Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.9.0 - Manual (Page 109)

About the P2 capture service
The K2 P2 Import capture service provides a way to have P2 media automatically imported into a
K2 system. The P2 Import capture service has a watched folder. The watched folder is a standard
file system directory that can be recognized by the Windows operating system. You transfer the
media to the directory and it is imported into the K2 system.
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.
The watched folder receives the nested directories that define P2 media for one clip or multiple
clips. After all the directories/files are finished being transferred to the watched folder, the capture
service goes into action and validates the P2 media to make sure it has the proper structure. If the
P2 file is valid, the capture service then does the necessary processing to create the clip in the K2
media storage. The media is then available as a K2 clip, ready for playout.
The K2 P2 Import capture service and its watched folder must be on a K2 system that hosts the K2
FTP interface, as follows:
• Stand-alone K2 system — When media files and the P2 file are pushed to the watched folder,
the capture service creates a K2 clip in the internal storage or direct-connect media storage of
the K2 system. The watched folder must be on the K2 system’s V: drive.
• K2 Media Server with role of FTP server — When media files are pushed to the watched folder,
the capture service creates a K2 clip in the shared media storage of the K2 SAN. The watched
folder must be on the K2 Media Server’s V: drive.
Prerequisites for using the P2 capture service
Before you can configure and use the P2 Import capture service, the following requirements must
be satisfied:
• The K2 system must support AVC-Intra. This requires that the AVC-Intra codec card be installed.
• K2 system software must be at a version that supports the P2 Import capture service. Refer to
K2 Release Notes for information on P2 Import capture service version compatibility.
• The K2 P2 Import capture service must be licensed on the stand-alone K2 system or K2 Media
Server. This is a Grass Valley software license.
• The Panasonic storage device that is the source of the P2 media must be on a separate PC and
all Panasonic drivers must exist on that PC.
• The directories/file transferred to the watched folder must be valid files according to P2
requirements.
Use topics in this section as appropriate to satisfy prerequisites.
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Import/export services