Avid Technology DS 4.02 Spécifications

4.02INSTALLATION & ADMINISTRATION GUIDE

10 • Avid|DSBefore You StartSystem AdministratorsSystem administrators are typically responsible for the maintenance of the Avid|DS system and should

Avid|DS SupportInstallation & Administration Guide • 11Avid|DS SupportTechnical support for Avid|DS is provided by your Avid reseller working toge

12 • Avid|DSBefore You StartSupport Telephone and Fax NumbersWo r l d w i d e Tel: 514 845 2199Fax: 514 845 8252North AmericaTel: 800 387 2559 Fax: 5

Installation & Administration Guide • 13Chapter 1 Uninstalling Avid|DS

14 • Avid|DSChapter 1 • Uninstalling Avid|DSIn This Chapter...This chapter describes how to uninstall Avid|DS. Follow the instructions in this section

Uninstalling Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 15Uninstalling Avid|DSWhen you first receive your Avid|DS workstation, all the software

16 • Avid|DSChapter 1 • Uninstalling Avid|DS4. Select the plug-ins installed on your system (one at a time) and click Change/Remove. Repeat this step

Uninstalling Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 173. Click Yes . The Avid|DS files are removed from your system, and the Maintenance Com

18 • Avid|DSChapter 1 • Uninstalling Avid|DS

Installation & Administration Guide • 19Chapter 2 Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers

The Avid|DS 4.02 Installation & Administration Guide was written by Patrick Bayne, Geneviève Laberge, Sylvain Labrosse, and Dominic Mercier and ed

20 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware DriversIn This Chapter...This chapter describes how to reinstall the hardware drivers for yo

Verifying the Installed DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 21Verifying the Installed DriversYou can use System Diagnostics utility to ve

22 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware DriversReinstalling the Hardware DriversWhen you first receive your Avid|DS workstation, all

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 233. In the Advanced Settings list, select the Show hidden files and folder

24 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware DriversReinstalling the WACOM Tablet DriverThe WACOM tablet driver is necessary if you want

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 25Reinstalling the Intense 3D Wildcat DriverThe Intense 3D Wildcat driver c

26 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers3. Select monitor 1 and specify the following settings:4. Select monitor 2 and specif

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 276. For Maximum number of displays, select 2.7. Click Config Wizard, and t

28 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers12. Click Next. The Wildcat Configuration Summary is displayed.13. Click Finish, and

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 29Reinstalling the Avid Startup Write Cache ServiceThe Avid Startup is a wr

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.This equipment has been tested and fou

30 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware DriversThe Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box is displayed.6. Select the Display a l

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 3112. Click Next again to start the installation.13. When the installation

32 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers6. Select the Display a list of the known drivers... option and click Next.The Select

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 33Reinstalling the Windows 2000 DriversSome of the drivers are installed by

34 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers4. Select the device that you want to reinstall and click Next.5. Windows automatical

Reinstalling the Hardware DriversInstallation & Administration Guide • 35Confirming a Successful ReinstallUsing the System Diagnostic utility, you

36 • Avid|DSChapter 2 • Reinstalling the Avid|DS Hardware Drivers

Installation & Administration Guide • 37Chapter 3 Installing Avid|DS

38 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DSIn This Chapter...This chapter describes how to install Avid|DS and install/remove fonts.Installing Avid|DS

Installing Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 39Installing Avid|DSOnce all of the hardware drivers are installed, you can install the cu

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.George R. Smith, Director of Hard

40 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DS7. Do one of the following: • Click Next to accept the default folder, or• Click Browse to specify a folder

Installing Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 418. Select one of the following types of installation:• Avid|DS RP Only to install only A

42 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DSThe Storage Setup dialog box is displayed.13. Specify the following and click Next.• Video Storage: \D: Sele

Installing Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 43The Licensing Information dialog box is displayed.14. Do one of the following:• If you’r

44 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DSThe Start Copying Files dialog box is displayed.16. Review your installation settings and if you’re satisfie

Installing Avid|DSInstallation & Administration Guide • 45Installing the License ServerThe setup program automatically starts the Softimage Licens

46 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DS6. Select Avid Products and click Next.The program files are copied to your hard drive, and the following di

