Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
• Product description
  • Product Description
    • About K2 systems
    • K2 Summit 3G system features
    • K2 Summit system features
    • K2 Solo 3G system features
    • K2 Solo system features
    • K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support
    • Features of internal storage models
    • Features of external storage models
  • About remote operation and monitoring
  • About K2 Summit system storage options
  • Licensing
    • Software version licenses
    • Licensable options
• Getting Started
  • Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems
  • Starting AppCenter
  • Starting AppCenter for the first time with a Control Point PC
    • Logging on to AppCenter
    • Configuring a channel suite
  • Starting AppCenter after creating a channel suite
  • Locking AppCenter
  • Shutting down AppCenter
    • AppCenter shut down options
  • About system messages
  • Critical system startup messages
  • AppCenter startup errors
  • Viewing AppCenter system status messages
    • Status bar
    • Status pane
    • Copying StatusPane messages to the clip board
    • Clearing messages
  • Exporting log files
  • Configuration Manager
    • Accessing Configuration Manager
    • Saving and restoring Configuration Manager settings
      • To save custom settings:
      • To restore custom settings:
    • Restoring default Configuration Manager settings
  • Storage Utility for standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
    • Accessing Storage Utility
  • K2Config
  • About SiteConfig
• Using AppCenter
  • About AppCenter
    • Main components in the AppCenter user interface
    • Playing channels in multi-view screen
    • Playing the channel pane in full screen
  • Tools in AppCenter
  • Conventions used in the AppCenter interface
  • Terms and concepts used in AppCenter
  • Channels overview
    • Channel suites
    • Channels in AppCenter
  • Channel applications overview
    • Selecting a channel application
    • Available channel applications
    • Using on-screen transport controls
  • Using remote protocols
    • About Event Scheduler support
    • Configuring a channel for remote control
• Recording Clips
  • About recording clips
  • About continuous record mode
    • Continuous mode operational considerations
  • Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Control view
  • Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Cue view
  • Before you record: Recorder settings checklist
  • To record a clip
    • Using New Clip record mode
    • Using Crash record mode
    • Scheduling a recording
    • Using Fixed Length record mode
    • Specifying clip length after recording has begun
    • Using continuous record
  • Previewing a clip that is recording
  • Using cue points while recording
    • Adding a cue point while recording
    • Removing a cue point
    • Renaming a cue point
  • Changing the timecode source
  • Configuring the free run timecode setting
  • Selecting widescreen mode
  • Changing the current bin
  • Renaming a clip
  • Viewing clip properties
  • Locating a clip
  • Displaying available storage space
• Playing and editing clips
  • About playing clips
    • About Live Play (Chase Play)
    • Working with clips that are still recording
    • Playing a playlist saved as a program
  • Selecting the Player application in AppCenter
  • Guide to using Player: Control view
  • Guide to using Player: Cue view
  • Loading media for playout
    • Loading clips from the clips pane
    • Loading a clip from the Player application
  • Playing a clip
  • Scheduling a clip to play
  • Selecting loop play
  • Jumping to a specific timecode
  • Using cue points for playback
    • About using cue points
    • Viewing the cue list
    • Adding a cue point
    • Removing a cue point
    • Jump to the selected cue point
    • Jump to the next cue point
    • Renaming a cue point
  • Editing a clip
    • Moving clip mark-in/mark-out points
      • Moving clip marks: Using the In/Out buttons
      • Moving clip marks: Using the timecode entry controls
      • Moving clip marks: Using the clip length control
    • Clearing mark-in/mark-out points
    • Adjusting clip audio level
    • Changing the clip thumbnail image
    • Striping timecode (replacing the timecode track)
    • Renaming a clip in the Player application
  • Creating Subclips
    • To create subclips
    • About Auto Subclip mode
    • Creating subclips in Cue view
  • Viewing clip properties
  • Viewing clip options
  • Displaying Super Out information on output/monitor
• Working with playlists
  • Introducing the Playlist application
  • Before using Playlist application
    • Terms used in Playlist application
    • Symbols used in Playlist application
