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My bins    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Display Layout

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Content List Functions

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Content Status

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Shortlist (Reference List)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Organizing Shortlist Content

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Select Content to Delete

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Shortlist Output: Printer and PDF

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Preview Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Workflow: Burning Blu-ray (BD) and DVD Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

MA-10  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
MA-50  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ISO Files After Burning Disc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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

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Print-to-DVD Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Administration Tools   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Default Login   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

User Admin   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

User Privileges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Adding a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Removing a User   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Changing User Privileges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Metadata Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Metadata Tags   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Simple Metadata Workflow

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Complex Metadata Workflow

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Metadata Controls   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Number

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Name

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Field in use

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Performance   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

System Update  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Recreate Search Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Содержание MANL-1161-04

Страница 1: ...MA Series Media Archive Servers User Guide MANL 1161 04...

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 12: ...MA Series Media Archive Servers...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 16: ...MA Series Media Archive Servers 4...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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