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- Page 1 Product options and specifications subject to change without notice. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley, Inc. Grass Valley, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Grass Valley Product Support.....................4 Release note revisions for this release..................6 Release Summary........................7 What's new in version 7.1.0.....................7 Version 7.1.0........................7 Fixed in 7.1.0........................7 Feature limitation in this release..................8 Changes and features in previous releases................8 Version compatibility.........................13 System specifications......................13 Compatible Grass Valley products..................15 Compatible third party products....................16... - Page 3 Option to not create keywords on Merge Import..............48 Support for trimmed clips in groups..................48 Scheduling events with ENPS....................49 Drag and drop scheduled items....................53 Additional notes........................55 Installing Ingest software manually..................55 Configuring ScheduALL properties ..................57 Configuring ScheduALL application ..................62 Known Issues..........................64 18 October 2010 Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions...
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Page 4: Grass Valley Product Support
Grass Valley Product Support To get technical assistance, check on the status of a question, or to report a new issue, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax. Web Technical Support To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site. - Page 5 Grass Valley Product Support Region Country Telephone Southeast Asia - Singapore +65 6379 1313 India +91 22 676 10324 Paci c Australia 1 300 721 495 New Zealand 0800 846 676 For callers outside Australia +61 3 8540 3650 or New Zealand...
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Page 6: Release Note Revisions For This Release
Topics added/modi ed, with the following changes: SNFS and Generic iSCSI cab les are no longer bundled together. Check the Compatible Grass Valley products on page 15 to determine the version compatible with your system. Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions... -
Page 7: Release Summary
32-bit and 64-bit versions. Installing or updating SNFS and Generic iSCSI SNFS and Generic iSCSI cab les are no longer bundled together. Check the Compatible Grass Valley products on page 15 to determine the version compatible with your system. Documentation for this release... -
Page 8: Feature Limitation In This Release
Version 7.0.0 New Look The look and feel of the Aurora Ingest has been changed to match the rest of the Grass Valley product lines. New terminology The MediaFrame server will now be referred to as K2 BaseCamp. (The scaled-down version of the Aurora Browse/MediaFrame system is still referred to as K2 BaseCamp Express.) - Page 9 Release Summary standalone K2 Summit. RMI cannot be setup to import to a combination of shared and standalone K2 Summits or a combination of multiple standalone K2 Summits. Refer to RMI import to K2 Summit on page 46 for more information in these release notes.
- Page 10 Aurora Ingest Scheduler to appear on ScheduALL and vice versa. SiteCon g support Network con guration and software deployment across all Aurora products is supported by SiteCon g, Grass Valley's system management tool. Administrator password The default administrator account on Aurora devices has credentials as follows: Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions...
- Page 11 Release Summary Username: administrator Password: adminGV! SiteCon g expects these credentials by default. Records survive on Ingest Server close Users are now able to close the Aurora Ingest Server while recording is taking place. Records will continue for the predetermined duration, regardless of whether the server application is launched again.
- Page 12 Release Summary Quick Schedule Users can use Quick Schedule mode to the Scheduler grid for ef cient additions of feeds. Enhanced Trim and Extend Users can trim and extend feeds via keyboard. X-Keys controller Support X-Keys controller is supported with Scheduler and MediaFrame to enhance the ability to log live and previously captured events.
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Page 13: Version Compatibility
Version compatibility Versions quali ed for compatibility with this release of software are summarized in the following sections. System specifications This section describes the hardware requirements that customers should use when purchasing equipment for this release. The minimum spec describes the bare minimum requirement for running Aurora, which may reduce the quality of user experience, depending on the task. - Page 14 Version compatibility MINIMUM Spec RECOMMENDED Spec intended use. (For example, to accommodate network and/or FireWire cards.) Aurora Ingest RMI (SD) MINIMUM Spec Processor(s) Intel Core 2 Dual Core 2.33 Intel Xeon 5140 Dual Core 2.33 GHz AMD Opteron 270 Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory 2 GB...
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Page 15: Compatible Grass Valley Products
AURORA_IN_BASE and AURORA_IN_LOGGER requires one free PCI slot for video capture board and one free PCI slot for Comtrol 422 board. Compatible Grass Valley products Grass Valley products are compatible with this release of software as follows: Product Version Comments Aurora Browse client 7.1.0.8... -
Page 16: Compatible Third Party Products
Grass Valley prerequisite 1.0.0 The prerequisite le must be installed on the SiteCon g control point PC. Compatible third party products Products by manufacturers other than Grass Valley are compatible with this release of software as follows: Product Version Comments DeckLink ENPS 6.00.0042... - Page 17 Version compatibility Product Version Comments Hauppauge 5.9F Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows 7 supported on Windows 7 Ingest clients Microsoft Windows Server Windows Server 2003 For Ingest Server Component only Panasonic P2 Driver 2.03.0002 Contact Panasonic for driver Sony XDCAM FAM Driver 2.04 Contact Sony for driver...
