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1. 4 f your InDaw was running with a Printer Port blue key dongle REMOVE it and plug the USB Aladin dongle into the lower rear USB socket From NT to 2000 B Setting the IRQs Start the computer and looking at the start screen press F2 to activate the Setup Utility If you are too slow to react you will trigger the SCSI utility screen and that is not the screen you want Exit and immediatly reboot by CTRL ALT DEL to AVOID Windows activation and try again In the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility first press F9 to reset to the default configuration then using the lt gt arrows go to ADVANCED and with the down arrow select PCI configuration enter PCI IRQ 10 PCI IRQ 2 5 PCI IRQ 3 10 PCI IRQ 4 Auto Esc Enter Yes C Re install the Back up Files Open the Indaw backup drive see preliminaries and copy your customer projects back to the C drive D Install disk drivers If you use external DVD Ram or DVD R disks reinstall their drivers E Install InDaw version v7 x Download and install the latest IDW7xx software from http labs aaton com Install the Maintenance amp Update IMUnnnn delivered with the Aladin dongle InDaw is now ready to work under Windows 2000 NOTE Migration within a Siemens PC 830 Since three PCI slots are available only and since there is no built in ethernet socket in a Siemens PC 830 you can simultaneously install t
2. Gip ak reader term off RGL d Plextor PX 32 ID5 prty on term off test off block off Toshiba CD R 7050033 IDS prty on term off PAV off test off InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 18 Migration from InDaw 6 NT RTX 4 to InDaw MX 2000 RTX 5 using an Aaton configured hard drive containing Windows 2000 amp RTX 5 if necessary an IMUnnnn and an Aladin USB nnnn dongle are delivered too A Preliminaries l Your current customer projects will go away with the old hard drive you must first copy the C INDAW folder in which they are stored on a removable drive or floppy disk that you will reimport qfter Win 2000 installation 2 Switch off the PC remove the mains cable remove the cabinet top cover To get access to and exchange the former hard drive to be sent back to Aaton YOU must extract the hard drive holder by unscrewing the five golden screws see pic located at the rear of the cabinet and by unlocking the internal screw you need a Tork key but don t remove that screw which prevents the HD holder to slide away from the rear to the front of the cabinet Unplug the hard drive IDE ribbon and pozer supply cable remove the disk from the holder and replace it by the Windows 2000 RTX 5 disk delivered by Aaton Siemens RI 45 PC cabinet rear view 3 The internal boards must be reshuffled according to the PC model lay out shown on page 14 of this manual
3. Setup option click Custom in the menu Key search select USB only Next Parallel port mode automatic selection Next Computer Type IBM Next Confirm your selection Next Ok Finish Passage VANC reader Logo keyer l N frames delayed Keycode VideoTC Audio TC Roll Sc amp Tk ete VITC amp Char 23 98 HD L 2977 D l InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 12 How does InDaw handle standard slates Three steps Tape to disk recording InNDaw non stop digitizes and reclocks the tapes the operator on the fly keys a prelocator mark on each slate and key in their Sc amp ITk IDs if the on location recorder is set in free run InDaw records each take in a separate file PreLog with the tab key the operator scrolls the slates listens to the Sc amp Tk ahead of the slate high precision located by the InDaw waveform analyser and confirms or modifies the prelocator entered Sc amp Tk IDs They are correlated to the audio TC and stored PostSync High speed shuttling from slate to slate through the video tape the operator links the Prelog entered Sc amp Tk IDs which match the ones seen on the video monitor The slate immediatly comes in sync tts audio TC is attached to the tape video TC and recorded in the ATN ALE transfer list InDaw s seek time is so short that playing the video tape makes the audio come in sync from the very firs
4. TAB makes the SlateFinder jump from one slate to the next A slate mark creates a colored slate domain arbitrarily starting two sec ahead of the slate this domain can be extended or reduced by CTRL CLICK tail only CTRL CLICK head only SHIFT CLICK tail and head Reminder when preloging a tape recorded in record run TC mode there is no TC breaks the slate laydown arbitrarily creates sc amp tk domains but does not split the long audio file itself Wild Tracks When TAB lands on a wild track w marked slate Prelog ES ES Es TIDER Ese Tee PreLog Start 4506190T BWF 15 53 12 00 4506180N BWF 15 53 12 00 O6IBOR_4 BWF 15 53 12 00 O6ISOR_3 BWF 15 53 12 00 O6I80R_2 BWF 15 53 12 00 O6I80R_1 BWF 15 53 12 00 O6I80P_2 BWF 15 53 12 00 fe O6IS0P_1 BWF 15 53 12 00 Shoot Date 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 Tracks Scene Take Comments 125 24 125 2a 125 2a 125 2a 125 2a 125 2a 125 2a 125 2a TapelD 15 54 16 13 15 54 18 06 15 54 17 15 15 54 17 15 15 54 17 15 15 54 17 15 15 54 17 19 15 54 17 19 Tam tam in maintenance shop a little boriisn t it Tam tam in maintenance shop Tam tam in maintenance shop Tam tam in maintenance shop Tam tam in maintenance shop Tam tam in maintenance shop Tam tam in maintenance shop 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 2001 03 23 Ge me G4 me Ge me Avid composer v 0 6 imports BWF files Wild tracks handles and non selected takes are directly av
5. confidence recording mode when recording sounds on Digibeta VIRs Confidence delays the VITC which syncs InDaw by two frame late o switch off the EE mode when recording sounds on DVcams e g DSR 2000P it delays the VITC by three frames o Syncing InDaw sounds on an Avid FilmComposer Before performing a group sync paste the Snd TC values into the Aux TC column in order to match the film TC moved in its own Aux TC column too Copy the shoot date column of the bin into an aaton date column in which wrong date entries can be corrected place this column before the Aux TC where the film TC is stored key apple e to sort the files by ascending date amp time If the Avid shows TCs not matching verify that sound and film dates are identical i e carrying the same day and the same Full Year Month Day syntax e g 2001 09 23 If not batch modify the date InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 15 DVD CD burner InDaw CD DVD driver LTC in 4 AES in raw Audio board Break out Box 4 AES out w Sample Rate converter External Connections Facility must provide active loudspeakers Z VGA monitor VANC reader VITC reader Video Keyer Keyed SDI amp Analog 08 24 12 45 PC chassis 1 5 Dongle either a BlueKey on the printer port 1 or a Pink Aladin on the lower USB socket 5 2 VGA monitor subD 5F
6. DISK DRIVES Carrying sound files in and out InDaw can be done by Ethernet SAN or physical medias The screenshot above shows the desktop icons of a typical PC in which many types of medias and drives are In use Removable Medias DVD Ram DVD R CDR Reliable and inexpensive the DVD R technology is currently the best to physically store and transport audio files 1 Internal DVD R amp CDR burner player currently a Pioneer 106D connected in slave mode on the HDD ULTRA DMA ribbon Disks are either burned with the built in DVD T InDaw software driver or using a host burner driver such as Gear 2 External DVD Ram currently a LaCie using a Matsushita drive FireWire connected Following the AES3 1 1 BroadcastWave recommendation BWF InDaw records the DVD Ram under FAT 32 format Windows takes about twenty sec to recognize a DVD Ram disk be patient 3 Internal CD Rom player currently an Mitsumi IDE Is to be used to play the Cantar recorded mixdown of the day Removable Hard Drives FireWire linked FireWire is the most reliable way to connect a removable hard drives to a computer The advantage over SCSI is the hot plug ability provided the disk is software unmounted before it is physically disconnected 4 External hard drive currently a LaCie 40 or 60GB FireWire connected Fat32 formatted used to carry the audio files to a Keylink IP working under Windows 2000 Removable Hard Drives SCSI linked Preliminary not
7. linking audio events to their correlated video images PostSync 3 syncing the tape in one go PostSync 4 PostSync I Video TC reading To ensure absolute frame accuracy and lock the AES out sample rate to the VIR or house video all PostSync operations rely upon the video IC extracted from the VITC signal by the video reader board The video LTC received from the RS422 one frame precision is only used to remote control the VITR not to sync the sound The EE mode Electronic Editing of DVCam DSR 2000P should be off since it makes for a 3 frame delay in the VITC out The confidence mode of Digibeta should be off since it makes for a 2 frame delay If a gray bar hides the VITC area activate the dynamic tracking DI of Beta SP VIRs to get the bar out of the VITC area Shift or Shift can also be used on non dynamic tracking equiped VTRs Test cantar TESTINDW Project Tools View help Tc Sc amp Tk and comments to ALE FLeX lists going to the editing room selected in most cases Note for those who do not use an HD board it is possible to shift the VideoTC read on the SD VITC by 10 frames This allows to generate a N frame forward shifted sound to be recorded on a HD tape of which the SD downconverted VITC inserted by Aaton PASSAGE drives InDaw This delay devalidates all other functions and makes the VITC readings 65 appear in red as a warning for safety it is set to zero each ti
