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7: Configuring and Using External Devices
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vst_eoe.sw.tools (1279037220)
If necessary, install the Diaquest subsystem.
2. Cable the SGI Media Server to the VTR. For more information about cabling an
RS-442 device to an SGI Media Server, see “RS-232 and RS-422 Cabling” on page 99.
3. For each Sony device controlled by the SGI Media Server, enter a line in file
/usr/vtr/config/control-out.conf. See “Configuring the SGI Media Server
to Control Other Devices” on page 52 for instructions.
The following example shows the control-out.conf configuration line for a
VTR connected to serial port 3:
sony rs422 3 38400 1
4. Edit the control defaults file as needed.
The directory /usr/vtr/config/device-defaults contains files specifying
the default control settings for VST devices, including external VTRs controlled by
the SGI Media Server.
• Put control settings that apply to all controlled VTRs control ports in dq.
• Put control settings that are limited to a specific controlled VTR in file dq_port,
where dq_0 is for the first controlled VTR in file control-out.conf, dq_1 is
for the second controlled VTR in file control-out.conf, and so on.
The following are the only controls supported by the Diaquest VTR control module:
• vtr.edit.preroll
• vtr.edit.postroll