About the P2 capture service

The K2 P2 Import capture service provides a way to have P2 media automatically imported into a K2 system. The K2 P2 Import capture service supports importing DV and AVC-Intra content based on the P2 MXF OP-ATOM files, as well as AVC LongG content based on the P2 MXF OP1B files.

The P2 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.

Note: 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 P2 media for one clip or multiple clips. All the P2 audio files, video media files and P2 XML files must be transferred to the watched folder. All P2 media files (MXF files) need to be copied first into the appropriate folders. After the media files have been copied, the P2 clip XML file must be copied into it's appropriate folder. The presence of the XML file triggers the P2 import capture service to begin importing the content. If the P2 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 P2 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 P2 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.