8. copy and paste the Snd TC column into the Auxilliary TC column of the audio bin and copy and paste the camera Film TC column into the Auxilllary I C column of the image bin E If the Avid shows TC not matching verify that the sound and film dates are identical not only showing the same day but the same Year Month Day order e g 2004 09 24 NOT 09 24 04 If not batch modify the incorrect date column s How to perform audio video auto syncs on Avid v7 The Avid v7 should be a FilmComposer 2 The files should have been bounced to 6bit polyphonic bwf extension files they should have been OMF converted through AtonXfer 3 On the Avid before performing a group sync paste the Snd TC values into the Aux T C column in order to match the film TC moved in its own Aux TC column too 4 Copy the shoot date column of the bin into an Aaton date column in which wrong date entries can be corrected place this column before the Aux TC where the film TC is stored InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 13 key apple e to sort the files by ascending date amp time If the Avid shows TCs not matching verify that sound and film dates are identical i e carrying the same day and the same Full Year Month Day syntax e g 2001 09 23 If not batch modify the date See below the Avid vI EDL Manager settings for Protools Titan 3 auto conforming How to perfor
9. ners e g a universal DVD R RAM LG GSA 408 B but since DVD R drivers are not able to handle DVD RAM disks don t forget to install the Windows DVD RAM driver delive red with the unit you buy be made from the AAH not the AAS AatonRoot Test cantar TESTINDW Eq 7000 ersion 7 w Indaw 8 AES on the fly Mixdown from 8 to N 0 2 e tracks f The control panel 20 mixes eight monophonic files into one to four AES BWF M to BWF P conyer ter bss aE out Sean Each track can be weighted 3dB 6dB I2dB and ED selected pairs can be MS Es decoded into AB To apply Movin ape pene a given file mixdown to K Name as Name tapeHd24 several other files open Convert to PAL 25 poe sary Apply to selected files th EN ee 4 ere co PPly to selected Mes nen Convert to HD 24 al piza si hilite the sharing files and click OK 9 File to File bounce i from 8 to 2 tracks A file to file mix 25 can be performed to convert Monophonic files into 6brt interleaved Polyphonic s pe aactigetinsetticat itech stttessetesss tacrsset e N IN Ue Ua aye uae LT te LST a ag ome PRIOR LOY rae ura uins A Sv Sa ak o Jvia2s J wile lu Agor FIA Biprsever __ rrojet tout a25 250 E pistes atstrrre tsps ene entree InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 10 Playback option The Slaved to RS422 mode is opened by Tools 2 InDaw plays audio files called by t
10. DOS_6 22 Free 1396 ja z l S MAMS DOS Free 927 Mo gt aa ee a old Avid V BYWF files should be Es N Rork Free 481 Mo T Modify file name w mediaID nnn only 100 2 00000001 44 Mo OMF converted by the AtonXfer gt Eley O Rork Free 623 Mo oo 00000001 77 Mo application which only works on a P Rork Free 29 Mo o Ps f wey O Rotk Free 627 Mo mii iii polyphonic files having a bwf not 2 E ar ie dare OU way extension g Microsoft Windows Network Sip sts 7635 onas disinterleave BVVF P files Converted cme f to a set of BYVF M monophonic files 7 o file name must be nnnnn_N bwf for wav the original Fostex PD6 polyphonic files Import _New _ Doite Cancel ok senaator can be ot a can be bounced to another polyphonic InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 3 22 4 On Ui 09 Recording Parameters Click on the pause button 15 the recording parameters menu opens Source ID 26 The audio tape identifier entry is mandatory it shows on 74 The following parameters are attached to the whole project Source type Should be digital AES analog is used for factory tests only Channels Rate Depth Incoming and internal rates can differ e g a 48 048K sound can be recorded at 32K to save disk space a 44 1K CD can be converted to 48K Whatever the choice InDaw always outputs 48Ks s unless a different Audio Speed Playback value is selected File type Interleaved po
11. a 01 0358 19 4 f gt start of automatic reading ene Ado sot 3lines IM Auto line selection Var memory active Off x Note VideoTC Keycode and ETET sess EEA eee ie Standard 2523 98 oA ane alal 01 Assemble Audiol C readings 65 should es ae oF Te x ser Hits decoding gnore audio date A appear in blue figures with BAG higher than 80 reading rate mga SD O Enti Points Video offset 0 Enty In Entry Dut Refresh Vane detection 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 HD Vanc Reader In the 55 menu select HD board and the various de accelerated Rd vigs 4 y ev sa 2 Jaj e e unk sa play speeds in 55a Since it EN e A ja A RtkServer GA Inday Microsoft Visual C E Test cantar TESTIND carries the film keycode the TC 54 53 52 50 49 default Film Vanc should be InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 6 PostSync 2 Take Timeline Turn off the keyboard Num Lock for the numeric keypad to behave as a VIR controller O Pause Play forward sync speed One shot forward 5 to 25 jog while pressed shft Slow forward while pressed OI to 1 Shuttle fwd at 4 5x then 10x to 100x after 2s k One shot backwards 5 to 2 5 jog while pressed shift Slow backwards while pressed OI to 1 Shuttle bckd 4 5x then 10x to 100x after 2s F3 Opens Go Io window to cue VTR on keyed TC Ctd P EditVTR preroll length Clicking the red button 21 of the VTR remote control menu ope
12. exe on a blank DOS formatted 4Mb diskette do not open the file Close the Passage application Insert the diskette in the PC A drive and click on the psg xx exe Icon the installer verify runs for one minute After acceptation of the license agreement a pop up menu shows Passage as HD Vanc SD VITC Char HD to SD in sync the Passage option the destination click on Install The Passage icon shows on the desktop Maintenance Update key Copy pmunnn exe on a blank DOS formatted 4Mb diskette Do not open the file Insert the diskette in the PC A drive and click on pmunnn exe Acceptation of the license agreement triggers the installation Click OK Passage is ready to work Passage User Manual On http labs aaton com get the full user manual Reminder The Passage waveform monitor is a full featured HD analyser it gives facility engineers access to each pixel of an HD image with no need to buy an expensive HD waveform monitor The instructions below only apply to the installation of Passage in a standalone PC not in an InDaw The Aladin purple dongle being out of the USB socket explore the Windows Passage Service Upgrade CD R by double clicking the CD ROM icon in My Computer In the 3 USB DONGLE DRIVER folder double click HDD32 EXE Install shield self extracting exe Yes Warning hasp device driver setup Yes HASP device driver status Next
13. not a problem for InDaw nor Keylink IP but it can t be used on Cantar which needs primary partionned disks To get FAT32 primary partitions you must use a third party software such as Partition Magic unscrew to remove the top lid InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 17 AATON Board Installation If InDaw doesn t start verify all boards are correctly plugged A Yes should appear opposite the board names in About InDaw To open the PC840 cabinet unlock the top cover by unscrewing the Philips screw on the front panel DIGITAL AUDIO player SRC 3 Four AES amp two analog 10dB monitoring video synced outputs at 48Ks 47 952Ks Dirto Disk 46 xxxKs 25 23 98 amp SOKs 24 25 When installing this board the analog Video VTG In must be connected to the ADX VideoSync Out and the HD Odd Even to the Video CCIR In twisted Molex cable The audio disk loading message is white on red if the internal video routing is OK it is white on blue if it is not HIGH DEF reader keyer HDK 292 optional SMPTE 292M 1 5 Gb s HD Serial Digital Video SMPTE 274M 1080 24 25 29 97 etc and SMPTE 296M 1280 50 720 59 94 scans Indaw MX reads FILMVANCs to synch sound and HD video This board is also used by PASSAGE to read HD VANCs ahead of downconverters Snell leranex X Box Evertz or HD Cam and HD D5 VIRs The VANC extracted data is then inserted by the ADX board in the 3lineVitc and Character
14. 17 CRT minimum or a Flat Screen with 65000 colors or more 1024x768 3 Keyboard and Mouse mini DIN 4 COM2 subD 9M to control DAT or VTR pin2 Tx 3 Rx 7 gnd use the RS232 422 level translator cable delivered with the PC which works for short distance If you must go through a switcher use an active RS232 422 translator such as the Addenda model RS 2 8 it is not deliverable by Aaton please contact www addenda com 6 Ethernet RJ 45 10 100 base T Through optional ISA board on Simatic PC 830 9 COMI subD 25M for the Slaved to 422 option Insert an RS232 422 translator such as the Addenda model RS 2 8 www addenda con and an Rx Tx crossover cable Internal Boards IRQ dictated board placement must be respected for each PC model see opposite pictures Note current PC is Siemens PC 840 10 amp I1 ADX reader keyer subD 3V for Post Sync option Through subD 3V 3xBNC expanders SDI video to the bottom socket 10 Analog video to the top socket I Note this board can be replaced by a simple Analog VITC reader board no keyer option installed in the same 9th slot see page 6 also 13 SCSI 3 When connecting a Centronic device to the SCSI 3 board remember that many Scsi 3 to Centronic cables don t comply to specs If at start up the CD Rom burner answer back is not immediate get an Aaton 70 500 26 or a certified cable to bring the proper load on the unused Scsi 3 pins 4 HDK BNC
