Operation considerations
The following sections contain additional information about operating your product
systems.
Anti-Virus software
If you have Anti-Virus software installed on systems running Aurora Edit, it should
be con
fi
gured to skip the following media
fi
le types:
•
*.key, *.yuva, *.hdr, *.idx, *.tc, *.vid, *.pcm, *.exp
Failure to do so can adversely affect performance in Aurora Edit.
Audio
HP has released an updated Realtek sound driver for the xw8400 (v5.10.0.5433) that
resolves an audio quality problem. It can be found here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/
SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=
1844968&prodNameId=1844969&swEnvOID=1093&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=
135&swItem=wk-51920-1
Aurora Conform Server
When sending a job that has effects that require rendering from Aurora Edit to the
Conform Server, the process will be slower than Aurora Edit. Some effects, such as
blurs or resizes, take much longer in the Conform Server due to hardware limitations.
COM ports
•
Note that COM1 and COM2 on the DNP systems are reserved by default for external
GPI devices. However, these can be changed to 422 communication ports by
deselecting the
Reserve COM1 and COM2 for GPIO
checkbox within the Tools |
Options dialog of Aurora Edit. The Comtrol COM ports use COM3 and COM4
for 422 communications by default.
•
When using either COM3 or COM4 to connect to an External Control Device, a
dipswitch on top of the Comtrol Card must be toggled to the "out" position for the
corresponding COM Port. Comtrol switches 1 and 2 belong to COM Ports 3 and
4 respectively.
•
When setting up an external control device on the Controller tab in Tools | Options,
be sure to allocate a COM port that is not currently in use by a source VTR.
Display
•
Aurora Edit is designed to run in the Windows Classic theme with a screen
resolution of at least 1280x1024 for standard con
fi
gurations and at least 1280x800
for laptop con
fi
gurations.
•
The refresh rate of the monitor should be set to 60Hz.
•
For reliable operation, Windows fade effects must be disabled through the display
properties. To do this, go to the Appearance tab within Display Properties and
deselect the
Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips
checkbox
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