You can control the Accom WSD videodisk directly via an Ethernet connection. If multiple workstations are connected to your network, you can access the Accom WSD from any workstation that has Ethernet access to the Accom WSD.
If you have multiple Accom WSDs on your network, you may want to create a configuration entry for each one. The syntax is:
device video controller name
server_name server
server_id socket
server_host host
buffer buffer exclusive
display display
defn
name ethernet_name
format format
bypass mode
enddefn
enddevice
device video controller name
The name is the name you want to assign to this device. Since your Accom WSD also has an Ethernet name, you may want to use that same name here.
server_name server
The server is the name of the executable that controls the Accom WSD. It resides in the product_bin. The server should be vtcaccom for the Accom WSD.
server_id socket
The socket is the socket number through which your Alias|Wavefront application communicates with the Accom WSD server process. This number must be unique to your UNIX system for each defined device and (Alias|Wavefront and non-Alias|Wavefront) server process. If you are defining multiple Accom WSD configurations, you must use a different socket number for each Accom WSD.
server_host host
The host is the name of the workstation on which the server executes, that is, localhost. The host name is different than the Ethernet name of the Accom WSD. The host name is typically the workstation on which you are running your Alias|Wavefront application, but can be any of the workstations on your Ethernet network.
If a different workstation is being used, you must ensure that your Alias|Wavefront application has been installed on that server workstation as well. If you are accessing an Accom WSD from many workstations, you must ensure that each workstation's configuration file defines the same host (and not localhost) for that Accom WSD server process.
buffer buffer exclusive
The buffer is optionally used to set the frame buffer to open when the Accom WSD is opened. Use the keyword exclusive to specify that Accom WSD can access only this frame buffer. For information on the Accom WSD video frame buffer, see page 301.
display display
The display entry is optionally used to specify how you want the disk location to be displayed. The default, timecode, displays disk locations using time code. To display disk locations as frame numbers, specify frame. Note that this setting does not affect the display format on the Accom WSD console.
name ethernet_name
The ethernet_name is the name of the Accom WSD on the Ethernet network.
format format
The format indicates whether your Accom WSD recognizes NTSC or PAL video. If this line is omitted, NTSC is used by default.
bypass mode
The mode indicates whether the D1 video input port is on or off. If off, the Accom WSD expects to receive image data across the Ethernet. This is the default. If on, the Accom WSD expects to record from the D1 video input port. This requires a D1 video frame buffer.