Working with a Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server Contents Working with a K2 Media Server Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Supported XDCAM Long GOP Formats with K2 Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Check List for K2 Media Server Setup . . . . . . .
Working with a K2 Media Server Overview Avid Interplay Transfer supports ingest and send to playback of SD and HD media using the FTP protocol to and from a Grass Valley™ K2 media server. A complete end-to-end workflow for Long GOP XDCAM HD assets is available using either an Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream device, an Omneon, or a Grass Valley K2 media server.
Important Information Information About FTP Server Profiles The FTP server profile configurations vary depending on whether it is used for ingesting or send to playback and with SD (IMX) or HD (Long GOP) media formats. Typically, one FTP profile is created for a K2 ingest and one or several FTP profiles are created for send to playback to a target K2 server. By creating separate FTP profiles for ingest and playback you avoid accidentally overwriting existing media on the K2 server.
Information About Ingesting When ingesting live media from a K2 media server and the target media is also being recorded or transferred from another K2 media server, the K2 media server delays any data being transferred by 20 seconds. This delay is set by the K2 media server policy. Therefore, you should let enough media material accumulate before attempting to use Avid’s FTP Media Browser to engage any ingest. n When performing a Generic FTP ingest, the audio is limited to 8 tracks and PCM-based only.
Important Information For example: • An Op1A MXF file contains 1 video track, with 8 mono-channel PCM (16 bits or 24 bits) tracks at 48kHz. Ingest results: All 8 mono-channel PCM audio tracks are ingested. • An Op1A MXF file contains 1 video track, with 16 mono-channel PCM (16 bits or 24 bits) tracks at 48kHz. Ingest results: Only the first sequential 8 mono-channel PCM audio tracks are ingested. The rest of the tracks are ignored.
When creating a user account using any name, you must create the following folders: • :/MXF/ Set the user permission for the send to playback folder to allow read and write. • :/MXF/ Set the user permission for the ingest folder to allow read only. Supported XDCAM Long GOP Formats with K2 Media Server This table lists the K2 media server Playback Formats available when setting up a FTP Server profile using Server Type: OP1A_EXPORT_K2.
Check List for K2 Media Server Setup Check List for K2 Media Server Setup When adding a K2 media server to your workgroup for ingesting or send to playback, you need to setup the K2 media server. Task Description Read the important information section before adding a K2 media server to your workgroup. See “Important Information” on page 2. Make sure you have the correct version of the K2 media server. For the Interplay Transfer v1.6.1 release, the K2 version is v3.2.74.1031.
Check List for Adding a K2 Server for Playback When adding a K2 server to your workgroup for using Send to Playback, you need to configure the Interplay Transfer settings and create a FTP server profile. SD Op1A MXF are generated by Generic FTP DHM modules. The HD Long GOP MXF are generated by the Avid editing application’s DET modules. The Op1A MXF are transferred to a target K2 server differently. Therefore, they are configured differently as specified below.
Configuring an FTP Server Profile for Playback to K2 Server Configuring an FTP Server Profile for Playback to K2 Server When adding a K2 server to your workgroup environment, you need to create an FTP server profile for the K2 server’s FTP parameters. The profile settings vary depending on whether you are working with SD (IMX) media or HD (XDCAM Long GOP) media. With HD media you can create separate profiles for each format that you want to use with a Send to Playback.
3. Click Add. The FTP Server dialog box opens. 4. Enter the setup information for the K2 server and type of media. - See “Settings for FTP Server Profile for Playback of HD (XDCAM Long GOP) Media” on page 11. - See “Settings for FTP Server Profile for K2 Server Playback of SD Media” on page 12. 5. Click OK to close the FTP Server dialog box. 6. On the FTP Configure dialog box, in the Playback Server area, type the port number in the Generic FTP Port text box. Avid recommends using 6534. 7. Click Done.
Configuring an FTP Server Profile for Playback to K2 Server Settings for FTP Server Profile for Playback of HD (XDCAM Long GOP) Media When adding a profile for using send to playback of HD (XDCAM Long GOP) media to a K2 media server, select the options in the FTP Server dialog box as follows: FTP Server dialog box Option Description of settings for playback of HD media Profile Name Type a name for this profile. Don’t include spaces.
