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Video Satellite LE Guide

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Summary of Contents for Video Satellite LE

Page 1: ...Video Satellite LE Guide Version 8 0 ...

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Page 3: ...r 2 Installing Video Satellite LE 5 Installing Video Satellite LE Software 5 Authorizing Video Satellite LE 5 Uninstalling Video Satellite LE 6 Network Connections 6 Chapter 3 Configuring Video Satellite LE 7 Chapter 4 Using Video Satellite LE 9 Getting Started 9 Linking the Video Satellite LE System 9 Spotting Video to the Pro Tools LE Timeline 11 Optimizing Synchronization Settings Between the A...

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Page 5: ...log video monitor Playback to an external SDI video monitor 10 bit SD or HD or 2k Playback to an external HDMI video monitor Playback to an external analog HD video monitor Supported Video Formats Video Satellite LE supports the import and play back of all standard SD and HD Quicktime video formats including 720p and 1080p resolutions at all standard frame rates Video for use with Video Satellite ...

Page 6: ...ptional Client monitor optional Black burst or tri level video reference gen erator if using a PCIe video card or Mojo SDI The Pro Tools LE system must have an iLok au thorization for the Video Satellite LE option and have an Ethernet connection to a Local Area Network LAN The administrator Pro Tools HD system must also have an Ethernet connection to a LAN but does not require a Video Satellite LE...

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Page 9: ... sions of Video Satellite only into your computer 2 Locate and double click the Video Satellite LE installer application 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 4 When installation is complete click Close Authorizing Video Satellite LE Video Satellite LE is authorized using the iLok USB Smart Key iLok manufactured by PACE Anti Piracy Inc The iLok is similar to a dongle but...

Page 10: ...tions for trans ferring your licences to your iLok 4 Launch Pro Tools LE 5 If you have any installed unauthorized plug ins or software options you will be prompted to authorize them Follow the on screen instructions to complete the authori zation process Uninstalling Video Satellite LE If you need to uninstall the Video Satellite LE option from your system follow the instruc tions below To uninsta...

Page 11: ...o use the same TCP UDP port to communicate The TCP UDP port de faults to 28282 If the default port is already in use or if you want to set up separate Video Satellite LE Video Satellite or Satellite Link networks you can se lect a different TCP UDP port for communica tion To select the TCP UDP port for Video Satellite LE communication 1 On the Pro Tools HD system choose Setup Peripherals and click...

Page 12: ...de 4 Click OK Declaring The Video Satellite LE System When the Video Satellite LE system has been been configured as a satellite it becomes avail able on the administrator system The satellite system is then declared to connect it to the Pro Tools HD system To declare the satellite system on the administrator system 1 On the Pro Tools HD administrator system choose Setup Peripherals and click Sate...

Page 13: ...lowing controls appear in the Transport window Link button Controls the link status of the local system Satellite link buttons control the link status of the other satellite systems On every system one of these buttons corresponds to that system s main Link button Link buttons highlight to indicate linked status To display link controls in the Transport window Choose View Transport Synchronization...

Page 14: ...ellite LE system from the Pro Tools HD system In the Transport window on the other linked system Shift click the Satellite Link button for the affected system To set the Video Satellite system to stop the transport on both systems when an error occurs On the Pro Tools HD system make sure the DAE Errors Stop All Linked Systems option is se lected in the Synchronization Preferences page Modal Dialog...

Page 15: ...Spot dialog and copies the current cursor loca tion into the Start field in the Spot dialog 4 Click OK to spot the movie to this location Optimizing Synchronization Settings Between the Administrator and Satellite Systems Compensating for Different Start Times in Pro Tools and Video Satellite LE In some cases you may want the Video Satellite LE system to be offset from the administrator system to ...

Page 16: ...ancing the video output by the necessary number of frames To set the number of frames to offset video output 1 On the video satellite system choose Setup Video Sync Offset 2 In the Video Sync Offset field that matches the type of video you re playing QuickTime or Avid type a positive value that matches the amount of delay in the monitors You may need to try a few different settings ...

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