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Autodesk
Visual Eff ects, Finishing, and
Color Grading
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HP Z800 Workstation
Hardware Setup Guide
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® Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing and Grading 2010 © 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk, Inc., this publication, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose. Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder. © Portions relating to MD5 Copyright 1991-2, RSA Data Security, Inc. Created 1991. All rights reserved. License to copy and use this softwa
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notation Conventions . . .
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Connecting Media Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting the Fibre Channel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting Storage Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Connecting XR 6500 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction 1 Topics in this chapter: ■ About This Guide on page 1 ■ Related Documentation on page 1 ■ Notation Conventions on page 2 ■ Contacting Customer Support on page 2 About This Guide ® This guide describes how to set up the HP Z800 workstation hardware and wiring for an Autodesk Visual ® ® Effects, Finishing, or Colour Grading application. This includes Autodesk Lustre , and the following Visual ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Effects and Finishing applications: Autodesk Inferno , and Autodesk Flame , Au
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At various places in this guide, references are made to other documents. Depending on your hardware and software configuration and network topology, you may want to have additional documentation on hand before you begin setting up the hardware: ■ Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Installation and Configuration Guide ■ Autodesk Lustre Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux Workstations ■ Autodesk Lustre Colour Management User Guide ■ Autodesk Lustre User Guide ■ Autodesk Incinerator I
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Getting Started 2 Topics in this chapter: ■ General Workflow on page 3 ■ Typical Configuration Overview for Visual Effects and Finishing Applications on page 5 ■ Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre on page 6 ■ Hardware Configuration Guidelines on page 9 General Workflow The following procedure provides the general workflow for connecting, configuring and installing an ® Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing, or Colour Grading application on a HP Z800 workstation. To install a Visual
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NOTE The Windows operating system is not supported by Lustre on the HP Z800 workstation. 7 Install and license the Visual Effects, Finishing, or Colour Grading application. As above, see the application Installation and Configuration Guide. 4 | Chapter 2 Getting Started
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Typical Configuration Overview for Visual Effects and Finishing Applications The following illustration shows a typical configuration, including the Wacom tablet, and other optional components. W orkstation Peripheral Options W ACOM T ablet V ideo Options AJA BOB (breakout box) AES/EBU Aud i o V ideo Monitor O u t I n I n I n I n RS-422 O u t O u t O u t O u t Y/G/CV B S Pb/ B / Y Pr/R / C Ch. 1/ 2 I n Ch. 3/ 4 I n Ch. 5/ 6 I n Ch. 7/ 8 I n Ch. 1/2 O u t Ch. 3/4 O u t Ch. 5/6 O u t Ch. 7/8 O u t
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Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre A Lustre system consists of a number of different hardware and software components. This section describes each of the hardware components in a Lustre installation, and the software associated with each component. You may or may not have all of the components listed here in your Lustre setup. The type of workgroup, as well as the feature set you purchase for each of the workstations in that workgroup, determine the components in your installatio
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Control Surface The Autodesk Control Surface provides improved interactivity when colour grading film and video footage. You can perform many of the same tasks you do in the Lustre user interface using the Control Surface. You connect the Autodesk Control Surface to a Master Station or HD Station, and configure the Control Surface on the workstation to which it is connected. Video I/O Card and Breakout Box On the HP Z800 workstation, video I/O is provided by the AJA card. The video I/O card con
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S hado w C on tr ast Br igh tness F 4 F 5 F 6 F 1 F 2 F 3 F 7 F 8 F 9 S pli t M ulti The following illustration shows a typical Lustre workgroup configuration built around a Master Station. It includes a Lustre Station, and other optional components. Control Surface R G B Br igh t Br igh t S h M id High Hue Br igh tness S a tur a tion R+ G+ B+ + R - G - B - - Lustre Master W orkstation P r o x y A L T O/P M a tt e AJA BOB (breakout box) AES/EBU Aud i o V ideo Monitor O u t I n I n I n I n RS-422
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Hardware Configuration Guidelines In most cases, hardware integration and application installation are done on delivery by an authorized technician, and some of the procedures in this guide may not be necessary. Still, it is a good idea to read through all chapters to familiarize yourself with the configuration procedures for the following reasons: ■ Many suspected problems with your system may be due to loosened connections or improperly configured devices. This guide helps you troubleshoot pro
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The following table summarizes the peak (at startup) power consumed by the system and the heat it generates under the maximum processing load produced by a Visual Effects, Finishing, or Colour Grading application. For more detailed specifications, including noise output, see the documentation provided by the manufacturer. Component Quantity Startup Amps Cont. Amps (120V Watts Heat (BTUs) (120V / 240V) / 240V) Workstation (with cards) 1 4.0 / 2.0 3.8 / 1.9 456 1556 Lucid ADA 88192 1 0.5 / 0.25 0.
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■ Wear a grounded static wrist strap. Attach the strap's alligator clip to any grounded metal surface on the component's chassis that you are working on. Place the wristband around your wrist. ■ Do not handle any components unnecessarily, particularly boards and cards that slide in and out of PCI slots on their parent hardware components. Grounding Audio Hardware Components It is important to properly ground the audio components. Otherwise, ground loops can occur, causing humming in the system.
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Connecting Peripherals 3 Topics in this chapter: ■ Overview of Peripheral Connections on page 13 ■ Connecting the Graphics Monitor on page 14 ■ Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Tablet on page 15 ■ Connecting the Graphics Monitor Calibration Device on page 15 ■ Network Connections on page 16 ■ Connecting the Autodesk Control Surface to a Lustre Workstation on page 18 ■ Connecting the Slave Renderer to a Lustre Workstation on page 19 Overview of Peripheral Connections The following diagram prov
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HP Z800 W orkstation Power T o keyboard, mouse, tablet, monitor calibrator T o Lustre control surface T o house network GigE Adapter to SAN and/or private network, Incinerator node Nvidia Quadro FX 5800 T o graphics monitor Atto Celerity FC84-EN to direct attached storage AJA OEM-2K to video/audio i/o, VTR Nvidia Quadro SDI Output InfiniBand / 10-GigE Adapter to reference monitor , Real- to Wire network (optional) T ime Deliverables VTR, sync generator NOTE This diagram depicts the HP Z800 works
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NOTE Although each end of the DVI cable appears to be identical, this is not the case. Ensure the connector labeled Computer is connected to the workstation. Connect the one labeled Monitor to the monitor. 3 Optionally, extend the monitor cable to a machine room using the DVI extender cable (DL.CAB-HDTV-FO82MM). Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Tablet The keyboard, mouse and tablet connect to the workstation by way of the USB extender kit (TP.USB-EXT-410I). The USB extender kit consists of a
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Network Connections Network connections enable the workstation to gain access to a wide variety of possible networks. The Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) ports built-in to the workstation, and those provided by the add-on GigE adapter, can provide access to the following: ■ House network (e-mail, Internet, etc.) ■ Private network ■ Dedicated Autodesk Wire network ■ NAS/SAN storage network ■ Shared network mountpoints ■ Remote Visual Effects and Finishing workstation direct attached storage (via Wire net
