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K2 Glossary of terms

Application Window

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. Initially released in early 2011.

K2 10Gv2 SAN

The K2 SAN with 8 Gig Fibre Channel and 10 Gig iSCSI connections. Includes support for 2.5 inch drives and large capacity drives. Introduced in late 2012.

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.

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