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GV Connect
Plug-in
Apple Final Cut Pro Integration with K2 systems
User Manual
Software Version 1.1
071-8739-01
March 2010
GV Connect
Plug-in
Apple Final Cut Pro Integration with K2 systems
User Manual
Software Version 1.1
071-8739-01
March 2010
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December 18, 2009
Initial release of the GV Connect User Manual – 071-8739-00
March 24, 2010 Revisions for version 1.1 – 071-8739-01
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Contents

Grass Valley Product Support..................................................................................................7
Chapter 1: Getting started..........................................................................................9
About GV Connect................................................................................................................10
About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro.....................................................................................10
Launching GV Connect.........................................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Importing K2 media................................................................................13
Locating media......................................................................................................................14
Adding media to your Final Cut Pro project...........................................................................15
Updating growing files...........................................................................................................15
Chapter 3: Exporting K2 media................................................................................17
Exporting to K2 storage.........................................................................................................18
Using Quick Export................................................................................................................19
Contents
Chapter 4: Sending media to playout......................................................................21
About the Aurora Playout workflow........................................................................................22
Accessing placeholders/rundowns........................................................................................22
Creating a sequence.............................................................................................................23
Exporting a sequence and linking to Aurora Playout.............................................................24
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Contents
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Grass Valley Product Support

To get technical assistance, check on the status of a question, or to report a new issues, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.
Web Technical Support
To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site. You can download software or find solutions to problems.
World Wide Web: http://www.grassvalley.com/support/
Technical Support E-mail Address: gvgtechsupport@grassvalley.com
Telephone Support
Use the following information to contact Product Support by phone.
International Support Centers
Our international support centers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Authorized Local Support Representative
A local support representative may be available in your country. To locate a support center during normal local business hours, refer to the following list. This list is regularly updated on the website for Grass Valley Product Support
(http://www.grassvalley.com/support/contact/phone/)
After–hours local phone support is also available for warranty and contract customers.
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Chapter 1

Getting started

This section contains the following topics:
• About GV Connect
• About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro
• Launching GV Connect
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Getting started

About GV Connect

GV Connect is a Grass Valley plug-in for Final Cut Pro. With the plug-in you can quickly and easily locate QuickTime files on a K2 System (SAN or stand-alone). Then you can add the files to the current Final Cut Pro project to allow editing of the files directly over the network or after transfer locally. The capability to add files without file transfer is called Edit in Place. The plug-in also includes Final Cut Pro support for Aurora sequences, growing file support, and export/render/flattening of Final Cut Pro finished sequences on a K2 system for sharing or playout.
With GV Connect you can do the following:
Import
• Browse K2 (SAN or standalone) file structure to find, preview and add or transfer clips to bin
• Browse K2/Aurora file structure to find, preview and add or transfer clips to bin
• Browse K2/Aurora file structure to find, preview and add Sequences to bin
• Browse local or network path for QuickTime files to preview and add or transfer
to bin as well as adding sequences to bin.
Export
• Export one or multiple clips or sequence to a K2 system (SAN or standalone)
• Two presets available: Export and Quick Export
Send to Playout
• Interface with Aurora Playout placeholders.
• Create a sequence from a placeholder.
• Export a finished sequence to K2 storage and simultaneously update the placeholder
on the Aurora Playout rundown.
The GV Connect Final Cut Pro plug-in is installed in the Final Cut Pro plug-in folder and is available on the Final Cut Pro Tools menu.

About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro

This topic describes the different ways you can integrate Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit LD with Final Cut Pro.
Aurora Edit allows you to work with Apple’s Final Cut Pro video editing application. Files created in Aurora Edit and in a shared environment on K2 storage include a .mov file as one of its components, which makes it compatible with the Final Cut Pro format. You can use Final Cut Pro and Aurora Edit in two different ways in your newsroom workflow:
• Create a sequence in Aurora Edit and export the sequence as an XML EDL that can be imported into Final Cut Pro, then finish editing using Final Cut Pro.
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• Create a sequence from scratch in Final Cut Pro and choose clips directly off K2 storage.
The devices and software components that support Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit LD workflows are as follows:
• Final Cut Pro installed on a Macintosh system
• K2 FCP Connect – This is a Grass Valley product that provides optimal
performance. It is a toolset that must be purchased, installed, licensed, and configured. It includes GV Connect, which is a Final Cut Pro plug-in.
• Aurora NewsShare on K2 SAN storage
• A K2 system with stand-alone storage
Refer to your Aurora product release notes as well as the K2 FCP Connect Release Notes for version compatibility information.
For detailed instructions refer to documentation as follows:
• Workflows for Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro – Refer to the Aurora Edit User Manual.
• Connecting and using Final Cut Pro on K2 storage – Refer to the complete K2 FCP Connect documentation set, which includes the following documents:
• K2 FCP Connect Installation Manual
• K2 FCP Connect Release Notes
• GV Connect User Manual

