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Configuring the Command Server
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If the Avid Video device service is configured with playback channels only (no inventory port), you
will not see the device’s playback inventory in the Inventory panel at a Command Workstation.
Despite this, the playlist in Command will still reflect inventory status, and an unavailable item
promptly changes to available once it is transferred to the device.
9. Edit and add port connections accordingly:
- The first channel index will appear automatically with the port information filled in, but it
can be modified as needed. The channel index values must match the channel index value
when you add the device channel in Command.
- Use the Add Port Connection button to add more port connections. To change a serial port
setting, click on it and select the proper port being used for serial control from the list that
appears.
For instance, if the serial cables are connected to the first three ports (P1,P2, and P3), these
would correspond to COM 3, COM 4, and COM 5. The Windows operating system uses
COM 1 and COM 2 by default.
- To change a video port setting, click on it and type a new value. Typically, video ports are set
to 1, 2, 3, and 4.
10. Click Apply. You can then close the Avid Service Configuration application.
11. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Service Framework > Avid
Workgroup Properties.
12. Click the Advanced button.
13. After the Avid Services dialog box opens, select the device, then stop and restart it.
14. Confirm configuration by viewing the service in Health Monitor. The service will appear
connected with a green checked icon displayed when it is working properly.
Configuring VDS for Slugs and Thumbnails in Non-Interplay Systems
Command supports slug and thumbnail handling for non-Interplay systems. Command has adopted
the Adobe XMP standard, which allows the editor to put the slug and thumbnail into an .xml file. The
following applies:
• The .xml file must have the same file name as the video file. For example, if the video ID is
012912TR5, the xml file needs to be 012912TR5.xml.
• Command parses the <dc:title> field as the slug.
• Although the XMP format can contain more than 1 thumbnail, Command only supports 1
embedded thumbnail. The thumbnails are contained in the <xmp:Thumbnails> element, which
has an <rdf:Alt> child element, which in turn has one or more <rdf:li> child elements, which in
turn has several child elements that specify the size, format, and binary data of the thumbnail.
The format must be JPEG.
• Command ignores the <dc:identifier> field. Command uses the file name to determine the item
ID.
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The Command Video Device Service has a new field in the configuration that allows you to enter a
UNC FTP, or drive letter path, which it will then monitor for changes.