Grass Valley M-Series iVDR User Manual v.2.0.10 - Manual (Page 262)

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Chapter 9 Managing Media Using Clips Pane
Sending media to a file or a device
You can send iVDR media to another location in two ways:
Send to a File – You can export iVDR assets using standard media file formats.
Supported formats include SMPTE 360M (*.gxf), or AVI DV Type 2 (*.avi). Media
files can be exported to a local iVDR disk drive (fixed or removable media), or a
mapped networked drive. Note that when sending lists or programs to a file, only the
GXF format is available.
Send to a Stream – The iVDR supports streaming media transfers over the standard
Ethernet port or optional network adapters. Streaming transfers allow playout while
the asset is still transferring. Destination devices for streaming include the Grass
Valley Profile XP Media Platform, other M-Series iVDRs, or any device that supports
GXF SMPTE 360M streaming transfers. You must configure the iVDR network
adapter prior to using the “Send to stream” feature.
See “Setting up the Ethernet
network” on page 37 .
A transfer job is created for each “send to” operation. Once created, transfer jobs are
added to the transfer job queue where they are dispatched in a first in, first out basis.
Up to four transfer jobs can execute simultaneously. Any additional jobs wait in the
queue. You can use the Transfer Monitor to check the status of your transfers.
“Guide
to using the Transfer Monitor” on page 267 .
Topics in this section:
• “Sending media to a file” on page 262
• “Sending assets to another machine” on page 265
Sending media to a file
Sending media to a file allows you to export iVDR clips using either GXF or AVI DV
Type 2 media file format. The target location can be a local disk, removable media
drive, or a shared network drive. When exporting playlists or programs, only the GXF
format is available. In iVDRs that handle four channel audio, only the first two tracks
of audio are exported when the AVI format is used.
About sending files to removable media drives
The following are operational considerations when sending files to removable media
drives:
• Formatting CD-R/RW and DVD media - You must format CD-R/RW or DVD
disks before it can be used. The iVDR includes the software for doing this
formatting. Refer to
“Formatting CD-R/RW and DVD disks” on page 93 .
• Estimating clip file sizes - AppCenter does not prevent you from sending a file
that is larger than the space available on the target disk. The transfer fails when the
disk becomes full. The space written to on +R/-R disk types becomes unusable. To
avoid this problem, check the clip size reported in the clip properties dialog box.
You can use this to estimate the disk space required for the clip.
• Best transfer performance - File transfers to the DVD or CD-ROM drives are
handled concurrently, up to four at a time. Additional transfer requests are queued.
To enhance transfer performance, you may try limiting transfers to one at a time.