Pinnacle Design 37T100105 manual MMG System Requirements, ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway Computer

Page 8

Chapter 1: Introduction

ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway Computer

The ConnectPlus 1000 gateway consists of a computer with an Intel processor that runs the Microsoft Windows OS. It also includes a Fibre Channel card for connection to the storage arrays via the Fibre Channel switches. This gateway connects the Liquid blue workstation with the MediaStream Networked Storage Systems and the MSS 8000 NS server.

ConnectPlus 1000 provides high-speed connectivity with up to 300 Mbps performance over industry-standard Gigabit Ethernet. Network data transfer is accomplished through Pinnacle’s implementation of standard FTP.

Figure 1-2: ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway Chassis

Liquid blue Workstation

Pinnacle Liquid blue non-linear editing workstations deliver native support for major standard video formats, resulting in format independence and eliminating transcoding and degradation by recompression. Any combination of DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO25/50, MPEG-2, MPEG IMX, Digital Betacam, and uncompressed D1/D5 can be used within a single timeline, all with real- time playback. High-speed transfer via SDTI reduces capture and mastering time.

The Liquid blue application and the MediaStream Media Gateway client application are installed on the Liquid blue workstation.

MMG System Requirements

MSS platforms supported: 900 NS, 8000 NS and 8000SI

MSS 900 NS: Release 2.22 or greater

MSS 8000 NS and MSS 8000si: Release 3.14 or greater

Connect Plus 1000: Version 3.03.7 or greater

MediaStream Server copyDLL: Version 4.9 or greater

MXF is MSS blue compatible MXF format (4ch/16bit)

Not supported on integrated ConnectPlus 1000/MSi PC of 8000si

Limit of one TCS server per ConnectPlus 1000

MMG must be loaded on source cluster

Liquid blue client 6.1 with Liquid Blue Service Pack 2 supported

Supported on ConnectPlus 1000 IBM 335 and Avnet GWY100 PCs

8

MMG Installation, Setup, and Operations Guide

Image 8
Contents MediaStream Media Gateway Trademarks Official Notices and Warranties Software License AgreementLimitation of Liability Table of Contents Workflow and File Transfer Introduction System OverviewMMG System Requirements ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway ComputerAbout This Guide Introduction MMG Installation, Setup, and Operations Guide System Connections Liquid blue ConnectionsAttach the Software Protection Dongle Liquid Connections to Other System ComponentsLiquid Dongle Parallel Port Placement Liquid Client Computer to LAN/WANConnectPlus 1000 Gateway Connections Liquid blue Workstation’s Gnic PortBegin the Installation Installation and SetupInstall Liquid blue Installation Progress Bar Liquid blue Installation Completed Screen Installing the MMG Client MMG Client Install WelcomeServer Setup Window Configure the FileZilla FTP server connection To change the user and passwordTo change the home directory 12 User Edit DialogFileZilla configuration for a PS100 To configure usersConfigure Speed Limits 15 Shared FoldersConfigure the MMG 17 Configuration ToolClick the Add TCS button Click the Add Host button Installing the MMG Server on the Gateway 21 ActivePerl Setup WindowInstallation and Setup Liquid Blue Setup Setting Up a Timeline in BlueEditing While Transfer 25 Liquid blue Import MediaAudio Settings For Blue 26 Settings Tab28 Stereo Setting 30 shows the output mapping for four pairs of audio Setting up Blue Codecs 31 Select Codec PresetsPreset 1 SD PS 420 Ibbp Setup the Codec Preset 1 in the timelineXSend a sequence with 35 Timeline Properties37 XSend to XSend to MSS dialog Preset 2 SD PS S422 Ibbp and SD PS E422 Ibbp 39 Fuse Sequence ProgressXSend a sequence with Extended 422 e422 Setup the Codec Preset 2 in the timelineXSend a sequence with Standard 422 s422 42 MXF Codec Properties Setup the Codec Preset 3 in the timeline XSend a sequence with MXF Standard 422 s422Preset 4 HD 420 Ibbp Setup the Codec Preset 4 in the timeline46 Timeline properties settings for HD XSend a sequence with HD420Preset 5 HD 422 Ibbp 47 Codec Presets for HDSetup the Codec Preset 5 in the timeline XSend a sequence with HD422Page Using the MMG Client Workflow and File TransferMMG Client window is displayed Figure Transferring a File MMG Client Window Overview Files Pending Transfer Pending Transfer TabRenaming Files & Partial Transfers Partial TransferMonitoring Jobs Job Controlled TabJobs on Server Using XReceive XReceive dialog10 Browse for Watch Folder 11 MMG Client Transfer in Progress Using XSend 13 Sequence Name16 Fuse Dialog Extracting Audio 18 Extract AudioWorkflow Scenarios Workflow 1 XReceive From SAN to Blue WorkflowMMG Client Pending Transfer Tab Click on the jobs controlled tab to monitor the transfer Workflow 2 XSend from Blue to SAN SANFuse dialog appears, click OK 11 XSend dialog Workflow 3 XReceive from San to PS100 12 WorkflowWorkflow 4 XSend from PS100 to SAN 13 WorkflowWorkflow 5 MSI to Liquid blue 14 Trimming WindowChoose File Transfer MMG Copy from the menu bar 17 Transfer Status Page Troubleshooting LogsTransfer Log Status Codes Description Basic Troubleshooting EVTR File Fails to Transfer into the SAN ClusterTransfer from Liquid blue to MSS Fails Standard Transfer from MSS to Liquid blue Fails Newcopy or Audio Demux from MSS to Liquid blue Fails