Delete Volume from the menu. Then,
right-click on the (E:) partition in Disk 1, and select Delete Volume from the menu
The Disk Management dialog box should appear as in the following example.
nIf Disk 2 also appears, right-click on the (F:) partition in Disk 2, and select Delete Volume from
the menu.
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4. Once you have verified that you have deleted the existing volumes, you can close the Disk
Management window, and go to the next step.
5. Start the MegaRAID Storage Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > MegaRAID
Storage Manager > StartupUI, or select the MegaRAID Storage Manager desktop icon.
nIf your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI
MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software
versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at
http://www.lsi.com.
From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.
The MegaRAID Storage Manager - Host View dialog box opens.
6. Select the IP address URL link of the Avid Motion Graphics server in the IP Address field.
The Enter User Name & Password dialog box opens.
7. Type the local machine login credentials.
a. In the User Name field, type administrator.
b. In the Password field, type avid.
Make sure the Login Mode is set to Full Access.
c. Click OK (Login).
The LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager application opens.
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8. Click the Logical tab to confirm that the new drives you inserted appear in the Unconfigured
Drives tree.
In the following example, note the following:
- The previously installed drives (Slots 12 -16) appear in the Drives tree.
- The drives you just installed in Slots 7-11 appear In the Unconfigured Drives tree, as
“Unconfigured Good”. This indicates that they are new un-configured media drives.
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9. Clear the existing configuration by doing the following:
a. Right-click on the LSI MegaRAID SAS.
b. Select the Clear Configuration option from the list
The Confirm Clear Configuration dialog box opens.
10. Select the Confirm check box, and click Yes to clear the existing configuration.
After the existing configuration is cleared, all of the drives that were in the Span: 0, and
Span:1 trees should now appear in the Unconfigured Drives tree as “Unconfigured Good”.
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11. Right-click the LSI MegaRAID SAS again, and select Create Virtual Drive.
The Create Virtual Drive - Choose mode dialog box opens.
12. Select the Advanced radio button, and click Next.
The Create Drive Group - Drive Group Settings dialog box opens.
13. Select the Drive group settings by doing the following:
a. In the RAID level field, select RAID 50 - Spanned Drive Group.
b. Select five drives by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the five drives.
The Add > button becomes enabled.
c. Click the Add > button to add the five drives to Span: 0 in the Drive Group0 tree.
d. Create a new Span by clicking the Create Span button.
It will generate Span: 1 at the bottom of the Drive groups field.
e. Select the remaining five drives by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the remaining five
drives.
f. Click the Add > button to add them to Span: 1.
g. Click the Create Drive Group button.
h. Click the Next button.
The Create Virtual Drive - Virtual drive settings dialog box opens.
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14. In the Virtual drive settings dialog box, do the following:
a. In the Virtual drive name field, make sure it says VD_0.
b. In the Capacity field, leave the default of 7.273.
c. In the Initialization state field, select No Initialization.
d. In the Units field, leave the default of TB.
e. In the Strip(e) size field, select 512 KB.
f. In the “Read Policy, select Always Read Ahead.
g. In the “Write policy” field, select Always Write Back.
h. In the I/O Policy field, select Direct I/O.
i. In the Access policy field, select Read Write.
j. In the Disk Cache Policy field, select Disabled.
k. Click the Create Virtual Drive button.
The Always Write Back Selected dialog box opens.
l. Click Ye s to confirm the changes for the write policy setting.
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m. Click the Next Button.
The Create Virtual Drive - Summary dialog box opens.
15. Review the summary for the settings you selected to create the virtual drives. Make sure the
settings are correct before you create the virtual drive.
16. Once you have confirmed your settings are correct, click the Finish button to create the
virtual drive.
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17. When you are done, the Logical Tab should appear as it does in the following example:
After the configuration, the system might go to “initializing mode”. This takes about 6 or 7
hours to initialize a single disk.
nTo view your progress, select Manage > Show Progress.
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18. In Windows, do the following:
a. Right-click on Computer, and select Manage.
The Computer Management dialog box opens.
b. In the Storage tree, select Disk Management.
The Initialize Disk dialog box opens.
19. In the Initialize Disk dialog box, do the following:
a. Select Disk 1
b. Select the GPT (GUID Partition Table) option.
c. Click OK.
