Grass Valley Xmedia Server Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 25)

1-2 XMS Configuration Guide
Introduction
About the Xmedia Server
The Xmedia Server (XMS) is the central graphical asset management server for Vertigo
Suite channel branding and playout systems. Assets only need to be ingested once for them
to be centrally archived on the Xmedia Server. These assets are then made available to all
of the Vertigo Suite applications on the network, which allow you to create a wide range of
graphics, including advanced, data-driven broadcast applications that link on-air graphics
elements to live data feeds. The resulting graphic pages and their assets can then be
automatically published to a range of graphics playout devices, including Imagestore,
Intuition XG, and Vertigo XG devices.
The Xmedia Server offers benefits to larger broadcast systems that have multiple channels
by sharing assets between channels without having to duplicate the assets. It also allows
for a more dynamic handling of content and a more natural workflow because media
creation, asset management, and asset distribution are conveniently linked by a common
environment.
Besides its main use as a central asset repository and asset management/distribution
system, the Xmedia Server integrates and supports the Vertigo Suite applications and other
playout devices. The following list identifies other ways in which the Xmedia Server is used
to support graphics creation and playout activities:
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Asset propagation: The Xmedia Server can be used in a hub and spoke distribution
model in which assets can be created and propagated from a central hub to various
spoke servers.
• Server replication: Two Xmedia Servers can be configured to offer full redundancy for
near instant failover with no interruption in services, including on-air playout.
• Newsroom integration: The Xmedia Server can provide graphics assets to newsroom
environments using the MOS protocol to integrate with the newsroom control system.
• User rights management: Using the Xmedia Server’s user rights management
system, system administrators and workflow managers can restrict access to some of
the system’s functionality and/or asset categories on a per-user basis.
• License management: The Xmedia Server stores and manages the software licenses
that are required to operate each of the Vertigo Suite applications.
• Work Order Workflow: The Xmedia Server provides an optional work order workflow
module that fully integrates into the Vertigo Suite. The work order workflow is used for
requesting, completing, tracking and approving graphics work orders.