Autodesk Fire, Smoke and Backdraft Conform 2007 SP4 Release Notes AUTODESK FIRE 2007 SP 4 2007 SP 4 AUTODESK SMOKE AUTODESK BACKDRAFT CONFORM 2007 SP 4 ® ® ® ® ® ® 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linux vs. IRIX Product Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 User’s Guide Addendum Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Release Information Summary About This Service Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About These Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Information for This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Release Information About These Release Notes The chapters in this document provide important information pertinent to Autodesk® Fire® 2007, Autodesk Smoke® 2007, and Autodesk Backdraft® Conform 2007 SP4. 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 User and Reference Guides Autodesk Fire 2007 What's New Autodesk Fire 2007 User's Guide Autodesk Smoke 2007 What's New Autodesk Smoke 2007 User's Guide Autodesk Backdraft Conform 2007 What's New Autodesk Backdraft Conform 2007 User's Guide 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
1 Release Information Configuration File Reference Guide for Linux Workstations Configuration File Reference Guide for IRIX Workstations Other Product and Reference Guides Autodesk Backburner 2007.1 Installation Guide Autodesk Backburner 2007.1 User’s Guide Autodesk Burn 2007 Installation and User’s Guide Autodesk Cleaner XL 1.
Compatibility Compatibility Autodesk makes every effort to ensure that the compatibility of media and resources is as complete as possible when you upgrade your application, share projects between Autodesk Effects and Editing applications on both Linux and IRIX operating systems, and collaborate with Autodesk compositing and modeling applications such as Autodesk Combustion®. Complete compatibility exists between Effects or Editing applications of the 2007 release and upwards.
1 Release Information Location: Contact Information: Within China: Direct dial: +86-10-6505-6848 9 AM to 6 PM (local time) Monday to Friday, excluding holidays me.support.china@autodesk.com Within Australia and New Zealand: Hotline (from Melbourne): +1-300-36-8355 Direct dial: +61-3-9876-8355 8 AM to 6 PM AEST Monday to Friday, excluding holidays me.support.anz@autodesk.com Customer support is also available through your Autodesk reseller.
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 4 All users with a valid 2007 license are entitled to download and install this service pack. The 2007 license is sufficient to run 2007 SP4. 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 SP4 release.
Operating System Requirements Your Linux installation media should be as follows: • For 64-bit systems (All HP and IBM workstations with the exception of the Zpro 6221)— Autodesk’s distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 Update 2 (IBM) or Update 3 (HP) One DVD, included with your release shipment.
2 System Information 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 6.5 Applications August 2005—P/N 812-0877-028 • IRIX 6.5 Foundation 1—P/N 812-0759-002 • IRIX 6.5 Foundation 2—P/N 812-0760-002 • ONC3/NFS version 3, for IRIX 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.
Audio Delays for 720p with AJA-OEM-2K Audio Delays for 720p with AJA-OEM-2K Set broadcast and hi-res audio delays to 1.00 for projects with a resolution of 720p. Audio delays are set in the Audio section of the Preferences panel. To sync audio with the broadcast monitor, select Sync To Broadcast. To sync audio with the hi-res display, select Sync To Hi-res. For more information on setting audio delays for high resolution and broadcast monitors, refer to your application’s User’s Guide.
2 System Information SERVO: 1.22 or later Regular video I/O is not affected by a firmware version. NOTE: Refer to your Panasonic operational for information on verifying the firmware version. About Data Archiving Devices For data archiving, your Effects or Editing 2007 application uses standard UNIX tape device calls. You should confirm with device vendors that they are certified for use with your operating system.
Enabling InfiniBand Drivers on Linux Workstations Enabling InfiniBand Drivers on Linux Workstations InfiniBand (IB) drivers are now certified for IBM 6217SC/DC, HP xw8400 and HP xw9400 workstations. The drivers are installed on all Linux workstations by the DKU. If the DKU detects the IB hardware, the chkconfig flag for IB drivers is set to ON. If you add an optional IB HBA after the DKU was initially installed, the chkconfig flag for the IB drivers will not be properly set.
2 System Information 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the IP address and netmask of your Infiniband Interface. You return to the main menu when you have completed the configuration of the IP address. 3. When you have completed the configuration, exit the InfiniBand configuration utility. Type: X 4. You must restart your workstation for your changes to take effect.
Init Keywords for Background Wire and Proxy Generation NOTE: These drivers are compatible with Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.0 Update 2 or Update 3. Other operating systems are not supported at this time. 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.
2 System Information Feature IRIX Linux Supported Not supported Supported Not supported Audio • VST® audio Sparks® • Apply audio trim levels to monitoring during capture • AES and analog audio in/out tracks 4x AES audio in • Embedded Audio 8x AES audio out 8x Analog in/out 8x AES audio in 8x AES audio out 8x Analog in/out Not supported Supported Supported Not supported Supported Not supported Video • 1035i video format • NTSC/PAL cross synchronization with HD reference NOTE: Must use TL
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.
Image Sequence Name Change on Publish 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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