Settings for FTP Server Profile for K2 Server Playback of SD Media When adding a profile for using send to playback of SD media to a K2 media server, select the options in the FTP Server dialog box as follows: FTP Server dialog box Option Description of settings for playback of SD media Profile Name Type a name for this profile. Don’t include spaces. n The name you assign to the profile appears in the Send to Playback list. Server Name Type the name of the K2 media server.
Adding a FTP Server Profile for Send to Playback of SD Media Adding a FTP Server Profile for Send to Playback of SD Media When configuring a K2 media server into your workgroup environment for sent to playback of SD media, you need to add the FTP Server profile to the list of Playback devices in the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool. To add a SD playback FTP Server profile to the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool: 1.
Configuring an FTP Server Profile for Ingest From a K2 Server When adding a K2 server to your workgroup environment, you need to create an FTP server profile for the K2 server’s FTP parameters. This section describes the ingest setup. n After you create a profile of the FTP parameters for the FTP server, you cannot edit the Profile Name, Default Directory, or FTP Mode settings. If you need to change these settings, you need to create a new profile for the FTP server.
Configuring an FTP Server Profile for Ingest From a K2 Server 3. Click Add. The FTP Server dialog box opens. 4. Enter the setup information for the K2 server and type of media for ingesting. - See “Settings for FTP Profile for Ingest of SD and HD (XDCAM Long GOP) Media” on page 16. 5. Click OK to close the FTP Server dialog box. 6. On the FTP Configure dialog box, type the port number in the Generic FTP Port text box. Avid recommends using 6534. 7. Click Done.
Settings for FTP Profile for Ingest of SD and HD (XDCAM Long GOP) Media When adding a profile for using ingest of SD or HD (XDCAM Long GOP) media from a K2 media server, select the options in the FTP Server dialog box as follows: FTP Server dialog box Option Description of settings for ingest of SD and HD media Profile Name Type a name for this profile. Don’t include spaces. n The name you assign to the profile appears in the FTP Media Browser list. Server Name Type the name of the K2 media server.
Adding a FTP Server Profile for Ingesting Adding a FTP Server Profile for Ingesting When configuring a K2 media server into your workgroup environment for ingesting, you need to add the FTP Server profile to the list of Ingest devices in the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool. This makes the profile available to the Interplay Transfer clients. To add an ingest FTP Server profile to the Interplay Transfer Engine configuration: 1.
Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client Before you can transfer to or from an Avid editing application you need to configure the Avid Interplay Transfer client. The following sections cover the various settings.
Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client 2. Right-click the Profile menu and click Open Profile Window. The FTP Source Window opens, providing a list of FTP directory profiles.
3. Do one of the following: t Click Add to add a new profile. t Select a Profile Name and click Edit to edit an existing profile. The FTP Directory Profile Window opens. 4. Type the configuration information for the FTP server, making sure your entries match the FTP server’s network settings. See “FTP Directory Profile Settings For Ingesting From K2 Media Server” on page 21. 5. (Option) Click Test Connection if you want to verify that the connection to the FTP directory is working. 6. Click Save.
Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client FTP Directory Profile Settings For Ingesting From K2 Media Server When a workgroup includes an K2 media server, you need to create an FTP directory profile that lets the K2 media server connect with the Avid editing system. For a procedure on creating or editing an FTP Directory profile, see “Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client” on page 18.
Configuring the Avid Editing Application Transfer Settings Configure the Avid editing application settings as follows before capturing or playing back XDCAM HD Long GOP media: 22 • Select “Direct channel output” in the Avid editing application Transfer Settings dialog box. • Select options in the Avid editing application Dynamic Relink Settings dialog box as shown in the following illustration.
If You Need Help If You Need Help If you are having trouble using your Avid product: 7. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow. 8. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published: - If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes, they ship with your application and are also available online.
This document is protected under copyright law. An authorized licensee of Avid Interplay may reproduce this publication for the licensee’s own use in learning how to use the software. This document may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes, such as selling copies of this document or providing support or educational services to others. This document is supplied as a guide for [product name]. Reasonable care has been taken in preparing the information it contains.
