Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.7.2 - Manual (Page 139)

05 April 2010 K2 AppCenter User Manual
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Importing and exporting files
• Estimating clip file sizes - AppCenter does not prevent you from sending a file
that is larger than the space available on the target disk. The transfer fails when the
disk becomes full. To avoid this problem, check the clip size reported in the clip
properties dialog box. You can use this to estimate the disk space required for the
clip.
• Best transfer performance - File transfers are handled concurrently, up to four at
a time. Additional transfer requests are queued.
• USB drive security - Grass Valley recommends that you keep the USB connectors
in a disabled state when not in use. To enable a USB drive, you must log in as
Windows administrator and enable the drive. For more information on user-level
access, see “Types of K2 users” on page 22 .
• Adding/Removing USB devices - The USB connectors on the rear panel and front
panel can be used to connect a mouse, keyboard, USB drive, or other USB device.
Do not plug or unplug these devices while the K2 system is being used for critical
play to air activity.
• Maximum file sizes when exporting assets to USB drives- Exporting assets with
long durations may result in file sizes that exceed 4GB. Some USB drives are
formatted using FAT/FAT32, which has the 4GB maximum file size limitation.
Attempting to send a file to these disk volumes will cause the transfer operation to
fail. Disk volumes formatted using NTFS allow larger maximum file sizes. Before
exporting an asset, be sure to check that the file size is less than 4GB, otherwise,
ensure that the file system on the target drive supports larger files sizes.
To export to a file
The destination must be a verified destination for file export. Examples of verified
destinations are as follows:
• When using AppCenter on an internal storage K2 Summit Production Client or K2
Solo Media Server and the destination is a local drive, the local drive is a verified
destination. It is not necessary to share a folder or map a drive.
• When using AppCenter on an external storage K2 Summit Production Client and
the destination is a local drive on the external storage K2 Summit Production
Client, create a verified destination as follows:
- On the external storage K2 Summit Production Client, share a folder.
- On the external storage K2 Summit Production Client, map the shared folder
as a network drive.
• When using AppCenter on a Control Point PC and the destination is a local drive
on the Control Point PC, create a verified destination as follows:
- On the Control Point PC, share a folder.
- On the Control Point PC, map the shared folder as a network drive.
• When using AppCenter on a Control Point PC and the destination is a local drive
on a K2 Summit Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server you are accessing with
AppCenter, create a verified destination as follows:
- On the K2 Summit Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server, share a
folder.