Autodesk Fire, Smoke and Backdraft Conform 2007SP5 Release Notes AUTODESK FIRE 2007 SP 5 2007 SP 5 AUTODESK SMOKE AUTODESK BACKDRAFT CONFORM 2007 SP 5 ® ® ® ® ® ® A Discreet Systems product ® Release Notes
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contents Contents 1 Release Information Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About This Service Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About These Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Information for This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Con tents Cleaner XL 1.5.2 Updater Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Eizo Monitors with SGI Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linux vs. IRIX Product Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 User’s Guide Addendum Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Release Information Summary About This Service Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About These Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Information for This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Release Information About These Release Notes The chapters in this document provide important information pertinent to Autodesk® Fire® 2007 SP5, Autodesk Smoke® 2007 SP5, and Autodesk Backdraft® Conform 2007 SP5. Chapter 1: Release Information — Provides information about related documentation, compatibility, and contacting customer support. Chapter 2: System Information — Provides infrastructure and hardware-related information.
Related Documentation Hot Keys Reference Guide for Autodesk Fire 2007, Autodesk Smoke 2007, and Autodesk Backdraft Conform 2007 Autodesk Fire, Autodesk Smoke, and Backdraft Conform 2007 Extension 1 New Features Guide Lustre Color Management User’s Guide Installation and Configuration Guides Autodesk Stone and Wire 2007 Filesystem and Networking Guide Autodesk Stone Direct 2007 Configuration Guide Autodesk Stone Switched 2007 Installation and User’s Guide Hardware Setup Guide for HP xw9400 Workstations Har
1 Release Information Using QuickTime with Linux Workstations Autodesk Cleaner XL Network Encoding Troubleshooting Guide Using DLEDL to Import Media Files Sparks API Reference Guide Consulting the Latest Version of Release Notes Always check the Autodesk website for the most recent updates to the Release Notes. The information contained in this document is continuously updated and the version provided on your product CD may already be lacking important release information.
Contacting Customer Support Contacting Customer Support You can contact Autodesk Media and Entertainment Customer Support at www.autodesk.com/ support. Refer to the following table for additional contact information. Location: Contact Information: Within the Americas: Hotline (North America): 1-800-925-6442 Direct dial: 415-507-5256 (Country code = 1) Within Montreal: 514-954-7199 8 AM to 8 PM EST Monday to Friday, excluding holidays me.support@autodesk.
1 Release Information Customer support is also available through your Autodesk reseller. To find a reseller near you, consult the reseller look-up database on the Autodesk Web site at www.autodesk.com/resellers.
System Information Summary Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Licensing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DKU Version Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 System Information Licensing Requirements No New License Required for Service Pack 5 All users with a valid 2007 license are entitled to download and install this service pack. The 2007 license is sufficient to run 2007 SP5. No New License Required for Already Licensed Extensions The extension license that was issued to users on subscription with the SP3 Extension 1 release remains valid for the SP5 release.
Operating System Requirements Linux Systems Autodesk Editing and Effects 2007 applications run under Red Hat® Enterprise Linux WS 4, Update 2 (64-bit or 32-bit) on IBM® workstations, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, Update 3 (64-bit) on HP workstations. Upgrading from a pre-2007 version of an Effects or Editing application requires a fresh installation of the Linux operating system (you cannot upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, Update 2 from a previous version).
2 System Information 6.5.28. Autodesk recommends upgrading only if you are currently running IRIX version 6.5.19f or above, as this is a non-destructive upgrade. Otherwise, perform a full installation of IRIX 6.5.28. To install IRIX 6.5.28, you require the following SGI CDs: • IRIX 6.5.28 Installation Tools and Overlays (1 of 3) August 2005—P/N 812-0818-028 • IRIX 6.5.28 Overlays (2 of 3) August 2005—P/N 812-0819-028 • IRIX 6.5.28 Overlays (3 of 3) August 2005—P/N 812-0817-028 • IRIX 6.
LUN Configuration for Newly-shipped XR Stone Direct Arrays LUN Configuration for Newly-shipped XR Stone Direct Arrays The following only applies to Stone Direct arrays shipped after the the 2007 SP5 release of Effects or Editing applications. If your Stone Direct array is already installed, this does not apply to you.
2 System Information HDCAM-SR Repeatability on HP Workstations On HP workstations, when using an HDCAM-SR in 720p for input/output, the PGLD parameter of the “Vtr” keyword needs to be set to '99'. You can adjust the “Vtr” keyword in the software initialization file (init.cfg). For more information about the keywords in init.cfg, consult the Configuration File Reference Guide for Linux Workstations.
Enabling InfiniBand Drivers on Linux Workstations Take note of the following guidelines: • On IRIX, you may be required to purchase tape device driver support from SGI to use SCSI or fiber channel archiving devices. • On Linux, you can use USB 2 and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) attached devices to save data archives generated from your Effects or Editing application. These devices can be formatted as ext2, ext3, XFS, or HFS (Mac®) file systems. NTFS is not supported.
2 System Information To enable the chkconfig flag for IB drivers on a Linux workstation: 1. Open a shell and log in as root. 2. Start the InfiniBand configuration utility. Type: /sbin/iba_config The InfiniBand configuration utility menu appears: SilverStorm Technologies Inc. InfiniBand 3.2.0.2.
