Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.5 Installation - Manual (Page 3)

November 25, 2008 Aurora Edit Installation Guide
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Contents
Safety Summaries .............................................................................................. vii
Preface .................................................................................................................. xiii
Grass Valley Product Support ................................................................................. xiii
Chapter 1 Introducing the Aurora Edit System
Aurora Edit Components ......................................................................................... 2
Workstation Components ................................................................................... 2
Storage Options.................................................................................................. 2
Installing Optional Equipment.................................................................................. 3
Installing Video Boards and Breakout Boxes ..................................................... 3
Connecting an Audio Mixer ............................................................................... 5
Connecting a Video Tape Recorder .................................................................. 5
Connecting External Controllers.............................................................................. 6
Connecting a Jog/Shuttle Controller .................................................................. 6
Connecting a Motorized Fader or Effects Controller ......................................... 6
Chapter 2 Introducing NewsShare
Configuring the Database System Manager (DSM) ................................................ 10
Installing Windows 2003 Server and SQL Server .............................................. 10
Configuring SQL Server ..................................................................................... 10
Installing the NewsShare Server ........................................................................ 10
Configuring IP Addresses (NAS Only)................................................................ 11
Configuring Aurora Edit Workstations ..................................................................... 12
Configuring Workstations for NAS ..................................................................... 12
Configuring Workstations for K2 ......................................................................... 12
Testing the NewsShare Installation ......................................................................... 14
Chapter 3 Installing and Licensing Aurora Edit Software
Upgrading to Aurora Edit 6.5 ................................................................................... 16
Aurora Edit version 6.5 ....................................................................................... 16
Aurora Edit LD version 6.5 ................................................................................. 16
Installing the Aurora Edit Software ......................................................................... 18
Updating the AJA driver (Aurora Edit HD only) .................................................. 19
Configuring the Disk Volume ................................................................................... 20
Understanding the System Self-Test ...................................................................... 21
Licensing Your Aurora Suite Software .................................................................... 23
Chapter 4 Configuring Your System
Setting Up the Host Table ...................................................................................... 26
Setting Up Media Files for Sharing ......................................................................... 27
Configuring Aurora Edit .......................................................................................... 27
Adding Video Sources to Aurora Edit ................................................................. 27
Setting Options ................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 5 Installing and Creating SmartBins
Understanding SmartBins ...................................................................................... 42
Transfer SmartBins............................................................................................. 42
Shared SmartBins .............................................................................................. 43
Media Import SmartBins ..................................................................................... 43
Database Monitoring and Updating .................................................................... 44
Installation Overview .......................................................................................... 44
Installing the SmartBins Service.............................................................................. 45
Running the SmartBins Setup Tool ......................................................................... 46
Verifying the DCOM Configuration .......................................................................... 47