Index

100 Base-TX network
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices

1000 Base-SX network
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices

4:2:0 compression sampling
Configuring Video Compression

4:2:2 compression sampling
Configuring Video Compression

625/50 system
configuring
Configuring for 625/50 Systems
troubleshooting
625/50 Clips Do Not Play

ADC100 controller (See Harris Automation controllers.)
Configuring Device Interfaces

AES/EBU audio format
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards

alert log level
VST Log Message Structure

analog audio format
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards

audio
assigning ports
Assigning Audio Inputs
cards
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Video/Audio Connections
configuring devices
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System
connections
Video/Audio Connections
Audio Connections
disabling
Disabling Audio
formats
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
identifying ports
Identifying Audio Ports
support
Configuring Audio Support

automation controllers
configuring
Logical Playback and Record Units
Configuration Files
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
general
Functional Overview
External Devices
Harris Automation
Using the Harris Automation ADC100 Automation Controller with the SGI Media Server
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling
problems
Logical Playback and Record Units
Sony
Control Interface Module
Multiple Connections to a Unit
VST interfaces
Control Interface Module

backup
Clip Mirror Configuration
plex, configuring boot from
Configuring to Boot From a Backup Plex

bandwidth management
Bandwidth Management

Buf RM-4000 remote processors
External Devices

Buf VTC-4000 multi-VTR controller
External Devices

Bufnet/RS-422 adapters
Hardware Overview
External Devices

bus speeds
PCI Bus Requirements

cabling
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling

CADD MVCP command
MXF Record and Playout
Overview of Adding Clips Procedure
Notifying the SGI Media Server

card layouts
General Guidelines for Card Placement
Recommended Card Layouts

CBG. Also see IMX.
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

CBLD MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Building a Non-Virtual Clip

CCLS MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips

CCP MVCP command
Editing at the Clip Level

CEDP MVCP command
Setting Edit Points
Editing at the Clip Level

CFCL MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview

CFNW MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Inserting Empty Frames into a Vclip

CFRM MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview

CINF MVCP command
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server

clip
Clip Cache
add and remove
Adding and Removing Clips
cache
Clip Cache
Storage Device Interface Module
Disk Storage
creating
Creating a New Clip
deleting
Deleting a Clip
editing
Editing Clips
finding a name
Finding the Name of a Clip
loading and unloading
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip
managing
The Clip Manager
mirroring
Clip Mirror Configuration
obtaining information
Obtaining Information About a Clip
playing
Playing or Recording an Existing Clip
recording
Recording a Clip
Playing or Recording an Existing Clip
Creating a New Clip
renaming
Renaming a Clip
setting protections
Setting the Protections for a Clip
troubleshooting
Adding a Clip Takes Excessively Long

clip alignment
Clip Alignment

Clip Manager
Operating the Media Control Panel
The Clip Manager

CLN MVCP command
Editing at the Clip Level

CLS MVCP command
Finding the Name of a Clip

CMK MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips

CMV MVCP command
Editing at the Clip Level

commands
sequencing
Sequencing Commands

compression
configuring
Configuring Video Compression
D10/IMX
Media Device Interface Module
Internal Devices
DV
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
DVCAM
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
DVCPRO 25
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
DVCPRO 50
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
I-frame
Media Types
Configuring Video Recording Compression
IMX
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
list of types
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
long GOP
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Media Types
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
MPEG-2
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression
sampling
Configuring Video Compression
Configuring Video Compression

configuration
audio
Configuring Audio Support
card layouts
Recommended Card Layouts
device defaults
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System
extermal devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
external devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control Other Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
setting
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
system defaults
Configuring System Defaults
video compression
Configuring Video Compression

constant-byte GOP (CBG). Also see IMX.
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

control GUIs
The SGI Media Server Control GUIs

control interface modules
Software Overview
Control Interface Module

control protocols
MVCP
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview
Control Interface Module
Logical Playback and Record Units
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Sony
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring and Using the Sony (P2) Protocol
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR
specifying
protocol
VDCP
Core Software
Control Interface Module
Hardware Overview
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Multiple Connections to a Unit

controller errors
Controller Errors

controllers (See automation controllers and edit controllers.)
Functional Overview

COPN MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips

crash
files
Configuration Files
SGI Media Server Crash Files
semaphore limit exceeded
Crash: Semaphore Limit Exceeded

critical log level
VST Log Message Structure

CRM MVCP command
Removing Clips
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips
Editing at the Clip Level