20. In Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management, right click on the new
Unallocated Drive space for Disk 2, and select New Simple Volume.
21. Click Next on the volume wizard screen.
The Specify Volume Size dialog box opens. It should show 512000 MB for the volume size.
This gives you a 500 GB partition.
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22. Click Next.
The Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog box opens.
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23. In the “Assign the following drive letter” field, make sure the drive letter is set to “D” and
click Next.
The Format Partition dialog box opens.
24. In the Format Partition dialog box, do the following:
a. Select the “Format this volume with the following settings” option.
b. Set the Allocation unit size to 64K.
c. Change the Volume label to Media.
d. Make sure the “Perform a quick format” check box is selected.
e. Click Next.
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25. Click Finish.
After the format is complete, the drive should show Healthy (Primary Partition).
26. Close the Disk Manager.
27. Reboot the system.
You are now done creating the new media drives.
9Adding and Replacing Hardware
This section provides procedures for replacing components in your Avid Motion Graphics server.
Removing and Replacing Data Drives
The Avid Motion Graphics server automatically uses the spare drive in the server to repair the
RAID group where the drive has failed or was taken offline.
nYou do not need to stop the Avid Motion Graphics server to replace a single drive.
As long as you have a spare drive in the server, the RAID controller automatically starts
repairing a RAID group using the spare when:
• The RAID controller identifies a drive has failed.
• A data drive has been taken offline (Make Drive Offline) using the LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager.
• A data drive has been physically pulled from the server (without being identified using one
of the two previous conditions).
Removing a Drive
When a RAID data drive fails, the Avid Motion Graphics server automatically rebuilds the RAID
set when a new drive is installed. You can identify the failed drive by locating the data drive on
the front that has both the blue and red LEDs on solid, for a list of data drive LED meanings, see
“Avid Motion Graphics Server Front” on page 19. You can remove the failed RAID data drive
whenever the red and blue LEDs have indicated that the drive has failed. When the new drive is
inserted, the Avid Motion Graphics server automatically starts the rebuild process. The rebuild
process does not need to be completed before you can use Avid Motion Graphics server.
To remove a drive from the Avid Motion Graphics server:
1. Locate the data drive on the front of the Avid Motion Graphics server that has the solid blue
and red LEDs on solid.
nThe RAID group uses the other four drives in the RAID to repair the group.
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2. Push the button, then pull the handle to unlatch the drive and slide the drive carrier out of the
Avid Motion Graphics server.
Replacing a Drive
After removing a data drive as previously described (see “Removing a Drive” on page 171),
install the replacement data drive as described in the following procedure. When the new data
drive is inserted, the Avid Motion Graphics server automatically adds the new drive into the
RAID group.
To replace a drive in the Avid Motion Graphics server:
1. Make sure the handle on the drive carrier is unlatched and pulled open as far as possible.
2. Slide the drive into the open drive location in the Avid Motion Graphics server until it stops.
Approximately 1/2 inch of the drive carrier should be outside the server.
3. Push the handle into the drive carrier. This seats the drive in the server.
The new drive becomes part of the RAID group.
Replacing the Avid Motion Graphics Server
Use the following procedure when replacing an and Avid Motion Graphics server. For purposes
of this procedure, the server to be replaced is referred to as “old server” and the replacement
server as “new server.”
nIf your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI
MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software
versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at
http://www.lsi.com.
From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.
nAlthough not required for this procedure, it might be helpful to note the host names, passwords,
IP address, and other important network details.
To replace an Avid Motion Graphics server:
1. Power-off the old server by clicking Start > Shut Down.
2. Disconnect the two power cords from the back of the old server.
3. Disconnect the 1-Gb connections from old server.
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4. Carefully remove both system drives from the rear of the old server. Put them in a safe place.
These are mirrored drives. The order in which you replace these drives in the new server
should not matter. Although it would be good practice to mark the system drives as the upper
and lower and replace them back in the same order in the new server.
5. Carefully remove all (5 or 10) data drives from the front of the old server and put them in a
safe place.
These data drives are labeled by the system as a RAID group (5 drives in the RAID group).
The order in which you replace these drives in the new server should not matter. Although it
would be good practice to mark the data drives as to the slot location and replace them back
in the same order in the new server.
