Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 236)

Working with the Media Watcher
In the Media folder, the Media Watcher creates different subfolders for different media types
(AVI video clips, MPG video clips, CGs, etc.) as shown in this illustration:
In the Inbox, you may create custom folders for organising media files into categories; for
example, commercials, HD video clips, SD video clips. The Media Watcher creates matching
custom folders within the Media folder. For each case, it does this the first time a media file is
placed in an Inbox custom folder.
Important:
• The Media Watcher must not be running when you create a custom folder in the
Inbox.
When a media file is placed in a custom folder in the Inbox, the Media Watcher registers it and
moves it to the corresponding custom folder in the Media folder; it places the file in a subfolder
of this, depending on the media type and the date on which it performs this task.
If a file in the Inbox is not in a valid format, the Media Watcher moves it to a Rejected folder
without registering any details in the System Database.
Clip Templates
When the Media Watcher registers a media file, it assigns a set of properties to the asset that it
creates in the System Database; for example, it specifies an aspect-ratio for a video clip. It
copies these properties from a default clip template, which it uses to create the media item; it
uses different templates for SD and HD video clips.
You specify default clip templates when you configure the Media Watcher. More details , page
102.
You can set up the Media Watcher to use a clip template other than one of the default ones for
certain video clips. For this, you create a clip template on the Asset layout; and you create a
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