User manual GRASS VALLEY K2 FCP CONNECT DATASHEET

[. . . ] product data sheet K2 FCP Connect Software a ppl e F i n a l c u t p r o i n t eg r at i o n w i t h K 2, au r o r a , a n d K 2 B a s ec a m p sys t e m s the grass ValleyTM K2 Fcp connect application, including the gV connect plug-in for Final cut pro and gV Browse application, allows your Fcp system to be tightly integrated with your K2, auroraTM, and K2 Basecamp system. K2 FCP Connect for K2 SAN Systems K2 FCP Connect provides SAN connectivity for FCP with bandwidth Quality of Service and the ability to editin-place growing content directly on K2 shared storage systems. It includes: · K2 SAN license to enable iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity · GV CONNECT FCP plug-in to provide a tight integration between the K2 and Aurora file systems and FCP This . [. . . ] When configuring any of these storage solutions, bandwidth is allocated for the editors using the K2 system's built-in QoS manager. This ensures all editors get the bandwidth they need. Workgroup Editing SAN For small workgroups, this is a preconfigured, specially priced SAN system for up to 10 Fibre Channel-attached editors. It scales from 6 TB to 144 TB of low-cost storage. Production SAN Storage For ingest and editing applications, the production SAN expands on the workgroup SAN concept but can be configured with K2 clients for ingesting material and can scale to a very large number of editors as well as high amounts of bandwidth and storage. This is a cost-effective, scalable system that can easily be expanded as your needs grow. K2 Storage Solutions K2 offers various storage solutions for shared storage applications depending upon your requirements. All systems can be configured with RAID-5 or RAID-6 and offer various levels of system KEY FEATURES · Edit-in-Place directly on the K2 file system without transferring files · Edit growing files enables editing to start shortly after a file starts recording · High-performance with iSCSI or Fibre Channel connections for HD multilevel editing · Easy file transfers by providing a view of the K2 file system with browse capability from within FCP · Quality of Service to evenly allocate bandwidth between all users · Script viewer window lets you see your NRCS script from within FCP (Aurora Playout and X-MOS Server required) · GV BROWSE application lets you connect to Aurora and K2 BaseCamp and search, view proxies and metadata off the database, and edit high resolution material within FCP · Ability to use K2 FCP Connect features via CIFS mount to a standalone K2 client www. grassvalley. com product data sheet On-Line SAN This is a very high-performance production SAN that can be used for play-to-air applications. It uses the highest performance drives available today, which provide the bandwidth to allow the K2 clients to reliably play to air. It can also scale for more clients, bandwidth, or storage and various levels of redundancy. been selected, it can be edited directly (edit-in-place) or transferred to local storage. The content can be native K2 files, Aurora files, or an Aurora EDL that can be selected to continue an Aurora Edit session. content. The GV CONNECT icon in the upper right turns green to indicate new content is available to load into the FCP viewer and to update the file in the FCP bin. Users can simply click this icon to update the link. Export When the edit is finished, the sequence is flattened/rendered and saved or transferred back to the K2 storage or other networked location. This features uses the hot bin function on the K2 to facilitate registering the new content into the K2 file system. Files deposited into the hot bin directory are automatically imported into K2. Summary K2 offers a variety of solutions to interfacing Apple Final Cut Pro NLEs. [. . . ] All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications subject to change without notice. [. . . ]