Pro Tools Avid Mojo Video Peripheral Guide Version 6.6 for Pro Tools|HD Systems on Macintosh Digidesign 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA tel: 650·731·6300 fax: 650·731·6399 Technical Support (USA) tel: 650·731·6100 fax: 650·731·6384 Product Information (USA) tel: 650·731·6102 tel: 800·333·2137 International Offices Visit the Digidesign Web site for contact information Web Site www.digidesign.com Copyright This guide is copyrighted ©2004 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign. DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice. PN 932914140-00 REV B 1/05 Warnings and Cautions Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations • Never install equipment if it appears damaged. • Disconnect the power cord before servicing unit. • Only perform the services explicitly described in this document. For services or procedures not outlined in this N1709 document, speak with authorized Avid service personnel. John Kells, Australian Operations Manager “CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT” Avid Technology (Australia) Unit B 5 Skyline Place French Forest NSW 2086 • Follow all warnings and cautions in the procedures. Australia • Operate the device within its marked electrical ratings and Phone: 61-2-8977-4800 product usage instructions. Taiwan EMC Regulations Note: Certification information for Avid Mojo is contained in the Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning Avid Mojo documentation. FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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 in accordance with the instruction manual, 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 his own expense. Canadian ICES-003 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. European Union Notice Declaration of Conformity (According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014) Application of Council 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC. Directives: Standards to which EN60950:1999 Third Edition Conformity is CISPR 22:1997 / EN55022:1994 + A1:1995 + A2:1997 Class A Declared: EN55024:1998/EN61000 — 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-11 Manufacturer’s Avid Technology, Inc. Name: 1925 Andover Street Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or Avid Technology International B.V. Sandyford Business Center Unit 3, Dublin 18, Ireland Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment Product Name: Products for the Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Operating System: Avid Adrenaline DNA, Avid DS Nitris DNA, Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box, Avid|DS, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, NewsCutter, NewsCutter DV, NewsCutter XP, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, Symphony Products for the Mac OS X Operating System: Avid Adrenaline DNA, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, Symphony Products for the UNIX Operating System: AirPlay, VideoSPACE Products for MediaNetwork and Workgroups: Avid ProEncode, Avid Unity MediaManager, Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid Unity TransferManager, LANserver, LANserver EX, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Nearchive, PortServer, Xdeck Base Model None Numbers: Product Options: All (1) Products for the Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Operating System: Products were tested in a typical Avid Adrenaline DNA, Avid DS Nitris DNA, Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box, Avid|DS, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, NewsCutter, NewsCutter DV, NewsCutter XP, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, or Symphony configuration. (2) Products for the Mac OS X Operating System: Products were tested in a typical Avid Adrenaline DNA, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Film Composer, Media Composer, MediaDock 2+, MediaDock LVD, MediaDrive, MediaRAID, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Meridien I/O box, Pro Tools AVoption|V10, or Symphony configuration. (3) Products for the UNIX Operating System: Products were tested in an AirPlay or VideoSPACE configuration. (4) Products for MediaNetwork and Workgroups: Products were tested in a typical Avid ProEncode, Avid Unity MediaManager, Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid Unity TransferManager, LANserver, LANserver EX, MEDIArray, MEDIArray Drive, MEDIArray II, MEDIArray II Drive, Nearchive, PortServer, or Xdeck configuration. I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards. George R. Smith, Director of Hardware Engineering contents Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools with Avid Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DigiTranslator 2.0 Integrated Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MachineControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Digidesign Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About the Pro Tools Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 2. Avid Mojo Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Supported Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mixed Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Synchronization Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 3. Installing Avid Mojo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing Pro Tools Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing Avid Mojo Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing Pro Tools Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Starting Up Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Authorizing DigiTranslator 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Updating Firmware on Application Launch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using NTSC and PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Setting Up Local Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Drive Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Checking and Updating ATTO Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Contents vii Chapter 4. Pro Tools Movie Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Avid Movie Track in Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Movie Track Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Exporting Files from Avid Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adding Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Undo/Redo for Video Editing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Movie Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Movie Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Moving the Movie Track or Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Copying Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Clearing Selected Video Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Locking the Movie Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 QuickTime Movie Sync Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scrub Movie Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Appendix A. 24 Frames Per Second Workflows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix B. PCI Slot Configurations for Avid Mojo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Appendix C. Video Buffer Underrun Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 viii Pro Tools 6.6 Avid Mojo Video Peripheral Guide chapter 1 Introduction to Pro Tools with Avid Video This guide describes how to use Avid Mojo™ Avid Xpress Pro Capabilities with Pro Tools|HD systems running on Avid Xpress Pro software with Avid Mojo (both Mac OS X. purchased separately) lets you: Pro Tools and Avid Mojo combine the powerful • Capture NTSC or PAL video. audio post-production features of Pro Tools|HD • Import, batch digitize, and render Avid se- with integrated support for import and playback quences, then export them as AAF sequences of Avid video media. to Pro Tools. Capabilities of Pro Tools with • Digitize audio and video from an EDL by cre- Avid Mojo ating an Avid sequence with Avid EDL Man- ager™. Pro Tools with Avid Mojo lets you: • Lay back audio and video simultaneously • Import and play back Avid video on the with Digital Cut. Pro Tools Movie track with near sample-accu- • Export audio and video sequences as Quick- rate precision against audio tracks. Time or other format digital files. • Spot individual video clips to new locations in the Movie track. • View video edits and clip names in the Movie DigiTranslator 2.0 Integrated track. Option • View the Movie track as a series of picture Use DigiTranslator to convert AAF and OMFI se- frames. quences into Pro Tools session files. You can also • Play video on an external NTSC or PAL moni- use it to export audio material from Pro Tools tor. sessions to AAF sequences or OMFI sequences • Import mixed video resolutions to the Movie and files for import into other systems. track. DigiTranslator 2.0 may be purchased sepa- • Import and play back true 24P and 25P (Pro- rately by Avid Mojo users. For more infor- gressive Scan) picture media created in Avid mation, refer to the DigiTranslator 2.0 In- video workstations. tegrated Option Guide Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools with Avid Video 1 MachineControl Digidesign Registration You can use Digidesign’s MachineControl soft- Make sure to complete and return the registra- ware to remotely control your external audio tion card included with your Avid Mojo. Regis- and video decks from Pro Tools. Machine- tered users will receive periodic software update Control is a Pro Tools software option that can and upgrade notices. Refer to the registration be purchased separately. card for information on technical support. For more information, see the Machine- Control Guide. About the Pro Tools Guides In addition to the printed guides included with System Requirements your system, PDF versions of the Pro Tools guides are installed automatically with Pro Tools 6.6 can be used on a Pro Tools|HD sys- Pro Tools in the Program Files\Digidesign\ tem on a Digidesign-qualified Macintosh. Pro Tools\Documentation folder, and are acces- For complete system requirements, visit the sible from the Pro Tools Help menu (Windows) compatibility page of the Digidesign Web site or Pro Tools menu (Macintosh). To view or print (www.Digidesign.com/compato). the PDF guides, you can install Acrobat Reader (included on the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM). Pro Tools with Avid Mojo requires the follow- ing: Conventions Used in This Guide • A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD system Digidesign guides use the following conven- • SYNC I/O tions to indicate menu choices and key com- • Digidesign-qualified SCSI storage, in the form mands: of separate SCSI drives for audio and video. A : Digidesign-qualified dual-channel SCSI HBA Convention Action (such as the Digidesign SCSI|128 or ATTO File > Save Session Choose Save Session from UL3D) is required. For more information, see the File menu “Setting Up Local Storage” on page 11. Control+N Hold down the Control key Compatibility Information and press the N key Digidesign can only assure compatibility and Control-click Hold down the Control key and click the mouse button provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved. Right-click (Windows) Click with the right mouse button For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, op- erating systems, hard drives, and third-party de- vices, refer to the latest compatibility informa- tion on the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato). 2 Pro Tools 6.6 Avid Mojo Video Peripheral Guide