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Chapter 7
7. Configuring and Using External Devices
Installation of the SGI Media Server includes configuring it to work with the following
types of external devices:
• Devices that control the SGI Media Server. These devices include the following:
– A VTR edit controller or other device for controlling VTRs, using a
Sony-compatible (P2-compatible) RS-422 control protocol
– An automation controller using the Video Disk Communications Protocol
(VDCP)
– Control devices using SGI Multiport Video Computer Protocol (MVCP) with
TCP/IP
• Devices that the SGI Media Server controls. These include most broadcast VTRs
using the Sony-compatible RS-422 control protocol.
• Devices through which media is played or recorded. These devices include
PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B cards for digital video playback and recording with
DVCPRO 25, DVCPRO 50, DVCAM, DV (16-bit/48 Khz audio only), or MPEG-2
compression format.
• Auxiliary devices, such as your timecode readers.