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MA Series Media Archive Servers

Technical Information

This chapter provides technical information about the ProxSys MA Series Media Archive
Server’s operation.

This chapter contains the topics:

Media Formats

Calculated Storage Requirements

Archive Disc Capacities

Maximum File Size Supported

Hardware 53

MA Dongle

Hard Drives

RAID Data Protection

OS and Virtual Machine Operations

Windows XP PRO

SUSE Linux

Installing Third-party Software

Operations 58

MA Server Applications Fail to Initialize

Viewing Preview and Video Files Without the MA Server

Backing Up Proxy Preview Files and Metadata

Restarting the MA Server

If MA Server Login Fails

IP Networking Information

P2 Information

File Handling During Ingesting and Archiving

High Resolution Content

P2 and PX MA Metadata

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Page 3: ...MENTS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING HOWEVER THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUME...

Page 4: ...00 AM to 5 00PM Pacific Time Email support focusinfo com Telephone 1 408 866 8300 Option 4 Fax 1 408 866 4859 Address Focus Enhancements Inc 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 www focusinfo com EMEA E...

Page 5: ...n a secure place for future reference on operating and safety instructions Follow All Operating and Safety Instructions Pay Attention to All Warnings Warnings are provided to protect the operator the...

Page 6: ...MA Series Media Archive Servers iv...

Page 7: ...a Upload Utility 2 ProxSys Media Archive Manager 2 ProxSysMA Burn Tool Services 2 Disc Burning Software MA 10 Only 2 VMware 2 Blu ray Burner 2 MA 10 Internal Blu ray Burner 2 MA 50 Automated Blu ray B...

Page 8: ...lder watch 17 Device watch 17 Configuring Watch Settings 18 Editing a Watch 18 Transaction History 18 Configuration 19 Watch Settings 19 Load External Metadata 20 Assign Equal Named 20 Reset All Assig...

Page 9: ...31 Burns Start After All Flash Files Are Created 32 Maximum Video Clip Size 32 Identifying Archived Content 32 ProxSysMA Services Burn Tool 32 Checking Burn Status 32 Print to DVD Labeling 33 Administ...

Page 10: ...Settings MA 10 43 Backend Type 43 Backend Settings MA 50 43 Backend Type 43 Primera Settings 44 Rimage Settings 44 Label Settings 44 MA 10 44 MA 50 44 Custom Labels 44 ProxSys Settings 45 Unarchived...

Page 11: ...o Files Without the MA Server 58 Backing Up Proxy Preview Files and Metadata 58 RAID 1 North Central and South America 58 RAID 5 Europe Middle East Africa Asia 58 Restarting the MA Server 59 If MA Ser...

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Page 13: ...tic Blu ray Burner System Both versions provide the same level of media ingest and archive functionality The single difference the MA 10 is for the manual burning of individual Blu ray discs while the...

Page 14: ...manage video content metadata and storage on the MA server In addition the manager includes a set of server administration tools ProxSysMA Burn Tool Services Click on the ProxSysMA Services icon in th...

Page 15: ...players on MA 10 and MA 50 servers see Installing Third party Software on page 57 PDF Reader on MA 10 and MA 50 servers These third party applications must be installed on the MA server s Tools T dri...

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Page 17: ...hive 9 Search and Retrieve Content 10 ProxSys Media Upload Utility 11 Downloading and Installing 11 Connecting to the MA Server 12 Manual Upload 13 Auto Watch 16 Configuration 19 MA Series Operations...

Page 18: ...resolution video and proxy preview files to single and dual layer BD and DVD discs using Auto or Manual procedures Store archive discs 3 Search and Retrieve Content Shortlist Search for metadata and p...

Page 19: ...dropped into the utility window from the system s file folder browser for example Windows Explorer AUTO WATCH The upload utility s two AUTO WATCH functions allow the utility to monitor specified Folde...

Page 20: ...plication is installed on the workstation At this point it is possible to use the MA server s web based user interface to edit selected video metadata When Uploading Structured Content Use Device Watc...

Page 21: ...to burn multiple discs using either a burn schedule or on demand In addition the MA 50 offers the option to create two identical copies of the original disc one for active use and one for deep archivi...

Page 22: ...he shortlist is created it can be sorted by filename or media storage ID 3 When the shortlist is completed it can be output it as HTML Print file The MA server creates the shortlist as a HTML file tha...

Page 23: ...om The latest versions of the upload utility for Windows and Mac are available through this window To download and install the utility 1 Open the MA server s web based interface see Login on page 22 2...

Page 24: ...MA server ships with the default Username and Password Username Administrator Password admin To ensure the best security for your MA and content it is recommended that the MA Administrator change thi...

Page 25: ...ht of the video clip filename Dragging and Dropping P2 Files To load a single P2 file drag the video clip s XML file into the open area under the Content and Metadata Tools P2 content can also be adde...

