Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.6.5 Installation - Manual (Page 11)

November 1, 2008 Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide 11
Chapter
1
System Overview
Aurora Browse is a media management and editing system. Aurora Browse supports
the complete broadcasting workflow — from ingest to editing to distribution to
archive.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• “Functional description” on page 11
• “System diagram - K2 storage” on page 12
• “Legacy systems” on page 13
Functional description
Aurora Browse allows desktop browsing of low-resolution proxy copies of both SD
and HD high-resolution video material. Aurora Browse provides a rich metadata
search engine that allows you to search for clips using various criteria. You can also
use the Aurora Browse application to trim assets, add keywords, create subclips, etc.,
using a low-resolution proxy accessible from your PC. Aurora Browse creates various
low-resolution proxy formats for high-resolution material. Proxy formats include
MPEG-1, video thumbnails, and storyboards. From the Aurora Browse application
you can also archive and restore high-resolution material. Archived assets are still
visible from the Aurora Browse application.
The system is compatible with the K2 storage architecture as well as M-Series iVDR
and stand-alone Profile systems. Ingest is controlled by an ingest application, such as
Aurora Ingest, and incorporates the K2 system as the video server. The encoder
transfers an incoming feed into two formats: a proxy low-resolution (MPEG-1)
format stored on the proxy NAS, and a high-resolution format stored on the storage
system. Aurora Browse also monitors the storage to create proxy for new
high-resolution material. In this way Aurora Edit assets are represented in the system
for editing and manipulation.
For descriptions of software components, refer to Appendix A, Component
Interaction Diagrams on page 111.
The K2 BaseCamp Express is a configuration where the MediaFrame system
components are installed on one single server. For more information on the K2
BaseCamp Express, refer to
Appendix B, K2 BaseCamp Express .