    • Working with programs
    • Using mixed aspect ratios in a playlist
    • Using mixed video resolutions in a single playlist
    • Inserting a clip that is still recording
    • Improving performance while modifying a playlist
    • Inserting a playlist in a playlist (workarounds)
  • Selecting Playlist application
  • Guide to using Playlist application
  • Selecting Text or Thumbnail view
  • Selecting monitor information
  • Creating a simple playlist
  • Inserting media in a playlist
    • Selecting the insertion point in a playlist
    • Inserting events
    • Using copy and paste to insert play events
  • Combining events in a playlist
  • Splitting an event in a playlist
  • Playing a list
    • Opening a playlist
    • Playing a playlist
    • Ejecting a playlist
  • Editing and rearranging events in a playlist
    • Editing event marks
      • Setting the Event In/Out marks
      • Modifying the Event In/Out marks
    • Moving events
    • Removing events
    • Copying events
    • Renaming events
    • Locating the event source clip
    • Viewing event properties
  • Managing sections in a list
    • Adding and removing sections
    • Moving and copying sections
    • Renaming sections
  • Adding play effects
    • To repeat at the end of a playlist
    • To pause at the end of a section
    • To pause at the end of an event
    • About transition effects
    • To add pauses or transitions to all events in a playlist, section, or event
    • To add transitions to all events in a playlist
    • To remove pause from all events in a section
  • Adding GPI output triggers to playlists
  • Managing playlists
    • Saving a copy of a playlist
    • Renaming a playlist
    • Locking a playlist
    • Setting the playlist timecode
    • Locating a playlist in the Clips pane
    • Viewing playlist properties
  • Saving a list as a program
  • Importing a text file as a playlist
    • Importing a text file as a playlist into AppCenter
• Managing clip media
  • Managing clip media
  • Guide to using the Clips pane
    • Viewing the Clips pane
    • Terms used in the Clips pane
    • About the Current Bin drop-down list
      • Current bin menu items
    • About the Clips menu
    • About the asset context menu
  • Modifying the asset list view
  • Working with bins
    • Using security with bins
    • Changing current (working) bin.
    • Exploring bins
    • Creating a new bin
    • Deleting a bin
    • Renaming a bin
  • Working with assets
    • Renaming an asset
    • Selecting multiple assets
    • Moving an asset to another bin
      • Using the cut and paste commands
      • Using Send To
    • Copying an asset
      • Using the copy and paste commands
      • Using Send To
    • Deleting an asset
    • Erasing a clip's unused media
      • Consolidating media
    • Understanding field dominance
    • Locking an asset
  • Working with the Recycled Bin
    • Viewing the Recycled Bin contents
    • Emptying the Recycled Bin
    • Bypassing the Recycled Bin when deleting
  • Locating assets
    • Sorting assets in the Asset List
    • Using Basic search
    • Using Advanced Search
    • Finding linked assets
  • Working with asset metadata
    • Adding and modifying asset metadata
    • Clearing metadata
    • Deleting asset metadata
      • Deleting justly created metadata name
      • Deleting a metadata name already in use
  • Viewing asset properties
    • Viewing clip properties
      • Viewing the General properties page
      • Viewing Media Properties page
      • Viewing Data properties page
    • Viewing playlist properties
    • Viewing program properties
    • Viewing bin properties
    • Viewing volume properties
• Importing and exporting media
  • Importing and exporting files
    • About importing and exporting files
      • Supported multimedia file formats, Interchange Standards, and Movie formats for GXF imports/exports
    • Adding a remote host
    • To map a source or destination drive
    • To import a file
    • About exporting files
    • About sending files to external drives
    • To export to a file
    • If the file export does not behave as expected…
  • Importing and exporting streaming media
    • About importing and exporting streaming media
      • Movie formats for GXF imports/exports:
      • Transfer timings and Interchange Standards
    • Importing streaming media
    • Exporting streaming media
  • Monitoring media file transfers
    • Starting the Transfer Monitor
    • Transfer Monitor pages and buttons
    • Viewing transfer jobs in Transfer Monitor
    • Viewing detailed transfer job properties
    • Removing transfer jobs from the completed list
• Using Channel Suites
  • Using channel suites
    • Managing channel suites
