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Notes

This device is designed and manufactured to comply with approved safety standards for information processing and business equipment.

Read all operating instructions before using this device. Keep these instructions for future reference. Follow all warnings on the device or
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Summary of Contents for StudioZ

Page 1: ...StudioZ Hardware User s Guide May 1998 DHA016340...

Page 2: ...rosoft Corporation Softimage is a registered trademark of Softimage a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Coporation SwitchBack and Apex are trademarks of Apex PC Solutions Incorporated WACOM is a tr...

Page 3: ...ply with approved safety standards for information processing and business equipment Read all operating instructions before using this device Keep these instructions for future reference Follow all wa...

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Page 5: ...rdware 2 Installing the StudioZ Driver 3 Stopping the Current Driver 3 Loading and Starting the New Driver 4 Configuring the StudioZ Driver 5 Configuring the Workstation s Video Display 10 Connecting...

Page 6: ...stallation Instructions for Sportster 56K Voice Internal U S Robotics Modem 31 Calibrating the Ensemble A D Converter 34 Positioning the WACOM Tablet During Capture 34 Apex Switchback Extender 34 Conf...

Page 7: ...ill images to full motion format for editing and real time playback StudioZ is designed for use with audio and video editing software products that run under the Windows NT operating system About This...

Page 8: ...icrosoft documentation delivered with the workstation Hardware Information The StudioZ workstation includes an Intergraph Computer Systems workstation base For detailed information on setting up openi...

Page 9: ...vice and telephone Help Desk support At the end of the complimentary support period you can purchase other levels of software support World Wide Web You can visit Intergraph Computer Systems on the Wo...

Page 10: ...he United States contact your local Intergraph Computer Systems subsidiary or distributor Have the following information available when you call u Your service number which identifies your site to Int...

Page 11: ...on the World Wide Web at http www intergraph com ics u For hardware support questions in the United States call 1 800 763 0242 u For software support questions in the United States call 1 800 345 485...

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Page 13: ...udioZ driver 3 Go to Configuring the Workstation s Video Display in this chapter for tips on optimizing video output on the workstation s monitor 4 Go to Connecting to the StudioZ SDI Board in this ch...

Page 14: ...e StudioZ SDI board remove the existing board and install the new one in the same PCI expansion slot from which you removed the old one Workstation type PCI expansion slots Desktop 1 2 3 Deskside 5 6...

Page 15: ...cording to the StudioZ workstation you purchased If you have this workstation Select this ZIP file StudioZ Solo Duo or Quattro STUDIOZ ZIP this is the StudioZ driver StudioZ T RAX STUDIOZ ZIP StudioZ...

Page 16: ...ntents of the ZIP file 4 In WinZip click Extract and place all of the files in a directory on your machine for example C TEMP NOTE See the WinZip Help File if you need information on extracting files...

Page 17: ...e effect when the driver is under an application s control When you restart the application changes you made to the StudioZ driver configuration will take effect 2 From the Windows NT Start menu go to...

Page 18: ...ption of each setting 7 Click Continue to accept the new settings and dismiss the dialog box 8 Click Close in the Drivers dialog box then dismiss the Control Panel The changes take effect the next tim...

Page 19: ...ncounter problems such as poor image quality bad colors or a blank screen Click either NTSC NTSC no pedestal or PAL depending on your requirements NTSC Specifies that the National Television Standards...

Page 20: ...ing to close the application and modify the StudioZ driver configurations This is useful if you regularly work with both NTSC and PAL formats NOTE Lock format should always be turned off for SOFTIMAGE...

Page 21: ...capture the width and height must be a multiple of 2 Width Specifies the horizontal size of captured frames Height Specifies the vertical size of captured frames Genlock Synchronizes the video output...

Page 22: ...7M colors u Select a resolution that allows for the maximum number of colors possible Refer to the printed and online Intergraph documentation delivered with the workstation for instructions on config...

