Grass Valley Xmedia Server Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 280)

XMS Configuration Guide 21-1
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The Vertigo File Ingest Server is an application that can be used to automatically ingest
media into the Xmedia Server by simply placing the media files into a user-created ingest
folder (watch folder). The File Ingest Server is also responsible for issuing media
conversion requests to the Transcode Server, which is the service responsible for
transcoding media from one format to another.
Figure 21-1. Media content is added to an ingest folder and then it is converted and/or ingested into the XMS
The File Ingest Server can be configured to watch one or more watch folders by defining
instances of the ingest server in the File Ingest Server Control Panel. Each instance
defines the set of rules that are mapped to its watch folder and determines how the files will
ingested, including if any file format conversion is necessary. Once an ingest is initiated by
Watch Folder
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Transcode Server
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