Grass Valley K2 TX/MAM User Manual v.2.2 - Manual (Page 7)

TX/MAM User Manual - document version: 2.2 – Page 7
Asset info:
• Metadata
Assets have fixed metadata like file type, external reference, duration and customizable
metadata, for instance artist, title, and episode.
• Jobs and statuses
Assets can have configurable jobs and statuses, which are visible in TX/MAM. Jobs can be
executed automatically and/or manually.
• Workflow
Workflow steps can be defined using the status of an Asset or Asset Job.
Files and Assets are linked based on the filename (the first part before the file extension) and the
Asset’s External reference, as shown in the two examples below:
Filename
(essence)
Asset (external reference)
abc123.mpg abc123
abc123_eng.stl English subtitle belonging to the Asset with ext. reference abc123
During ingest, the file extension for clip files is renamed to .avf (default).
Example: a0000153.avf
Example Asset
Original
Filename
External reference AssetID Filename in txmam-media folder
abc123.mpg abc123 153 a0000153.avf
When a Schedule is imported and Assets in the Schedule do not yet exist, empty Assets are created.
You can also create empty Assets (Assets for which the file has not yet been ingested in TX/MAM).
Note that empty Assets can be scheduled, but cannot be played out. Before playout, the Essence
must be available.