About the AS-02 capture service

The K2 AS-02 Import capture service provides a way to have AS-02 media automatically imported into a K2 system. The AS-02 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 AS-02 media. After all the directories/files are finished being transferred to the watched folder, the capture service goes into action and validates the AS-02 media to make sure it has the proper structure. If the AS-02 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 AS-02 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 AS-02 files 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.

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