Pinnacle Design Pinnacle Systems Media Stream Media Gateway 37T100105 - Manual (Page 7)

Chapter 1: Introduction
Pinnacle System’s MediaStream Media Gateway (MMG) solution provides the following
common production workflows:
• Partial and full file copy from the SAN to a Liquid blue workstation and importing into Liquid
blue for editing while still actively transferring.
• File transfer from a Liquid blue workstation to the SAN, where the file is played by a Media
Stream Server. A finished sequence can be fused to a file in a designated directory.
• Newcopy (partial) and full file copies between MSS clusters controlled by the copyDLL.
System Overview
Pinnacle System’s MediaStream Media Gateway product is a client-server application that is used
for partial and full file transfers between MediaStream Server Cluster and Liquid blue
workstations, and between and within MediaStream Server Clusters. The MMG server
application is installed on a ConnectPlus 1000 gateway computer. The MMG client application is
installed on the Liquid blue workstation for the editing configuration, while the copyDLL controls
both full and newcopy operations between and within MediaStream Server Clusters. Additional
hardware components include one or more MSS 8000 NS servers and the MediaStream
Networked Storage System.
Figure 1-1: System Overview
Note: High-volume production environments may require a second ConnectPlus 1000 gateway
and a dedicated Palladium Exchange computer for each gateway to manage their video transfers.
MediaStream Media Gateway Application
The MediaStream Media Gateway (MMG), a client-server application that you access via a
graphical user interface, controls file transfers using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) between a
stand-alone Liquid blue workstation and MSS 8000 NS servers.
MMG enables you to select clips for import into the Liquid blue workstation by file name and to
fuse and copy an edited file back to MediaStream Servers. Partial (subclip) transfers and audio
extraction are also supported.
The MMG client is installed on the Liquid blue workstation. The MMG server is installed on each
ConnectPlus 1000 gateway computer in the system.
Media Management Gateway (MMG) Server Application
ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway
MSS 8000 NS Servers
Networked Storage System
Liquid blue Application/MMG Client Application
Liquid blue Workstation