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1. 14 HFS Disk Format 14 Installation eeese 2 License key 2 MOUNT ALL DRIVES WHEN APPLICATION STARTS 20 OME E 18 OMF EXPORT OPTIONS 9 OMF VERSION 9 OMFI FILE OPTIONS 10 OPTIONS menu 11 12 PC 15 progress dialog 8 Project Conversion 5 Project Convert Window 6 Protools Overviews 21 Protools Session Files 19 Protools volume graphs 22 50 11 Overview files 21 Search for audio file dialog 5 System Requirements 1 unrecognized format 23 USB SCSI Interfaces 24 Waveframe Disk Format 14 Waveframe Tascam MMR MMP 19 Zaxcom DEVA 11 19 25 262. Preferences Preferences Advanced 4 Generate Envelopes for Akai Audio Files Generate Overviews in SD 1I audio files C Some systems store a special representation of each audio file which is used to provide a graphical overview of the audio in the file By default Media Magic will generate these representations automatically for Akai audio files with Akai projects SD II audio files with Protools Sessions If you do not want Media Magic to automatically generate this data you can disable it in the Advanced Preferences page Note that if you disable the generation of Envelopes for Akai Audio Files it will not be possible to view a graphical representation of the audio on Akai systems If you disable the generation of Overviews SD II audio files Protools will automatically generate these overviews when the files are opened However this can be a lengthy process so you may find it more efficient to generate the overviews during Media Magic s conversion process 21 Other Features Clip Level Information When converting between project formats that store clip based level information such as Akai Fairlight or Waveframe Media Magic will convert the clip level information into a format suitable for use on the target system When converting from project formats that include clip based level information to Protools Session files Media Magic wi
3. User Manual Preface This manual as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice Dark Matter Digital Ltd assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual Except as permitted by such license no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Dark Matter Digital Ltd DARK MATTER DIGITAL LTD DARK MATTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT WILL DARK MATTER OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES LOST PROFITS LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE SALE PREFORMANCE OR USE OF ANY DARK MATTER PRODUCT OR SERVICE EVEN IF DARK MATTER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO CASE SHALL DARK MATTER S LIABILITY EXCEED THE ACTUAL MONEY PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS AT ISS
4. File Formats Supported Media Magic is able to read and or write projects in a variety of file formats used by audio equipment in common use in post production FORMAT READ AES 31 Akai Fairlight DL Fairlight ML Fairlight 4 OMF 1 OMF 2 Protools 3 2 Protools 4 x Protools 24 Protools 5 0 Waveframe Tascam MMR MMP Zaxcom Deva S NN N NNN NNN NNS Media Magic is able to convert from any format marked as readable to any format marked as writeable in the table above Some of these file formats are proprietary to specific systems and can only be stored on disks formatted with the appropriate file system 16 File Format Information AES 31 The AES 31 interchange format was developed by the Audio Engineering Society in conjunction with many audio equipment manufacturers and users It is intended to provide a simple and consistent method of interchanging audio projects between different systems It uses ADL Audio Decision List files to save edit information referencing B WAV Broadcast Wave audio files To fully comply with the AES 31 specification these files should be created on FAT32 format disks Media Magic also allows AES 31 files to be created and accessed on HFS format disks in order to allow them to be transferred across a network Akai Media Magic is able to read and write files for use with the Akai D
5. This allows you to select if Media Magic will create a file compliant with version 1 or 2 of the OMF specification Note 1 Most OMF files used for transferring audio to or from Avid products are OMF1 format Note 2 Clip gain information can only be exported in OMF 2 x EDIT RESOLUTION When AUDIO SAMPLE is selected all clips and edits in the destination OMF file will be exactly where they were in the original source project When VIDEO FRAME is selected Media Magic will adjust edits onto frame boundaries to maintain compatibility with video editing systems Converting OMF OMFI FILE OPTIONS 10 By selecting OMF COMPOSITION WITH EXTERNAL AUDIO FILES Media Magic wil create an OMF file which references external SD Il media files Alternatively selecting SINGLE OMF FILE WITH EMBEDDED AUDIO will cause Media Magic to create one big OMF file that includes both edit information and embedded audio data Converting Deva Files The Zaxcom DEVA hard disk field recorder can create files on an external DOS 6 formatted disk in either B WAV Broadcast Wave 50 Sound Designer Il formats Unlike other systems the DEVA does not create a specific project file Instead all the audio files associated with a particular project are saved into a single directory usually called ZFILES Media Magic is able to convert audio files created on a Zaxcom DEVA into projects suitable for use on other syste
