User`s guide

The Media Contro Panel
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Starting the Media Control Panel
To establish a control connection to VST and start the Media Control Panel, enter the
following:
% /usr/vtr/bin/mcpanel -h hostname -p videoPort|unit
For more complete control of mcpanel, use it with the following set of flags:
% /usr/vtr/bin/mcpanel [-h hostname][-p videoPort|unit][-D deckCtlPort]
[-c clipname][-r][-C "inpoint outpoint"] [-P][-v loglevel]
Table A-1 describes each of the options available when starting the Media Control Panel.
Table A-1 Media Control Panel Options
Option Description
-h Identifies the host running VST software. If this option is not specified, the local host
is assumed.
-p Identifies the SGI Media Server video port or unit to which the control connection is
made.
The value videoPort is the SGI Media Server video port to which the control
connection is made. If you specify a port, VST creates a new logical unit that is used
by this control connection.
The value unit is the VST logical unit to which the connection is made. If you specify
a unit, it must have already been created by another control connection. The control
connection being made shares the unit with the control connection that created the
unit. (Units are denoted by U
n, for example, U4.)
If this option is not specified, the first video port on the SGI Media Server is used.
-D Specifies the Diaquest deck control port (
deckCtlPort) to be used for communication
with an external video storage device, such as a digital videotape recorder (VTR).
The deck is controlled by the Deck Control Panel.
If this option is not specified, deck control is not available.
-c Identifies the name of a clip to be loaded when the Media Control Panel starts. If this
option is not specified, no clip is initially loaded.
-r Specifies that if a control panel already exists for the video port, the existing panel
should be raised on the desktop instead of creating a new one.