User manual GRASS VALLEY GV BROWSE V2.0

[. . . ] The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252. 277-7013 or in subparagraph c(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52. 227-19, as applicable. Grass Valley, K2, Aurora, Summit, Dyno, Solo, Infinity, Turbo, Profile, Profile XP, NetCentral, NewsBrowse, NewsEdit, NewsQ, NewsShare, NewsQ Pro, and Media Manager are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Grass Valley, Inc. [. . . ] · Select columns to display · Select the asset display format: Details, Thumbnails, or Grid. Organizing the Asset List panel You can use the Asset List panel to sort assets or change the way they are displayed. To choose which columns to display, press the Choose Columns button and select the columns. To choose how the assets should be displayed, select one of the following: · Details -- displays the information in text format only. · Grid -- displays thumbnail images only. 10 GV Browse User Manual 22 October 2010 GV Browse Overview About the Clip Player panel In the Clip Player panel, you can perform the following tasks: · Send the asset loaded in the clip player to Final Cut Pro (FCP) · Play through the selected asset using the transport controls · View any pre-existing metadata (keyframes, keywords, description, custom metadata, and Mark In and Out points) See the table below for a description of each control. Number Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adjusts volume Plays/pauses the asset Shows/Hides the storyboard Displays video thumbnails of scene changes in the asset Adds the asset to the FCP project currently open Shows the location in the asset being played. Refreshes Rewinds/Fast Forwards through the asset Displays read-only metadata from the MediaFrame server 22 October 2010 GV Browse User Manual 11 GV Browse Overview Loading an asset in the Clip Player panel From the Asset List panel, you can load a clip in the Clip Player panel. In the Asset List panel, double-click on the asset that you want to load into the Clip Player panel. If more than one filter is defined, an AND operator is implied between them. In GV Browse, filters are created for the current session only; they cannot be saved and reused. Creating a filter in GV Browse 1. Use the drop-down arrows to select the Property and Comparison settings. Depending on your selections, use the drop-down arrow or enter text to determine the value. Click OK. The new filter is displayed in the Filter By section. About searching metadata fields You can limit your search to specific metadata fields or keywords, such as the asset name, the source ID or a keyword, by using the asset metadata text field and specifying the fields to search. Assets are returned if they have the word or phrase in any of the specified metadata fields. English, bear in mind that other languages might determine word boundaries differently. An administrator can configure the database settings to the appropriate language word breaker. After the configurations have been changed, the data will need to be re-indexed, so this procedure should be performed during off-peak usage. For more information, see the Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide. · To search foreign metadata (metadata imported from external sources and associated with a MediaFrame logical asset) or keywords, you need to select these fields in the Filters drop-down list. 22 October 2010 GV Browse User Manual 15 Search Searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, AND NOT) You can search with the following Boolean operators: AND, OR, and AND NOT. If you enter more than one term without a specific Boolean operator, the OR operator is implied. To search with Boolean operators, use the Asset Metadata text field. NOTE: You cannot search with explicit Boolean operators in the Asset Name text field. Searching for numbers You can search for numbers in three ways: · To find a number in an asset's name, use the Asset Name text field. · To find a number in the asset's text field metadata, such as the description, use the Asset Metadata text field. · To find a number only in a specific category, such as a number metadata field or a specific Creation Date, Modification Date, etc. , create a filter and select the property to search on. NOTE: You cannot search for single numbers in the Asset Metadata text field. Any single character, letter or number, is treated like a "noise" word and is ignored. [. . . ] A logical asset has a globally unique Universal resource Name (URN) that uniquely identifies it. Material A high-resolution clip, upon which the low-resolution proxy is based. MDI Managed Device Interface. MediaFrame A metadata storage and asset management architecture deployed in the Aurora suite. This architecture shares media asset management (MAM) components with other applications and systems such as servers, Aurora Ingest, and Aurora Edit workstations. MediaFrame Status A tool in Aurora Browse that tracks the status of the various components of Aurora Browse. Metadata Data about data. For example, metadata can include keywords, descriptions, and other terms that you would use to search for an asset in a database. Foreign metadata is imported XML metadata that is associated with a MediaFrame logical asset. Offline In Aurora Browse or GV Browse, offline refers to an asset that has been archived. [. . . ]