Launching GV Connect

The following are prerequisites for launching GV Connect with all functionality available:
• K2 FCP Connect must be licensed
• A K2 storage volume must be mounted
• The project window (Browser) in Final Cut Pro must be active and contain a project
or bin
1. In Final Cut Pro select the project or bin.
The project must be selected to enable the GV Connect selection on the Tools menu.
2. Click Tools | GV Connect.
The GV Connect window opens with the Import tab selected by default.
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Getting started
3. Switch between tabs to accomplish your tasks, as follows:
• Import tab: Access media and/or Final Cut Pro XML projects and sequences.
• Export tab: Export edited content to K2 storage.
• Send to Playout: Access Aurora Playout placeholders/rundowns, create associated
Related Links
Importing K2 media on page 13
Exporting K2 media on page 17
Sending media to playout on page 21
sequences, and export sequences to K2 storage.
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Chapter 2

Importing K2 media

This section contains the following topics:
• Locating media
• Adding media to your Final Cut Pro project
• Updating growing files
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Importing K2 media

Locating media

1. Select the Import tab.
The Import tab provides a browser to locate media.
2. Select the browser tab for the type of media you are locating.
• QT Mov – Select this tab to find QuickTime files.
• FCP EDL/XML – Select this tab to find sequences, Final Cut Pro projects, or
K2 exported XML.
3. If desired, sort or filter media as follows:
• Alphabetical – Sort view alphabetically A to Z.
• Last Modification – Sort by last modified date on top.
• Search – Filter the view by typing a keyword. This is especially useful when
your folder contains thousands of clips.
4. Click Refresh Browsers to view recently added media in the browser.
If you add media while GV Connect is open, you must refresh the browser in order to locate the media.
5. Double-click media to preview.
The clip loads in the preview window and displays clip metadata.
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After you have located the media to edit, add it to your Final Cut Pro project using the Add to Project button.
Related Links
Adding media to your Final Cut Pro project on page 15

Adding media to your Final Cut Pro project

1. Locate and select the media to add to your project.
2. Select the method for adding the media to your project.
• Edit in place – Use this method to add a clip to the bin without moving the
media. With this method you are playing and editing the clip over the network. This is the preferred method on a shared storage system such as a K2 SAN.
• Transfer Locally – Use this method to transfer the media corresponding to the
clip to your desired location. This is the preferred method if your editor is connected via CIFS to a stand-alone K2 client. Depending on clip size, the transfer can take a significant amount of time. Wait until the cursor no longer indicates that the operation is in progress before proceeding.
Importing K2 media
NOTE: Do not add media to a project if the transfer is still underway.
3. Click Add to Project.
The clip is added to your Final Cut Pro project.
4. To return to Final Cut Pro, close the GV Connect plug-in.
Edit the media as desired in Final Cut Pro. When you are finished you can export the media back to K2 storage.
Related Links
Locating media on page 14

Updating growing files

1. In the Final Cut Pro menu bar (in the upper right in the Mac OSX toolbar), identify the GV icon.
When this icon displays a green color, it means that a clip that is in your Final Cut Pro project is currently growing in the K2 system and is ready for updating in your project.
2. When the GV icon displays a green color , click the icon and select an individual file or Refresh All.
The file or files are updated in your Final Cut Pro project.
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Chapter 3

Exporting K2 media

This section contains the following topics:
• Exporting to K2 storage
• Using Quick Export
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Exporting K2 media

Exporting to K2 storage

1. Select the Export tab.
2. Under "Display only", select whether to display Sequences, Clips, or Both.
3. In the list of media, select the media to export to K2 storage.
You can make one selection or multiple selections.
4. Under Export Settings, select Custom.
5. In the drop-down list select the format in which the media is exported.
6. Click the down-arrow.
The "Choose a Directory for Export" dialog box opens.
7. Browse to the location in K2 Storage to which the media is exported.
Export to K2 HotBin recommended. The HotBin does the processing required so that you can play the media on the K2 system.
8. Click Export.
A message box displays progress for each clip or sequence exported.
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Using Quick Export

