Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.6.0b Installation - Manual (Page 22)

22 Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide September 22, 2006
Chapter 2 Installing Aurora Browse
Advanced Encoder instructions
The following components are hosted by the Advanced encoder:
• Thomson Proxy Transfer service.
• Aurora FTP service.
The Advanced Encoder does the following:
• Creates MPEG-1 proxy versions of high-resolution video assets that already exist
or are actively being recorded on a video server
• Processes MPEG-1 proxy content
• Extracts dynamic scene detection images for storyboard/thumbnail creation
The Advanced Encoder processes entirely in the digital domain. The SD Advanced
Encoder runs on the XRE-3 platform. The HD Advanced Encoder runs on the XRE-4
platform.
XRE-3 (Dell 850) platform
XRE-4 (Dell 1850) platform
Cable as illustrated and as follows:
• For systems with one unified Production Network, connect Gigabit port 1 to the
Production network. Gigabit port 2 is unused.
• For systems with a Production Network consisting of a media network and a
control network, connect Gigabit port 1 to the media network and Gigabit port 2 to
the control network.
Gigabit port 1
VGA cable
to KVM Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM Power
Gigabit port 2
Gigabit port 2
VGA cable
to KVM
Keyboard/mouse
port to pigtail
to KVM Power
Gigabit port 1
Power