6. some cases Media Magic may not be able to automatically find an audio file needed by the project In this case the following window will be shown to allow you to manually locate the correct file Where is WINE32 1 wav CRAES31 Macintosh HD Nerd Eject Desktop Look In Selected Directory Look In Current Directory LJ Show all files Project Conversion Project Convert Window Once a project has been selected and loaded the Project Convert window will be displayed This window shows details of the project being converted as well as allowing various options to be selected for the conversion CURRENT DESTINATION PROJECT INFO PROJECT TYPE Project Convert E Current Project Project Name WINE32 Sample Rate 44 1kHz Timecode Rate 25fps Destination Project osh HD Project Type Protools 5 0 Audio Options axcom Deva Files 1 9660 Macintosh HD Bit length Network Drive DD8 DISK Akai DD PLUS Consolidate audio DESTINATION DESTINATION DRIVE SELECTION AUDIO OPTIONS Project Conversion CURRENT PROJECT INFO This area of the Project Convert window shows details of the source project being converted This includes the project name sample rate and timecode rate DESTINATION DRIVE SELECTION This panel allows you to select the target drive onto which the co
7. 3 Applications Mac 05 9 10 30 01 d gt Cj Audio 10 14 00 P gt C Audio Test Files 11 50 01 uw 5 Demo Audio Today b u Converted Project Today b SineFades 1 Today gt Demos 12 29 00 IS 8 Crew Select the directory into which use want the converted project files to be saved and press the CHOOSE button During the project conversion process each audio media file referenced by the source project will be converted and saved into a new audio file in a format suitable for the selected target project format Finally the project file will be converted and saved in the correct format A progress dialog will be displayed during the conversion process Converting Media File 1 of 8 Bytes Copied 786 KB of 1 7 MB og Converting To OMF OMF Export Options If OMF is selected as the destination project type in the PROJECT CONVERT window you will be able to choose some further options before the conversion process begins about the type of OMF file that is created oor Export Options B OMF Version Edit Resolution Qix Audio sample Video frame amp 2x OMFI File Options Q OMF composition file with external audio files Single OMF file with embedded audio Embedded Audio type AIFF t Cx The OMF EXPORT OPTIONS window allows you to choose the following OMF VERSION
8. 8 and 6 use the Waveframe file system as their native format Zaxcom Deva The Zaxcom DEVA hard disk field recorder can create files on an external DOS FAT16 formatted disk in either B WAV Broadcast Wave 50 Sound Designer Il formats The DEVA does not produce any specific file with edit information Instead this is encoded into the B WAV files and their filenames Media Magic is able to access files created on the Zaxcom DEVA as described in the section called Converting DEVA files 19 Preferences The preferences window is accessed from the EDIT menu or by typing OPTION R on the keyboard Preferences Mount all drives when application starts O Eject disks when application quits C MOUNT ALL DRIVES WHEN APPLICATION STARTS When this option is checked Media Magic will scan and mount all available drives automatically when the application is launched You can also use the DRIVE SCAN button on the main PROJECT EXPLORER window to manually scan for drives EJECT DISKS WHEN APPLICATION QUITS When this option is checked Media Magic will automatically eject any removeable media when the application is closed This is useful for drives that are handled directly my Media Magic rather than through the MacOS When the application is running any selected disk can be ejected either from the OPTIONS menu or by typing OPTION E on the keyboard 20
9. D8 DD16PB and DD1500 systems These systems use several proprietary disk formats referred to as NORMAL EXTENDED and DD PLUS and proprietary file formats for storing audio data settings and edit information QLISTs Fairlight ML DL The Fairlight MFX3 system uses MT ML and DL files for storing edit information The MT file is the Fairlight MultiTrack file that a project is recorded with The MT file can be exported to a DL DubberLanguage file or a ML File Exchange file also called a MultiLanguage file for use on other systems These files are saved onto either RBF format disks on older MFX3 systems or typically onto FLFS format disks FLFS Fairlight File System is Fairlight s proprietary disk format based on Windows NT Some recent Fairlight systems also allow these files to be stored on HFS or FAT32 format drives 17 File Format Information The Tascam MMR 8 and MMP 16 support playback of the ML file from FLFS format disks The Akai DD8 DD1500 support playback of the DL file from either an RBF or FLFS format disk In addition to reading both ML and DL files Media Magic is able to create projects with a ML file that reference B WAV Broadcast WAV audio files These files can be either created on HFS or FAT32 disks and can be read on all current revisions of Fairlight software Media Magic is also able to save ML files with B WAV audio files to any HFS or network drive to allow access directly fr
