SGI Media Server™ for Broadcast User's Guide
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SGI Media Server
™
for Broadcast User's Guide
Document Number: 007-4403-003
Front Matter
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Table of Contents
About This Manual
What This Manual Contains
Who Should Read This Document
Related Documentation
Obtaining Publications
Conventions
Reader Comments
1.
Overview of the SGI Media Server
Functional Overview
Software Overview
Hardware Overview
Supported SMPTE Standards
2.
System Setup
Power Requirements
Rack Space Requirements
PCI Configuration Requirements
Video/Audio Connections
3.
System Configuration
Configuration Files
Configuring Device Interfaces
Configuring System Defaults
Configuring Video Compression
Configuring Audio Support
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control Other Devices
Configuring the VTR Daemon (vtrd)
Mapping Physical Ports to Logical Port Names
Configuring for 625/50 Systems
Tuning the SGI Media Server (Setting the Maximum DMA Size)
4.
Running the SGI Media Server
Starting and Stopping VST
Logging Events
Monitoring the System
5.
Adding and Removing Clips
Overview of Adding Clips Procedure
Media Types and Formats
Adding Clips to the SGI Media Server
Transferring a Clip Segment
Overriding Clip Segment Transfer
Removing Clips
MXF Record and Playout
6.
Virtual Clips
Virtual Clip Command Overview
File Operations on Virtual Clips
Working with Segments
Working with Frames
7.
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring and Using the Sony (P2) Protocol
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling
8.
Troubleshooting
625/50 Clips Do Not Play
Adding a Clip Takes Excessively Long
Crash: Semaphore Limit Exceeded
Configuring to Boot From a Backup Plex
SGI Media Server Crash Files
9.
Introduction to MVCP
Manual Access to Video Server Technology
Creating and Deleting a Unit
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip
Finding the Name of a Clip
Setting Edit Points
Cueing Decks to Play or Record
Sequencing Commands
Playing a Prerecorded Clip
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
Listing Video and Deck Control Ports
Assigning Audio Inputs
Configuring Video Recording Compression
Recording a Clip
Editing Clips
Displaying Your Logo
Playing Clips from a Playlist
Monitoring Unit State
Monitoring the System
10.
Clip Mirror Configuration
Clip Mirror Service Overview
Controlling Clip Mirror Operation
Configuring Primary and Mirror Platform Filesystems
Redesignating Servers
Bandwidth Management
A.
The SGI Media Server Control GUIs
Running VST Graphical Tools from a Workstation
The Media Contro Panel
The Unit Status Monitor
The Clip Manager
Glossary
Index