FOCUS Enhancements MANL-1161-04 - Manual (Page 78)

P2 Information
MA Series Media Archive Servers
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P2 Information
File Handling During Ingesting and Archiving
The most important issue when the MA server uploads and ingests content from a P2 card is that
the maximum size of a single video clip can not exceed 50GB in size.
Searching for and retrieving archived clips is simplified because the MA server maintains the
clips relationship on the P2 card from upload through storage on archive discs. Related clips are
kept together on a single disc or a sequence of discs. The MA shortlist for the content identifies
each clip and on which disc it is stored.
High Resolution Content
The MA server does not change the original high resolution content. It looks the same
regardless of the NLE that it is imported to.
P2 and PX MA Metadata
There can be two sets of metadata associated with a P2 file:
• Native P2 Metadata
This is the metadata that was added in the field, in-camera, during production and before
the clip is uploaded and ingested by the MA server. The P2 metadata downloads to the
NLE.
• PX MA Metadata
This is the data that is added using the ProxSys Media Upload Utility and/or one of the
MA server’s metadata editing functions. This metadata is maintained in the MA server
database and is used for searching and retrieving proxy preview files. PX MA metadata is
not compatible with P2 metadata and it is not downloaded to the NLE.
These two metadata sets are maintained separately.