Grass Valley Aurora Ingest v.7.0.0 - Manual (Page 81)

Configuring Channels
The number of channels is limited only by your media server hardware. You need to
configure each channel in order to record clips.
1. Click the Add button on the channel tab.
2. Configure the channel on the Add Channel dialog box.
3. Channel details can be entered as below:
Description Setting
Enter a name for the channel. This name identifies the channel in Aurora
Ingest Server and its clients. Name
Select media server for the channel from the dropdown list. (Media
servers are configured within the Media Server tab.) Media
Server
In the drop-down list, select or enter the name of the media server
channel you are using to record, such as VTR1, VTR2, VTR3, etc. Channel
Optional: Select the timecode source for the channel. You can choose
from Internal, LTC, Time of Day and VITC.
NOTE: Leaving this setting blank will use the default Timecode
Source setting as defined on the Feeds tab.
Timecode
Source
Select a router destination from the drop-down list. If you haven't
configured your router sources or are not using a router in your operation, Router
Destination
the drop-down list will be empty. (Router sources are configured within
the Router tab.)
NOTE: Each K2/Summit channel should be connected to either Aurora Ingest
or Aurora Playout only. Connecting to both applications at the same time
could cause channel conflicts.
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