User manual GRASS VALLEY AURORA BROWSE 7 DATASHEET

[. . . ] product data sheet Aurora Browse 7 d es K t o p - B a s e d B r o W s I N G sYs t e M F o r W I N d o W s 7/ X p aurora Browse is a workflow management tool that provides desktop access to low-resolution media for searching, browsing, logging, archiving, restoring, and simple content management. The Grass ValleyTM AuroraTM production solution integrates with the entire tapeless production process, from acquisition, ingest, and media browsing, to quick-turn editing, craft editing, and automated playout. A key component of this solution is the Aurora Browse system, a workflow management tool for media production environments. It provides desktop access to low-resolution media for searching, browsing, logging, archiving, restoring, and simple content management. [. . . ] These metadata pointers are then immediately selectable within each of the Aurora applications throughout the workflow. KEY FEATURES · Frame-accurate, 800 kb/s to 1. 5 Mb/s, MPEG-1 browsing of high-resolution media · Format support: -- DV 25, DV 50, DV 100, and MPEG-2 -- SD: NTSC/PAL -- HD: 1080i/720p 50/60 Hz -- AVC-Intra · Ingest, archive, and restore enabled asset management tools · Software encoding creates exact copies from shared storage or SmartBin FTP transfers from standalone K2 or K2 Summit servers · Assign keywords to important clips that can be seen throughout the workflow · Add clips and sequences into virtual collections for asset management simplification · View scene detection storyboards for rapid shot selection · Supports Aurora Ingest, Edit, and Playout interface · User authentication and rights management to control access for asset protection www. grassvalley. com product data sheet AURoRA SYSTEm WoRKFloW 100Base-T or Gigabit Ethernet Newsroom LAN Automatic Scene Detection Thumbnails Web Pages and Metadata Aurora Browse Archivist/Journalist/Producer Workstations Aurora Browse Browse Edit System Servers and Encoders 100/1000Base-T Ethernet Facility LAN K2 Shared Storage Combine K2 with RAID Shared Storage Embedded SDI Incoming Feeds K2 Ingest Client K2 Playout Client Aurora Ingest Aurora Edit High Resolution Editing Aurora Playout RAID Shared Storage Gigabit Ethernet or Fiber Channel Streamlining workflows further is the system's storyboard-creation feature that creates a thumbnail image for each scene change or keyword. Whether viewing media through Aurora Browse, Aurora Edit, or Aurora Edit LD, users can select a picon image and the application will bring the operator directly to that location. resolution versions used for browsing and initial editing and the high-resolution versions used for finish editing and broadcast. The Aurora Browse system also lets you add wide-ranging descriptive information about media assets--and features advanced search technologies to quickly retrieve them. For example, you can add, modify, or delete metadata and annotations, and review and delete individual keywords for 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. You can also retrieve low-resolution versions of high-resolution media from both online and offline media storage systems. To keep assets secure, the Aurora Browse system lets administrators set functional and media-access permissions on a user-by-user basis, including the ability to assign read-only versus create metadata, archive/restore privileges. Robust Asset-Access Tools For asset access, the Aurora Browse system includes a sophisticated query engine and media database. They keep track of media assets and preserve the important links between the low- www. grassvalley. com product data sheet Aurora Browse also supports metadata import and mapping from removable media devices such as InfinityTM REV PROTM and CompactFlash, P2, and XDCAM. The Aurora Browse K2 BaseCamp Express server maintains a Microsoft SQL Server database, which links low- and high-resolution media, and manages the metadata and access rights for the system. The Aurora Browse software transcode engine automatically generates browse media and storyboard thumbnails using advanced scenedetection technology. The low-resolution storage systems serve up all media to clients, including low-resolution MPEG-1 files for desktop editing and browsing and thumbnails for quick clip identification. The Aurora Browse system also scales to accommodate any number of ingest sources and offers flexible encoding for generating low-resolution files. The system's advanced encoder, for example, handles up to 1. 5 Mb/s, MPEG-1 low-resolution media from feeds or tapes. This Ethernet device, when paired with a K2 system, can simultaneously record high-resolution media while monitoring selected folders in scavenge mode to automatically create low-resolution material from new, finished material. Scalable Platform for Unfettered Growth The Aurora Browse system is comprised of browse and archive/ restore applications, browse servers and low-resolution storage systems, and encoders. This collection of hardware and software can easily scale to meet the growth demands of your organization. K2 BASECAmp ExpRESS ­ INTEGRATING AURoRA SYSTEm ApplICATIoNS When the K2 BaseCamp Express content management module is added to the Aurora system, Ingest, Edit, and Playout will all have access to the same media search and metadata management tools previously only available within Aurora Browse. [. . . ] www. grassvalley. com/support © Copyright 2011 Grass Valley USA, LLC. Grass Valley, Aurora, Infinity, K2 Summit, and REV PRO are trademarks of GVBB Holdings S. a. r. l. All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ]