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Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide v.3.3 User Manual

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June 9, 2009

K2 Media Client System Guide

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FTP access by Internet Explorer

media access security” on page 140

for information about accounts and FTP access.

The hostname can be the name of a stand-alone K2 Media Client or it can be the name
of a K2 Media Server. (You cannot make a FTP connection to a K2 Media Client with
shared storage or to a K2 Control Point PC.)

Once you have logged in, the two virtual directories are displayed.

GXF

— General Exchange Format (SMPTE 360M). This is the standard Grass Valley

file interchange format, which supports:

• SD

• HD

• Simple clips

• Playlists

MXF

— Media Exchange Format (SMPTE 377M). K2 implementation of MXF

transfers supports:

• SD

• Simple clips

Inside the GXF and MXF folders you can see contents of the system.

The subfolders are organized in typical Windows fashion, with columns denoting the
file’s name, size, etc. The Size column refers to the clip duration (in video fields).