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Page 18: Upgrading Aurora Ingest Systems
Work through the tasks sequentially to complete the upgrade. NOTE: These upgrade instructions assume that current software is at version 6.5.0 or higher. If you have a lower version of software, contact Grass Valley Support before upgrading. About upgrading Aurora Ingest devices with SiteConfig... -
Page 19: Prepare For Upgrade
Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems The following installation tasks provide information speci cally for the upgrade to this version of software. Read the information in these sections carefully before attempting any upgrade to software. Prepare for upgrade Before upgrading, do the following: Procure the software installation les for this release via the appropriate distibution method, such as download, CD-ROM, network drive, or external drive. -
Page 20: Install Prerequisite Files On The Control Point Pc
2. On the SiteCon g control point PC, open Windows Add/Remove programs and look for , then proceed as follows: Grass Valley Prerequisite Files If the required version of prerequisite les is installed, do not proceed with this task. If prerequisite les are not installed or are not at the required version, proceed with this task. -
Page 21: Install High Priority Windows Updates (Recommended)
CAUTION: Only “High Priority Updates” should be installed. Do not install other Windows or driver updates unless speci cally directed by product documentation or by Grass Valley Support. Manually upgrade systems Some tasks that might be required with the upgrade to this release are not supported for SiteCon g management and/or software deployment. -
Page 22: Check All Currently Installed Software On Aurora Ingest Devices
Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems manually upgrade and/or con gure the device before using SiteCon g to upgrade software. Refer to the tasks in this section as appropriate for your system. Upgrade Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition is installed on devices as follows: Aurora DSM SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition is required. -
Page 23: Add Software Package To Deployment Group For Aurora Ingest Devices
7.1.0.xxx AuroraSuite_ .cab device only Grass Valley Windows Monitoring SNMP PCMonitoring_x.x.x.xx.cab agent NOTE: You need to reinstall RMI if you upgrade GVG MLib software in future. For Aurora Ingest RMI device, you must also add the following software package to the deployment group. -
Page 24: Setting Deployment Options
Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Software compatible with 3.x K2 SAN File name SNFS for 64 bit systems x.x.x.xxx (Use SNFS_nonK2_x64_ .cab version compatible with your K2 software) If your devices access storage on a K2 software version 7.x K2 SAN, add software package installation les as follows: Software compatible with 7.x K2 SAN File name... - Page 25 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems 1. In the tree view, select a deployment Software Deployment | Deployment Groups group. 2. In the Tasks list view, view tasks and determine if you must set deployment options. Tasks that need to have deployment options set display in the Details column a message stating "Deployment options required."...
- Page 26 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Software Deployment options the dropdown list. If your system has SQL Server already installed (e.g. if the system houses the Aurora Edit database), choose to use the existing SQL Server instance; if not, choose SQL Express. Enter the name of the Aurora Ingest Server.
- Page 27 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Software Deployment options GVG_MLib Enter the name(s) of the K2 Media Server(s) with role of le system server (FSMs). Aurora Suite Enter Database server(DSM), Shared AV Files, Shared AV Drives. 18 October 2010 Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions...
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Page 28: Upgrade Software On Aurora Ingest Devices
Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Software Deployment options Enter Local AV Files, Cache Files. 6. If you have multiple devices of the same type, you can enter deployment options for one of them using the wizard. Then, when you bring up the same wizard on every device, you can choose the radio button and select the rst Use options from... - Page 29 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems 1. In the tree view, select the device or the Software Deployment | Deployment Groups group of devices to which you are deploying software. The corresponding software deployment tasks are displayed in the Tasks list view. 2.
- Page 30 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Also, you must upgrade SNFS with this release, so deploy the following tasks at the same time: Deploy Managed Package Action SNFS nonK2 x86 xxxxxx Uninstall SNFS nonK2 x86 xxxxxx Install SNFS nonK2 x64 xxxxxx Uninstall SNFS nonK2 x64 xxxxxx Install When using SiteCon g for upgrades, the SNFS upgrade is required even if you...
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Page 31: Upgrade Nas Systems
Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems 6. When the Status or Details columns indicate next steps, identify the software in the row, then do one of the following: For K2 software, when Details displays a link, click the link Restart required and when prompted "...are you sure...", click The device restarts. - Page 32 Upgrading Aurora Ingest systems Upgrade your Browse and MediaFrame systems to the compatible versions of software. Refer to Aurora Browse Release Notes for procedures. Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions 18 October 2010...
