Product specifications

Avid|DS 4.02 Release Notes • June 2001 12
Licensing
To place a license request, go to http://www2.softimage.com/licensing/request.
Media Management, Capture/Output, and Archive/Restore
At Least One Audio Storage Must Have ID=1
The Avid|DS storage utility automatically sets up an audio storage area with an ID of 1 during installation. You can
add new storage areas or modify/delete existing storages, but make sure that there is at least one audio storage set
with an ID of 1, or you will not be able to start Avid|DS.
Stereo Clip Recapture from Timeline May Fail
In some situations, recapturing a stereo clip from the timeline may fail, and you may receive the following message:
“One or more errors were detected while importing <clip name>. Any media successfully captured so far will be
kept.” If this occurs, a recapture from browser may succeed. This problem only affects stereo clips.
Live Capture Is Not Frame Accurate
Live captures are not frame accurate. They can be off by +/- 1 frame.
Capturing Files Using Standard Graphics Formats
Avid|DS supports the capture of still images encoded in a large variety of industry-standard formats. These files must
conform exactly to the supported standard formats. Avid|DS does not support file formats that are “encapsulated” or
augmented by third-party applications. If you encounter problems capturing an image and are certain that it’s in a
format supported by Avid|DS, try resaving a new copy of the file using a well-known graphics editor, such as Adobe
Photoshop, to create a readable file.
Raster Paint Generated Files
Files generated by raster paint (.gen files) will not be seen in the Media Manager or Purge dialog box. They will be
deleted when the project is deleted and archived when a project is archived.
Linked Clips Do Not Process
Linked clips with real-time effects in the overlay track(s) do not process. If clicking the Process indicator does not
produce any result, try clicking it a second time. Processing should proceed as usual.
Alpha of Archived Media Appears in Different Colors
The alpha portion of archived media appears as a purple frame, instead of white for positive and green for negative
(instead of black). This is normal behavior during restore; the captured images will be fine.