Grass Valley GV Browse User Manual v.2.0

GV Browse
Plug-in
Apple Final Cut Pro Integration with K2 systems
User Manual
Software Version 2.0
071-8770-00
October 2010
GV Browse
Plug-in
Apple Final Cut Pro Integration with K2 systems
User Manual
Software Version 2.0
071-8770-00
October 2010
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October 22, 2010 Initial release of the GV Browse User Manual – 071-8770-00
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Contents

Chapter 1: GV Browse Overview................................................................................7
Starting GV Browse.................................................................................................................8
About GV Browse....................................................................................................................8
About the Search panel ......................................................................................................9
About the GV Browse Asset List panel..............................................................................10
About the Clip Player panel...............................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Search......................................................................................................13
Searching for an asset by name ...........................................................................................14
Searching for an exact phrase...............................................................................................14
Searching with wildcards.......................................................................................................14
About using filters with GV Browse.......................................................................................14
Creating a filter in GV Browse...............................................................................................15
About searching metadata fields...........................................................................................15
Searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, AND NOT)....................................................16
Searching for numbers..........................................................................................................16
About noise words: words ignored in a search......................................................................16
Searching with noise words...................................................................................................16
Contents
Chapter 3: Sending assets to Final Cut Pro............................................................17
Sending assets to Final Cut Pro............................................................................................18
Updating assets sent to Final Cut Pro...................................................................................18
Glossary...................................................................................................................................19
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Chapter 1

GV Browse Overview

This section contains the following topics:
Starting GV Browse
About GV Browse
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GV Browse Overview

Starting GV Browse

Before starting GV Browse, make sure the following conditions have been met:
The Final Cut Pro application has been installed and running on the Mac.
K2 FCP Connect has been installed, configured and licensed. For more information,
see the K2 FCP Connect documentation.
The MediaFrame server has been congured, connected, and licensed with the 7.0
SDK. For more information, see the Aurora Browse documentation.
You have valid credentials for the workgroup or domain where the proxy NAS is
located. (Unlike Aurora Browse, a MediaFrame administrator does not need to assign you a username and roles on the MediaFrame server.)
1. In the Final Cut Pro application click on the Main Project tab in the Browser panel.
2. From the menu, select Tools | GV Browse. GV Browse displays.
3. Select File | Connect to server and enter the name of the MediaFrame server.
4. If you are starting GV Browse for the rst time with this MediaFrame server , follow these additional steps:
a) Check the Registered User radio button. b) Enter the <hostname|username> and password needed to access the proxy NAS.
If the server cannot be located, an error message displays in the status bar on the lower-left corner of the application.

About GV Browse

GV Browse lets you search for assets from a MediaFrame server and add them into your Final Cut Pro (FCP) project (Edit in Place only).
The GV Browse application is installed as part of the K2 FCP Connect installation. You can start GV Browse from the Tool menu of the Final Cut Pro application or by the following path Application/Grass Valley/GVBrowse.
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