Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.9.0 - Manual (Page 100)

Using the HotBin capture service
This section contains topics about the K2 HotBin Import capture service.
About the HotBin capture service
The functionality of the HotBin service is provided by the Grass Valley Import Service. The HotBin
service provides a way to automate the import of files as clips into the K2 media file system and
database. This is similar to what happens when you manually import files one at a time using K2
AppCenter import features, except with the HotBin service the files are automatically imported.
The HotBin service can import any file or stream type that is supported as a K2 file-based import.
By default, the service does not start automatically. If you have never configured or used the service,
it is set to startup type Manual. When you configure the service for the first time, the service is set
to startup type Automatic. However, if you upgrade or otherwise re-install your K2 System Software,
the service is re-set to startup type Manual. Therefore, you must re-configure the service after K2
System Software upgrade/reinstall in order to set the startup type back to Automatic.
There is no Grass Valley license required specifically for the HotBin service.
Before you can use the HotBin service, it must be configured through the K2 Capture Services
utility. The HotBin service must be configured on the K2 system that receives the imported media.
The K2 system that receives the imported media can be a K2 Solo Media Server, a stand-alone K2
Summit Production Client, a stand-alone K2 Media Client, or the K2 Media Server with the role of
primary FTP server on a K2 SAN.
Once configured, the HotBin service monitors a watched folder (a HotBin). The watched folder is
a specified source directory on a source PC. The watched folder can be on a stand-alone K2 system,
a K2 Media Server, a Windows PC, or a Macintosh. When files are placed in the watched folder,
the HotBin service imports them as a clip into the specified destination bin. The destination bin is
on the K2 system that receives the imported media and is within that K2 system’s media file system
and database.
The HotBin service automatically creates sub-directories in the watched folder (source directory),
described as follows:
• Success — After the HotBin service successfully imports the files in the source directory into
the destination bin on the K2 system, it then moves those files into the Success directory.
• Fail — If the HotBin service can not successfully import the files in the source directory into the
destination bin on the K2 system, it moves the failed files into the Fail directory.
• Archive — If there are files in the source directory when the Hot Bin service first starts up, it
does not attempt to import those files into the K2 system. Instead, it moves those files into the
Archive directory. This occurs when you first configure the Hot Bin service, if you manually
stop/start the Hot Bin service, and when you upgrade K2 system software.
Related Topics
Specifications on page 215
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Import/export services