CSAV MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips

CSCL MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Removing Segments in Vclips

CSLS MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Listing Segments in a Vclip

CSRM MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Removing Segments in Vclips

cue
buttons
Operating the Media Control Panel
Playing or Recording an Existing Clip
points
Operating the Media Control Panel
Changing Cue Points and Edit Points

cue decks
Cueing Decks to Play or Record

CUE MVCP command
Cueing Decks to Play or Record

CUER MVCP command
Cueing Decks to Play or Record

CUPS MVCP command
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips
Adding Segments to Vclips

D10/IMX compression
Media Device Interface Module
Internal Devices

D-10/IMX encoding
MXF Record and Playout
Supported SMPTE Standards

DB-9 connector
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling

debug log level
VST Log Message Structure

Deck Control Panel
Controlling a Video Deck

device
configuration
Configuring Device Interfaces
external
configuring and using
Configuring and Using External Devices
files
Configuring Device Interfaces

device defaults
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System

Diaquest
configuring for
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System
controls for
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR
deck control module
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

Diaquest software
Media Device Interface Module
Video Device Control

DIF video format
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats

disk storage
Power Requirements

DMA size, setting
Tuning the SGI Media Server (Setting the Maximum DMA Size)

DV compression
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

DVCAM compression
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

DVCPRO 25 compression
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

DVCPRO 50 compression
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

edit controllers
Configuring and Using External Devices

edit decision list
Virtual Clips

edit marks
Operating the Media Control Panel
Changing Cue Points and Edit Points

edit point
Setting Edit Points

editing
clips
Editing Clips
frames
Editing at the Frame Level

embedded audio format
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards

emergency log level
VST Log Message Structure

end-to-end mode
Operating the Media Control Panel
Using the Deck Control Window

ERR MVCP command
Controller Errors

error log level
VST Log Message Structure

errors
controller
Controller Errors
MVCP
MVCP Command Syntax Errors
reporting
Error Reporting
unit
Unit Errors

event logging
Logging Events

external devices
External Devices
configuring and using
Configuring and Using External Devices

FCLR MVCP command
Editing at the Frame Level

Fibre Channel arrays
Hardware Overview

file formats (See video formats.)
Media Types and Formats

FINS MVCP command
Editing at the Frame Level

FNEW MVCP command
Editing at the Frame Level

format interface modules
Software Overview

FOVR MVCP command
Editing at the Frame Level

frames
Working with Frames
editing
Editing at the Frame Level

FRM MVCP command
Editing at the Frame Level

FTP controls
Bandwidth Management

General eXchange Format (See also SMPTE 360M.)
Supported SMPTE Standards
Glossary

GET MVCP command
Setting and Listing Configuration Values

GOP structures
Configuring Video Compression

gr_osview command
Standard IRIX Tools

graphical user interface
The Clip Manager

group of pictures (See also GOP.)
Configuring Video Compression

GXF (See SMPTE 360M.)
Supported SMPTE Standards

hardware configuration
Recommended Card Layouts

hardware overview
Hardware Overview

Harris Automation controllers
Hardware Overview
Configuring Device Interfaces
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Using the Harris Automation ADC100 Automation Controller with the SGI Media Server
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling

Horita
configuring for
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server
PR-232 timecode readers
External Devices
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server

I-frame compression
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types
Configuring Video Recording Compression

image, displaying, emergency graphic
Displaying Your Logo

IMX compression
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Media Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Configuring Video Recording Compression

index files
MXF Record and Playout
MXF Record and Playout
ANALOG AUDIO Connectors
Configuration Files
MPEG-2 Index File Transfer
MPEG-2 Index File Transfer

info log level
VST Log Message Structure

intraframe
Media Types

intraframe media
Media Types

JBOD storage
Disk Storage

LOAD MVCP command
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip

log files
Configuration Files

logging
Logging Events
levels
VST Log Message Structure
message structure
VST Log Message Structure
rollover
Managing Log Rollover
severity code
VST Log Message Structure

logo, displaying
Displaying Your Logo

long GOP compression
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Media Types
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

