User manual GRASS VALLEY GV BROWSE V2.0

[. . . ] This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U. S. copyright law, without the prior written consent of Grass Valley, Inc. , P. O. Box 59900, Nevada City, California 95959-7900. This product may be covered by one or more U. S. [. . . ] Therefore, the first search is more time-intensive than later searches. About the GV Browse Asset List panel The GV Browse asset list panel displays the assets in the MediaFrame server that meet the criteria specified in a search. You can perform the following actions in the Asset List panel: · · · · · Select an asset to display in the clip player Send selected assets to Final Cut Pro (FCP) Update the status of assets sent to Final Cut Pro. Sort the assets by column in ascending or descending order Determine (using the QT column) whether an asset has a valid QuickTime reference file that can be used by Final Cut Pro. · Select columns to display · Select the asset display format: Details, Thumbnails, or Grid. Organizing the Asset List panel You can use the Asset List panel to sort assets or change the way they are displayed. To sort assets, click on title of the column you want to sort by. Click on the title again to display the assets in reverse order. To choose which columns to display, press the Choose Columns button and select the columns. To choose how the assets should be displayed, select one of the following: · Details -- displays the information in text format only. · Thumbnails -- display text and a thumbnail image. · Grid -- displays thumbnail images only. 10 GV Browse User Manual 22 October 2010 GV Browse Overview About the Clip Player panel In the Clip Player panel, you can perform the following tasks: · Send the asset loaded in the clip player to Final Cut Pro (FCP) · Play through the selected asset using the transport controls · View any pre-existing metadata (keyframes, keywords, description, custom metadata, and Mark In and Out points) See the table below for a description of each control. Number Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adjusts volume Plays/pauses the asset Shows/Hides the storyboard Displays video thumbnails of scene changes in the asset Adds the asset to the FCP project currently open Shows the location in the asset being played. Drag the slider to scrub through the asset. Refreshes Rewinds/Fast Forwards through the asset Displays read-only metadata from the MediaFrame server 22 October 2010 GV Browse User Manual 11 GV Browse Overview Loading an asset in the Clip Player panel From the Asset List panel, you can load a clip in the Clip Player panel. In the Asset List panel, double-click on the asset that you want to load into the Clip Player panel. If more than one filter is defined, an AND operator is implied between them. In GV Browse, filters are created for the current session only; they cannot be saved and reused. Creating a filter in GV Browse 1. In the Search panel, click the arrow next to Advanced Settings. The Fields and Filter By sections display. Use the drop-down arrows to select the Property and Comparison settings. Depending on your selections, use the drop-down arrow or enter text to determine the value. Click OK. The new filter is displayed in the Filter By section. About searching metadata fields You can limit your search to specific metadata fields or keywords, such as the asset name, the source ID or a keyword, by using the asset metadata text field and specifying the fields to search. Assets are returned if they have the word or phrase in any of the specified metadata fields. · If searching for text that is not in U. S. [. . . ] A logical asset has a globally unique Universal resource Name (URN) that uniquely identifies it. Material A high-resolution clip, upon which the low-resolution proxy is based. MDI Managed Device Interface. MediaFrame A metadata storage and asset management architecture deployed in the Aurora suite. This architecture shares media asset management (MAM) components with other applications and systems such as servers, Aurora Ingest, and Aurora Edit workstations. MediaFrame Status A tool in Aurora Browse that tracks the status of the various components of Aurora Browse. Metadata Data about data. For example, metadata can include keywords, descriptions, and other terms that you would use to search for an asset in a database. Foreign metadata is imported XML metadata that is associated with a MediaFrame logical asset. Offline In Aurora Browse or GV Browse, offline refers to an asset that has been archived. [. . . ]