Page 26: ...the Diskette icon This overwrites the metadata with the new text in each selected file This is helpful if accidental duplications occur or large amounts of text need to be modified in a single field 4...

Page 27: ...n on page 19 Upload as unprocessed Use this option if uploading video clips without editing their metadata tags The unprocessed clips are placed in a bin that is accessed by clicking on the Quick sele...

Page 28: ...ce and the device goes online AUTO WATCH Functions Do Not Provide Metadata Editing Capabilities Because AUTO WATCH is an automated upload process it is not possible to edit video clip metadata The met...

Page 29: ...the time that the upload timer waits before it checks the folder and uploads its contents As long as the Media Upload Utility is active the timer runs continuously and uploads are performed periodical...

Page 30: ...are editable 1 Select the watch to edit from the list in the My Watchfolders pane The watch settings display in either the Folder or Device watch areas 2 Change any of the settings 3 Click Modify sele...

Page 31: ...y uploaded content is about to be transferred the upload utility appends a copy number to the filename and posts a message in Details and status messages pane to alert the User It does not matter if t...

Page 32: ...tadata 1 Select the type of metadata being uploaded from the Load external metadata dropdown menu The dropdown menu contains a list of metadata standards Pick the one used during the recording of the...

Page 33: ...nd servers in the upload utility Local folder Use the Browse function to set a path to a folder where the upload utility can save files that it has uploaded to the MA server Delete files in local fold...

Page 34: ...nails file details and archival location disc ID Manage archive disc burn settings Monitor MA system performance The browser requires only that a Flash player be installed on the host computer Login U...

Page 35: ...Action use these buttons to manage content in a bin The User s privileges determine which actions are available see User Admin on page 36 See below for a full description of each workspace feature Qui...

Page 36: ...thumbnail image delete this bin Delete the bin and its contents from the MA server merge bin with Specify a target bin to merge with MA server moves the contents from the current bin to the target bi...

Page 37: ...king on Go to start the search MA Server Search Engine The MA server employs the Apache Lucene search engine The MA server supports Single and multiple character wildcard searches Boolean logical oper...

Page 38: ...sing the Created after and Created before parameters Discs Enter the disc ID number of the disc to look for This search returns all of the contents on the requested disc Metadata Tags Use up to four m...

Page 39: ...ntent List Functions Before a content file can have its metadata edited or be deleted it must be selected for the action Select All Selects all content places a check mark before each content item De...

Page 40: ...see Preview Player on page 30 2 Select the content file s to edit by placing a check mark in front of each content file s thumbnail It is possible to edit multiple content files at the same time 3 Ent...

Page 41: ...tent list using the sort by storage id or sort by filename buttons Select Content to Delete It is necessary to select content files before deleting them from the list Place a check mark in the box in...

Page 42: ...e Preview Player allows the User to Edit the file s metadata Add file to the Shortlist Assign the file thumbnail to be the bin thumbnail The thumbnail is the first frame of the video clip Flash Must B...

Page 43: ...ific operation instructions 4 Create and output a Shortlist see Search and Retrieve Content on page 10 This list includes the Media Storage ID of the disc for each archived content item MA 50 The MA 5...

Page 44: ...the ID number of the archive disc is assigned to the content file This number appears as the ID in the bin below the file thumbnail Media ID in the Preview Player Stored on media in the shortlist out...

Page 45: ...s not appear it is because the burn tool is in idle mode 3 Click Close to close the status window This does not terminate the service Print to DVD Labeling The MA 50 server has the ability to print di...

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Page 47: ...Content 46 Default Login The MA server is shipped with a default login to permit the Administrator initial access Username Administrator Password admin Username and Password are case sensitive Hardwar...

Page 48: ...tions are available User may modify bin and content metadata and merge bins User may delete content and bins User is admin assigns modify and delete privileges and access to administration TOOLS Addin...

Page 49: ...Trash Can icon A dialogue window appears asking confirmation for removal 3 Click on Yes 4 The MA server removes the User Changing User Privileges 1 Insert a check mark before the User s with changing...

Page 50: ...Simple Metadata Workflow A simple metadata workflow is when the same set of metadata tags are used in its entirety for all projects from production and through post production In such a case the User...

Page 51: ...e a standardized tag name used in a NLE or unique Field in use Placing a check mark enables the metadata tag and allows it to collect metadata Enabled fields appear in the ProxSysMA metadata column in...

Page 52: ...ate files that have been uploaded to the server Recreate Search Index Use to regenerate the MA server s search index Remember to Save Statistics number of contents HDD usage Current Logins Users Overa...

Page 53: ...efined by the Administrator The settings are grouped by function Burn Settings These settings define the type of media to be used Number of media Select the maximum number of discs to use when creatin...

Page 54: ...n list Work directory Located in the MA server s Windows OS this directory is where the ISO files used for burning discs are created and saved This directory is shared with ProxSysMA Services Burn fil...