6. Remove the old server from the rack.
7. Install the new server into the rack (without the system or data drives).
8. Carefully reinsert the both system drives into the rear of the new server.
If you recorded the locations from which the drives were removed on the original server,
insert them into the same upper and lower locations.
9. Carefully reinsert all data drives into the original position in which they were in on the old
server.
If you recorded the locations from which the drives were removed on the original server,
insert them into the same drive slot locations.
10. Insert the two power cords into the power supplies on the back of the server.
11. Reconnect any 1-Gb cables that were disconnected earlier.
12. Move the Application Key (dongle) or software license from the old Avid Motion Graphics
server to the new Avid Motion Graphics server.
13. Power-on the new server.
Give the new server at least 3 minutes to initialize
cWhen the replacement server starts, the LSI MegaRAID BIOS reports the presence of
foreign drive arrays and asks you to press “F” to import Foreign Configuration, press “C”
to enter the setup utility, or press any key to continue. Do not import the foreign
configuration, press the space bar to continue and proceed to step 14.
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14. You need to import the RAID configuration using the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager
tool.
nIf your Avid Motion Graphics server OS image is later than version 4, it will not have the LSI
MegaRAID Storage Manager software pre-installed. Earlier Avid Motion Graphics software
versions had this software pre-installed on the server. To get the latest LSI MegaRAID Storage
Manager software, it is available to download under LSI's terms and conditions at
http://www.lsi.com.
From the website, you can locate and download the latest Windows-based LSI MegaRAID
Storage Manager software that supports the MegaRAID SAS 9260 4i product.
The following procedure summarizes the LSI MegaRAID procedure for importing a Foreign
Configuration. For more information, see the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool Help.
a. Start the LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tool and log in using the Administrator name
and password.
b. Click the Logical tab.
c. Select the LSI MegaRAID controller in the left pane.
d. Select Go To > Controller > Scan Foreign Configuration.
A pop-up window appears reporting the detection of foreign configurations.
cDo not select the Clear option. Clearing the configuration deletes the RAID configuration
off the disks. Doing so renders the RAID set un-usable. All of the data in the Storage Group
(in which this server is a part of) becomes unrecoverable.
e. Select the “Import logical configuration from all foreign drives” option and click OK.
The Foreign Configuration Wizard window appears listing the foreign configurations.
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This example depicts the configuration for a single channel (5 drive) model AMG
server.
f. Click Accept.
g. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm the import, click Yes.
h. You are informed when the import completes, click OK.
nA background initialization is started and can take several hours to complete. You can use the
server, but performance is best once the initialization is finished.
Replacing System Drives in the Server
There are two system drives installed in the Avid Motion Graphics server. The two drives are
mirrored and accessible from the rear of the server. If you have a failure on either one of the two
system drives you can pull the failed drive out of the server and install a replacement without
turning off the Avid Motion Graphics server. The Avid Motion Graphics server continues to run
properly if one of the two system drives are removed.
nThe drive carriers for the system drives are locked to avoid them from opening during shipment.
The plastic drive carrier key is mounted on the rear of the server beside the system drives.
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Replacing System Drives in the Server
If replacing the system drives as part of a complete server replacement, see “Replacing the Avid
Motion Graphics Server” on page 172. When moving the systems drives from one server to
another, the order in which you replace these drives in the new server should not matter.
Although it would be good practice to mark the system drives as the upper and lower and replace
them back in the same order in the new server.
To replace a single failed system drive:
1. Open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application:
Start > Programs > Intel > Intel Rapid Storage Technology
2. Click the Manage button in the application.
A. Run hardware scan button
B. Disk icons
C. Status line
3. Pull the failed drive out of the server and install a replacement without turning off the server.
Once the drive is installed, use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application to initiate the
rebuild operation as described in the following steps.
AA
B
B
CC
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4. Click the Run hardware scan button (identified as A in the above illustration) to refresh the
RAID data to the current state.
5. The volume icon has two smaller disk icons attached to it - one for each disk of the RAID
set. Perform one of the following operations:
- If the disk has previously been part of the RAID set, the disk appears as an icon attached
to the Volume 0 icon and the application immediately begins the rebuild. You can
monitor the status, in this case the status line displays “Rebuilding x% complete.”