15. AATON Next Product key please key the five windows in UPPER CASE Next this product key is available in the pack you received from Aaton Computer name and Administrator Password Computer name INDAW XXX you should consult your network administrator this only is an example Administrator password paris LOWER CASE Confirm password paris Next Date and Time settings Next Networking settings the PC runs for two minutes Typical settings Next Wordgroup or Computer Domain you must answer No this computer is not on a network or is on a network without domain Next The computer installs the above and reboots itself Leave the CD in the drive and wait When the message Press any key to boot from CD appears DO NOT PRESS any key Network identification wizard User INDAW password indaw lower case confirm password indaw Next Finish OK Remove the Windows 2000 CD R and reboot your computer start Shutdown OK Switch off the PC Switch on the PC Computer is rebooting Right after the very start and as soon as UMB shows shortly press F2 and release it for entering Setup Utility In the PhoenixBlOS Setup Utility go to Boot Sequence Bring the Hard Drive at the top with the key Exit Enter YES Windows 2000 is now installed D RTX 5 software installation Put the Indaw Ser
16. Aaton audio InDaw MX e Using standard slates digislates or filmcodes Indaw on the fly syncs HD amp SD video tapes to any fps audio files e bounces multitrack BWE files to stereo All audio medias are welcome InDaw made a name for itself by speeding up image and sound syncing that video dailies require InDaw MX now converts all the recording forms analog tapes digital tapes 6 24bit 48 96Ks poly or mono files from Cantar Deva PD 6 Portadrive multitrack field recorders into the polyphonic two track 6bit BVVF files that image editors require Using the file name FileTags instead of the audio tape IDs the conformation of multi track original files to the CMX EDL out of the editing station becomes an automatic task Audio sync dedicated Right after the telecine session InDaw realign the Keycode in points and adds its own post synced AudiolTC to generate clean and complete FLeX ALE transfer lists which speed up NLE digitization It also burns Characters and Vitc on off line copies of the master video tape InDaw MX handles 16 amp 24 bit polyphonic amp monophonic BWF files UDF FAT32 amp FAT 16 imports up to 8 channels from DVD Ram and FireWire hard drives is Ethernet networkable and burns CDR amp DVDRs Smart tape to disk recorder InDaw tidies up the many LTC and audio sampling rate mismatches film video post engineers encounter It eliminates the drift between the DAT sampling clock and the time of day re
17. D and SD days InDaw converts downconverted PAL transfer lists back to the HD24 father and from there to NTSC ALEs Exported to the editing system these ALE lists ensures instant auto sync between images and sounds imported as BWF audio files InDaw files are directly read by Lightworks Touch Avid vl and Xpress DV v3 5 by FCP 4 with Sebskytools and by Avid v through the AtonXfer bwf to omf converter France 33 4 7642 9550 AA ON post support aaton com Audio post flow chart The Aaton Taketags e g ST 254 generated by InDaw ensure automatic conformation between the bounced 6bit files bringing Sc amp Tk IDs to the editor on CD R and the 24bit original files carried over to the final mix on DVD R Prootols Fairlight Pyramix Vawale Avid MC v l PNAC Ve AtonXfer BA O OME Direct import z Sebskytools CDR T1254 123a 14R_12 PX wav polyphonic 6 bit 2 track monophonics 1 4 tape 6 24 bit DAT ST1254_1 wav Disk S T1254_2 WAV p CMX EDL snd roll ST1254 Ram ST1254_5 wav ST1254_8 wav Avid v l Lightwrks Touch InDaw MX ALE w Keycode p _ Video C amp Audio IC SD HD Vtr Slate synced AES audio SD Vitc HD Vanc video Titan 3 http www synchroarts com 2 AtonXfer http labs aaton com 3 Sebskytools http www dharmafilm com sebskytools InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 2 Disks and partitions The
18. HD 292 in out Delivered with the HD PostSync option which works in Indaw MX only Note that the HDK 292 board can be installed in InDaw to run the Passage software also see page 10 15 Analog Genlock BNC optional this video input is used to directly sync the SRC board to analog video external 750hm termination needed 16 Two analog out Cinch At 10dB and non S N specified these audio signals are to be used for monitoring PreSync and PostSync operations SubD 3V to 3xBNC expander Connections I of 3 17 SRC Options LTC 18 AES subD I5F to the break out box The SRC board brings sample rate to an exact 48ks sec extracted from the audio tape LTC track Only use the audio tape LTC to let InDaw correct the drift alone do NOT lock the playback machine DAT or Nagra to a video reference signal 19 Firewire Optional board for Indaw MX only replaces the SCSI board 13 on Simatic PC 830 SOIL AE Wwe aes ane x m S cee O D Y z O 5 amp O O O 2 Y z O 5 amp i el tay iP i ae ee DOO C OO 0 or Y 4 XE z z WE D A pc 340 E eee we nia See ee ee Ss T 9 6 e K E a a e L InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 16 Connections 2 of 3 da Back mp ty EA Search L4 Folders EW History as er K z Ex Address ka My Computer zi pa Compact Disc Compact Disc LACIE HO i Control Panel i f Ws GO WW
19. IDs in the dialog box Prelocators identify the successive takes on ecord runTC recorded DAT tapes which generate very long audio files To allow automatic wild track sorting if need be add a w prefix to the wild take IDs e g Scene 45a Take w3 Clicking a line in the prelocator edit box allows for its correction during recording enter to validate or esc Hitting space puts the focus on a new prelocator dialog box closing this box refocuses the prelocator editing box on the editing in progress event InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 4 SlateFinder Double click a file in the folder list 4 or click blue arrows 8 to open the successive files of the folder A mouse left click in the audio page plays and stops the sound The 14 button forces continuous playback of contiguous files TAB sends the SlateFinder window over the blue prelocator triangles entered during recording A mouse right pressure re opens SlateFinder and allows you to shift reframe it releasing the pressure opens a zoom window where the slate is auto located a mouse right pressure in this 27 window allows the operator to drag a narrower frame over the slate He then can drag the slate mark to a better position in case a slate rebound fooled the auto locator Key in 28 to modify the pre locator entries if need be The keep boxes forward carry entries into the next slate You can anytime Edit or Delete entries by 9
20. InDaw internal hard drive is delivered with either 5Gb or 706 Mb partitions 06 Mb is the space needed to burn a 60 min DAT onto a 700Mb CD Rom If removable hard drives are used as go between to a DOS Keylink format them FAT 16 NTFS and FAT32 formatted disks are handled by Windows 2000 InDaw and Keylink IP Note DVD Ram disks and old CD R burners are not fast enough in playback mode to postsync a 4 channel 24 bit file Starting Windows Before switching on the PC all external Scsi devices CD R burner DVD Ram removable hard drives etc must be on and their activity light no longer blinking Verify the BIOS is set to boot from the local hard disk and not from removable disks Windows Logon is indaw password is indaw A double click on the InDaw icon flower starts RTX 5 then InDaw Starting InDaw Click 1 to open the Project manager click All projects 70 to show the internal external and networked drives with their available memory as Well as the folder occupied space The upper buttons sort the projects by ascending or descending dates or titles Click NEW and enter an 8 char project ID and a title several projects can be stored on the same disk partition Hilrte the partition you want to work with double click tt to create a directory carrying the project ID You can now either record AES sounds see next page or import audio files see below Importing audio files As a general rule avoid to
21. T to 2000 operations as in E RIX and Indaw boards till Shared OK Apply G RTX and external devices Start settings click on control panel system double click on hardware device manager double Click on Ports COM amp LPT make a mouse right click on Communications Port COM1 Select Disable To the question Disabling this device Yes Close Device Manager System Properties and Control Panel Double click on the CD ROM icon in My Computer then explore the CD Windows 2000 Indaw Service Upgrade In the 2 ASPICD folder double click the ASPIGH T EXE Aspi drivers for windows installation opens Next Next Finish Close the pane H Dongle activation ALADIN purple dongle only The dongle still being out of the USB socket see preliminaries page one explore the Windows 2000 Indaw Service Upgrade CD R by double clicking the CD ROM icon in My Computer In the 3 USB DONGLE DRIVER folder double click HDD32 EXE Install shield self extracting exe Yes Warning hasp device driver setup Yes HASP device driver status Next Setup option click Custom in the menu Key search select USB only Next Parallel port mode Next Computer Type Next Confirm your selection Next Ok Finish Connect the USB ALADIN dongle the dongle LED shows after a few seconds Indica
