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Our customer support and services offerings ensure optimal system performance and maximize uptime. These services include call centers staffed around the clock, commissioning, 

professional training courses, and technical maintenance programs and service agreements.

www.grassvalley.com/support

CUSTomER SUppoRT & SERvICES

oRdERING INFoRmATIoN

SpECIFICATIoNS

System Features

Codec for support of MPEG-1 at  

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800 kb/s to 1.5 Mb/s
Modular storage on network-attached 

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storage (NAS) systems devices with  

1 Gb/s uplink to newsroom network

Editing Application System 

Requirements

Applies to low-resolution editing 

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extension (Aurora Edit LD) systems
Intel Pentium 4 (dual core CPU 

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preferred), 1 GB RAM, 40 GB EIDE 

system drive, CD-ROM drive, DirectX 

9 compatible
Dual Ethernet 100Base-T network 

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interface (Gigabit Ethernet switch 

network suggested)
Windows 7 (32/64-bit) or Windows 

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XP Professional SP3 (32-bit)

Video

NTSC, 525/59.94 (240, 248, or 256 

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active lines per field)
PAL, 625/50 (288 active lines per 

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field)
HD 1080i/720p 50/60 Hz

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Compression: MPEG-1, 1.5 Mb/s

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Audio

MPEG-1 stereo pair multiplexed with 

video in MPEG-1 file

Timecode

Captured from high-resolution asset file

Server Physical Dimensions

Chassis:

 standard EIA rack mount

Dimensions: 

Height (2 RU): 8.57 cm (3.375 in.)

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Width: 48.26 cm (19.0 in.)

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Depth: 69.85 cm (48.26 in.)

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Power Requirements

Power:

 500W

Voltage:

 auto switch, 120V @ 6.2A or 

240V @ 3.1A

Frequency: 

47-63 Hz

Metadata and Keyword Tools

Add general and custom metadata and keywords for logging media.

Ingest/Asset 

Management:

Monitors K2 and  

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K2 Summit systems 
for new material and 
automatically generates 
low-resolution clips
Supports wide range of 

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user-defined metadata and 
annotation fields
Supports Boolean searches 

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and provides reusable 
custom filters
Creates custom and 

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structured metadata, pick 
lists, and date fields
All text entries indexed, 

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searchable, and retrievable 
from online and offline 
storage systems

Editing:

Supports Aurora Edit HD 

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and LD interface
Enables creation/preview 

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of edited sequences 
Supports low-resolution 

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marking during ingest of 
live feeds
Independently controls 

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audio tracks and audio 
levels 
Speeds editorial review 

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via automatic storyboard 
creation

Archive:

Interfaces to Legato, 

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Front Porch Digital and 
SGL archive-management 
systems, as well as 
generic FTP storage for 
basic near-line archive
Partial full-resolution 

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restoration from archive

AURoRA BRoWSE ToolS

Please contact your authorized Grass Valley representative.

www.grassvalley.com/sales

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All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications subject to change 
without notice. 

SDP-4007D-2

Summary of Contents for AURORA BROWSE 7

Page 1: ...neously even while the media is being recorded into the system For archived material the Aurora Browse platform can quickly search and retrieve proxy content linked to archived high resolution media It also greatly reduces wasted time and valuable storage resources by eliminating unnecessary restores you can initiate a restore from an archive of related high resolution media and get visual confirm...

Page 2: ...clips or frames You can also annotate and enter information in custom metadata fields before during and after clips are ingested An administrator can even create predefined metadata fields or pick lists to speed selection and avoid errors Text entered into the Aurora Browse system is indexed and searchable You can also retrieve low resolution versions of high resolution media from both online and ...

Page 3: ...h and metadata management tools previously only available within Aurora Browse K2 BaseCamp Express lets you add general and custom metadata and has expanded sortable results collections dynamic keyword marking and integrated on the fly logging functionality The expanded results window with dynamically positioned columns enables you to choose what metadata is shown in sortable results Each user can...

Page 4: ...85 cm 48 26 in Power Requirements Power 500W Voltage auto switch 120V 6 2A or 240V 3 1A Frequency 47 63 Hz Metadata and Keyword Tools Add general and custom metadata and keywords for logging media Ingest Asset Management Monitors K2 and K2 Summit systems for new material and automatically generates low resolution clips Supports wide range of user defined metadata and annotation fields Supports Boo...

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