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CERTIFICATE
Certificate Number: 510040.001
The Quality System of:
Thomson Inc, and its worLdwide Grass Valley division affiliates DBA
GRASS VALLEY
Headquarters
400 Providence Mine Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959
United States
15655 SW Greystone Ct.
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
10 Presidential Way
Suite 300
Woburn, MA 01801
United States
Kapittelweg 10
4827 HG Breda
The Nederlands
7140 Baymeadows Way
Ste 101
Jacksonville, FL 32256
United States
2300 So. Decker Lake Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
United States
Rue du Clos Courtel
CS 31719
35517 Cesson-Sevigné Cedex
France
1 rue de l’Hautil
Z.I. des Boutries BP 150
78702 Conflans-Sainte
Honorine Cedex
France
Technopole Brest-Iroise
Site de la Pointe du Diable
CS 73808
29238 Brest Cedex 3
France
40 Rue de Bray
2 Rue des Landelles
35510 Cesson Sevigné
France
Spinnereistrasse 5
CH-5300 Turgi
Switzerland
Brunnenweg 9
D-64331 Weiterstadt
Germany
Carl-Benz-Strasse 6-8
67105 Schifferstadt
Germany
Including its implementation, meets the requirements of the standard:
ISO 9001:2008
Scope:
The design, manufacture and support of video and audio hardware and software products and
related systems
.
This Certificate is valid until: June 14, 2012
This Certificate is valid as of: June 14, 2009
Certified for the first time: June 14, 2000
H. Pierre Sallé
President
KEMA-Registered Quality
The method of operation for quality certification is defined in the KEMA General Terms
And Conditions For Quality And Environmental Management Systems Certifications.
Integral publication of this certificate is allowed.
KEMA-Registered Quality, Inc.
4377 County Line Road
Chalfont, PA 18914
Ph: (215)997-4519
Fax: (215)997-3809
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Revision Status
Rev Date Description
October 8, 2008Initial release of the Aurora Browse User Guide. Part # 071-8636-01
March 10, 2010Updated with new look-and-feel. Part # 071-8636-02.
The Aurora Browse system comprises the MediaFrame server and Aurora Browse
client. The MediaFrame server processes an incoming feed and simultaneously encodes
it into two formats: a low-resolution format stored locally on the Network Attached
Storage (NAS) unit, and a high-resolution format stored on the K2 server.
The Aurora Bro wse system creates video thumbnails and storyboards. From your PC,
you can use the Aurora Browse client to mark in-points and out-points using the
low-resolution media. The Aurora Bro wse system also provides a rich metadata search
engine that allows you to search for assets using various criteria. It can also monitor
the K2 server to create low-resolution files that do not exist, and stream live feeds.
Using the Aurora Browse system, you can archive and restore high-resolution media.
The archived media is still visible from the system.
Components of the Aurora Browse system
The Aurora Bro wse system is a distributed application that runs on multiple, specialized
servers.
While installations may differ in that some servers may either be absent or duplicated,
a basic Aurora Browse system consists of the following:
DescriptionAurora Browse component
Aurora Browse Client
MediaFrame Server
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Advanced Encoder (Aurora Proxy
Encoder)
The user’s component of the Aurora Bro wse system
is on your own PC. It accesses the MediaFrame
server.
The central component of the Aurora Bro wse system
is the MediaFrame server. It manages the other
system components, manages the metadata database,
and runs the web server to support the Aurora
Browse client on your PC.
The NAS unit stores the low-resolution video clips
and video thumbnails.
The Advanced Encoder, also known as the Aurora
Proxy Encoder, creates proxy versions of
high-resolution video assets that already exist or are
actively being recorded on a video server , processes
proxy content and extracts thumbnail images to be
used for proxy identification, extracts dynamic scene
detection images for storyboard creation, and renders
low bitrate proxy content. The Advanced Encoder
processes entirely in the digital domain.
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Aurora Browse Overview
DescriptionAurora Browse component
SmartBin Encoder
The SmartBin Encoder is a variant of the Adv anced
Encoder, used for non-winking systems (non-shared
storage) in a high-resolution NAS instead of a SAN.
Logging in to the Aurora Browse client
Y ou can log into the Aurora Browse client from your PC. You no longer need to access
Aurora Browse via a web-based application.