22. ailable to the editor Sc amp Ik and comments that InDaw writes in the BWF lt bext gt chunk show in the audio import bins on successive days Since most recorders write the date in a wrong order or no date at all verify the raw user bits in the file headers 6 If the user bits are not recorded in the yyyy mm dd ISO standard InDaw can t decypher them an human only can guess the date eg 206 9901H is 1999 12 06 Click on calendar 5 and enter the correct date which can be applied to the current file or to all following files see also ignore date in SyncA page 9 The PreLog report sorted by date amp time shows Sc amp Tk IDs These IDs recorded in the BWF lt bext gt chunk are read and displayed by Avid MCs v1 Undo Redo Click on 3 or CTRL Z to undo and CTRL Y to redo an editing command 10 levels of Undo Redo are available lays down a take separator two second ahead of the w mark like it does for sync sounds but since the in point of a wild track is not later set by a video take in point it must be set by hand see slate domain extension above Note if the auto locator can t find a slatable event in a quiet part of a wild track you can force a slate mark by a mouse right click in the 27 lower zoom window Tape wind gt HE0HPRAR te 2000 03 18 TimeCode 15 28 00 05 73 nTC 1528 50 00 Elapsed Om 10 ES ut T 15 29 37 00 Duration Om 47s vite Video TC Key
23. code Audio TC Shoot Date Integrity ajaju j w When auto syncing files on an Avid vl0 5 or a Keylink InstaSync the Date 73 is mandatory to differentiate sounds carrying the same TC Ready bat Nem pir td Nel east Naseer Means Disa TE SA Star LA CADEVEL miftWinMtA A ENADEYE LS Kaylin w BE ATXURTSS Conanle oooo0000000000 amp R8422 A RVLI SRNPAL s Tak Ss el Aud o speed playback pene ake ok Cam Call D M Audio spoed setup ammente Delete cemo C Standard speed DERAN i 5 om C Decelerated 25624 B0 db Accelerated 24 25 Wows de we a Deeelerated 1 1000 Accelerated x2 Slaved to R8422 parameters IV Video genlocked digital auidio out Avalogial in Digialral in n Timecode offset for slaved2 WARNING This selection is automaticaly disabled as soon as ANY posleyne operation is activated Cancel Play Ok me Scene and take score M Take F Can M Col E 127A 3 a Comment Chack to keep Iv irst day Creato amp Link Cancel Slate fineles ee ee viaeo point TCIn TC Dut Link TE nn S S R NUM T_T esa 5 59 PM p 5 InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 28 N gt 5 PostSync I of 5 2line or 3lineVitc PostSync tunes the take in points adds Audio PostSync is achieved in four steps setting the VITC VANC reading PostSync 1 creating a video indexed Take Timeline PostSync 2
24. corded on the LTC track On documentary sounds it can add up silent leaders at the head of the audio files to let the Avid MC group clip get the first images of a camera starting nine sec before the audio recorder Automatic accurate Slate Finder While monitoring the tape to disk transfer the operator on the fly puts Prelocators on slate announces he also keys the scene take IDs and enters wild sound tags SlateFinder then detects clapsticks with better than human precision and stores operator entries showing on printed reports and in the Avid v l l n XPress DV v3 5 FCP4 audio bins e regenerates ALE lists Ultra fast On the Fly audio Post Sync As opposed to several seconds on other systems InDaw syncs the sound in less than 40ms at the head of each video take This allows for uninterrupted post syncing of a video tapes on both SD and HD tapes Whatever the sound and video standards InDaw eliminates jitter and glitches a sound recorded in a PAL environment can be dubbed on a drop frame NTSC video tape PostSync sorts wild tracks and records them at the tail of video tape dailies their on location AudioTC is correlated to the tape VideoTC and inserted into the ALE transfer list List maker for editing auto sync InDaw tunes the video take In points on both Keycode and VideoTC adds the AudiolC of the slates and creates a rejuvenated and ultra precise ALE transfer list A very useful feature in these H
25. e LTC second InDaw totally eliminates this very common drift Faqs amp Tips I of 3 What s the meaning of the TimeCode separators 0 02 03 04 is an actually read Audio TC OI 02 03 04 is an extrapolated Audio TC 01 02 03 04 is a calculated Audio TC from the link point How to import BWF files in Avid v7 AtonXfer The AtonXfer BVVF gt OMF converter ensures the impor tation of BYVF sounds w timecode into old Avid v7 film composers This application made for old Avid v7 runs on Mac v9 itis available for free on http softs aaton com only InDaw and Cantar recorded files can be handled The AtonXfer2 icon should permanently stay on the Macintosh desktop A CD Roms carrying the InDaw recorded bwf files must first be copied onto one of the Mac hard drives most CD R readers are not fast enough to directly feed the AtonXfer converter B Drag the bwf files no txt no idf nor idw files onto the AtonXfer icon The bwf to omf conversion of a two channel 6 bit file on a Mac G4 machine takes one tenth the audio real time to complete Since the files are first copied to the available physical RAM for processing make sure you have more physical RAM than the file s size you are converting They must fit within the RAM Virtual memory will NOT work C Conversion done import the omf files into the project where they will be available for play once parsed under AIFF D To perform a group sync
26. e mixdown bounce of monophonic file mothers into a short stereo file daughter To differentiate mothers and daughters Cantar InDaw and Majax work the same way they replace the _N suffixes by an AA suffixes in the following way MixDown of monophonic files into a polyphonic stereo Performing a mix is not an automatic process and the succes sive resulting files must be differenciated to be stored The Taketags and descriptors remain the same only the suffix changes its first letter flags the origination machine C for Cantar A for Majax B for Indaw etc the second letter W to Z identifies the successive mixes ST 1254 123B l4R_12 AX wav is a Majax made fourth try bounce This method lets a post operator propose different bounces AU to AZ without destroying the original CVV made in Cantar by the on location recordist himself Note MS pairs carrying hyphen separators M on odd S on even tracks are decoded before bounce 2 Interleaving monophonic files into a polyphonic file The interleaved file extensions should avoid conflicts with any of the original file extensions When interleaving N monophonic files into a single poly phonic file the Take Tag and descriptors remain the same and the suffix becomes P for Polyphonic plus N as an indicator of the number and lay out of the monophonic original files ST 1254 123B 14R_ 2 P8 wav since interleaving is an automatic dumb process there is no need to identify the or
27. en generating the ALEs If the editor wants to use the synced sound of the video tape the Indaw operator should deliver VA A2 ALEs 7 HD SD converted lists HD option only Click the magic wang cassette box 50 the 65 menu opens Here you can select the AIN made while PostSyncing the downconverted SDI 25fps PAL transfer and convert it to its HD 24 father then re importing this HD 24 AIN convert it again Into a downconverted NTSC 30 AIN and ALE Note to get a 24fps ATN from an HD Keylink transfer it should PostSync 5 of 5 stereo files for BVWF P compliant Avid MC and FCP editing machines The project ID of the converted files is the original one where an replaces the last a figure that is why the project ID can only accept 7 characters instead of 8 plus a default a A Mix sign is added to the project title itself The crosspad 26 is a reminder of the routing made in the 25 panel An explanation about the Aaton unique File lag naming system is on page 3 10 CD R DVDER burners DVD Ram recorders Open Tools 2 and follow the on screen instructions The list of supported DVD CD burners is on www aaton com indaw devlisttxt If your burner is not in the list you can use an independant burner driver such as Gear Exemple select DVD Ram click Create select the format e g ISO UDF drag and drop the files click settings then write Note InDaw uses its own drivers to control DVD R_ bur
28. he editing system and 3 the source names used by the CMX EDL going to the auto conforming system such as SynchroArts Titan3 2 Scene Descriptors Operator keyed descriptors e g Sequence 123A Scene 4R Take pl2 are not used to Identify the files they are embed ded as file metadata and can be modified corrected at any time Operator entered they are error prone so they are not used as automatic file sorting identifiers just as manual sorting helpers They are added between signs in the file names which appear on the computer desktop for MacOS compatibility the longest filename is limited to 3 char ST 1254 123B 14R_12 _I wav ST 1254 123B 14R_12 _8 wav Note do not superficially modify a filename by editing the descriptor on a PC desktop it is wiser to use InDaw or the free Majax application to correct the scene and take meta data _inside_ the file 3 Suffixes _N is the track rank N designates an MS pair M is always on an odd track and S on an even track An MS pair is automatically stereo decoded for playback and bounce M S goes to the left M S to the right An N suffix designates a stereo pair odd goes to the left even to the right How do you handle the monophonic and poly phonic file shuffle First of all it s very important not to confuse the automatic in terleave of monophonic files into a l o n g polyphonic file and InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 14 the subjectiv