  • Using channel suites with multiple K2 systems or storage locations
  • Accessing a K2 Summit/Solo system from multiple Control Point PCs
  • Sharing channels with other users
    • Taking over a channel
  • Channel suites and channel configuration considerations
• Audio/Video Configuration
  • Using Configuration Manager
  • About video scaling settings
  • About aspect ratio conversion modes
  • Applying AFD settings
    • Setting AFD in the Clip Properties
    • Setting AFD in the Channel Options
    • Setting AFD in the Configuration Manager
  • Configuring video reference standard settings
  • Configuring reference file type on a standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
  • About tri-level sync
  • Configuring record channel video settings
  • Configuring record channel audio settings
    • AES/EBU audio settings
    • Embedded audio settings
  • Configuring play channel video settings
  • Configuring play channel audio settings
  • Adjusting play speed options
  • Configuring data track settings
  • Configuring timecode settings
  • Configuring proxy and live streaming settings
    • Enable proxy files
    • Enable live streaming
    • Configure live streaming multicast
• GPI and other configurations
  • Using GPI input and output triggers
  • Configuring GPI triggers
  • GPI triggers
    • GPI Input
    • GPI Output
  • Adding a remote host
  • Setting security access permissions
• Channel Ganging and Track Mapping
  • Channel Ganging
    • About Channel Ganging
    • Configuring channel ganging
      • Components of the channel ganging configuration
    • Using channel ganging
      • Unganging Channels
  • Track Mapping
    • About track mapping
      • If no labels are assigned to any output channel
      • If unique labels are assigned to audio tracks and output channels
      • If language groups are used
      • If the primary output alone is labeled
      • If both primary and secondary outputs are labeled
      • If no output labels match the track labels
        • If Play Silence is checked
        • If Play Silence is not checked
    • Configuring track mapping
      • Adding audio tags
      • Renaming a video or audio track
    • Using track mapping
      • Importing audio tracks
      • Adding a video or audio track
      • Removing a video or audio track
      • Re-arranging the order of the tracks
• ChannelFlex Suite
  • ChannelFlex Suite and licensing
  • K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support
  • Super Slo-Mo
    • About Super Slo-Mo
    • Super Slo-Mo requirements and restrictions
    • Super Slo-Mo camera formats
    • Configuring Super Slo-Mo
  • Multi-Cam
    • About Multi-Cam
    • Multi-Cam requirements and restrictions
    • Configuring Multi-Cam
  • 3D/Video + Key
    • About 3D/Video + Key
    • 3D/Video + Key requirements and restrictions
    • Configuring 3D/Video + Key
  • ChannelFlex Suite supported combinations
    • K2 Dyno Replay system, 4 IN, 2 OUT
    • K2 Dyno Replay system, 6 IN, 1 OUT
    • K2 Dyno Replay system, 1 (3x) SSM IN, 2 Multi-Cam IN, 2 OUT
    • K2 Dyno Replay system, 2 (3x) SSM IN, 2 OUT
    • 3D – 3 L/R Eye IN, 1 L/R Eye OUT
    • Key/Fill Playout
  • About introducing ChannelFlex Suite on existing K2 systems
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  • About keyboard operation
  • Channel select controls
  • Basic transport controls
  • Off-speed play controls
  • Shuttle speed controls
  • Stop-Mode transport controls
  • Mark-Point and Cue controls
  • Miscellaneous controls
  • List controls
  • Playlist controls
• Remote control protocols
  • About remote control protocols
  • Using AMP protocol to control K2 systems
    • AMP Two-Head Player Model
    • Controlling transfers with AMP
    • AMP channel designations
    • AMP internationalization
  • Using VDCP protocol to control K2 systems
    • VDCP two-head player model
    • Controlling transfers with VDCP
    • VDCP internationalization
    • PitchBlue workflow considerations
  • Using BVW protocol to control K2 systems
  • Special considerations for automation vendors
    • Harris settings
  • RS-422 protocol control connections
  • Security and protocol control
• Specifications
  • K2 Summit transmission models specifications
  • AC power specification
  • Environmental specifications
  • Mechanical specifications
  • Electrical specifications
    • Serial Digital Video (SDI)
    • Genlock Reference
    • System Timing
    • AES/EBU Digital Audio
    • LTC Input/Output
    • VITC Input/Output
    • RS-422 specification K2 Summit 3G system
    • RS-422 specification first generation K2 Summit/Solo system
    • GPI I/O specifications
  • Operational specifications
    • Video codec description K2 Summit/Solo
      • DV formats
      • MPEG-2 formats