- If the replacement disk has never been part of this RAID set, the disk icons display a list
of available disks. The Status line will display “Degraded,” and the words “rebuild to
another disk” is underlined. Click on the underlined text.
6. A window opens that offers a choice of drives to add to the array. Click on the one drive that
needs to be added to the RAID set. The rebuild operation begins immediately.
You can use the Status line to monitor the status of the rebuild. The top of the screen says
Manage Volume, and the status line says “Rebuilding x% complete.”
nYou can perform other work while the rebuild completes.
To replace both system drives:
1. If both system drives fail, shut down the system, and unplug the power cords.
2. Remove both system drives.
3. Install new system drives into the two drive carriers and insert them into the two system
drive slots
4. Replace the power cords and restart the system.
5. Enter the Intel RAID BIOS by pressing CTRL+I when the text MATRIX RAID BIOS
appears on the screen.
6. Choose Create the new RAID set. This will create the system drive mirror.
a. Change RAID type from RAID 0 Stripe to RAID 1 Mirror (volume name and capacity
can be left at the defaults).
b. Select Create RAID, answer yes to the “are you sure” messages.
c. The RAID set (Volume 0) should be shown as online with the two physical disks (port0
and 1) listed below as array members.
d. Exit the RAID BIOS and allow the system to restart.
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7. Turn on your server and reimage your system drives which includes loading the Windows
operating system, see “Reinstalling the Windows Operating System” on page 180.
8. Use the same IP addresses previously assigned.
9. Install the Avid Motion Graphics server software on the new system drives, see “Software
Installation” on page 66.
10. Verify the Avid Motion Graphics server is functioning. If not, call customer support before
continuing.
10 Product Recovery
This section describes the procedures to recover your Avid Motion Graphics server drive by
reinstalling Windows 7 Ultimate and Avid specific additions and changes.
This procedure restores only the Windows operating system and the hardware drivers. It does not
restore the Avid Motion Graphics software. The Avid Motion Graphics software must be
reinstalled separately, after the operating system recovery is complete.
The version number of your current image on the Avid Motion Graphics server can be found in
the C:\IMAGE.TXT file on the root directory of the system drive. There is also an IMAGE.TXT
file on the USB flash drive to inform you of the version you are about to install. To find out the
current version of the Avid Motion Graphics server image, see the Avid Motion Graphics
ReadMe.
cWhen reimaging an Avid Motion Graphic server that is currently licensed, you must first
deactivate the Avid licence, see “Deactivating the License” on page 85.
You might need to reinstall the Windows 7 Ultimate operating system on your Avid Motion
Graphics server if you are directed to do so by Avid Customer Support or if you are initializing a
new system drive. The Product Recovery performs a Windows 7 Ultimate installation to the
entire system drive and replaces all the data on your system drive partitions.
nAfter reimaging the system, the Windows and Administrator password are set to avid.
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Reinstalling the Windows Operating System
Avid provides a recovery image on the 16 GB USB flash drive provided with your Avid Motion
Graphics server. The USB flash drive you allows you to re-install the operating system and
drivers as it was shipped from Avid.
To reinstall the Windows operating system from the Avid Product Recovery flash drive:
1. Locate the 16 Gb USB flash drive with the Avid Motion Graphics image.
2. Stop all activity on Avid Motion Graphics server and select Start > Shut Down.
The Shut Down Windows dialog box opens.
3. Insert USB flash drive into the front USB port in the system.
nYou must enter the BIOS with USB flash drive plugged-in to set correct drive boot order.
4. Remove all USB devices except for the USB flash drive plugged into the front of the AMG
Server before continuing.
5. Restart the AMG server and press the Delete key several times during startup until you see
“Entering Setup.”
6. Set the USB drive to boot first.
a. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the Boot tab.
b. Down arrow and select Hard Disk Drives and press Enter.
c. Select 1st Drive and press Enter.
d. Down arrow and select “USB Kingston DataT.”
nDepending on the manufacturer of the USB flash drive, this USB selection in the BIOS might
change. The initial release includes a Kingston USB flash drive. This might not be the
manufacturer of the USB flash drive in future releases.
7. Press ESC to escape from the Hard Disk Drive menu. Select Boot Device and set priority to
“USB Kingston DataT.”