Louth automation controllers
Glossary

major alignment
Major Alignment

Material Exchange Format (MXF) standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

mcclips
Removing Clips
The SGI Media Server Control GUIs

mcpanel
The SGI Media Server Control GUIs

mcstat
The SGI Media Server Control GUIs

mcstat command
The Unit Status Monitor

Media Control Panel
The Media Contro Panel
buttons
Operating the Media Control Panel
local mode
Operating the Media Control Panel
remote mode
Operating the Media Control Panel
starting
Starting the Media Control Panel

media device interface modules
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module

media formats (See video formats.)
Media Types and Formats

MFCODEC devices
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System
Configuring Video Compression

Miranda Little Red
configuring for
Configuring System Defaults
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server
timecode reader
External Devices
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server

MON MVCP command
Monitoring

monitor the system
Monitoring the System

monitoring VST
Monitoring the System

movie/vclip segment format
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips
Working with Segments

MPEG-2 compression
Software Overview
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types
Media Formats
Configuring Video Recording Compression

MSB-REARPANEL-B rear panel
The MSB-REARPANEL-B Rear Panel

multi-disk
Clip Alignment

Multiport Video Computer Protocol (See MVCP.)
Functional Overview

MVCP
overview
Functional Overview
protocol
Functional Overview
Control Interface Module
Logical Playback and Record Units
Hardware Overview
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices

MVCP commands
CADD
MXF Record and Playout
Overview of Adding Clips Procedure
Notifying the SGI Media Server
CBLD
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Building a Non-Virtual Clip
CCLS
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips
CCP
Editing at the Clip Level
CEDP
Setting Edit Points
Editing at the Clip Level
CFCL
Virtual Clip Command Overview
CFNW
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Inserting Empty Frames into a Vclip
CFRM
Virtual Clip Command Overview
CINF
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server
CLN
Editing at the Clip Level
CLS
Finding the Name of a Clip
CMK
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips
CMV
Editing at the Clip Level
COPN
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips
CRM
Removing Clips
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips
Editing at the Clip Level
CSAV
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Saving, Closing, and Removing Virtual Clips
CSCL
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Removing Segments in Vclips
CSLS
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Listing Segments in a Vclip
CSRM
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Removing Segments in Vclips
CUE
Cueing Decks to Play or Record
CUER
Cueing Decks to Play or Record
CUPS
Virtual Clip Command Overview
Creating and Opening Virtual Clips
Adding Segments to Vclips
ERR
Controller Errors
FCLR
Editing at the Frame Level
FINS
Editing at the Frame Level
FNEW
Editing at the Frame Level
FOVR
Editing at the Frame Level
FRM
Editing at the Frame Level
GET
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
LOAD
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip
MON
Monitoring
PLAY
Playing a Prerecorded Clip
PLS
Listing Video and Deck Control Ports
REC
Recording a Clip
SET
Configuration Files
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
SGET
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
SSET
Setting and Listing Configuration Values
STLS
Statistics
STST
Statistics
UADD
Creating and Deleting a Unit
UCLS
Deleting a Unit
UERR
Unit Errors
ULS
Status
UNLD
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip
UOPN
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Multiple Connections to a Unit
USTA
Status

MVCP SET command
Configuration Files

MXF video format
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats
MXF Record and Playout

name, of clip
Finding the Name of a Clip

networking
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices

non-virtual clips
Building a Non-Virtual Clip

notice log level
VST Log Message Structure

OP-1a specification, MXF
Supported SMPTE Standards

Operational Pattern 1a (OP-1a) specification, MXF
Supported SMPTE Standards

Origin server
Hardware Overview
The System Unit

osview command
Standard IRIX Tools

P2 (See Sony protocol.)
Configuring and Using the Sony (P2) Protocol

Panasonic AG-A850 editing controllers
Hardware Overview
External Devices

PCI configuration
PCI Configuration Requirements

PCI-VIDAUD-IMX audio/video cards
Hardware Overview

PCI-VIDAUD-IMX audio/video cards (See also PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B.)
Internal Devices

PCI-VIDAUD-IMX-C audio/video cards
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Hardware Overview

PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B audio/video cards
Media Device Interface Module
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices
PCI Bus Requirements
Video/Audio Connections
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring and Using External Devices

PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-C audio/video cards
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices
Video/Audio Connections

PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX audio/video cards
Video/Audio Connections

PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX audio/video cards (See also PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B.)
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Internal Devices

PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX-C audio/video cards
Video/Audio Connections

PCI-X expansion module
The System Unit

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)
Standard IRIX Tools

Perl modules
Configuration Files

play list
Virtual Clips

PLAY MVCP command
Playing a Prerecorded Clip

playing clips
Playing a Prerecorded Clip
controlling speed
Operating the Media Control Panel
direction
Operating the Media Control Panel