Installing and Removing FontsInstallation & Administration Guide • 47Installing and Removing FontsAvid|DS supports the following typeface formats:

48 • Avid|DSChapter 3 • Installing Avid|DS4. Select the fonts to install from the List of Fonts list, as follows:• To select a single font, click the

Installation & Administration Guide • 49Chapter 4 Installing the License File

ContentsInstallation & Administration Guide • 5ContentsBefore You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 • Avid|DSChapter 4 • Installing the License FileIn This Chapter...This chapter describes how to request, install, and troubleshoot the license file

Requesting a License FileInstallation & Administration Guide • 51Requesting a License FileTo run Avid|DS, you must have a license file, as well as

52 • Avid|DSChapter 4 • Installing the License FileInstalling the License FileThe license information stored in the software protection key (dongle) m

Problems with LicensingInstallation & Administration Guide • 53Problems with LicensingBefore you can start Avid|DS, your system needs a software p

54 • Avid|DSChapter 4 • Installing the License FileTo verify the file extension of the license file1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel >

Problems with LicensingInstallation & Administration Guide • 55To verify the environment setting for the license file1. Go to Start > Settings

56 • Avid|DSChapter 4 • Installing the License File5. From the System Variables list, select LM_LICENSE_FILE.Its value should be: C:\Softimage\Flexlm\

Installation & Administration Guide • 57Chapter 5 Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation

58 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationIn This Chapter...This chapter contains information on your Avid|DS workstation and general g

Folders Installed On Your SystemInstallation & Administration Guide • 59Folders Installed On Your SystemWhen you install Avid|DS, seven folders ar

6 • Avid|DSContentsChapter 4 Installing the License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Requesting a License File

60 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationThe DS Archives Folder The DS Archives folder is used by Avid|DS to keep track of archived pr

Folders Installed On Your SystemInstallation & Administration Guide • 61The Projects\Audio FolderThe Projects\Audio folder contains individual fol

62 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationManaging User AccountsAvid|DS makes full use of the Windows 2000 operating system. This inclu

Managing User AccountsInstallation & Administration Guide • 634. Enter the new user information and click Create.5. Repeat the previous step until

64 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation3. Select the General tab to specify password options.4. Select the Member Of tab to add the

Managing User AccountsInstallation & Administration Guide • 65The Select Groups dialog box is displayed.3. In the upper pane, select Power Users a

66 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationDrive MaintenanceTo prevent problems, you should keep at least 10% of the disk space on each

Drive MaintenanceInstallation & Administration Guide • 67To defragment the drives1. Right-click on My Computer and choose Manage.The Computer Mana

68 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationAbout StripingStriping is the process of configuring hard drives to allow the system to see t

Creating a Stripe SetInstallation & Administration Guide • 69Creating a Stripe SetIn Windows 2000, the disks in a stripe set must be dynamic disks

Installation & Administration Guide • 7Before You Start

70 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation4. Select the disks that need to be upgraded and click Next.The Completing the Write Signatur

Creating a Stripe SetInstallation & Administration Guide • 71Striping the Drives Once the disks in your storage array have been upgraded to dynami

72 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation5. Select Striped Volume and click Next.The Select Disks dialog box is displayed. 6. In the A

Creating a Stripe SetInstallation & Administration Guide • 738. Select the appropriate drive letter for your video storage (normally D:) and click

74 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation9. Select Format this volume as follows and specify the following settings:10. Click Next The

Creating a Stripe SetInstallation & Administration Guide • 7511. Verify your settings and click Finish.Your video storage drives are striped and f

76 • Avid|DSChapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS WorkstationCreating an Emergency Repair DiskAn emergency repair disk can be used to recover from a syste

IndexInstallation & Administration Guide • 77IndexNumerics3D Wildcat driver 25Aaccounts, managing 62Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box, reinstalling drive

Index78 • Avid|DSverifying software protection key driver 52license server, installing 45list, mailing 12Mmailing list 12maintaining drives 66defragme

8 • Avid|DSBefore You StartWhere to Find InformationUse the Installation & Administration Guide if you need to reinstall and license any of the co

About This GuideInstallation & Administration Guide • 9About This GuideThis guide provides information on installing Avid|DS, upgrading from previ