Page 23: ...75 ohm BNC coax connector Output S video 4 pin mini DIN connector Composite 75 ohm BNC coax connector SDI 75 ohm BNC coax connector Connecting a Video Monitor Connect your video monitor to the Studio...

Page 24: ...OUT composite video output on the SDI board to either Line A or Line B Video IN composite video input on your video monitor Connect SDI OUT on the SDI board to Component SDI IN on your video monitor t...

Page 25: ...t SDI IN NOTE You must have a converter box such as the Ensemble converter in order to capture in S video composite or component analog mode See Chapter 5 StudioZ Options for more information on the E...

Page 26: ...o Out Video Out Video Out VTR Video Monitor Rear Connector Panel StudioZ Interface Optional SDI Converter SDI S video or Composite Video Cables NOTE Refer to your video monitor documentation for infor...

Page 27: ...dioZ workstation Use two stereo miniphone to RCA phono cables user supplied and one stereo splitter cable user supplied NOTE The Line In and Line Out ports are located on the back panel of the worksta...

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Page 29: ...if you have any questions about integrating StudioZ Central Plus into other packages See the Preface for more information on customer support NOTE The SDI board in StudioZ Pro relies on the workstati...

Page 30: ...udioZ driver configuration NOTE You can also adjust the Video Quality value in StudioZ Central Plus See the StudioZ Central Plus Quick Start Guide for more information You can compress images raster d...

Page 31: ...94 systems or 288 for 625 50 systems visible lines Input sequences vary and can be as short as one frame or as long as disk space and the application software allows You can monitor the video capture...

Page 32: ...vidual fields Output sequences can be as short as one frame or as long as disk space and application software allow If the video sequence cannot be played back fast enough to maintain full frame rates...

Page 33: ...standard consult your video equipment engineer You must capture and play back video in one video format Ensure that the Video Source Supplies SDI StudioZ accepts only SDI input SDI provides video qua...

Page 34: ...Optimize the Write Data Rate The write data rate of a workstation s hard disk drives determines the optimum compressed data rate The disk drives on which you install StudioZ should be configured to ma...

Page 35: ...ack of AVIs for StudioZ Other playback utilities may have deficiencies that limit the playback rate Contact Intergraph Computer Systems Support if you have questions about the playback rate in other s...

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Page 37: ...IR 8e you must set up the internal drives on your workstation and the drives in the IR 8e as a single stripe set See Video Storage Options in Appendix A for more information WARNING SOFTIMAGE DS does...

Page 38: ...nu select Create Stripe Set to display the stripe set sizes 7 Click OK to create the stripe set and dismiss the dialog box NOTE The size of the partition is determined by the size of the smallest disk...

Page 39: ...18 Click Start then click OK when prompted to confirm the format operation 19 Click OK to dismiss the notification that the format is complete 20 Click Close to dismiss the Format dialog box 21 For an...

Page 40: ...During boot up press CTRL A to enter the SCSI Select Utility You will see a verification notice of the 2940 Adaptec initialization and a prompt to press CTRL A 2 Select Configure View Host Adapter Se...

Page 41: ...kette into your floppy drive and click OK on the Install From Disk dialog box The driver is installed and started 7 Click OK to dismiss the SCSI Adapters dialog box NOTE Once you have installed the ad...

Page 42: ...StudioZ Pro workstation Follow the stripe setup instructions in StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS earlier in this chapter but remember the following u You must be logged on with Administrator privileges u Stud...

Page 43: ...ts so you should add and configure a third COM port before installing the modem The following examples explain how to set up COM Port3 to IRQ7 Onboard Serial Port1 to 3F8H IRQ4 and Onboard Serial Port...

Page 44: ...rts are using addresses 2F8H and 3F8H and verify that address 3E8H is not assigned to any device 6 Click OK NOTE If these IRQs and I O addresses are assigned to other devices select an available IRQ o...