10. UE Because some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of implied warrantees or liability for incidental consequential special or indirect damages the above limitation may not always apply All brand names or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Copyright 2001 2002 Dark Matter Digital Ltd Contents SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS a nonsed nter 1 2 BASIC OPERA TO N ere 3 PROJECT CONVERSION 5 cin sect cue iia cu noa 5 CONVERTING 9 CONVERTING FIEES renoncer ines 11 FORMATTING 12 DISK FORMA TS SUPPORTED 2 terrre rtis 15 FILE FORMATS SUPPORTED cut cinco 16 dogs 20 ex duds anie 22 ill Registration Please register your copy of Media Magic on line at www darkmatterdigital com or by e mail to support darkmatterdigital com System Requirements Media Magic is deigned to run on a Macintosh computer with the following minimum specifications e Power Mac 604e 200 Mhz processor G3 266 Mhz or better recommended 64 MB RAM or more Mac OS 8 6 or later Mac OS 9 x recommended Mac OS compliant SCSI card for connection of external drives USB port for connection of license key Note that Media Magic is not c
11. ble driver available for the disk FAT16 FAT32 drives will normally be accessed through the FILE EXCHANGE control panel which is part of Mac OS8 6 or later If you attempt to format a drive for which no driver is available in either HFS HFS or DOS FAT16 FAT32 format you will be shown an error message o No driver available for Drive In this case you may be able to format the drive using other third party software that provides a suitable driver for the disk e g FWB Software s Hard Disk Toolkit 14 Disk Formats Supported Storage media including hard drives MO disks CD ROMs or other removable media are usually formatted with a file system specific to the type of operating system or program that they are intended to work with The disk file system is a method for cataloging the contents of a disk so that data can be stored and retrieved Media Magic includes dedicated support for accessing the following format SCSI drives FORMAT READ WRITE Akai DD1000 Akai Normal Extended Akai DD PLUS Fairlight OS 9 RBF Fairlight FLFS Waveframe Tascam SSSSSS Media Magic is also able to format media for use on Akai or Waveframe Tascam systems Media Magic will also read and write files to any drive mounted on the Macintosh desktop This includes any HFS or HFSplus formatted drive FAT formatted drives using PC Exchange File Exchange or any network drive 15
12. changed in USBXchange will nottake effect until you restartthe s ystem Click Restartto save your change and restart or Cancel to leave yoursettings unchanged Restart Index Adaptec USBXChange 24 AES S 1 6 dtt eves bed 17 ic E 17 DD PLUS Format 14 Akai Envelope Files 21 Basic Operation 3 Clip Level Information 22 CONSOLIDATE AUDIO 7 CONVERT button 7 Converting to OMF 9 CURRENT PROJECT INFO 7 Demonstration mode 2 DESTINATION AUDIO OPTIONS 7 DESTINATION DRIVE SELECTION 7 DESTINATION PROJECT TYPE 7 DEVA FOLDER CONVERSION 11 Dongle nee euius 2 Drive 20 DRIVE 13 Drive Scan Button 4 23 EDIT RESOLUTION 9 Eje CE DISK riot ets 20 EJECT DISKS WHEN APPLICATION QUITS 20 Fairlight ML DL 17 Fairlight MLA 17 FAT16 FAT32 Disk Format 14 File Exchange 1 15 File Type Selection 4 FORMAT 12 FORMAT 13 tette eee eee ete 7 Hardware key 2 HFS Disk Format
13. e any existing files on that disk to be erased You will be shown the message below to warn you of this Press OK to continue with the format operation or CANCEL to abort This process will erase all information on this drive Do you want to continue Finally you will be shown the following dialog which allows you to choose options about the drive being formatted Format Type Akai DD PLUS Enter Drive Name 12 Formatting Drives FORMAT TYPE This menu allows you to select the type of format information that will be created when the disk is initialized DRIVE NAME This field allows you to enter a name for the drive being formatted Note that the maximum number of characters in the name will depend on the type of format selected in the FORMAT TYPE field Press the FORMAT button to begin the format process or CANCEL to exit 13 Formatting Drives Media Magic is able to format SCSI drives in the following formats AKAI DD PLUS This is the format used by the Akai DD8 DD16PB and DD1500 WAVEFRAME This is the format used by the Tascam MMR8 MMP16 as well as Waveframe workstations Media Magic is also able to format drives in HFS HFS or DOS FAT16 FAT32 formats through the Mac OS Note Media Magic initializes drives in HFS HFS or DOS FAT16 FAT32 formats through the Mac OS rather than through direct access to the drives In order to do this the Mac OS must have a suita