29. he following boards only a Audio SCR SCSI Ethernet b Audio SCR FireWire Ethernet d Audio SCR SCSI HD keyer e Audio SCR FireWire HD keyer InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 19 Migration from Windows NT RTX 4 to Windows 2000 RTX 5 Installation in the PC hard drive itself not recommended operation better to install a complete disk already configured at Aaton see preceding page A Preliminaries See PC830 note end of this chapter l Your current customer projects will be lost by this upgrade you must backup the C INDAW folder in which they are stored on a removable drive D E etc that you will reimport when Windows 2000 is installed 2 The internal boards must be reshuffled according to the PC model lay out shown on page 9 of this manual If for some reason Passage installation an HDK 292 HD board has been inserted before the Windows 2000 migration REMOVE it It will be re inserted later during RT X 5 installation 3 If InDaw runs with an USB purple key dongle REMOVE it before starting the PC If InDaw runs with a Printer Port blue key dongle LEAVE it on its socket 4 At some point during this installation you must have access to an internet connected PC to get a password from VenturCom http support vci com license licenseform asp B Setting the IRQs Insert the WINDOWS 2000 CD R into the CD R drive Reboot the computer by Start Shutdown Looking at the start
30. heir TC from an Avid MC Akai 2 Version 2 7 DEFAULT BYW 75 NTSC Configuration Device State d a V i n Cc i ra DEFAULT BW 75NTSC 7 15 27 24 21 x1 00 TLC master Aa Sez gt The COMI DAR info Running KI HERH b subD25M socket Answers T KR Ee should be used Commands received e Device Type A out Data with an active a TON RS232 422 level translator such as the Addenda model RS 2 8 www addenda com and an Rx Tx crossover cable these items can t be delivered by Aaton Click 21 to activate the slaved mode Local red becomes Remote green The Audio Speed Playback menu 22 is opened by the Slaved to RS422 selection or by the 13 button It gives access to two kind of parameters Vari Speed Audio files can be played at a different speed from the recording speed On the 22a buttons select the desired speed 25 24 25 23 98 24 25 f 1000 X2 and click play to test The internal sample rate control box shows the frequency induced by the vari speed choice e g 50000 for 24 25 output locked to tion TC Out Slate ease Link TC com Hz F GenLock Vari speeded or not when it comes to record a sound on a VTR the AES out sample rate must be locked to the video signal the Genlock selector 22d must be activated The output locked to control box shows one of the following messages PL PAL locked NL J NTSC locked in gree
31. ice Rorke SCSI carriers and frames were made for AT IDE Ultra2 they are now manufactured for ATA 100 Ultra 160 only New carriers and frames are uncompatible with former ones an Ultral60 carrier can t fit into an Ultra2 frame nor a former Ultra2 carrier into Ultral 60 frame To expand your HDD fleet you must buy empty carriers and frames and install your current IDE F Fs IDE G G1 Removable Compact Disc Disk fs Psi Ultra2 HDDs into Ultral 60 carriers We put bright yellow stickers to warn operators about this uncompatiblity SCSI 3 terminations When a Rorke removable hard drive and a CD Rom reader are both internally connected the CD Rom through a B3 2 Scsi converter if need be must be in first position in term off then the Rorke in term on Ifthe CD Rom is connected only it must be placed at the end of the flat ribbon in term on Be careful when connecting DVD R and CR Rom burners on the same SCSI chain most external drives do not come with a built in Scsi termination don t forget to plug one Notes on HDD formatting Notel An InDaw 5 DOS recorded FAT 16 formatted disk can be read by all Keylink InstaSync DOS to Windows 2000 An InDaw 6 WindowsNT recorded disk can be read by a DOS Keylink Instasync provided tt is FAT 6 formatted 8Gb maximum with smaller than 2Gb partitions only Note2 If you use Windows 2000 to format a disk under FAT 32 it will be secondary partionned this is
32. iginator nor the successive performings If ST 1254_1 to ST1254_8 are the file names of an eight mo nophonic file group we get the polyphonic files below An odd number is related to the lower rank file number of a two track interleave and even number Is related to the higher rank of an all track interleave ST 1254P wav Poly made of tracks amp 2 ST 1254P3 wav 3 amp 4 ST 1254P4 wav amp 2 amp 3 amp 4 1 ST 1254P5 wav 5 amp 6 ST 1254P6 wav 1 amp 2 amp 3 amp 4 amp 5 amp 6 2 ST 1254P7 wav 7 amp 8 STI 254P8 wav amp 2 amp 3 amp 4 amp 5 amp 6 amp 7 amp 8 3 ST 1254P9 wav Poly made of tracks 9 amp 10 hexadecimal A 1 Poly 4 track from Deva ll 2 Poly 6 track from PD6 3 Poly 8 track from Majax Faqs amp Tips 3 of 3 Tips o Nagra D is sensitive to playback LTC mis settings e g syncing a 30 fps tape to 29 97 creates LTC breaks Verify the LTC numeration is identical to the LT C out setting timecode breaks are not detected otherwise Nagra l audio should be set in Roller Update ON to avoid wild chasing on large TC holes between breaks o timecode fps turns to during record Check the location DAT recorder is set in EXTERNAL REC for the TC Check the DAT reader is in REC RUN for it to read and generate the time code from the tape Do NOT slave the DAT to a reference video or word clock let InDaw handle sample rate vs LTC discrepancies o switch off the
33. late to shorten it down the original in point OK NG takes A take can be marked as NG hatched and back to OK solid color by keying Ctrl G or clicking the happy face while the white play stick is in the take s colored area indaw breaks considerably speed up 2 V5 Tape dr12 gt ISOHJOOK Ifo 35m 26s J gt gt PH o the Postsync operations since the remote control shuttles the VIR to any start of take and to any slate by a simple click on the time line color Date 2000 06 26 InTC 15 27 08 00 Out TC 15 27 44 04 Om 08s Om 36s Elapsed Duration TimeCode 15 27 16 04 R5422 A amp Restore Move Size Scene 78 Take 4 BYU 950PAL Cam a CRoll Comments bruits de vent Minimize E Maximize 24 X Close Alt F4 20 db frontiers 63 or on the xl Sakalik ik HEARN p BACKWARD FORWARD Scene Sort by Preroll yellow triangles 62 If there MY shift slow joos shift slow joos Scene Take Record order b 4 About R5422 IS 2lineVITC only on the video felseeded listana Be ae T TH 1 Entry In Entry Out tape i e no keycode data in lauick a54 quick asa ee Pee the VITC importing the ATN ss E kind Set Cear Set Gear a transfer file 53 makes InDaw Defaut setup Carcel pim sreap regenerate the transfe
34. lates in the editing slate box 28 Digislates click F6 key in the time amp date showing on the Slate the playstick lands on the corresponding sound link it by F12 lf there is an AUDIO TC stored on the VITC lines it can also be automatically entered by clicking the grab from VITC field AatonCode In this mode there is no need to perform image to sound links they already exist and are recorded on line 3 of the 3LineVITC The operator only has to shuttle through the take colored domains fine tune their ins and outs enter by SHIFT F12 some Sc Tk amp Comments which will appear in the rejuvenated AIN amp ALE lists and in the BVVF lt bext gt chunk that Avid v10 6 and vl read and display Mute Takes f there is no slate no sound during a video take CTRL F12 creates a take in point and makes a link to a 0000000 00000000 q 658 Version 4 Time 00 Day Ol non existing sound This allows the system to catch the keycode from the 3lineVITC and let the list Project Tals View PostSync 3 of 5 enter or edit the labroll ID The following events will show the same ID carried from one to the other PostSync Tips re edit a linked slate shuttle the VIR to the slate by clicking over its yellow triangle unlink tt by Fl or delete by DEL uncatch Cv key ALT E 47 and link again by F12 lay down and link a slate stop the VIR on the slate Vitc lines must be blue z
35. list while the mouse pointer is on the video time line or the remote control window After loading a project F2 shows tts allocated size and number of events Hilite a target folder 68 belonging ei ee to a project click import 67 the M MJK Alu er ee orn ln o AAI fold i 54 Date Project manager xl BWF WAV File Import OXX older name SNOWS ON In TC 24 Out TC Project ID Project tite Modified Creation fetes Click browse 22 to select the source All Projects 2002 06 04 18h00 O Metf Fostex bwf vg V Recuse lt i bbc56756 GJJGGGG 277 2002 06 04 15h10 2002 05 15 folder to import Activate recurse smal Imported project 20020604 14h51 20020314 a bbetreyt rtrptrytrty 2002 06 04 13h01 2002 05 15 Ta 23 to get files from all subfolders ALANMUTE Test automute 2002 05 23 17h46 2002 03 21 O PDBJEFFB AATS lt Erste cantar test fichiers 2002 05 16 09h39 2002 04 25 2002 06 04 ok PD6JEFFB ID and not only the files stored at the bbs 00001 bbs corporate 2002 0515 11h34 2002 05 15 ider root DJEMBEM2 Diembe M2 2002 05 03 16h59 2002 03413 O i 4udio Off 69 z Select the processing parameters Ez Sg INDAW on r wo pees ka a ps IV Generate waveforms i E E Not 3 i replace wav extension by bwf a a i res eines by sons 25 To become eatable by an mo o te sr oe L AMS