Page 55: ...kend settings must be set to the appropriate MA 50 burner see Backend Settings MA 50 on page 43 4 Start the burn by clicking on the Create media now button in the bin Backend Settings MA 10 Backend Ty...

Page 56: ...ing Company Name and Disc ID with the default template supplied with the MA server MA 10 When burning ISO files the MA server generates a PNG image file for the label The ISO and PNG files are stored...

Page 57: ...ttings ProxSys Settings These settings allow the ProxSysMA Services to connect with the MA server and the Blu ray burner 1 Set Host to localhost 2 Set User name and Password Windows Admin Privileges R...

Page 58: ...and preview files The Unarchived Content menu offers three features Current status of preview file creation for listed content Expedite creation of preview files for selected high resolution content R...

Page 59: ...files at the end of the current rendering queue To view the latest rendering status for listed files use the browser s Refresh function to update the page Replace Failed Preview with Generic Preview...

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Page 61: ...Dongle 53 Hard Drives 53 RAID Data Protection 56 OS and Virtual Machine Operations 56 Windows XP PRO 56 SUSE Linux 56 Installing Third party Software 57 Operations 58 MA Server Applications Fail to I...

Page 62: ...P2 DVCPROHD 1080 24 P2 DVCPROHD 780 24 P2 P2 PAL DV 576 25 P2 DVCPRO 576 25 P2 DVCPRO50 576 25 P2 XDCAM NTSC HQ 1080 60 i 1920X1080 59 94i SP 1080 60 i 1440X1080 59 94i HQ 1080 30 P 1920X1080 29 97P...

Page 63: ...XL H1 M2T 1080 60 i SONY V1 M2T 1080 24 A SONY V1 M2T 1080 24 P SONY V1 M2T 1080 30 P SONY V1 M2T 1080 60 i M2T PAL GY HD2XX M2T 720 25 P GY HD2XX M2T 720 50 P SONY HDR HC 7e M2T 1080 50 i Standard Q...

Page 64: ...Media Archive Servers 52 Maximum File Size Supported MA servers support file sizes as large as 50GB including XDCAM BD and DVD Disc Capacities Disc Type Single Layer Dual Layer DVD 4 7GB 8 4GB Blu ray...

Page 65: ...ution content during the Ingest process When the MA server verifies that the content is archived on a disc this content is erased from the drive F Work This is the where the User works There are five...

Page 66: ...ver and VMware storage It is where the MA server store s its database and preview clips Do Not Modify This Is Not A User Drive Desktop Shortcuts Provide Access to User Folders Drive T is the only driv...

Page 67: ...shared on the network and used by the Copy to local folder function for downloading files from the MA server to local NLE systems or shared network storage ISO Files Folder where the ISO files are gen...

Page 68: ...ent OS and Virtual Machine Operations The PX MA Series server s host operating system is Windows XP PRO VMware is used to create a virtual machine with SUSE Linux as its OS During operation the server...

Page 69: ...med that there is a P2 card reader installed Sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser software The browser may be downloaded from http pro sony com bbsc ssr micro xdcamexsite resource downloads PDF Reader P2 Driver...

Page 70: ...sc drive that is compatible with the archive disc BD or DVD an installed Flash player for viewing the proxy preview files A player application that is compatible with the video clip format P2 and XDCA...

Page 71: ...on 2 Shut down the VMware application 3 Conduct Windows restart of the MA server system When powering up the MA server the VMware virtual machine starts automatically in the background as the system i...

Page 72: ...he VMware icon on the server s desktop 2 Select Choose Local host 3 Activate the ProxSys MA Server Dongle In the illustration the dongle is the Aladdin Knowledge System USB device in port 1 a Select t...

Page 73: ...iguring the Windows host LAN IP networking settings 2 Configuring the MA Server s Linux Guest to Host IP network settings This requires the VMware Workstation Assign the MA Server A Fixed IP Address T...

Page 74: ...P To do this a Enter the given LAN IP in the IP address field In this example 192 168 0 20 b Enter Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 c Enter Default gateway IP This is selected from the IP range provided by t...

Page 75: ...o VM connections Ignore VMnet8 it is an internal VM to PC connection 6 Display the VMnet1 s TCP IP Properties 7 Select Use the following IP address and enter the following a IP address 10 11 11 10 b S...

Page 76: ...pressing the keyboard Enter key The YaST Control Center appears 5 Select Network Devices and then Network Settings 6 Use Tab key to select Network Port eth0 7 Press Alt I on the keyboard for editing...

Page 77: ...the Windows Host system which is 10 11 11 10 eth1 can be set fixed to 10 11 11 11 because the VMNet1 network is only used between the VM and the Windows Host system It is not accessible by other compu...

Page 78: ...ution Content The MA server does not change the original high resolution content It looks the same regardless of the NLE that it is imported to P2 and PX MA Metadata There can be two sets of metadata...

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