Grass Valley Aurora Ingest v.6.3 - Manual (Page 18)

18 Aurora Ingest System Guide September 2007
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Aurora Ingest
• USB Port
• Aurora Core software
Installing Aurora Ingest
To install Aurora Ingest, you need to install the hardware in your computer, install the
Aurora Ingest software, and obtain a software license number.
This section is divided into the following topics:
“Installing Hardware”
“Installing Software”
“Obtaining a Software License Number”
“Backing up Aurora Ingest Database”
“Upgrading Aurora Ingest Software”
“Migrating Aurora Ingest - Server”
“Restoring Aurora Ingest Database”
Installing Hardware
Grass Valley supplies the Aurora Ingest Server with all the necessary hardware and
software installed. The software for the other Aurora Ingest components can be
installed on any PC which meets the
“System Requirements” for that component.
Installing RS-422 card (VTR Controller)
For VTR Controller, Grass Valley supplies a RocketPort Plus Universal PCI 422
SMPTE 8 Port RoHS RS-422 card that must be installed.
1. If you are connecting one or more VTRs to VTR Controller, install the RS-422 card
in your computer, making sure the dip switches are set to the down position , as
shown, and install the card’s driver.
2. Connect the VTR(s) to the VTR Controller machine via RS-422.
3. If you are using LTC for timecode, connect a timecode cable from the timecode
source (VTR for VTR Ingest, Timecode Generator for Aurora Ingest - Scheduler)
to the Media Server.
4. Without the LTC physical connection, timecodes could still be polled via RS-422.
Check the option to enable RS-422 timecode mode within Tools|Options of VTR
Controller application as described in “Configuring VTR Controller” on page 51 .
Installing Video Capture card (optional)
You can install either Hauppage WinTVGo Video Capture Card or Blackmagic
Design DeckLink Video Capture Card to view clips on Aurora Ingest Clients. Check
for minimum system requirements needed before choosing and purchasing your video
capture card.
Both video capture cards are for SD (standard definition) video only. If you want to
ingest HD video and then view it, first downconvert from HD to SD.
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