Grass Valley K2 Avid Plug-In V.7.0.0.99 - Manual (Page 4)

2010-05-17 Page 4 of 69
Chapter 1 Product Description
Introducing Grass Valley DHM for K2 Media Client, K2 Summit Production
Client and PVS1xxx
Grass Valley recommends that you read all the information in this document thoroughly
before installing or using any new software release.
This document describes the steps required to successfully connect an Avid
NewsCutter®, MediaComposer®, Avid Unity™ TransferManager or Avid Interplay
system for the Windows® 2000 or Windows XP operating system and a Grass Valley
video file server via a Fibre Channel switch or GigaBit Ethernet connection depending
on the videoserver used.
The Avid NewsCutter® or MediaComposer® system initiates transfers to the video file
server system through a local Avid TransferManager / Interplay Transfer Engine or in
case of a shared Avid system it done using a dedicated Avid TransferManager /
Interplay Transfer Engine. Send to Playback or Ingest are done using the Emulex IP
over Fibre Channel connection for the PVS videoservers and Gigabit Ethernet for the
K2 / Summit videoservers.
Transfers to and from PVS videoservers can also be via the UIM.
Both distributed and SAN based videoservers are supported by the Plug-in.
These installation instructions also provide information on making transfers between
these two systems and list all known bugs and limitations associated with the software
and hardware.
Supported compression formats
Compression format
PCM Audio Media Client
DVCCAM 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx, K2 & K2 Summit
DV25 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx, K2 & K2 Summit
DV50 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx, K2 & K2 Summit
DV100 16 & 24 bit K2 Summit
D10/IMX 30Mbit 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx & K2
D10/IMX 40Mbit 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx & K2
D10/IMX 50Mbit 16 & 24 bit PVS11xx & K2
Streaming Workgroup Overview
The Streaming workgroup is a concept that combines an Avid NewsCutter® or
MediaComposer® with the Grass Valley video file server via Fibre Channel or Gigabit
Ethernet connection.
These elements are tightly integrated in an environment that enhances speed and
content quality in news editing and news production. The workgroup’s Fibre Channel /
Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet connections encourage a streamlined workflow, from the
ingest of raw material from the Grass Valley Videoserver to the Avid NewsCutter® or