An application's main surrounding window, in which the
application's panels are docked.
Asset
A physical or logical entity defined and managed by the Grass
Valley system.
Asset type icon
An icon that indicates the type of
asset.
Bin
On a K2 system, a folder that contains media.
Clip
A single media asset with video and/or audio, timecode, and
associated metadata.
Control Point PC
A network connected PC that is an optional component of the
Grass Valley system. It serves as the central configuration location for the Grass Valley
system. It runs applications such as the GV STRATUS Control Panel application, the SiteConfig
application, the K2Config application, and an SNMP manager application.
Copy
A complete copy of an asset.
Crash Record
Start a recording without specifying a
clip name.
Event (Playlist)
A clip, trigger, or other entity that is one of the items in a
playlist.
Folder
A physical or logical container. It can be a physical directory on
a computer's file system or a database record managed by a Grass Valley system
database.
Gang
Two or more channels that can be controlled as a single unit. A
channel in a gang is referred to as a ganged channel. A channel that is not in
a gang is referred to as a single channel.
Grass Valley system
The applications with their database(s) and supporting
infrastructure that manage assets for one or more Grass Valley products.
Focus
The state of a user interface component in which the component is
currently receiving the input from the keyboard or mouse.
K2 10G SAN
The K2 SAN with 8 Gig Fibre Channel and 10 Gig iSCSI
connections.
K2 10Gv2 SAN
The K2 SAN with 8 Gig Fibre Channel and 10 Gig iSCSI or LAN
Gateway connections. Includes support for 2.5 inch drives and large capacity drives.
K2Config
Grass Valley's application for configuring the
K2 Storage Area Network (SAN).
K2 Media Client SAN-attached system
The K2 Media Client product with media
storage on a K2 SAN.
K2 Media Client standalone system
The K2 Media Client product with
internal or direct-connect media storage.
K2 Media Server
The K2 Media Server product, which is
a K2 SAN device. It can have the role of file system manager and other
roles.
K2 Nearline SAN
A large pool of offline K2 storage to
which files can be saved. Suitable for media file transfer. Does not support
record or play.
K2 SAN
The K2 Storage Area Network, including
K2 Media Server, K2 RAID, and K2 SAN-attached systems. This term applies to an
online or production SAN except if it is specified as a nearline SAN.
K2 SAN-attached system
A K2 system with shared storage on a
K2 SAN. Applies to K2 Media Client and K2 Summit products.
K2 Solo system
The K2 Solo Media Server product.
K2 standalone system
A K2 system with internal or
direct-connect media storage. Applies to K2 Media Client, K2 Summit, and K2
Solo products.
K2 Summit SAN-attached system
A K2 Summit system with media storage
on a K2 SAN. Applies to K2 Summit (3G) Production Client and K2 Summit
Transmission Client products.
K2 Summit standalone system
A K2 Summit system with internal or
direct-connect media storage. Applies to K2 Summit (3G) Production Client and
K2 Summit Transmission Server products.
K2 system
K2 product family servers, clients,
and SANs, either individually or combined as a system. This includes K2 Media
Clients, K2 Summit (3G) Production Clients, K2 Summit Transmission
Servers/Clients and K2 Solo Media Servers with standalone, direct-connect, or
SAN storage, as appropriate for the product.
Keyword
A section of a clip that has duration, as defined by an in point
and an out point, with its associated metadata.
Opens
The term used when a dialog box or other user interface component
appears on the screen.
Permissions
Access to files or directories that can be
assigned to user groups.
Playback
Playing an asset, such as a clip or playlist.
Playlist
An asset type consisting of a series
of events. A playlist contains only events, transitions, and other features
supported on the K2 system channel.
Proxy server
The GV STRATUS server on an online or
production K2 SAN that provides access to the low-resolution proxy media stored
on the SAN. The server has the role of Proxy K2 SAN Server and SNFS file system
client.
Proxy Storage
A K2 Nearline SAN that stores
low-resolution proxy media for a GV STRATUS system. A GV STRATUS Core Services
server takes the role of file system server for the Proxy Storage.
Proxy Storage file system server
The GV STRATUS server on a dedicated
Proxy Storage system that provides access to the low-resolution proxy media
stored on the system. The server has the roles of Proxy Storage Server and SNFS
file system server for the Proxy Storage system.
Quota
A configurable amount of disk space
that the GV STRATUS system can reserve for specific user groups.
Role
Functionality that can be assigned. In the SiteConfig
application, it is software functionality assigned to a device. In the GV STRATUS application,
it is licensed functionality assigned to a user or group.
Scrub bar
The control that allows you to navigate through a clip using your
mouse. The scrub bar slider provides click and drag mouse operations.
Section
A panel's subdivision, such as the Explore section of the
Navigator panel.
Sequence
An asset consisting of a series of
events for EDL exchange with an editor or creating finished stories for
playout.
SiteConfig
Grass Valley's application for network
configuration and software deployment.
Take control
To take control of a K2 system channel
that is currently being controlled by another. This can occur when two people
are using the application on different PCs and one person opens or adds a
channel that is in use by the other person.
GV STRATUS
Grass Valley's media workflow
application framework. Applications include the GV STRATUS application and the
GV STRATUS Control Panel.
GV STRATUS Common server
A GV STRATUS server with common roles,
excluding the role of Core Server and Proxy Server. This server provides
licensing and user preference functionality on typical GV STRATUS systems where
there are multiple GV STRATUS servers.
GV STRATUS Control Panel
The GV STRATUS application that
provides central configuration of the software components of the GV STRATUS
system.
GV STRATUS Core Services
The software components that provide
the underlying functionality to GV STRATUS applications. The components run as
services on one or more GV STRATUS Core Services servers.
GV STRATUS Database
The database that provides the core
asset management functionality to the GV STRATUS system.
GV STRATUS Express server
A GV STRATUS server with all the roles necessary for a
basic GV STRATUS system, including the role of Proxy Express Server. The server
has larger drives than other GV STRATUS servers to accommodate the low-resolution proxy media that is stored on the local server. This server is
designed for use on smaller GV STRATUS systems where no other GV STRATUS
servers or proxy systems are present.
Tag
A metadata entry that has no timecode
information. In the GV STRATUS application this applies to an entire asset
rather than to a particular point or section in an asset.
Thumbnails view
The list view format that displays each asset as a small
rectangular image.
Tiles view
The list view format that displays each asset as a small
rectangular image with asset property information to the right.
Transition
The place between two events in a
playlist or sequence. A cut and an effect are examples of a transition.
Working Bin
The bin on a K2 system into which one or more channels record.