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Page 33: Licensing Grass Valley Products
Once the Aurora Ingest software is installed, you are provided with a 30-day temporary license. You need to get a software license number from Grass Valley in order to install the permanent license. Obtaining the software license number is important because you cannot launch channels or con gure Aurora Ingest after your 30-day temporary license has expired. - Page 34 You might want to keep a copy of the message for your records. 9. Send the email as instructed by the License Request Wizard. An email will be sent from Grass Valley to the return email address you speci ed; your SabreTooth software license will be provided as a text le.
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Page 35: Adding A License
Licensing Grass Valley products 1. Generate a unique ID of the device where you will install software, as follows: a) Click on the License Manager icon on the Windows Desktop. The SabreTooth License Manager opens. b) Choose the License Manager. -
Page 36: Archiving Licenses
Valley recommends saving the license le to a USB drive or other external location. Aurora Ingest licenses The Grass Valley licenses available at the time of this writing that can be installed on Aurora Ingest are as follows. Contact your Grass Valley representative for more information about licenses. -
Page 37: Operation Considerations
Operation considerations The following sections contain additional information about operating your product systems. Aurora Ingest Server The remote clients should be slaved to the time of day of the Aurora Ingest Server. If an offset is present, scheduled events will be started according to the time of the server component rather than the apparent time of the remote scheduler client. - Page 38 Operation considerations the user interface of the scheduler. It is recommended that scheduled events get moved from the channel prior to the channel’s removal. Aurora Ingest Scheduler with ENPS Assignment Grid You can refer to the Aurora Ingest System Guide for instructions on con guring ENPS for scheduling events and setting up the ENPS Assignment Grid.
- Page 39 Operation considerations 1. Go to Start | Control Panel | Hardware and Sound | Auto Play 2. Scroll down to to get to Sony XDCAM. Devices 3. Select from the drop-down list. Take no action 4. Click Save Aurora Ingest VTR Ingest If multiple clients are pointed to the same VTR, each client will report a successful connection.
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Page 40: New Topics
New topics New topics This section contains new or modi ed topics associated with this release of software. Disabling User Account Control on Windows 7 clients You need to disable the User Account Control on Windows 7 in order to use Aurora Ingest. - Page 41 New topics c) If not already selected, select SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode d) Click 4. If you made a change in the previous step do the following: a) Restart the server. b) Log in to the DSM as an Administrator. c) Click Start | Programs | Microsoft SQL Server | SQL Server Management Studio to start SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
- Page 42 New topics d) In the Password and Con rm Password elds change the sa user's password to the following: triton e) Click 6. In the Properties dialog do the following: a) Select the page. Status Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions 18 October 2010...
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Page 43: Use Configured Web Proxy Settings
New topics b) Under Settings, if not already selected, select Grant c) Under Login, if not already selected, select Enabled d) Click 7. Verify that Aurora Ingest can connect to the database during installation. Use configured web proxy settings A new setting to bypass the con gured web proxy has been added to each application within the Aurora Suite. -
Page 44: Multi-Tiered Bin Support For K2 Summit
New topics When deselected, web calls through MediaFrame services will bypass the con gured settings. Multi-tiered bin support for K2 Summit To account for K2 Summit's multiple level bin hierarchy feature, Aurora Ingest now provides the ability to con gure record destinations to locations other than root directories. -
Page 45: Standalone Rmi
New topics Standalone RMI In the past, RMI had to have the Aurora Ingest Server in order to function even at a base import level. This tether is removed in 7.0, which makes RMI much more exible and opens it up to practical operation in the eld. With the standalone RMI, the Aurora Core is still a requirement as is the iSCSI connectivity of the system. -
Page 46: Rmi Import To K2 Summit
New topics RMI import to K2 Summit In the past, RMI only imported as .vmf and inserted media into the NewsShare DSM. This is changed with 7.0 as RMI can now operate in a non-DSM environment and import directly into the K2 Summit while writing .cmf les. This is con gured via in RMI where the operator can choose to have a Tools|Options... -
Page 47: Adding Clips To Groups
1. Verify that the removable media device is plugged in and media is attached or inserted. 2. Select Programs | Grass Valley | Aurora | RMI 3. Enter the Tape ID when the dialog box is displayed on screen. The detachable media option (Rev, P2, XD) is seen automatically. -
Page 48: Option To Not Create Keywords On Merge Import
New topics NOTE: This feature is only for multiple clips preview. When playing through clips, the RMI import list will display the currently playing clip in blue. Therefore, users can easily select what to import on the RMI list. Trimming is not supported when multiple clips are loaded for preview. -
Page 49: Scheduling Events With Enps
New topics With the additional option to link to placeholder on import, this makes it possible to edit simple VOs, Bumps, Teases, etc. directly from RMI. Simply trim the clips, order as needed, and then group the clips into a merged asset that is tagged with a Placeholder ID. - Page 50 New topics Make sure there is at least 10 seconds of space between scheduled feeds. 1. From the NEWS folder, select and the following window will New | Newsgathering be displayed: 2. Select template and con gure the newsgathering: GV Assignments The program name will also be GV assignments by default;...