You can save and reuse export settings with the Quick Export feature. Once you have configured your Quick Export settings you can use the GV Quick Export menu entry. This bypasses the GV Connect plug-in main interface and automatically exports the selected items in the Final Cut Pro bin to your predetermined location on K2 storage. This feature can be very useful if you export all your finished material to a K2 HotBin.
1. Configure your Quick Export settings as follows:
a) Select the Export tab. b) Click Quick Export. c) Make export settings.
2. After your Quick Export settings are configured, you can repeatedly reuse the settings as follows:
a) On the Final Cut Pro menu click Tools | GV Quick Export.
GV Connect automatically exports the clip to K2 storage, as specified by the currently configured Quick Export settings.
Exporting K2 media
Related Links
Exporting to K2 storage on page 18
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Chapter 4

Sending media to playout

This section contains the following topics:
• About the Aurora Playout workflow
• Accessing placeholders/rundowns
• Creating a sequence
• Exporting a sequence and linking to Aurora Playout
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K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
K2 SUMMIT
PRODUCTION CLIENT
Mac Final Cut Pro
Aurora Playout
K2 SAN Storage
Hot Bin
QuickTime reference files
3. Edit in place from K2 bins
1. Placeholders retrieved
5. Aurora Playout placeholder updated
4. Export rendered sequence to K2 Hot Bin as a
QuickTime clip
5. Sequence is moved to a preset K2 bin
as a K2 clip
QuickTime stream file
2. Create sequence from placeholder
Sending media to playout

About the Aurora Playout workflow

The workflow on a K2 SAN with Aurora Playout is illustrated as follows:
Before you can use GV Connect to access placeholders/rundowns and create/edit/export associated sequences, GV Connect must be configured for your site's specific systems and workflow, as follows:
• The network address of the server and other system settings
• The formats in which sequences are exported
• The location(s) to which sequences are exported
This is configured in K2 FCP GV Connect Preferences by your system administrator. Refer to the K2 FCP Connect Installation Manual for more information.

Accessing placeholders/rundowns

If you are using the Aurora Playout workflow, start by choosing the placeholder or rundown on which you are working.
1. Select the Send to Playout tab.
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In the Select Placeholder list, GV Connect automatically displays all placeholders present on the Aurora Playout system.
If configured for an XMOS system, under Filter Placeholders GV Connect also displays rundowns.
2. To access recently added placeholder or rundowns, click Refresh.
3. If configured for an XMOS system, under Filter Placeholders do one of the following:
• Select a rundown to display the rundown's list of placeholders.
• Select All to display all placeholders.
4. Select the desired placeholder from the Select Placeholder list.
5. If desired, click Lock Placeholder or Unlock Placeholder to manage the lock status of the placeholder.

Creating a sequence

If you are using the Aurora Playout workflow, you can create a sequence from a placeholder.
1. Select the Send to Playout tab.
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Sending media to playout
2. Access and select the placeholder from which you are creating a sequence.
3. Select the format in which the sequence is created in the Final Cut Pro project.
4. Click Create New Sequence.
GV Connect attempts to the placeholder in the Aurora Playout system. If the lock is successful, GV Connect creates the sequence, names it according to the placeholder name, and adds it to the Final Cut Pro project.
5. Edit the sequence in Final Cut Pro.

Exporting a sequence and linking to Aurora Playout

Using the Aurora Playout workflow, when you export a sequence to K2 storage, GV Connect automatically links the sequence to an Aurora Playout placeholder.
1. Select the Send to Playout tab.
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2. In the Sequence to Send drop-down list, select the sequence you are exporting to K2 storage.
The sequence can be either a sequence GV Connect created from a placeholder or a sequence that you manually created in Final Cut Pro.
3. Access and select the placeholder associated with the sequence you are exporting.
4. In the Select Send Profile list, select the location that is configured to receive the Aurora Playout workflow sequences.
NOTE: You must export to a HotBin that is configured to place the media in the bin that Aurora Playout is monitoring.
5. Click Send to Playout.
GV Connect exports the sequence to K2 storage and unlocks/updates the placeholder in the Aurora Playout rundown system.
6. If desired, click Lock Placeholder or Unlock Placeholder to manage the lock status of the placeholder.
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