Before you log in to the Aurora Browse client, make sure your administrator has set
up an account on the MediaFrame server with your username and required roles.
If your PC is configured to use a web proxy and this proxy isn’t av ailable, the Aurora
Browse client can’t connect to its server. Because using a web proxy affects
performance, Grass Valley recommends not using a web proxy with Aurora Browse.
1. To log in to the application on the Start menu under Programs.
2. Select Grass Valley Aurora Browse | Aurora Browse. Aurora Browse verifies your
settings before the application displays on your PC.
The Aurora Browse application displays.
NOTE: If your administrator upgrades to a later Aurora Browse client version, a dialog
box displays asking you if you want to upgrade the version on your PC. You can continue
on with other tasks while the upgrade is in process. You can also check for updates by
selecting Check for Updates from the Help menu.
Related Links
About roles on page 13
Overview of the Aurora Browse window
The menus in Aurora Bro wse are all conte xt dependent; if you right-click on different
views you can see different options depending on your location.
If you are using the default workspace, then the Aurora Browse windo w contains three
main panes, or views. You can also add the Transfer Manager to your workspace.
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Aurora Browse Overview
DescriptionView
Asset Navigator view
Asset List view
Asset Details view
Transfer Manager
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Contains the Search, Explore, and Collections tab. Use
the Search tab to browse logical or physical assets, the
Explore tab to navigate the MDIs and their folders for
physical assets, and the Collections tab to group assets
together.
Lists all the assets found as a result of a search. The
default limit is 50 assets, but you can increase the limit
up to 500 assets returned from a search.
Describes the selected asset in detail, including the
metadata, associations, and -- if the pane is full size -all the clip player controls and the storyboard.
(Not included in the default workspace) Lists transfer
jobs. You can create filters to show only transfer jobs
that meet specified conditions.
Tip: You can designate a location as a favorite. This creates a shortcut folder
in the Explore tab. Favorites can be local only or global so that all the users on
your network can access them.
NOTE: A red dot next to an MDI indicates there is no communication with the
MDI, and a green dot indicates the server is communicating with the MDI. If a red
X is displayed against the MDI, the server is communicating with the MDI but the
MDI is experiencing a problem.
Related Links
Customizing the Aurora Browse window on page 11
About roles on page 13
Customizing the Aurora Browse window
The Aurora Browse client can be customized to suit your individual needs.
You can choose which columns to display in the Asset List view or in Transfer
Manager. Transfer Manager and the Asset List, Asset Navigator and Asset Details
views are all dockable and resizable.
Aurora Browse Overview
Some examples of how you can change the Browse layout include:
•Triggering the autohide feature to hide a view — click on the thumbtack icon in
the upper right-hand corner of the view. A tab with the view’s name on it appears
on the side of the workspace. If you move the mouse to another vie w , the autohidden
view disappears. Moving the mouse over the tab causes the autohidden view to
appear. Clicking again on the thumbtack icon returns the view to its original
location.
•Hiding a view— right click on the blue title bar of a view and select Hide. To bring
the view back, select Window from the File menu. An unchecked view is hidden.
Clicking on the view returns it to its original location.
•Detaching a view—right click on the blue title bar of the view and select Floating.
The view is now separate from the other Browse views. Double-clicking on the
blue title bar returns the view to its original location.
•Moving a view to a different location — drag the blue title bar of a view. Double
clicking on the blue title bar restores the view to its original location.
•Changing the columns displayed in the Asset List view or in Transfer Manager
—right-click on one of the column names and select which columns to view.
•Viewing thumbnails in the Asset List view — click the Search tab and right-click
in the Asset List view. The thumbnails option displays.
•Sorting the list — click on the column you want to sort by.
•Change the display to thumbnail view — right-click on a column name.
•Y ou can sa ve your changes in a workspace (Window | W orkspace | Save W orkspace).
You can also delete a workspace or return to the default workspace.
Related Links
About MediaFrame status on page 12
About Transfer Manager on page 12
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Aurora Browse Overview
Overview of the Aurora Browse window on page 9
About MediaFrame status
The MediaFrame Status tabs, located under the Tools menu, provide about the status
of the MediaFrame system, your user settings, licensing, and version information.
