Field Bulletin 4 March, 2005

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1 FORBIDDEN BY INTERNATIONAL LAW TO DUPLICATE OR TO DISTRIBUTE TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS OR PARTIES WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ACCOM, INCORPORATED. Field Bulletin 4 March, 2005 Copyright 2005 / Accom, Incorporated Background The JPEG poster images are saved with each clip in the APR/ClipStore library, and appear in the NetPanel user interface when a clip is recalled from the clip library. In the new V3.10 software, these poster images are handled differently than before this new software release. When V3.10 software is installed in the APR/ClipStore, ALL existing poster images will be DESTROYED. If you wish to preserve the existing poster images, the simple procedure below will first copy the existing poster images to a safe place prior to installing V3.10 software. After the software is updated, you then copy the poster images back onto the video hard drive. Be sure to read this entire procedure before starting, to make sure you understand the procedure. This procedure will take approximately five minutes to perform. Parts Included Parts included in this retrofit kit, in addition to these instructions: None Tools Required The following tools are required to perform this retrofit: None Document Revised: 3:29 PM 2005 / Accom, Incorporated Page 1 of 6

2 Procedure: Perform the following procedures on the VGA monitor connected to the APR/ClipStore. 1. Create a temporary folder on the desktop A. Anywhere in the BACKGROUND portion of the desktop, RIGHT-CLICK the mouse. This presents a pop-up menu as shown here. B. Click the New item in the pop-up menu. C. In the resulting pop-up, select the Folder item. This will create a New Folder on the desktop, as shown by the illustration below. A. B. C. D. Type the name JPEG Poster Images and then press ENTER. D. 2. Copy the existing JPEG Poster Images A. On the computer desktop, RIGHT-CLICK the mouse on the My Computer icon. This presents a pop-up menu. A. B. Click the Explore item in the pop-up menu. B. C. The My Computer window is presented, as shown at the top of the next page. Page 2 of / Accom, Incorporated Document Revised: 3:29 PM

3 D. In the My Computer window, click the button located to the left of the Local Disk (C:) volume to expand the directory listing. D. E. Continue to click the buttons that appear to navigate to the following folder on the C: drive: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CSMaster\untitled1\Poster\H\QTMovies E. E. F. Click your mouse anywhere in the RIGHT pane of the window. Then press CTRL + A on the keyboard to highlight all the items in this folder. NOTE: The number of JPG files in this folder will vary, depending on how many clips are stored on your APR/ClipStore machine. There may also be some sub-folders in this folder, which should also be highlighted by the CTRL+A action. F. G. Press CTRL + C on the keyboard to copy all the items into the clipboard buffer. H. Click the red button to close this window. H. Document Revised: 3:29 PM 2005 / Accom, Incorporated Page 3 of 6

4 I. On the computer desktop, RIGHT-CLICK the mouse on the JPEG Poster Images folder that was created earlier. This presents a pop-up menu. I. J. Click the Explore item in the pop-up menu. J. K. The Documents and Settings window is presented, as shown below. L. In the Documents and Settings window, position the mouse in the RIGHT Pane of the window and then RIGHT-CLICK the mouse. This presents a pop-up menu as shown here. M. Select the Paste item. L. M. N. This will paste the previously copied JPG files (and any copied sub-folders) into this folder. NOTE: The number of JPG files in this folder will vary, depending on how many clips are stored on your APR/ClipStore machine. There may also be some sub-folders in this folder, which should also be copied. N. O. Click the red button to close this window. 3. Update the APR/ClipStore Software A. From the separate document provided, perform the V3.10 Software Update Procedure. B. AFTER the software is successfully updated, return to this document and continue with the following step. Page 4 of / Accom, Incorporated Document Revised: 3:29 PM

5 4. Copy the backup JPEG Poster Images to the H Drive. A. On the computer desktop, RIGHT-CLICK the mouse on the JPEG Poster Images folder that was created earlier. This presents a pop-up menu. A. B. Click the Explore item in the pop-up menu. B. C. The Documents and Settings window is presented, as shown below. D. In the Documents and Settings window, position the mouse cursor in the RIGHT Pane of the window, and then click the mouse. E. Press CTRL+A on the keyboard to highlight all the items in this folder. D. F. Press CTRL+C on the keyboard to copy all the highlighted items into the clipboard buffer. G. In the Documents and Settings window, click the button located to the left of the My Computer item to expand the directory listing. H. Click the button located to the left of the disk drive volume Video Data (H:) to expand the directory listing. G. I. Click on the QTMovies folder to highlight this item, which reveals the contents of the folder in the right pane of the window. J. Position the mouse cursor in the RIGHT Pane of the window, and then click the mouse. I. J. Document Revised: 3:29 PM 2005 / Accom, Incorporated Page 5 of 6

6 K. Press CTRL+V on the keyboard to paste all the items that were previously copied into the clipboard buffer. These pasted items will appear highlighted, similar to the illustration shown here. NOTE: The number of pasted JPG files in this folder will vary, depending on how many clips are stored on your APR/ClipStore machine. There may also be some sub-folders pasted in this folder. L. Click the red button to close this window. 5. Verify the poster images were copied properly. A. Launch HeidiEdit and Internet Explorer in the usual manner to start up the APR/ClipStore application and NetPanel. B. Click on several clip links in the APR/ClipStore Clip Library listing to load several clips into the player (one at time), and verify the poster images appear in the NetPanel user interface, as shown below. POSTER IMAGE C. Once several of the poster images have been verified, you may delete the temporary JPEG Poster Images folder from the computer desktop. END Page 6 of / Accom, Incorporated Document Revised: 3:29 PM