8. Press F10 to Exit and Save your changes.
9. Press Enter or click OK to confirm the changes.
The system continues to start from the USB flash drive.
Wait until two windows appear, click on the blue window and select one of the available
options:
- Recover the OS partition only.
- Recover the entire system disk.
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- Exit without doing a recovery.
10. At the prompt, type
2
to “Recover the entire system disk.”
When you type
2
, a warning screen opens, informing you that you are about to recover the
Windows operating system.
nIf you type
3
, the recovery quits to the Main menu. You need to type
3
again to get to command
window. Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
to quit in any of these windows.
11. A yellow screen appears type Y.
12. A red screen appears type Y.
The reimaging takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
cDo not remove the USB flash drive while performing the product recovery. If you remove
the USB flash drive an error is displayed stating it cannot write the Ghosterr.txt file. If the
USB flash drive was removed, you cannot continue the process by re-installing the USB
flash drive. You would have to start the recovery process from the beginning.
13. A gray screen prompts you to reboot. Type S to eject the media and shut down the system
and remove the USB flash drive from the system.
14. (If removed) Reconnect all the network Ethernet cables.
15. Continue with configuring the operating system as described in see “Network and Operating
System Settings” on page 59.
11 Specifications
This information provides on the dimensions, weight, environmental, electrical, and the power
cord specifications for the Avid Motion Graphics Server. It also recommends the use of an
un-interruptible power supply (UPS) and supported network cabling.
nFor safety and regulatory information about your Avid Motion Graphics Server, see “Safety and
Regulatory Information” on page 185.
The following main topics describe:
•Dimensions and Weight
•Environment
•Electrical
•Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
•Supported Cabling
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Dimensions and Weight
The following describes the dimensions and weight of the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Environment
The following describes the optimal operating environmental specifications for the Avid Motion
Graphics Server.
Electrical
The following describes the electrical specifications for the Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Component Name Height Width Depth Maximum Weight
Avid Motion Graphics Server 5.25 in (133 mm) 17.0 in (432 mm) 29 in (737 mm) 112 lbs (50.8 kg) with the
maximum numbers of
drives installed
Component Name Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Temperature
Avid Motion Graphics Server 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) 5% to 95% (at 38°C)
non-condensing
–4°F to 140°F (–20°C to
60°C)
Component Name Voltage Frequency Watts
Avid Motion Graphics Server 100 to 240 Vac, 8 amps, Two
hot-swap redundant AC
power supplies
50 to 60 Hz 1100 W System Watts; running load
software and 100% CPU usage
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Avid recommends you purchase an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to use with your Avid
Motion Graphics Server. A UPS protects you against sudden power surges or losses that could
cause you to lose files or experience data corruption. The power outlets need to be from the same
distribution panel. This helps prevent ground loops that can be caused by plugging equipment
into power sources with different ground potentials. Make sure there is adequate, dedicated
power for each UPS.
wAll the electrical work at your site should be done by a licensed electrician. All the
electrical changes must meet country, state, and local electrical codes.
The Avid Motion Graphics Server supports UPS devices that are connected using network
connections, USB connections, and serial connections. Install the software from the UPS
manufacturer for advanced shutdown behavior, calibrate the UPS device. These software
packages also allow for a connected Windows-based servers to send alerts to other
Windows-based servers to perform actions.
The Motion Graphics Server is connected to a network and the network policy settings might
also prevent you from completing this procedure. Make sure there is adequate power and the
correct receptacle type for each hardware component, the rack power strips, and the UPS. Do not
use extension cords to plug in any of the hardware components.
Supported Cabling
Avid supports the following cable types for connecting an Avid Motion Graphics Server.
Supported Cables Function
Connector Style and
Maximum Cable Length
Cable Connection Type: Ethernet
network cable, CAT5e, CAT6, or
CAT6a
Ethernet Avid ISIS clients, Avid
Interplay servers to shared storage
networks Avid AirSpeed capture
and playback servers to shared
storage networks
RJ45 connector 100 Meters; If using CAT5e
the cable it must be rated for 350 MHz for
maximum length. The minimum GigE cable
length for Avid network products is 6 feet or
2 meters.
ASafety and Regulatory Information
This document contains safety and regulatory information for Avid hardware.
