Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.6.0b Installation - Manual (Page 23)

September 22, 2006 Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide 23
SmartBin Encoder instructions
SmartBin Encoder instructions
The following components are hosted by the SmartBin encoder:
• Thomson SmartBin Proxy Transfer service. Refer to “About Aurora Browse
software” on page 24 .
• SmartBins Service and Aurora FTP service. Refer to “Other software installation
considerations” on page 30 .
The SmartBin encoder does the following:
• Creates MPEG-1 proxy versions of high-resolution material
• Processes high-resolution material
• Extracts dynamic scene detection images for storyboard/thumbnail creation
The SmartBin encoder processes entirely in the digital domain. The SmartBin
encoder runs on the XRE-3 platform. The HD SmartBin 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