36. lyphonic for stereo sounds to Avid non interleaved monophonic for sounds going to final mix Latency separate audio files are created by TC discontinuities sound recordists should always select free run instead of record run The latency is the time taken for the drop out filter of the playback machine to output a new IC after a break To adjust latency record a tape on which take N carries a 400Hz and take N a 2kHz tone copy this tape on InDaw with different latency values the right value puts the take start at the frontier e g 700ms for a Sony PCM 7040 in wide mode 300ms in narrow Note It is advisable to permanently jam sync audiotape recorders to a TCXO crystal such as an Aaton GMT to avoid any drift with Arricode AatonCode recording cameras Pre Silence adds one to nine seconds of silence at the beginning of each audio file to let the Avid AutoSync create non truncated subclips even if the sound engineer starts his machine after the cameraman AutoSync puts the take in point on the first sound image common TC thus if the sound starts rolling after the camera it is impossible to get access to the first images of a take Nagra4 offset This audio to TC delay must be entered for 1 4 tape copy only 80ms is a standard value 19cm SEC End of record stops the copy of the tape at the end of an unattended session to avoid filling the disk with silence Tape desk control To get acces
37. m http www synchroarts com beta Cantartsc select Save As Put it into the Scan Control folder which is the Titan directory The option will then appear in the file selection rules The way the Cantar rule works is to use the first 6 digits from the file name and first 6 digits from the sound roll name in the EDL then to look for a number preceeding the wav which identifies the channel For multi channel files the track will default to if no track number is found The Cantar rule also handles the and identifiers which replace the _ on MS and stereo pairs Faqs amp Tips 2 of 3 How does the Aaton file naming system work Cantar and InDaw generate file names made of three parts Take Tags A PC 8 3 filename e g T1254_ wav carry a six character Take Tag ST 1254 which links all the files born from a given audio take these never twice the same tags are stored in the one folder per working day system of Cantar The never twice the same Taketag is automatically generated by Cantar during the RECORD session and should never been modified in the post prod process since it is the absolute link between the original files the bounces and the EDL generated by edi ting machines The first six characters Take Tag of the filename ensures error free tracking between the original mono files to be later used by Protools Pyramix and Sadie 2 the bounced files used by t
38. m an AutoConform w Avid vi I or v7 EDLs The original monophonic files tracks should have been bounced into one polyphonic stereo file 16 or 24bit wav or bbwf The Avid vI creates an audio bin on the desktop Monophonic stereo files should be grouped synced before performing the audio video sync on an Avid filmcomposer To avoid that burden and save time it is recommended to bounce them into one polyphonic stereo file prior to importing them 2 Once the sounds are copied from CDR or DVDR to the hard drive you can instantly auto sync images and sounds by importing the InDaw made ALEs which carry the video audio sync points Please apply the 3 amp 4 instructions found in Syn cing audio on Avid v above If the sync operation has not been ensured by InDaw slate syncing is done manually in the standard way 3 Before editing the TapelD column which carries the Cantar Take lags CZ 845 should be duplicated and put into the SoundRoll column of the audio bin Later when it comes to generate the edit list with the EDL Manager select SoundRoll instead of Tape as the source and select Trunc end 8 characters 4 Important notices for a film shot at 24fps select Output 24 even if the film has been transfered in PalVideo the EDL must be CMX 3600 and can only contain 4 audio tracks and no video Titan 3 Cantar rules If your Titan 3 software doesn t feature the Cantar option it can be downloaded fro
39. me a new project is selected SD Video Keyer he keyers 54 insert VITC and Characters into two analog and two digital channels If for some reason the tape must keep the VIR inserted 2LineVITC Keylink should have inserted its 3LineVITC on top of these lines e g 3Line on 13 1415 whilst 2Line is on 1618 The video tape ID which will be Indaw inserted in the Characters is the InDaw keyed value if Cv amp Sa are on it will the one found in the Vitc user bits if Cv amp Sa are off lel xi SD Vitc Reader n the 55 menu select ADX board then Analog or Digital as the Date 2002 03 11 InTC 00 59 59 00 Out TC 01 01 01 03 Elapsed Duration Om 17s Tape gt A440022_1 B WF 1m 02s TimeCode 01 00 16 05 fo mas ll oe eae ANS Scene Cam Comments M i i a a nl nr orn ln o Mit ppg wf syncing source select manual or AutoLine selection In this later case because some HD down converters carry a VITC like signal on the upper lines which 5 Perry 5 a lt Yideo source EB UUEB EU pv BEEBEBEESES i oe eo oe ee 90 oO gt prevents the VITC reader to wn EEE 1o 21 SD video source Hd video source see the Keylink Passage keyed C Adk board Old vie board 55a Hdboad HD Nowideo mile 3LineVITC select line lO as the aaa Analog Digital Starting auto line 7 sala
40. modify a clients disk it is safer to work on a copy 0000000000 00000000 Eq 658 Version 4 Partitions amp files 6 bit stereo file for Avid and FCP editing machines desactivate waveform generator shortens the import duration but eliminates the waveform creation which is essential to locate the slates Don t do tt add presilence allows the TLC to cue InDaw on a non existing audio address during telecine preroll TC fps The project frame rate must be manually entered if the field recorder didn t store tt in the bext chunk This is indicative only not related to the audio signal physical references at all modify filenames 26 the Deva ll zax prefixes must be replaced by the media ID to allow file sorting between files recorded on successive disks DO NOT modify Cantar filenames they already offer garanteed unicity see Aaton file naming in FAQs page 3 Exporting merging amp deleting files To merge files of the same project spread over several partitions click CTRL C on the hilighted folder and CTRL V on the target If you must erase sound files to get disk space do not Del the project it could later save your day to be able to reimport audio files from CDRs and retrieve their transfer lists and sync points in the database To delete some files only open the folder 4 select the files and Del ShortCuts Ctrl R resets menus to their default position Fl opens a shortcut
41. n PUJ PAL unlocked NUJ NTSC unlocked out of range video in red U trying to lock but video in not recognized INJ HD at 24 not genlocked InDaw uses its internal clock in yellow Note this display is reactualised after five seconds of playback only Example one AES transfer to Avid PAL Slaved to RS422 InDaw finds and plays the files w the timecode sent from the Avid RS422 control and generates AES sounds at the speed set in the Audio Speed Playback menu 22 This mode is used to directly transfer Deva recorded the slaved Playback option DVD Ram into the Avid Since this operation basically is a file to file transfer through the InDaw AES rate converters there is no need for a genlock 22b to an external video signal The AES out sample rate is set by the 48000HZ clock of InDaw the output locked to window shows IN for int clock Rees alg The Audio speed setup 22a is ice oe Decelerated 25 2 of great value when it comes to c neea A interleave sounds and images shot C Decelerated 1 1000 at different speeds e g a 25fps Pii ciai video tape inserted in a 24fps film ee 7 project explanation the 24fps film Be Um wae as originated images are accelerated ie ne by the telecine transfer to 25fps they are played back at their original 24fps by the Avid in slow down mode Since the DV or Beta 25fps originated images are undercranked to 24fps also their sounds must accordingly be decelerated pri
42. ns the submenu 24 in which Shuttle speed is used to adjust the shuttle commands 71 to operator s preference Using ATN FLEX telecine list recommended Click on 49 to open the New Video Tape menu then click Import tape ID from ATN or FLX select the video tape ID to work with Create a TimeLine answer YES The VIR remote control box 21 shows it can also be opened by Tools 2 Provided the video tape carries a TC found on the ATN FLEX list a video time line made of the colorist tabed breaks shows hese preloaded ET nical PostSync 2 of 5 video time line yourself Click on 49 to open the New Video Tape menu and key in the new video tape ID the VIR remote control 21 shows also opened by Tools 2 The video time line is created by keying in points with CTRL F9 while the VTR is parked on the first image of each take or entered by sync slate or mute slate linking see later which lay down their own in points Timeline tuning Jo move an in point backward first hit F10 to shorten the invaded take then F9 to relocate the start of the following take To move an out point into the next take hit F9 to shorten the next take then F10 Note when importing ATN the by default audio video link points blue triangles show at the start of takes it is thus impossible to move the in points down these triangles you must first delink Fl then relink the take with tts own s