Configuring Wire with Infiniband Configuring Wire with Infiniband To allow Wire transfers over an Infiniband network, you must define a new interface of type PROT=IB_SDP in the [INTERFACE] section of the Wire sw_framestore_map file, as in the following example: [FRAMESTORES] FRAMESTORE=london HADDR=177.20.15.53 ID=30 [INTERFACES] FRAMESTORE=london PROT=IB_SDP IADDR=192.16.129.32 DEV=1 PROT=TCP IADDR=177.20.15.
2 System Information Init Keywords for Background Wire and Proxy Generation To enable Background Wire and the new Background Proxy Generation functionality, you must ensure that the following keywords are un-commented and configured in the application’s software initialization file init.cfg.
Using Eizo Monitors with SGI Workstations NOTE: Autodesk ships EIZO CE240W graphics monitors specifically configured for use with its Effects or Editing applications. The use of EIZO CE240W monitors not obtained from Autodesk, or of any other monitor, is not supported and will result in an unstable Effects or Editing application.
2 System Information Restart the graphics sub-system. Press LEFTCTRL+LEFTSHIFT+NUMPADSLASH+F12. Restart the workstation. Type reboot. Your Effects or Editing application is now ready to use an EIZO graphics monitor. If you wish to revert to using a CRT graphics monitor, you will need to follow the next procedure. To revert to a CRT graphics monitor: 1. Open a shell and log in as root. 2. Launch the graphics monitor configuration utility. Type: /usr/discreet/util/INSTALLGFX 3.
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User’s Guide Addendum Summary Audio Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Soft Resize to Relink or Recapture Media of Different Resolutions Enabling Audio On Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FBX 2006.11 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 User’s Guide Addendum Creating a Soft Resize to Relink or Recapture Media of Different Resolutions For Extension 1 customers, a Soft Resize button has been added to the Relink and Recapture menus in the Clip Library Tools menu. Enable this button to relink media to clips or recapture media when the resolution of the media and the metadata in the clips differ.
FBX 2006.11 Support FBX 2006.11 Support This release now supports FBX® version 2006.11. Image Sequence Name Change on Publish When you publish a clip, the stored image sequence files no longer contain _published in the names. For example if you publish a DPX sequence, you will now get these two things: • A new clip in the library, named _published, which references the published image sequence. • An image sequence at your destination, where file names are .######.dpx.
3 User’s Guide Addendum Import Image The following changes have been made to the user interface in the Import Image menu: • The Refresh button has been moved up. • Start TC is now called Enter TC. • File KC is now called DPX KC, and Use KC is now called Enter KC.
New Media Import and Export Features for DPX Files New Media Import and Export Features for DPX Files • Upon import of a DPX file, the frame rate box now has an option called “file FCM” which will detect and use any existing frame rate information in the DPX file to create the clip. • Upon import of DPX, Wavefront, or Softimage images, the aspect ratio data is now read correctly from the files. • DPX files can now be exported as 12-bit clips.
3 User’s Guide Addendum Select: In the following cases: Unspecified Format is not specified. Logarithmic Typically used by negative film scanners that record status M densities. Linear Often used for video images which have built-in gamma correction, but refers to images having a true linear quantization scheme (such as CG-originated material). Printing Density Can be used for negative film scans which use the SMPTE Printing Density settings.
Working with Remote Framestores on Backdraft Conform Working with Remote Framestores on Backdraft Conform You can use a remote (network-accessed) framestore to store clips with Backdraft Conform. This allows you to use Backdraft Conform without local storage. NOTE: Real-time performance and clip input/output operations depend on network and storage bandwidth.
3 User’s Guide Addendum If you launch Backdraft Conform with the FrameStore keyword configured to point to a local Stone volume, the application fails to launch (an error message appears). For more information on starting Backdraft Conform, see the “Managing Projects and Users” chapter in your Autodesk Backdraft Conform 2007 User's Guide.
Installation Documentation Workflows Summary Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reinstalling from Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting New or Expanded Stone Direct Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upgrading Your Effects or Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Installation Documentation Workflows To reinstall your system from scratch: 1. Prepare for the installation. Consult the latest Release Notes for your release before your begin any installation. They contain the most current and updated information about requirements, late-breaking features and procedures, as well as a detailed list of all updated related documents and URLs to download the documents directly to your workstation. 2. Connect your workstation’s hardware peripherals.
Upgrading Your Effects or Editing Application procedures, as well as a detailed list of all updated related documents and URLs to download documents directly to your workstation. 2. Connect your storage. Consult the Autodesk Stone Direct Configuration Guide for your release. 3. Configure the RAID volumes and mount the storage. Consult the Autodesk Stone Direct Configuration Guide for your release. 4. Configure your Stone filesystem.
4 Installation Documentation Workflows Upgrading Your Operating System Perform the tasks described in this workflow in cases where you need to upgrade your operating system. For instance, this could be required by a new version of your Effects or Editing application. Typically, upgrading the operating system does not require the hardware components to be rewired or the Storage RAID devices to the reconfigured. To upgrade your operating system: 1. Prepare for the installation.
Which Document Do I Need? Do I connect the DVI ramp to serial port #1 or serial port #2 Consult the Hardware Setup Guide for your workstation for diagrams and guidelines on how to connect the hardware peripherals and video I/O components to your workstation. I need to reformat my Stone FS partition Consult the Autodesk Stone and Wire Filesystem and Networking Guide for procedures on how to create and mount the Stone filesystem.
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