Configure Flame Family Applications on Linux

The ideal method to configure a Flame family application is to use the Setup utility.

To configure an application using the Setup utility:

  1. Log in the workstation using the application account, such as Flame 2016.2.
  2. Open the Setup utility using the shortcut on the desktop.
    Note: You can also access the Setup utility from the command line: /usr/discreet/<Product>/bin/<Product>Setup.
  3. If more than one version of the Flame family application is installed, you need to select the one to configure from the Application Version drop-down list.
  4. Discard unsaved changes with Reload.
  5. Save your changes using Apply.

To edit the parameters directly in the application configuration file, click Manual Edit. Settings are stored in the locations specified in each setting's description.

General

Video Device
Sets the video output device used to connect the VTR or broadcast monitor.

Set by the VIDEO keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Audio Device
Sets the device used for audio output.

Sets the AUDIODEVICE keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Reserved Application Memory
Sets the amount of memory allocated to frame buffers used by modules such as the Player, Action, Input/Output clip. Unless you require specific settings for other applications, set to Automatic; the amount of memory is reserved according to the amount of system RAM:
  • 32 GB or more: 33 per cent of RAM is allocated to the application.
  • Less than 32 GB: 50 per cent of RAM is allocated, up to 4GB, or up to 3GB if less than 11.5 GB RAM.

Sets the MemoryApplication keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Default Web Browser
Sets the web browser used by the application to browse the documentation and to view an archive's HTML tables of contents.

Sets the DefaultWebBrowser keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Default Shortcut Profile
Sets the keyboard shortcut selected by default when creating new user profiles in the application.
Table of Contents Location
Sets the path where the online HTML and ASCII tables of contents of archives are saved when archiving.

Sets the ArchiveLibrary keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Single Screen
Note: Displayed only if multiple screens are detected on the system.
Restricts the UI of the application to the main display.
UI Magnification
Note: Displayed only if a high resolution (HiDPI) monitor is detected on the system.
Sets the UI magnification.

Preview

Specifies the device used for the broadcast monitor connected through an AJA device.

Enable entries for the resolutions of projects, as well as the resolutions supported by the hardware configuration. If a device is changed after installation, these settings must be updated.

If no sync is connected to the workstation, enable some free-run timings for broadcast monitoring: enable the timings with a SyncSource = freesync.

Sets the VideoPreviewDevice keywords in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Vtr

If an AJA device is connected to a VTR, enable the timings that might be used with the connected VTR. AJA devices support 3G-SDI connections.

Sets the Vtr keywords in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.

Media Storage

This is the path to where the Media Cache and rendered frames are stored. It is recommended to use a fast drive, and not to use the system drive. To define a new media storage volume, click Add. Click Manual Edit to edit the configuration file in a text editor. Manual edit must be used to delete a storage volume. To Add media cache storage, see Configure Media Cache Storage.

Sets the /usr/discreet/sw/cfg/stone+wire.cfg file.

ID
An index uniquely identifying the storage, assigned by the Setup application at creation time. Ranges from 0 to 7, and is not editable directly.
Name
Configures /usr/discreet/sw/cfg/stone+wire.cfg.
A label to identify the media storage. Required.
Location
Path to the media files on your storage device. Do not select the root of a drive as your media storage folder. Create a subfolder to hold all your media files in one place. The recommended folder name is Autodesk Media Storage/. Required.
8-bit Integer, 10-bit Integer, 12-bit Integer and 12-bit Packed Integer, 16-bit Float
The file formats used when writing frames of those bit depths to the storage. Optional.
Jpeg Compression
Can be set from 0 (lowest compression, highest quality) to 100 (highest compression, lowest quality). Optional.

Backburner

Configure background processing manager.

Manager Hostname
The network name of the workstation running the Backburner Manager. In a standalone setup, use the default setting, localhost.

In a Burn environment, enter the name of the workstation running Backburner Manager. Selects the Backburner Manager used by the application.

Xorg.conf

Configures the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Changes to the xorg.conf file require you to restart the X server. Save your work before restarting the X server since it is the same as logging out of your session, but without any warning.

Log out from the account to restart the X server and apply the changes.

Note: Do not use the NVidia application to manage your displays: this might interfere with the Setup utility and the Wacom tablet setup.
Screen Selection
Sets the profile to use with connected screens. If the connected screens do not match, select the Screen Default profiles.
TwinView
Activates both screens when enabled.
Primary Monitor
Sets which screen displays the splash screen, dialog boxes, and main viewer area (the Primary monitor). The other monitor displays the Media Panel.
Monitor Order
Swap when the monitors' positions are inverted: when, for example, the cursor must go through the right-hand edge of the screen on the right to access the screen on the left.