43. oom over the wave form of the slate the Scene Take box opens key the Sc Tk IDs and press ALT F 2 or the Create amp Link button 34 The slate mark shows on the wave form and is linked to the current Video TC test a just synced slate first activate the audio insert button Al or DI etc in the remote control menu then make a RIGHT CLICK over the yellow triangle video and sound are played two sec either side of the slate CTRL RIGHT CLICK records the test to allow for closest verification by jogging the Vtr To jog the VIR at low speed click on the 0 or 0 1 fields 23 Reminder the lt gt keys help fine tune the sync point by frame quarters up to 8 frames undos amp redos click on 3 or CTRLZ to Undo and CTRLY to Redo editing commands 10 level depth Tape dr12 gt ISOHJOOK ee a incorporate mute Date 2000 06 26 TimeCode 15 27 16 04 CB st InTC 15 27 08 00 Elapsed OmO8 takes in the ATN Since there is DuTc 152744 Duaon Om col mj gt i i i eer 01 00 41 00 no need in this case to listen to EENT Luan the clapper announce the take Peers En24 Anner 77 in point starts from the keying uaa E not two seconds ahead like Lee F synced takes C Ain bideonie pn e a 6 Rect Hes 1 Flex video file RY cola acca Preview Labroll ID Th di aE lg Ale video file abro e audio E nn S eE a r prelog operations happen a
44. or to digitization into the Avid The TC offset for Slave422 should be set to zero 0 4 Timecode offset for slave422 Example two daVinci TLC telecine syncing NTSC Slaved to RS422 InDaw syncs the sound to the timecode sent by the TLC controller and generates sounds at the fps set in the audio speed playback menu e g click 22c to make for a 4 950 internal sample rate The 48000 AES out must be genlocked 22d to the SDI video signal sent to the ADX board Audio speed setup If there is no ADX in your InDaw eit msn an Analog video signal should be C Accelerated 2425 sent to the BNC I5 page 9 eae INE 2 internally connected to the SRC Manani ad audio board don t forget to load poe el the signal with a BNC T and an integrin Dida thd external 75 Ohm termination o The type of genlocking signal Analog or SDI is selected in the Audio Speed Playback menu The output locked to window should show NL NTSC locked For the TLC to call for the audioTC linked to a given Sc amp Tk slate it should have formerly ingested the Flex Audio Only list built by InDaw during the Prelog session This list correlates the slates to their audio TC see and 66 page 7 Three FLeX are built ARI 2345678 FLX full list eARSlate 2345678 FLX showing slated events only ARSlateCamSorted 2345678 FLX showing slated events including common slates sorted by Cam IDs Timecode off
45. r list by o x inserting the Keycode from i nn 7 7 a site Tem ere ee ee ee keresd TC Out not having to 11274 3 A the first image of each take Audo TC 2a r B gt Comment Check to keep IV and by adding the Audio TC alalnu oo as first day of sync sounds Not Using ATN FLEX lists Edi Cancel Find If there is no telecine transfer list coming with the video tape you must create the BILALL G AAA AAA Create amp Link Cancel K GR E ais Uma vs 4 Se Sv Sa eyr d xj e on Link om Ready NUM GAStaft yC DEVEL mtehwinmta yCADEVEL Keylinksw BATX ATSS Console oooobooooooooo RS422 A BVU 950PAL mE 5 59 PM InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 7 Poser a ae 1 241P auto ed to PAL29 tra PostSync 3 Video Audio Linking Clapsticks VIR stopped on a slate F5 opens the slate finder double click the corresponding slate line to edit it key ALT E 47 select amp link by F12 or click on 48 a yellow triangle 62 shows to unlink key FI to correct the Sc Tk amp Comments key SHIFT FI2 To make the sound follow the video playstick activate the CatchV 52 button SPACE BAR de activates CatchV the operator can thus go back and forth between PostSync and PreLog for slate tuning or forgotten slate creation in the audio waveforms panel The Create amp Link button 34 is used to directly add these s
46. s of the SDI video When installing the HDK board don t forget to connect the odd even twisted Molex cable as indicated in the drawing below CCIR in cable HD Odd Even to SRC Video twisted Molex Connections 3 of 3 ANALOG SDI Vitc reader keyer ADX v3 optional A Dual channel Composite Component keyer for 3LineVitc VirtualSlates amp Characters plus a dual channel CCIR601 keyer Note 3line VITC insertion doesn t update nor modify the 60 signal EDH If an ADX board is to be carried over from a Siemens Ri 45 into a PC amp 40 it must be factory updated to an ADX v3 board ANALOG Vitc reader VIG VITC 3 optional Analog video Vitc reader only the VITC 3 reader Is now replaced by the ADX Analog Digital readerkeyer but it s still used in cheaper installations not requiring character Insertion in the digital domain 1 if the VITC 3 reader board is alone the jumper is plugged to bring a 75 Ohm termination 2 if both VIG keyer amp VITC 3 reader are installed the jumper is removed since the VIG J3 socket ensures the 75 Ohm termination WEG 3 reader SCSI driver SCSI 3 special order This board is no longer installed in InDaw MX Rorke disks being progressively outmoded by FireWire connected Pocket Drives tt Is now replaced by a FireWire 400MHz board 5 Ps fol Sn tt Ge 5 4 ssas Sedam i o vl E TeL RAO ADX Sync out to SRC Video in
47. s to the remote control of the DAI playback machine click on tools 2 then remote Run the tape for ten sec verify the LTC timecode appears in 12 rewind and hit the record button 16 The audio Ks 0000000 9000000 Eq 658 Version 4 33 indaw Tape to disk recording page shows the waveforms one minute per line at full magnification 72 To create one file pertake from tapes recorded in record run mode click the record button or right Ctrl right arrow on the fly DAT tape Do NOT connect the deck to any external reference be it house video or word clock let InDaw handle the drifts and sample rate LTC frequency discrepancies by itself 1 4 tape Use an analog to AES external converter and feed the AES input Important notice Do NOT connect the Nagra nor the A D converter to any external reference see above To copy analog 1 4 tapes with no TC auto resolve the pilot signal to an Smpte LTC reference and send that Smpte reference to InDaw If there is no LTC time code on a DAI InDaw provides the TC keyed by the operator or the PC clock time and date Slide the level cursor 11 to the desired warning value e g 8dB this cursor can also be used as a precision dB meter by sliding it along the bargraphs Prelocators To speed up the slate finder operations to be done later hit Space on slate announces this lays down a prelocator blue triangle 70 Key in the Sc amp Tk
48. screen be very reactive to swiftly press F2 to activate the Setup Utility Note if you are too slow to react you will trigger the SCSI utility screen that s not the sceen you want the only solution is to reboot CTRL ALT DEL and try again Into the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility using lt gt arrows go to BOOT SEQUENCE using vertical arrow select ATAPI CDROM DRIVE and move it to the top with the key then go to ADVANCED using down arrow select PCI enter PCI IRQ 10 PEIRO ATS POIMR lt T10 PCI IRQ 4 Auto then Esc Enter Yes Be very attentive and FAST to react on the message Press any key to boot from CD press SPACE BAR if you miss this message please switch off the PC and retry next time you will be quicker C WINDOWS 2000 installation SETUP WINDOWS 2000 Enter agree F8 Choose the hilited strip C FAT suss 2045 Enter From NT to 2000 Continue C Using the up arrow select Format the partition using NTFS file system press F to format the drive Windows is now formating the C drive it will install Windows 2000 and reboot the computer Please leave the CD in the drive and wait When the message Press any key to boot from CD appears DO NOT PRESS any key WELCOME TO WINDOWS SETUP WIZARD WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONNAL SETUP Regional Settings Next Personalize your software Name INDAW Organization
49. set for slave422 InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 1l Passage is an HDTV Vanc reader a Vitc inserter and a Char Logo keyer Passage reads HD VANCs and inserts VITC Characters in the SD channels out of HD gt SD downconverters in which the 3 2 sequence is synced to the 00 and 05 timecoded images e g AJA HDIOMD2 or Sony F50 7 D board with v2 53 software NOT the F507 board and v2 52 VANC lines are monitored metadata is extracted displayed and sorted in database dual mode only FILMVANC keycodet audiolCt date cameralD etc and VIDEO VANC are read and keyed as VITC Characters into the SDI and Analog downconverted channels Q4 2004 they will be keyed as characters into the HD channel also SD VITC to SD VITC Character keyer Passage can be used as an SDI post burner which keys VITC Characters into the SDI and Analog channels by reading the previously recorded SDI VITC lines while compensating for the 16 9 to 4 3 delay that unsqueezing devices and noise reducers induce HD board Installation Open the PC cabinet plug the HDK 292 and the ADX boards in the exact position seen on the PC rear views page 16 Connect the twisted Molex cable between the HDK and the SRC board as shown in internal connections page 8 Software install In the Passage Version folder of the CD R double click psg nn exe then click agree To get the latest version go to http labs aaton com and download it Copy psg xx
