Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.5 - Manual (Page 177)

Glossary
ASK
The central registry for all the MediaFrame components. Other software components
refer to the ASK component to establish communication and exchange commands
and data as well as populate fields and lists.
Asset
See Logical Asset and Physical Asset.
Asset Details
The MediaFrame view that contains detailed information about the assets, including
all the associated metadata and storyboard and video proxy information.
Asset List
The MediaFrame view that lists all the assets in a search or a folder.
Asset Navigator
The MediaFrame view that is used for searching logical assets or browsing for physical
assets.
Device
In Aurora Browse, a term used to designate a component that contains physical asset.
Devices have MDIs that represent the device’s assets in a way that is understandable
by the other components of the system. This allows the MediaFrame server to
coordinate the activity of the system. Different devices perform different functions in
the MediaFrame system. For example, the K2 MDI device is used for transferring
assets, while the News MDI is used for Aurora Edit assets and the Flashnet (SGL)
MDI is used for archiving assets.
Essence
See Physical asset.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a common IT protocol for the bulk movement or transfer of
large volumes of data. K2 servers can handle multiple FTP transfers simultaneously
at faster than real-time speeds.
HD
High Definition video.
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