Grass Valley K2 FCP Connect v.2.0.0 - Manual (Page 10)

K2 SUMMIT PRODUCTION
CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT PRODUCTION
CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT PRODUCTION
CLIENT
Mac Final Cut Pro
Aurora Playout
K2 SAN Storage
Hot Bin
QuickTime reference files
3. Edit in place from K2 bins
1. Placeholders
retrieved 5. Aurora
Playout
placeholder
updated
4. Export rendered sequence
to K2 Hot Bin as a
QuickTime clip
5. Sequence is moved
to a preset K2 bin
as a K2 clip
QuickTime stream file
2. Create
sequence
from
placeholder
The K2 FCP Connect product has the following features:
• Seamless browsing of K2 content
• Support growing files editing
• Export/render/flattening of Final Cut Pro finished sequences on the K2 SAN for
sharing or playout
• Final Cut Pro and Aurora sequence sharing
• Aurora Playout workflow
You have several options for connecting your Macintosh systems to K2 storage with
K2 FCP Connect, all of which support the full range of K2 FCP Connect features, as
follows:
• Fibre Channel SCSI to K2 SAN — Excellent performance
• Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI to K2 SAN — Excellent performance
• CIFS mount to K2 SAN or K2 stand-alone — Good performance, relative to your
network's bandwidth
Related Links
About GV Connect on page 46
About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro
This topic describes the different ways you can integrate Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit
LD with Final Cut Pro.
Aurora Edit allows you to work with Apple’s Final Cut Pro video editing application.
Files created in Aurora Edit and in a shared environment on K2 storage include a .mov
file as one of its components, which makes it compatible with the Final Cut Pro format.
You can use Final Cut Pro and Aurora Edit in two different ways in your newsroom
workflow:
10 K2 FCP Connect Installation Manual 22 October 2010
Overview of K2 connections