- Page 51 New topics 4. To create a story or newsgathering item, right-click on AM Assignments or PM Assignments and select Insert row or press CTRL-I for the hotkey. 5. Enter the name of the story and click on each column on the selected line of the assignment grid to ll out other information of the event you are scheduling: Object Autocreate Select the MOS ID that you use for MOS Story Send.
- Page 52 New topics 7. Double-click on the Script icon if you want to write scripts for the story. 8. You can also click within the script window to edit details of the scheduling. 9. Open your Scheduler main window to see events scheduled via ENPS. Those events are distinguished from other events by green borders.
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Page 53: Drag And Drop Scheduled Items
New topics Even an ETA event has a green border because it is scheduled via ENPS. However, the event has a black background which is similar to a channel reservation event on the Scheduler. While, a regular ENPS event has the same background color as other events on the Scheduler. - Page 54 New topics 3. You will be prompted at the time of dropping the feed. NOTE: The same rule for dragging and dropping across channel groups still applies to this method of changing time and channels. Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions 18 October 2010...
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Page 55: Additional Notes
Additional notes The following sections contain additional information to ensure smooth operation of Aurora Ingest with other systems. Setting up AMP control on a K2 Client With Aurora Ingest Server, K2 Media Clients and K2 Summit Production Clients are controlled via AMP Protocol over Ethernet. To set up AMP control of a K2 Client: 1. - Page 56 Additional notes On this screen... Do this... Specify Aurora Ingest RMI Select the RMI mode for your operation; whether Standalone Con guration (if RMI . Standalone means that RMI will run as a standalone Client component is selected in application without needing to connect to an Ingest Server. the Select Features screen) If RMI will be connected to an Ingest Server, choose Client.
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Page 57: Configuring Scheduall Properties
Additional notes Resource Query WorkOrder Details Client Query 5. Modules: Scheduling Developer's Toolkit Client/Server WebServiceAPI Ingest Web Service API 1. Install Sched4.exe which will install ScheduALL. Select the Network Client option. The default login username is SUPERVISOR with a blank password. 2. - Page 58 Additional notes 1. Click the button, beside the ScheduALL Server setting. Configure The ScheduALL Properties dialog box is displayed. Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions 18 October 2010...
- Page 59 Additional notes 2. The Complete Web Service URL and SchedIngestAPI Web Service Con g URL are automatically populated once you set the ScheduALL Server within the System tab. Click the button to launch the SchedIngest API con guration page. Launch 18 October 2010 Aurora Ingest Version 7.1.0 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions...
- Page 60 Additional notes 3. Con guration details can be entered as below: Option Description Default Ingest Enter the host name or IP address of the default Ingest Server. The Server Address default Ingest Server should be the server that is majorly used for scheduling with ScheduALL.
- Page 61 Additional notes 4. To edit channel and router resources of ScheduALL, you need to select the Edit Resources checkbox within the ScheduALL Properties window. You have to wait for the query to ScheduALL to complete, as this may take a few minutes.
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Page 62: Configuring Scheduall Application
Additional notes 7. Click after you have nished con guring ScheduALL properties. Configuring ScheduALL application ScheduALL application needs to be set up to include Aurora Ingest Room and the URL of SchedIngestAPI Web Service for the scheduling integration to be successful. 1. - Page 63 Additional notes 6. Enter the URL of the SchedIngestAPI Web Service. The default URL is . If the web service http://localhost/SchedIngestAPI/SchedIngestAPI.asmx had been installed on another machine, edit the URL to include the hostname or IP address of that machine. 7.
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Page 64: Known Issues
Known Issues Known Issues The following limitations are present in this release of software. If you wish to obtain more information about these limitations, please mention the reference numbers. Aurora Ingest - Server CR80235 Description: The extra _b appended to backup feed clip name could break conformance from remote system. - Page 65 Known Issues Workaround: Close and relaunch Schedule client in order to see the updated order of custom elds. CR94269 Description: Thumbnails don't appear for keywords marked using X-keys. Workaround: Marking keywords manually through the MediaFrame plug-in window will create a keyword if proxy media exists. CR94791 Description: If crash record default bin doesn't exist on media server,...
- Page 66 Known Issues Workaround: You need to turn on Modify access for the V:\VibrintXDCAMFiles folder if using RMI as a non-administrator in an environment where Security is enabled. CR98929 Description: Clips that were part of a merged import don't show "Exists" status after relaunching RMI.
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