User`s guide

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A: The SGI Media Server Control GUIs
Running VST Graphical Tools from a Workstation
VST is installed only on the SGI Media Server. Do not install VST or component parts on
a workstation to use VST tools. To use the VST graphical tools from a workstation, do the
following:
1. On your workstation, enter the following command to grant the SGI Media Server X
access to your workstation:
xhosts +media-server-name
2. Log in to the SGI Media Server.
3. Ensure that the DISPLAY environment variable for your server session specifies
your workstation display.
4. Invoke the graphical tool.
The Media Contro Panel
This section describes how to use the Media Control Panel (mcpanel) and how to control
a video deck. The following topics are discussed:
• “Starting the Media Control Panel” on page 135
• “Determining Available Ports” on page 137
• “Operating the Media Control Panel” on page 140
• “Playing or Recording an Existing Clip” on page 147
• “Creating a New Clip” on page 150
• “Changing Cue Points and Edit Points” on page 151
• “Controlling a Video Deck” on page 152
See Chapter 5, “Adding and Removing Clips,” for information about how to copy digital
media data from a file into the SGI Media Server clip cache.