Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.3 - Manual (Page 460)

460 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual June 25, 2009
Chapter 13 GV Connect access for Final Cut Pro systems
Operation guidelines
Take the following into consideration as you use Final Cut Pro on the K2 SAN.
• Do not use the K2 AppCenter "Erase Unused Media" operation on clips that you
are accessing on the K2 SAN.
Media access
Access media on a K2 system as follows:
1. To open a QuickTime reference file, from the Macintosh system on which you are
running Final Cut Pro, access K2 storage.
For iSCSI access, this is the hard drive icon on the desktop labeled "default". This
is also known as the V: drive.
2. Browse to the location of the media in your bin structure. The QuickTime reference
file is named according to the following convention:
V:\Assets\\\.mov
3. When you have finished material that you have created in Final Cut Pro, export it
to the K2 system.
Export to K2 SAN
When exporting media to a K2 SAN, Final Cut Pro export options must be
constrained so that the resulting media is playable on a K2. The exported media must
match the frame rate of movies supported on the K2 system. This is especially
important in XDCAM where there are 25, 29.97/30, 50 and 59.94/60 rates.
1. Create the Final Cut Pro clip with a single track of video.
2. Save the Final Cut Pro clip with a .mov extension.
3. Use the Final Cut Pro "Using QuickTime Conversion" method to export the Final
Cut Pro clip as a stream movie to the K2 HotBin.
Make sure the frame rate is supported on the K2 system.
For material originally recorded on a K2 system, supported frame rates are as
follows:
• If you are exporting 1080i material the frame rate must be "Current" or 29.97.
• If you are exporting 720p material for 720p conversions the frame rate must be
"Current" or 59.94.
• If you are exporting 720p material for 1080i conversions the frame rate must be
29.97 or 59.94.
The HotBin imports the clip into the K2 system and then the K2 system creates a
QuickTime reference file of the clip.
Maintaining K2 FCP Connect
Read the following topics to evaluate and maintain K2 FCP Connect operations.