User Manual
P
ROJECT AND
F
ILE
M
ANAGEMENT
February
16,
2010
Xynergi Media Production Centre
Page 252
Video Files
Xynergi supports drag and drop import of a variety of video file formats, as well as direct video recording
to the Xynergi timeline.
For correct operation, video files must be played from and recorded to a separate hard disk than the
audio data. **WARNING: If you attempt to play video and audio data from the same hard disk, you will
experience SEVERE performance problems!!
The disk bandwidth required for video is governed by the type of video you wish to play back. Some
types of compressed Standard Definition video may play back from a single 10,000 RPM SATA drive,
while uncompressed High Definition Video may require a large, fast RAID array. Please contact your
Fairlight distributor to discuss your specific needs.
Typical Xynergi Drive Configuration
Designating Media Device
When XYNERGI is first started it displays a dialogue box requesting that a default project device be
selected. Select the devices (Audio and Video) you wish to use from the list of available drives.
To prepare the drive for use with XYNERGI, select
Setup
Media and Project Management
from the
XYNERGI main menu. Select the device from the devices list and click on Convert to Media device
.
Please also set the Device Info
accordingly (in most cases, this is set automatically and does not need to
be changed).
