User manual PINNACLE LIQUID EDITION PRO INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Liquid Edition Installation Liquid Edition PRO © September 2004 Pinnacle Systems GmbH. September 2004 / Pinnacle Systems Documentation, Munich, German. Copyright and Protective Rights This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Pinnacle Systems GmbH. Pinnacle Systems GmbH AG PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL PINNACLE SYSTEMS GMBH BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. [. . . ] If at all possible, keep different editing software on different OS partitions (dual boot system). w In any case, defragment your hard disk(s) before installing Pinnacle Liquid and repeat the process periodically to ensure optimal performance (see Windows manual). w If possible, choose separate hard disks for AV media data and Pinnacle Liquid software installation. w All Windows and computer (BIOS) functions that can put the system in standby or sleep mode should be disabled. w We strongly recommend that you use only NTFS-partitioned hard disks for video recording (capture). The FAT32 file system may cause you to have problems with clips longer than 18 minutes. The file system is specified in the drive properties (also see Windows manual). 3 - 14 Volume I Chapter Setup Site Settings Volume I Chapter 4 PINN ACLE "Site" refers to the computer system on which Pinnacle Liquid is running and the video peripherals connected to it. Among others, the settings include the selection of connected players and recorders. These settings, wich you can access under Edit > Control Panel > Site tab, apply to all system users and, therefore, are not saved for an individual user but are called each time the system is restarted. The Site tab contains the following elements: Player Settings Parameters of connected players/recorders/other devices page 4-3 System Settings Parameters and information on your computer's software and hardware equipment page 4-17 Media Management Settings Here you can define the drives and directories that should be used for digitizing For a detailed description of these parameters and options please refer to the Reference Manual, chapter "Administration", page 8-116. Codec Presets These topic is also covered in the Reference Manual, chapter "Administration", page 8-104. FX Editors Settings Settings for render and preview quality, etc. page 4-20 Plug-In Settings Information on the storage location for third-party effects and Effect Editors page 4-22 4-2 Volume I Chapter Site Settings P INN ACL E Player Settings Player Settings Double-click the icon Player Settings (via Pinnacle Liquid´s Start Menu > Control Panel > Site) to specify players and recorders connected to the system and video, audio and control connections. The dialog box that appears offers two tabs: Settings and Connections. Icon Player Settings Changing Parameters How to change default values page 4-4 Settings tab Device-specific settings such as drive ballistics, available inputs and outputs, etc. page 4-5 Connections tab Here you can define the communication and signal interfaces used by your hardware page 4-13 Inputs/Outputs Audio and video inputs and outputs available in the system page 4-15 Volume I Chapter Site Settings 4-3 PINN ACLE Player Settings How to Change Parameters This dialog box is similar to Windows Explorer in terms of its organization. The categories that can be selected appear on the left; to display subcategories, click the plus sign in the box. Use the right-hand field to adjust the parameters for each category by double-clicking a value, entering one with the keyboard or selecting one from the appropriate drop-down menu. 4-4 Volume I Chapter Site Settings P INN ACL E Player Settings Settings Tab This tab can be used for adjusting the technical parameters of the connected devices. With Windows XP OS it is possible to connect more than one DV device to your computer. All working DV devices are listed under System Settings > Inputs/Outputs. The device that is selected there can be configured here, in the Player Settings dialogs. If you want to switch to another device, turn to the System Settings dialog ( page 4-17). Live Input page 4-5 i. Link DV (IEEE 1394) page 4-6 à Timing page 4-8 Timing (Control via RS 422) page 4-9 à Functional description page 4-10 à Options page 4-11 à Tape protection page 4-12 Live Input (Virtual Live Player) Use the Live Player if the video or audio signal is not from a controllable source (such as TV) or if you are controlling the player source using the controls on the device itself. A remark for users of Pinnacle Liquid in combination with analog input/outputs: Use the Live Player to capture analog signals. With IEEE 1394 (i. Link DV) remote control there is DV in/out exclusively. This restriction does not concern Pinnacle Liquid systems equipped with RS 422 interface. [. . . ] If you enter 3 seconds, the system begins rendering 3 seconds after the effect was last processed. System Info Tab This tab provides you with information on your system's hardware and software status and on available system formats. Volume I Chapter Site Settings 4 - 19 PINN ACLE FX Editors Settings FX Editors Settings These settings influence the quality of effects, both in finished sequences and in the preview in the Effect Editors. Double-click the icon FX Editors Settings to open the dialog box. Icon FX Editors Settings Please be aware that these settings apply only to rendered (Classic) effects. Realtime effects are not affected by these parameters. Render Quality Tab page 4-20 Preview Quality Tab page 4-20 System Tab page 4-21 Advanced Settings page 4-21 Render Quality Tab Select either Best, High or Preview Quality for rendering effects. Always use Best for masters. Preview Quality Tab Use this tab to specify the quality of the effect preview display. [. . . ]