PLS MVCP command
Listing Video and Deck Control Ports

ports
5250
Manual Access to Video Server Technology
audio
Assigning Audio Inputs
identifying
Identifying Audio Ports
mapping to logical port names
Mapping Physical Ports to Logical Port Names
media
Media Device Interface Module
Logical Playback and Record Units
video
Starting the Media Control Panel

power requirements
Power Requirements

problems
Troubleshooting

proxy transfers
Proxy Transfers

RAID storage systems
Hardware Overview
Disk Storage
Power Requirements
Clip Alignment

rear panels
The MSB-REARPANEL-B Rear Panel

REC MVCP command
Recording a Clip

recording a clip
Recording a Clip

recording video
Configuring Video Recording Compression

rendundancy
Clip Mirror Configuration

resource allocation
Bandwidth Management

RM610 storage systems
Hardware Overview

rollover
Managing Log Rollover

rotatelogs command
Managing Log Rollover

RP–224 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

RS-422 cabling
RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling

RS-422 control protocol (See Sony control protocol.)
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

sar command
Standard IRIX Tools

SCSI storage systems
Hardware Overview

SDI
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Supported SMPTE Standards

See also IMX.
Supported SMPTE Standards

segment
clearing and removing
Removing Segments in Vclips

segments
Virtual Clips
Listing Segments in a Vclip

sequence commands
Sequencing Commands

Serial Digital Interface (SDI)
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Supported SMPTE Standards

SET MVCP command
Setting and Listing Configuration Values

severity code
VST Log Message Structure

SGET MVCP command
Setting and Listing Configuration Values

SGI MPEG-2 video format
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats

shuttle dial
Operating the Media Control Panel

site editpoints command
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server

site marks command
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server
Overriding Clip Segment Transfer

SMPTE 259M-1997 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 266M-2002 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 272M-1994 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 276M-1995 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 314M-1999 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 356M-2001 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards
Configuring Video Compression

SMPTE 360M video format (playout only)
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats

SMPTE 360M-2001 standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE 383M standard
Supported SMPTE Standards

SMPTE-259M-1997 standard
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

SMPTE-314M standard
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

SMPTE-356M standard
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

SMPTE-378M standard
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats

Sony automation controller
Multiple Connections to a Unit

Sony control protocol
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring and Using the Sony (P2) Protocol
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

space requirements
Rack Space Requirements

SSET MVCP command
Setting and Listing Configuration Values

stack trace files
SGI Media Server Crash Files

standards, supported
Supported SMPTE Standards

starting
VST
automatically
Controlling the Autostart of VST
from backup plex
Configuring to Boot From a Backup Plex
manually
Starting VST Manually
options
Setting Startup Options

statistics
analysis
STST—Statistics on Statistics
list
STLS—List Statistics
MVCP commands
Statistics

status
Operating the Media Control Panel
of units
Status

STLS MVCP command
Statistics

stopping VST
Stopping VST

storage
Hardware Overview
Disk Storage

storage device interface modules
Storage Device Interface Module

STST MVCP command
Statistics

system
defaults, configuring
Configuring System Defaults
setup
System Setup
tuning for VST
Tuning the SGI Media Server (Setting the Maximum DMA Size)

telnet
Manual Access to Video Server Technology

timecode readers
External Devices
Using House Timecode Readers with the SGI Media Server

TP900 storage systems
Hardware Overview

TP9100 RAID storage systems
Hardware Overview

troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

UADD MVCP command
Creating and Deleting a Unit

UCLS command
Deleting a Unit

UERR MVCP command
Unit Errors

ULS MVCP command
Status

Unit Status Monitor
Operating the Media Control Panel

units
create and delete
Creating and Deleting a Unit
errors
Unit Errors
logical
Logical Playback and Record Units
Starting the Media Control Panel
monitoring
Monitoring
status
Status

UNLD MVCP command
Loading, Creating, and Unloading a Clip

UOPN MVCP command
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Multiple Connections to a Unit

/usr/vtr/config/control-in.conf
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices

/usr/vtr/config/control-out.conf
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control Other Devices

/usr/vtr/config/device-defaults
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System

/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults
Configuring System Defaults