      • AVC-Intra formats
      • AVCHD/H.264 formats
      • Proxy/live streaming formats
    • Playout of multiple formats
      • Playout on K2 Summit/Solo
      • 25/50 fps conversions on HD K2 Summit/Solo system models
      • 29.97/59.95 fps conversions on HD K2 Summit/Solo system models
      • Aspect ratio conversions on HD K2 client
    • Active Format Description (AFD) specifications
      • About Active Format Description
      • AFD output flowchart
      • Storing AFD on K2 Summit/Solo systems
      • Ingesting SDI
      • Using AFD with file transfers
      • Default generated AFD values
        • Default generated AFD values when up-converting to HD
        • Default generated AFD values when down-converting to SD
        • Supported conversions from SD to HD using AFD
        • Supported conversions from HD to SD using AFD
    • VBI/Ancillary/data track specifications
      • VBI/Ancillary/data track definitions
      • Luma/Chroma VBI support on K2 Summit/Solo
      • VBI data support on K2 Summit/Solo
      • Data track support on K2 Summit/Solo SD channels
      • Data track support on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • Captioning system support
      • About FCC requirements
      • About privately defined data packets
      • Data bridging of VBI information on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • Line mapping of ancillary data packets on K2 Summit/Solo HD channels
      • PitchBlue/H.264 ancillary data and timecode
    • Internationalization
    • Limitations for creating and naming assets and bins
      • Characters not allowed in asset and bin names
      • Asset and bin name limitations
      • Bin nesting limitations
    • Video network performance
    • About file interchange mechanisms on K2 systems
      • GXF interchange specification
      • MXF interchange specification
        • MXF export behavior on K2 systems
        • About MXF with DIDs and SDIDs
      • AVI interchange specification
      • QuickTime interchange specification
        • QuickTime video and key import specification
        • QuickTime reference files
      • MPEG interchange specification
      • P2 interchange specification
      • WAV audio interchange specification
    • Media file system performance on K2 systems
      • Record-to-play specifications
        • Standalone K2 Summit/Solo system
        • Live Play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode enabled
        • Normal play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode enabled
        • Normal play on K2 SAN with Live Production mode not enabled
      • Other media file system specifications
    • Transition effects formats and limitations
    • Protocols supported
    • Transfer compatibility with K2 Summit/Solo
      • Transfer compatibility with K2 Media Client
      • Transfer compatibility with Profile XP Media Platform
      • Data compatibility between K2 Summit/Solo and PVS models
        • Transferring from PVS (source) to K2 Summit/Solo with HD license (destination)
        • Transferring from K2 Summit/Solo (source) to PVS (destination)
    • Control Point PC system requirements
  • MIB specifications
    • K2 client MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
    • K2 Media Server MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
    • K2 Appliance (Generic Windows computer based) MIBs
      • Grass Valley MIBs
      • Other MIBs
• Connector pinouts
  • K2 Summit/Solo system connector pinouts
    • AES Audio
    • RS-422 connector pinouts K2 Summit 3G
    • RS-422 connector pinouts first generation K2 Summit/Solo system
    • LTC connectors pinouts
    • GPI I/O connector pinouts
  • K2 Media Server connector pinouts
    • Redundant server heartbeat serial cable
• Trademarks and Agreements
• Glossary
  • Application window
  • Asset
  • Asset type icon
  • Bin
  • Clip
  • Control Point PC
  • Copy
  • Crash Record
  • Event (Playlist)
  • Folder
  • Gang
  • Grass Valley system
  • Focus
  • K2 10G SAN
  • K2 10Gv2 SAN
  • K2Config
  • K2 Media Client SAN-attached system
  • K2 Media Client standalone system
  • K2 Media Server
  • K2 Nearline SAN
  • K2 SAN
  • K2 SAN-attached system
  • K2 Solo system
  • K2 standalone system
  • K2 Summit SAN-attached system
  • K2 Summit standalone system
  • K2 system
  • Keyword
  • NetCentral
  • Permissions
  • Playback
  • Playlist
  • Proxy server
  • Proxy Storage
  • Proxy Storage file system server
  • Quota
  • Role
  • Scrub bar
  • Section
  • Sequence
  • SiteConfig
  • Take control
  • GV STRATUS
  • GV STRATUS Common server
  • GV STRATUS Control Panel
  • GV STRATUS Core Services
  • GV STRATUS Database
  • GV STRATUS Express server
  • Tag
  • Thumbnails view
  • Tiles view
  • Transition
  • Working Bin
• Index