Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.3.1 - Manual (Page 77)

April 27, 2006 NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide 77
Advanced encoder stand-alone stage
Configure Advanced Encoding Control
This page configures the connections between the Advanced encoder and the server
from which it gets its media stream.
Configuring Encoder Mode
These settings allow you to set up the Advanced Encoder to generate proxy for
high-priority ingest or edited material. This dedicated Advanced Encoder then only
runs scavenge operations when new material appears in a specific location. That
way you can be assured that your high-priority ingest or edited material is
immediately processed, even if there are multiple other lower priority scavenge
jobs that need to be done at the same time. Your other un-dedicated Advanced
Encoders can do the low priority jobs without interfering with the availability of
the dedicated Advanced Encoders.
For version 3.1, it is recommended that you dedicate at least one Advanced
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! Port 9230 is required. See “Ports and services mapping” on page 40 .
! Always click Update… buttons after making changes
! Enter the host name of the UIM or the host of the NewsFTP service. If the
Advanced Encoder is the host, you can enter localhost.
! Enter the maximum time the encoder waits for recording to begin after a clip is
created in the database. 60 seconds is the recommended setting.
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a. When you create a new clip name in the media database on the K2
system, the encoder is notified and waits for the media file to
appear. Set this value to be the maximum time allowed in your
workflow between the creation of a clip name and the
commencement of recording the clip.
! Enter the maximum time the encoder waits for a break in the media stream to be
restored. 60 seconds is the recommended setting.
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b. If the high-res stream for which the encoder is creating proxy
material is interrupted, the encoder waits this long for the stream to
continue.
! ! Click to add as a GXF server for this encoder.
GXF servers currently added for this encoder.
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Remove the currently selected GXF server
Refer to “Configuring Encoder Mode” on page 77 for the following settings.
! Select Material to create proxy from a high-res source. Select Proxy to create
additional proxy from an existing MPEG proxy source.
! The MDI of the device on which the source resides.
! The location of the source.
! ! Saves changes. Changes are lost if you leave the configuration page without
updating
Always click Update… buttons after making changes
To put changes into effect, start or restart the Thomson Proxy Transfer service
on the Advanced encoder.