/usr/vtr/config/system-defaults/time
Configuring System Defaults

/usr/vtr/config/vtrd.conf file
Configuring the VTR Daemon (vtrd)

USTA MVCP command
Status

vclip
Virtual Clips

VCP-Recorder Clip Manager
Removing Clips

VCP-Recorder, access manually
Manual Access to Video Server Technology

VDCP
Core Software
Control Interface Module
Hardware Overview
External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices
Configuring and Using External Devices
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by VDCP
Multiple Connections to a Unit

video
configuration for recording
Configuring Video Recording Compression
configuring devices
Configuring Audio and Video Devices in Your System
deck control
Controlling a Video Deck
ports
Starting the Media Control Panel

video cards
Media Device Interface Module
Media Device Interface Module
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
Hardware Overview
Internal Devices
Internal Devices
Video/Audio Connections

video connections
Video/Audio Connections

Video Disk Communications Protocol (See VDCP.)
Functional Overview

video formats
DIF
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats
list of
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
MXF Record and Playout
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats
MXF Record and Playout
SGI MPEG-2
Video I/O, Compression, and File Formats
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Types and Formats
Media Formats
SMPTE 360M (playout only)
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B Video/Audio Cards
Configuring Video Compression
Media Formats
Glossary

Video Server Technology (See VST.)
Software Overview

virtual clips
file operations
File Operations on Virtual Clips
frames
Working with Frames
overview
Virtual Clips
segments
Working with Segments

VST
checking status
Checking VST Status
events
Logging Events
monitoring
Monitoring the System
overview
Software Overview
Core Software
starting
automatically
Controlling the Autostart of VST
manually
Starting VST Manually
options
Setting Startup Options
stopping
Stopping VST

VTR RS-422 control protocol (See Sony control protocol.)
Configuring the SGI Media Server for Control by Remote Devices

VTR, configuring VST to control
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtrclip
Notifying the SGI Media Server
Removing Clips

vtrclip command
MXF Record and Playout

vtrclip tool
Overview of Adding Clips Procedure

vtr.control.clip.name
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports
Changing the Clip Loaded in a Sony Controlled Logical Unit

vtr.control.device_type_id
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.edit.delay
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.ee.delay
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.ee.mode
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.ee.record_select
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.output.idle_mode
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.superimpose.enabled
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtr.control.timecode.mode
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports

vtrd process
Configuring the VTR Daemon (vtrd)

vtrd server daemon
Configuration Files

vtrdircopy daemon
Configuration Files

vtr.edit.coincidence.preroll
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtr.edit.postroll
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtr.edit.preroll
Configuring Sony Protocol Control Ports
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtrftp command
Proxy Transfers

vtrftpd daemon
Adding Clips to the SGI Media Server
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server

vtrhwinfo command
Identifying Audio Ports

vtr.main.log_level.file
Configuring Logging

vtr.main.timing_standard
Configuring System Defaults
Configuring for 625/50 Systems
625/50 Clips Do Not Play

vtr.media.audio.input.channel_map.channel_pair
Setting Device Parameters
Channel Map/Source Control
Channel Map/Channel Pairs Control
Identifying Audio Ports

vtr.media.audio.input.channel_map.source
Channel Map/Source Control
Identifying Audio Ports

vtr.media.audio.input.channels
Setting Device Parameters
Identifying Audio Ports

vtr.media.audio.output.port
Setting Device Parameters

vtr.media.clip.start.mode
Setting Device Parameters

vtr.media.mpeg.bit_rate
Setting Device Parameters
Configuring Video Compression

vtr.media.output.mode
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtr.media.sync_port
Configuring the SGI Media Server to Control a VTR

vtr.media.video.input.compression.gop_size
Configuring Video Compression

vtr.media.video.input.compression.gop_structure
Configuring Video Compression

vtr.media.video.input.compression.sampling
Configuring Video Compression

vtr.media.video.input.compression.type
Setting Device Parameters
Configuring Video Compression
Configuring Video Compression

vtr.media.video.input.vitc.line_offset
Setting Device Parameters

vtr.media.video.output.timing
Configuring for 625/50 Systems
625/50 Clips Do Not Play

vtrmpegutil command
MXF Record and Playout

vtrstat
vtrstat

vtr.time.offset
Configuring System Defaults

vvtr process
Configuring the VTR Daemon (vtrd)

warning log level
VST Log Message Structure

XFS filesystem
Bandwidth Management

XFS real-time filesystem
Transferring Clips to the SGI Media Server