Avid Technology Car Video System PT User Manual
Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT
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Overview of Media Station|PT
Installed as a Standalone
Application
Installed as a Standalone
Application
When installed as a standalone application,
Media Station|PT comprises the following com-
ponents:
Media Station|PT comprises the following com-
ponents:
• A dedicated Media Station|PT computer
• Local and/or shared storage for audio and
video
• Avid video peripheral (required for playback
to an external NTSC/PAL monitor, but not re-
quired for capture, export, or layback)
quired for capture, export, or layback)
• Video reference (connected to the Avid video
peripheral and the VTR if present)
• Optional VTR
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To install Media Station|PT as a standalone
application, do the following:
application, do the following:
1
Install any optional hardware: See “Installing
2
Install Media Station|PT software: See “Install-
ing Media Station|PT Software on Windows XP”
on page 26 or “Installing Media Station|PT Soft-
ware on Mac OS X” on page 30.
on page 26 or “Installing Media Station|PT Soft-
ware on Mac OS X” on page 30.
When installed as a standalone application,
Media Station|PT on Windows XP can easily be
configured as a video satellite of Pro Tools. See
“Overview of Media Station|PT Installed as a
Video Satellite System” on page 20.
Media Station|PT on Windows XP can easily be
configured as a video satellite of Pro Tools. See
“Overview of Media Station|PT Installed as a
Video Satellite System” on page 20.
Figure 1. Diagram Media Station|PT installed as a
standalone application (with required components
connected via solid lines and optional components
connected via dotted lines)
standalone application (with required components
connected via solid lines and optional components
connected via dotted lines)
Shared
Storage
Video Reference
(Black Burst)
Media Station|PT
CPU
(Video
Satellite)
Deck Control or 1394
Video I/O
Local
Storage
VTR
External monitor