14. ich type of file will be shown in the file list The file types available in this menu will change according to the format of the drive currently selected The FILE TYPE SELECTION field can make it much easier to find project files on many disks For example the screen below shows the AKAI QLIST project files available on an AKAI DD PLUS format disk Select Source Project Show Akai Qlists wm 5 n PP DIALS 1 9KB Akai Project file Macintosh HD B SEGAIfield 11 KB Akai Project file Macintosh HFS PPDBS 3 237 Bytes Akai Project file Zaxcom Deva Files n RUSHES 665 Bytes Akai Pro ject file 9 150 9660 n EDL 26 KB Akai Project file Macintosh HD tm 11 KB Akai Project file Network Drive B EE480 21KB Akai Project file mm 15 EET MN Project Conversion The easiest way to select a project to convert is to drag it from the file list on the left hand side of the screen onto the disk on the right hand side of the screen that you want the destination project to be created on Alternatively you can double click on any project in the file list to select it for conversion In this case you will need to manually select the destination project disk before the conversion is performed After selecting a file for conversion it will be loaded into memory ready for conversion During this process Media Magic will try to locate all the audio data associated with the project In
15. ject Explorer Window After launching the application the main project selection window will be displayed This window is divided into two areas The right hand side of the window shows a list of all drives that are accessible by Media Magic This may include drives or volumes mounted on the Macintosh desktop including CD ROMs and network volumes as well as other SCSI drives handled by Media Magic Clicking on any drive will select it and it will be shown highlighted The left hand side of the window shows a listing of files and directories on the selected disk FILE TYPE SELECTION DRIVE SCAN BUTTON Select Source Project Show All Fies 4 lt Applications Applications Mac 0S 9 a Audio axcom Deva Files Audio Test Files E 150 9660 demo Audio Macintosh HD sineFades 1 Network Drive Audio Files DD8 DISK rase Files Akai DD PLUS o9 SineFades 1 18 Protools 4 Session file e SineFades 1_PTS 20 KB Protools 5 0 Session file DEMO LOGO 2TRK omf 14 15 MB OMF file Demos Desktop Folder Developer Documents FILE DIRECTORY LIST AVAILABLE DRIVES Basic Operation DRIVE SCAN BUTTON Press the Drive Scan button to update the list of drives available to Media Magic This will rescan for volumes mounted by the Mac OS as well as SCSI drives in other formats FILE TYPE SELECTION The file type selection menu allows you to choose wh
16. l prevent a Mac OS driver being loaded for the drive and allow Media Magic to access it directly 23 Other Features USB lt gt SCSI_ Interfaces Media Magic will work correctly with SCSI drives attached to a USB SCSI converter such as Adaptec s USBXChange However this is not recommended for normal operation due to the relatively slow transfer rates of USB compared to SCSI If you do want to use a USB SCSI converter please read the section above on disk drivers The USB lt gt SCSI converter will have its own driver software which is needed for correct operation In order to allow Media Magic to access drives that are not recognised by the Mac OS e g drives in Akai Fairlight or Waveframe format you may need to setup the USB SCSI driver for access to devices other than hard disks With Adaptec s USBXChange this is done in the USBXchange Switcher Control panel The OTHER PERIPHERALS option should be selected to allow access to drives that are not recognised by the Mac OS e g drives in Akai Fairlight or Waveframe format The MASS STORAGE option will need to be selected again if you want to access drives though the Mac OS e g drives in HFS HFS or FAT16 FAT32 format m USBXchange Switcher E USBXchange Mode Mass Storage Hard Drives MO Drives Removables CD ROMs etc Other Peripherals Scanners Printers CD R W Tape Drives DYD RAMSs etc Thesetting you have
17. ll generate a Protools volume automation graph with breakpoints at the start and end of each clip at which a level change occurs 22 Other Features Disk Drivers In normal situations each HFS or format drive mounted on a Macintosh will have a driver associated with it The driver is a small piece of software that is often written by a format program to a reserved area of disk and loaded when the disk is mounted by the Mac OS The driver is responsible for all access to the disk itself When Media Magic accesses Akai Fairlight or Waveframe format drives it needs to do so directly as these drive formats are not recognised by the Mac OS In most cases you don t need to worry if Media Magic is accessing a SCSI disk directly or through a Mac OS driver However some disk drivers may include code that will interfere with the intended operation of Media Magic This is most likely to occur with removable media e g MO and may result in one of the following problems e A disk that is not recognised by the Mac OS e g Akai Fairlight or Waveframe format may be ejected automatically by the driver before Media Magic can access it Or The Mac OS may detect that a disk in an unrecognized format e g Akai Fairlight or Waveframe format has been inserted into a drive and prompt the user to reformat it The solution to this problem is to reboot the Macintosh without any disk in the drive that is causing the problem This wil
