Specifications

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2 In Media Composer, go to the Project window
and choose
Settings > Video Satellite. Ensure that
Video Satellite Mode is enabled.
3 In the Satellite page of the Pro Tools Peripher-
als dialog, select a different Ethernet port from
the Interface menu. Many computers have more
than one Ethernet port or “interface”. The inter-
face selected here must be the one connected to
the same network as the satellite.
4 In the Project window in Media Composer or
Symphony, click the
Settings tab, then double-
click
Video Satellite Settings and check that the
TCP/UDP Port is the same as the TCP/UDP Port
shown in the Satellite pane in the Pro Tools Pe-
ripherals dialog. (Both ports default to 28282.)
5 If the TCP/UDP port settings are the same,
verify with your network administrator that the
port shown is not being blocked on the network.
6 Check that all Ethernet cables are completely
plugged in and working. In most cases, there are
LEDs that show activity at the Ethernet ports.
7 Video satellite playback will not function in
the following conditions:
• Certain dialogs are open in either Pro Tools
or Media Composer.
• Media Composer is not the active applica-
tion.
• Pro Tools does not have an open session, or
Media Composer does not have an open se-
quence.
Matching Media Composer
and Pro Tools Settings in a
Video Satellite System
In order to accurately synchronize playback be-
tween Pro Tools and Media Composer, the fol-
lowing parameters must be correctly matched:
• Media Composer Project Type and
Pro Tools Timecode Rate, Clock Reference,
and Video Format
• Pro Tools Audio Pull-Up setting and
Media Composer Edit Play Rate
• Timecode Format (Drop Frame or Non-
Drop Frame)
For Pro Tools to play in sync with Media Com-
poser or Symphony as a video satellite, all of
these settings are interdependent. A mis-match
in any of these settings will cause Pro Tools to
display an error message.
Media Composer Starting TC timecode setting
and the Pro Tools session start do not have to
match exactly, but should usually be close.
When working with 24p and 23.976 projects,
Media Composer defaults to displaying frames
mapped to 29.97 fps timecode. In order to keep
the Pro Tools and Media Composer or Sym-
phony timecode displays in sync when working
in 24p or 23.976 projects, click the timecode dis-
play above the Record monitor and choose
Se-
quence > Timecode > 24 > Mas
.
For Video Satellite to operate properly, the
TCP/UDP port you set must be between 1024
and 65534.
To avoid sync problems during later stages
of post production, it is strongly recom-
mended in most cases to change the settings
in Pro Tools to match those of the sequence
open in Media Composer.