Using GV STRATUS Import Rules to Effectively Manage External
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1. grass valley A BELDEN BRAND Using GV STRATUS Import Rules to Effectively Manage External Content Ingest Bea Alonso Director GV STRATUS Business Development August 2014 YN od we OL O7 W EOIN NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST available in collaborative workflows ith the proliferation of digital media content producers have to deal with a growing variety of media formats ingested from diverse sources and delivered over global distances via a mix of high speed media transport technologies and often involving cloud based storage models The challenge then is to quickly and transparently ingest content across a diversity of environments and make it This application note examines the use cases involving media import and how the GV STRATUS workflow engine can be applied to create automated import rules that speed up and automate routine production processes Introduction Today content producers need to deal with a variety of media for mats coming from different sources which need to be quickly and efficiently processed and managed through the production workflow Adding to this mix production houses can receive raw digital con tent from their clients over global distances involving an increasingly complex combination of cloud based storage traditional TCP based data transfer methods such as FTP as well as emerging high speed media transport technologies Meanwhile news2. bin etc within the asset management system APPLICATION NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST How GV STRATUS Import Rules Work From the GV STRATUS Control Panel Import rules can be created for varying workflow requirements by specifying parameters such as im port folder location file name file extension and so on Accompanying metadata is mapped to the GV STRATUS database from an XML file and imported together with the video content fe GV STRATUS Control Panel o e Workflow Engine 4 Rules Engine Xcode Control Engine wv DataMover Engine wv Rules Monitor Rule Editor Rule Type Import Import Options Name DropboxImport Transcode Format Import_HD 1080i_PAL_LGOP 50 Description Metadata Format None ds a Rule Options Metadata Optional Priority Normal gt Rename Overwrite Rule Notification Send To beatriz alonso martinez grassvalley com Notification Type Delivery Failed Delivery Completed Search Index Config Add Location Metadata Change STRATUS Q 1 X STRATUSEX C Users Administ Indude Subfold ony f f Daily v User Credentials Weekly Monthly a General Destination Path FSM1 V VIEWER CONTENT License Management amp Rule Conditions Select items when ANY of the conditions below are met 1 X Extension isnot P ini Save Cancel Remove Refresh 3 5 3 1126 Administrator amp 00 26 02 System level view of G
3. Users Administr Indude Subfole v User Credentials amp Rule Conditions License Management Select items when ANY of the conditions below are met ini 1 X Extension 7l is not Cancel www grassvalley com tively AS soon as the import process begins the video clip appears as a growing file on the GV STRATUS system in a bin designated for field contributed content Immediately the production team can collaboratively access and process the contributed content Working from their desktops in low resolution mode producers and directors can browse the content and clip up extracts ready for on air broad cast or web publishing Likewise video editors can start editing the content in their nonlinear editing application e g EDIUS Elite Adobe Premiere Pro CC etc The final edit can be sent to playout within seconds of the media being uploaded from the field Import Options Transcode Format Import_HD 1080i_PAL LGOP 50 Metadata Format None Metadata Optional 5 STRATUS Destination Path FSM1 V VIEWER CONTENT __ 3 5 3 1126 Administrator o amp 00 26 02 YN od we OL O7 W EOIN NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST Owing to the unmatched versatility of the GV STARTUS workflows field reporters also have the option to take a broader role in the story creation Running a GV STRATUS client application on their Internet connected device reporters
4. can connect to their central newsroom system and access the contributed media on the K2 GV STRATUS system while the content is getting imported They can clip up the material edit it and prepare for playout This enables them to take a broader responsibility for the story from shooting to sending the final edit for news broadcast or web publishing without interven tion from the central newsroom Alternately if the final story is to be reviewed approved by a director or producer the import process can place the file on Review and Approval bin and send an email notifi cation to the supervisor Upon approval the file can be automatically moved to a playout location File Delivery for Production Content can often arrive in a production or news facility via FTP file delivery or via another high speed file delivery method such as As pera s FASP Files can also be transported by email or shared over corporate networks GV STRATUS can be instructed to watch any of these external file locations via an import rule which can then create the media with or without metadata within the K2 GV STRATUS pro duction system As described in more detailed in the How GV STRA TUS Import Rules Work section import rules define how an imported file is treated based on the relevant file attributes For instance a rule can instruct the system to automatically transcode to HD any file containing SD in its title prior to importing it into t
5. determines when the rule is triggered whether by a metadata change in other words as soon as a file arrives or is changed or periodically according to a specific time or frequency Frequency Metadata Change Periodically Daily Weekly Monthly APPLICATION NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST e Rule conditions These conditions allow users to add granularity to File Name Sets a condition based on the file s title is is not the rule s behavior The four user defined parameters can be com begins ends contains For example if contains sports is ap bined so that any or all of the conditions have to be met in order to plied the rule will be triggered on all arriving files with the word trigger the rule sports in their title Through its Destination parameter this rule may also require that these files be imported into a logical desti nation such as a bin containing sports material only fe Add Rule Condition File Extension Specifies explicit file types e g jog that are to Select field to add be imported to a bin Alternately users may need to identify cer tain file types to be ignored by the import rule The file extension Name can be typed in the rule parameter without the prefix Extension Size Modified File Size Invokes the rule only on files with the specified size for example not larger than 300 GB File Mod
6. fsm1 v TRANSCODE_TEMP 1c4072d FSM1 V VIEWER CONTENT Video 29 M 29 05 2014 13 33 2 Complete t Video 29 5 14 13 09 38 mov _ STRATUSEX C Users Administrator fsm1 v TRANSCODE_TEMP 1c4072d SEEME 29 05 2014 13 32 3t Complete t NATION TV_DEMOO0C ti Video 29 5 14 13 09 38 Successfully imported files are renamed by the system to Filename_Imported_successfully Files that fail to import after GV STRATUS at tempts to import three times will receive a post fixed name Filename_Import_failed These renamed files are kept in the system for seven days allowing the system administrators to periodically review the history of import jobs on folder bases and quickly check for issues After seven days the GV STRATUS system will automatically delete them with no additional housekeeping required www grassvalley com 7 JN od we OL O7 W OI NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST Summary To succeed in today s rapidly paced production environment media companies need a complete framework for efficient import of files arriving from a variety of sources and in a mixture of formats and resolutions while making them available in collaborative workflows vision automated import rules that speed up and automate routine processes while abstracting complex technology from the creative process This benefits the media creators content producers and de livery providers alike with G
7. V STRATUS they can deliver more in novative content gain a fast turn around edge over their competition Featuring a robust workflow and rules engine GV STRATUS makes sa and open new media distribution channels the process of importing media content transparent to the users With minimum training required GV STRATUS users can create and pro References For more information about K2 GV STRATUS import workflows consult Grass Valley online resources at www grassvalley com e Grass Valley K2 Media Platform System Guide e K2 System Datasheet GV STRATUS User Manual e GV STRATUS Topic Library e K2 Media Platform Media Formats and Interchange application note Import and Export of Files in K2 Media Platform application note For more information about Harmonic ProMedia Carbon engine consult Harmonic online resources at www harmonicinc com e ProMedia Carbon product page e ProMedia Carbon datasheet e ProMedia Carbon format guide e ProMedia Carbon support For more information about Telestream Vantage family of solutions consult Telestream online resources at www telestream net e Telestream Vantage product page e Telestream Vantage product brochure For more information about Elemental Technologies encoding solutions consult Elemental Technologies online resources at www elementalt echnologies com e Software defined video processing product pages For more information about Aspera high
8. V STRATUS Import workflow is shown below Ga Custom metadata if provided is written to GV STRATUS database Rule is executed and starts a workflow Workflow and Rules Engine Dashed line indicates optional step The trigger matches a criterion GV STRATUS of an Export Rule GV STRATUS Clients If rule configured to transcode Xcode A metadata Control Engine issues Working Directory K2 SAN Summit i U I U change takes i transcode order to 6 l place on I 3rd party transcoder File as watched folder I imported to I i aran Transcoder gets ee E _ file from import H KE External Server SS _ lessen ae E Network Location www grassvalley com 5 JN wd we OL O7 W EOIN NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST File Formats and Automatic Transcoding There are many industry standard formats that can be natively im ported into the K2 GV STRATUS framework If external media needs to be transcoded prior to import into the K2 GV STRATUS system a transcode process is simply added to the workflow rule The automat ed execution of the transcode operation can be monitored through the GV STRATUS monitors but is otherwise transparent to the user Users working in collaborative workflows typically prefer to have all files converted to their in house mezzanine format so that there are no requirements to transcode after editing and b