Page 45: ...t an available address from the menu 5 From the Interrupt Request Line IRQ menu select IRQ 7 If this IRQ is not available select an available IRQ from the menu 6 Click OK but do not click Restart on t...

Page 46: ...itioning the WACOM Tablet During Capture When using the WACOM tablet standard equipment with the StudioZ T RAX and StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS workstations and optional on the StudioZ Pro workstation pla...

Page 47: ...RAX and StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS workstations are shipped with the CTIS0520B mouse The Apex Switchback Extender will not operate with the Primax mouse CTIS05204 that was delivered in 1996 You must hav...

Page 48: ...install this option To disable on board sound in the system BIOS 1 Restart the system and press DELETE during bootup to run the BIOS Setup program 2 Move to the Default window and double click Optima...

Page 49: ...e IR 8e Just a Bunch of Disks disk array JBOD FDSK590 This dual channel IR 8e disk array connects to two Adaptec 2940UW controllers in your StudioZ workstation NOTE The StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS workst...

Page 50: ...endix for more information WARNING If you are adding the IR 8e JBOD option to an existing StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS workstation you must back up all of the information on the existing stripe set see Ba...

Page 51: ...the Adaptec BIOS Settings in Chapter 4 for more information Disabling the IR 8e Alarm When the IR 8e is populated with eight drives an alarm sounds when you start the device You can turn this alarm o...

Page 52: ...ide 6 Follow the disk striping instructions for your workstation to complete the configuration of the IR 8e See StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS IR 8e Stripe Setup and StudioZ T RAX and StudioZ Pro IR 8e Stri...

Page 53: ...41 3 Lift the cover from the door 4 Carefully disconnect the ICP interface cable from the panel s PCB Refer to the following figure...

Page 54: ...ng StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS workstation you must back up all of the information on the existing stripe set see Backup Storage Options earlier in this appendix SOFTIMAGE DS does not allow video storage...

Page 55: ...ys to set up the drives on the StudioZ T RAX and StudioZ Pro workstations We recommend striping the internal drives as one drive and the drives on the IR 8e FDSK590 as another drive The second way is...

Page 56: ...NT as Administrator 16 From the Windows NT Start menu go to Administrative Tools Disk Administrator 17 Right click one of the stripe sets you just created and click Format from the pop up menu The Fo...

Page 57: ...abling If the problem persists contact the Intergraph Customer Response Center See the Preface for contact information Refer to Chapter 1 Getting Started for installation and configuration instruction...

Page 58: ...and is compatible with the external video source format NTSC or PAL u Verify that the Video Quality value selected during the capture sequence is reasonable for the video material being captured Refer...

Page 59: ...he external video display monitor is powered on and operational External monitor has color problems or is not scrolling properly It is possible that the Reference Enable option under the StudioZ Drive...

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Page 61: ...s 9 monitoring 19 real time 19 uncompressed 17 video 21 WACOM tablet position 34 close 9 COM ports 31 composite output 19 compression 7 data rate 22 decompression 18 JPEG 9 18 ratio 22 video quality 2...

Page 62: ...emble A D converter 34 ergonomics viii expansion slot assignments 2 external monitor 8 troubleshooting 47 F FAXLink x Flashkey 25 formats NTSC 7 NTSC no pedestal 7 PAL 7 fragmentation 22 frames captur...

Page 63: ...O onboard serial port 32 operating system information viii options Antex Studio Card 36 Apex Switchback Extender 34 audio storage 36 backup storage 37 Ensemble A D converter 34 modem 31 video storage...

Page 64: ...stalling 3 loading 4 starting 4 stopping 3 StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE DS Adaptec BIOS settings 28 Flashkey 25 internal stripe set 25 system specific information 25 StudioZ Pro driver for additional Adaptec...

Page 65: ...decompression 18 digitizing 21 display 10 format 21 formats 7 I O board 18 I O specifications 19 interference 11 playing back 23 quality 7 22 real time capture 19 real time playback 20 SDI video I O 1...

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