All this information can be saved to a log and used to help troubleshoot any issues
that might arise.
component
DescriptionMediaFrame
Status & Log
Related Links
Customizing the Aurora Browse window on page 11
About roles on page 13
Lists the current status of all the interfaces between the
MediaFrame server and the Aurora Browse client application on
your PC. For more information on Transfer Manager, select
Windows | Transfer Manager from the main menu. Detailed
information on how to configure the other MediaFrame
components can be found in the Aurora Browse Installation and
Configuration Guide.
•Green dot: connected
•Grey dot: not in use
•Red dot: error
•Amber dot: warning
Lists all the roles you have been licensed forLicensing
Lists all your individual and global settingsUser Settings
Lists the versions of all the different componentsVersions
Lists the version of the Browse client applicationAbout
About Transfer Manager
Transfer Manager tracks the status of all the transfers made in your Aurora Browse
system.
Some ways you can customize Transfer Manager include:
•Filtering the list of transfer jobs
•Specifying which columns you want displayed
•Using the drop-down lists to view only transfers in specific states or queues, ortransfers made by specific users
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The Refresh icon lets you reload the contents of Transfer Manager. You can also
Create, modify, or delete job transfer filters.
Related Links
Customizing the Aurora Browse window on page 11
About roles on page 13
Transfer options
When you transfer an asset, a dialog box displays with transfer options. You can edit
or delete these transfer options from the main menu, under Tools.
About roles
Roles allow you to view and use different parts of the Aurora Browse/MediaFrame
program.
With a Browse View license, an administrator can assign you Browse Edit, Logging,
Media Manager and Transfer roles. A separate license is required for Archive or
Restore roles.
Aurora Browse Overview
The following table describes the different roles you need for various tasks.
Restore
role
XXXXXXBrowse for video
XXXXXXExploreMDI
custom metadata
fields
assets
rename, or copy
an archive and
subfolders
devices for video
assets
Archive
Role
XArchive
Browse
Edit
role
Browse
logging
role
Browse
View
role
Media
Manager
role
XAdd or delete
XCreate, delete,
XXEdit metadata
XEncode proxies
Transfer
role
XLD editing
XPartially restore
archive
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Aurora Browse Overview
Not supported
on Generic FTP
(nearline
archive)
assets
from one online
MDI device to
another
Related Links
Logging in to the Aurora Browse client on page 9
About MediaFrame status on page 12
About Transfer Manager on page 12
Overview of the Aurora Browse window on page 9
Archive
Role
Browse
Edit
role
Browse
logging
role
Browse
View
role
Media
Manager
role
XXXXXSearch for video
Restore
role
XRestore archive
Transfer
role
XXTransfer assets
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Chapter 2
Search
This section contains the following topics:
•Quick Reference: searching for assets
•Shortcuts to assets, locations, or searches
•Searching for an asset by name
•Searching for an exact phrase
•Searching with wildcards
•Search icon reference table
•Saving a search
•About searching with filters
•About favorite filters
•Creating a filter
•Filter icon reference table
•About searching metadata fields
•Searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, AND NOT)
•Searching for numbers
•About noise words: words ignored in a search
•Searching with noise words
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Search
Quick Reference: searching for assets
Follow these steps:To
search:
For
logical
assetsMediaFrame database searches return logical assets that contain metadata and
For
physical
assetsdevice searches return physical assets. If a red X is displayed against the MDI,
Using
specific
such as
searching
for files
created
before a
certain
date.
Using
only
specific
metadata
fields
In the Asset Navigator view, under Advanced settings, select the Search in
drop-down field. Specify the MediaFrame database and press the Search button.
links to any physical assets including high-resolution media and proxy video.
In the Asset Navigator view, under Advanced settings, select the Search in
drop-down field. Specify the MDI device and press the Search button. MDI
the system is communicating with the MDI but the MDI is experiencing a
problem. A red dot indicates there is no communication with the MDI, and a
green dot indicates the server is communicating with the MDI.
Create a filter and use it to search: In the Asset Na vigator vie w , click the do wn
arrow next to Advanced Settings. The Advanced Settings dialog box displays.
Click the Add Filter icon and select the Property and Comparison criteria fromcriteria,
the drop-down lists. Click OK to add the newly created filter to the acti ve filter
list. Press the Search button.
Notes: You can create an unlimited number of filters and save them as
part of a search. You can use filters as independent search criteria or
use them together with a text search. If more than one filter is defined,
an AND operator is implied between them.
