User`s guide

Hardware Overview

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– Miranda TCP-101i Time Code Processor and Little Red LTC Reader

– Horita Master Timecode Generator and PR-232 SMPTE Time Code Translator

For more information about installing these devices for use with the SGI Media Server,

see Chapter 7, “Conﬁguring and Using External Devices.”

For a complete list of external devices that interface with the SGI Media Server, see the

release notes.

Internal Devices

The SGI Media Server supports the use of the following internal devices:

• Audio/Video I/O:

– PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B cards, which support the MPEG-2, DVCPRO 25,

DVCPRO 50, DVCAM, and DV (16-bit/48 Khz audio only) video codecs and

embedded, AES/EBU, and analog audio.

– PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-C cards, which support the MPEG-2, DVCPRO 25,

DVCAM, and DV (16-bit/48 Khz audio only) video codecs and embedded,

AES/EBU, and analog audio.

– PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX and PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX-C cards, which support

the MPEG-2, MPEG-2 D10/IMX,, DVCPRO 25, DVCPRO 50, DVCAM, and DV

(16- bit/48 Khz audio only) video codecs and embedded, AES/EBU, and

analog audio.

Note: The PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-C and PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-IMX-C cards are

supported only on VST 2.2 or later.

• Data networking: 100 Base-TX, 1000 Base-SX.

Video Device Control

The SGI Media Server can also control remote video devices directly using Sony RS-422

deck control software provided by Diaquest (limited support).