Configuring Reference File Type On A K2 San System; Using The Export Capture Service; About The Export Capture Service - GRASS VALLEY K2 7.3.8 - RELEASE NOTES AND Quick Start Manual

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Configuring reference file type on a K2 SAN system

1. In the K2Con g application, for the K2 Media Server with role of le system server, access the
File System Server Con guration page as follows:
2. On the File System Server Con guration page select one of the following:
3. Click
4. Manage the required K2 Media Server restart as follows:
If a redundant K2 SAN, you must con gure similarly and restart both K2 Media Servers with role
of le system server.

Using the Export capture service

The following topics provide information for the Export capture service.

About the Export capture service

The Export capture service provides a way to have media automatically exported from a K2 system.
The capture service has a watched bin. The watched bin is a K2 storage system bin. You place the
media in the bin and it is exported from the K2 system.
You con gure the watched bin to export the K2 media as your desired clip format. After you place
the K2 clip in the watched bin, the capture service goes into action and validates the media to make
sure it has the proper structure for the desired le format. If it is valid, the capture service then does
the necessary processing to export the clip to the destination folder.
The Export capture service and its watched bin must be on a K2 system that hosts the K2 FTP
interface, as follows:
Stand-alone K2 system
exports the clip from the internal storage or direct-connect media storage of the K2 system. The
watched bin must be on the K2 system s V: drive.
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K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
On a SAN that is already con gured, in the tree view click
On a SAN that is not yet fully con gured, work through the Con gure K2 Server wizard until
you reach the File System Server Con guration page.
No reference le
K2 software does not create reference les.
QuickTime reference le
MXF reference le
K2 software creates MXF reference les.
to apply the setting.
Check
On a SAN that is already con gured, you must restart the K2 Media Server to put the change
into effect. Follow the restart procedure appropriate for the basic or redundant K2 SAN.
On a SAN that is not yet fully con gured, continue to work through the Con gure K2 Server
wizard. The restart at the end of the con guration process is suf cient.
When you place a K2 clip in the watched bin, the capture service
K2 software creates QuickTime reference les.
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File System Server
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