9. V STRATUS can import it na GV STRATUS Import rules provide broad abilities for importing virtu ally all media formats including user generated content UGC still images and audio files Once imported into the K2 GV STRATUS en vironment all assets are internally represented in K2 Common Movie Format CMF providing a common asset model for proxy edit con structs transitions playlists and metadata The new GV STRATUS Import rule addresses a wide range of use cases with some of the most prominent examples detailed below Mobile News A field reporter has just recorded a late breaking event with his mo bile equipment and would like to make the content available to the producer video editor and news director at the central news facility Through a WAN based connection he uploads his video contribution to a cloud based storage which is being watched by a GV STRA TUS Import rule Since the video was recorded as a QuickTime file fe GV STRATUS Control Panel Workflow Engine Rules Engine Xcode Control Engine DataMover Engine Rules Monitor Rule Editor Rule Type Name DropboxImport Description Rule Options Priority Normal Rename Overwrite Rule Notification Send To beatriz alonso martinez grassvalley com Notification Type Delivery Failed Delivery Completed Search Index Config Add Location 1 J 2 Metadata Change Periodically Daily Weekly Monthly a General X _ STRATUSEX CS
10. broadcasters receive content from very different source types and divergent assortment of formats and resolutions Citizen journalists are capturing newsworthy events with their mobile devices and sharing them via email or through social media plat forms Producers and reporters demand the ability to quickly make this content available within their production systems where it can be edited and rapidly turned around for on air broadcast www grassvalley com This environment demands a media production platform that ab stracts the complexities of ingesting material from disparate sources while enabling the creative teams to focus on what they do best producing more compelling content Addressing this business need the GV STRATUS production platform from Grass Valley a Belden Brand offers flexible user friendly and easy to configure workflow rules to automatically import content from external locations into the GV STRATUS K2 system including associated metadata The prima ry benefit to the media organization is that content is made available for users to work collaboratively as soon as it starts arriving Grow ing files are fully supported meaning that any GV STRATUS user can browse edit sub clip and prepare for delivery within seconds of the start of the file import process APPLICATION NOTE USING GV STRATUS IMPORT RULES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EXTERNAL CONTENT INGEST User Applications with a codec that is K2 compatible G
11. efore final delivery either via on air broadcast an external file transfer or digital media publishing GV STRATUS interworks with mainstream transcode solutions including Harmonics ProMedia Carbon Elemental Technol ogies and Telestream Vantage For further information about natively supported file types specifi cations and formats please consult the GV STRATUS Online Topic Library and the K2 System datasheet Import Rules Configuration Rules are created edited enabled and or disabled through the Rules Editor in GV STRATUS Control panel Multiple rules can be applied across a GV STRATUS workflow with parameters responding to a variety of production requirements Composed of a broad range of parameters GV STRATUS Import rules facilitate a very granular level of media production orchestration Priority of this rule over other workflow automation rules For ex ample importing user generated content may be of higher priority than sending content to archive Rule Options Priority Normal Rename Overwrite Rename or overwrite If a file arrives with the same name as a pre viously imported one users have the option to overwrite delete the previously imported file or import it with an extension such as AssetName_imp01 Email notifications Users can set up an email address that will be notified if the file import completes successfully or fails or both For instance a producer may choose to be notified ever