18. ms Media Magic uses information from both the audio file s contents and file name to determine how audio should be arranged in the target project To perform this type of conversion first select the folder containing the B WAV SD II audio files in the FILE DIRECTORY LIST on the PROJECT EXPLORER window This directory will normally be called ZFILES unless it has been renamed gt zop v W rts nREsouRcE FRK C README TxT 41 Bytes C 2257 MB WAY file C zaxoo2 ewr 19 9 MB WAY file zrvsos Next go to the OPTIONS menu in the menu bar and select DEVA FOLDER CONVERSION T d File Edit Help Eject Format Drive Deva Folder Conversion Media Magic will now examine each B WAV SD I file in the selected directory and create a project timeline based on the timestamps in each file The PROJECT CONVERT WINDOW described previously will then be displayed ready to perform a conversion 11 Formatting Drives Media Magic is able to format empty drives or re format existing drives in a variety of formats according to the type of project conversions you want to perform First select the drive you want to format from the list of available drives shown in the PROJECT EXPLORER WINDOW Next go to the OPTIONS menu in the menu bar and select FORMAT DRIVE T d File Edit Help ER Eject Format Drive Deva Folder Conversion Formatting a drive will caus
19. nverted project files will be saved DESTINATION PROJECT TYPE This menu allows you to select the file format of the destination project Note that the options available in this menu will depend on the format of the selected destination drive e g only Waveframe projects can be created on a Waveframe formatted drive DESTINATION AUDIO OPTIONS This panel allows you to select various options relating to the audio files that will be created during the project conversion process CONSOLIDATE AUDIO When this option is selected Media Magic will copy only the audio that is used by the current project plus an additional handle of the specified number of frames at the start and end of each piece of audio For projects that have been edited selecting this option can reduce the overall amount of audio data that needs to be copied and converted into the destination project When the CONSOLIDATE AUDIO option is not selected all data in the source project s audio files will be copied and converted even if some sections of the audio files are not actually needed to playback the audio referenced by the project Press the CONVERT button to start the project conversion process or CANCEL to return to the PROJECT EXPLORER window Project Conversion If the destination drive supports sub directories you will next be asked to choose a folder into which the converted project will be saved m Choose Destination Folder p
20. om a Fairlight system connected to the network The latest revisions of Fairlight software create a new type of file called ML4 that contains more detailed information about the layers of audio in a Fairlight project Media Magic is able to read ML4 files from any of the supported disk formats Support for ML4 files is included in Fairlight MFX3 software version 15 6 06 or above and Fairlight QDC software version 17 1 or above OMF The Open Media Framework Interchange format was developed by Avid Technology as a means for interchanging files between different video and audio workstations There are several different implementations of OMF in both Avid products as well as other manufacturer s products Media Magic has been designed to be compatible with as many of these implementations as possible 18 File Format Information Protools Session Files Media Magic will work with Digidesign Protools Session files saved to Mac HFS or HFS formatted disks Protools Session files typically reference SD II Sound Designer 11 audio files Note that Media Magic does not include direct support for Protools 5 1 Session Files which can optionally reference B WAV audio files Waveframe Tascam MMR MMP Waveframe files use special formats for storing audio data edit information or other settings These files can be read and written only to disks formatted with the proprietary Waveframe disk file system The Tascam MMR
21. urrently designed to run natively under Mac OSX although it will run in the Mac OSX Classic environment The Mac OS File Exchange Control Panel must be enabled to allow access to files on FAT16 FAT32 formatted volumes Installation Media Magic uses a license key dongle that must be connected to the Mac s USB port in order to allow the software to be fully functional During the installation process the drivers for the hardware key will be copied into the System Folder 1 Quit all applications so that you return to the Finder 2 Locate the Media Magic Installer file and double click on its icon 3 Follow the instructions on screen to select a folder on the hard disk on which you want Media Magic to be installed and click Install 4 When the installation is complete you will be requested to restart your Macintosh Connect the license key dongle to any available USB port and restart The system will now recognize the license key and allow full use of the software Note If the Media Magic application is launched without the license key connected it will run in demonstration mode In this mode all audio conversions will contain mutes at periodic intervals The warning message shown below will be displayed to indicate that the application is running in demo mode No license key found Application will run in demo mode All output will contain periodic mutes in audio files Basic Operation Pro
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