Under Adv anced Settings, select the MediaFrame database or an MDI de vice.
In the Fields drop-down list, check the field or fields to search on and press
the Search button.
Using text
or
numbers
in the
name of
the asset
Using text
or
numbers
in the
metadata
fields of
the asset
Related Links
Enter the search criteria in the Asset Name text field and press the Search
button.
Notes: Do not use wildcards or quotation marks in the Asset Name te xt
field. Do not enter more than one word unless you are searching for an
exact match of the multiple words and spaces.
Enter the search criteria in the Asset Metadata text field and press the Search
button.
Notes: You can use wildcards or quotation marks in the Asset Metadata
text field. If you enter more than one word or phrase, the OR operator
is implied unless you specify otherwise. If you are searched for numbers
in a number field, create a filter.
Searching with noise words on page 28
Searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, AND NOT) on page 27
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Searching for numbers on page 27
Searching for an asset by name on page 18
Searching with wildcards on page 19
Searching for an exact phrase on page 18
Saving a search on page 20
Creating a filter on page 24
About favorite filters on page 23
About searching with filters on page 21
About noise words: words ignored in a search on page 28
About searching metadata fields on page 25
Shortcuts to assets, locations, or searches
Follow these steps:To do this
task:
Search
Create a
collection for
used assetscan make it private or shared, temporary or permanent. Temporary
Create a
shortcut to
used assetsyour collection. Notes: Putting an asset into a collection does not move the
Create a
shortcut to a
used folderhelpful when you want to archive an asset to that folder. Global changes
Find a saved
search or
return to the
default
search
Select the Collections tab. Select File | New Collections or press Ctrl + N.
Enter the collection information and click OK. Notes: You can create
collections for logical or physical assets. When you create a collection, youfrequently
collections are deleted when you close your Browse session.
In the list of assets, right-click on the asset you want to add to your
collection. Select Add to collection and specify the collection or create a
new collection. To view the asset, click the Collections tab and click onfrequently
asset; it creates a reference that points to the original asset. Therefore,
deleting a collection does not affect the assets that were inside the collection
bin. If you see a red X next to an asset reference, Browse was unable to
retrieve information about that asset. The asset might have been deleted.
Select the Explore tab and navigate to the folder you want to create a shortcut
for. Right-click on the folder and select Add to Favorites or Add to Global
Favorites. Notes: Creating a shortcut to a frequently used folder is alsofrequently
are saved to the server when you close down your Browse session. Other
users need to open a new Browse session before they can see the changes.
Click the drop-down arrow belo w Asset Navigator (immediately below the
File menu) and select the search you want to use.
Find the
location of a
physical
asset
Related Links
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If you have a logical asset with a physical asset associated with it, and you
want to quickly find which MDI device holds this asset: Right click on the
physical asset name and select Synchronize. The Explore tab appears in the
Asset Navigator view with the folder highlighted.
Search
Searching with noise words on page 28
Searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, AND NOT) on page 27
Searching for numbers on page 27
Searching for an asset by name on page 18
Searching with wildcards on page 19
Searching for an exact phrase on page 18
Saving a search on page 20
Creating a filter on page 24
About favorite filters on page 23
About searching with filters on page 21
About noise words: words ignored in a search on page 28
About searching metadata fields on page 25
Searching for an asset by name
Do not enter more than one word in the Asset Name text field unless you w ant to find
both words exactly as typed with spaces.
NOTE: The Asset Name field does not recognize quotation marks.
To search for an asset by name, enter text or numbers in the Asset Name text field
and click the Search button.
Results are returned from assets that contain the search term in the name of the asset,
even if it is a fragment of the name.
Related Links
About favorite filters on page 23
About searching with filters on page 21
About noise words: words ignored in a search on page 28
About searching metadata fields on page 25
Shortcuts to assets, locations, or searches on page 17
Quick Reference: searching for assets on page 16
Filter icon reference table on page 25
Search icon reference table on page 19
Searching for an exact phrase
How you search for an exact phrase depends on whether you’re entering the search
term in the Asset Name or the Asset Metadata text field.
NOTE: The Asset Name field does not recognize quotation marks.
•If you search within the Asset Metadata text field, enter the phrase in quotation
marks.
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