Export to k2 san, Maintaining k2 fcp connect, About administrative and maintenance tools – Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 User Manual
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Export to K2 SAN
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.
About administrative and maintenance tools
When you install K2 FCP Connect on your Macintosh system, the following tools are
also installed:
• GV Helper Tool — You can open the GV Helper Tool from the
Applications\Grass Valley directory. This utility provides features for maintaining
K2 FCP Connect operations on the Macintosh system, as follows:
• Check license in/out to manage licensing on multiple Final Cut Pro Macintosh
systems.
• Controls for stopping and starting the K2Config for Mac Daemon
• Access to logs
• K2 FCP GV Connect System Preferences — You can open this from Macintosh
System Preferences. It allows you to configure the SNFS file system volume to
access.