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Media Composer
®
Release 8.1 Release Notes
for the Macintosh
®
Operating System
Important Information
Avid recommends that you read all the information in these release
notes thoroughly before installing or using any new software release.
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models.
Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and
hardware that are covered in this documentation.
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If you are upgrading to Release 8.1, read about important changes to the
software and hardware described in
“Upgrades: Application Key (Dongle)
Updater” on page 32
and
“Running Updaters” on page 34.
Only Mac
®
OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9.0 are supported at this time. If you
do not have one of these on your system, you must install it. For
instructions on uninstalling or installing the operating system, see
your Apple
®
documentation.
Contents
Symbols and Conventions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Media Composer Installation Check List
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What’s New for Release 8.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
New Hardware for Release 8.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About the USB Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dual Streams of Uncompressed Video
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Setting Deck Preferences for Digital Cut
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Media Composer with Avid Unity MediaNet
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware and Software Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required Macintosh Operating System and ROM Versions
. . 10
The Ethernet Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Built-in RAM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing the Memory Allocated to the Application.
. . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting Memory Allocation Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Required Libraries and Extensions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PCI Board Revision History
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Avid System Test Pro
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Verifying the Macintosh Operating System Version
. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Obtaining the Macintosh Operating System.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Obtaining the Macintosh OS ROM Update
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Verifying That the Font Manager Update File Is Installed.
. . . 23
Guidelines for Installing the Macintosh Operating System
. . 24
Guidelines for the Japanese and Chinese Macintosh OS 8.6
. . 24
Choosing the Avid Drive and Restarting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing Software Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing the Media Composer System Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Checking Virtual Memory and Cache Size
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Disabling Hard Disk Sleep Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Preliminary Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installation Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Custom Installations.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Upgrades: Application Key (Dongle) Updater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disabling the ATI Driver Update File.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Running Updaters.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Test Patterns
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Software Utilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Avid QuickTime Codec for Windows NT Version 9.2
. . . . . . . . 37
Compatibility with Prior Releases
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Moving to Media Composer Release 8.1 for Macintosh
. . . . . . 37
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List of Effects for Avid Media Composer Models
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Special Notes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning Regarding Your Application Key
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Starting AvidNet Automatically.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Drive Striping Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fibre Channel Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Automation Gain Tool Enhancement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Media Composer with FilmScribe or EDL Manager
. . . 56
Calibrating Audio Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Limitation When Using Consumer Decks or Decks Without
Time-Base Correctors.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Changes to the Timing of Video Signals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Black Levels When Outputting SDI from NTSC Input
. . . . . . 66
New File Extension for PICT Files.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting Up the Edit Monitor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Documentation Changes.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Hardware Configuration Change
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting the USB Devices and Installing the Drivers
. . . . . 68
Sharing Bins and Projects on Avid Unity MediaNet
. . . . . . . . . 68
AVIDdrive Utility 2.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Avid StorEx.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Render Completion Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rebuilding Media Database
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Avid Media Composer Help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Media Composer Release 8.0 Online Publications CD-ROM
. 79
Limitations.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fixed Bugs in Release 8.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Known Bugs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Technical Support Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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Symbols and Conventions
These release notes use the following special symbols and
conventions:
Look here in the margin
for tips.
In the margin you will find tips that help you perform tasks more
easily and efficiently.
In this document, Avid drive refers to the Macintosh system’s internal
hard drive. Apple Computer, Inc. names the internal hard drive
Macintosh HD. Depending on your system’s setup, the internal hard
drive might have a different name.
A check mark indicates a bug that has been fixed.
Avid drive
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An X indicates a known bug or limitation. Where appropriate, a
workaround is provided.
A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations,
and strong suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to
your computer or cause you to lose data.
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Media Composer Installation Check List
This check list covers the major steps required to install the
Media Composer application. For more detailed information about
each step, see the section referenced in these release notes.
1. Read these release notes completely.
2. Check the configuration of the USB devices; see
“About the USB
Devices” on page 7.
3. Turn on the system components as described in the
Avid Composer
Products Setup Guide.
4. Ensure the USB hub is turned on, if available.
5. Verify the version of the Macintosh OS and ROM; see
“Verifying
the Macintosh Operating System Version” on page 22.
6. Verify that the Font Manager Update file is installed on Macintosh
OS 8.6 systems; see
“Verifying That the Font Manager Update
File Is Installed” on page 23.
7. For deck control and other peripheral devices, install any software
drivers for the USB devices connected to the Avid system; see
“Installing Software Drivers” on page 25.
8. Check the size of virtual memory and cache; see
“Checking
Virtual Memory and Cache Size” on page 26.
9. Disable hard disk sleep mode; see
“Disabling Hard Disk Sleep
Mode” on page 26.
10. Install Media Composer; see
“Installation Procedure” on page 27.
11. Update the Avid application key, if necessary; see
“Upgrades:
Application Key (Dongle) Updater” on page 32.
12. Disable the ATI driver updater file; see
“Disabling the ATI Driver
Update File” on page 32.
13. Run all appropriate updaters; see
“Running Updaters” on page
34.
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