Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.9.0 User Manual

K2 appcenter, Application software

This manual is related to the following products:

K2 AppCenter v.9.2 K2 AppCenter v.8.1

Table of contents

Document Outline

Contents
Preface
Product description
- Product Description
- About remote operation and monitoring
- About K2 Summit system storage options
- Licensing
  - Software version licenses
  - Licensable options
Getting Started
- Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems
- Starting AppCenter
- Starting AppCenter for the first time with a Control Point PC
  - Logging on to AppCenter
  - Configuring a channel suite
- Starting AppCenter after creating a channel suite
- Locking AppCenter
- Shutting down AppCenter
  - AppCenter shut down options
- About system messages
- Critical system startup messages
- AppCenter startup errors
- Viewing AppCenter system status messages
- Exporting log files
- Configuration Manager
- Storage Utility for standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
  - Accessing Storage Utility
- K2Config
- About SiteConfig
Using AppCenter
- About AppCenter
- Tools in AppCenter
- Conventions used in the AppCenter interface
- Terms and concepts used in AppCenter
- Channels overview
  - Channel suites
  - Channels in AppCenter
- Channel applications overview
- Using remote protocols
  - About Event Scheduler support
  - Configuring a channel for remote control
Recording Clips
- About recording clips
- About continuous record mode
  - Continuous mode operational considerations
- Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Control view
- Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Cue view
- Before you record: Recorder settings checklist
- To record a clip
- Previewing a clip that is recording
- Using cue points while recording
- Changing the timecode source
- Configuring the free run timecode setting
- Selecting widescreen mode
- Changing the current bin
- Renaming a clip
- Viewing clip properties
- Locating a clip
- Displaying available storage space
Playing and editing clips
- About playing clips
- Selecting the Player application in AppCenter
- Guide to using Player: Control view
- Guide to using Player: Cue view
- Loading media for playout
  - Loading clips from the clips pane
  - Loading a clip from the Player application
- Playing a clip
- Scheduling a clip to play
- Selecting loop play
- Jumping to a specific timecode
- Using cue points for playback
- Editing a clip
- Creating Subclips
- Viewing clip properties
- Viewing clip options
- Displaying Super Out information on output/monitor
Working with playlists
- Introducing the Playlist application
- Before using Playlist application
- Selecting Playlist application
- Guide to using Playlist application
- Selecting Text or Thumbnail view
- Selecting monitor information
- Creating a simple playlist
- Inserting media in a playlist
- Combining events in a playlist
- Splitting an event in a playlist
- Playing a list
- Editing and rearranging events in a playlist
- Managing sections in a list
- Adding play effects
- Adding GPI output triggers to playlists
- Managing playlists
- Saving a list as a program
- Importing a text file as a playlist
  - Importing a text file as a playlist into AppCenter
Managing clip media
- Managing clip media
- Guide to using the Clips pane
- Modifying the asset list view
- Working with bins
- Working with assets
- Working with the Recycled Bin
- Locating assets
- Working with asset metadata
- Viewing asset properties
Importing and exporting media
- Importing and exporting files
- Importing and exporting streaming media
- Monitoring media file transfers
Using Channel Suites
- Using channel suites
  - Managing channel suites
- Using channel suites with multiple K2 systems or storage locations
- Accessing a K2 Summit/Solo system from multiple Control Point PCs
- Sharing channels with other users
  - Taking over a channel
- Channel suites and channel configuration considerations
Audio/Video Configuration
- Using Configuration Manager
- About video scaling settings
- About aspect ratio conversion modes
- Applying AFD settings
- Configuring video reference standard settings
- Configuring reference file type on a standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
- About tri-level sync
- Configuring record channel video settings
- Configuring record channel audio settings
  - AES/EBU audio settings
  - Embedded audio settings
- Configuring play channel video settings
- Configuring play channel audio settings
- Adjusting play speed options
- Configuring data track settings
- Configuring timecode settings
- Configuring proxy and live streaming settings
GPI and other configurations
- Using GPI input and output triggers
- Configuring GPI triggers
- GPI triggers
  - GPI Input
  - GPI Output
- Adding a remote host
- Setting security access permissions
Channel Ganging and Track Mapping
- Channel Ganging
- Track Mapping
ChannelFlex Suite
- ChannelFlex Suite and licensing
- K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support
- Super Slo-Mo
- Multi-Cam
- 3D/Video + Key
- ChannelFlex Suite supported combinations
- About introducing ChannelFlex Suite on existing K2 systems
Keyboard Shortcuts
- About keyboard operation
- Channel select controls
- Basic transport controls
- Off-speed play controls
- Shuttle speed controls
- Stop-Mode transport controls
- Mark-Point and Cue controls
- Miscellaneous controls
- List controls
- Playlist controls
Remote control protocols
- About remote control protocols
- Using AMP protocol to control K2 systems
- Using VDCP protocol to control K2 systems
- Using BVW protocol to control K2 systems
- Special considerations for automation vendors
  - Harris settings
- RS-422 protocol control connections
- Security and protocol control
Specifications
- K2 Summit transmission models specifications
- AC power specification
- Environmental specifications
- Mechanical specifications
- Electrical specifications
- Operational specifications
- MIB specifications
Connector pinouts
- K2 Summit/Solo system connector pinouts
- K2 Media Server connector pinouts
  - Redundant server heartbeat serial cable
Trademarks and Agreements
Glossary
- Application window
- Asset
- Asset type icon
- Bin
- Clip
- Control Point PC
- Copy
- Crash Record
- Event (Playlist)
- Folder
- Gang
- Grass Valley system
- Focus
- K2 10G SAN
- K2 10Gv2 SAN
- K2Config
- K2 Media Client SAN-attached system
- K2 Media Client standalone system
- K2 Media Server
- K2 Nearline SAN
- K2 SAN
- K2 SAN-attached system
- K2 Solo system
- K2 standalone system
- K2 Summit SAN-attached system
- K2 Summit standalone system
- K2 system
- Keyword
- NetCentral
- Permissions
- Playback
- Playlist
- Proxy server
- Proxy Storage
- Proxy Storage file system server
- Quota
- Role
- Scrub bar
- Section
- Sequence
- SiteConfig
- Take control
- GV STRATUS
- GV STRATUS Common server
- GV STRATUS Control Panel
- GV STRATUS Core Services
- GV STRATUS Database
- GV STRATUS Express server
- Tag
- Thumbnails view
- Tiles view
- Transition
- Working Bin
Index