50. t harres nah kidd Ea Copy AleAtn Flex toflopey 4 Ee a time correlated Labroll IDs z i AAA OR nouveau bla are not yet known These IDs TA e entered at telecine level are Ss te _ Scene P Take Con Coll not having to 112 A 3 A exported to InDaw through ete m g x i 64 omment eck to keep Iv ATN or FLeX lists But if for J ET some reason VITC is used only there is no trace of Labroll ID be Create Link Caneel OK it 3Line Vitc even After syncing Mugu a video event the operator vga vs 4 A Sv Ready t Shift FI2 t must press Shi to open Sc Tk amp Comments and Awinkta Sa Pa RTX RTSS Console o0000000000000 RS422A BVU 950RAL a tink Mm A InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 8 4 FollowSync Once all video takes are linked click I O ENTRIES 50 to set the recording in out entries of the remote control menu 20 Select the VIR audio channels and key RECAUDIO Verify the VIR s VITC is correctly read 65 readings must be blue The camera fps is stored in the 3LineVITC line2 but if 2lineVITC is recorded only manually select STD 1 1 or 24 25 or 25 23 98 to sync a 25fps shot film to NTSC The Indaw video synced sample rate converter eliminates the clicks on the vari speeded audio directly recorded on digital VIRs CatchV 52 is used to on the fly sync Slated links The audio disk chases the Audio TC trough the F12 entered links to
51. t image of each take it is thus possible to non stop dub the audio onto the videotape and mirror DAT if need be The audio CD R sent to the Avid station is thus correlated to the video TC and allows the avid to perform an instant auto sync of all takes How to sort and extract Wild Tracks The takes which carry the w takes entered by the Prelog operator can be sorted and recorded at the end of the dailies video tape see the W button but we recommend you burn a CD R for the editor to get permanent access to all wild tracks the BVVF files are directly ingested by Avid vl but for Avid v7 6 they must be converted to OMF with the AtonXfer converter that you can download for free on http labs aaton com Is it still necessary to start the audio recorder seven seconds before the camera Thanks to the faster than two frame seek time of InDaw there is no longer a need for audio pre roll the tape recorder can be switched on while the camera starts rolling Furthermore the PreSilence feature adds up to 9 sec of silent leader to let the Avid group clip show the start of take images in case the sound engineer starts his recorder after the camera Why DATs are drifting in AatonCode Arricode mode A DAT recorder drifts when its audio sampler is not synced to its Smpte clock The problem becomes very visible when the Smpte timecode is generated by a TCXO external clock By realigning the 48K sampling rate to the recorded Smpt
52. the video TC found on the HD FilmVANC or on line of the SD VITC be it 2Line or 3LineVITC SyncA 5 is used to on the fly sync AatonCode or digislate synced video tapes The audio disk instantly chases the Aatoncode audio TC Keylink recorded on line 3 of the 3LINEVITC If there is a discrepancy between the 3LINEVITC date coming from the film and the disk recorded audio date syncing Is Impossible correct the date in calendar see Prelog 5 or click ignore audio date in the VITC S w setting box 55 SyncV 5 makes the video timecoded sound BWF M to BWF PEMA chase the Video C of 2LINEVITC tape To be used as TROTE to sync DV tapes carrying the same video TC as their audio recorder companion SyncA amp CatchV can both be activated to sync a video tape on which some takes are AatonCoded and some other are clapstick B linked E Audio offset n both SyncA amp SyncV the offset a7 Test cantar TESTINDW Eq 7000 ersion 7 w ndaw B15h51m42s07may2003_1 5WF 2003 07 02 B15h52m12s0 may2003_1 BWF 2003 07 02 window shows hi mis fr amp 1 4 ALT ALT move the AudioTC by frame g I G a e li Ai i Ce A PostSync 4 of 5 quarters LOCAL applies to one file ALLFILES FWD to the following ones This is to be used to sync digislates which often show a two frame delayed LED display Entering a progressively increased offset and applying it to all files forward is used
53. ting that everything is OK Explore the Windows 2000 Indaw Service Upgrade by double clicking the CD R icon in My Computer In the 4 BEFORE INDAW folder double click IFIRST2 EXE Setup If need be if the last the black screen remains in waiting mode press Spacebar the ifirst notepad shows close it as well as all opened screens l Re install the Back up Files Open the InDaw backup drive see preliminaries and copy the projects back to the C drive InDaw is now ready to work under Windows 2000 Note if during InDaw first start up under Windows 2000 the following warnings Bad Sorter IRQ or Bad ADX IRQ appear close the InDaw application and immediatly reopen it J Install Indaw version v7 x Download the most recent InDaw MX version 7 xx on http labs aaton com InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 2
54. to compensate the drifting clocks of audio recorders vs smart digislates 5 Wild Track sorting The wild track separators arbitrarily laid down by PreLog two second ahead of the w slates should be re positioned with ctrl mouse click in the colored space underneath the audio waves before starting the wild track recording on the video tape at the end of the audio synced takes Park the VIR on the out point click BUILD WILD LIST 42 which sorts the w slated takes to be linked to the VideoTC If the tape is not pre tracked hit ASSEMBLE O C C2 7 lt 2 26 M Ej Edit Size x E M E pe Ne ee a E O Store mired fles in HHHHHHHE first day ee yid25 InDaw MX v7 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 9 6 Rejuvenated transfer lists Click 7 the 66 menu opens Activation of Selected events only and View shows the selected event list Click Copy etc to generate NNN ALE and NNNSEL ALE lists the SEL suffix identifies the list in which the NG marked takes don t show SEL files are stored alongwith non SEL files in case the editor later wants to later digitize the NG takes anyway To archive ALE lists stored on C open the InDaw directory select the tape and make a copy If the Avid editor imports the BVVF audio files from a DVD or CDR and then performs autosync between the ALE linked sounds and images no use of VIR audio tracks Al A2 the Indaw operator should select V only wh
55. vice Upgrade Aaton CD R Make a mouse right click on the windows desktop and select Properties Settings colors 6 bits screen area 1024 x 768 Apply Explore the CD Indaw Service Upgrade by making a double click on the CD R icon in My Computer In the RTX folder click on RTX5 1 1 aRuntime exe InDaw MX v 32 user manual 2004 May 4 p 20 Welcome Next Software license agreement Yes Venturcom RIX 5 1 setup Next Product registration please enter the PAC Number written on your sticker and your email address Next WARNING to the question Does this computer have a web access to the internet always answer NO since you can t install foreign boards or softwares on InDaw Manual registration Note the PAC four sets of characters and Machine ID 18 characters on a piece of paper and keep it with you while you go to a PC Mac where you get an internet connection to the VenturCom website http support vci com license licenseform asp Follow the webpage instructions enter the PAC and Machine ID into the edit boxes enter your EXACT e mail address you will immediatly receive your license key Back to the Indaw station enter the licence key Choose destination location Browse change path from files venturcom to C Program Files VCI RTX OK to create then Yes Select a program folder accessories show by default Ne
56. xt Start copying files Next Setup complete select e for Yes want to restart Finish The computer should reboot itself if tt doesn t switch it off by pressing the PC front panel on off button E RTX and internal boards Start Programs VenturCom Rtx Rtx properties Plug and play Uncheck shows filtering list at the bottom left of the menu Make a mouse right click on Multimedia audio controller select ADD RIX INF Support Apply Ok Start settings click on control panel system double click on hardware device manager Go to the yellow question mark make a mouse right click on Multimedia Audio Controller a Confirm Device Removal menu opens Select Uninstall OK Reboot the computer by Start Shutdown Computer is rebooting RT X installs Multi Media board Start Programs VenturCom Rtx Rtx properties Plug and play in RTX properties make a mouse right click on Multimedia Audio Controller and click Properties Rtx PCI Device Properties In the Disposition pane select Shared OK Apply Switch off the PC by Start Shutdown and if applicable INSTALL THE HDK CARD see preliminaries page one otherwise directly go to the F section F RTX and the HD board Start Programs VenturCom Rtx Rtx properties Plug and play etc etc please execute the very same From N

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