12. he K2 GV STRATUS system Or as another example a rule can be cre ated to ignore all files with the file extension ini Downloadable Public Content A video file or still image that is publicly available on the Internet may be essential to a specific production or news story However such content may be posted in many different resolutions and formats GV STRATUS Import rules help automate the process of importing these files in the correct house format via a transcode engine and place them on a location accessible to all those who need the content www grassvalley com File Delivery of News Agency Feeds News agencies deliver all of their news feeds to subscribed clients as a file with metadata GV STRATUS Import rules provide a transparent solution to make these files available to all newsroom and remote users Import rules can be set up to import content to different GV STRATUS bins according to media title e g Sports Finance Inter national etc duration date and other parameters Auto delete rules can also take care of regularly deleting imported feeds based on time elapsed since delivery or time elapsed since last use Field remote users can connect to the GV STRATUS home system via the Internet and search browse and edit agency feeds in low reso lution mode as well as send their final edits to the playout delivery server File Exchange between Radio and TV Often times radio and TV departments w
13. ified Date Allows users to identify a conditional range of dates or a time period This enables users to create rules such as don t import files older than import files newer than or import content only a day after arrival and so on Rule Conditions Select items when ANY of the conditions below are met xX Extension File Transfer Progress Monitoring Users can monitor the progress of import jobs from the GV STRATUS Monitor tool The status of each rule automated import process is report ed from start through the transcoding phase to successful completion import of the file to the destination location As well the system also indicates an import job failure including error message information t Asset Transfers X i Max 100 jobs M in Asset Transfers all ws Y Progress Modified Date Y State t 21 GAMES SUMMARY PKG FlashNET_Archive 21 GAMES SUMMAI FSM1 V SPORTS 21 GAMES SUMMAR SEEME 29 05 2014 15 14 5 Complete FSM1 V TX NATION TV_DEMOO0CJ FlashNET_Archive NEWS NATION TV_ SEEME 29 05 2014 15 11 34 Complete t NATION TV_DEMOO0C xml fsm1 v TRANSCODE_TEMP b2e69cd _ ftp stratus cll_heO WEB NATION TV M 29 05 2014 14 31 3 Complete t NATION TV_DEMOOOC _W fsm1 v TRANSCODE_TEMP b2e69cd _ ftp stratus cli_he0 WEB NATION TV SEEME 29 05 2014 14 31 31 Complete t4 NATION TV_DEMOO0C FSM1 V ConformTempStore 6ccf88e3__ fsm1 v TRANSCODE_TEMP b2e69cd 29 05 2014 14 31 0 Complete
14. ork side by side and may want to exchange media files Yet bridging these two production en vironments requires a unique file sharing arrangement While the TV production department works with complete video assets the radio team only requires the audio portion of the same video content GV STRATUS Import and Export rules will facilitate such file exchange Radio production teams can for example place audio only files on a shared location watched by a GV STRATUS Import rule As instructed by this rule audio files will be imported into the GV STRATUS system as K2 assets including metadata such as markers Similarly using a metadata field checkbox or action bin a TV production team member can establish an export rule that transcodes designated video files as audio only assets with associated metadata The rule instructs the system to place these assets on a shared network location where they can be accessed by the radio production system File Delivery for Transmission Environments GV STRATUS is also used as the preparation tool and asset manager for transmission and playout automation environments In this appli cation ready for air content such as commercials promos movies and programs may be delivered with a full set of metadata via file transfer GV STRATUS Import rules can selectively fetch content as it arrives and import it alongside the metadata information to specific media type bins e g Movies bin Commercials
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16. y time a new promo is delivered by a freelance editor and imported to the system Rule Notification Send To beatriz alonso martiner grassvalley com Notification Type Delivery Failed Delivery Completed www grassvalley com e Transcode format This parameter indicates whether the file is to be imported in its native format or transcoded before import Import Options Transcode Format Import HD 1080i_ PAL LGOP 50 Metadata Format None Metadata Optional e Optional required indicator for metadata delivery on import As an example transmission environments typically require that all play out ready imported files must come with a set of metadata informa tion such as House ID or copyright details e Source location including subfolders if desired This parameter specifies the external destination e g shared network drive FTP location where GV STRATUS will watch for arriving new files Note that it is important to also enter the user credentials including the domain name or machine name so that the GV STRATUS work flow engine can access the external import location Scope Add Location STRATUSEX C Users Administ C Indude Subfolc User Credentials Destination folder within K2 GV STRATUS Users can specify the K2 bin where the file and associated metadata is to be imported within the production system Destination Destination Path FSM1 V VIEWER CONTENT Frequency This parameter
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