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AJA XenaHS User Manual — Installation
Xena Tools Installation
The AJA Xena Installer that you just used to the install the Control Panel also allows you to
install Xena documentation and a Windows Media Files folder that contains Windows Media
Encoder configuration files. With the initial installer screen displayed, click the “Install Tools
and Manuals” button to copy these files. Also installed are a set of Benchmark utilities for
measuring Xena’s performance in your system.
Install Photoshop Plug-ins
Note:
If you aren't using Photoshop, you don't need to install the plug-ins.
To install Photoshop plug-ins, you must manually copy the plug-ins from the Photoshop
folder on the Xena CD to the
Adobe \ PhotoShop xx \ Plug-Ins
directory (usually under the
Programs
folder). There are several subdirectories in the Plug-ins folder; the Xena plug-ins will
work if placed anywhere under the “Plug-Ins” directory. Once placed in the plug-ins folder,
you will be able to use the plug-ins in Adobe Photoshop from the Photoshop File menu,
under the Import and Export menu items. You can now import stills from Xena as well as
output images from Photoshop to Xena.
Note:
The plug-ins also work with Adobe PhotoDeluxe.
Use of Xena with Adobe Photoshop is discussed earlier in this manual (see the topic “Using
Xena with Photoshop”).
Install AfterEffects Plug-ins
Note:
If you aren't using AfterEffects, you don't need to install the plug-ins.
To install AfterEffects plug-ins, you must manually copy the plug-ins from the AfterEffects
folder on the Xena CD to the
Adobe \ AfterEffects xx \ Plug-Ins
directory. There are several
subdirectories in the Plug-ins folder; the Xena plug-ins will work if placed anywhere under
the “Plug-Ins” directory.
Install PowerCG Support
Xena supports PowerCG from Cayman Graphics. To install PowerCG support, manually
copy the
PCG_HWFB.dll
from the PowerCG folder on the Xena installation CD over the old
one in your PowerCG installation directory.
WM9Capture Installation
The Windows Media 9 Capture utility, WM9Cap, is supplied on the Xena CD. You must run
the wm9capture_setup program from the WM9Capture folder on the CD to install
WM9Cap.
DirectX9 Installation
If your Windows system does not have DirectX version 8.1 or later, you must install DirectX.
DirectX 9.0c is included on the Xena CD. DirectX 8.1 or greater is required for the Xena
board to work. (DirectX 8.1 is included with Windows XP.) DirectX 9 is highly
recommended for using Xena with Windows Media applications.