•Warnings and Cautions
•FCC Notice
•Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
•European Union Declaration of Conformity
•Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union
•Argentina Conformity
•Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations
•Japan EMC Regulations
•Korean EMC Regulations
Warnings and Cautions
cThis equipment is intended only for installation in a RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCATION.
cNever install equipment if it appears damaged.
cDisconnect the power cord before servicing unit.
cOnly perform the services explicitly described in this document. For services or procedures
not outlined in this document, speak with authorized Avid service personnel.
cFollow all warnings and cautions in the procedures.
cOperate the device within its marked electrical ratings and product usage instructions.
cIf you need to replace a battery in an Avid hardware unit, be sure to use the correct battery
type. There might be a risk of explosion if a battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
cFor products with a power switch the main power switch should remain accessible after
installation.
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FCC Notice
Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission Rules and Regulations has established Radio
Frequency (RF) emission limits to provide an interference free radio frequency spectrum. Many
electronic devices produce RF energy incidental to their intended purpose.
Class A Equipment
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense.
Modifications
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to Avid
hardware that are not expressly approved by Avid Technology may void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
Cables
Connections to Avid hardware must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI
connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
Class A Equipment
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel
brouilleur du Canada.
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European Union Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of conformity
Konformitätserklärung
Déclaration de conformité
Declaración de Confomidad
Verklaring de overeenstemming
Dichiarazione di conformità
We/Wir/Nous/WIJ/Noi:
Avid Technology
75 Network Drive
Burlington, MA, 01803 USA
European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or
Avid Technology International B.V.
Sandyford Industrial Estate
Unit 38, Carmanhall Road
Dublin 18, Ireland
declare under our sole responsibility that the product,
erklären, in alleniniger Verantwortung,daß dieses Produkt,
déclarons sous notre seule responsabilité que le produit,
declaramos, bajo nuestra sola responsabilidad, que el producto,
verklaren onder onze verantwoordelijkheid, dat het product,
dichiariamo sotto nostra unica responsabilità, che il prodotto,
Product Name(s): Avid Motion Graphics Server
Model Number(s): 7020-30333-xx
Product Option(s): This declaration covers all options for the above product(s).
to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standard(s) or other
normative documents.
auf das sich diese Erklärung bezieht, mit der/den folgenden Norm(en) oder Richtlinie(n)
übereinstimmt.
auquel se réfère cette déclaration est conforme à la (aux) norme(s) ou au(x) document(s)
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union
188
normatif(s).
al que se refiere esta declaración es conforme a la(s) norma(s) u otro(s) documento(s)
normativo(s).
waarnaar deze verklaring verwijst, aan de volende norm(en) of richtlijn(en) beantwoordt.
a cui si riferisce questa dichiarazione è conforme alla/e seguente/i norma/o documento/i
normativo/i.
The requirements of the European Council:
Safety: Directive 2006/95/EEC
UL 60950-1, 2nd edition
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-07; 2007
IEC 60950-1, 2nd edition
EN 60950-1:2006
EMC: Directive 2004/108/EC
EN55022:2006 /A1:2007
EN55024:1998 /A1:2001 /A2:2003
EN61000-3-2:2006
EN60000-3-3:1995 /A1:2001 /A2:2005
Gerrett Durling, VP of Engineering, Shared Services
Issued In Burlington MA, USA 2011
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the
European Union
This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of
with other waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing
it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic
equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal
will help conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects
human health and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your
waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city recycling office or the dealer from
whom you purchased the product.
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Argentina Conformity
Made in USA
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations
Ken Hopkins
Avid Technology (Aust) Pty Ltd
c/o – Elliot House
Suite 810, Level 8
140 Arther St
North Sydney
NSW – 2060
Japan EMC Regulations
Class A Equipment
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference
in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions. VCCI-A
Korean EMC Regulations
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Korean EMC Regulations
Class A Equipment
Please note that this equipment has obtained EMC registration for commercial use. In the event
that it has been mistakenly sold or purchased, please exchange it for equipment certified for
home use.
Avid
75 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803-2756 USA
Technical Support (USA)
Visit the Online Support Center at
www.avid.com/support
Product Information
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visit us on the web at www.avid.com

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